1 Department of Administrative Services; Authority; Heating of State-Owned Buildings.

I. The sum of $13,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the department of administrative services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017 for the purpose of the purchase and replacement of all systems providing heat to state facilities located at the Governor Hugh J. Gallen state office park and state-owned buildings in downtown Concord that are currently obtaining steam from Concord Steam corporation, as well as the decommissioning of the steam plant located at 105 Pleasant Street in Concord, including but not limited to system design, construction, hazardous material remediation, and project administration and management, as required. This project shall be managed by the division of public works design and construction and funds may be expended to fund any temporary personnel for the purpose of project administration, management, or clerk of the works. The commissioner of the department of administrative services is also authorized to employ a classified, full-time, permanent project manager in the division of public works design and construction, whose initial salary and benefit cost shall be from funds appropriated pursuant to this act. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and said funds shall not lapse until June 30, 2019.

II. The commissioner of administrative services shall request an additional $12,000,000 in capital appropriations to be included in the state capital budget (HB 25) of the 2017 legislative session. Said sums shall be used for the purposes described in paragraph I and shall be in addition to the appropriation contained in paragraph I.

III. The combined totals for the funding appropriated and requested in paragraphs I and II of this act shall not exceed $25,000,000.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

1 Department of Administrative Services; Authority; Heating of State-Owned Buildings.

I. The sum of $13,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the department of administrative services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017 for the purpose of the purchase and replacement of all systems providing heat to state facilities located at the Governor Hugh J. Gallen state office park and state-owned buildings in downtown Concord that are currently obtaining steam from Concord Steam corporation, as well as the decommissioning of the steam plant located at 105 Pleasant Street in Concord, including but not limited to system design, construction, hazardous material remediation, and project administration and management, as required. This project shall be managed by the division of public works design and construction and funds may be expended to fund any temporary personnel for the purpose of project administration, management, or clerk of the works. The commissioner of the department of administrative services is also authorized to employ a classified, full-time, permanent project manager in the division of public works design and construction, whose initial salary and benefit cost shall be from funds appropriated pursuant to this act. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and said funds shall not lapse until June 30, 2019.

II. The commissioner of administrative services shall request an additional $12,000,000 in capital appropriations to be included in the state capital budget (HB 25) of the 2017 legislative session. Said sums shall be used for the purposes described in paragraph I and shall be in addition to the appropriation contained in paragraph I.

III. The combined totals for the funding appropriated and requested in paragraphs I and II of this act shall not exceed $25,000,000.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.