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Budget Recommendations

Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance

Budgetary Direct Appropriations

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
1100-1100  

For the operation of the office of the secretary of administration and finance

1,385,404

CONSTRUCTION REFORM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
1100-1116  

For consultant services to provide technical assistance and business development services to small contractors seeking public sector vertical design and construction contracts

250,000

CENTRAL BUSINESS OFFICE
1100-1140  

For the operation of the central business office

2,070,267

MASSACHUSETTS CORPORATION FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
1100-1400  

For a payment to the Massachusetts corporation for educational telecommunications, to be expended in accordance with a financial and programmatic plan to be filed by said corporation with the general court and the executive office for administration and finance

5,000,000

STATE HOUSE PHYSICIAN
1100-2600  

For the operation of the office of the state house physician

194,500

LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION
1599-0013  

For a reserve for the cities` and towns` unemployment health insurance contributions due pursuant to section 14G of chapter 151A of the General Laws; provided, that the deputy director of the division of employment and training shall provide to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means quarterly estimates of the contributions due; and provided further, that upon approval of said secretary, the treasurer shall transfer funds from this account to the Medical Security Trust Fund established by subsection (k) of said section 14G of said chapter 151A

3,000,000
 
Local Aid Fund 100%
 

REVENUE OPTIMIZATION PROJECTS INCENTIVE
1599-0033  

For a reserve to promote departmental revenue optimization projects authorized by and subject to the provisions of section 67

3,500,000
 
Maximization Fund 100%
 

MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY DEBT SERVICE CONTRACT ASSISTANCE
1599-0035  

For certain debt service contract assistance to the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority

24,653,087

MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY OPERATING SUBSIDY
1599-0036  

For payment to the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, for the expenses of said authority

14,155,558
 
Massachusetts Tourism Fund 100%
 

CONTRACT ASSISTANCE RESERVE FOR WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT TRUST
1599-0093  

For a reserve for payment to the water pollution abatement trust for debt service obligations of the trust, pursuant to the provisions of sections 6 and 6A of chapter 29C of the General Laws

38,917,367
 
Local Aid Fund 81.85%
Commonwealth Cost Relief Fund 18.15%
 

ONE-TIME CHAPTER 70 SUPPLEMENTAL RESERVE
1599-0101  

For a reserve to meet unanticipated or extraordinary increases in the minimum required local contribution of a municipality as calculated pursuant to the requirements of this act and chapter 70 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, assistance funded by this item shall be available only on a one-time non-recurring basis; provided further, that no funds distributed from this item to a municipality shall be considered base aid or used in the calculation of the minimum required local contribution for fiscal year 2001; and provided further, that no funds shall be distributed unless certified by the executive office for administration and finance

5,000,000
 
Local Aid Fund 100%
 

FRAMINGHAM CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION DETOXIFICATION UNIT EXPANSION RESERVE
1599-2504  

For a reserve for the operation of the detoxification unit for females held on bail awaiting trial at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham

400,000

SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT DEBT SERVICE ASSESSMENT
1599-3234  

For the commonwealth`s South Essex Sewerage District debt service assessment

213,326

CONTRACT ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN EXISTING DRINKING WATER PROJECTS
1599-3837  

For a reserve for payment to the water pollution abatement trust to fund financial assistance to municipalities and other eligible borrowers to meet debt service obligations incurred by such municipalities and other eligible borrowers after January 1, 1992, to finance the costs of water treatment projects or portions thereof which have been approved by the department of environmental protection or otherwise authorized by law and which have been completed, as determined by said department, on or prior to July 10, 1998

8,000,000
 
Local Aid Fund 100%
 

CONTRACT ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN NEW DRINKING WATER PROJECTS
1599-3838  

For a reserve for payment to the water pollution abatement trust to finance the costs of water treatment projects or portions thereof which have been approved by the department of environmental protection or otherwise authorized by law, after July 10, 1998

1,863,045
 
Local Aid Fund 100%
 

LOCAL PIPELINE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
1599-3839  

For a reserve for payment to the water pollution abatement trust to fund financial assistance to municipalities and other eligible borrowers for targeted local pipeline improvement projects or portions thereof which have been approved by the department of environmental protection, or otherwise authorized by law

861,525
 
Local Aid Fund 100%
 

MASSACHUSETTS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER RENT
1599-3856  

For rent and associated costs at the Massachusetts information technology center in the city of Chelsea

7,115,000
 
State Building Management Fund 100%
 

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS RENTAL COSTS RESERVE
1599-3875  

For a reserve to meet the cost of rent for departments within the executive office of environmental affairs, including the office of the secretary of environmental affairs, the department of conservation and recreation, the department of fisheries, wildlife, and environmental law enforcement, and the department of food and agriculture, that may incur such cost as the result of renovations to the Leverett Saltonstall building; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance is hereby authorized to transfer from the sum appropriated herein to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal year 2000 such amounts as may be necessary to meet said cost, in accordance with a transfer plan prepared by the secretary of environmental affairs, approved by the secretary of administration and finance, and submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means

1,750,000

PURCHASE OF SERVICE PROVIDER SALARY RESERVE
1599-6898  

For a reserve to meet the cost of providing salary increases for direct care employees and supervisory staff earning less than $30,000 in annual compensation employed by private providers that deliver human and social services under contract with departments within the executive office of health and human services, the executive office of elder affairs, and the executive office for administration and finance, and with the department of youth services; provided, that funds from this item may be used for all employee-related costs associated with such salary increases; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be allocated to special education programs operated pursuant to chapter 71B of the General Laws, contracts for child care services, or programs the rates of which are set by the division of health care finance and policy; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance is hereby authorized to allocate funds appropriated herein to said departments in order to effectively implement such salary increases; provided further, that the operational services division shall submit a report to the secretaries of health and human services, elder affairs, administration and finance, and public safety, the budget director, and the house and senate committees on ways and means delineating the allocation and expenditure of funds from this item and demonstrating that said funds were used solely for the purposes stated herein above; provided further, that the total fiscal year 2000 cost of the salary adjustments and any other associated employee-related costs authorized pursuant to the provisions of this item shall not exceed $15,000,000; and provided further, that the annualized cost of this initiative shall not exceed $15,000,000

15,000,000

MYSTIC VALLEY DEVELOPMENT RESERVE
1599-7002  

For regional economic development projects related to the Mystic Valley Development Commission established by section 11 of chapter 294 of the acts of 1996

800,000
 
Local Aid Fund 100%
 

CENTRAL ARTERY PROJECT TECHNICAL ADVISORS
1599-9952  

For the purpose of contracting with independent technical advisors to assist communities in evaluating and contributing to the central artery/third harbor tunnel project, including the Charles river crossing; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be made available from this item for a technical advisor for the North End/Waterfront area of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be made available for a technical advisor for the East Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that after each such contract for a technical advisor has been awarded, such technical advisor shall have access to data relative to design and mitigation; and provided further, that such technical advisors shall be accountable to and work directly with residents, designated community representatives, and organizations of the aforementioned communities in assessing impacts and recommending alternative design modifications to said project

140,000
 
Highway Fund 100%
 



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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Fiscal Affairs Division
State House, Room 272
Boston, MA 02133
(617) 727-2081


Last updated on January 27, 1999

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