Account | Description | FY2009 GAA |
FY2009 Total Spending |
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2800-0101 | Watershed Management Program For the watershed management program to operate and maintain reservoirs, watershed lands and related infrastructure of the department and the office of water resources in the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that $500,000 shall be paid to the town of Clinton, under section 8 of chapter 307 of the acts of 1987, to compensate for the use of certain land; provided further, that the amount of the payment shall be charged to the General Fund and shall not be included in the amount of the annual determination of fiscal year charges to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority assessed to the authority under the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Pine Tree Brook in the town of Milton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a grant to the town of Hopkinton for the North Pond Dam/Lake Maspenock Dam located in the towns of Hopkinton, Milford, and Upton; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the maintenance of invasive aquatic weeds on the Charles River in Auburndale; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for invasive weed control on the Charles river in Waltham; provided further, that $48,000 shall be expended for the flood control activities undertaken by the Thames river valley communities of Massachusetts in conjunction with the state of Connecticut; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for storm water remediation along the Cole River or Lees River by the town of Swansea; provided further, that $40,000 shall be expended for aquatic nuisance control in Sluice Pond and Flax Pond in the city of Lynn; provided further, that no less than $30,000 shall be expended for Eel Pond in the town of Mattapoisett; provided further, that no less than $25,000 shall be expended for aquatic weed control for Upper Mystic Lake in Winchester; provided further, that no less than $15,000 shall be expended for aquatic weed control for Winter Pond in Winchester; and provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack River Watershed Council |
2,060,310 | 1,456,372 |
Note: Governor's veto was overridden. Text in red reflects vetoed language.
Veto Explanation: I am striking language which earmarks funding for a programs not recommended, and I am reducing this item to the amount projected to be necessary.
SPENDING CATEGORY |
FY2005 Expended |
FY2006 Expended |
FY2007 Expended |
FY2008 Expended |
FY2009 GAA |
FY2009 Budget Reductions |
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Wages & Salaries | 550 | 587 | 762 | 989 | 893 | -46 |
Employee Benefits | 20 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 0 |
Operating Expenses | 26 | 190 | 153 | 197 | 75 | 0 |
Grants & Subsidies | 678 | 898 | 1,573 | 1,753 | 1,058 | -558 |
TOTAL | 1,274 | 1,685 | 2,514 | 2,964 | 2,060 | -605 |
FY2009 Spending Category Chart
EARMARK DESCRIPTION |
City / Town |
FY2009 GAA |
FY2009 9C Cuts |
---|---|---|---|
Merrimack River Watershed Council | Merrimack Valley | 15,000 | -15,000 |
Cole and Lee Rivers, Swansea | Swansea | 35,000 | -35,000 |
Aquatic nuisance control in Sluice Pond and Flax Pond | Lynn | 40,000 | -40,000 |
Invasive weed control, Charles River in Waltham | Waltham | 100,000 | -100,000 |
Invasive weed control, Charles River in Auburndale | Newton | 50,000 | -50,000 |
Invasive weed control, Upper Mystic Lakes in Winchester | Winchester | 25,000 | -25,000 |
Invasive weed control, Winter Pond in Winchester | Winchester | 15,000 | -15,000 |
North Pond Dam/Lake Maspenock Dam | Hopkinton, Milford, Upton | 100,000 | -100,000 |
Pine Tree Brook | Milton | 100,000 | -100,000 |
Water quality project at Eel Pond | Mattapoisett | 30,000 | -30,000 |
For the town of Clinton to compensate for use of land | Clinton | 500,000 | 0 |
Flood control for the Thames River Valley communities in conjunction with the state of Connecticut | Central Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts | 48,000 | -48,000 |