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Department of Conservation and Recreation
| DEPARTMENT | FY2011 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY2011 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY2011 Total Spending |
FY2011 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Conservation and Recreation | 72,153 | 58,213 | 130,365 | 21,969 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION | 130,365,378 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 72,152,716 | |
| Direct Appropriations | ||
| 2800-0100 | Department of Conservation and Recreation Administration
For the operation of the department of conservation and recreation |
3,660,317 |
| 2800-0101 | Watershed Management Program
For the watershed management program to operate and maintain reservoirs, watershed lands and related infrastructure of the department and the office of water resources in the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that the amount of the payment shall be charged to the General Fund and shall not be included in the amount of the annual determination of fiscal year charges to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority assessed to the authority under the General Laws; and provided further, that the department shall continue to make payments under chapter 616 of the acts of 1957, as amended by section 89 of chapter 801 of the acts of 1963 |
536,287 |
| 2800-0401 | Stormwater Management
For a program to provide stormwater management for all properties and roadways under the care, custody and control of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that the department shall develop and implement a stormwater management program in compliance with federal and state stormwater management requirements; provided further, that the department shall inventory all existing stormwater infrastructure, assess its current stormwater practices, analyze long term capital and operational needs, and develop a stormwater management plan to comply with federal and state regulatory requirements; and provided further, that in order to protect public safety and to protect water resources for water supply, recreational and ecosystem uses, the department shall immediately implement interim stormwater management practices including, but not limited to, street sweeping, inspection and cleaning of catch basins, and emergency repairs to roadway drainage |
717,938 |
| 2800-0501 | Beach Preservation
For the operation of the beaches, pools and spray pools under the control of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that the seasonal hires of the department of conservation and recreation's parks, beaches, pools and spray pools be paid from this item; provided further, that all beaches, pools and spray pools shall remain open and staffed from Memorial Day through Labor Day; provided further, that the beaches, pools and spray pools shall be fully maintained; provided further, that seasonal employees who are hired before the second Sunday before Memorial Day and whose employment continues beyond the Saturday following Labor Day and who received health insurance benefits in fiscal year 2010 shall continue to receive such benefits in fiscal year 2011 during the period of their seasonal employment; provided further, that no expenditures shall be made from this item other than for the purposes identified in this item; provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this item shall be positions requiring the services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than full-time basis beginning not earlier than April 1 and ending not later than November 30, or beginning not earlier than September 1 and ending not later than April 30; and provided further, that notwithstanding said section 1 of said chapter 31, seasonal positions funded by this item shall not be filled by an incumbent for more than 8 months within a 12-month period |
12,439,952 |
| 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 |
421,516 |
| 2810-0100 | State Parks and Recreation
For the operation of the department's state and urban parks; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be used to operate all of the division's parks, parkways, boulevards, roadways, bridges, and related appurtenances under the care, custody, and control of the division, flood control activities of the division, reservations, campgrounds, beaches and pools and for the oversight of rinks, to protect and manage the division's lands and natural resources, including the forest and parks conservation services and the bureau of forestry development; provided further, that the crossing guards located at department of conservation and recreation intersections shall continue to perform the duties where state police previously performed such duties; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be made available for payment to true seasonal employees; provided further, that the rinks under the control of the department shall remain open and staffed for the full rink season; provided further, that the department may issue grants to public and nonpublic entities from this item; provided further, that the department shall file quarterly reports with the house and senate committees on ways and means relative to the staffing levels at all state and urban parks, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the number of staff assigned to each park; (b) the total number of visitors to each park; (c) the total acreage of each park; and (d) the amount of funding spent on each park; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the purposes set out in item 2800-9004 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008 |
41,557,508 |
| 2820-0101 | State House Park Rangers
For the costs associated with the department's urban park rangers specific to the security of the state house; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall only be expended for the costs of security and urban park rangers at the state house |
1,157,106 |
| 2820-2000 | Parkways Snow and Ice
For the operation of street lighting and the expenses of maintaining the parkways of the department of conservation and recreation |
3,172,673 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||
| 2810-2041 | Department of Conservation and Recreation Retained Revenue
The department of conservation and recreation may expend not more than $8,489,419 from fees, licenses and rents charged by the department for additional expenses, upkeep and improvements to facilities and properties under the care and custody of the department; provided, that no funds from this item shall be expended for the costs of full-time equivalent personnel; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division 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 |
8,489,419 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 23,359,641 | |
| 2800-9707 | National Flood Insurance Program - FEMA Community Assistance Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Flood Insurance Program - FEMA Community Assistance Program |
184,669 |
| 2800-9709 | Map Modernization
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Map Modernization |
109,083 |
| 2800-9726 | Dam Safety
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Dam Safety |
85,093 |
| 2800-9729 | US Department of Education - Rec-Connect Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, US Department of Education - Rec-Connect Grant |
104,235 |
| 2820-9702 | Volunteer Fire Assistance - Rural Communities
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Volunteer Fire Assistance - Rural Communities |
69,822 |
| 2820-9704 | NRCS - Wildlife Incentives Habitat Namskak Salt Marsh Restoration
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NRCS - Wildlife Incentives Habitat Namskak Salt Marsh Restoration |
7,320 |
| 2820-9705 | Animal and Plant Health Inspections
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Animal and Plant Health Inspections |
13,000,000 |
| 2821-9705 | USDA Forest Service - Urban and Community Forestry
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, USDA Forest Service - Urban and Community Forestry |
377,614 |
| 2821-9709 | Forest Stewardship and Forest Legacy Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Stewardship and Forest Legacy Grants |
3,754,000 |
| 2821-9711 | State Fire Assistance Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Fire Assistance Grants |
231,178 |
| 2821-9713 | Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Management in Southeastern Massachusetts
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Management in Southeastern Massachusetts |
129,744 |
| 2821-9726 | Forest Health Management - US Forest Service
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Health Management - US Forest Service |
91,302 |
| 2821-9800 | ARRA-USFS Native Species Ecological Restoration
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ARRA-USFS Native Species Ecological Restoration |
294,902 |
| 2821-9801 | ARRA-USFS SouthEast Mass Fuels Mitigation
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ARRA-USFS SouthEast Mass Fuels Mitigation |
923,542 |
| 2821-9802 | ARRA-USFS ALB Area Watershed Health
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ARRA-USFS ALB Area Watershed Health |
2,000,000 |
| 2840-9709 | Operations and Mangement Grant for Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Reserve
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Operations and Mangement Grant for Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Reserve |
590,241 |
| 2850-9701 | Recreational Trails Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Recreational Trails Program |
743,250 |
| 2850-9702 | Mt Greylock TCSP for O&M Manual & Interpretive Improvements
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mt Greylock TCSP for O&M Manual & Interpretive Improvements |
663,646 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 34,853,021 | |
| 2800-2002 | Interstate Firefighting Services - USDA Forest Service Wildland Firefighting | 77,955 |
| 2800-6002 | Environmental Management Conservation Trust | 1,350,000 |
| 2800-6006 | Campground Reservation Fees | 918,000 |
| 2820-6006 | Massachusetts Re-Leaf | 18,360 |
| 2820-6025 | Forest Products | 50,000 |
| 2822-1441 | Watershed Division | 6,000,000 |
| 2822-1445 | Watershed Land Acquisition Expendable Trust | 5,500,000 |
| 2830-0100 | Division of Water Supply Protection | 18,500,000 |
| 2848-0052 | General Parks Trust Purchase, Investments, and Payments from Income | 2,000,000 |
| 2848-0066 | Special Events | 331,526 |
| 2848-0071 | Blue Hills Reservation Trust | 32,180 |
| 2848-0072 | Revere Beach Reservation - North Lot | 75,000 |
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