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FISCAL YEAR 2006 RESOURCE SUMMARY ($000)
DEPARTMENT
FY 2006
Budgetary
Recommendations

FY 2006
Federal, Trust,
and ISF

FY 2006
Total
Spending

FY 2006
Budgetary
Non-Tax Revenue

Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance 186,695  14,625  201,319  1,155 
Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council 1,871  1,871 
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance 18,781  12,366  31,146  33,167 
Bureau of State Office Buildings 12,188  3,550  15,738  116 
Massachusetts Office on Disability 587  274  861 
Teachers' Retirement Board 1,270,403  1,270,403 
Group Insurance Commission 900,715  852  901,567  246,755 
Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission 6,488  6,488 
Division of Administrative Law Appeals 1,362  1,362  85 
George Fingold Library 1,185  1,185 
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination 4,025  4,025  2,497 
Department of Revenue 227,826  60,486  288,311  212,560 
Appellate Tax Board 2,024  40  2,064  1,546 
Human Resources Division 27,049  57,186  84,235  1,588 
Civil Service Commission 513  513  27 
Division of Procurement 3,946  9,171  13,117  1,913 
Information Technology Division 6,691  53,891  60,582  468 
Office of Educational Quality and Accountability 2,829  2,829 

TOTAL       1,396,413  1,491,204    2,887,617  501,877 
 
Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance 201,319,274
 
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 186,694,774
Direct Appropriations  
 
 Office of the Secretary for Administration and Finance  
   1100-1100   For the operation of the office of the secretary of administration and finance and the fiscal affairs division 3,433,853
 
 Executive Legal Administration  
   1100-1125   For the administration of legal services within the executive branch 175,000
 
 Capital Projects Reserve  
   1599-0015   For the construction, reconstruction, renovation, repair, or improvement of various commonwealth and municipal capital facilities; provided, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for the Nantasket beach renourishment and flood control project; provided further, that $570,000 shall be expended for the Beaver Brook flood control project in Waltham; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for repairs to the Cronin rink in Revere; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for repairs at department of conservation and recreation pool facilities; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for the Winthrop shores restoration project; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for the construction of a swimming pool facility in Chelsea; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the development of the Charles river masterplan; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for repairs at Kelly field in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of Cass rink in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for repairs at department of conservation and recreation playground facilities; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended for the study, design, and construction of a new trial court facility in Taunton; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended for the study, design, and construction of a new court facility in Salem; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for flood control projects in Peabody; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for repairs to the Manning bowl in Lynn; provided further, that $430,000 shall be expended for disabled access improvements to the Bristol community college campus in Attleboro; and provided further, that all funds appropriated herein shall be expended subject to terms and conditions as may be determined by the secretary for administration and finance, including a requirement for matching funds to be spent by any non-state recipient of such funds 24,000,000
 
 Massachusetts Convention Center Authority Debt Service Contract Assistance  
   1599-0035   For certain debt service contract assistance to the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority 14,735,000
 
 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 5,337,628
 
 Route 3 North Contract Assistance  
   1599-0050   For route 3 north contract assistance payments, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 53 of the acts of 1999 26,755,000
 
 Water Pollution Abatement Trust Clean Water Contract Assistance  
   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 55,166,537
 
 Central Artery/Tunnel Operation and Maintenance  
   1599-1970   For a reserve for the Massachusetts turnpike authority for costs incurred in fiscal year 2005 for the operation and maintenance of the central artery/tunnel project pursuant to chapter 235 of the acts of 1998 25,000,000
 
 South Essex Sewerage District Debt Service Assessment  
   1599-3234   For the commonwealth's South Essex Sewerage District debt service assessment 93,550
 
 Water Pollution Abatement Trust Grandfathered Drinking Water Contract Assistance  
   1599-3837   For a reserve for the water pollution abatement trust to fund financial assistance to municipalities and other eligible borrowers to meet debt service obligations incurred by the 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 the department, on or before the promulgation date of the department's regulations related to the implementation of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act 7,852,853
 
 Water Pollution Abatement Trust 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 the promulgation date of the department's regulations related to the implementation of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act 9,465,260
 
 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
 
 Purchase of Service Rate Adjustment  
   1599-6902   For a purchase of service reserve; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office for administration and finance and the executive office of health and human services shall adjust the rates to be paid to private health and human services providers that deliver health and human services under contracts with departments within the executive office of health and human services and the department of elder affairs; provided further, that said rates shall be developed by the executive office for administration and finance and the executive office of health and human services pursuant to a comprehensive rate analysis review of similar service types across all such providers with regard to unit rates, uniform pricing, efficiency standards, and other relevant factors; provided further, that if said executive offices determine that there is an insufficiency of available funding to be distributed to said private health and human services providers pursuant to those rates, funds shall be distributed from the reserve funded herein; and provided further, that the executive office of health and human services in consultation with the executive office for administration and finance shall prepare a report for the house and senate committees on ways and means delineating the providers receiving such adjustment in fiscal year 2006 and the methodology for determining how such increases were calculated to adjust rates of reimbursement paid to each provider 5,000,000
 
 Star Store Reserve  
   1599-7104   For a reserve for the facilities costs associated with the college of visual and performing arts at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; provided, that funds may be expended for Bristol community college 2,565,093
 
Trust and Other Spending 14,624,500
 
   1599-4055   Springfield Fiscal Recovery Trust Fund 14,624,500

 

 
Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council 1,871,250
 
Federal Grant Spending 1,870,250
 
 Implementation of the Federal Developmental Disabilities Act  
   1100-1703   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Implementation of the Federal Developmental Disabilities Act 1,870,250
 
Trust and Other Spending 1,000
 
   1100-1712   Developmental Disabilities Council - Expendable Trust 1,000

 

 
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance 31,146,348
 
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 18,780,614
Direct Appropriations  
 
 Maintenance and Security of Surplus State Properties  
   1102-3206   For the costs associated with the maintenance and security of state surplus properties 359,208
 
 Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance  
   1102-3210   For the payment of certain lease costs by the division of capital asset management and maintenance; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the division is hereby authorized to expend from capital authorizations amounts necessary to cover operational costs of said division in excess of amounts appropriated in this item 4,481,406
 
Retained Revenues 
 
 Massachusetts Information Technology Center Rents 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 $6,100,000 in revenues derived from rentals, commissions, fees, parking fees, and any and all other sources pertaining to the operations of said center; provided, that 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 6,100,000
 
 State Transportation Building Rents 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 $6,840,000 in revenues derived from rentals, commissions, fees, parking fees, and any and all other sources pertaining to the operations of said building; provided, that 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 6,840,000
 
 Springfield State Office Building Rents 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 $700,000 from rents charged to agencies occupying said building; 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 700,000
 
 Contractor Certification Program Retained Revenue  
   1102-3232   The division of capital asset maintenance and management is hereby authorized to expend for the operation of the contractor certification program an amount not to exceed $300,000 received from application fees charged in conjunction with the certification of contractors and subcontractors pursuant to section 44D of chapter 149 of the General Laws 300,000
 
Intragovernmental Service Spending 11,217,734
 
 Chargeback for Saltonstall Lease and Occupancy Payments  
   1102-3224   For the cost of the Leverett Saltonstall lease and occupancy payments, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 237 of the acts of 2000 11,217,734
 
Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%
 
 
Trust and Other Spending 1,148,000
 
   1102-0005   Cape Cod Community College New Technology Building 500,000
 
   1102-0074   Northern Essex Community College Student Center 200,000
 
   1102-3261   Surplus Properties Trust Fund 10,000
 
   1102-3266   Asbestos Cost Recovery Trust 100,000
 
   1102-6010   Conant Science Building Study 78,000
 
   1102-6300   Bunker Hill Community College Architectural Services Lower Lobby 60,000
 
   1102-6603   Murdock Hall Project 100,000
 
   1102-6914   The Crocker Hall/Bement House Modernization Study 100,000

 

 
Bureau of State Office Buildings 15,738,170
 
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 12,187,781
Direct Appropriations  
 
 Bureau of State Office Buildings  
   1102-3301   For the operation of the bureau of state office buildings, and for the maintenance and operation of buildings under the jurisdiction of the state superintendent of buildings 7,126,439
 
 Utility Costs for State Managed Buildings  
   1102-3302   For the cost of utilities and associated contracts for the properties managed by the bureau of state office buildings 5,061,342
 
Intragovernmental Service Spending 3,350,389
 
 Chargeback for State Buildings Operation and Maintenance  
   1102-3333   For the operation and maintenance of state buildings, including reimbursement for overtime, materials, and contract services used in performing renovations and related services for agencies occupying state buildings, and for services rendered to approved entities utilizing state facilities 165,000
 
Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%
 
 
 Chargeback for Hurley State Office Building  
   1102-3336   For the operation and maintenance of the space occupied by the division of employment and training in the Hurley state office building 3,185,389
 
Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%
 
 
Trust and Other Spending 200,000
 
   1102-3304   State House Special Events Fund 200,000

 

 
Massachusetts Office on Disability 860,803
 
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 586,967
Direct Appropriations  
 
 Massachusetts Office on Disability  
   1107-2400   For the operation of the office on disability 586,967
 
Federal Grant Spending 241,336
 
 Client Assistance Program  
   1107-2450   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Client Assistance Program 241,336
 
Trust and Other Spending 32,500
 
   1107-2490   Disability and Business Technical Assistance 32,500

 

 
Teachers' Retirement Board 1,270,403,164
 
Trust and Other Spending 1,270,403,164
 
   1108-1020   Teacher Pension Payments 576,034,586
 
   1108-1025   Pension Transfers 685,595,317
 
   1108-2058   E-Retirement Project 3,085,124
 
   1108-4000   Teacher Retirement Board Administration 5,688,137

 

 
Group Insurance Commission 901,567,060
 
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 900,714,880
Direct Appropriations  
 
 Group Insurance Commission Administration  
   1108-5100   For the operation of the group insurance commission 2,156,155
 
 Group Insurance Premium and Plan Costs  
   1108-5200   For the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premium and plan costs incurred in fiscal year 2006; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall charge all state agencies and authorities, as defined in section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, which have federal or other funds allocated to them for that portion of insurance premium and plan costs as the secretary determines should be borne by such funds, and shall notify the comptroller of the amounts to be transferred from said funds, and amounts transferred or otherwise received in payment of all such charges shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that prior year costs incurred by all self-insured plans shall be funded from this item; provided further, that the group insurance commission shall obtain reimbursement for premium and administrative expenses from other agencies and authorities not funded by state appropriation; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of section 26 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, the commission is hereby authorized to negotiate, purchase, and execute contracts prior to July 1 of each year for policies of group insurance as authorized by chapter 32A of the General Laws; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 150E of the General Laws and as provided in section 8 of said chapter 32A and for the purposes of section 14 of said chapter 32A, the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premium for state employees who have retired on or before July 1, 1994, and who are age 65 or older shall be 90 per cent; provided further, that the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premium for state employees who have retired after July 1, 1994, and who are age 65 or older shall be 85 per cent; provided further, that the commonwealth’s share of the group insurance premium for state employees who have retired, are subject to section 18 of said chapter 32A, and are younger than 65 years of age shall be at the rates outlined above for individuals older than 65 years of age; provided further, that the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premium for state employees who have retired, are not subject to section 18 of said chapter 32A, and who are younger than 65 years of age shall be 75 per cent; and provided further, that the commonwealth's share of such premiums for active state employees and their dependents shall be 75 per cent of said premiums and rates 835,183,964
 
 Retired Governmental Employees Group Insurance Premiums  
   1108-5350   For the cost of group insurance premiums for elderly governmental retirees 1,034,000
 
 Retired Municipal Teachers Group Insurance Premiums  
   1108-5400   For the costs of group insurance premiums for retired municipal teachers and the audit of said premiums 56,837,871
 
 Group Insurance Dental and Vision Benefits  
   1108-5500   For the provision of dental and vision benefits, notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 32A of the General Laws to the contrary, for those active employees of the commonwealth, not including employees of authorities and any other political subdivisions, who are not otherwise provided such benefits pursuant to a separate appropriation or the provisions of a contract or collective bargaining agreement; provided, that said employees shall pay 25 per cent of the monthly premium established by the commission for such benefits 5,502,890
 
Trust and Other Spending 852,180
 
   1120-2611   Employees' Share of the Group Insurance Trust Fund 54,085
 
   1120-3611   Group Insurance Trust Fund - Elderly 60,000
 
   1120-5611   Accumulated Net Interest from Employees' Premiums 738,095

 

 
Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission 6,488,000
 
Trust and Other Spending 6,488,000
 
   1108-6000   Public Employee Retirement Administration 6,488,000

 

 
Division of Administrative Law Appeals 1,362,419
 
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 1,362,419
Direct Appropriations  
 
 Division of Administrative Law Appeals  
   1110-1000   For the operation of the division of administrative law appeals 1,362,419

 

 
George Fingold Library 1,184,502
 
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 1,184,502
Direct Appropriations  
 
 George Fingold Library  
   1120-4005   For the operation of the state library 1,184,502

 

 
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination 4,024,646
 
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 4,024,646
Direct Appropriations  
 
 Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination  
   1150-5100   For the operation of the Massachusetts commission against discrimination; provided, that all positions except clerical shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 31 of the General Laws; and provided further, that said commission shall pursue the highest allowable rate of federal reimbursement 1,529,164
 
Retained Revenues 
 
 Anti-Discrimination Programs Retained Revenue  
   1150-5104   The Massachusetts commission against discrimination is hereby authorized to expend for the operation of anti-discrimination programs an amount not to exceed $2,467,982 from federal reimbursement received for said programs and from fees charged by the department; 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 commission 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 2,467,982
 
 Discrimination Prevention Certification Program Training Fee Retained Revenue  
   1150-5116   The Massachusetts commission against discrimination is hereby authorized to expend for the operation of the discrimination prevention certification program an amount not to exceed $27,500 from fees charged for the training and certification of diversity trainers 27,500

 

 
Department of Revenue 288,311,433
 
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 227,825,530
Direct Appropriations  
 
 Department of Revenue  
   1201-0100   For the operation of the department of revenue, including the tax administration division, the division of local services, and the audit of certain foreign corporations; provided, that the department may allocate an amount not to exceed $250,000 to the office of the attorney general for the purpose of the tax prosecution unit; provided further, that the department may charge the expenses for computer services, including the cost of personnel and other support costs provided to the child support enforcement unit, from this item to item 1201-0160, consistent with the costs attributable to said unit; provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this account are positions requiring the services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than full-time basis beginning no earlier than December 1 and ending no later than November 30; and provided further, that seasonal positions funded by this account may not be filled by incumbent for more than 10 months within a 12 month period 116,946,092
 
General Fund 95.00%
Highway Fund 5.00%
 
 
 Child Support Enforcement Division  
   1201-0160   For the operation of the child support enforcement division; provided, that the department of revenue may allocate funds appropriated herein to the department of state police, the district courts, the probate and family courts, the district attorneys, and other state agencies for the performance of certain child support enforcement activities, and that such agencies are hereby directed to expend said funds for the purposes of this item; provided further, that the federal receipts associated with the child support computer network shall be drawn down at the highest possible rate of reimbursement and deposited into a revolving account to be expended for said network; provided further, that federal receipts associated with child support enforcement grants shall be deposited into a revolving account to be drawn down at the highest possible rate of reimbursement and to be expended for the grant authority, so called; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment the amounts not to exceed the lower of the authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefore as reported in the state accounting system for federal incentives and said network in accounts 1201-0161 and 1201-0410 48,252,766
 
 Underground Storage Tank Reimbursements  
   1232-0100   For underground storage tank removal and remediation reimbursements pursuant to chapter 21J of the General Laws 25,622,502
 
 Underground Storage Tank Administrative Review Board  
   1232-0200   For the operation of the underground storage tank program and the underground storage tank petroleum product cleanup administrative review board pursuant to chapter 21J of the General Laws 2,026,989
 
 Underground Storage Tank Municipal Grants  
   1232-0300   For grants to municipalities for the removal and replacement of underground storage tanks, pursuant to section 4 of chapter 21J and section 37A of chapter 148 of the General Laws 489,901
 
 Reimbursements for Tax Abatements to Disabled Veterans, Widows, and Elderly  
   1233-2000   For the tax abatement program for certain veterans, widows, and the elderly; provided, that cities and towns shall be reimbursed for the abatements granted pursuant to clauses Seventeenth, Twenty-second, Twenty-second A, Twenty-second B, Twenty-second C, Twenty-second E, and Thirty-seventh of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws 8,400,000
 
 Reimbursements for Tax Abatements to Elderly Water and Sewer Payers  
   1233-2010   For reimbursing cities and towns for tax abatements granted to certain homeowners over the age of 65 pursuant to clause Fifty-second of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws 9,655
 
 Reimbursements for Tax Abatements to the Elderly  
   1233-2310   For the elderly persons component of the tax abatements program; provided, that cities and towns shall be reimbursed for taxes abated pursuant to clauses Forty-first, Forty-first B, Forty-first C, and Fifty-second of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws; and provided further, that the commonwealth shall reimburse each city or town that accepts the provisions of said clause Forty-first B or Forty-first C for additional costs incurred in determining eligibility of applicants under said clauses in an amount not to exceed $2 per exemption granted 9,890,345
 
Retained Revenues 
 
 Tax Revenue Identified by Additional Staff Retained Revenue  
   1201-0130   The department of revenue is hereby authorized to expend for the operation of the department an amount not to exceed $9,640,000 from revenues collected by the additional auditors for an enhanced audit program; provided, that said auditors shall discover and identify persons who are delinquent either in the filing of a tax return or the payment of a tax due and payable to the commonwealth, obtain said delinquent returns, and collect such delinquent taxes for a prior fiscal year; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department 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 9,640,000
 
 Child Support Enforcement Federal Reimbursement Retained Revenue  
   1201-0164   The child support enforcement division of the department of revenue is hereby authorized to expend for the operation of the division an amount not to exceed $6,547,280 from federal reimbursements; provided, that notwithstanding 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 6,547,280
 
Federal Grant Spending 332,469
 
 Joint Federal/State Motor Fuel Tax Compliance Project  
   1201-0104   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Joint Federal/State Motor Fuel Tax Compliance Project 10,000
 
 Access and Visitation - Parent Education Program  
   1201-0109   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Access and Visitation - Parent Education Program 222,469
 
 Managing Child Support Arrears in Massachusetts  
   1201-1951   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Managing Child Support Arrears in Massachusetts 50,000
 
 Improving Child Support Information from TANF Applicants  
   1201-2489   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Improving Child Support Information from TANF Applicants 50,000
 
Trust and Other Spending 60,153,434
 
   1201-0113   Massachusetts United States Olympic Fund 234,181
 
   1201-0161   Child Support Enforcement Revolving Fund 6,603,470
 
   1201-0410   Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund 7,181,504
 
   1201-0412   Child Support Title IV-D Payments 592,105
 
   1201-2286   Massachusetts Community Preservation Trust Fund 38,250,000
 
   1201-2488   Child Support Penalties Account 1,000,000
 
   1231-3573   Division of Local Services Educational Programs 20,000
 
   1233-3300   County Correction Fund 6,272,174

 

 
Appellate Tax Board 2,063,560
 
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 2,023,560
Direct Appropriations  
 
 Appellate Tax Board  
   1310-1000   For the operation of the appellate tax board 1,723,560
 
Retained Revenues 
 
 Tax Assessment Appeals Fee Retained Revenue  
   1310-1001   The appellate tax board is hereby authorized to expend for the operation of the board an amount not to exceed $300,000 from fees collected; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, in order to accommodate discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the board 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 300,000
 
Trust and Other Spending 40,000
 
   1310-2001   Appellate Tax Board Transcript Deposits 40,000

 

 
Human Resources Division 84,234,956
 
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 27,048,575
Direct Appropriations  
 
 Human Resources Division  
   1750-0100   For the operation of the human resources division 3,846,396
 
 Continuous Testing and Bypass Appeals Programs  
   1750-0111   For the administration of the continuous testing and bypass appeals programs 104,367
 
 Former County Employees Workers' Compensation  
   1750-0119   For payment of workers' compensation benefits to certain former employees of Middlesex and Worcester counties; provided, that the division shall routinely re-certify said former employees pursuant to current workers' compensation procedures 233,350
 
 State Contribution to Union Dental and Vision Insurance  
   1750-0300   For the commonwealth's contributions in fiscal year 2006 to health and welfare funds established pursuant to certain collective bargaining agreements; provided, that such contributions shall be calculated as provided in the applicable collective bargaining agreement and shall be paid to such health and welfare funds on a monthly basis or on such other basis as the applicable collective bargaining agreement provides 21,286,962
 
Retained Revenues 
 
 Civil Service Exam Fee Retained Revenue  
   1750-0102   The human resources division is hereby authorized to expend for the administration of the civil service examination program and examinations for non-civil service positions an amount not to exceed $1,327,500 from fees charged as provided herein; provided, that the personnel administrator shall collect from participating non-state agencies, political subdivisions, and the general public fees sufficient to cover all costs of said programs, including, but not limited to, a fee of not less than $50 to be collected from each applicant for a civil service or non-civil service examination, notwithstanding the provisions of clause (n) of section 5 of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary; 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 1,327,500
 
 Physical Abilities Test Fee Retained Revenue  
   1750-0201   The human resources division is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed $250,000 for implementation of the medical and physical fitness standards program established pursuant to sections 61A and 61B of chapter 31 of the General Laws and chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided, that the personnel administrator shall charge a fee of not less than $50 to be collected from each applicant who participates in the physical ability test 250,000
 
Intragovernmental Service Spending 57,186,381
 
 Chargeback for Training and HR/CMS Functionality  
   1750-0101   For the cost of goods and services rendered in administering training programs, including the cost of training unit staff; provided, that the division shall charge to other items for the cost of participants enrolled in programs sponsored by the division or to state agencies employing such participants; provided further, that the division may collect from participating state agencies a fee sufficient to cover administrative costs of the commonwealth's performance recognition programs and to expend such fees for goods and services rendered in the administration of these programs; and provided further, that the division may charge and collect from participating state agencies a fee sufficient to cover administrative costs and expend such fees for goods and services rendered in the administration of information technology services related to the human resources compensation management system program 200,000
 
Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%
 
 
 Chargeback for Workers' Compensation  
   1750-0105   For the cost of the commonwealth's workers' compensation program; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall charge state agencies for workers' compensation costs, including related administrative expenses, incurred on behalf of the employees of said agencies; provided further, that administrative expenses shall be allocated based on each agency's per cent of total workers' compensation benefits paid in fiscal year 2005; provided further, that the personnel administrator shall administer said charges on behalf of said secretary, and may establish such regulations as he deems necessary to implement the provisions of this item; provided further, that the personnel administrator shall notify agencies regarding the chargeback methodology to be used in fiscal year 2006 and the amount of their estimated workers' compensation charges for said fiscal year, and shall require agencies to encumber funds in an amount sufficient to meet said estimated charges, including such additional amounts deemed necessary under said regulations; provided further, that for any agency that fails within 60 days of the enactment of this act to encumber funds sufficient to meet said estimated charges, the comptroller shall so encumber funds on behalf of such agency; provided further, that the personnel administrator shall determine the amount of the actual workers' compensation costs incurred by each agency in the preceding month, including related administrative expenses, notify each agency of said amounts, charge said amounts to each agency's accounts as estimates of the costs to be incurred in the current month, and transfer said amounts to this item; provided further, that any unspent balance in this item as of June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed 5 per cent of the amount authorized is hereby re-authorized for expenditure in fiscal year 2006; and provided further, that prior year costs for hospital, physician, benefit, and other costs may be funded from this item 56,390,476
 
Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%
 
 
 Chargeback for Workers' Compensation Litigation Unit Services  
   1750-0106   For the operation of the workers' compensation litigation unit 595,905
 
Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%
 

 

 
Civil Service Commission 513,149
 
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 513,149
Direct Appropriations  
 
 Civil Service Commission  
   1108-1011   For the operation of the civil service commission 513,149

 

 
Division of Procurement 13,117,120
 
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 3,945,847
Direct Appropriations  
 
 Division of Procurement  
   1775-0100   For the operation of the division of procurement 2,033,309
 
Retained Revenues 
 
 Human Services Provider Overbilling Recovery Retained Revenue  
   1775-0124   The division of procurement is hereby authorized to expend for the operation of the division an amount not to exceed $650,000 from revenue recovered as a result of administrative reviews and the division's audits and reviews of health and human services providers pursuant to section 274 of chapter 110 of the acts of 1993 650,000
 
 State Surplus Property Sales Retained Revenue  
   1775-0600   The division of procurement is hereby authorized to expend for costs associated with the acquisition, warehousing, allocation, and distribution of state surplus personal property an amount not to exceed $100,000 from revenues collected from the sale of said property; 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 100,000
 
 Reprographic Services Retained Revenue  
   1775-0700   The division of procurement is hereby authorized to expend for printing, photocopying, related graphic art or design work, and other reprographic goods and services provided to the general public an amount not to exceed $53,000 from fees charged for said goods and services 53,000
 
 Federal Surplus Property Sales Retained Revenue  
   1775-0900   The division of procurement is hereby authorized to expend for costs associated with the acquisition, warehousing, allocation, and distribution of federal surplus property an amount not to exceed $55,000 from revenues collected from the sale of said property; 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 55,000
 
 Surplus Motor Vehicles Sales Retained Revenue  
   1775-1100   The division of procurement is hereby authorized to expend for the purchase of motor vehicles and associated administrative costs an amount not to exceed $1,054,538 from revenues collected from the disposal of surplus motor vehicles including, but not limited to, state police vehicles, vehicles from accident and damage claims, and vehicles from manufacturer warranties, rebates, and settlements; 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 1,054,538
 
Intragovernmental Service Spending 8,600,000
 
 Chargeback for Purchase, Operation, and Repair of State Vehicles  
   1775-0800   For the purchase, operation, and repair of vehicles, and for the cost of the operation and maintenance of all vehicles that are leased by other agencies, including the costs of personnel 7,600,000
 
Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%
 
 
 Chargeback for Reprographic Services  
   1775-1000   For the provision of printing, photocopying, and related graphic art or design work, including all necessary incidental expenses and liabilities 1,000,000
 
Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%
 
 
Trust and Other Spending 571,273
 
   1775-0120   Statewide Training and Resource Exposition 319,421
 
   1775-0121   Environmentally Preferable Products Vendor Fair 61,352
 
   1775-0122   Procurement Access and Solicitation System 175,000
 
   1775-0123   Uniform Financial Statements and Independent Auditor's Report 15,500

 

 
Information Technology Division 60,581,588
 
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 6,690,558
Direct Appropriations  
 
 Information Technology Division  
   1790-0100   For the operation of the information technology division; provided, that any planned information technology development project or purchase by any agency under the authority of the governor for which the total projected cost exceeds $200,000 including the cost of any related hardware, software, or consulting fees, and regardless of fiscal year or source of funds, shall be reviewed and approved by the chief information officer before such agency may obligate funds for such project or purchase; and provided further, that the chief information officer may establish such rules and procedures as he deems necessary to implement this item 5,242,721
 
 Consumer Affairs Licensing Portal Initiative  
   1790-0102   For the development of the office of consumer affairs and business regulation single web-based licensing portal 980,000
 
Retained Revenues 
 
 Vendor Computer Service Fee Retained Revenue  
   1790-0300   The information technology division is hereby authorized to expend for the costs of the bureau of computer services an amount not to exceed $467,837 in fees charged for the provision of computer resources and services to the general public; 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 467,837
 
Intragovernmental Service Spending 51,249,333
 
 Chargeback for Computer Resources and Services  
   1790-0200   For the cost of computer resources and services provided by the information technology division, including the purchase, lease, or rental of telecommunications lines, services, and equipment that are centrally billed to the commonwealth; provided, that the cost of computer resources and services for the design, development, and production of reports and information required for analysis related to appropriations bills and other legislation shall not be charged to the fiscal affairs division, the house of representatives, the senate, or any joint legislative account in fiscal year 2006 49,000,000
 
Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%
 
 
 Chargeback for Postage, Supplies, and Equipment  
   1790-0400   For the purchase, delivery, handling of, and contracting for, supplies, postage, and related equipment provided pursuant to the provisions of section 51 of chapter 30 of the General Laws and for expenses incidental thereto 2,249,333
 
Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%
 
 
Trust and Other Spending 2,641,697
 
   1790-6602   County Registers Technological Fund 2,641,697

 

 
Office of Educational Quality and Accountability 2,829,470
 
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 2,829,470
Direct Appropriations  
 
 Office of Educational Quality and Accountability  
   7061-0029   For the office of educational quality and accountability 2,829,470