2200-0100 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 resource protection, the bureau of waste prevention, 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 in section 18 of chapter 21A of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Merrimack River Watershed Council, Inc. for a regional approach to reducing combined sewer overflows in the Merrimack river; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Cape Ann Climate Coalition Inc for preemptive strategic planning for post--disaster recovery; and provided further, than not less than $25,000 shall be expended for TownGreen, Inc. for a regional climate resilience convening program