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General Appropriations Act FY2008

Highway Department
Data Current as of:  10/29/2007





FISCAL YEAR 2008 RESOURCE SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT FY 2008
Conference
FY 2008
Vetoes
FY 2008
Overrides
FY 2008
GAA
6010-0001  Massachusetts Highway Department 16,864 0 0 16,864
6010-0002  Massachusetts Highway Department Administration Payroll and Overtime 18,457 0 0 18,457
6030-7201  Snow and Ice Control 20,000 0 0 20,000
6010-0003  Massachusetts Highway Department Billboard Revenue 7,000 0 0 7,000
TOTAL    62,321 0 0 62,321

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account description amount
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 63,320,674
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 62,320,674
Direct Appropriations
6010-0001 Massachusetts Highway Department
For personnel costs of the department of highways, for certain administrative and engineering expenses and equipment of the highways commission, the office of the commissioner of highways, the division of administrative services, highway engineering, highway maintenance, highway construction, the outdoor advertising board, district and other highway activity offices, materials, supplies, fleet maintenance and equipment, general maintenance and equipment and the maintenance and operation of state highways and bridges and for the costs associated with the global positioning system program; provided, that no expenditures shall be made from the AA object code; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department may expend from capital authorizations amounts necessary to cover operational costs of the department in excess of amounts appropriated in this item to ensure that adequate staffing levels are maintained to support the services and programs offered by the department; provided further, that the department shall file quarterly reports with the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing all amounts expended on bond-funded capital projects under the jurisdiction of the department and for all administrative and personnel expenses of the department charged to such bonds; provided further, that the reports shall be filed not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter; provided further, that notwithstanding any administrative bulletin or general or special law to the contrary, the department shall not pay any fees charged for the leasing or maintenance of vehicles to the division of operational services; provided further, that the department shall not be subject to section 36A of chapter 30 of the General Laws and section 22 of chapter 7 of the General Laws, but shall submit to the to the secretary of transportation for approval requests to repair such vehicles costing in excess of the limit set forth in said section 7; provided further, that the costs of routine highway maintenance provided by private and union workers in contract areas 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 5A, 5B and 5C and for costs associated with police services and overtime within such areas shall be paid from this item; provided further, that $90,000 shall be made available for all contractual contingency costs associated with highway maintenance in such areas; and provided further, that the department shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing for each contract area expenditures for the costs of contractual contingency fees, personnel, police services, overtime, materials and vehicle repairs
                Highway Fund ............... 100%
16,863,815
6010-0002 Massachusetts Highway Department Administration Payroll and Overtime
For AA object class payroll costs of item 6010-0001; provided, that the funds appropriated in this item shall be the only source of funding for all overtime expenses associated with the department's snow and ice control efforts; provided further, that the department shall develop a plan that, by June 30, 2010, shall phase into the budgetary appropriation all personnel costs transferred to capital authorizations since June 30, 2002
                Highway Fund ............... 100%
18,456,859
6030-7201 Snow and Ice Control
For the costs of hired and leased equipment, vehicle repair, fuel costs and sand, salt and other control chemicals used for snow and ice control
20,000,000

account description amount
Retained Revenues
6010-0003 Massachusetts Highway Department Billboard Revenue
For the department of highways; provided, that the department may expend revenues collected up to $7,000,000 from revenue generated from promotional programs; provided, that funds collected shall be used for the management of that program and for highway maintenance costs; provided further, that the department shall prepare a report delineating the proposed allocation of funds to be expended for the management of such program and highway maintenance costs; provided further, that the report shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than 30 days prior to any encumbrance of the funds; and provided further, that the program and any expenditures made under the program shall comply with all statutes, rules and regulations governing billboards, signs and other outdoor advertising devices
                Highway Fund ............... 100%
7,000,000

account description amount
Intragovernmental Service Spending 1,000,000
6030-7501 Chargeback for Bulk Motor Fuel
For the cost of the purchase of bulk fuel for certain vehicles under the authority of the operational services division and the cost of purchased fuel for other agencies and for certain administrative expenses related to purchasing and distributing the fuel
                Intragovernmental Service Fund ............... 100%
1,000,000