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Department of Public Utilities
| DEPARTMENT | FY 2017 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY 2017 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY 2017 Total Spending |
FY 2017 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Public Utilities | 13,642 | 6,319 | 19,960 | 20,292 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES | 19,960,382 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 13,641,718 | |
| Direct Appropriations | ||
| 2100-0012 | Department of Public Utilities Administration
For the operation of the department of public utilities; provided, that notwithstanding the second sentence of the first paragraph of section 18 of chapter 25 of the General Laws, the assessments levied for fiscal year 2017 under said first paragraph shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item |
10,882,874 |
| 2100-0013 | Transportation Oversight Division
For the operation of the transportation oversight division |
283,440 |
| 2100-0016 | Steam Distribution Oversight
For the department of public utilities to regulate steam distribution companies; provided, that notwithstanding section 18A of chapter 25 of the General Laws, the assessments levied for fiscal year 2017 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item |
100,404 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||
| 2100-0014 | Energy Facilities Siting Board Retained Revenue
The department of public utilities may expend for the operation of the energy facilities siting board an amount not to exceed $75,000 from application fees collected in fiscal year 2017 and prior fiscal years from utility companies |
75,000 |
| 2100-0015 | Unified Carrier Registration Retained Revenue
For the department of public utilities, which may expend for the operation of the transportation oversight division an amount not to exceed $2,300,000 from unified carrier registration fees collected in fiscal year 2017 and prior fiscal years from motor carrier companies; 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 |
2,300,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 1,660,666 | |
| 2100-9013 | Rail Fixed Guideway Public Trans Sys State Safety Oversight
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transit System State Safety Oversight |
425,000 |
| 7006-9002 | Pipeline Security
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Pipeline Security |
1,235,666 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 4,657,998 | |
| 2100-0218 | DPU Storm Trust Fund | 332,000 |
| 7006-0075 | Department of Telecommunications and Energy Trust Fund | 4,325,998 |
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