The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Senate, May16, 2007

 

   

 The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was committed the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year two thousand eight for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (House, No. 4001), reports recommending that the same ought to pass, with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 3.

   

                                                                                                                                                           

                                                            Direct Appropriation:                       $25,275,287,321

                                                            Retained Revenue Authorization:     $1,402,217,382

                                                            Total:                                               $26,677,504,703

 

For the Committee,

 

Steven C. Panagiotakos, Chairman  

Steven A. Tolman, Vice-Chairman  

Stephen M. Brewer, Assistant Vice-Chairman  

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven

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         MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2008 FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH, FOR INTEREST, SINKING FUND AND SERIAL BOND REQUIREMENTS AND FOR CERTAIN PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS

Whereas, the deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is immediately to make appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and to make certain changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary or appropriate to effectuate said appropriations or for other important public purposes, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

        SECTION 1. To provide for the maintenance of the several departments, boards, commissions and institutions and other services, and for certain permanent improvements and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth in sections 2, 2B, 2D and 3, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in sections 2, 2B, 2D and 3, are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise, subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. All sums appropriated under this act, including supplemental and deficiency budgets, shall be expended in a manner reflecting and encouraging a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for members of minority groups, women and handicapped persons. All officials and employees of an agency, board, department, commission or division receiving monies under this act shall take affirmative steps to ensure equality of opportunity in the internal affairs of state government, as well as in their relations with the public, including those persons and organizations doing business with the commonwealth. Each agency, board, department, commission or division, in spending appropriated sums and discharging its statutory responsibilities, shall adopt measures to ensure equal opportunity in the areas of hiring, promotion, demotion or transfer, recruitment, layoff or termination, rates of compensation, in-service or apprenticeship training programs and all terms and conditions of employment.

  SECTION 1A. In accordance with Articles LXIII and CVII of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth and section 6D of chapter 29 of the General Laws, it is hereby declared that the amounts of revenue set forth in this section by source for the respective funds of the commonwealth for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008 are necessary and sufficient to provide the means to defray the appropriations and expenditures from such funds for said fiscal year as set forth and authorized in sections 2 and 2B. The comptroller shall keep a distinct account of actual receipts from each such source by each such fund to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing such receipts with the projected receipts set forth herein and to include a full statement comparing such actual and projected receipts in the annual report for said fiscal year pursuant to section 13 of chapter 7A of the General Laws.  The quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those specified in this section.

 

Fiscal Year 2008 Revenue by Source and Budgeted Fund (in Millions)

 

 

 

 

      SECTION 1B. The comptroller shall keep a distinct account of actual receipts of non-tax revenues by each department, board, commission or institution to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing such receipts with projected receipts set forth herein and to include a full statement comparing such receipts with projected receipts in the annual report for such fiscal year pursuant to section 13 of chapter 7A of the General Laws.  The quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those specified in this section.

 

Non-Tax Revenue:  Department Summary

Judiciary

Supreme Judicial Court                                                    $2,854,646                            $0                   $2,854,646

Committee for Public Counsel                                               $40,000                    $750,000                     $790,000

Appeals Court                                                               $461,650                            $0                     $461,650

Trial Court                                                               $73,222,065                $40,000,000                $113,222,065

                                                TOTALS :                 $76,578,361                $40,750,000                $117,328,361

District Attorneys

Hampden District Attorney                                                        $0                            $0                             $0

District Attorney's Association                                                    $0                  $1,785,056                   $1,785,056

                                                TOTALS :                             $0                  $1,785,056                   $1,785,056

Office of the Governor

Office of the Governor                                                        $2,000                            $0                        $2,000

                                                TOTALS :                        $2,000                            $0                        $2,000

Office of the Secretary of State

Secretary of State                                                      $212,149,279                     $80,000                $212,229,279

                                                TOTALS :                $212,149,279                     $80,000                $212,229,279

Office of the State Treasurer

Treasurer's Office                                                      $373,419,502                            $0                $373,419,502

State Lottery Commission                                            $184,352,824               $935,028,283             $1,119,381,107

Mass Cultural Council                                                               $0                            $0                             $0

Alcohol Beverages Control Commission                               $3,791,600                            $0                   $3,791,600

                                                TOTALS :                $561,563,926               $935,028,283             $1,496,592,209

State Auditor's Office

State Auditor's Office                                                               $0                            $0                             $0

                                                TOTALS :                             $0                            $0                             $0

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General                                                        $12,834,023                    $450,000                 $13,284,023

                                                TOTALS :                 $12,834,023                    $450,000                 $13,284,023

Ethics Commission

State Ethics Commission                                                        $359                            $0                          $359

                                                TOTALS :                          $359                            $0                          $359

Office of the Inspector General

Inspector General                                                                    $0                    $300,000                     $300,000

                                                TOTALS :                             $0                    $300,000                     $300,000

Campaign and Political Finance

Campaign and Political Finance                                             $32,250                            $0                      $32,250

                                                TOTALS :                      $32,250                            $0                      $32,250

Executive Office: Administration and Finance

Secretary of Administration and Finance                               ($400,000)                            $0                   ($400,000)

Comptroller's Office                                                   $548,544,208                            $0                $548,544,208

                                                TOTALS :                $548,144,208                            $0                $548,144,208

Executive Office: Administration and Finance

Secretary of Administration and Finance                          ($353,563,976)                  $1,000,000              ($352,563,976)

DCAMM                                                                 $18,931,803                $16,398,500                 $35,330,303

Bureau of State Office Buildings                                           $151,000                            $0                     $151,000

Civil Service Commission                                                    $19,200                            $0                      $19,200

Group Insurance Commission                                         $238,361,543                            $0                $238,361,543

Division of Administrative Law Appeals                                   $86,000                            $0                      $86,000

George Fingold Library                                                           $200                     $10,000                      $10,200

Department of Revenue                                               $227,499,149                $22,877,280                $250,376,429

Appellate Tax Board                                                     $1,798,835                    $300,000                   $2,098,835

Human Resources Division                                                 $554,295                  $1,677,500                   $2,231,795

Division of Operational Services                                          $684,850                  $1,208,000                   $1,892,850

Operational Services Division                                                      $0                            $0                             $0

Division of Information Technology                                        $9,322                    $467,837                     $477,159

                                                TOTALS :                $134,532,221                $43,939,117                $178,471,338

Executive Office: Environmental Affairs

Secretary of Environmental Affairs                                     $4,971,463                    $625,000                   $5,596,463

Department of Environmental Protection                           $41,925,070                  $1,200,000                 $43,125,070

Department of Fish and Game                                         $14,218,900                    $217,989                 $14,436,889

Department of Agricultural Resources                                  $4,375,256                            $0                   $4,375,256

Department of Conservation and Recreation                         $13,015,201                  $7,904,826                 $20,920,027

                                                TOTALS :                 $78,505,890                  $9,947,815                 $88,453,705

Department of Early Education and Care

Department of Early Education and Care                           $194,442,398                            $0                $194,442,398

                                                TOTALS :