The Department of Environmental Protection maintains the integrity of the Commonwealth's air, water, and soil resources, with the ultimate goal of protecting public health. To fulfill this mission, the Department administers programs that focus on pollution prevention, resource protection, and waste-site cleanup; using environmental permits and compliance inspections as the tools of implementation. In addition, the Department conducts research and analysis for the purpose of assessing the impact of pollution on people and the environment. The Department offers technical assistance, and municipal grants and loans to provide regulated companies and communities with the tools necessary for environmental compliance.

Budget Recommendations

In order to maintain the environmental quality of the Commonwealth, the Fiscal Year 1998 recommendation includes an additional $1.5 million for the purchase of environmental monitoring equipment and an additional $200,000 for river mapping as part of the implementation of the Rivers Act.

Budgetary Direct Appropriations

ENIVRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE OPERATIONS
2200-0100	For the administration of the department of environmental protection, including the division of water pollution control, the division of water supply, the division of solid waste, the division of hazardous waste, the division of wetlands and waterways, the division of air quality control, the Lawrence experimental station, and a contract with the university of Massachusetts for environmental research, notwithstanding the provisions of section three hundred twenty-three F of chapter ninety-four of the General Laws; provided, that the provisions of section three B of chapter seven of the General Laws shall not apply to fees established pursuant to section eighteen of chapter twenty-one A of the General Laws; provided further, that enactment of the appropriations made available by this act to the department shall be deemed a determination, pursuant to subsection (m) of section eighteen of chapter twenty-one A of the General Laws; provided further, that said appropriations for ordinary maintenance of the department from state funds other than the Environmental Challenge Fund and the Environmental Permitting and Compliance Assurance Fund are comparable to the baseline figure, as defined in said subsection, based on inflation, the department's demonstrated program improvements and efficiencies in areas other than those supported by fees, and added or reduced programmatic responsibilities of the department	27,650,038
	General Fund 53.00% Environmental Permitting and Compliance Fund 32.00% Clean Environment Fund 15.00%

TOXICS USE REDUCTION IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION
2210-0100	For the implementation and administration of chapter twenty-one I of the General Laws	1,057,733
	Toxics Use Reduction Fund 100%

CLEAN AIR ACT - OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAM
2220-2205	For the administration and implementation of the operating permit program, so called, included in the federal Clean Air Act	1,528,973
	Clean Air Act Compliance Fund 100%

CLEAN AIR ACT- EMISSIONS BANKING PROGRAM
2220-2207	For the administration and implementation of the emissions banking program, so called, included in the federal Clean Air Act	75,526
	Clean Air Act Compliance Fund 100%

CLEAN AIR ACT - AUTO-RELATED STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROGRAM
2220-2208	For the administration and implementation of the auto related state implementation program, so called, included in the federal Clean Air Act	470,083
	Clean Air Act Compliance Fund 100%

CLEAN AIR ACT - LOW EMISSIONS VEHICLE PROGRAM
2220-2209	For the administration and implementation of the low emission vehicle program, so called, included in the federal Clean Air Act	58,675
	Clean Air Act Compliance Fund 100%

CLEAN AIR ACT - NON-AUTO RELATED STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROGRAM
2220-2210	For the administration and implementation of the non-auto related state implementation program, so called, included in the federal Clean Air Act	194,899
	Clean Air Act Compliance Fund 100%

FEDERAL SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT - COMPLIANCE
2250-2000	For the purposes of state implementation of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act pursuant to section eighteen A of chapter twenty-one A of the General Laws	1,381,317
	Environmental Permitting and Compliance Fund 100%

OFFICE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE INCIDENT RESPONSE
2260-8870	For the expenses of the hazardous waste cleanup and underground storage tank programs, notwithstanding the provisions of section three hundred twenty-three F of chapter ninety-four of the General Laws, section two K of chapter twenty-nine of the General Laws, and section four of chapter twenty-one J of the General Laws	15,343,815
	Clean Environment Fund 43.75% Environmental Challenge Fund 35.00% Local Aid Fund 8.55% General Fund 8.54% Underground Storage Tank Fund 4.16%

BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE CLEANUP PROFESSIONALS
2260-8881	For the administration and operations of the board of registration of hazardous waste site cleanup professionals, notwithstanding the provisions of section nineteen A of chapter twenty-one A of the General Laws	380,897
	Environmental Challenge Fund 100%

Federal Grant Spending

SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL - CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY
2200-9704	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Solid Waste Disposal - Conservation and Recovery	943,662

UNDERGROUND WATER SOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAM
2200-9705	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Underground Water Source Protection Program	76,012

WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLANNING
2200-9706	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Quality Management Planning	352,449

MASSACHUSETTS MULTI-SITE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
2200-9709	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Multi-Site Cooperative Agreement	351,129

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT - LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
2200-9712	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agreement - Leaking Underground Storage Tanks	632,221

CORE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT - CERCLA IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT
2200-9715	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Core Cooperative Agreement - CERCLA Implementation Support	115,683

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM
2200-9717	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Department of Defense - Environmental Restoration Program	1,223,279

CHARLES GEORGE LANDFILL - OPERABLE UNIT III OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
2200-9721	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Charles George Landfill - Operable Unit III Operation and Maintenance	42,865

BAIRD AND MCGUIRE
2200-9722	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Baird and McGuire	510,735

FEDERAL/STATE WASTE REMOVAL AND SITE ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS
2200-9723	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal/State Waste Removal and Site Assessment Programs	421,486

CONSTRUCTION GRANTS PROGRAM - MANAGEMENT
2240-9707	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Construction Grants Program - Management	1,809,878

CONSTRUCTION GRANTS PROGRAM - ADMINISTRATION
2240-9710	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Construction Grants Program - Administration	267,700

LAKE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT
2240-9719	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lake Water Quality Assessment	7,420

NON-POINT SOURCE IMPLEMENTATION
2240-9723	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non-Point Source Implementation	16,500

NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION
2240-9726	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non-Point Source Pollution	271,702

NON-POINT SOURCE PROTECTION
2240-9728	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non-Point Source Protection	797,200

BLACKSTONE AND CONNECTICUT RIVER COMBINED SEWER AND STORMWATER PROJECT
2240-9735	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Blackstone and Connecticut River Combined Sewer and Stormwater Project	15,500

CLEAN WATER STRATEGY - NPDES
2240-9736	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Water Strategy - NPDES	69,220

WETLANDS PROTECTION - 401 REGULATION DEVELOPMENT
2240-9737	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wetlands Protection - 401 Regulation Development	800

NPDES RELATED STATE PROGRAM COSTS
2240-9740	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NPDES Related State Program Costs	43,200

WATER RESOURCES PROTECTION STRATEGY
2240-9744	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Resources Protection Strategy	100,250

WETLANDS PROTECTION - STATE DEVELOPMENT GRANT - BVW TRAINING VIDEO
2240-9746	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wetlands Protection - State Development Grant - BVW Training Video	21,500

WETLANDS PROTECTION - STATE DEVELOPMENT GRANT - SMALL DOCKS / PIERS GUIDANCE
2240-9747	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wetlands Protection - State Development Grant - Small Docks / Piers Guidance	40,000

CLEAN WATER ACT FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 1996
2240-9748	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Water Act Federal Fiscal Year 1996	209,185

PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SUPERVISION PROGRAM
2250-9701	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Public Water Supply Supervision Program	757,264

COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE DEMONSTRATION
2250-9708	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Compliance Assurance Demonstration	592,992

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE
2250-9709	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Environmental Technology Initiative	50,000

STATEWIDE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM
2250-9710	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Statewide Air Pollution Control Program	3,196,081

Trust and Other Spending

2200-6001

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS

1,837,943

2200-6006

STATE WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT PROJECTS

3,223,062

2200-6007

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT

2,321,302

2200-6431

SILRESIM LOWELL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE CONSENT DECREE

110,000

2200-6432

SILRESIM LOWELL REPLACEMENT COSTS CONSENT DECREE

110,000

2200-6433

CHARLES GEORGE TYNGSBOROUGH RESPONSE COSTS CONSENT DECREE

525,000

2200-6434

CHARLES GEORGE TYNGSBOROUGH NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE DECREE

110,000

2200-9725

FORT DEVENS EXPENDABLE TRUST

130,475

2220-2211

ENHANCED INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE TRUST

1,357,137