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| ACCOUNT | FY 2008 Conference |
FY 2008 Vetoes |
FY 2008 Overrides |
FY 2008 GAA |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7007-0100 | Department of Business and Technology | 387 | 0 | 0 | 387 |
| 7007-0200 | Massachusetts Opportunity Relocation and Expansion Program Administration | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 7007-0215 | Massachusetts Business to Business Program | 250 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
| 7007-0300 | Massachusetts Office of Business Development | 3,541 | 0 | 0 | 3,541 |
| 7007-0334 | Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship | 750 | 0 | 0 | 750 |
| 7007-0500 | Biotech Research Institute | 760 | 0 | 0 | 760 |
| 7007-0515 | Regional Redevelopment Projects | 1,100 | 0 | 0 | 1,100 |
| 7007-0800 | Small Business Development Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1,204 | 0 | 0 | 1,204 |
| 7007-0900 | Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism | 28,232 | -2,860 | 2,860 | 28,232 |
| 7007-0951 | Commonwealth Zoological Corporation | 6,900 | 0 | 0 | 6,900 |
| 7007-1000 | Local Tourist Councils Financial Assistance | 9,000 | -538 | 538 | 9,000 |
| 7007-1200 | Massachusetts Technology Collaborative | 250 | -250 | 250 | 250 |
| 7007-1300 | Massachusetts International Trade Council | 1,460 | 0 | 0 | 1,460 |
| 7007-1500 | State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance | 1,111 | 0 | 0 | 1,111 |
| TOTAL | 55,045 | -3,648 | 3,648 | 55,045 | |
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY | 55,044,996 | |||||
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | ||||||
| 7007-0100 | Department of Business and Technology
For the office of the director of business and technology |
386,871 | ||||
| 7007-0200 | Massachusetts Opportunity Relocation and Expansion Program Administration
For the operation and support of the Massachusetts Opportunity Relocation and Expansion Jobs Capital Program, established in chapter 123 of the acts of 2006 |
100,000 | ||||
| 7007-0215 | Massachusetts Business to Business Program
For the operation of the Massachusetts business to business program; provided, that a report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2008, and shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) the number of businesses that have used the program in fiscal year 2008, including both businesses located in the commonwealth and those that were attracted to Massachusetts by the program; (2) the number of jobs the commonwealth has retained as a result of the funding in this item; and (3) the amount of private investment that has occurred as a result of the funding in this item |
250,000 | ||||
| 7007-0300 | Massachusetts Office of Business Development
For the operation of the Massachusetts office of business development and for marketing and promoting the commonwealth in order to attract and retain targeted businesses and industries; provided, that the office shall maintain business development assistance services at an office to be located at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth for the purposes of responding to inquiries and providing assistance to businesses seeking to expand or relocate to southeastern Massachusetts |
3,540,696 | ||||
| 7007-0334 | Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
For the operation of the office of small business and entrepreneurship and for grants to community development corporations, community development financial institutions or non-profit community-based organizations for the purpose of providing technical assistance or training programs to businesses with 20 employees or fewer |
750,000 | ||||
| 7007-0500 | Biotech Research Institute
For the operation and maintenance of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Institute for the purpose of promoting the commercialization of new, academic-based research and development, and raising the scientific awareness of the communities of the commonwealth; and provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to the City of Lynn to promote a Biotechnology incubator space within the city's Smart Growth District |
760,000 | ||||
| 7007-0515 | Regional Redevelopment Projects
For economic development grants to be administered by the department of business and technology; provided, that $200,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Massachusetts Fisheries Recovery Commission; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development for the purpose of enhancing economic development related services, including but not limited to implementation of a statewide online site finder to assist business growth; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a grant to the south shore tri-town development corporation established pursuant to chapter 301 of the acts of 1998; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended on the Cape Cod Regional Incubator Project to be operated by the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce |
1,100,000 | ||||
| 7007-0800 | Small Business Development Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
For a grant for the state match for a small business development center; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item until such time as the United States Small Business Administration has made a payment or has executed a contract to pay the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for the operation of the center; provided further, that the funds expended from this item shall not exceed 25 per cent of the gross operating cost of said center; provided further, that not more than $300,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall be expended for the purpose of operating federal procurement technical assistance services within said center; provided further, that the services shall include, but not be limited to, assisting businesses in securing federal contracts, obtaining contract financing, generating responses to requests-for-proposals, interpreting bid documents, providing educational workshops and seminars and for the electronic identification and tracking of federal bid opportunities; provided further, that the expenditure of said $300,000 shall be subject to the receipt of matching funds from federal or private sources, including the United States Department of Defense; and provided further, that quarterly expenditure reports shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means |
1,204,286 | ||||
| 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
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28,231,965 | ||||
| 7007-0951 | Commonwealth Zoological Corporation
For the operation of the Commonwealth Zoological Corporation pursuant to chapter 92B of the General Laws; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for the purposes of promoting private fundraising, achieving self-sufficiency and serving as a catalyst for urban economic development and job opportunities for local residents; provided further, that the corporation shall take all steps necessary to increase the amount of private funding available for the operation of the zoos; provided further, that funding in this line item may not be transferred through interdepartmental service agreements; provided further, that the corporation shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2008 on the status of, and amounts collected from, the private fundraising and enhanced revenue efforts identified in the draft Massachusetts Zoos Business and Operations Plan, dated December, 1996; and provided further, that the corporation shall continue to provide free services and supplies including, but not limited to, routine animal check-ups, diagnosis and care, emergency veterinary needs, medications and medical supplies, vitamins and diet supplements and Zoo Prem feline diet, to the Trailside Museum and the Chickatawbut Hill Center in the town of Milton; provided further, that $750,000 be expended on a matching program to encourage private and corporate donations to support the Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Zoo in Forest Park; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Buttonwood Park Zoological Society to establish educational programs, exhibits, and other enhancements |
6,900,000 | ||||
| 7007-1000 | Local Tourist Councils Financial Assistance
For assistance to local tourist councils under section 14 of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, each of the councils may expend an amount not to exceed 20 per cent of the funds appropriated in this item for the cost of administrative services
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9,000,000 | ||||
| 7007-1200 | Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
For a program to create and maintain a more favorable and responsive environment for the attraction and retention of technology-intensive clusters for the commonwealth; provided, that such clusters may be characterized by technological or market focus, geographic proximity or other shared interests; provided further, that such cluster-support activities shall be deemed to be the exercise of an essential governmental function intended to: (1) foster increased collaboration among cluster organizations; (2) facilitate improved communications between the commonwealth and cluster organizations; (3) identify and respond to challenges and opportunities related to cluster organizations; (4) enhance the competitive position of cluster firms; (5) reduce the costs of doing business in the commonwealth through purchasing cooperatives; and (6) generally improve the perception of the value and benefits of doing business in the commonwealth; provided further, that amounts appropriated in this item shall be expended to the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation to be held, applied and administered through its Massachusetts Technology Collaborative; provided further, that said corporation shall establish an independent advisory panel to advise said corporation relative to the most effective application of funds appropriated in this item; provided further, that the executive director shall file a report with the house and senate committees on science and technology and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the activities undertaken with the funds appropriated herein not later than January 15, 2008 |
250,000 | ||||
| 7007-1300 | Massachusetts International Trade Council
For the operation of the Massachusetts International Trade Council, for the purpose of enhancing global market penetration for product exports, service exports and technology transfer by Massachusetts businesses and institutions, and for the promotion of Massachusetts as a location for foreign direct investment; provided, that not more than $100,000 shall be used for trade show programs enhancing regional small and medium enterprise participation at foreign trade shows in concert with regional economic development agencies; provided further, that not more than $60,000 shall be applied as a 25% match to the European Commission's Research and Innovation Fund for the operation of a technology commercialization center in Massachusetts; provided further, not more than $100,000 shall be used for the establishment of two additional foreign trade representative agency offices; provided further, not more than $120,000 shall be spent toward the establishment of a Foreign Direct Investment Foundation to coordinate the resources of public and private institutions in promoting Massachusetts as a location for foreign direct investment; provided further, that not more than $180,000 shall be used to plan and implement two Massachusetts foreign trade missions to be coordinated with Massachusetts based industry councils or associations; provided further, that not more than $50,000 shall be spent for a trade mission coordinator and industry council liaison; provided further, that not more than $30,000 will be transferred to the Donahue Institute at the University of Massachusetts to study the feasibility of establishing a Center for International Trade at the University in conjunction with United States Department of Education programs; provided further, that not more than $25,000 shall be used for the implementation of bilateral technology transfer programs with foreign regional economic development entities; and provided further, that not more than $120,000 to be transferred to the Massachusetts Export Center to develop and implement a regionally based support program to assist high potential export industry clusters
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1,460,000 | ||||
| 7007-1500 | State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance
For the operation and administration of the office of minority and women business assistance; provided, that the office shall administer an electronic business certification application which shall be accessible to business applicants through use of the internet; provided further, that the office shall ensure the integrity and security of personal and financial information transmitted by electronic application; provided further, that the office shall, using all existing available resources, provide certification services within each of the 1-stop regional assistance centers of the Massachusetts office of business development; and provided further, that the office shall develop and implement measures and procedures to continue to improve the efficiency and the timeliness of the certification process |
1,111,178 | ||||