4510-0600 Environmental Health Assessment and Compliance

For an environmental and community health hazards program, including control of radiation and nuclear hazards, consumer products protection, food and drugs, lead poisoning prevention under chapter 482 of the acts of 1993, lead--based paint inspections in day care facilities, inspection of radiological facilities, licensing of x--ray technologists, evaluation of exposure to environmental contaminants and possible links with diseases, including cancer, potential health impacts of exposure to per-- and polyfluoralkyl substances, indoor air quality inspections in public buildings, enforcement of the state sanitary code in multiple settings and the administration of the bureau of climate and environmental health under chapter 111F of the General Laws; provided, that the department may expend funds from this item to monitor, survey and inspect nuclear power reactors, including those now licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and provided further, that not less than $292,035 shall be expended for the Argeo Paul Cellucci Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry established in section 25A of chapter 111 of the General Laws; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Silent Spring Institute, Inc. for the Massachusetts PFAS and Your Health study to study health effects of per-- and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure from drinking water contamination in the village of Hyannis in the town of Barnstable