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Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
| DEPARTMENT | FY 2017 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY 2017 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY 2017 Total Spending |
FY 2017 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs | 30,536 | 91,826 | 122,362 | 6,007 |
| Department of Environmental Protection | 51,338 | 44,500 | 95,838 | 32,482 |
| Department of Fish and Game | 27,573 | 28,918 | 56,490 | 16,920 |
| Department of Agricultural Resources | 22,147 | 7,680 | 29,828 | 6,088 |
| State Reclamation Board | 0 | 12,818 | 12,818 | 0 |
| Department of Conservation and Recreation | 83,678 | 47,369 | 131,047 | 29,609 |
| Department of Public Utilities | 13,642 | 6,319 | 19,960 | 20,292 |
| Department of Energy Resources | 3,875 | 24,056 | 27,931 | 4,710 |
| TOTAL | 232,789 | 263,485 | 496,274 | 116,108 |
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS | 122,361,889 | |||||
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 30,535,852 | |||||
| Direct Appropriations | ||||||
| 2000-0100 | Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Admin
For the operation of the office of the secretary of energy and environmental affairs; provided, that the secretary may take all actions necessary or appropriate to consolidate the human resource functions of the department of public utilities, the department of environmental protection, the department of fish and game, the department of agricultural resources, the department of conservation and recreation and the department of energy resources within the executive office |
7,772,862 | ||||
| 2000-0101 | Climate Change Adaptation and Preparedness
For the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to coordinate and implement strategies for climate change adaptation and preparedness, including but not limited to: (a) the resiliency of the commonwealth's transportation, energy and public health infrastructures; (b) built environments; (c) municipal assistance; (d) improved data collection and analysis; and (e) enhanced planning; provided, that the executive office may enter into interagency service agreements to facilitate and accomplish these efforts |
300,000 | ||||
| 2000-1700 | Energy and Environment IT Costs
For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of energy and environmental affairs |
11,498,735 | ||||
| 2030-1000 | Environmental Law Enforcement
For the operation of the office of environmental law enforcement |
10,514,255 | ||||
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||||||
| 2000-1011 | Handling Charge Retained Revenue
For the office of environmental law enforcement which may expend revenues in an amount not to exceed $80,000 from the administrative handling charge revenues received from electronic transactions processed through its online licensing and registration systems; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the office of environmental law enforcement may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment the amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system |
80,000 | ||||
| 2030-1004 | Environmental Law Enforcement Private Details Retained Revenue
The executive office of energy and environmental affairs may expend for private environmental police details, including administrative costs, an amount not to exceed $370,000 from fees charged for the details; provided, 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 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 |
370,000 | ||||
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intragovernmental Service Spending | 1,535,672 | |||||
| 2000-1701 | Chargeback for Energy and Environment IT Costs
For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office of energy and environmental affairs
|
1,535,672 | ||||
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 6,692,708 | |||||
| 2000-0141 | Implementing the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Implementing the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Program |
2,668,200 | ||||
| 2000-0177 | Wetlands Program Development Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wetlands Program Development Grant |
159,920 | ||||
| 2000-0181 | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Clean Energy |
84,514 | ||||
| 2000-0186 | Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan |
10,445 | ||||
| 2000-0248 | Massachusetts Bays Estuary Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Bays Estuary Program |
763,925 | ||||
| 2000-9702 | National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund |
679,699 | ||||
| 2000-9735 | Buzzards Bay Estuary Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Buzzards Bay Estuary Program |
693,505 | ||||
| 2030-0013 | Joint Enforcement Agreement Between NOAA-OLE-Fisheries
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Joint Enforcement Agreement Between NOAA-OLE-Fisheries |
200,000 | ||||
| 2030-0235 | Port Security Grant Maritime Law Enforcement Training
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Port Security Grant 0235 |
25,000 | ||||
| 2030-0358 | Port Security Grant Maritime Law Enforcement Training Boston
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Port Security Grant 0358 |
7,500 | ||||
| 2030-9701 | Recreational Boating Safety Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Recreational Boating Safety Program |
1,400,000 | ||||
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 83,597,657 | |
| 2000-0105 | Upper Cape Water Supply Reserve Trust | 52,500 |
| 2000-0107 | Seafloor Mapping Expendable Trust | 233,100 |
| 2000-0113 | Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Auction Trust | 79,637,910 |
| 2000-0115 | Ocean Resources and Waterways | 62,320 |
| 2000-0117 | Off-Highway Vehicle Program | 540,507 |
| 2000-0118 | Dam And Seawall Repair Or Removal Fund | 1,000,000 |
| 2000-2077 | MA Tech Collaborative Renewable Energy | 591,298 |
| 2000-6009 | Gulf of Maine Conservation | 31,000 |
| 2000-6010 | New Bedford Harbor Natural Resources Damage Settlement Restora | 12,592 |
| 2000-6051 | Massachusetts Bay Environmental Trust Fund | 1,006,430 |
| 2030-8778 | Mass Environmental Police Trust Fund | 430,000 |
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| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | 95,837,775 | |||||
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 51,338,082 | |||||
| Direct Appropriations | ||||||
| 2200-0100 | Department of 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 water resources, the bureau of air and waste, 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 |
25,053,967 | ||||
| 2200-0107 | Recycling and Solid Waste Master Plan Operations
For technical assistance, grants and support of efforts consistent with the Massachusetts recycling and solid waste master plan and climate protection plan; provided, that funds may be expended for a recycling industry reimbursement grant program pursuant to section 241 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997 |
449,985 | ||||
| 2200-0109 | Compliance and 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
For the administration and implementation of the federal Clean Air Act at 42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq., as amended, 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/Eastern Canadian Premiers climate change action plan for reducing acid rain deposition and mercury emissions |
607,248 | ||||
| 2220-2221 | Clean Air Act Operating Permit and Compliance Program
For the administration and implementation of the operating permit and compliance program required under the federal Clean Air Act at 42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq., as amended |
1,295,844 | ||||
| 2250-2000 | Safe Drinking Water Act
For the commonwealth's implementation of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 at 42 U.S.C. sections 300f to 300j-26, as amended, and pursuant to section 18A of chapter 21A of the General Laws |
1,230,839 | ||||
| 2260-8870 | Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program
For the operation 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 |
12,330,404 | ||||
| 2260-8872 | Brownfields Site Audit Program
For the brownfields site audit program |
1,171,886 | ||||
| 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 |
379,397 | ||||
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||||||
| 2200-0102 | Wetlands Permitting Fee Retained Revenue
For the department of environmental protection, which may expend an amount not to exceed $650,151 from revenues collected from fees for wetland permits; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of 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 |
650,151 | ||||
| 2200-0112 | Compliance and Permitting Fee Retained Revenue
For the department of environmental protection, which may expend an amount not to exceed $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: (a) this item is abolished or reduced in fiscal year 2017; or (b) operational funding for the department falls below the level authorized in the general appropriation act for fiscal year 2016 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 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
The department of environmental protection may expend for the administration and implementation of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act under chapter 21I of the General Laws an amount not to exceed $3,168,361 from the revenue collected from fees, penalties, grants and tuition under said chapter 21I; provided, 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 in accordance with said chapter 21I; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the executive office for energy and environmental affairs to make such funding available for this purpose; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment the 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 | ||||
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 20,591,351 | |||||
| 2200-9706 | Water Quality Management Planning
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Quality Management Planning |
185,675 | ||||
| 2200-9712 | Cooperative Agreement Leaking Underground Storage Tank
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agreement Leaking Underground Storage Tank |
653,591 | ||||
| 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 |
1,393,932 | ||||
| 2200-9724 | Superfund Block Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Superfund Block Grant |
670,000 | ||||
| 2200-9728 | Brownfields Assessment Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Brownfields Assessment Program |
72,094 | ||||
| 2200-9731 | Brownfields Response
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Brownfields Response |
216,636 | ||||
| 2230-9702 | Performance Partnership Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Performance Partnership Grant |
15,436,495 | ||||
| 2240-9778 | Healthy Communities Grant Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Healthy Communities Grant Program |
6,077 | ||||
| 2240-9780 | MA Statewide Water Use
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, USGS Non-Competitive Assistance FY2015 |
26,000 | ||||
| 2250-9712 | Clean Air Act Section 103
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Air Act Section 103 |
570,314 | ||||
| 2250-9716 | MA National Air Toxics Trend Station Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ambient Air Toxics Pilot Project |
93,575 | ||||
| 2250-9726 | Homeland Security Co-Op Agreement
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Homeland Security Co-Op Agreement |
975,100 | ||||
| 2250-9732 | Underground Storage Tank Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Underground Storage Tank Program |
239,037 | ||||
| 2250-9744 | Mass Clean Diesel Program FY15
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Clean Diesel Program |
52,825 | ||||
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 23,908,342 | |
| 2200-0059 | Special Projects Permit/Oversight Fund | 300,000 |
| 2200-0350 | Water Pollution Abatement Dept. of Environmental Protection | 900,000 |
| 2200-0647 | Oil Spill Permitting | 1,000,000 |
| 2200-0884 | Springfield Materials Recycling Facility | 150,000 |
| 2200-2542 | USGen of New England, Inc. | 100,000 |
| 2200-2673 | Boston Junk Expendable Trust | 12,000 |
| 2200-2674 | Sustainable Materials Recovery Program Expendable Trust | 3,000,000 |
| 2200-2675 | Motors Liquidating Company fka General Motors Corp | 20,000 |
| 2200-2676 | Natural Resource Damages Trust | 4,000,000 |
| 2200-6001 | Administration of Federal Funds | 4,300,000 |
| 2200-6007 | Federal Water Pollution Abatement | 2,500,000 |
| 2200-6008 | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund - Administration Trust | 5,100,000 |
| 2200-6010 | Tewksbury Industries - Superior Court Civil Action | 100,000 |
| 2200-6014 | Bedford Harbor Expendable Trust | 10,000 |
| 2200-6016 | General Electric Expendable Trust | 100,000 |
| 2200-6020 | Tronox Incorporated Expendable Trust | 500,000 |
| 2200-6023 | Children's Museum Wharf Park Expendable Trust | 5,000 |
| 2200-6024 | Starmet Drum Removal | 261,342 |
| 2200-6385 | Green Chemistry Expendable Trust | 25,000 |
| 2200-6431 | Silresim Superfund Lowell Consent Decree | 1,000,000 |
| 2200-6432 | Silresim Superfund Lowell Replacement Costs Consent Decree | 200,000 |
| 2200-6433 | Charles George Tyngsborough Response Costs Consent Decree | 300,000 |
| 2200-9725 | Fort Devens Expendable Trust | 25,000 |
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| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME | 56,490,322 | |||||
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 27,572,705 | |||||
| Direct Appropriations | ||||||
| 2300-0100 | Department of Fish and Game Administration
For the office of the commissioner; provided, that the commissioner's office shall assess and receive payments from the division of marine fisheries, the division of fisheries and wildlife, the office of fishing and boating access, the division of ecological restoration and all other programs under the control of the department of fish and game; provided further, that the purpose of those assessments shall be to cover appropriate administrative costs of the department, including but not limited to payroll, personnel, legal and other budgetary costs; and provided further, that the amount and contribution from each division or program shall be determined by the commissioner of fish and game |
933,616 | ||||
| 2300-0101 | Riverways Protection Restoration and Public Access Promotion
For the division of ecological restoration and riverways protection program and for the promotion of public access to rivers and wetland restoration, including grants to public and nonpublic entities; provided, that the positions funded in this item shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws |
503,889 | ||||
| 2310-0200 | Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Administration
For the administration of the division of fisheries and wildlife, including the fisheries and wildlife board, the administration of game farms and wildlife restoration projects, wildlife research and management, administration of fish hatcheries, improvement and management of lakes, ponds and rivers, fish and wildlife restoration projects, the commonwealth's share of certain cooperative fishery and wildlife programs and certain programs reimbursable under the federal Aid to Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act
|
14,864,184 | ||||
| 2310-0300 | Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
For the operation of the natural heritage and endangered species program |
150,000 | ||||
| 2310-0306 | Hunter Safety Program
For the hunter safety training program
|
459,926 | ||||
| 2310-0316 | Wildlife Habitat Purchase
For the purchase of land containing wildlife habitat and for the costs of the division of fisheries and wildlife directly related to the administration of the wildlands stamp program under sections 2A and 2C of chapter 131 of the General Laws
|
1,500,000 | ||||
| 2310-0317 | Waterfowl Management Program
For the waterfowl management program established under section 11 of chapter 131 of the General Laws
|
65,000 | ||||
| 2320-0100 | Fishing and Boating Access
For the office of fishing and boating access, including the maintenance, operation and improvements of public access land and water areas; provided, that positions funded in this item shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws |
510,818 | ||||
| 2330-0100 | Division of Marine Fisheries Administration
For the operation of the division of marine fisheries, including a program of enhancement and development of marine recreational fishing and related programs and activities, marine research programs, a commercial fisheries program, a shellfish management program, including coastal area classification, mapping and technical assistance and the operation of the Newburyport shellfish purification plant; provided, that funds shall be expended on a recreational fisheries program to be reimbursed by federal funds; provided further, that the division shall continue to develop strategies to improve federal regulations governing the commercial fishing industry so as to promote sustainable fisheries; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a program of biotoxin monitoring and related classification programs; and provided further, that there shall be Vibrio proactive research into shellfish disease (Vibrio parahaemolyticus) including background levels, environmental conditions, and control practices |
6,051,004 | ||||
| 2330-0120 | Marine Recreational Fisheries Development and Enhancement
For the division of marine fisheries for a program of enhancement and development of marine recreational fishing and related programs and activities, including the cost of equipment, maintenance, staff and the maintenance and updating of data |
671,120 | ||||
| 2330-0300 | Saltwater Sportfish Licensing
For the administration and operation of the saltwater fishing permit program, under section 17C of chapter 130 of the General Laws
|
1,320,159 | ||||
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||
| 2330-0121 | Marine Recreational Fishing Fee Retained Revenue
The division of marine fisheries may expend for the sportfish restoration program an amount not to exceed $217,989 from federal reimbursements related to sportfish restoration and from the sale of materials which promote marine recreational fishing |
217,989 |
| 2330-0150 | Shellfish Purification Plant RR
For the operation and maintenance of the Newburyport shellfish purification plant; provided, that the division of marine fisheries may expend not more than $75,000 from revenue collected from fees generated by operations |
75,000 |
| 2330-0199 | Ventless Trap
For conducting surveys to monitor and forecast an abundance of commercially-important invertebrate species in commonwealth waters, including a ventless lobster trap employing the services of contracted commercial lobster fishing vessels in the commonwealth; provided, that the division of marine fisheries may expend not more than $250,000 from revenue collected from fees generated by the sale of lobster permits |
250,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 19,119,304 | |
| 2300-0115 | USFWS Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture and Fish Passage
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, USFWS Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture and Fish Passage |
60,533 |
| 2300-0117 | Coastal Projects Division of Ecological Restoration
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Coastal Projects USFWS Division of Ecological Restoration |
25,000 |
| 2300-0118 | NOAA Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Project
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NOAA Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Project |
12,740 |
| 2300-0119 | Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief |
6,148,280 |
| 2300-0179 | National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program |
40,290 |
| 2310-0115 | Landowner Incentive Program - Tier 1
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Landowner Incentive Program - Tier 1 |
75,000 |
| 2310-0120 | New England Cottontail
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, New England Cottontail |
175,000 |
| 2330-9222 | Clean Vessel
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Vessel |
936,232 |
| 2330-9712 | Commercial Fisheries Statistics
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Fisheries Statistics |
103,948 |
| 2330-9725 | Boating Infrastructure
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Boating Infrastructure |
100,000 |
| 2330-9730 | Interstate Fisheries Management Support
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Interstate Fisheries Management Support |
307,100 |
| 2330-9736 | Marine Fisheries Institute
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Marine Fisheries Institute |
50,000 |
| 2330-9739 | Turtle Disengagement
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Turtle Disengagement |
660,933 |
| 2330-9741 | Massachusetts Fisheries Economic Assistance Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Fisheries Economic Assistance Program |
10,000,000 |
| 2330-9742 | Age and Growth Project Segment One
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Age and Growth Project Segment One |
211,248 |
| 2330-9743 | Sport Fish Restoration Coordination
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, F-64-C-18 SFR Coordination |
213,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 9,798,313 | |
| 2300-1300 | DFG Ecological Mitigation Trust | 300,000 |
| 2300-6007 | Division of Ecological Restoration Expendable Trust | 1,038,000 |
| 2300-6008 | NFWF Grant Expendable Trust | 3,706,313 |
| 2310-0301 | Heritage and Species Program | 2,154,000 |
| 2320-0102 | Fishing and Boating Access Expendable Trust | 450,000 |
| 2330-0101 | Marine Mammals, Fisheries Research, and Conservation Trust | 1,940,000 |
| 2330-0104 | Massachusetts Seafood Marketing Program Fund | 210,000 |
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|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES | 29,827,790 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 22,147,300 | |
| 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 |
5,089,747 |
| 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 in the commonwealth; provided, that the funds appropriated in this item shall reflect the Feeding America allocation formula in order to benefit the four regional food banks in the commonwealth; provided further, that the department may assess an administrative charge not to exceed 2 per cent of the total appropriation in this item; and provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for operating funds to distribute food for the Massachusetts emergency food assistance program previously provided for in item 7051-0015 of section 2 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011 |
17,000,000 |
| 2511-3002 | Integrated Pest Management Program
For the integrated pest management program |
57,553 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 7,085,490 | |
| 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 |
390,000 |
| 2511-0400 | Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey |
175,000 |
| 2511-0972 | Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program |
5,000,000 |
| 2511-1025 | Country of Origin Labeling - Retail Surveillance
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Country of Origin Labeling - Retail Surveillance |
25,000 |
| 2515-1008 | Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Surveillance
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Surveillance |
97,000 |
| 2516-9002 | Development of Institutional Marketing
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Development of Institutional Marketing |
400,000 |
| 2516-9003 | Farmers' Market Coupon Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Farmers' Market Coupon Program |
380,000 |
| 2516-9004 | Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program |
510,000 |
| 2516-9007 | Organic Certification Cost-Share Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Organic Certification Cost-Share Program |
80,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 595,000 | |
| 2511-0001 | Exposition Building Maintenance Fund | 85,000 |
| 2511-1020 | Dairy Promotion Trust Fund | 175,000 |
| 2511-1193 | Homeless Animal Prevention and Care Fund | 325,000 |
| 2511-6916 | Milk Producers Security Fund Chapter 706 | 10,000 |
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| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| STATE RECLAMATION BOARD | 12,817,681 | |
| Trust and Other Spending | 12,817,681 | |
| 2520-0000 | State Reclamation Board Administration | 443,747 |
| 2520-0300 | Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project Assessments | 2,046,664 |
| 2520-0900 | Suffolk County Mosquito Control Project Assessments | 309,782 |
| 2520-1000 | Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project Assessments | 2,171,306 |
| 2520-1100 | Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project Assessments | 240,608 |
| 2520-1200 | Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project Assessments | 1,836,471 |
| 2520-1300 | Bristol County Mosquito Control Project Assessments | 1,446,400 |
| 2520-1400 | Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project Assessments | 1,719,076 |
| 2520-1500 | Northeast Mosquito Control Project Assessments and Wetlands | 1,752,146 |
| 2520-1501 | North Shore Mosquito Control Maintenance Project | 30,000 |
| 2520-1600 | East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project Assessments | 733,281 |
| 2520-2300 | Cape Cod Greenhead Fly Control Project Assessments | 35,700 |
| 2520-2500 | North Shore Greenhead Fly Control Project Assessments | 52,500 |
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| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION | 131,047,023 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 83,677,606 | |
| Direct Appropriations | ||
| 2800-0100 | Department of Conservation and Recreation Administration
For the operation of the department of conservation and recreation |
4,269,319 |
| 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 |
929,975 |
| 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 implement a stormwater management program in compliance with federal and state stormwater management requirements; provided further, that the department shall inventory all stormwater infrastructure, assess its 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 |
415,854 |
| 2800-0500 | Beach Preservation
For the existing maintenance, operational and infrastructure needs of beaches |
1,008,006 |
| 2800-0501 | DCR Seasonals
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 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 2016 shall continue to receive such benefits in fiscal year 2017 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 |
15,261,436 |
| 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 |
423,295 |
| 2810-0100 | State Parks and Recreation
For the operation of the department's state parks; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be used to operate all of the department's parks, parkways, boulevards, roadways, bridges and related appurtenances under the care, custody and control of the division, flood control activities of the department, 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; and provided further, that the department may issue grants to public and nonpublic entities from this item |
37,378,430 |
| 2820-0101 | State House Park Rangers
For the costs associated with the department's 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 park rangers at the state house |
1,791,291 |
| 2820-2000 | Streetlighting
For the operation of street lighting and the expenses of maintaining the parkways of the department of conservation and recreation |
3,000,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||
| 2810-2042 | Department of Conservation and Recreation Retained Revenue
For the department of conservation and recreation, which may expend not more than $19,200,000 from revenue collected by the department including, but not limited to, revenues collected from all fees, permits, leases, concessions, agreements, rentals, contracts, golf courses, rinks, tickets, fines and penalties, as well as charges established by the commissioner and as received from the Massachusetts water resources authority, the Massachusetts convention center authority, the department of transportation, the department of state police and quasi-public and private entities; and for activities authorized under section 34B of chapter 92 of the General Laws; provided, that the department shall retain and deposit 80 per cent of all fees identified in this item; provided further, that if the department projects that total revenues from the fees identified in this item will exceed $24,000,000, the department shall notify the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that funds in this item shall be expended for the following purposes: (a) the operation and expenses of the department, (b) expenses, upkeep and improvements to the parks and recreation system, (c) the operation and maintenance of the department's telecommunications system and (d) the operation and maintenance of the department's skating rinks and golf courses; 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; and provided further, that no expenditures made in advance of the receipts shall be permitted to exceed 75 per cent of the amount of the revenues projected by the first quarterly statement required by section 1B |
19,200,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 13,637,917 | |
| 2800-9707 | FEMA National Flood Community Assistance Insurance Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FEMA National Flood Community Assistance Insurance Program |
146,000 |
| 2800-9724 | Dam Safety 2013 - FEMA
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Dam Safety 2013 - FEMA |
145,165 |
| 2820-9702 | Rural Community Fire Protection
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Community Fire Protection |
65,453 |
| 2820-9704 | Wildlife Incentives Habitat Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wildlife Incentives Habitat Program |
20,351 |
| 2820-9705 | Identifying and Eradicating the Asian Longhorned Beetle
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Identifying and Eradicating the Asian Longhorned Beetle |
4,100,000 |
| 2820-9708 | 2014 NRCS Dam Rehabilitation Funding Watershed Restoration
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 2014 NRCS Dam Rehabilitation Funding Watershed Restoration |
1,528,000 |
| 2820-9709 | Regional Conservation Partnership Program Coop Agreement
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Regional Conservation Partnership Program |
45,751 |
| 2821-9705 | Shade Tree and Forest Health
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shade Tree and Forest Health |
350,550 |
| 2821-9708 | Urban Community Forest Tornado Recovery
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban Community Forest Tornado Recovery |
71,000 |
| 2821-9709 | Forestry Planning
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forestry Planning |
152,521 |
| 2821-9711 | Rural Fire Prevention and Control
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Fire Prevention and Control |
365,379 |
| 2821-9713 | Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Management
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Management |
555,546 |
| 2821-9717 | Forest Legacy Administration
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Legacy Administration |
4,038,459 |
| 2821-9725 | USFS Woodbank Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, US Forestry Service Wood Bank Grant |
90,824 |
| 2821-9726 | US Forest Service Forest Health Management
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, US Forest Service Forest Health Management |
97,224 |
| 2830-9733 | USFWS AIS Management Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, US Fish and Wildlife Service Aquatic Invasive Species Management Grant |
6,870 |
| 2840-9709 | Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research |
634,617 |
| 2850-9701 | Recreational Trails Grant Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Recreational Trails Grant Program |
1,224,207 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 33,731,500 | |
| 2800-0060 | Dam Safety Expendable Trust | 10,000 |
| 2800-0647 | Nantasket Beach Reservation Trust Fund | 75,000 |
| 2800-0648 | New Charles River Basin Parks Expendable Trust | 1,950,000 |
| 2800-0649 | Horseneck Beach Reservation Trust Fund | 50,000 |
| 2800-2002 | USDA Forest Service Wildland Firefighting | 50,000 |
| 2800-3234 | Scusset Beach State Reservation Trust Fund | 35,000 |
| 2800-6002 | Environmental Management Conservation Trust | 1,800,000 |
| 2800-6006 | Campground Reservation Fees | 600,000 |
| 2820-6006 | Massachusetts Re-Leaf | 30,000 |
| 2820-6025 | Forest Products | 150,000 |
| 2820-6027 | Schooner Ernestina Commission | 621,500 |
| 2822-1441 | Watershed Division | 7,900,000 |
| 2822-1445 | Watershed Land Acquisition Expendable Trust | 1,000,000 |
| 2822-1447 | Salisbury Beach Preservation Trust Fund | 450,000 |
| 2830-0100 | Division of Water Supply Protection | 16,660,000 |
| 2848-0052 | General Parks Purchase, Investments, and Payments from Trust | 975,000 |
| 2848-0066 | Special Events | 1,200,000 |
| 2848-0071 | Blue Hills Reservation Trust | 100,000 |
| 2848-0072 | Revere Beach Reservation - North Lot | 75,000 |
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| 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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| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES | 27,930,978 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 3,875,343 | |
| 7006-1001 | Residential Conservation Service Program
For the residential conservation service program under chapter 465 of the acts of 1980 and the commercial and apartment conservation service program pursuant to section 11A of chapter 25A of the General Laws; provided, that the assessments levied for fiscal year 2017 pursuant to said chapter 465 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item as well as the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item |
224,111 |
| 7006-1003 | Department of Energy Resources Assessment
For the operation of the department of energy resources; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed under section 11H of chapter 25A of the General Laws shall be equal to the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item |
3,651,232 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 965,635 | |
| 7006-9308 | Comm Facility Fund for Energy Efficiency
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comm Facility Fund for Energy Efficiency |
87,498 |
| 7006-9720 | State Heating Oil and Propane Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Heating Oil and Propane Program |
22,578 |
| 7006-9731 | State Energy Plan
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Energy Plan |
855,559 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 23,090,000 | |
| 7006-7056 | Alternative Compliance Payment Expendable Trust | 12,000,000 |
| 7006-7060 | Department of Energy Resources Energy Efficiency Trust | 11,000,000 |
| 7006-7061 | Division of Energy Resources Credit | 90,000 |
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