2800-0101 Watershed Management Program

For the watershed management program to operate and maintain reservoirs, watershed lands and related infrastructure of the department of conservation and recreation and its office of water resources; 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; provided further, that the department shall continue to make payments under chapter 616 of the acts of 1957, as amended by section 89 of chapter 801 of the acts of 1963; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Blackstone Watershed Collaborative, Inc. for programming and operations; and provided further, that the department shall continue to make payments under chapter 307 of the acts of 1987 for the use of certain land