Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
Key Moments
William Driscoll — Named as a Senate member of the committee.
Michael Moore — Named as a Senate member of the committee.
Jacob Oliveira — Senator Jacob Oliveira is identified as a member of the Senate committee; his name is mentioned twice in close succession, with the transcript rendering the surname as Olivera.
Jacob Oliveira — Thanked as part of the speaker's 'Western Mass posse.'
John Velis — Senator John Velis is identified as a member of the Senate committee; the transcript repeats his name shortly afterward with no substantive change in context.
John Velis — Thanked as part of the speaker's 'Western Mass posse' and referenced in connection with support for veterans.
Ryan Fattman — Senator Ryan Fattman is identified as a member of the Senate committee; the transcript repeats his name in close succession, with no additional substantive discussion.
Michael Finn — Michael Finn, speaking as co-chair, introduced the House members present, and was briefly referred to as Chair Finn in the same exchange.
Michael Finn — Chair Finn is addressed multiple times during the opening and transition between witness panels, first at the start of testimony and again as the next speakers greet the committee chair and members.
Michael Finn — Addressed as Chair Finn by the witness.
Michael Finn — Addressed as Chair Finn by the witness.
Michael Finn — Multiple speakers open their testimony by addressing Chair Michael Finn and the committee, using the standard salutation to begin remarks.
Michael Finn — Multiple speakers opened their testimony by greeting Chair Finn, along with Chair Mark and the committee, repeatedly acknowledging Michael Finn in a standard introductory salutation.
Michael Finn — Michael Finn is acknowledged twice as Chair Finn during a brief exchange of thanks from the witness, including a direct thank-you to Chairs Mark and Finn.
Erika Uyterhoeven — Named as a House member present.
Hadley Luddy — Named as a House member present.
Hadley Luddy — Thanked the chair and Secretary Tepper and expressed support for the flood control and coastal resilience funding.
Francisco Paulino — Named as a House member present.
Francisco Paulino — Representative Paulino began asking questions about a line item in the bill.
Francisco Paulino — The chair calls on Representative Francisco Paulino, who then asks whether the $305 million can be used to help local municipalities, towns, and cities pursue federal grants and cover application costs.
Dawne Shand — Named as a House member present.
Dawne Shand — Representative Shand was asked to speak about expediting salt marsh restoration permitting.
Aaron Saunders — Named as a House member present.
Aaron Saunders — Representative Aaron Saunders thanks the chair and Secretary Tepper for their work on the bill, then continues discussing the bill’s provisions, including the enhanced pilot payment of $50,000 over two years and its relatively small cost in relation to ratepayer impact.
Aaron Saunders — Rep. Saunders is referenced as having raised the point of emphasis being discussed, specifically an earlier point about PILOT funding for state-owned land, which is then reiterated and emphasized.
Lisa Field — Named as a House member present.
Lisa Field — Lisa Field asked for clarification on how the Deeds Act would work, specifically how the deeds excise tax is split with county government. The exchange then continued with a light follow-up remark referencing that this was her first committee question, reinforcing the same brief discussion about the tax policy.
Mike Connolly — Named as a House member present.
Mike Connolly — Representative Connolly thanked the chair and administration, described his district’s connection to the Charles and Mystic Rivers, and raised concerns about proposed river classification changes that could allow combined sewer overflows in perpetuity. He asked whether the bill could help address these CSO concerns, and later references in the meeting followed up on his question.
Greg Schwartz — Named as a House member present.
Greg Schwartz — Representative Schwartz continued a single line of questioning about how CSO correction projects would be funded, focusing on the revolving fund, its capitalization, and the role of the Clean Water Trust. He also referenced a letter to the MWRA while pressing for clarification on the sources of funds for these projects.
Greg Schwartz — Greg Schwartz questioned the witness about how the requested funding would be allocated, asking whether it would target the main sources of poor outdoor air quality and whether the line items would support shovel-ready projects or broader infrastructure.
Greg Schwartz — Offered a brief reaction and thanked the witness as the testimony concluded.
Greg Schwartz — Representative Greg Schwartz is called on and then asks whether AI and workforce programs could help address recycling contamination and sorting challenges.
Norman Orrall — Named as a House member present; transcription rendered the surname as Oral.
Norman Orrall — Representative Orrall is addressed by the prior speaker and then responds by praising the bill, thanking the chair and the bill’s authors for their work, and raising a question about whether the proposed $176 million is sufficient for parkway spending.
Norman Orrall — Representative Norman Orrall thanks Susan Murray for her testimony and for helping the committee understand the importance of the agricultural grants being considered, emphasizing their value to agriculture across the Commonwealth.
Kelly Pease — Named as a House member present; transcription rendered the surname as Peas.
Joseph McKenna — Named as a House member present.
Joseph McKenna — Recognized after waiting patiently to speak.
Secretary Rebecca Tepper — The first panel witness thanks the committee and states the purpose of the testimony.
Undersecretary Jen Sullivan — Named as part of the first panel.
John Cronin — Addressed as 'Mr. Chair' while asking questions about affordability, depreciation, useful life, sea level rise, and refunding of bond-financed projects.
John Cronin — Addressed as the chair while the witness concluded testimony and transitioned to the next speaker.
Paul Mark — Multiple speakers briefly addressed and thanked Chair Mark/Mr. Chairman in the course of the discussion, with no substantive change in topic between the mentions.
Paul Mark — The speaker thanks Chair Mark at the end of the exchange.
Paul Mark — Addressed as Chair Mark at the start of testimony.
Paul Mark — Addressed as Chair Mark by the witness.
Paul Mark — Two witnesses, Catherine Lang and Daniel Zacken, each address Chair Paul Mark and the committee at the start of their testimony, marking a brief procedural opening rather than separate substantive discussions.
Paul Mark — Multiple speakers opened their testimony by greeting Chair Mark, alongside Chair Finn and the committee, indicating a brief sequence of introductory remarks directed to Paul Mark rather than separate substantive discussions.