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Budget Summary FY2017

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Department of Agricultural Resources
Data Current as of:  8/9/2016



FISCAL YEAR 2017 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT FY2017
Conference		 FY2017
Vetoes		 FY2017
Overrides		 FY2017
GAA
Department of Agricultural Resources Administration 5,629 -150 150 5,629
Emergency Food Assistance Program 17,665 -665 665 17,665
Integrated Pest Management Program 58 0 0 58
TOTAL    23,352 -815 815 23,352

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES 32,622,854
2511-0100 Department of Agricultural Resources Administration
For the operation of the department of agricultural resources, including the division of administration, the integrated pest management program, the board of agriculture, the division of agricultural markets, the division of animal health, the division of agricultural conservation and technical assistance, the division of crop and pest services, including a program of laboratory services at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the expenses of the pesticide board and agency costs associated with the administration of other boards, commissions and committees chaired by the department; provided, that any buy local efforts included in this item shall include locally-harvested seafood which shall include, but not limited to, fish and shellfish; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to enhance the buy local effort in western, central, northeastern and southern Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended to support the Massachusetts Farm to School Project, LLC; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the apiary inspection program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the establishment and administration of a City Fruit Initiative within the New Bedford region to help tree owners grow healthy fruit, provide assistance in harvesting and preserving fruit, promote the sharing of extra fruit and work to protect urban fruit trees; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the cost of all products, equipment, and labor associated with the eradication of the arbovirus, as well as the cost of any other type of pesticide or agent, in order to prevent the spread of eastern equine encephalitis and west nile virus in Bristol and Plymouth counties; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the cost of all products, equipment, and labor associated with the eradication of the arbovirus, as well as the cost of any other type of pesticide or agent, in order to prevent the spread of eastern equine encephalitis and west nile virus in Bristol and Plymouth counties; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the statewide 4-H program
 5,629,445
2511-0105 Emergency Food Assistance Program
For the purchase of supplemental foods for the emergency food assistance program within the Feeding America nationally-certified food bank system; provided, that the funds appropriated in this item shall reflect the Feeding America allocation formula in order to benefit the Commonwealth's 4 regional food banks; provided further, that the department may assess an administrative charge not to exceed 2 per cent of the total appropriation in this item; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for operating funds to distribute food for the Massachusetts emergency food assistance program; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Spanish American Center, Inc. in the city of Leominster to purchase a delivery truck to transport hot and cold meals; provided further, that not less than $110,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Food for Free committee, Incorporated in the Cambridge Weekend Backpack Program; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Food for the World Inc
 		17,665,000
2511-3002 Integrated Pest Management Program
For the integrated pest management program 		57,553

account description amount
Federal Grant Spending 9,270,856
2511-0002 Energy Audit and Assessment Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Energy Audit and Assessment Program 		28,490
2511-0310 Massachusetts Pesticide Enforcement Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Pesticide Enforcement Grant 		401,989
2511-0400 Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey 		215,324
2511-0972 Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program 		7,002,171
2511-1025 Country of Origin Labeling - Retail Surveillance
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Country of Origin Labeling 		25,000
2515-1008 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Surveillance
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Surveillance 		109,711
2516-9002 Development of Institutional Marketing
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Development of Institutional Marketing 		479,823
2516-9003 Farmers' Market Coupon Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Farmers' Market Coupon Program 		404,978
2516-9004 Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program 		523,370
2516-9007 Organic Certification Cost-Share Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Organic Certification Cost-Share Program 		80,000

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