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Department of Environmental Protection
| DEPARTMENT | FY 2013 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY 2013 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY 2013 Total Spending |
FY 2013 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Environmental Protection | 55,483 | 53,687 | 109,170 | 36,151 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | 109,169,840 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 55,482,787 | |
| Direct Appropriations | ||
| 2200-0100 | Department of Environmental Protection Administration
For the operation of the department of environmental protection; provided, that section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws shall not apply to fees established under section 18 of chapter 21A of the General Laws |
25,092,901 |
| 2200-0107 | Recycling and Solid Waste Master Plan Operations
For technical assistance, grants and support of efforts consistent with the Massachusetts recycling and solid waste master plan and climate protection plan; provided, that funds may be expended for a recycling industry reimbursement program pursuant to section 241 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997 |
5,525,000 |
| 2220-2220 | Clean Air Act
For the administration and implementation of the federal Clean Air Act, including the commonwealth's commitments under the New England Governors/Eastern Canadian Premiers Action Plans for reducing acid rain deposition and mercury emissions |
820,606 |
| 2220-2221 | Clean Air Act Operating Permit and Compliance Program
For the administration and implementation of the operating permit and compliance program required under the federal Clean Air Act |
1,468,565 |
| 2250-2000 | Safe Drinking Water Act
For the implementation of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act under section 18A of chapter 21A of the General Laws |
1,603,609 |
| 2260-8870 | Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program
For the operation of the hazardous waste cleanup and underground storage tank programs, including but not limited to monitoring unlined landfills, notwithstanding section 4 of chapter 21J of the General Laws |
13,203,479 |
| 2260-8872 | Brownfields Site Audit Program
For a brownfields site audit program |
1,133,594 |
| 2260-8881 | Board of Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup
For the operation of the board of registration of hazardous waste site cleanup professionals under section 19A of chapter 21A of the General Laws |
375,558 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||
| 2200-0102 | Wetlands Permitting Fee Retained Revenue
The department of environmental protection may expend for wetland protection an amount not to exceed $650,151 from fees collected for wetland permits; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department 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 |
650,151 |
| 2200-0109 | Compliance and Permitting Fee Retained Revenue
Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, the department of environmental protection shall adopt emergency regulations to increase existing permit or compliance fees adopted under section 18 of chapter 21A and section 3B of chapter 21E of the General Laws to reflect the increase in the consumer price index since 2004; provided, that this fee increase shall take effect during fiscal year 2013 as soon as emergency regulations are promulgated and shall terminate in the event that: 1) this line item is abolished or reduced in fiscal year 2013, or 2) operational funding for DEP falls below the level authorized in the General Appropriations Act of 2013; provided further, that revenue from said fee shall be used for the sole purpose of ensuring sufficient staff for timely permit decisions and compliance assurance; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment the amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system |
2,500,000 |
| 2210-0105 | Toxics Use Retained Revenue
The department of environmental protection may expend for the administration and implementation of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act under chapter 21I of the General Laws an amount not to exceed $3,109,324 from the revenue collected from fees, penalties, grants and tuition under chapter 21I of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $1,657,449 from this item shall be made available for the operation of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute program at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the University of Massachusetts to make such funding available for this purpose; provided further, that not less than $644,096 from this item shall be made available for toxics use reduction technical assistance and technology in accordance with chapter 21I of the General Laws; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the executive office for energy and environmental affairs to make such funding available for this purpose; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment the amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system |
3,109,324 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 27,356,742 | |
| 2200-9706 | Water Quality Management Planning
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Quality Management Planning |
124,635 |
| 2200-9712 | Cooperative Agreement - Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agreement - Leaking Underground Storage Tanks |
900,000 |
| 2200-9717 | Environmental Restoration Program for Department of Defense
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Environmental Restoration Program for Department of Defense |
1,425,000 |
| 2200-9724 | Superfund Block Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Superfund Block Grant |
900,000 |
| 2200-9728 | Brownfields Assessment Program Multi-Site Cooperative Agreement
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Brownfields Assessment Program Multi-Site Cooperative Agreement |
225,000 |
| 2200-9731 | Brownfields Response
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Brownfields Response |
1,245,799 |
| 2200-9732 | Brownfields Support Team/Statewide
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Brownfields Support Team/Statewide |
104,452 |
| 2230-9702 | Air, Water and Hazardous Waste Management Regulatory Programs
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air, Water and Hazardous Waste Management Regulatory Programs |
18,872,726 |
| 2230-9713 | Exchange Network
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Exchange Network |
5,000 |
| 2230-9714 | Exchange Network
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Exchange Network |
90,400 |
| 2240-9762 | Reimbursement to Operators of Small Water Systems for Training and Certification
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Reimbursement to Operators of Small Water Systems for Training and Certification |
10,000 |
| 2240-9773 | Technical Assistance and Training for Drinking Water
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Technical Assistance and Training for Drinking Water |
7,000 |
| 2240-9776 | Special State Revolving Fund
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special State Revolving Fund |
88,500 |
| 2240-9777 | Public Water Supply
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Public Water Supply |
31,000 |
| 2240-9779 | Healthy Communities Grant
For providing technical assistance and planning for stormwater management to the communities in the Blackstone River Watershed area |
19,235 |
| 2250-9712 | Clean Air Act - Fine Particulate Matter Air Monitoring
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Air Act - Fine Particulate Matter Air Monitoring |
671,558 |
| 2250-9716 | Ambient Air Toxics Pilot Project
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ambient Air Toxics Pilot Project |
455,000 |
| 2250-9726 | Homeland Security Cooperative Agreement
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Homeland Security Cooperative Agreement |
1,334,877 |
| 2250-9730 | Air Toxic - Spatial Trends
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air Toxic - Spatial Trends |
7,000 |
| 2250-9731 | Diesel Emissions Reduction Project
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Diesel Emissions Reduction Project |
100,000 |
| 2250-9732 | Underground Storage
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Underground Storage |
611,000 |
| 2250-9735 | Green House Gas Reporting System
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Green House Gas Reporting System |
48,510 |
| 2250-9736 | MA Clean Diesel
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Clean Diesel |
73,350 |
| 2250-9738 | Airport Lead Ambient
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Airport Lead Ambient |
6,700 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 26,330,311 | |
| 2200-0059 | Special Projects Permit/Oversight Fund | 1,000,000 |
| 2200-0086 | Mercury Management Trust Account | 300,000 |
| 2200-0350 | Water Pollution Abatement Department of Environmental Protection Administrative | 1,047,258 |
| 2200-0647 | Oil Spill Permitting | 500,000 |
| 2200-0884 | Springfield Materials Recycling Facility | 294,127 |
| 2200-2233 | Department of Environmental Protection - DB Companies, Inc. Expendable Trust | 15,000 |
| 2200-2494 | Energy Demand Reduction Program Trust Fund | 752,422 |
| 2200-2542 | USGen of New England, Inc. | 50,000 |
| 2200-2673 | Boston Junk Expendable Trust | 50,000 |
| 2200-2674 | Sustainable Materials Recovery Program Expendable Trust | 2,389,303 |
| 2200-2675 | Motors Liquidating Company fka General Motors Corp Exp Trust | 5,000 |
| 2200-2676 | Natural Resource Damages Trust | 600,000 |
| 2200-6001 | Department of Environmental Protection - Administration of Federal Funds | 5,150,000 |
| 2200-6007 | Federal Water Pollution Abatement | 3,281,528 |
| 2200-6008 | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund - Administration Trust | 8,458,575 |
| 2200-6009 | Southern States Energy Board | 10,000 |
| 2200-6010 | Tewksbury Industries, Inc. Expendable Trust Superior Court Civil Action | 50,000 |
| 2200-6014 | Bedford Harbor Expendable Trust | 150,000 |
| 2200-6015 | Route 3 North Design Build Expendable Trust | 25,000 |
| 2200-6016 | General Electric Expendable Trust | 150,000 |
| 2200-6017 | Northeast Energy Associates Expendable Trust | 6,098 |
| 2200-6021 | Katrina Properties, Inc. | 130,000 |
| 2200-6022 | Naval Air Station | 20,000 |
| 2200-6024 | Starmet Drum Removal | 300,000 |
| 2200-6431 | Silresim Superfund Lowell Operation and Maintenance Consent Decree | 1,125,000 |
| 2200-6432 | Silresim Lowell Replacement Costs Consent Decree | 250,000 |
| 2200-6433 | Charles George Tyngsborough Response Costs Consent Decree | 100,000 |
| 2200-9725 | Fort Devens Expendable Trust | 121,000 |
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