Governor Deval Patrick's Budget Recommendation - House 2 Fiscal Year 2009

Governor's Budget Recommendation FY 2009

Office of the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works




Fiscal Year 2009 Resource Summary ($000)
DEPARTMENT FY 2009
Budgetary
Recommendations
FY 2009
Federal, Trust,
and ISF
FY 2009
Total
Spending
FY 2009
Budgetary
Non-Tax Revenue
Office of the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works 62,812 22,796 85,608 845

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account description amount
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS 85,607,647
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 62,811,982
Direct Appropriations
6000-0100 Executive Office of Transportation and Public Works
For the operation of the office of the secretary of transportation and public works
                Transportation Fund ............... 100%
4,146,247
6000-0200 Inter-District Transportation Program
For the inter-district transportation program
                Transportation Fund ............... 100%
2,000,000
6005-0015 Regional Transit Authorities Contract Assistance
For certain assistance to the regional transit authorities, including operating grants and reimbursements to increase the accessibility of transit provided to the elderly and disabled under the mobility assistance program, and the regional transit authority program; provided, that the commonwealth, acting by and through the executive office of transportation and public works, may enter into contracts with the authorities for the period beginning July 1, 2008 and ending June 30, 2009; provided further, that reimbursements shall be made to each authority from the sum appropriated in this item; provided further, that notwithstanding section 152A of chapter 161 and section 23 of chapter 161B of the General Laws, at least 50 per cent and up to 75 per cent of the net cost of service of each authority incurred in fiscal year 2008 shall be paid by the commonwealth and shall not be assessed upon the cities and towns constituting the authorities; provided further, that the share assessed upon those cities and towns shall be at least 25 per cent of the net cost of service; provided further, that in the event that 25 per cent of the net cost of service of each authority exceeds 102.5 per cent of the previous year's local assessment, excluding payments made by cities and towns for the costs of new service for which the cities and towns have not previously been assessed by the regional transit authority, the authority shall reduce its operating expenses or increase its revenues to meet the difference; provided further, that operating expenditures of each of the regional transit authorities for fiscal year 2009 shall not exceed 102.5 per cent of its operating expenditures for fiscal year 2008; provided further, that for the purposes of this item, operating expenditures shall not include federal, private, or additional municipal non-state revenue sources or any expenses arising from the provision of services required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, or new services implemented after July 1, 1999 in an amount not to exceed a total of $3,613,905 for the 15 regional transit authorities; provided further, that the new services must have first received approval of the appropriate regional transit authority advisory board; and provided further, that not less than 25 per cent of the net cost of service of the new services shall be assessed upon the cities and towns of the appropriate transit authority, as detailed previously in this item
                Transportation Fund ............... 100%
56,638,391

account description amount
Retained Revenues
6000-0110 Railroad Property Retained Revenue
The executive office of transportation and public works may expend for the purpose of management and maintenance of railroad properties owned by the executive office on behalf of the commonwealth an amount not to exceed $27,344 from the rents and fees received under section 4 of chapter 161C of the General Laws
                Transportation Fund ............... 100%
27,344

account description amount
Federal Grant Spending 22,105,110
6000-0018 Rural Public Transportation Assistance
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Public Transportation Assistance
4,198,030
6000-0019 Section 5307 Transportation Demand Management
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 5307 Transportation Demand Management
1,058,000
6000-0020 Jobs Access - Reverse Commute
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Jobs Access - Reverse Commute
2,435,412
6000-0022 Transit Planning Research Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Transit Planning Research Grant
46,844
6000-0023 Rural Public Transportation Planning
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Public Transportation Planning
3,895,602
6000-0025 High Priority Project
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, High Priority Project
5,711,795
6000-0049 Elderly and Handicapped Transportation Capital Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Elderly and Handicapped Transportation Capital Grant
4,759,427
account description amount
Trust and Other Spending 690,555
6000-1930 Preparation of Transit Programs 688,555
6000-7200 Smart Growth/Smart Energy Conference Expendable Trust 2,000


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