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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 1,843,495

OFFICE OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION
1100-1103   For the operation of the office of dispute resolution 588,030

CENTRAL BUSINESS OFFICE
1100-1140   For the operation of the central business office 2,212,901

MASSACHUSETTS CORPORATION FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
1100-1400   For a payment to the Massachusetts corporation for educational telecommunications, also known as mass interaction; provided, that funds made available to said corporation from this item shall be expended only 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 5,677,000

STATE HOUSE PHYSICIAN
1100-2600   For the operation of the office of the state house physician 26,170

BOSTON CONVENTION CENTER INTEREST PAYMENTS
1599-0006   For reimbursement to the city of Boston for interest on bonds or notes in anticipation thereof issued under the authority of section 7 of chapter 152 of the acts of 1997 1,721,106
     
   
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Fund 100%
 

CONVENTION CENTER FINANCING PAYMENTS
1599-0009   For the payment of interest and principal on bonds of the commonwealth or notes in anticipation thereof issued under the authority of section 11 of chapter 152 of the acts of 1997 7,000,000
     
   
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Fund 100%
 

LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION TO THE MEDICAL SECURITY TRUST
1599-0013   For a reserve for the cities' and towns' unemployment health insurance contributions due under 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 item to the Medical Security Trust Fund established by subsection (k) of said section 14G 3,000,000
     
   
Local Aid Fund 100%
 

REVENUE OPTIMIZATION PROJECTS INCENTIVE PAYMENTS
1599-0033   For a reserve to promote departmental revenue optimization projects authorized by and subject to the provisions of section 29J of chapter 29 of the General Laws 2,000,000
     
   
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 24,645,279

MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY OPERATING SUBSIDY
1599-0036   For payment to the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, for the expenses of said authority 15,542,000
     
   
Massachusetts Tourism Fund 100%
 

CHILD CARE RATE RESERVE
1599-0043   For a reserve to adjust child care and education rates of reimbursement paid by the office of child care services to providers in each region of the commonwealth 10,000,000
     
   
Child Care Fund 100%
 

FOXBOROUGH CONTRACT ASSISTANCE
1599-0049   For contract assistance payments to the Foxborough Industrial Development Finance Authority, pursuant to the provisions of section 8 of chapter 16 of the acts of 1999 5,337,395

CONTRACT ASSISTANCE RESERVE FOR THE WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT TRUST
1599-0093   For contract assistance 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 38,236,449
     
   
Local Aid Fund 100%
 

DISTRICT ATTORNEY COMPUTER NETWORK MAINTENANCE
1599-1600   For the maintenance and usage costs of upgraded network capacity for the district attorneys' association; provided, that no funds may be committed from this item without prior written certification by the commonwealth's chief information officer to the secretary of administration and finance that the contract selected is the best technological and fiscal value for the commonwealth 1,500,000

CENTRAL ARTERY/TUNNEL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
1599-1970   For a reserve for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority for the operation and maintenance of the central artery/tunnel project, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 235 of the acts of 1998 7,675,204

SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT DEBT SERVICE ASSESSMENT
1599-3234   For the commonwealth's South Essex Sewerage District debt service assessment 108,492

FAMILY FRIENDLY PROGRAM RESERVE
1599-3317   For a reserve to implement certain provisions of the family friendly employee benefit program, so called, including the costs of emergency child and elder care, a national elder care referral service, and other costs incurred by agencies related to said program 1,120,000

EXISTING DRINKING WATER PROJECTS CONTRACT ASSISTANCE
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 said 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%
 

NEW DRINKING WATER PROJECTS CONTRACT ASSISTANCE
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 1,689,865
     
   
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%
 

DIRECT CARE EMPLOYEE SALARY INCREASE RESERVE
1599-6900   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 and the executive office of elder affairs; 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 under chapter 71B of the General Laws, contracts for child care services, or programs for which payment rates are set as class rates, so called, by the division of health care finance and policy; provided further, that expenditures from this item shall be made pursuant to recommendations by the operational services division based on the study required by section 445 of chapter 159 of the acts of 2000; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may allocate the funds appropriated herein to said departments in order to implement said salary increases; provided further, that the operational services division shall submit a report to 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 2002 cost of the salary adjustments and any other associated employee costs authorized pursuant to the provisions of this item shall not exceed $15,000,000; provided further, that the annualized cost of this initiative shall not exceed $15,000,000 15,000,000

STAR STORE RESERVE - DARTMOUTH CAMPUS
1599-7014   For a reserve for the costs of the Star Store, so called, at the University of Massachusetts and Bristol Community College 1,400,000

CENTRAL ARTERY/TUNNEL 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/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 to 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%
 


Budgetary Retained Revenues

MEDIATION AND RELATED SERVICES RETAINED REVENUE
1100-1104   The office of dispute resolution is hereby authorized to expend for the costs of mediation and other services an amount not to exceed $150,000 from fees charged for said services; 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 office 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 150,000


Intragovernmental Service Spending

OFFICE OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION INTRAGOVERNMENTAL CHARGEBACK
1100-1108   For the costs of mediation and other services provided to state agencies by the office of dispute resolution 300,000
     
   
Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%
 


Trust and Other Spending

1599-4301  

INVESTMENT EARNINGS ON MASS TURNPIKE AUTHORITY PAYMENTS

2,398,673

1599-8950  

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE THIRD HARBOR TUNNEL

500,000



 
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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 18, 2001

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