Budgetary Direct Appropriations

OFFICE OF THE TREASURER AND RECEIVER-GENERAL
0610-0000	For the office of the treasurer and receiver-general	6,055,190
	General Fund 50.00% Local Aid Fund 40.00% Highway Fund 10.00%

BANK FEES
0610-0100	For the payment of bank fees	900,000
	General Fund 50.00% Local Aid Fund 40.00% Highway Fund 10.00%

BONUS PAYMENTS TO WAR VETERANS
0611-1000	For bonus payments to war veterans	19,000

COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIMES
0611-5000	For compensation to victims of violent crimes; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of chapter two hundred fifty-eight C of the General Laws, if a claimant is sixty years of age or older at the time of the crime, and is not employed or receiving unemployment compensation, such claimant shall be eligible for compensation in accordance with said chapter even if the claimant has suffered no out-of-pocket loss; provided further, that compensation to such claimant shall be limited to a maximum of fifty dollars; and provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, victims of the crime of rape shall be notified of all available services designed to assist rape victims including, but not limited to, the provisions outlined in section five of chapter two hundred fifty-eight A of the General Laws	2,854,843
	General Fund 78.21% Victim and Witness Assistance Fund 21.79%

ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO CITIES AND TOWNS
0611-5500	For additional assistance to cities and towns to be distributed according to the provisions of section three of this act, and for assistance to certain public entities of the commonwealth which have constructed abatement facilities; provided, that said distribution to said public entities shall equal one million two hundred forty-nine thousand nine hundred forty-eight dollars	477,565,226
	Local Aid Fund 100%

REIMBURSEMENTS TO CITIES AND TOWNS IN LIEU OF TAXES ON STATE-OWNED LANDS
0611-5510	For reimbursements to cities and towns in lieu of taxes on state-owned land pursuant to sections thirteen to seventeen, inclusive, of chapter fifty-eight of the General Laws	7,900,000
	Local Aid Fund 100%

LOCAL SHARE RACING TAX - PAYMENTS TO CITIES AND TOWNS
0611-5800	For distribution, pursuant to section eighteen D of chapter fifty-eight of the General Laws, to each city and town within which racing meetings are conducted	1,584,182
	Local Aid Fund 100%

PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH BENEFITS
0612-0105	For payment of the public safety employees line of duty death benefits authorized by section one hundred A of chapter thirty-two of the General Laws	500,000
	Local Aid Fund 100%

COMMONWEALTH'S PENSION LIABILITY FUND
0612-1010	For the Commonwealth's Pension Liability Fund established under section twenty-two of chapter thirty-two of the General Laws, to meet the commonwealth's obligations under section twenty-two C of said chapter thirty-two, notwithstanding the requirements of the first provided clause in the second sentence of section twenty-two C of chapter thirty-two of the General Laws, as appearing in lines six through ten of the 1994 Official Edition, including retirement benefits payable by the state employees' and the state teachers' retirement systems, and for the costs of increased survivor benefits pursuant to chapter three hundred eighty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and eighty-four; provided, that subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the treasurer, the state retirement board and each city, town, county, or district shall verify the cost thereof and the treasurer shall be authorized to make such payments upon a transfer of funds as hereinafter provided, to reimburse certain cities and towns for pensions to retired teachers, and including any other obligations which the commonwealth has assumed on behalf of any retirement system other than the state employees' or state teachers' retirement systems and including the commonwealth's share of the amounts to be appropriated pursuant to section twenty-two B of said chapter thirty-two and the amounts to be appropriated pursuant to clause (a) of the last paragraph of section twenty-one of chapter one hundred thirty-eight of the General Laws; provided further, that all payments for the purposes herein described shall be made only pursuant to distribution of monies from said fund; provided further, that such distributions shall not be made in advance of the date on which any payment is actually to be made; provided further, that any request for distribution from said fund shall not be in excess of the amount necessary to provide sufficient monies to make all payments for the purposes herein before described; provided further, that the state retirement board is authorized to expend an amount for the purposes of the higher education coordinating council's optional retirement program pursuant to section forty of chapter fifteen A of the General Laws; and provided further, that except where authorized herein, no funds may be expended from this item, other than deposits to the Commonwealth's Pension Liability Fund	952,799,459
	Local Aid Fund 59.00% General Fund 33.90% Highway Fund 7.00% Inland Fisheries and Game Fund 0.10%

INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR BOOK-TO-MARKET VALUE LOSSES OF LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
0612-1507	For the cost of the commonwealth's obligation to assume book-to-market losses, pursuant to paragraph (c) of subdivision (3) of section twenty-two of chapter thirty-two of the General Laws for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-eight; provided, that the public employee retirement administration commission shall certify said losses; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Pension Reserve Investment Trust Fund shall reimburse the General Fund for the amount of this appropriation on or before June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-eight	3,233
	Local Aid Fund 100%

MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT BENEFITS
0612-2000	For retirement benefits authorized pursuant to chapters seven hundred twelve and seven hundred twenty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred and eighty-one, chapter one hundred fifty-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and eighty-three, chapter sixty-seven of the acts of nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, and chapter six hundred twenty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred and eighty-nine; for the compensation of veterans who may be retired by the state board of retirement, including individuals formerly in the service of the division of employment security whose compensation for such service was paid in full from a grant from the federal government, and for the cost of medical examinations in connection therewith; for pensions of retired judges or their widows or widowers; for retirement allowances of certain employees formerly in the service of the administrative division of the metropolitan district commission; for retirement allowances of certain veterans and police officers formerly in the service of the metropolitan district commission; for retirement allowances of certain veterans formerly in the service of the metropolitan sewerage district; for retirement allowances of certain veterans formerly in the service of the metropolitan water system; and for annuities for widows or widowers of certain former members of the uniformed branch of the state police	20,000,000
	General Fund 82.20% Highway Fund 17.80%

COMMISSION ON FIREMEN'S RELIEF
0620-0000	For financial assistance to injured firefighters	9,808
	Local Aid Fund 100%

CONSOLIDATED LONG-TERM DEBT SERVICE
0699-0015	For the payment of interest, discount, and principal on certain bonded debt, and the sale of bonds of the commonwealth, previously charged to the Local Aid Fund, the State Recreation Areas Fund, the Metropolitan Parks District Fund, the Metropolitan Water District Fund, the Metropolitan Sewerage District Fund, the Watershed Management Fund, the Highway Fund, and the Inter-City Bus Fund; provided, that payments of certain serial bonds maturing previously charged to the Local Aid Fund, the State Recreation Areas Fund, the Metropolitan Water District Fund, the Metropolitan Sewerage District Fund, and the Highway Fund shall be paid from this item; provided further, that payments on bonds issued pursuant to section two O of chapter twenty-nine of the General Laws shall be paid from this item and shall be charged to the Infrastructure Sub-Fund of the Highway fund; provided further, that payments of interest, discount, and principal on certain bonded debt of the commonwealth associated with the Watershed Management Fund for the acquisition of development rights and other interests in land, including fee simple acquisitions of watershed lands of the Quabbin and Wachusett reservoirs and the Ware river watershed above the Ware river intake pipe, shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law or the provisions of this item to the contrary, the comptroller is hereby authorized to charge the payments authorized herein to the appropriate budgetary or other fund subject to a plan which the comptroller shall file ten days in advance with the house and senate committees on ways and means	1,112,532,000
	General Fund 56.64% Infrastructure Fund 31.93% Local Aid Fund 11.39% Watershed Management Fund 0.04%

FISCAL RECOVERY BONDS
0699-0090	For the debt service associated with dedicated income tax bonds, fiscal recovery loan act of nineteen hundred and ninety; provided, that the comptroller is hereby authorized to transfer such amounts as would otherwise be unexpended on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-eight to item 0699-0100, if said item has insufficient amounts to meet debt service payments for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-eight; and provided further, that any amount transferred to said item shall be charged to the Commonwealth Fiscal Recovery Fund	135,679,000
	Commonwealth Fiscal Recovery Fund 100%

FISCAL RECOVERY BONDS - GENERAL FUND
0699-0100	For payments related to bonds issued pursuant to chapter one hundred fifty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety due under agreements entered into pursuant to section thirty-eight C of chapter twenty-nine of the General Laws; provided, that the comptroller is hereby authorized to transfer such amounts as would otherwise be unexpended on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-eight to item 0699-0090, if said item has insufficient amounts to meet debt service payments for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-eight; and provided further, that any amount transferred to said item shall be charged to the General Fund	6,600,000

SHORT TERM DEBT AND COSTS OF ISSUANCE
0699-9100	For the payment of interest and issuance costs on bonds, bond and revenue anticipation notes, and other notes pursuant to sections forty-seven and forty-nine B of chapter twenty-nine of the General Laws; provided, that the treasurer shall certify to the comptroller a schedule of the distribution of such costs among the various funds of the commonwealth; provided further, that the comptroller shall charge such costs to such funds in accordance with said schedule; and provided further, that any deficit in this item at the close of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-eight shall be charged to the various funds or to the General or Highway Fund debt service reserves	15,000,000

LAND BANK DEBT SERVICE ASSISTANCE
0699-9200	For certain debt service contract assistance to the Massachusetts land bank in accordance with the provisions of section eight B of chapter two hundred twelve of the acts of nineteen hundred and seventy-five as most recently amended	6,000,000

Federal Grant Spending

CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION
0810-6646	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Crime Victim Compensation	1,500,000

Trust and Other Spending

0610-0093

A HERO'S WELCOME TRUST FUND

70,000