FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT FY2019
Conference		 FY2019
Vetoes		 FY2019
Overrides		 FY2019
GAA
Environmental Protection Administration 29,130 0 0 29,130
Wetlands Retained Revenue 650 0 0 650
Recycling and Solid Waste 500 0 0 500
Compliance & Permitting 2,500 0 0 2,500
Compliance and Permitting Retained Revenue 2,500 0 0 2,500
Toxics Use Retained Revenue 3,168 0 0 3,168
Clean Air Act Administration 850 0 0 850
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program 1,500 0 0 1,500
Safe Drinking Water Compliance 2,200 0 0 2,200
Hazardous Waste Cleanup 13,000 0 0 13,000
Brownfields Site Audit 1,165 0 0 1,165
Board of Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup 375 0 0 375
TOTAL    57,539 0 0 57,539

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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 78,839,281
Direct Appropriations
2200-0100 Environmental Protection Administration
For the operation of the department of environmental protection, including the environmental strike force, the bureau of planning and evaluation, the bureau of resource protection, the bureau of waste prevention, the Senator William X. Wall Experiment Station and a contract with the University of Massachusetts for environmental research; provided, that section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws shall not apply to fees established under section 18 of chapter 21A of the General Laws; provided further, that additional funds shall be expended for the hiring of water quality monitoring and assessment staff, compliance and enforcement officers, permit writers and such other staff as are required for the department to adequately protect the natural resources of the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Buzzards Bay Coalition for a coastal water quality and natural resource monitoring program in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for water quality improvements in Falmouth; provided further; that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for a sewer feasibility study in the town of Freetown; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to enter into an agreement with OARS, Inc. to operate a water quality monitoring program in the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord rivers 		29,130,000
2200-0107 Recycling and Solid Waste
For technical assistance, grants and support of efforts consistent with the Massachusetts Recycling and Solid Waste Master Plan and the Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan; provided, that funds may be expended for a recycling industries reimbursement program under section 241 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997 		500,000
2200-0109 Compliance & Permitting
For the department of environmental protection for the sole purpose of ensuring sufficient staff for timely permit decisions and compliance assurance 		2,500,000
2220-2220 Clean Air Act Administration
For the administration and implementation of the Clean Air Act under 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., including the operating permit program, the emissions banking program, the auto-related state implementation program, the low emission vehicle program, the non-auto-related state implementation program and the commonwealth's commitments under the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Change Action Plan for reducing acid rain deposition and mercury emissions 		850,000
2220-2221 Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program
For the administration and implementation of the operating permit and compliance program required under the Clean Air Act under 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq 		1,500,000
2250-2000 Safe Drinking Water Compliance
For the commonwealth's implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 under section 18A of chapter 21A of the General Laws; provided, that the department may expend funds for the study and remediation of lead in public school drinking water 		2,200,000
2260-8870 Hazardous Waste Cleanup
For the expenses of the hazardous waste cleanup and underground storage tank programs including, but not limited to, monitoring unlined landfills, notwithstanding section 4 of chapter 21J of the General Laws; provided, that the department shall provide the department of revenue with information necessary for the completion of the report required in item 1232-0200 including, but not limited to, the number of tanks out of compliance with said chapter 21J 		13,000,000
2260-8872 Brownfields Site Audit
For the brownfields site audit program 		1,165,429
2260-8881 Board of Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup
For the operation of the board of registration of hazardous waste site cleanup professionals, notwithstanding section 19A of chapter 21A of the General Laws 		375,198

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Retained Revenues
2200-0102 Wetlands Retained Revenue
For the department of environmental protection, which may expend not more than $650,150 collected from fees for wetland permits; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system 		650,150
2200-0112 Compliance and Permitting Retained Revenue
For the department of environmental protection, which may expend not more than $2,500,000 collected from permit and compliance fees for the sole purpose of ensuring sufficient staff for timely permit decisions and compliance assurance; provided, that if this item is abolished or reduced in fiscal year 2019 or operational funding for the department falls below the level authorized in the general appropriation act for fiscal year 2015 excluding appropriations for earmarks and non-recurring operating costs, the fee increase supporting this item shall terminate; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system 		2,500,000
2210-0106 Toxics Use Retained Revenue
For the department of environmental protection, which may expend for the administration and implementation of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act, under chapter 21I of the General Laws, not more than $3,168,361 collected from fees, penalties, grants and tuition under said chapter 21I; provided, that the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2019 detailing the status of the department's progress in meeting the statutory and regulatory deadlines associated with said chapter 21I and detailing the number of full-time equivalent positions assigned to various implementation requirements of said chapter 21I; provided further, that not less than $1,629,860 from this item shall be made available for the operation of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute program at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the University of Massachusetts to make such funding available for this purpose; provided further, that not less than $644,096 from this item shall be made available for toxics use reduction technical assistance and technology under said chapter 21I; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to make such funding available for this purpose; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system 		3,168,361

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Federal Grant Spending 21,300,143
2200-9706 Water Quality Management Planning
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Quality Management Planning 		303,146
2200-9712 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cooperative Agreement
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cooperative Agreement 		669,897
2200-9717 Department of Defense State Memorandum of Agreement
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Department of Defense State Memorandum of Agreement 		1,100,000
2200-9724 Superfund Block Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Superfund Block Grant 		837,319
2200-9728 Brownfields Assessment Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Brownfields Assessment Program 		225,000
2200-9732 Statewide Brownfields Support Team
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Brownfields Support Teams/Statewide 		241,922
2230-9702 Performance Partnership Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Performance Partnership Grant 		15,436,495
2240-9781 National Environmental Information Exchange
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Environmental Information Exchange 		75,000
2240-9784 Water Use Data and Research
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Use Data and Research 		46,555
2250-9712 Clean Air Act Section 103
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Air Act Section 103 		534,400
2250-9716 Massachusetts National Air Toxics Trend Station Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts National Air Toxics Trend Station Program 		85,000
2250-9726 Homeland Security Co-Op Agreement
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Homeland Security Co-Op Agreement 		1,000,000
2250-9732 Underground Storage Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Underground Storage Program 		450,000
2250-9739 Near Road No.2 Ambient Air Monitoring Network
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Near Road No.2 Ambient Air Monitoring Network 		22,991
2250-9744 Massachusetts Clean Diesel Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Clean Diesel Program 		272,418

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