Governor Deval Patrick's Budget Recommendation - House 2 Fiscal Year 2013

Governor's Budget Recommendation FY 2013

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Department of Conservation and Recreation




Fiscal Year 2013 Resource Summary ($000)
DEPARTMENT FY 2013
Budgetary
Recommendations
FY 2013
Federal, Trust,
and ISF
FY 2013
Total
Spending
FY 2013
Budgetary
Non-Tax Revenue
Department of Conservation and Recreation 76,467 47,457 123,924 21,292

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account description amount
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION 123,924,041
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 76,466,932
Direct Appropriations
2800-0100 Department of Conservation and Recreation Administration
For the operation of the department of conservation and recreation
4,125,466
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 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; and provided further, that the department shall continue to make payments under chapter 616 of the acts of 1957, as amended by section 89 of chapter 801 of the acts of 1963
1,005,972
2800-0401 Stormwater Management
For a program to provide stormwater management for all properties and roadways under the care, custody and control of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that the department shall develop and implement a stormwater management program in compliance with federal and state stormwater management requirements; provided further, that the department shall inventory all existing stormwater infrastructure, assess its current stormwater practices, analyze long term capital and operational needs and develop a stormwater management plan to comply with federal and state regulatory requirements; and provided further, that in order to protect public safety and to protect water resources for water supply, recreational and ecosystem uses, the department shall immediately implement interim stormwater management practices including, but not limited to, street sweeping, inspection and cleaning of catch basins and emergency repairs to roadway drainage
399,396
2800-0501 DCR Seasonals
For the operation of the beaches, pools and spray pools under the control of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that the seasonal hires of the department of conservation and recreation's parks, beaches, pools and spray pools be paid from this item; provided further, that seasonal employees who are hired before the second Sunday before Memorial Day and whose employment continues beyond the Saturday following Labor Day and who received health insurance benefits in fiscal year 2012 shall continue to receive such benefits in fiscal year 2013 during the period of their seasonal employment; provided further, that no expenditures shall be made from this item other than for the purposes identified in this item; provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this item shall be positions requiring the services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than full-time basis beginning not earlier than April 1 and ending not later than November 30, or beginning not earlier than September 1 and ending not later than April 30; and provided further, that notwithstanding said section 1 of said chapter 31, seasonal positions funded by this item shall not be filled by an incumbent for more than 8 months within a 12-month period
12,381,553
2800-0700 Office of Dam Safety
For the office of dam safety; provided, that the department shall, in collaboration with the department of environmental protection and the department of fish and game, establish and maintain a comprehensive inventory of all dams and develop a coordinated permitting and regulatory approach to dam removal for stream restoration and public safety
302,432
2810-0100 State Parks and Recreation
For the operation of the department's state parks; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be used to operate all of the department's parks, parkways, boulevards, roadways, bridges and related appurtenances under the care, custody and control of the division, flood control activities of the department, reservations, campgrounds, beaches and pools and for the oversight of rinks, to protect and manage the division's lands and natural resources, including the forest and parks conservation services and the bureau of forestry development; provided further, that the crossing guards located at department of conservation and recreation intersections shall continue to perform the duties where state police previously performed such duties; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be made available for payment to true seasonal employees; and provided further, that the department may issue grants to public and nonpublic entities from this item
39,687,129
2820-0101 State House Park Rangers
For the costs associated with the department's urban park rangers specific to the security of the state house; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall only be expended for the costs of security and urban park rangers at the state house
1,377,957
2820-2000 Streetlighting
For the operation of street lighting and the expenses of maintaining the parkways of the department of conservation and recreation
3,060,000

account description amount
Retained Revenues
2810-2041 Department of Conservation and Recreation Retained Revenue
For the department of conservation and recreation, which may expend not more than $14,127,027 from revenue collected by the department, including, but not limited to, revenues collected from: (1) campsite reservation transactions from the automated campground reservation and registration program; (2) permits, leases, concessions, and all other contracts; (3) the operation and maintenance of the department's telecommunications system from revenues received from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, the division of highways, the Central Artery/Ted Williams Tunnel Project, the department of state police and quasi-public and private entities through a system of user fees and other charges established by the commissioner of conservation and recreation; provided, that nothing in this item shall impair or diminish the rights of access and utilization of all current users of the system under agreements previously entered into; and provided further, that this item may be reimbursed by political subdivisions of the commonwealth and private entities for direct and indirect costs expended by the division to maintain the telecommunications system; (4) skating rink fees and rentals; provided, that when assigning time for the use of its rinks, the department shall give priority to general public skating, and then to those which qualify under applicable state and federal law as nonprofit organizations or as a public school; (5) the operation and maintenance of the Ponkapoag golf course; provided, that the division of state parks and recreation may expend not less than $1,098,011 from revenue collected from fees generated by the golf course; (6) the operation and maintenance of the Leo J. Martin golf course; provided, that the division of state parks and recreation may expend not less than $824,790 from revenue collected from fees generated by the golf course; (7) activities authorized pursuant to section 34B of chapter 92 of the General Laws; provided, that the department may retain and deposit 80 per cent of the aforementioned fees; 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; provided further, that no expenditures made in advance of the receipts shall be permitted to exceed 75 per cent of the amount of revenues projected by the first quarterly statement required by section 1B; provided further, that the comptroller shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means at the time subsequent quarterly statements are published of the variance between actual and projected receipts in each such quarter and the implications of that variance for expenditures made; provided further, that the division may issue grants to public and nonpublic entities from this item; provided further, that the department may use the aforementioned revenues for the operation and expenses of the department; and provided further, that the department shall continue to review revenue collection processes to maximize revenue generation under current laws and regulations
14,127,027

account description amount
Federal Grant Spending 15,751,304
2800-9707 National Flood Insurance Program - FEMA Community Assistance Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Flood Insurance Program - FEMA Community Assistance Program
184,000
2800-9710 FEMA Cooperating Technical Partnership program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FEMA Cooperating Technical Partnership program
104,000
2800-9726 National Dam Safety Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Dam Safety Grants
151,894
2800-9729 US Department of Education - Rec-Connect Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, US Department of Education - Rec-Connect Grant
35,398
2820-9702 Volunteer Fire Assistance - Rural Communities
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Volunteer Fire Assistance - Rural Communities
81,249
2820-9704 National Resource Conservation - Wildlife Incentives Habitat Incentives Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Resource Conservation - Wildlife Incentives Habitat Incentives Program
8,203
2820-9705 Animal and Plant Health Inspections
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Animal and Plant Health Inspections
11,000,000
2820-9706 NCRS Agree Help Landowners Forestland
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NCRS Agree Help Landowners Forestland
70,000
2821-9705 USDA Forest Service - Urban and Community Forestry
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, USDA Forest Service - Urban and Community Forestry
508,002
2821-9708 Urban Community Forest Tornado Recovery
For the purpose of a federal grant from the USDA Forest Service to help restore forests and tree canopies in the urban communities affected by the June 2011 Tornadoes.
10,000
2821-9709 Forest Stewardship and Forest Legacy Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Stewardship and Forest Legacy Grants
253,930
2821-9711 State Fire Assistance Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Fire Assistance Grants
553,936
2821-9713 Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Management in Southeastern Massachusetts
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Management in Southeastern Massachusetts
205,613
2821-9715 Forest Stewardship Re-Design Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Stewardship Re-Design Grant
197,611
2821-9726 Forest Health Management - US Forest Service
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Health Management - US Forest Service
104,465
2840-9709 Operations and Management Grant for Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Reserve
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Operations and Management Grant for Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Reserve
639,367
2850-9701 Recreational Trails Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Recreational Trails Program
1,373,210
2850-9702 Mt Greylock TCSP for O&M Manual & Interpretive Improvements
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mt Greylock TCSP for O&M Manual & Interpretive Improvements
270,426
account description amount
Trust and Other Spending 31,705,805
2800-0060 Dam Safety Expendable Trust 5,000
2800-0065 Roche Community Rink Fund 20,000
2800-0647 Nantasket Beach Reservation Trust Fund 80,000
2800-0648 New Charles River Basin Parks Expendable Trust 2,500,000
2800-2002 Interstate Firefighting Services - USDA Forest Service Wildland Firefighting 10,000
2800-6002 Environmental Management Conservation Trust 688,742
2800-6006 Campground Reservation Fees 725,000
2820-0776 Shawme-Crowell State Forest Landfill 106,920
2820-6006 Massachusetts Re-Leaf 80,000
2820-6022 Reservoir Maintenance-Town Contributions 9,000
2820-6027 Schooner Ernestina Commission 6,000
2822-1441 Watershed Division 7,020,638
2822-1445 Watershed Land Acquisition Expendable Trust 3,000,000
2822-1447 Salisbury Beach Preservation Trust Fund 50,000
2830-0100 Division of Water Supply Protection 15,046,318
2848-0052 General Parks Trust Purchase, Investments, and Payments from Income 751,949
2848-0057 Metro Parks Land Trust Purchases, Investments, and Payments from Income 500,000
2848-0060 Fund To Be Appropriated For Park Land 250,000
2848-0066 Special Events 531,238
2848-0067 Encroachment Reclamation 75,000
2848-0071 Blue Hills Reservation Trust 200,000
2848-0072 Revere Beach Reservation - North Lot 50,000


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