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Budget Recommendations

Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance

Budgetary Direct Appropriations

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
1100-1100  

For the operation of the office of the secretary of administration and finance

1,309,670

CENTRAL BUSINESS OFFICE OPERATIONS
1100-1140  

For the operation of the central business office

2,008,131

MASSACHUSETTS CORPORATION FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
1100-1400  

For a payment to the Massachusetts corporation for educational telecommunications, to be expended in accordance with a financial and programmatic plan to be filed by said corporation with the general court and the executive office for administration and finance

4,585,000

LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION
1599-0013  

For a reserve for the cities` and towns` unemployment health insurance contributions due pursuant to section 14G of chapter 151A of the General Laws; provided, that the deputy director of the division of employment and training shall provide to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means quarterly estimates of the contributions due; and provided further, that upon approval of said secretary, the treasurer shall transfer funds from this account to the medical security trust fund established by subsection (k) of section 20 of chapter 151A of the General Laws

3,000,000
 
Local Aid Fund 100%
 

DEBT SERVICE CONTRACT ASSISTANCE TO MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY
1599-0035  

For certain debt service contract assistance to the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority

24,660,494

MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY OPERATING SUBSIDY
1599-0036  

For payment to the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, for the expenses of said authority

11,210,000
 
Massachusetts Tourism Fund 100%
 

CONTRACT ASSISTANCE RESERVE FOR WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT TRUST
1599-0093  

For a reserve for payment to the water pollution abatement trust for debt service obligations of the trust, pursuant to the provisions of section 6A of chapter 29C of the General Laws

31,560,000
 
Local Aid Fund 65.10%
Commonwealth Cost Relief Fund 34.90%
 

SOUTH ESSEX SEWAGE DISTRICT DEBT SERVICE ASSESSMENT
1599-3234  

For the commonwealth`s south Essex sewerage district debt service assessment

213,326

CONTRACT ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN EXISTING DRINKING WATER PROJECTS
1599-3837  

For a reserve for payment to the water pollution abatement trust to fund financial assistance to municipalities and other eligible borrowers to meet debt service obligations incurred by such municipalities and other eligible borrowers after July 1, 1993, 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 said department, on or prior to the promulgation date of said department`s regulations related to the implementation of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, so called

8,000,000
 
Local Aid Fund 100%
 

CONTRACT ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN NEW DRINKING WATER PROJECTS
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 said department`s regulations related to the implementation of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, so called

1,700,000
 
Local Aid Fund 100%
 

PURCHASE OF SERVICE PROVIDER SALARY RESERVE
1599-6897  

For a reserve to meet the cost of providing salary increases for direct care employees and supervisory staff earning less than $30,000 in annual compensation employed by private human service providers that deliver human and social services under contract with departments within the executive office of health and human services, the executive office of elder affairs, and the executive office for administration and finance; provided, that funds from this item may be used for all employee-related costs associated with such salary increases; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be allocated to special education programs operated pursuant to chapter 71B of the General Laws, contracts for child care services, or programs the rates of which are set by the division of health care finance and policy; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance is hereby authorized to allocate funds appropriated herein to said departments in order to effectively implement such salary increases; provided further, that not later than September 1, 1998, the operational services division shall develop a plan for the allocation and expenditure of funds from this item that shall ensure that said funds are used solely for the purposes stated herein above; provided further, that no funds shall be allocated or expended from this item until said division shall have filed such plan with the executive office of health and human services, the executive office of elder affairs, the budget director, the executive office for administration and finance, and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that said plan shall require that the total fiscal year 1999 cost of the salary adjustments and any other associated employee-related costs authorized thereunder shall not exceed $15,000,000; and provided further, that said plan shall require that the annualized cost of this initiative shall not exceed $15,000,000

15,000,000

CENTRAL ARTERY PROJECT TECHNICAL ADVISORS
1599-9952  

For the purpose of contracting with independent technical advisors to assist communities in evaluating and contributing to the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project, so called, including the Charles River crossing; provided, that not less than $75,000 shall be made available from this item for a technical advisor for the North End, Waterfront area of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be made available for a technical advisor for the East Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that after such a contract for a technical advisor has been awarded, such technical advisor shall have access to data relative to design and mitigation; and provided further, that such technical advisor shall be accountable to and work directly with residents, designated representatives, and organizations of the aforementioned communities in assessing impacts and recommending alternative design modifications to said Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project

115,000
 
Highway Fund 100%
 


Budgetary Retained Revenues

REVENUE OPTIMIZATION PROJECTS INCENTIVE
1599-0033  

The executive office for administration and finance is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed $3,500,000 to promote departmental revenue optimization projects, from revenue collected from said projects, pursuant to the provisions of section 94

3,500,000
 
Maximization Fund 100%
 


Federal Grant Spending

MASSACHUSETTS PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
1100-1109  

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Procurement Technical Assistance Center

300,000


Trust and Other Spending

1100-1115  

RUGGLES CENTER LITIGATION EXPENSES EXPENDABLE TRUST

413,544



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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Fiscal Affairs Division
State House, Room 272
Boston, MA 02133
(617) 727-2081


Last updated on January 22, 1998

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