The Department of Environmental Management's mission is to conserve natural, historic, and scenic resources and to sustain public access to these resources. The Department maintains a statewide system of forests, parks, historic sites, trails, rinks, pools, beaches, and bikeways; carries out a range of statewide resource protection and stewardship activities to promote the management of public and private forest land; maintains the Commonwealth's navigable waterways; protects watersheds and river corridors; and manages various flood control activities.

Budget Recommendations

The amount recommended for Fiscal Year 1999 includes an additional $1.82 million to fund park improvements as part of the Department's state park centennial anniversary initiative and $150,000 to support increased staffing for the Department's Harbor Island parks.

Budgetary Direct Appropriations

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - INLAND WATERWAYS AND HARBOR PROGRAM
2100-0005	For the operation of the harbors and inland waters maintenance program	2,934,547
	Harbors and Inland Waterways Fund 100%

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION
2100-1000	For the operation of the department of environmental management	2,311,147
	Local Aid Fund 100%

RECREATION AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION OPERATIONS
2100-2030	For the operation of the department`s recreation and resource conservation management and protection programs, including grants to public and non-public entities; provided, that $150,000 shall be made available for an urban shade tree program.	20,309,534

PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM - ADDITIONAL EXPENSES
2100-2040	For additional expenses, upkeep, and improvements to the department`s parks and recreation system, including grants to public and non-public entities	1,815,000
	Second Century Fund 100%

SUMMER / FALL SEASONAL EMPLOYEES OF RECREATION PROGRAMS
2100-3010	For the summer and fall seasonal payroll costs of the department, including hires for the fire suppression and prevention program; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item for year-round seasonal employees, so called; and provided further, that the costs of seasonal positions scheduled herein and used for the purposes of items 2100-2040 and 2100-3011 are authorized to be charged from this item to said items	3,530,367
	Local Aid Fund 90.00% Highway Fund 10.00%

WINTER / SPRING SEASONAL EMPLOYEES OF RECREATION PROGRAMS
2100-3011	For the winter and spring seasonal payroll costs of the department, including hires for the fire suppression and prevention program; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item for year-round seasonal employees, so called	1,292,210
	Local Aid Fund 90.00% Highway Fund 10.00%

Budgetary Retained Revenues

INTERSTATE FIREFIGHTING SERVICES RETAINED REVENUE
2100-2002	The department of environmental management is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed $75,000 for the costs of interstate fire fighting, from revenues received from interstate fire services pursuant to section 44 of chapter 138 of the acts of 1991; provided, that the department may allocate a portion of said revenues to the metropolitan district commission for the purposes of this item; and provided further, 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	75,000

Federal Grant Spending

BLACKSTONE HERITAGE CORRIDOR COMMISSION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
2100-9720	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Blackstone Heritage Corridor Commission Cooperative Agreement	5,000

RURAL COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION
2120-9702	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Community Fire Protection	16,000

SHADE TREE AND FOREST HEALTH
2121-9705	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shade Tree and Forest Health	371,319

FORESTRY PLANNING
2121-9709	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forestry Planning	62,432

RURAL FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
2121-9711	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Fire Prevention and Control	100,000

FOREST HEALTH RESEARCH
2121-9712	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Health Research	18,000

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE RESOURCE CONSERVATION - DEVELOPMENT
2121-9714	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, United States Forest Service Resource Conservation - Development	12,000

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM
2121-9718	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, United States Forest Service Forestry Incentives Program	2,500

WOOD IN TRANSPORTATION PROJECT - UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
2121-9719	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wood in Transportation Project - United States Forest Service	8,000

RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
2121-9720	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Development Project - United States Forest Service	18,206

FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
2121-9722	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Resource Management - United States Forest Service	24,533

FOREST HEALTH MANAGEMENT - UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
2121-9726	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Health Management - United States Forest Service	18,000

FOREST HEALTH MONITORING - UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
2121-9728	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Health Monitoring - United States Forest Service	18,000

NORTH AMERICAN MAPLE PROJECT - UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
2121-9730	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, North American Maple Project - United States Forest Service	6,400

SUASCO WATERSHED FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIR
2130-9705	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Suasco Watershed Flood Control Reservoir	38,000

WAQUOIT BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE - CONSOLIDATED FUNDING
2140-9709	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Consolidated Funding	135,000

WAQUOIT BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE - EXHIBITS AND RENOVATIONS
2140-9710	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Exhibits and Renovations	200,000

WAQUOIT BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RADIO SERIES
2140-9713	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Radio Series	10,000

Trust and Other Spending

2100-6002

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CONSERVATION

18,495

2100-6003

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS

334,993

2120-6006

MASSACHUSETTS RE-LEAF

35,000

2120-6007

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT TRUST

9,000

2120-6016

DREDGING EAST RIVER, TOWN OF WAREHAM

127,226

2120-6017

LYNN HARBOR TRUST FUND

58,000

2120-6022

RESERVOIR MAINTENANCE - TOWN CONTRIBUTIONS

1,000

2120-6025

FOREST PRODUCTS TRUST

15,000

2120-6027

SCHOONER ERNESTINA COMMISSION

256,500

2120-6029

DREDGING LOWER BASS RIVER, TOWN OF DENNIS PORTION

488

2120-6030

DREDGING LOWER BASS RIVER, TOWN OF YARMOUTH PORTION

485

2120-6032

FORE AND BACK RIVER DREDGING - TOWN OF WEYMOUTH PORTION

40,000

2120-6038

BARNSTABLE HARBOR DREDGING PROJECT - SCITUATE SHARE

146,033

2120-6039

DREDGING PUBLIC LANDING - QUINCY SHARE

120,000

2120-6040

DREDGING WOLLASTON BEACH - QUINCY SHARE

75,000

2120-6041

DREDGING BELLE ISLE - REVERE SHARE

195,000

2120-6042

DREDGING WELLFLEET HARBOR - WELLFLEET SHARE

150,000

2120-6043

DREDGING GOOSEBERRY ISLAND - WESTPORT SHARE

85,000

2120-6044

DREDGING WINTHROP HARBOR - WINTHROP SHARE

85,000