| Account | Description | FY2017 Spending |
FY2018 GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9110-9002 | Grants to Councils on Aging For grants to the councils on aging and for grants to or contracts with nonpublic entities which are consortia or associations of councils on aging; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, all funds appropriated in this item shall be expended in accordance with the distribution schedules for formula and incentive grants established by the secretary of elder affairs; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended on a grant for the Quincy department of elder affairs; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended on the West Brookfield Senior Center; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Norwell for the purchase of an emergency generator for the Norwell Senior Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended on the Seekonk Senior Center; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended on the Whipple senior center of Weymouth; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended on the South Boston Neighborhood House; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended on the Dedham Council on Aging; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended on the Arlington senior center; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Pioneer Valley Project Inc. for outreach and education to the senior citizens in the North End, South End and Forest Park; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended on the Carver council on aging; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended on the Billerica Friends of the council on aging; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the expansion of the council on aging building in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be allocated for the operation of the Alzheimer's caregivers respite program at the Brookline Senior Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Duxbury for improvements at the Duxbury Senior Center; and provided further, that the distribution schedules shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 15, 2018 |
14,086,560 | 14,242,900 |
Veto Explanation: I am striking language which earmarks funding for programs not recommended. The reduction in the item incorporates the amount of the stricken earmarked funds.