FISCAL YEAR 2018 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)

ACCOUNT		FY2018 Conference	FY2018 Vetoes	FY2018 Overrides	FY2018 GAA
2511-0100	Department of Agricultural Resources Administration	5,830	-281	281	5,830
2511-0105	Emergency Food Assistance Program	17,674	-674	674	17,674
2511-3002	Integrated Pest Management Program	59	0	0	59
TOTAL		23,563	-955	955	23,563

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account	description	amount
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES		30,307,468
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 effort included in this item shall include locally harvested seafood including, but not limited to, fish and shellfish; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be for the Greater New Bedford region food initiative; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Homeless Animal Care and Adoption Fund; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to meet the cost 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, West Nile virus and the Zika virus in Bristol and Plymouth Counties; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to meet the cost 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, West Nile virus and the Zika virus in Bristol and Plymouth Counties; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Farm to School Project; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for apiary inspection; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the buy local effort in Western, Central, Northeastern, and Southeastern Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Wrentham to construct an animal shelter; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be extended to the University of Massachusetts extension program to conduct apiary research and education relative to pollinator mortality, as well as to provide general support and make recommendations on preventing hive loss to the apiary inspection program, county beekeeping associations and statewide pollinator stewardship efforts	5,830,341
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 not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Food for the World, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Lovin' Spoonfuls, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended for the Cambridge Weekend Backpack Program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Pembroke Soup Connection, Inc.; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for operating funds to distribute food for the Massachusetts emergency food assistance program; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 be expended for Open Table, Inc. in the town of Concord	17,673,831
2511-3002	Integrated Pest Management Program For the integrated pest management program	58,722

account	description	amount
Federal Grant Spending		6,744,574
2511-0002	Energy Audit and Assessment Program For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Energy Audit and Assessment Program	82,901
2511-0004	FDA Food Safety For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Food Safety Program	729,172
2511-0310	Massachusetts Pesticide Enforcement Grant For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Pesticide Enforcement Grant	339,411
2511-0400	Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey	193,500
2511-0972	Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program	3,768,931
2511-1025	Country of Origin Labeling - Retail Surveillance For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Country of Origin Labeling	37,000
2515-1006	National Animal Identification System For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Animal Identification System	62,721
2515-1008	Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Surveillance For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Surveillance	101,180
2516-9002	Development of Institutional Marketing For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Development of Institutional Marketing	379,979
2516-9003	Farmers' Market Coupon Program For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Farmers' Market Coupon Program	451,679
2516-9004	Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program	514,100
2516-9007	Organic Certification Cost-Share Program For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Organic Certification Cost-Share Program	84,000

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