| 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 for Administration and Finance | 202,309 | 261,297 | 463,606 | 13,509 |
| Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council | 0 | 1,576 | 1,576 | 0 |
| Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance | 20,308 | 33,580 | 53,888 | 44,331 |
| Bureau of the State House | 2,523 | 100 | 2,623 | 0 |
| Massachusetts Office on Disability | 652 | 320 | 971 | 0 |
| Teachers' Retirement Board | 0 | 3,129,998 | 3,129,998 | 18,081 |
| Group Insurance Commission | 2,161,452 | 687,376 | 2,848,828 | 1,132,805 |
| Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission | 0 | 9,569 | 9,569 | 0 |
| Division of Administrative Law Appeals | 1,115 | 0 | 1,115 | 5 |
| George Fingold Library | 862 | 0 | 862 | 9 |
| Department of Revenue | 1,227,418 | 69,504 | 1,296,922 | 184,381 |
| Appellate Tax Board | 2,295 | 0 | 2,295 | 1,847 |
| Health Policy Commission | 8,480 | 53,750 | 62,230 | 9,800 |
| Human Resources Division | 36,683 | 63,591 | 100,274 | 2,546 |
| Civil Service Commission | 444 | 0 | 444 | 0 |
| Operational Services Division | 12,786 | 8,932 | 21,717 | 16,062 |
| Massachusetts Office of Information Technology | 16,797 | 148,209 | 165,006 | 35,450 |
| TOTAL | 3,694,123 | 4,467,803 | 8,161,925 | 1,458,826 |
| account | description | amount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE | 463,606,309 | |||||||||
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 202,308,953 | |||||||||
| Direct Appropriations | ||||||||||
| 1100-1100 | Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance
For the operation of the office of the secretary of administration and finance; provided, that $175,000 shall be expended for an office of faith-based and community initiatives, reporting jointly to the executive office for administration and finance and the office of the Governor, to engage community and faith-based organizations and other local not-for-profit organizations, to assist them in identifying state resources that can advance their service offerings, and to encourage them as they promote volunteerism, civic engagement, and grass-roots community development |
3,436,202 | ||||||||
| 1100-1201 | Commonwealth Performance Accountability and Transparency
For the operation of the office of commonwealth performance, accountability and transparency; provided, that the activities funded from this item may include, but not be limited to: the implementation and maintenance of a performance management program across executive departments, monitoring and reviewing of federal grant applications to maximize federal revenue opportunities and ensure compliance with federal reporting requirements including the implementation and oversight of the Federal Financial Accountability and Transparency Act, maintaining transparency of the commonwealth's administration and finance activities in compliance with section 14C of chapter 7 of the General Laws and other statewide transparency initiatives, enhancing program integrity and ongoing efforts to prevent fraud, waste and abuse throughout executive departments; provided further, that funds may be expended for performing enhanced economic forecasting and analysis; and provided further, that the unit may develop guidelines and methodologies for agencies to follow in the forecasting of caseloads and revenue |
388,828 | ||||||||
| 1100-1700 | Administration and Finance IT Costs
For the provision of information technology services within the executive office for administration and finance |
31,545,570 | ||||||||
| 1106-0064 | Caseload and Economic Forecasting Office
For the caseload and economic forecasting office within the commonwealth performance, accountability and transparency office; provided, that the caseload and economic forecasting office shall provide analysis of long-term revenue and budget projections for the long-term fiscal policy framework, analysis of potential gross state product for the health care cost containment legislation and fiscal impact analysis of major policy proposals and support the development of caseload forecasts for: (1) MassHealth enrollment by group; (2) participation in state subsidized child care provided through items 3000-3050, 3000-4050 and 3000-4060; (3) participation in emergency assistance and housing programs provided through items 7004-0101 and 7004-0108; (4) enrollment, both active member and dependent, in the group insurance commission; (5) recipients of direct benefits provided by the department of transitional assistance through items 4403-2000, 4405-2000 and 4408-1000; and (6) participation in programs provided by the department of children and families through items 4800-0038 and 4800-0041; provided further, that the office shall report its caseload forecasts to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than November 30, 2016; and provided further, that the office shall submit an updated forecast to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committee on ways and means not later than March 13, 2017 |
130,320 | ||||||||
| 1599-0026 | Municipal Regionalization and Efficiencies Incentive Reserve
For a reserve to support municipal improvements; provided, that not more than $2,650,000 shall be expended for an incentive program for communities and municipalities engaging in the use of best practices determined by the Community Compact Cabinet created by Executive Order 554 issued January 23, 2015; provided further, that funds may be expended by the Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management at the University of Massachusetts at Boston's McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies for a program of performance management, accountability and transparency for local governments; provided further, that not more than $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the executive office of public safety and security for a competitive grant program for public safety and emergency staffing to be administered by that executive office; provided further, that the grants shall be awarded to communities that: (A) have populations of at least 60,000; and (B) demonstrate that their police departments had an operating budget per capita of less than $200 in 2015; and provided further, that not more than $2,000,000 shall be expended to fund the District Local Technical Assistance Fund, established in section 2XXX of chapter 29 of the General Laws, including projects that encourage regionalization, to be administered by the division of local services and distributed through the District Local Technical Assistance Fund |
5,650,000 | ||||||||
| 1599-0063 | Early Retirement Incentive Program NonPayroll Costs
For a reserve to fund the costs of sick leave and vacation leave buyout of employees participating in the employee retirement incentive program, and additional health and other benefit costs of employees who fill positions vacated pursuant to the employee retirement incentive program; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer from this item to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal year 2017 amounts necessary to meet these costs, in accordance with a transfer plan which shall be filed in advance with the house and senate committees on ways and means |
13,454,074 | ||||||||
| 1599-1970 | Massachusetts Department of Transportation Contract Assistance
For a reserve for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for the purpose of defraying costs of the Massachusetts turnpike authority, or its successor, incurred in fiscal year 2017 under section 138 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009
|
125,000,000 | ||||||||
| 1599-1977 | Commonwealth Infrastructure Investment Assistance Reserve
For contract assistance to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency for payment of debt service and other obligations of the agency in connection with Massachusetts development finance agency special obligation bonds series issued pursuant to chapter 293 of the acts of 2006 and chapter 303 of the acts of 2008 |
11,600,000 | ||||||||
| 1599-2016 | CPCS Study Reserve
For a reserve to fund a study of Committee for Public Counsel Services funding |
250,000 | ||||||||
| 1599-3234 | South Essex Sewerage District Debt Service Assessment
For the commonwealth's South Essex sewerage district debt service assessment |
33,914 | ||||||||
| 1599-4417 | E.J. Collins Jr. Center for Public Management
For the Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management at the University of Massachusetts, including their work supporting performance management initiatives in state and municipal government |
250,000 | ||||||||
| 1599-4445 | Quarter Point Collective Bargaining Reserve
For a reserve to meet the fiscal year 2017 costs of quarter point benefits authorized by collective bargaining agreements with the executive branch and ratified by the general court |
10,570,045 | ||||||||
| account | description | amount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intragovernmental Service Spending | 28,019,283 | |||||||||
| 1100-1701 | Chargeback for Administration and Finance IT Costs
For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office for administration and finance
|
28,019,283 | ||||||||
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 233,278,073 | |
| 1100-1122 | Economic Development through Infrastructure Improvements Trust | 50,000 |
| 1599-5819 | Commonwealth Care Trust Fund | 233,228,073 |
| account | description | amount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASSACHUSETTS DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL | 1,575,721 | |||||||||
| Federal Grant Spending | 1,351,143 | |||||||||
| 1100-1702 | Federal Development Disabilities Act Implementation
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Implementation of the Federal Developmental Disabilities Act; provided, that in order to qualify for said grant, this account shall be exempt from the first $250,000 of fringe benefit and indirect cost charges pursuant to section six B of chapter twenty-nine of the General Laws |
1,351,143 | ||||||||
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 224,578 | |
| 1100-1704 | Developmental Disability (DD) Suite Expendable Trust | 224,578 |
| account | description | amount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIVISION OF CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE | 53,888,445 | |||||||||
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 20,307,972 | |||||||||
| Direct Appropriations | ||||||||||
| 1102-3199 | Office of Facilities Management
For the operation of the office of facilities management, including the cost of utilities and associated contracts for properties managed by the division |
10,737,338 | ||||||||
| 1599-3856 | Massachusetts IT Center Operational Expenses
For costs associated with operating the Massachusetts information technology center in the city of Chelsea |
500,000 | ||||||||
| account | description | amount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||||||||||
| 1102-3205 | State Office Building Rents Retained Revenue
For the division of capital asset management and maintenance which may expend for the maintenance and operation of the MITC, Springfield state office building and other state buildings up to $8,770,634 in revenues collected from rentals, commissions, fees and any other sources pertaining to the operations of said facilities; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating 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 |
8,770,634 | ||||||||
| 1102-3232 | Contractor Certification Program Retained Revenue
For the division of capital asset management and maintenance; provided, that the division may expend not more than $300,000 received from application fees charged in conjunction with the certification of contractors and subcontractors under section 44D of chapter 149 of the General Laws; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating 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 |
300,000 | ||||||||
| account | description | amount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intragovernmental Service Spending | 16,436,923 | |||||||||
| 1102-3224 | Chargeback for Saltonstall Lease and Occupancy Payments
For the cost of the Leverett Saltonstall lease and occupancy payments
|
13,517,734 | ||||||||
| 1102-3226 | Chargeback for State Buildings Operation and Maintenance
For the operation and maintenance of state buildings, including the Hurley state office building occupied by the department of unemployment assistance, and the department of career services; provided, that the division may also charge for reimbursement for overtime expenses, materials and contract services purchased in performing renovations and related services for agencies occupying state buildings or for services rendered to approved entities using state facilities
|
2,919,189 | ||||||||
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 17,143,550 | |
| 1102-0013 | New Athletic Facility at Worcester State University Campus | 6,400,000 |
| 1102-0017 | UMS Lowell North Campus Project | 134,750 |
| 1102-0020 | Renovation of MH to Create a Center for Life Sciences | 2,000,000 |
| 1102-0022 | Performance Maintenance Costs | 151,300 |
| 1102-0029 | FRC Energy & Water Performance Term Costs | 3,290,000 |
| 1102-2494 | Forward Capacity Market and Energy Efficiency Trust | 5,000,000 |
| 1102-3238 | Salem State Performance Contracting | 17,500 |
| 1102-6025 | MAS Energy & Water Contract Costs | 60,000 |
| 1102-6300 | Architectural Services Lower Lobby at BHC | 90,000 |
| account | description | amount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUREAU OF THE STATE HOUSE | 2,622,506 | |||||||||
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 2,522,506 | |||||||||
| 1102-1128 | State House Accessibility
For state house accessibility coordination, including communications access to public hearings and meetings; provided, that access shall include interpreter services for the deaf and hard of hearing |
142,386 | ||||||||
| 1102-3309 | Bureau of the State House
For the operation of the bureau of the state house |
2,380,120 | ||||||||
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 100,000 | |
| 1102-3304 | State House Special Events Fund | 100,000 |
| account | description | amount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE ON DISABILITY | 971,347 | |||||||||
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 651,516 | |||||||||
| 1107-2400 | Massachusetts Office on Disability
For the operation of the office on disability |
651,516 | ||||||||
| account | description | amount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 279,831 | |||||||||
| 1107-2450 | Rehabilitation Services - Client Assistance Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rehabilitation Services - Client Assistance Program |
279,831 | ||||||||
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 40,000 | |
| 1107-2490 | Disability and Business Technical Assistance | 40,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD | 3,129,997,872 | |
| Trust and Other Spending | 3,129,997,872 | |
| 1108-1020 | Teacher Pension Payments | 2,500,000,000 |
| 1108-1023 | Accounting for Pension Payments Made in Excess of IRS Cap | 18,000 |
| 1108-2058 | E-Retirement Project | 550,000 |
| 1108-4000 | Teachers' Retirement Board Administration | 14,370,000 |
| 7025-9600 | Teachers Annuities Fund-Receipts | 615,000,000 |
| 7025-9650 | Teachers' Ret. Military Account Balance - July 1 | 59,872 |
| account | description | amount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROUP INSURANCE COMMISSION | 2,848,828,148 | |||||||||
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 2,161,451,795 | |||||||||
| Direct Appropriations | ||||||||||
| 1108-5100 | Group Insurance Commission
For the operation of the group insurance commission |
4,751,591 | ||||||||
| 1108-5200 | Group Insurance Premium and Plan Costs
For the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premium and plan costs incurred in fiscal year 2017; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds in this item shall not be available during the accounts payable period of fiscal year 2017, and any unexpended balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund at the end of the last accounting period in fiscal year 2017; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall charge the division of unemployment assistance and other departments, authorities, agencies and divisions which have federal or other funds allocated to them for this purpose, for that portion of insurance premiums and plan costs as the secretary determines should be borne by such funds, and shall notify the comptroller of the amounts to be transferred, after similar determination, from the several state or other funds and amounts received in payment of all such charges or such transfers shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for the commonwealth's share of group insurance premium and plan costs provided to employees and retirees in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the group insurance commission shall obtain reimbursement for premium and administrative expenses from other agencies and authorities not funded by state appropriation; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may charge all agencies for the commonwealth's share of the health insurance costs incurred on behalf of any employees of those agencies who are on leave of absence for a period of more than 1 year; provided further, that the amounts received in payment for the charges shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that notwithstanding section 26 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, the commission may negotiate, purchase and execute contracts before July 1 of each year for policies of group insurance as authorized by chapter 32A of the General Laws; provided further, that notwithstanding chapter 150E of the General Laws and as provided in section 8 of said chapter 32A and for the purposes of section 14 of said chapter 32A, that the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premiums for active state employees and their dependents shall be 75 per cent; provided further, that the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premiums for state employees who have retired on or before July 1, 1994, shall be 90 per cent and the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premiums for state employees who have retired after July 1, 1994 or who filed an application for retirement on or after August 7, 2009, and on or before October 1, 2009, and retired not later than January 31, 2010, shall be 85 per cent; provided further, that the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premiums for active state employees who filed an application for retirement after October 1, 2009, and retired on or before June 30, 2016, shall be 80 per cent; provided further, that the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premiums for active state employees who retired after June 30, 2016, shall be 75 per cent; and provided further, that the group insurance commission may pay premium and plan costs for municipal employees and retirees who are enrolled in the group insurance commission's health plans pursuant to the commission's regulations |
1,641,331,829 | ||||||||
| 1108-5350 | Retired Governmental Employees Group Insurance Premiums
For the cost of group insurance premiums for elderly governmental retirees |
275,800 | ||||||||
| 1108-5400 | Retired Municipal Teachers Group Insurance Premiums
For the costs of group insurance premiums for retired municipal teachers and the audit of those premiums |
54,160,000 | ||||||||
| 1108-5500 | Group Insurance Dental and Vision Benefits
For the costs, notwithstanding chapter 32A of the General Laws to the contrary, of dental and vision benefits for those active employees of the commonwealth, not including employees of authorities or any other political subdivisions, who are not otherwise provided those benefits under a separate appropriation or the terms of a contract or collective bargaining agreement; provided, that such employees shall pay 15 per cent of the monthly premium established by the commission for the benefits |
8,631,072 | ||||||||
| account | description | amount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||||||||||
| 1108-5201 | Municipal Partnership Act Implementation Retained Revenue
The group insurance commission may expend for the purposes of administering a program for municipal health coverage as provided under section 19 of chapter 32B of the General Laws, an amount not to exceed $2,301,503 from revenues received from administrative fees associated with providing the coverage; 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 group insurance commission 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 |
2,301,503 | ||||||||
| account | description | amount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 2E | ||||||||||
| 1599-6152 | State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund
To provide for an operating transfer to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund, established pursuant to section 24 of chapter 32A of the General Laws |
450,000,000 | ||||||||
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 687,376,353 | |
| 1120-2100 | Basic Life and AD&D Insurance Rate Stabilization Reserve | 100,000 |
| 1120-2200 | Optional Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Plans | 1,900,000 |
| 1120-2500 | Group Insurance Commission Assets Held in Trust | 680,797,353 |
| 1120-3100 | Elderly Govt Retirees Health and Optional Medicare Rate | 50,000 |
| 1120-3200 | Elderly Government Retiree CIC and CIC-OME Rate Stabilization | 9,000 |
| 1120-3611 | Group Insurance Trust Fund | 20,000 |
| 1120-4100 | Retired Municipal Teachers Optional Life Insurance Rate Stablization | 50,000 |
| 1120-4200 | Retired Municipal Teachers Health & OME | 4,000,000 |
| 1120-4300 | Retired Municipal Teachers CIC & CIC-OME | 225,000 |
| 1120-5611 | Accumulated Net Interest from Employees' Premiums | 225,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION | 9,569,089 | |
| Trust and Other Spending | 9,569,089 | |
| 1108-6000 | Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission | 9,569,089 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS | 1,114,781 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | ||
| 1110-1000 | Division of Administrative Law Appeals
For the operation of the division of administrative law appeals |
1,114,781 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| GEORGE FINGOLD LIBRARY | 861,925 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | ||
| 1120-4005 | George Fingold Library
For the operation of the state library of Massachusetts |
861,925 |
| account | description | amount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE | 1,296,922,284 | |||||||||
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 1,227,417,892 | |||||||||
| Direct Appropriations | ||||||||||
| 1201-0100 | Department of Revenue
For the operation of the department of revenue, including the tax administration division and the audit of certain foreign corporations; provided, that the department may allocate funds to the office of the attorney general for the purpose of the tax prosecution unit; provided further, that the department may charge item 1201-0160 for the costs of personnel and other support expenses provided to the child support enforcement unit; provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this account are positions requiring the services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than full-time basis beginning no earlier than December 1 and ending no later than November 30; and provided further, that seasonal positions funded by this account may not be filled by an incumbent for more than 10-months within a 12-month period |
77,536,444 | ||||||||
| 1201-0160 | Child Support Enforcement Division
For the operation of the child support enforcement division; provided, that the department of revenue may allocate funds to the department of state police, the district courts, the probate and family courts, the district attorneys and other state agencies for the performance of certain child support enforcement activities, and that those agencies are directed to expend the funds for the purposes of this item; provided further, that the federal receipts associated with the child support computer network shall be drawn down at the highest possible rate of reimbursement and deposited into a revolving account to be expended for the network; provided further, that federal receipts associated with child support enforcement grants shall be deposited into a revolving account to be drawn down at the highest possible rate of reimbursement and to be expended for the grant authority; 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 amounts not to exceed the lower of the authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system, for federal incentives and the network in accounts 1201-0161, 1201-0410 and 1201-0412 |
29,371,521 | ||||||||
| 1201-0911 | Expert Witnesses and Their Expenses
For the costs associated with expert witnesses retained by the department of revenue for the purpose of resolving tax disputes; provided, that expenditures from this item shall be the lesser of $700,000 and the amount certified by the secretary of administration and finance under section 156 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012 |
700,000 | ||||||||
| 1231-1000 | Sewer Rate Relief Funding
For the Commonwealth Sewer Rate Relief Fund, established pursuant to section 2Z of chapter 29 of the General Laws |
1,100,000 | ||||||||
| 1232-0100 | Underground Storage Tank Reimbursements
For underground storage tank reimbursements to parties that have remediated spills of petroleum products pursuant to chapter 21J of the General Laws |
10,000,000 | ||||||||
| 1232-0200 | Underground Storage Tank Administrative Review Board
For the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Cleanup Fund administrative review board established by section 8 of chapter 21J of the General Laws and for the administration of the underground storage tank program associated with the implementation of said chapter 21J; provided, that notwithstanding section 4 of said chapter 21J or any other general or special law to the contrary, appropriations made in this item shall be sufficient to cover the administrative expenses of the underground storage tank program |
1,237,347 | ||||||||
| 1233-2000 | Tax Abatements for Veterans Widows Blind Persons and Elderly
For the tax abatement program for veterans, widows, blind persons and the elderly; provided, that cities and towns shall be reimbursed for the abatements granted under clauses 17, 22, 22A to E, inclusive, 37, 37A, 41, 41B, 41C, 41C 1/2 and 52 of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws; provided further, that the commonwealth shall reimburse each city or town that accepts clauses 41B, 41C or 41C 1/2 for additional costs incurred in determining eligibility of applicants under these clauses in an amount not to exceed $2 per exemption granted; and provided further, that funds shall be made available from this item for reimbursements to cities and towns for additional exemptions from the motor vehicle excise granted to disabled veterans under the seventh paragraph of section 1 of chapter 60A of the General Laws |
24,038,075 | ||||||||
| 1233-2350 | Unrestricted General Government Local Aid
For the distribution to cities and towns of the balance of the State Lottery and Gaming Fund in accordance with clause (c) of the second paragraph of section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws and additional aid to municipalities as provided for in section 3
|
1,021,928,272 | ||||||||
| 1233-2400 | Reimbursement to Cities in Lieu of Taxes on State Owned Land
For reimbursements to cities and towns in lieu of taxes on state-owned land under sections 13 to 17, inclusive, of chapter 58 of the General Laws |
26,770,000 | ||||||||
| 1233-2401 | Chapter 40S Education Payments
For reimbursements to certain cities and towns for additional educational costs pursuant to chapter 40S of the General Laws |
250,000 | ||||||||
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||||||
| 1201-0130 | Additional Auditors Retained Revenue
The department of revenue may expend for the operation of the department an amount not to exceed $27,938,953 from revenues collected by the additional auditors for an enhanced audit program; provided, that those auditors shall discover and identify persons who are delinquent either in the filing of a tax return or the payment of a tax due and payable to the commonwealth, obtain the delinquent returns and collect the delinquent taxes for a prior fiscal year; 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 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 |
27,938,953 | ||||
| 1201-0164 | Child Support Enforcement Federal Reimbursed Retained Revenue
The child support enforcement division of the department of revenue may expend for the operation of the division an amount not to exceed $6,547,280 from federal reimbursements; 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 |
6,547,280 | ||||
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 179,442 | |||||
| 1201-0109 | State Access and Visitation Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Access and Visitation Program |
179,442 | ||||
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 69,324,950 | |
| 1201-0112 | Higher Education Student Loan Offset Fund | 50,000 |
| 1201-0113 | Massachusetts United States Olympic Fund | 71,512 |
| 1201-0133 | Tax Collection Services Agreement | 1,700,000 |
| 1201-0161 | Child Support Enforcement Revolving Fund | 22,870,609 |
| 1201-0201 | Underground Storage Tank Program Expendable Trust | 353,733 |
| 1201-0410 | Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund | 16,467,248 |
| 1201-2203 | Retained Tax Intercept Fees | 50,000 |
| 1201-2204 | Internal Revenue Service Tax Intercept Fees | 50,000 |
| 1201-2286 | Massachusetts Community Preservation Trust Fund | 22,180,900 |
| 1201-2498 | CSE Penalties and Interest | 5,507,674 |
| 1231-3573 | Division of Local Services Educational Programs | 23,274 |
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPELLATE TAX BOARD | 2,295,195 | |||||
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | ||||||
| Direct Appropriations | ||||||
| 1310-1000 | Appellate Tax Board
For the operation of the appellate tax board |
1,895,195 | ||||
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||
| 1310-1001 | Tax Assessment Appeals Fee Retained Revenue
The appellate tax board may expend for the operation of the board an amount not to exceed $400,000 from fees collected; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in order to accommodate 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 |
400,000 |
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEALTH POLICY COMMISSION | 62,229,800 | |||||
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 8,479,800 | |||||
| 1450-1200 | Health Policy Commission
For the operation of the Health Policy Commission |
8,479,800 | ||||
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 53,750,000 | |
| 1450-1201 | Healthcare Payment Reform | 3,500,000 |
| 1450-1224 | Distressed Hospital Trust Fund | 50,250,000 |
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION | 100,273,789 | |||||
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 36,682,876 | |||||
| Direct Appropriations | ||||||
| 1750-0100 | Human Resources Division
For the operation of the human resources division |
2,829,835 | ||||
| 1750-0119 | Former County Employees Workers' Compensation
For payment of workers' compensation benefits to certain former employees of Middlesex and Worcester counties; provided, that the division shall routinely recertify the former employees under current workers' compensation procedures |
8,233 | ||||
| 1750-0300 | State Contribution to Union Dental and Vision Insurance
For the commonwealth's contributions in fiscal year 2017 to health and welfare funds established under certain collective bargaining agreements; provided, that the contributions shall be calculated as provided in the applicable collective bargaining agreement and shall be paid to the health and welfare trust funds on a monthly basis or on such other basis as the applicable collective bargaining agreement provides |
31,300,118 | ||||
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||||||
| 1750-0102 | Civil Service and Physical Abilities Exam Fee Retained Revenue
The human resources division may expend for the administration of the civil service examination program, examinations for non-civil service positions and implementation of the medical and physical fitness standards program an amount not to exceed $2,544,690 from fees charged as provided in this item; provided, that the personnel administrator shall collect a fee of not less than $50 from each applicant for a civil service or non-civil service examination and physical ability test; 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 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 |
2,544,690 | ||||
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intragovernmental Service Spending | 63,590,913 | |||||
| 1750-0101 | Chargeback for Training
For the cost of goods and services rendered in administering training programs, including the cost of training unit staff; provided, that the division shall charge to other items for the cost of participants enrolled in programs sponsored by the division or to state agencies employing these participants; provided further, that the division may collect from participating state agencies a fee sufficient to cover administrative costs of the commonwealth's performance recognition programs and to expend these fees for goods and services rendered in the administration of these programs; provided further, that the division may charge and collect from participating state agencies a fee sufficient to cover administrative costs and expend these fees for goods and services rendered in the administration of information technology services related to the human resources compensation management system program; and provided further, that the division may charge and collect from participating state agencies fees sufficient to cover the costs of shared services
|
235,452 | ||||
| 1750-0105 | Chargeback for Workers' Compensation
For the cost of the commonwealth's workers' compensation program, including the workers' compensation litigation unit; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall charge state agencies for workers' compensation costs, including related administrative expenses, incurred on behalf of the employees of those agencies; provided further, that the personnel administrator shall administer those charges on behalf of the secretary and may establish regulations considered necessary to implement this item; provided further, that the personnel administrator shall notify agencies regarding the chargeback methodology to be used in fiscal year 2017 and the amount of their estimated workers' compensation charges and shall require agencies to encumber sufficient funds to meet the estimated charges, including any additional amounts considered necessary under the regulations; provided further, that for any agency that fails within 60 days of the effective date of this act to encumber funds sufficient to meet the estimated charges, the comptroller shall encumber funds on behalf of that agency; provided further, that the personnel administrator shall determine the amount of the actual workers' compensation costs incurred by each agency in the preceding month, including related administrative expenses, notify each agency of those amounts, charge those amounts to each agency's accounts as estimates of the costs to be incurred in the current month and transfer those amounts to this item; provided further, that any unspent balance in this item as of June 30 of the current fiscal year be re-authorized for expenditure in the next fiscal year; and provided further, that prior year costs for hospital, physician, benefit and other costs may be funded from this item
|
58,603,077 | ||||
| 1750-0106 | Chargeback for Workers' Compensation Litigation Unit Services
For the workers' compensation litigation unit, including the costs of personnel
|
832,395 | ||||
| 1750-0600 | Chargeback for Human Resources Modernization
For the cost of core human resources administrative processing functions
|
2,535,850 | ||||
| 1750-0601 | Chargeback for HRCMS Functionality
The human resources division may, on behalf of the division, the comptroller's office and the information technology division, charge and collect from participating state agencies a fee sufficient to cover administrative costs and expend such fees for goods and services rendered in the administration of the human resources compensation management system program
|
1,384,139 | ||||
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION | 444,422 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | ||
| 1108-1011 | Civil Service Commission
For the operation of the civil service commission |
444,422 |
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPERATIONAL SERVICES DIVISION | 21,717,449 | |||||
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 12,785,872 | |||||
| Direct Appropriations | ||||||
| 1775-0200 | Supplier Diversity Office
For the operation of the supplier diversity office |
367,171 | ||||
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||||||
| 1775-0115 | Statewide Contract Fee
For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend for the purpose of procuring, managing and administering statewide contracts and repaying capital funds an amount not to exceed $11,740,701 from revenue collected from the statewide contract administrative fee; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the operational services division may incur expenses including the costs of personnel 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 |
11,740,701 | ||||
| 1775-0124 | Human Services Provider Overbilling Recovery Retained Revenue
The operational services division may expend for the operation of the division an amount not to exceed $150,000 from revenue recovered as a result of administrative reviews and the division's audits and reviews of health and human services providers under section 22N of chapter 7 of the General Laws; provided, that the division may only retain revenues collected in excess of $100,000; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating 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 |
150,000 | ||||
| 1775-0600 | Surplus Sales Retained Revenue
The operational services division may expend for costs associated with the acquisition, warehousing, allocation and distribution of state surplus personal property and for the purchase of motor vehicles and associated administrative and personnel costs an amount not to exceed $450,000 from revenues collected from the sale of that property and surplus motor vehicles including, but not limited to, state police vehicles and vehicles from manufacturer warranties, rebates and settlements; 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 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 |
450,000 | ||||
| 1775-0700 | Reprographic Services Retained Revenue
The operational services division may expend for printing, photocopying, related graphic art or design work and other reprographic goods and services provided to the general public an amount not to exceed $53,000 from fees charged for those goods and services |
53,000 | ||||
| 1775-0900 | Federal Surplus Property Retained Revenue
For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $25,000 in revenues collected from the sale of federal surplus property |
25,000 | ||||
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intragovernmental Service Spending | 8,397,133 | |||||
| 1775-0800 | Chargeback for Purchase Operation and Repair of State Vehicles
For the purchase, operation and repair of vehicles, and for the cost of the operation and maintenance of all vehicles that are leased by other agencies, including the costs of personnel
|
7,647,133 | ||||
| 1775-1000 | Chargeback for Reprographic Services
For the provision of printing, photocopying and related graphic art or design work, including all necessary incidental expenses and liabilities
|
750,000 | ||||
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 534,444 | |
| 1775-0120 | Statewide Training and Resource Exposition | 475,000 |
| 1775-0123 | Uniform Financial Statements and Independent Auditor's Report | 8,000 |
| 1775-2220 | Unified Certification Program Trust | 51,444 |
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 165,006,378 | |||||
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 16,797,040 | |||||
| Direct Appropriations | ||||||
| 1790-0100 | MassIT Administration
For the operation of the Massachusetts Office of Information Technology; provided, that the office shall continue a chargeback system for its information technology services, including the operation of the commonwealth's human resources and compensation management system; provided further, that the office shall develop a formula to determine the cost that will be charged to each agency for its use of the human resources and compensation management system; provided further, that the state comptroller shall establish accounts and procedures as he deems appropriate and necessary to assist in accomplishing the purposes of this item; provided further, that any planned information technology development project or purchase by any agency under the authority of the governor for which the total projected cost exceeds $200,000, including the cost of any related hardware, software, or consulting fees, and regardless of fiscal year or source of funds, shall be reviewed and approved by the chief information officer before the agency may obligate funds for the project or purchase; and provided further, that the chief information officer may establish rules and procedures necessary to implement this item |
3,347,240 | ||||
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||||||
| 1790-0300 | Vendor Computer Service Fee Retained Revenue
For the office of information technology which may expend not more than $13,449,800 from revenues collected from the provision of computer resources and services to the general public, including the purchase, lease, or rental of telecommunications lines, services, and equipment; 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 office 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 any unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2017 shall remain in the account and may be expended for the item in fiscal year 2018 |
13,449,800 | ||||
| account | description | amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intragovernmental Service Spending | 148,209,338 | |||||
| 1790-0200 | Chargeback for Computer Resources and Services
For the cost of computer resources and services provided by the office of information technology; provided, that any unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2017 shall remain in the Intergovernmental Service Fund and may be expended for the item in fiscal year 2018
|
146,236,494 | ||||
| 1790-0400 | Chargeback for Postage Supplies and Equipment
For the purchase, delivery, handling of and contracting for supplies, postage and related equipment and other incidental expenses provided pursuant to section 51 of chapter 30 of the General Laws
|
1,972,844 | ||||