For the operation of the office of the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, including the water resources commission, the hazardous waste facility site safety council, the coastal zone management program and environmental impact reviews conducted under
chapter 30 of the General Laws; provided, that efforts shall be made to prioritize environmental justice across all departments; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the purchase of a new animal control vehicle in the town of Cohasset servicing the towns of Cohasset and Norwell; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for water tank improvement and other related costs in the town of Weston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a mitigation study on the contamination at Beaver dam brook in the city of Framingham; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Mystic River Watershed Association, Inc. for a hydraulic study to model the potential effects of dredging and to identify specific actions needed to protect affected communities, including environmental justice communities, around the Alewife brook in the cities of Arlington, Cambridge and Somerville from flooding and other hazards; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance for the modernization and maintenance of sustainable fishing; provided further, that not less than $240,000 shall be expended for the 8 regional active groundfish sectors; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a coastal water quality and natural resource monitoring program in Buzzards bay and Vineyard sound administered by Buzzards Bay Coalition, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of North Attleborough for costs associated with polyfluoroalkyl substance remediation; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended to the Oak Bluffs water district to conduct an island-wide assessment on the presence of polyfluoroalkyl substances in the Martha's Vineyard aquifer and to recommend strategies for remediation; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Bellingham for an electronic sign at the public library; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Boston Harbor Now, Inc. for climate research, planning, programming and community science education related to climate resiliency work with the Stone Living Lab partnership; provided further, that not less than $1,020,000 shall be expended for the administration of the healthy soils program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for environmental and emergency planning for the Fore river area located in the city known as the town of Braintree; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for polyfluoroalkyl substances remediation costs in the town of Avon; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to enter into an agreement with the metropolitan area planning district established in
section 26 of chapter 40B of the General Laws to support the development of regional drought management and drinking supply resilience plans in Essex county; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Eastie Farm, Inc. to provide green job pathways for teens and young adults in environmental justice communities, including the development of skills in energy efficiency, conservation and clean energy, to increase the utilization of ecosocial state and city programs including, but not limited to, MassSave and Community Choice Electricity, and to make locally-grown fresh produce available to low-income families in environmental justice communities; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for facility improvements at the University of Massachusetts Water and Energy Testing Facility
