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ACCOUNT | FY2016 Conference |
FY2016 Vetoes |
FY2016 Overrides |
FY2016 GAA |
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2300-0100 | Department of Fish and Game Administration | 911 | 0 | 0 | 911 |
2300-0101 | Riverways Protection Restoration and Public Access Promotion | 593 | 0 | 0 | 593 |
2310-0200 | Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Administration | 14,412 | 0 | 0 | 14,412 |
2310-0300 | Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program | 150 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
2310-0306 | Hunter Safety Program | 443 | 0 | 0 | 443 |
2310-0316 | Wildlife Habitat Purchase | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 1,500 |
2310-0317 | Waterfowl Management Program | 65 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
2320-0100 | Fishing and Boating Access | 559 | 0 | 0 | 559 |
2330-0100 | Division of Marine Fisheries Administration | 6,388 | -225 | 225 | 6,388 |
2330-0120 | Marine Recreational Fisheries Development and Enhancement | 639 | 0 | 0 | 639 |
2330-0121 | Marine Recreational Fishing Fee Retained Revenue | 218 | 0 | 0 | 218 |
2330-0150 | Shellfish Purification Plant RR | 75 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
2330-0199 | Ventless Trap | 250 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
2330-0300 | Saltwater Sportfish Licensing | 1,306 | 0 | 0 | 1,306 |
TOTAL | 27,508 | -225 | 225 | 27,508 |
account | description | amount | ||||
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DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME | 43,829,705 | |||||
Direct Appropriations | ||||||
2300-0100 | Department of Fish and Game Administration
For the office of the commissioner; provided, that the commissioner's office shall assess and receive payments from the division of marine fisheries, the division of fisheries and wildlife, the office of fishing and boating access, the division of ecological restoration, the riverways program and all other programs under the control of the department of fish and game; provided further, that those assessments shall be used to cover appropriate administrative costs of the department including, but not limited to, payroll, personnel, legal and budgetary costs; and provided further, that the amount and contribution from each division or program shall be determined by the commissioner of fish and game |
911,458 | ||||
2300-0101 | Riverways Protection Restoration and Public Access Promotion
For the division of ecological restoration and the riverways program and for the promotion of public access to rivers and wetland restoration, including grants to public and nonpublic entities; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to continue a phragmites mitigation plan in marshes between the city of Gloucester and the town of Salisbury, including high-resolution salinity mapping |
592,915 | ||||
2310-0200 | Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Administration
For the administration of the division of fisheries and wildlife, including expenses of the fisheries and wildlife board, the administration of game farms and wildlife restoration projects, wildlife research and management, the administration of fish hatcheries, the improvement and management of lakes, ponds and rivers, fish and wildlife restoration projects, the commonwealth's share of certain cooperative fisheries and wildlife programs and for certain programs reimbursable under the federal Aid to Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act; provided, that funds from this item shall be made available to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for fisheries and wildlife research in an amount which shall be not less than the amount received in fiscal year 2015 for the research; provided further, that the division may expend the amount necessary to restore anadromous fish in the Connecticut and Merrimack river systems; and provided further, that no funds shall be spent on restoration of catadromous fish in the Connecticut and Merrimack river systems unless considered necessary by the division
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14,411,692 | ||||
2310-0300 | Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
For the operation of the natural heritage and endangered species program |
150,000 | ||||
2310-0306 | Hunter Safety Program
For the hunter safety training program
|
443,202 | ||||
2310-0316 | Wildlife Habitat Purchase
For the purchase of land containing wildlife habitats and for the costs of the division of fisheries and wildlife directly related to the administration of the wildlands stamp program pursuant to sections 2A and 2C of chapter 131 of the General Laws
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1,500,000 | ||||
2310-0317 | Waterfowl Management Program
For the waterfowl management program established pursuant to section 11 of chapter 131 of the General Laws
|
65,000 | ||||
2320-0100 | Fishing and Boating Access
For the administration of the office of fishing and boating access, including the maintenance, operation and improvement of public access land and water areas; provided, that positions funded in the item shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws |
559,086 | ||||
2330-0100 | Division of Marine Fisheries Administration
For the operation of the division of marine fisheries, including expenses of the Annisquam river marine research laboratory, marine research programs, a commercial fisheries program, a shellfish management program, including coastal area classification, mapping and technical assistance, the operation of the Newburyport shellfish purification plant, and a shellfish classification program; provided, that funds shall be expended on a recreational fisheries program to be reimbursed by federal funds; provided further, that the division shall continue to develop strategies to improve federal regulations governing the commercial fishing industry and to promote sustainable fisheries; provided further, that not less than $83,400 shall be expended for a Great Marsh green crab trapping program; provided further, than not less than $175,000 shall be expended for shellfish propagation in Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties to be administered jointly by the director of marine fisheries and counties; provided further, that not less than $450,000 shall be expended for a program of collaborative research by the division of marine fisheries through the Marine Fisheries Institute, in collaboration with the School for Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, that applies innovative technology to assess the biomass of fish, in the region managed by the New England Fishery Management Council; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for programs at the Fishing Academy, Inc., for young people in greater Boston; provided further, that $400,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Newburyport shellfish purification plant; provided further, that the division shall offer wet storage and desanding services at the Newburyport shellfish purification plant as laid out in the report dated March 1, 2012; provided further, that for functions not being performed by the plant prior to July 1, 2012, the division may solicit competitive proposals for the utilization of excess processing capacity at the Newburyport shellfish purification plant, which may include proposals to offer wet storage and desanding services at the plant as described in the shellfish purification plant management plan dated March 1, 2012; provided further, that the division shall be under no obligation to consider or implement any proposal that the division determines would displace, impede or otherwise hinder the existing functions of the plant; and provided further, that the division may enter into contracts based on proposals received and the division shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 60 days prior to taking any such action |
6,387,596 | ||||
2330-0120 | Marine Recreational Fisheries Development and Enhancement
For the division of marine fisheries for a program of enhancement and development of marine recreational fishing and related programs and activities, including the cost of equipment, maintenance, staff and the maintenance and updating of data |
638,685 | ||||
2330-0300 | Saltwater Sportfish Licensing
For the administration and operation of the saltwater fishing permit program pursuant to section 17C of chapter 130 of the General Laws
|
1,305,519 |
account | description | amount |
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Retained Revenues | ||
2330-0121 | Marine Recreational Fishing Fee Retained Revenue
For the division of marine fisheries to utilize reimbursable federal sportfish restoration funds to further develop marine recreational fishing and related programs, including the costs of activities that increase public access for marine recreational fishing, support research on artificial reefs and otherwise provide for the development of marine recreational fishing; provided, that the division of marine fisheries may expend not more than $217,989 in revenues collected from federal Sport Fish Restoration Program funds and from the sale of materials which promote marine recreational fishing; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system |
217,989 |
2330-0150 | Shellfish Purification Plant RR
For the operation and maintenance of the Newburyport shellfish purification plant; provided, that the division of marine fisheries may expend not more than $75,000 from revenues collected from fees generated by operations; provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system |
75,000 |
2330-0199 | Ventless Trap
For conducting surveys to monitor and forecast an abundance of commercially-important invertebrate species in commonwealth waters, including a ventless lobster trap employing the services of contracted commercial lobster fishing vessels in the commonwealth; provided, that the division of marine fisheries may expend not more than $250,000 from revenues collected from fees generated by the sale of lobster permits; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system |
250,000 |
account | description | amount |
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Federal Grant Spending | 16,321,563 | |
2300-0115 | USFWS Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture and Fish Passage
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, US Fish and Wildlife Service Eastern Bank Trout Joint Venture and Fish Passage |
30,000 |
2300-0117 | Coastal Projects - USFWS Division of Ecological Restoration
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, USFWS - Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program |
15,000 |
2300-0118 | NOAA Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Project
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NOAA - Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration |
106,068 |
2300-0119 | Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief ActivitesFWS
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, USFW - Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief |
8,806,950 |
2300-0179 | National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Coastal Wetland Conservation Program |
1,790,000 |
2310-0115 | Landowner Incentive Program - Tier 1
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Land Owner Incentive Program - Tier I |
375,000 |
2310-0118 | Junior Duck Stamp Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Junior Duck Stamp Program |
3,000 |
2310-0120 | New England Cottontail
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, New England Cottontail Initiative |
275,000 |
2310-0121 | White Nose Syndrome
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, White-Nose Syndrome Grants to States |
52,500 |
2330-9222 | Clean Vessel
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Vessel Act |
1,000,000 |
2330-9712 | Commercial Fisheries Statistics
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Fisheries Statistics |
120,000 |
2330-9713 | Right Whale Conservation
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Right Whale Conservation |
60,000 |
2330-9725 | Boating Infrastructure
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Boating Infrastructure |
400,000 |
2330-9730 | Interstate Fisheries Management Support
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Interstate Fisheries Management Support |
313,045 |
2330-9732 | Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program Implementation
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program Strategic Plan Implementation |
25,000 |
2330-9736 | Marine Fisheries Institute
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Marine Fisheries Institute |
100,000 |
2330-9739 | Turtle Disengagement
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Turtle Disengagement |
600,000 |
2330-9741 | Massachusetts Fisheries Economic Assistance Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Fisheries Economic Assistance Program |
2,000,000 |
2330-9742 | Age and Growth Project Segment One
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Age and Growth Project Segment One |
250,000 |
account | description | amount |
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