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General Appropriations Act FY2008

Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance
Data Current as of:  10/29/2007





FISCAL YEAR 2008 RESOURCE SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT FY 2008
Conference
FY 2008
Vetoes
FY 2008
Overrides
FY 2008
GAA
1100-1100  Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance 3,827 0 0 3,827
1100-2010  Administrative Records List 200 0 0 200
1599-0042  Early Education and Care Provider Rate Increase 7,000 0 0 7,000
1599-0045  Non-Profit Capital Projects Reserve 1,500 0 0 1,500
1599-0050  Route 3 North Contract Assistance 23,701 0 0 23,701
1599-0093  Water Pollution Abatement Trust Contract Assistance 64,166 0 0 64,166
1599-1970  Central Artery/Tunnel Operation and Maintenance 25,000 0 0 25,000
1599-1971  Snow and Ice Control Reserve 4,000 0 0 4,000
1599-3234  South Essex Sewerage District Debt Service Assessment 91 0 0 91
1599-3856  Massachusetts Information Technology Center Rent 7,115 0 0 7,115
1599-3857  University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Lease Costs 1,582 0 0 1,582
1599-6901  Purchase of Service Rate Increase 23,000 0 0 23,000
1599-7104  Star Store Reserve 2,700 0 0 2,700
1599-0025  Online Transaction Activity Expansion Retained Revenue 1,000 0 0 1,000
TOTAL    164,882 0 0 164,882

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account description amount
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE 164,882,209
Budgetary Direct Appropriations  
Direct Appropriations
1100-1100 Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance
For the office of the secretary and the administration of the fiscal affairs division; provided, that the secretary shall conduct an ongoing review of affirmative action steps taken by the various agencies, boards, departments, commissions or divisions to determine whether such agencies, boards, departments, commissions or divisions are complying with the commonwealth's policies of non-discrimination and equal opportunity; provided further, that whenever non-compliance is determined by the secretary, the secretary shall hold a public hearing on the matter and report her resulting recommendations to the head of the particular agency, board, department, commission or division, to the governor and to the Massachusetts commission against discrimination; provided further, that the secretary shall report on the status of each agency, board, department, commission or division receiving monies under this act, including supplemental and deficiency budgets, as to compliance or non-compliance with affirmative action policies to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on public service and the joint committee on commerce and labor on or before December 1, 2007; provided further, that agencies within the executive office may, with the prior approval of the secretary, streamline and improve administrative operations pursuant to interdepartmental service agreements; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance in conjunction with the trial court, the executive office of health and human services, the division of capital asset management and maintenance, the bureau of state office buildings and the division of energy resources, shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means concerning the commonwealth's energy costs, which shall include, but not be limited to: (a) energy consumption and costs incurred by commonwealth-owned or operated facilities, including the state house, state office buildings, hospitals, courthouses, correction facilities and related properties, (b) cost saving initiatives relating to energy consumption and procurement, (c) the energy consumption and costs for all vehicles operated by the commonwealth and its subsidiary secretariats and agencies, and (d) the current status of the state's energy infrastructure and plans for either replacement or conversion of existing systems; provided further, that the report shall be submitted not later than January 25, 2008; and provided further, that the budget director shall report on a quarterly basis to the house and senate committees on ways and means the status of all cost avoidance projects which are undertaken pursuant to item 1000-0001
3,826,821
1100-2010 Administrative Records List
For the purposes of establishing an administrative records list in accordance with section 71
200,000
1599-0042 Early Education and Care Provider Rate Increase
For a reserve to improve the quality of the commonwealth's early education and care system; provided, that payments from this reserve shall be distributed by the department of early education and care to increase reimbursement rates for subsidized early education and care; provided further, that the increases shall be directed to expenditures for salaries, benefits, and stipends for professional development of early education and care workers or programmatic quality improvements; provided further, that the remainder of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to adjust said rates so as to reduce disparities between said rates, relative to the relevant private market rates, including such disparities as those between the rates paid for the same type of care from items 3000-3050, 3000-4050 and 4060, those between the rates paid for services for infants and toddlers and those paid for services for other children, and those between the rates paid for services provided by family child care providers and those paid for services provided by other providers; and provided further, that all said adjustments shall be subject to the approval of the board of early education and care
7,000,000
1599-0045 Non-Profit Capital Projects Reserve
For a capital projects reserve; provided, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to assist the YMCA of Greater Boston on capital projects approved by the board of directors of the YMCA; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the United Teen Equality Center in Lowell
1,500,000
1599-0050 Route 3 North Contract Assistance
For Route 3 North contract assistance payments
23,700,846
1599-0093 Water Pollution Abatement Trust Contract Assistance
For contract assistance to the water pollution abatement trust for debt service obligations of the trust, pursuant to sections 6, 6A and 18 of chapter 29C of the General Laws
64,166,198
1599-1970 Central Artery/Tunnel Operation and Maintenance
For a reserve for the Massachusetts turnpike authority for costs incurred in fiscal year 2007 for the operation and maintenance of the central artery/tunnel project pursuant to chapter 235 of the acts of 1998
25,000,000
1599-1971 Snow and Ice Control Reserve
For the cost of hired and leased equipment, vehicle repair, and sand, salt, and other control chemicals used for snow and ice control; provided, that the secretary for administration and finance shall submit to the house and senate committees on post audit and oversight, the house and senate committees on transportation and the house and senate committees on ways and means a report on snow and ice control efforts no later than September 1, 2007, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) a detailed account of the administrative oversight exercised by either the secretary for administration and finance, the secretary of transportation or the department of highways for snow and ice control efforts, including an explanation of measures taken to verify services provided, audit vendor payment vouchers, or any other measures taken to ensure accountability relative to the expenditure of the state funds for snow and ice control efforts; and (b) a statement of how many salt storage facilities in the commonwealth are in conformity with section 7A of chapter 85 of the General Laws and how many are not
4,000,000
1599-3234 South Essex Sewerage District Debt Service Assessment
For the commonwealth's South Essex sewerage district debt service assessment
91,422
1599-3856 Massachusetts Information Technology Center Rent
For rent and associated costs at the Massachusetts information technology center in Chelsea
7,115,000
1599-3857 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Lease Costs
For capital lease payments from the University of Massachusetts to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency and for annual operations of the advanced technology and manufacturing center in Fall River
1,581,922
1599-6901 Purchase of Service Rate Increase
For a reserve to adjust the wages, compensation or salary and associated employee-related costs to personnel earning less than $40,000 in annual compensation who are employed by private human service providers that deliver human and social services under contracts with departments within the executive office of health and human services and the executive office of elder affairs; provided, that home care workers shall be eligible for funding from this appropriation; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may allocate the funds appropriated in this item to the departments in order to implement this initiative; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall condition the expenditure of the reserve upon assurances that the funds shall be used solely for the purposes of adjustments to wages, compensation or salary; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2008 the executive office shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report delineating the number of employees, by job title and average salary, receiving the adjustment in fiscal year 2008 and the average percentage adjustment funded by this reserve; provided further, that the report shall also include, for each contract scheduled to receive any allocation from this item in each such department, the total payroll expenditures in each contract for the categories of personnel scheduled to receive the adjustments; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be allocated to special education programs under chapter 71B of the General Laws, contracts for early education and care services or programs for which payment rates are negotiated and paid as class rates as established by the division of health care finance and policy; provided further, that no funds shall be allocated from this item to contracts funded exclusively by federal grants as delineated in section 2D; provided further, that the total fiscal year 2008 cost of salary adjustments and any other associated employee costs authorized thereunder shall not exceed $23,000,000; provided further, that the executive office shall submit an allocation schedule to the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days after disbursement of funds; provided further, that the annualized cost of the adjustments in fiscal year 2009 shall not exceed the amount appropriated herein; provided further, that the executive office shall submit a plan by January 1, 2008 to the executive office of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with recommendations for moving toward a more rational, market-based system for reimbursement rates for social services purchased under the purchase-of-service system; provided further, that the plan shall organize current services according to their similarity of purpose, cost structure and intended outcome; provided further, that the plan shall outline a strategy and resource requirements to restructure reimbursement rates for services; and provided further, that the plan shall be based on a comprehensive cost and market analysis with regard to unit rates, uniform pricing, efficiency standards, performance outcomes, annual rate of inflation, cost comparison of current system versus proposed system and other relevant factors, as determined by the executive office
23,000,000
1599-7104 Star Store Reserve
For a reserve for the facilities costs associated with the college of visual and performing arts at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; provided, that funds may be expended for Bristol Community College
2,700,000

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Retained Revenues
1599-0025 Online Transaction Activity Expansion Retained Revenue
To provide the commonwealth's customers with the convenience of expanded access to internet payment options and to improve revenue collections and cash flow, the secretary of the executive office for administration and finance may expend an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 collected from payments made electronically to subsidize the costs associated with processing those payments; provided, that the secretary, in consultation with the comptroller, may enter into agreements with state agencies to provide for an electronic transaction fee subsidy, which shall be structured to expire after 3 years
1,000,000