The Department of State Police provides 24-hour patrol coverage of 6,300 miles of state highway, Metropolitan District Commission parkways, historical sites and waterways, and state-owned properties. State Police detectives work with federal authorities, District Attorneys, and the Attorney General to enforce narcotics laws, fight crime, and investigate homicides. The State Police also provide technical services to local police agencies throughout the State, including forensic analysis, fingerprint identification, and commercial vehicle safety enforcement.

Budget Recommendations

The Fiscal Year 1998 recommendation transfers $14.5 million for the State Police Educational Incentive program, the so-called Quinn Bill, to a new appropriation 8100-0009.

Budgetary Direct Appropriations

DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
8100-0000	For the administration and operation of the department of state police	114,557,816
	Highway Fund 88.20% Local Aid Fund 9.50% General Fund 2.30%

PURCHASE OF STATE POLICE CRUISERS
8100-0001	For the purchase of state police cruisers	5,000,000
	Highway Fund 100%

OVERTIME FOR STATE POLICE OFFICERS
8100-0007	For overtime of state police officers	11,871,898
	Highway Fund 88.20% Local Aid Fund 9.50% General Fund 2.30%

STATE POLICE EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAYMENTS
8100-0009	For the state police educational incentive program	14,540,903
	Highway Fund 100%

CRIME LABORATORY
8100-0100	For the administration and operation of the crime laboratory	1,582,895
	Highway Fund 88.20% Local Aid Fund 9.50% General Fund 2.30%

AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
8100-0150	For the administration and operation of an automated fingerprint identification system	437,688
	Highway Fund 88.20% Local Aid Fund 9.50% General Fund 2.30%

MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
8100-0200	For the administration and operation of a motor carrier safety assistance program	444,603
	Highway Fund 100%

DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TASK FORCE
8100-0300	For the administration and operation of a Drug Enforcement Agency task force	73,720
	Highway Fund 85.00% General Fund 15.00%

Budgetary Retained Revenues

STATE POLICE PRIVATE DETAILS RETAINED REVENUE
8100-0006	The department of state police is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed twelve million one hundred fifty thousand dollars in revenues collected from fees charged for private police details, for the costs of said details including administrative costs; 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 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	12,150,000

FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENTS FOR STATE POLICE ACTIVITIES
8100-0011	The department of state police is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars for joint federal and state law enforcement activities from federal reimbursements received therefor; 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 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	1,500,000
	Highway Fund 100%

MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE RETAINED REVENUE
8100-0201	The department of state police is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed one million fifty thousand dollars from reimbursements received from the motor carrier safety assistance program, for the costs of said program	1,050,000

Intragovernmental Service Spending

STATE POLICE DETAILS INTRAGOVERNMENTAL CHARGEBACK
8100-0002	For the costs of overtime associated with requested police details; 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 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	2,000,000
	Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%

Federal Grant Spending

COPS AHEAD COMMUNITY POLICING
8100-0058	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cops Ahead Community Policing	1,836,129

COPS MORE
8100-0059	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cops More	225,000

NESPAC - REGIONAL INVESTIGATION
8100-2058	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NESPAC - Regional Investigation	1,520,249

CANNABIS ERADICATE/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROSECUTION DEA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
8100-9706	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cannabis Eradicate/Controlled Substance Prosecution DEA Cooperative Agreement	57,000

COMMUNITY POLICING TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
8100-9707	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community Policing to Combat Domestic Violence	196,070

DRUG FIRE PROGRAM
8100-9709	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Drug Fire Program	77,000

Trust and Other Spending

8100-4444

FEDERAL DRUG MONEY FORFEITURE ACCOUNT

736,781

8100-4545

STATE DRUG MONEY FORFEITURE ACCOUNT

26,491