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Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 GAA
2800-0500	Beach Preservation For the freshwater and saltwater beaches under the control of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that all beaches shall remain open and staffed from Memorial Day through Labor Day; provided further, that the beaches shall have their full amount of required maintenance and upkeep; provided further, that no less than $35,000 shall be expended for the cleanup of Pilayella algae on Nahant Beach Reservation; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Jones River Watershed Association of Kingston for program support; provided further, that the department shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 15, 2007, that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) the amount of funding provided to each beach under the control of the department in fiscal years 2006 and 2007; (2) a breakdown of how the funds were spent for each beach and the services that were provided; (3) the items of appropriation used to provide funding; (4) the amount of funding to be provided for each beach in fiscal year 2008 from this item; and (5) a list of the services or materials for each beach that will be provided from this item; Provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for personnel and equipment; provided further, that of said $2,000,000, not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the purchase of new equipment to provide better maintenance of the metropolitan beaches commission, as recommended by the report Beaches We Can Be Proud Of, a report prepared for the Metropolitan beaches commission; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for maintaining, trash removal, maintenance and up keep for Nantasket Beach in the town of Hull; and provided further, that no less than $50,000 shall be expended for the cleanup of Pilayella algae on Kings Beach and Long beach in Lynn	1,735,000	5,170,000

 
 

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Spending	FY05 Spending	FY06 Spending	FY07 Spending	FY08 GAA
Wages & Salaries	0	0	738	1,152	4,012
Operating Expenses	0	0	45	148	514
Aid to Cities & Towns	0	0	250	435	644
TOTAL	0	0	1,033	1,735	5,170

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

 

Earmarks

EARMARK DESCRIPTION	FY08
Cleanup of Pilayella algae on Kings Beach and Long Beach	50,000
Jones River Watershed Association of Kingston	100,000
Maintaining, trash removal, maintenance and up keep for Nantasket Beach	150,000
Nahant Beach Reservation	35,000
New Equipment for Metro Beaches, DCR	2,000,000