For a reserve for the payment on behalf of a state agency, as defined in
section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, under regulations promulgated by the comptroller, of certain court judgments, settlements and legal fees which were ordered to be paid in the current fiscal year or a prior fiscal year; provided, that the office of the state comptroller shall not pay attorney's fees to outside counsel representing a state agency in litigation before the courts of the commonwealth or any other tribunal until the office of the attorney general has reviewed and provided written approval for the outside counsel's bills; provided further, that the office of the state comptroller shall not pay attorney's fees for outside counsel representing a state agency in litigation before the courts of the commonwealth or any other tribunal that exceed a cumulative amount of $250,000 until both the office of the attorney general and the secretary of administration and finance or his or her designee have reviewed and provided written approval for such attorney's fees for outside counsel; provided further, that the office of the state comptroller shall not pay a settlement of litigation before the courts of the commonwealth or any other tribunal that exceeds $100,000 on behalf of a state agency that is not within an executive office identified in
section 2 of chapter 6A until the office of the attorney general has reviewed and provided written approval for such a settlement; provided further, that the office of the state comptroller shall not pay a settlement of litigation before the courts of the commonwealth or any other tribunal that exceeds $250,000 on behalf of a state agency that is not within an executive office identified in
section 2 of chapter 6A until both the office of the attorney general and the secretary of administration and finance or his or her designee have reviewed and provided written approval for such a settlement; provided further, that the office of the state comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the 5 year historical expenditure average as certified by the secretary of administration and finance or the current appropriation, whichever is greater; provided further, that the comptroller shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the amounts expended from this item, delineated by line item; and provided further, that upon written notification of the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means, uncommitted and unobligated funds from this item may be transferred to item
0612-0105 upon the request of the state treasurer
