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  OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
  COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
  STATE HOUSE · BOSTON, MA 02133
  (617) 725-4000
 MAURA T. HEALEY  KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL
     GOVERNOR  LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
  June 18, 2026
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives,
        I am submitting for your consideration the attached legislation recommending terms for
certain bonds, the amounts of which are authorized in sections 2 through 2B, inclusive, of
Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2026, entitled “An Act financing long-term improvements to
municipal roads and bridges.”
        Pursuant to Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, I recommend that the bonds that the State Treasurer is
authorized to issue pursuant to Section 10 of Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2026 be issued for terms
not to exceed 30 years from the date of issuance thereof; provided, however, that all such bonds
shall be payable not later than June 30, 2066.
        I appreciate the Legislature’s prompt attention to enacting this necessary piece of
legislation to allow important capital projects in the Commonwealth to proceed.
  Respectfully submitted,
  Maura T. Healey,
  Governor
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  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
  (2025-2026)
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    An Act providing for the terms of certain bonds to be issued by the Commonwealth.
  Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
    provide for the terms of certain bonds to be issued by the Commonwealth, therefore it is hereby
    declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
    convenience.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
    of the same, as follows:
1  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the bonds that the state
2   treasurer may issue pursuant to section 10 of chapter 100 of the acts of 2026 shall be issued for a
3   term not to exceed 30 years. All such bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2066, as
4   recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated June 18, 2026 under
5   section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.
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