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Department of Public Utilities
| DEPARTMENT |
FY 2018
Budgetary Recommendation |
FY 2018
Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY 2018
Total Spending |
FY 2018
Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Public Utilities | 14,348 | 6,076 | 20,423 | 21,541 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES | 20,423,236 | |
| Budgetary Recommendation | 14,347,596 | |
| Direct Appropriations | 11,972,596 | |
| 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 2018 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 |
10,342,041 |
| 2100-0013 |
TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT DIVISION
For the operation of the transportation oversight division |
271,340 |
| 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 2018 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 |
102,889 |
| 2100-0017 |
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY OVERSIGHT
For the operation of the transportation network company oversight division established in section 23 of chapter 25 of the General Laws; provided, that the amount assessed under subsection (b) of said section 23 of said chapter 25 shall be equal to the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item |
1,256,326 |
| Retained Revenues | 2,375,000 | |
| 2100-0014 |
ENERGY FACILITIES SITING BOARD RETAINED REVENUE
For the department of public utilities, which 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 2018 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 2018 and prior fiscal years from motor carrier companies; 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 |
2,300,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 1,697,736 | |
| 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 |
1,272,736 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust Spending | 4,377,904 | |
| 2100-0218 | DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES STORM TRUST FUND | 405,941 |
| 7006-0075 | DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ENERGY TRUST FUND | 3,971,963 |
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