In Fiscal Year 1999, the Division of Capital Planning and Operations was renamed the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance. This change reflects the Legislature and the Administration’s shared commitment to and responsibility for the "direction, control, supervision, planning and oversight of the scheduled maintenance and repair needs of capital assets owned by the Commonwealth."

The Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance is the Commonwealth’s professional real estate services agency. In addition to its maintenance and repair responsibilities, the Division provides real estate services, including planning, development, construction, leasing, and property acquisition and disposition to state agencies. The Division ensures that the Administration's policies and objectives are achieved by planning and implementing programs such as the Higher Education Capital Plan, the Correction Capital Plan, the Human Services Consolidation Plan, and the Court Facilities Plan. The Division is required by statute to ensure compliance with the Ward Commission reforms, which were created to avoid corruption in public construction and establish incentives for responsible fiscal management by creating an open and competitive process for the Commonwealth's real estate business.

In Fiscal Year 2000, the Division will:

• complete construction of the Berkshire Jail, Worcester State College Science Building, and Bristol Community College Science Building;
  


• commence construction of the Worcester Courthouse, Plymouth Courthouse, Middlesex Jail and House of Correction, and Student Centers at the Lowell and Boston campuses of the University of Massachusetts; and
  


• commence renovation of the historic Boston Courthouse.

The amount recommended for Fiscal year 2000 will enable the Division to achieve its missions as outlined above. This recommendation includes a new appropriation (1102-3204) of $7 million to aid the Division in fulfilling its responsibility of maintaining capital assets owned by the Commonwealth.

Budgetary Direct Appropriations

CAPITAL ASSETS MAINTENANCE
1102-3204	For the costs of scheduled, emergency, and deferred maintenance and repairs to capital assets owned by the commonwealth; provided, that not more than 5 per cent of the amount appropriated herein may be expended for the development of a capital maintenance database	7,000,000

MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY OF SURPLUS STATE PROPERTIES
1102-3206	For the costs associated with the maintenance and security of state surplus properties, so called, and for improvements to state-owned facilities to support the purposes of the fee-free state locations program, so called, as requested by the director of the Massachusetts film office	1,172,185

DIVISION OF CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
1102-3210	For the operation of the division of capital asset management and maintenance	5,656,007

ASBESTOS REMOVAL COSTS
1102-9999	For the costs associated with the removal of asbestos	925,000
	Asbestos Cost Recovery Fund 100%

Budgetary Retained Revenues

MASSACHUSETTS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER RETAINED REVENUE
1102-3205	The division of capital asset management and maintenance is hereby authorized to expend for the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts information technology center an amount not to exceed $6,500,000 in revenues derived from rentals, commissions, fees, parking fees, and any and all other sources pertaining to the operations of said center; provided, that the building manager selected by the division shall make such expenditures on behalf of the division pursuant to the provisions of section 2AA of chapter 29 of the General Laws; and provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefor as reported in the state accounting system	6,500,000
	State Building Management Fund 100%

STATE TRANSPORTATION BUILDING RETAINED REVENUE
1102-3214	The division of capital asset management and maintenance is hereby authorized to expend for the maintenance and operation of the state transportation building an amount not to exceed $6,700,000 in revenues derived from rentals, commissions, fees, parking fees, and any and all other sources pertaining to the operations of said building; provided, that the building manager selected by the division shall make such expenditures on behalf of the division pursuant to the provisions of section 2AA of chapter 29 of the General Laws; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefor as reported in the state accounting system	6,700,000
	State Building Management Fund 100%

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES RETAINED REVENUE
1102-3221	The division of capital asset management and maintenance is hereby authorized to expend for consultant personnel and associated costs an amount not to exceed $125,000 from revenues received for project management services provided to entities including but not limited to the Massachusetts information technology center, the Boston common garage, and the several state and community colleges, pursuant to the provisions of section 42J of chapter 7 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefor as reported in the state accounting system	125,000

SPRINGFIELD STATE OFFICE BUILDING RETAINED REVENUE
1102-3231	The division of capital asset management and maintenance is hereby authorized to expend for the maintenance and operation of the Springfield state office building an amount not to exceed $750,000 from rents charged to agencies occupying said building, pursuant to the provisions of section 2AA of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefor as reported in the state accounting system	750,000
	State Building Management Fund 100%

Trust and Other Spending

1102-0051

NEUROPSYCHIATRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE RENOVATION UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL

1,400,000

1102-0070

CHILLER REPLACEMENT UMASS LOWELL OLNEY-OLSEN BUILDING

93,729

1102-9903

OVERSIGHT NEW MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE TECHNICAL CENTER CONSTRUCTION

128,850