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General Appropriations Act FY2008

Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
Data Current as of:  10/29/2007



Account Description FY07
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FY08
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7007-0900 Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism
For the operation and administration of the office of travel and tourism; provided, that performance-based standards shall be incorporated in all contracts executed by said office for the procurement of tourism marketing and advertising services; provided further, that the organizations shall be required, as a condition of receiving a grant, to submit a total operating budget which identifies each source and use of operating and capital funds; provided further, that not less than $1,250,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall be expended for the operation and administration of the Massachusetts Sports and Entertainment Commission, provided, however, that the Massachusetts Sports and Entertainment Commission shall be the official and lead agency to facilitate and attract major sports events and championships to the commonwealth and provided further, that the Massachusetts Sports and Entertainment Commission shall establish a division within the Commission which shall be the official and lead agency to facilitate motion picture production and development within the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be made available through a grant application process established by the office of travel and tourism to offset deficits that may occur during fiscal year 2008 for the highway information centers operating year round on state highways and federally-assisted highways and the visitor information centers on Boston Common and at the Prudential Center, both in the city of Boston, and the Adams Visitor Center in the town of Adams; provided further, that the grants shall not replace or supplant funding otherwise available to said centers from local chambers of commerce, regional tourist councils and other public or private funding sources; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for a promotional program by the Office of Travel and Tourism to enhance the international tourism market share of the Commonwealth, said program to include but not be limited to the countries of Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, France, Germany, Japan and Spain; provided further; that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Museum of Afro-American History located in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended on the open wide health pilot program in Hampden county; provided further, that $375,000 shall be expended for the promotion of the performing arts in the town of Wakefield; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the Free Shakespeare Company, a program of The Citi Performing Arts Center, for production support of performances offered free to the public and for the purpose of preparing a pilot program to expand performances to Springfield and other cities; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Sturbridge Heritage and Preservation Partnership; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the establishment of a law enforcement technology fund in the Town of Franklin; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Medway Public Library; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the SouthCoast Development Partnership for the purposes of regional tourism and economic development; provided further, that not less than $250,000, subject to a 100 per cent matching fund, shall be available for the Berkshire Economic Development Corporation; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for City Stage in Springfield; provided further, that $200,000 be expended for costs associated with the Tewksbury Center expansion project on Chandler Street in the town of Tewksbury; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Regional Technology Development Corporation of Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Spirit of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for a grant for From the Top, Inc; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be appropriated to the Spanish American Union Incorporated in the city of Springfield provided further, that not less than $75,000 of said funds shall be dedicated to the Puerto Rican Cuatro Project, a cultural development project under said Spanish American Union Incorporated; provided further, that not less than $200,000 be expended for the Massachusetts Lodging Association for the continuation of the publication Massachusetts Great Escapes that markets Massachusetts as a tourism destination throughout the northeast region of the country; provided further, that $200,000 be expended for senior mental health and wellness programs in the town of Tewksbury; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended as grants for the Bay State Games; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to The Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington; provided further, that not less than $185,000 shall be expended for the International Trade Assistance Center in the city of Fall River; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Business Improvement District (SBID) for the central business district area of the City of Springfield; provided further that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the Lake Street Recreation project in the Town of Shrewsbury; provided further, that not less than $170,000 shall be expended for the Bourne Financial Development Corporation; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for the purpose of promoting and hosting the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship in the City of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a child safety program in the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the historic Chevalier auditorium in Medford; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a child safety grant in the Town of Hamilton; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a child safety program in the city of Revere; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities to support the rehabilitation of cultural and heritage facilities across the Commonwealth and the fostering of economic opportunity through arts, culture and tourism in the Commonwealth through public education; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for an environmental program in the Wachusett Regional School District; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended by the western Massachusetts Economic Development Council for development, marketing, and advertising purposes; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the purpose of hyporheic and sub-hyporheic zone modification in the town of Westport; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the New England Puerto Rican Association; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a economic development grant in the Town of Braintree; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for The Berkshire Museum, in the City of Pittsfield; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the Essex National Heritage Commission Cooperative Agreement; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce for the Mayflower 50th Committee; provided further, that not less than $100,000 in appropriated funds shall be made available to the Fisher Street Bridge in the town of North Attleboro; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation of Discover Quincy; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Repertory Theatre; provided further, that not less than $100,000 be granted to the Harvard Square Business Association for outdoor Elizabethan theater that will promote tourism in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for a public safety program in the town of Dudley; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be allocated to the city of Worcester to implement a comprehensive marketing initiative; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Economic Development Council; provided further that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Head of the Charles Regatta; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Chinatown Tourism and Trust in the City of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Russian Community Association of Massachusetts (RCAM) in Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Kwong Kong Chinese School in Boston; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the North End Visitor Center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Pilgrim Hall Museum; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Battleship Cove in the city of Fall River to assist the commonwealth's official World War II and 9/11 memorials' educational and tourism endeavors; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Buzzards Bay Village Association, to implement the Greenbelt Pathway Project, and to advance to the second phase of a master plan for the Bridge Park along Main Street in Buzzards Bay; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be appropriated for the Waltham Tourism Council; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Grandview Farm in Burlington; provided further, that $100,000 for small business program in Everett; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the Old Provincial State House; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Maritime Museum located in Hyannis; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended as a grant for the Pioneer Valley Visitors and Tourist Information Center; provided further, that not less than $78,700 shall be expended for the Arsenal Center for the Arts; provided further, that not less than $75,000 be expended for the installation of street lights in the Forest Park area of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for patrols in Wompatuck state park in the town of Hingham; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the renovation of the Bing Theatre; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Multicultural Alzheimer's Services Project of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Heritage Museums for their Winter Spectacle; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Boston City Lights; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Samuel Harrison House in the city of Pittsfield; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Captain Gerald F. DeConto program in the town of Sandwich; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Girls, Inc. in the city of Lynn for improvements to their program as approved by the Board of Directors of said organization; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Assabet River Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Cultural Center of Cape Cod; provided further that not less than $70,000 be expended for improvements to the Jordan Pond area and the creation of a walking trail around Jordan Pond in the Town of Shrewsbury; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for the Creative Economy Association of the North Shore; provided further, that not less then $60,000 shall be expended for the Boston Irish Tourism Association marketing initiatives and for an analysis of the marketability of the Massachusetts Irish Community; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be expended for Marlborough 2010; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Plimoth Plantation, Inc. to establish the Cultural Coast Program to promote the southeast region of Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended by the Greater Plymouth Food Warehouse to assist in their operation; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be provided for the restoration and repairs of the Historical Asa Waters Mansion in the Town of Millbury; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Caribbean Carnival Association; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for activities to promote tourism and cultural events in and around the historic downtown in the town of Franklin; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the START Partnership in Framingham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round at Heritage State Park; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be shall be expended for the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce for the expansion of the Haverhill Means Business program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the New Bedford Art Museum for tourism production; provided further, that not less that $50,000 shall be expended for the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Johnny Appleseed Visitors' Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Attleboro Museum; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Russian Community Association in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Urban Art Institute and the Massachusetts College of Art for the Peter's Park Art Wall program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Enterprise Center at Salem State College for the purposes of furthering the creative economy and economic development on the North Shore; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for infrastructure repairs for TheatreZone Chelsea; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operation of the historic Jenney Grist Mill in the town of Plymouth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Cultural Office of Lowell to promote the downtown Lowell arts district in conjunction with the Revolving Museum; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Hull Lifesaving Museum for the purpose of planning the Massachusetts Maritime Trail; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to RAW Arts, Inc. in the city of Lynn to facilitate youth expansion programs approved by the Board of Directors of said organization; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Framingham Downtown Renaissance economic, tourism and cultural development programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a public safety grant in Hanover, Norwell, and Rockland; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to continue and expand the triage counseling services in the Needham public schools; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purposes of the operation of the programs of the Riverside Theatre Works, an organization located in the Hyde Park section of the City of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Mansfield Music and Arts Society; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be expended on the Springfield Symphony Orchestra; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the historic Academy Building in Attleboro; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operation and administration of the Commonwealth Cup, a series within the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended by the Massachusetts Sports and Entertainment Commission for support of film festivals on the Cape and Islands; provided further, that not less than $50,000, shall be made available to the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a youth sports grant to Reading memorial high school in the town of Reading; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the economic development project at the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Museum in the city of Lynn; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for youth sports program in Reading; provided further, that not less than $46,500 shall be expended for the North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for a crime prevention program in the town of North Attleboro; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the Newburyport Economic Development Department's Jump Start Program; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended from this item for the operation and the promotion of the Ipswich Shuttle Bus service; provided further, that not less than $40,000 funds shall be expended for a school safety grant in the town of North Attleboro; provided further, that $35,000 shall be expended for a public safety grant in the town of Berlin; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for engineering studies and plans at the landfill in the town of Seekonk; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to the Heritage Landscape Inventory Program in partnership with the Towns of Spencer, North Brookfield, East Brookfield, Brookfield, West Brookfield and Warren; provided further, that not less than $30,000 be expended for the implementation of the Fitchburg Regional Crime Recording Project; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Northampton Chamber of Commerce to support the marketing and planning of cultural tourism and related hospitality industry events in the city of Northampton; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the landmark Ohabei Shalom Chapel Building in East Boston; provided further, that not less than $30,000 be expended for the Korean War Memorial in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Winnekenni Castle Foundation; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the River House in Beverly; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Cape Cod Junior Technology Council; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Sandwich Glass Museum to promote the education of the glass blowing industry in Massachusetts history; provided further, that not less than $25,000 be expended for the Stevens-Bennett Home in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Edson Westlawn cemetery; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Freedom's Way Heritage Commission; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the John Greenleaf Whittier birthplace; provided further that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Pembroke Grange; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire Theater Festival in Stockbridge; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be provided to the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers for the production of a Cranberry Harvest Map; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission for the Quaboag Canoe Trail; provided further, that $10,000 shall be expended to the Templeton Historical Society in the town of Templeton; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce for an informational kiosk; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended from this item for a public-private match for the Joshua Eaton clock tower in Reading; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Centerville Veteran's Association in the Town of Barnstable as a one-time matching grant to erect a statue honoring Veteran's of Foreign Wars in the village of Centerville; provided further, that not less than $9,000 shall be expended for operating expenses for the Route 195 Visitor Information Center in Wareham; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be made available to the Town of Dalton for the historic Hoose House; and provided further, that not less than $8,000 shall be expended for the Friends of the Quabbin, Inc

                Massachusetts Tourism Fund ............... 100%
29,255,852 28,231,965

Note:  Governor's veto was overridden.  Text in red reflects vetoed language.

Veto Explanation: I am striking language which earmarks funding for programs that are beyond the scope of the agency's mission and I am reducing the appropriation for this item accordingly.

 
 
HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)
SPENDING CATEGORY FY04
Spending
FY05
Spending
FY06
Spending
FY07
Spending
FY08
GAA
Wages & Salaries 4,985 6,244 6,462 7,006 8,522
Pensions & Benefits 45 43 33 53 53
Operating Expenses 916 1,114 1,126 1,389 1,385
Aid to Cities & Towns 0 8,818 12,692 25,728 18,272
TOTAL 5,946 16,219 20,313 34,176 28,232

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

 

Pie Chart: Wages & Salaries=30%, Pensions & Benefits=0%, Operating Expenses=5%, Aid to Cities & Towns=65%



 
Earmarks
EARMARK DESCRIPTION
FY08
Arsenal Center for the Arts 78,700
Asa Waters Historic Mansion 50,000
Attleboro Museum 50,000
Basketball Hall of Fame 150,000
Battleship Cove 100,000
Bay State Games 200,000
Berkshire Economic Development Council 250,000
Berkshire Museum 100,000
Berkshire Theater Festival 20,000
Bing Theater Renovation 75,000
Boston City Lights 75,000
Boston Irish Tourism Association 60,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra 200,000
Bourne Financial Development Corp. 170,000
Buzzards Bay Village Association 100,000
Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce 150,000
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers 15,000
Cape Cod Economic Development Council 100,000
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 90,000
Cape Code Junior Technology Council 25,000
Captain Gerald F. DeConto Program 75,000
Caribbean Carnival Association 50,000
Central Massachusetts Reginonal Planning Commission - Quaboag Canoe Trail 15,000
Child Safety Program in Revere 150,000
Child Safety Program in Winthrop 150,000
Chinatown Tourism and Trust 100,000
Citi Performing Arts Center, Free Shakespeare in Springfield 350,000
City Stage 200,000
Claflin Hill Symphony 50,000
Commonwealth Cup 50,000
Creative Economy Association of the North Shore 65,000
Cultural Center of Cape Cod 75,000
Cultural Office of Lowell - Downtown Lowell Arts 50,000
Deficits at highway information centers 1,000,000
Discover Quincy 100,000
Downtown Franklin 50,000
Economic Development Project in Braintree 100,000
Edson Westlawn Cemetery 25,000
Enterprise Center at Salem State 50,000
Essex National Heritage Commission Cooperative Agreement 100,000
For Hyporheic and sub-hyporheic zone modification 150,000
Framingham Downtown Renaissance 50,000
Freedom's Way Heritage Commission 25,000
Friends of the Quabbin 8,000
From the Top Inc. 200,000
Girls, Inc. 75,000
Grand Army of the Republic Museum 50,000
Grandview Farm 100,000
Greater Haverhill Chamber - Haverhill Means Business 50,000
Greater Plymouth Food Warehouse 50,000
Harvard Square Business Assoc Elizabethan Theatre 100,000
Head of the Charles Regatta 100,000
Heritage Landscape Inventory Program 35,000
Heritage Museums Winter Spectacle 75,000
Historic Academy Building 50,000
Historic Chevalier Auditorium 150,000
Historic Hoose House 10,000
Holyoke Merry Go Round 50,000
Hull Lifesaving Museum/Massachusetts Maritime Trail 50,000
International Trade Assistance Center in Fall River 185,000
Ipswich Shuttle Bus Service 40,000
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 50,000
Jenney Grist Mill 50,000
John Greenleaf Whittier Birthplace 25,000
Johnny Appleseed Visitor's Center 50,000
Joshua Eaton Clock Tower Public Private Match 10,000
Jump Start Program 40,000
Korean War Memorial 30,000
Lake Street Recreation 175,000
Mahaiwe Theater 200,000
Mansfield Music and Arts Society 50,000
Marlborough 2010 50,000
Mass Advocates for the Arts, Sciences and Humanities 150,000
Mass. Sports and Entertainment - Film Festivals on the Cape and Islands 50,000
Massachusetts Great Escapes 200,000
Massachusetts Sports and Entertainment Partnership 1,250,000
Mayflower II 50th Anniversary 100,000
Merrimack Repertory Theatre 100,000
Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council 300,000
Museum of Afro-American History 500,000
Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce 10,000
New Bedford Art Museum 50,000
New England Puerto Rican Association 125,000
North Central Mass. Development Corporation 250,000
North End Visitor Center 100,000
North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce 46,500
Northampton Chamber of Commerce 30,000
Ohabei Shalom Chapel Building in East Boston 30,000
Old Provincial State House 100,000
Pilgrim Hall Museum 100,000
Pioneer Valley Tourist Center 80,000
Plimoth Plantation 50,000
Promotional program by MOTT to enhance international tourism market share 1,500,000
RAW Arts, Inc. 50,000
Regional Technology Development Corporation of Cape Cod 200,000
Riverside Theatre Works 50,000
Rte. 195 Visitor Information Center 9,000
Russian Community Association 100,000
Russian Community Association in Springfield 50,000
Salisbury Chamber of Commerce 50,000
Samuel Harrison House 75,000
Sandwich Glass Museum 25,000
Small Business Program in Everett 100,000
Southcoast Development Partnership 250,000
Spanish American Union, Inc 200,000
Spirit of Springfield 200,000
Springfield Symphony Orchestra 50,000
START Partnership 50,000
Sturbridge Heritage and Preservation Partnership 300,000
Templeton Historical Society 10,000
Tewksbury Center Expansion Project on Chandler St. 200,000
TheatreZone Chelsea 50,000
Town of Wakefield Performing Arts 375,000
Urban Art Institute and MassArt 50,000
Waltham Tourist Council 100,000
Western MA Economic Development Council 150,000
Winnekenni Castle Foundation 25,000
Worcester Comprehensive Marketing Plan 100,000
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center 100,000