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Department of Conservation and Recreation
| DEPARTMENT | FY 2008 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY 2008 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY 2008 Total Spending |
FY 2008 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Conservation and Recreation | 89,491 | 33,310 | 122,801 | 18,541 |
| TOTAL | 89,491 | 33,310 | 122,801 | 18,541 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION | 122,801,218 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 89,490,868 | |
| Direct Appropriations | ||
| 2800-0100 | Department of Conservation and Recreation
For the operation of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that notwithstanding section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws, the department may establish or renegotiate fees, licenses, permits, rents, and leases, and to adjust or develop other revenue sources to fund the maintenance, operation, and administration of the department |
6,094,212 |
| 2800-0101 | Watershed Management Program
For the operation of the watershed management program and the office of water resources in the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that payment shall be made to the town of Clinton, under section 8 of chapter 307 of the acts of 1987, to compensate for the use of certain land |
1,446,297 |
| 2800-0300 | State and Urban Parks Operations
For the operation and maintenance of the department of conservation and recreation including, but not limited to, its divisions of urban parks and recreation, state parks and recreation, central artery/tunnel parks, an urban and state park ranger program, the bureaus of special events and services, recreation, forestry and forest fire control, and their operation and maintenance including, but not limited to, parks, reservations, forests, recreational trails, freshwater and saltwater beaches, pools and spray pools, rinks, harbor islands, parkways, roads, bridges, dams, flood control structures, waterways and dredging activities, and state piers; provided, that savings through any efficiency from the consolidation of department operations into a single line-item shall be directed towards meeting publicized performance standards for regular maintenance operations, such as trash pick-up, bathroom cleaning, grass cutting and graffiti removal at parks, recreation facilities and beaches throughout the department's system, meeting publicized standards for customer service responsiveness, and development and implementation of new operations and management agreements for department assets in partnership with municipalities and citizen groups where appropriate; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be used for the staffing and operations costs of rangers in each district within urban and state parks, as well as the assignment of additional rangers to high-use year-round facilities; and provided further that funds from this item shall be used to operate the 24-hour communications center located in the state house |
54,117,953 |
| 2800-0400 | Seasonal Staffing
For the seasonal hires of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this item are positions requiring the services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than full-time basis beginning not earlier than April 1 and ending not later than November 30, or beginning not earlier than September 1 and ending not later than April 30; and provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31, seasonal positions funded by this item shall not be filled by an incumbent for more than 8 months within a 12 month period; and provided further, that funds appropriated from this item shall be used for, among other seasonal hires, the operation and maintenance of the freshwater and saltwater beaches, pools and spray pools under the control of the department, as well as the summer seasonal work program |
12,642,929 |
| 2800-0401 | Stormwater Management
For a stormwater management compliance program for properties and roadways under the care, custody and control of the department of conservation and recreation |
950,000 |
| 2800-0700 | Office of Dam Safety
For an office of dam safety to regulate dams in the commonwealth pursuant to chapter 253 of the General Laws |
1,045,000 |
| 2800-0800 | Parkways Operations
For the expenses of snow and ice control and the operation of street lighting on the parkways within the division of urban parks and recreation, including the costs of personnel |
4,914,651 |
| 2800-9004 | Trailside Museum
For certain payments for the maintenance and use of the Trailside Museum |
375,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||
| 2800-0900 | Fees to Support Operations Retained Revenue
The department of conservation and recreation may expend for the operation of the department an amount not to exceed $5,654,826 from fees charged by the department; 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 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 |
5,654,826 |
| 2820-1001 | Usage and Lease Fees for Telecommunications Retained Revenue
The department of conservation and recreation may expend for the operation and maintenance of the department's telecommunications system an amount not to exceed $50,000 from revenues received from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, the department of highway's central artery/Ted Williams tunnel project, the department of state police, and quasi-public and private entities through a system of user fees and other charges established by the commissioner of conservation and recreation; provided, that this item shall be reimbursed by political subdivisions of the commonwealth and private entities for direct and indirect costs expended by the division to maintain the telecommunications system |
50,000 |
| 2820-4420 | Ponkapoag Golf Course Retained Revenue
The department of conservation and recreation may expend for the operation and maintenance of the Ponkapoag golf course an amount not to exceed $1,100,000 from fees generated by the golf course; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purposes of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenue 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; and 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 a full-time basis beginning no earlier than April 1 and ending no later than November 30 |
1,100,000 |
| 2820-4421 | Leo J. Martin Golf Course Retained Revenue
The department of conservation and recreation may expend for the operation and maintenance of the Leo J. Martin golf course an amount not to exceed $1,100,000 from fees generated by the golf course; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purposes of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenue 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; and 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 a full-time basis beginning not earlier than April 1 and ending not later than November 30 |
1,100,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 5,407,593 | |
| 2800-9707 | National Flood Insurance Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Flood Insurance Program |
71,329 |
| 2800-9709 | Map Modernization
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Map Modernization |
37,486 |
| 2800-9720 | Blackstone Heritage Corridor Commission Cooperative Agreement
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Blackstone Heritage Corridor Commission Cooperative Agreement |
238,000 |
| 2800-9721 | Schooner Ernestina Historical Documentation
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Schooner Ernestina Historical Documentation |
20,000 |
| 2800-9725 | National Dam Safety Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Dam Safety Program |
67,423 |
| 2800-9727 | Pier Repair - Gallops Island Boston Harbor Islands Partnership Cooperative
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Pier Repair - Gallops Island Boston Harbor Islands Partnership Cooperative |
300,000 |
| 2800-9728 | Rehabilitation Services - Inspire
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rehabilitation Services - Inspire |
39,004 |
| 2800-9750 | Ipswich River Watershed
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ipswich River Watershed |
378,370 |
| 2820-9702 | Rural Community Fire Protection
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Community Fire Protection |
86,551 |
| 2821-9705 | Shade Tree and Forest Health
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shade Tree and Forest Health |
467,581 |
| 2821-9709 | Forestry Planning
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forestry Planning |
1,131,329 |
| 2821-9710 | Forest Land Enhancement
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Land Enhancement |
114,231 |
| 2821-9711 | Rural Fire Prevention and Control
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Fire Prevention and Control |
225,577 |
| 2821-9713 | Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Management in Southeastern Massachusetts
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Management in Southeastern Massachusetts |
269,320 |
| 2821-9714 | Rural Development through Forestry
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Development through Forestry |
90,000 |
| 2821-9726 | Forest Health Management
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Health Management |
110,101 |
| 2840-9709 | Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Consolidated Funding
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Consolidated Funding |
680,431 |
| 2840-9710 | NOAA South Cape Beach Salt Marsh
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NOAA South Cape Beach Salt Marsh |
249,680 |
| 2840-9714 | Waquoit Bay Land Acquisition Reserve
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Waquoit Bay Land Acquisition Reserve |
731,180 |
| 2840-9760 | Minuteman Commuter Bikeway
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Minuteman Commuter Bikeway |
50,000 |
| 2840-9761 | Arlington-to-Boston Bike Path
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Arlington-to-Boston Bike Path |
50,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 27,902,757 | |
| 2800-0065 | Roche Community Rink Fund | 35,000 |
| 2800-6002 | Environmental Management Conservation | 466,270 |
| 2800-6005 | Wachusett Mountain Resource Management and Protection Plan | 70,788 |
| 2800-6006 | Campground Reservation Fees | 656,288 |
| 2820-6006 | Massachusetts Re-Leaf | 151,500 |
| 2820-6007 | Hazardous Waste Management Trust | 12,064 |
| 2820-6025 | Forest Products | 89,440 |
| 2820-6027 | Schooner Ernestina Commission | 2,740 |
| 2822-1441 | Watershed Division | 6,300,000 |
| 2830-0100 | Division of Water Supply Protection | 19,151,066 |
| 2848-0052 | Purchase of Investments and Payments from Income | 400,000 |
| 2848-0066 | Special Events | 195,000 |
| 2848-0068 | Magazine Beach Enhancement in Cambridge | 235,601 |
| 2848-0071 | Blue Hills Reservation Trust | 100,000 |
| 2848-0072 | Revere Beach Reservation | 37,000 |