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28000700 - Office of Dam Safety
Data Current as of:  10/17/2014





Account Description FY2014
Spending
FY2015
GAA
2800-0700 Office of Dam Safety
For the office of dam safety; provided, that the department shall, in collaboration with the department of environmental protection and the department of fish and game, establish and maintain a comprehensive inventory of all dams and develop a coordinated permitting and regulatory approach to dam removal for stream restoration and public safety; provided further, that not less than $22,000 shall be expended for a hydraulic analysis of the dam in Choate Park in the town of Medway; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the preservation of a historic property in the town of Hadley; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the repair and maintenance of the Mahar dam at the Ralph C. Mahar Regional School in the town of Orange; provided further, that not less than $302,000 shall be expended for construction, engineering, oversight and tipping fees for the Plymco dam removal project in the town of Plymouth, which shall be used as matching funds for federal grants; and provided further, that the department shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 3, 2014, that shall include, but not be limited to the following: (a) the number of staff that are assigned from this line item and their job title; (b) the number of dam inspections scheduled for fiscal year 2015; and (c) the number of dams in need of repair or replacement

355,263 984,428

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