2810-0122 Special Projects in Parks and Recreational Areas

For special projects relating to the commonwealth's state parks and recreational areas; provided, than not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Salem, in consultation with Friends of the Salem Common, Inc., for the purchase and planting of trees to infill areas where trees have died and a signage program to publicly name and recognize donors of trees; provided further, that not less than $53,500 shall be expended to Nashua River Watershed Association, Inc. to support environmental education and volunteer river stewardship programs serving communities across the Nashua river watershed including, but not limited to, the purchase a truck and canoe trailer; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Boston for the planting of trees and the removal of invasive species at Jamaica pond; provided further that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Salisbury for the planning design and construction of beach and infrastructure resilience projects; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hill Weather Observatory & Science Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to the town of Plymouth for coastal infrastructure improvements to support the promotion of business development and tourism; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be extended to the town of Rockland for purposes including, but not limited to, an engineering study for widening the entrance at Hartsuff park; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Danvers for improvements to John George park, including, but not limited to, the purchase and installation of new outdoor fitness equipment and benches; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Peabody for capital improvements to the park at the Leather City Common; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Danvers for field and park improvements to Phinney field at Tapley park; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the department of conservation and recreation for the design, planning and construction of Havey beach in the West Roxbury section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Community Boating, Inc. to provide affordable and accessible sailing; provided further, that not less than $700,000 shall be expended to the department of conservation and recreation for improvements to Christian A. Herter Park in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for public park improvements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for the Malden river works park project; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh, Inc. for the implementation of environmental preservation programs; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hills Trailside Museum in the town of Milton; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the testing and treatment of cyanobacteria and related contaminants in Monponsett pond in the town of Halifax; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Central Plymouth County Water District commission annual budget for the improvement and management of lakes and ponds in the Central Plymouth County Water District; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Fishermen's Memorial Foundation Corp. for the planning, design and construction of the fishermen's memorial in the town of Provincetown honoring the region's fishing heritage and those lost at sea; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Community Connections, Inc. for its explorers program to support an inclusive bicycle safety and learn--to--ride program, including for the purchase of equipment and development of training programming; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the city known as the town of West Springfield for capital improvements at local parks; and provided further, that not less than $390,000 shall be expended to the department of conservation and recreation for improvements to Charlesgate park in the city of Boston; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Fore River Trail in the city known as the town of Weymouth; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Friends of Faxon Park in the city of Quincy; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Leominster for the purposes of upgrading the Alzheimer's Awareness park in the city of Leominster; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the city of Lynn for the treatment of invasive species in ponds; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to the Rutland and Washington Community Garden in the city of Boston for improvements including wrought iron fence restoration, replacing and adding aged beds and the stabilization of the gazebo; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Barnstable for public beach and waterfront improvements supporting accessibility and community use at Veterans beach; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Sudbury for the acquisition of adaptive bicycles for persons with disabilities for use on the Bruce Freeman and Mass Central rail trails and for the construction of a storage shed for said adaptive bicycles; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Fitchburg for improvements to the Gus Johnson and Herman Bourque Jr. baseball and softball fields; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to Finnish Center at Saima Park, Inc. for replacement of the boiler; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the North Shore Maritime Center, Inc. for their youth rowing program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Arlington for improvements to Parallel park; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Shirley for the operation, administration and improvement of the Summer in Shirley camp program including, but not limited to providing for low--income children's camp attendance costs and other related expenses; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Acton for the design, construction and installation of pedestrian and recreational infrastructure at the Acton Community dog park including, but not limited to providing shade pavilion to protect against heat and other related expenses; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Dedham for the parks and recreation summer program; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation, Inc. for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular for the fourth of July, Independence Day celebrations on the Charles river; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Edward "Gus" Whelan memorial at Thompson Square park in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston for rehabilitation and maintenance; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Quincy for improvements, preparedness and operations for ferry service at Squantum Point park; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Sandwich for recreational improvements and maintenance of recreational areas; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in the city of Lowell for preservation, infrastructure improvements and community programming in the Pawtucketville section of the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Randolph for the purposes of the construction of a new tri--town water treatment plant in collaboration with the city known as the town of Braintree and the town of Holbrook; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to Tree Eastie, Inc. for expanding the tree canopy in the East Boston section of the city of Boston through the planting and maintenance of trees; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Brockton public schools for the renovation of dilapidated tennis courts into basketball courts at the Davis elementary school park area; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Chelmsford for the maintenance of the Bruce Freeman rail trail; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Brockton for baseball field improvements; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the city of Brockton for landscaping and hardscaping outside the new D.W. Field Park Welcoming Center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Worcester for improvements to Elm park; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Belmont to maintain the tree canopy