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Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Environmental Law Enforcement
FY99H1A Budget Recommendations
The Department of Fisheries, Wildlife
and Environmental Law Enforcement manages the Commonwealth's marine
and freshwater fisheries, wildlife species, plants, and natural
communities. The Department focuses on conservation and natural
resource management through education, research, restoration,
and land acquisition; management of the Commonwealth's natural
ecosystems such as rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, coastal waters,
and wetlands; and enforcement of all environmental laws relating
to fishing, hunting, hazardous waste, illegal dumping, boating,
and recreational vehicles.
Budget Recommendations
The amount recommended for Fiscal Year
1999 includes an increase of $500,000 to fund additional environmental
police officers and $106,000 for expansion of the land stewardship
program to support conservation and endangered species protection.
Budgetary Direct Appropriations
| DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, WILDLIFE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT |
| 2300-0100 |
For the administration of the department of fisheries, wildlife, and environmental law enforcement
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568,570 |
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| General Fund |
62.50% | | Environmental Law Enforcement Fund |
12.50% | | Public Access Fund |
12.50% | | Marine Fisheries Fund |
12.50% | | |
| RIVERWAYS PROTECTION, RESTORATION, AND PUBLIC ACCESS PROMOTION |
| 2300-0101 |
For the operation of a program of riverways protection, restoration, and promotion of public access to rivers; provided, that positions funded herein shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 31 of the General Laws
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241,852 |
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| ALTERNATIVE FISHERIES CONSERVATION ENGINEERING PROGRAM |
| 2300-0104 |
For the operation of the conservation engineering program to promote the development of alternative species fisheries
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110,000 |
| DIVISION OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE ADMINISTRATION |
| 2310-0200 |
For the operation of the division of fisheries and wildlife; provided, that an amount shall be used by the university of Massachusetts at Amherst for the purposes of wildlife and fisheries research; and provided further, that expenditures from this item for said research shall be contingent upon prior approval by proper federal authorities for reimbursement of at least 75 per cent of said expenditures
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6,975,713 |
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| Inland Fisheries and Game Fund |
100% | | |
| WILDLIFE HABITAT LAND PURCHASE AND WILDLANDS STAMP PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION |
| 2310-0316 |
For the purchase of land containing wildlife habitat and for the costs of the division of fisheries and wildlife directly related to the administration of the wildlands stamp program pursuant to sections 2 and 2A of chapter 131 of the General Laws
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2,000,000 |
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| Inland Fisheries and Game Fund |
100% | | |
| WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM |
| 2310-0317 |
For the operation of the waterfowl management program pursuant to section 11 of chapter 131 of the General Laws
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85,000 |
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| Inland Fisheries and Game Fund |
100% | | |
| NATURAL HERITAGE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES PROGRAM |
| 2310-0500 |
For the operation of a natural heritage and environmental assessment program
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342,274 |
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| Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Fund |
50.00% | | Inland Fisheries and Game Fund |
50.00% | | |
| NON-GAME MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH PROGRAM |
| 2315-0100 |
For the operation of a program of non-game management and research
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435,291 |
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| General Fund |
75.00% | | Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Fund |
25.00% | | |
| PUBLIC ACCESS BOARD ADMINISTRATION |
| 2320-0100 |
For the operation of the public access board; provided, that positions funded herein shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 31 of the General Laws
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250,244 |
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| PUBLIC ACCESS LAND AND WATER AREAS CONSTRUCTION |
| 2320-0200 |
For the maintenance, operation, acquisition, and improvement of public access land and water areas, as authorized by section 17A of chapter 21 of the General Laws
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600,002 |
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| DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES ADMINISTRATION |
| 2330-0100 |
For the operation of the division of marine fisheries; provided, that $300,000 shall be made available for a recreational fisheries program to be reimbursed by federal funds
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3,999,722 |
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| Marine Fisheries Fund |
100% | | |
| MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT |
| 2330-0120 |
For the operation of a marine recreational fisheries development and enhancement program
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731,723 |
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| Marine Fisheries Fund |
100% | | |
| DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION |
| 2350-0100 |
For the operation of the division of environmental law enforcement
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9,766,956 |
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| Environmental Law Enforcement Fund |
50.00% | | General Fund |
35.00% | | Highway Fund |
15.00% | | |
| HUNTER SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM |
| 2350-0101 |
For the operation of the hunter safety training program
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283,768 |
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| Inland Fisheries and Game Fund |
100% | | |
Budgetary Retained Revenues
| MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHING RETAINED REVENUE |
| 2330-0121 |
The department of fisheries, wildlife and environmental law enforcement is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed $467,000 for expenses associated with the sportfish restoration program from revenue generated from federal reimbursements related to sportfish restoration and from the sale of materials which promote marine recreational fishing
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467,000 |
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| Marine Fisheries Fund |
100% | | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PRIVATE DETAILS RETAINED REVENUE |
| 2350-0104 |
The department of fisheries, wildlife, and environmental law enforcement is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed $150,000 in revenue generated through fees charged for environmental law enforcement private details, so called, for the purpose of providing said private details
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150,000 |
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| Environmental Law Enforcement Fund |
100% | | |
Intragovernmental Service Spending
| OVERTIME AND SPECIAL DETAILS INTRAGOVERNMENTAL CHARGEBACK |
| 2350-0102 |
For the costs of overtime and special details provided by the department of fisheries, wildlife, and environmental law enforcement`s division of environmental law enforcement
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160,000 |
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| Intragovernmental Service Fund |
100% | | |
Federal Grant Spending
| URBAN RIVERS ACTION ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR |
| 2300-0103 |
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban Rivers Action Environmental Coordinator |
17,492 |
| PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOR SUDBURY, ASSABET, AND CONCORD RIVERS |
| 2300-9885 |
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Planning Assistance for Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers |
12,973 |
| URBAN RIVERS ACTION |
| 2300-9888 |
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban Rivers Action |
5,571 |
| CLEAN VESSEL |
| 2330-9222 |
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Vessel |
722,190 |
| COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
| 2330-9709 |
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Fisheries Research and Development |
31,000 |
| COMMERCIAL FISHERIES STATISTICS |
| 2330-9712 |
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Fisheries Statistics |
312,000 |
| COMMERCIAL FISHERIES EXTENSION |
| 2330-9714 |
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Fisheries Extension |
50,000 |
| ANADROMOUS FISHERIES MANAGEMENT |
| 2330-9721 |
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Anadromous Fisheries Management |
41,000 |
| SAFE BOATING PROGRAM |
| 2340-9701 |
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Safe Boating Program |
680,344 |
| FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES |
| 2350-0108 |
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fisheries Enforcement Support Services |
100,000 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT TRAINING |
| 2350-0109 |
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Environmental Enforcement Training |
10,000 |
Trust and Other Spending
| 2300-6000 |
CLEAN WATERWAYS TRUST |
1,000 |
| 2310-6007 |
BALD EAGLE TRUST III - BANK OF BOSTON |
3,000 |
| 2330-6002 |
BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF MARINE LIFE |
315,000 |
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