The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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DEVAL L. PATRICK
GOVERNOR
TIMOTHY P. MURRAY
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
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Executive Department
State House · Boston 02133
(617)
725-4000
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February
6, 2007.
To the Honorable Senate and
House of Representatives:
I am filing for your consideration a bill
recommending Fiscal Year 2007 supplemental appropriations totaling $19 million,
which are fully offset by $22.4 million in combined new revenue and spending
reductions tied to surplus funding. This legislation is necessary to address
$13.3 million in immediate deficiencies, and $5.7 million in new collective bargaining
agreement obligations.
The supplemental items to fund existing
obligations include:
§
$4.1 million to fund higher
caseloads at the EAEDC program at the Department of Transitional Assistance
(DTA);
§
$2.7 million to maintain capacity
at DTA shelters;
§
$1.1 million to fund National
Guard patrols at the Pilgrim Power plant, and cover armory utility costs;
§
$900,000 to increase the retained
revenue ceiling for the Early Intervention program at the Department of Public
Health; and
§
$4.5 million to increase the
retained revenue ceiling for State Police private details.
Pursuant to Section 7 of Chapter 150E of
the General Laws, I submit for your consideration appropriation recommendations
to fund the Fiscal Year 2007 incremental costs contained in collective
bargaining agreements between the:
§
Board of Higher Education and the
Massachusetts Community College Council;
§
Board of Higher Education and the
Association of Professional Administrators, MTA/NEA;
§
The Commonwealth and the
o Service Employees International Union, Local 888, at the North, Middle
and South Berkshire Registry of Deeds,
o American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council
93, Local 653, at the Essex North and South Registry of Deeds,
o American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council
93, Local 414, at the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds,
o Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 6, at the
Middlesex South Registry of Deeds,
o Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 6, at the
Middlesex North Registry of Deeds,
o Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 6, at the
Hampden Registry of Deeds,
o Service Employees International Union, Local 888, at the Suffolk
Registry of Deeds, and
o Service Employees International Union, Local 888, at the Worcester
North Registry of Deeds;
§
Franklin sheriff’s department and
the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 404;
§
Middlesex sheriff’s department and
the Middlesex Sheriff’s Superior Officers Association;
§
Middlesex sheriff’s department and
the Teamsters Local 122; and
§
Hampshire sheriff's department and
the
o Sheriff's Office Treatment Association,
o Non-Uniform Correctional Association,
o Hampshire Sheriff's Office Jail and House of Correction Supervisory
Correctional Officers Association, and
o Law Enforcement and Security Union, United Food and Commercial Workers
Union.
In addition, pursuant to Section 7 of Chapter
150E of the General Laws, I submit for your consideration appropriation
recommendations to fund the Fiscal Year 2006 and 2007 incremental costs
contained in collective bargaining agreements between the:
§
Plymouth county sheriff and the
International Brotherhood of Correctional Officers R1-227;
§
Dukes county sheriff and the
Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union, Units A and B; and
§
Norfolk county sheriff and the
County Correctional Officer Association, Supervisory and Non-Supervisory Units.
This legislation places a total of
$5,706,622 in 13 reserves from which funds may be transferred to departments’
operating accounts to meet the Fiscal Year 2006 and 2007 costs of the salary
adjustments and other economic benefits which are required by the agreements.
Copies of the agreements, and estimates of the costs thereof for Fiscal Years
2006 and 2007 are being submitted separately to the Committees on Ways and
Means.
Because a new Development Cabinet chaired
by the Governor himself is now performing its functions, this bill also
abolishes the Commonwealth Development Coordinating Council and transfers the
balance of its funds for the present fiscal year to the Governor’s office.
Finally, this bill includes language to
clarify the purposes for which Central Artery/Tunnel audit program funds may be
expended, and to facilitate administration of the fair-share employer
contribution by the Division of Unemployment Assistance.
Revenue offsets have been identified to
finance these appropriations. I urge your prompt and favorable consideration
of this bill.
Respectfully
submitted,
DEVAL
L. PATRICK,
Governor.
SECTION 1. To provide for supplementing
certain items in the general appropriation act and other appropriation acts for
fiscal year 2007, the sums set forth in section 2 are hereby appropriated from
the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise in this act or in
those appropriation acts, for the several purposes and subject to the
conditions specified in this act or in those appropriation acts, and subject to
the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2007. These sums shall be in addition to any amounts previously
appropriated and made available for the purposes of those items.
SECTION 2.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Department of
Transitional Assistance
4403-2120 .... $2,742,949
4408-1000 .... $4,075,294
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
PUBLIC SAFETY
Military Division
8700-0001 .... $1,095,240
SECTION 2A. To provide for certain
unanticipated obligations of the commonwealth, to provide for an alteration of
purpose for current appropriations, and to meet certain requirements of law,
the sums set forth in this section are hereby appropriated from the General
Fund unless specifically designated otherwise in this section, for the several
purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this section, and subject
to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2007. These sums shall be in addition to any amounts
previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of those items.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Office of the Secretary
1599-4216 For a reserve to
meet the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic
benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the board of
higher education and the Massachusetts Community College Council, and to meet
the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits
necessary to provide equal adjustments and benefits to employees employed in
confidential positions which otherwise would be covered by this agreement;
provided, that the personnel administrator, with the approval of the secretary
of administration and finance, shall determine such adjustments and benefits
for such confidential employees in accordance with the collective bargaining
agreement then in effect which otherwise would cover these positions; and
provided further, that the secretary may transfer from the sum appropriated in
this item to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal
year 2007 amounts that are necessary to meet these costs where the amounts
otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose, in accordance with a
transfer plan which shall be filed in advance with the house and senate
committees on ways and means $3,228,802
1599-4217 For a reserve to
meet the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic
benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the board of
higher education and the Association of Professional Administrators, MTA/NEA,
and to meet the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic
benefits necessary to provide equal adjustments and benefits to employees
employed in confidential positions which otherwise would be covered by this
agreement; provided, that the personnel administrator, with the approval of the
secretary of administration and finance, shall determine such adjustments and
benefits for such confidential employees in accordance with the collective
bargaining agreement then in effect which otherwise would cover these
positions; and provided further, that the secretary may transfer from the sum
appropriated in this item to other items of appropriation and allocations
thereof for fiscal year 2007 amounts that are necessary to meet these costs
where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose, in
accordance with a transfer plan which shall be filed in advance with the house
and senate committees on ways and means $682,270
1599-4218 For a reserve to
meet the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic
benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the
commonwealth and the Service Employees International Union, Local 888, at the
North, Middle and South Berkshire Registry of Deeds, the American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 93, Local 653, at the Essex
North and South Registry of Deeds, the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees, Council 93, Local 414, at the Middlesex South Registry of
Deeds, the Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 6, at
the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, the Office and Professional Employees
International Union, Local 6, at the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, the
Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 6, at the Hampden
Registry of Deeds, the Service Employees International Union, Local 888, at the
Suffolk Registry of Deeds, the Service Employees International Union, Local
888, at the Worcester North Registry of Deeds, and to meet the fiscal year 2007
costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits necessary to provide
equal adjustments and benefits to employees employed in confidential positions
which otherwise would be covered by this agreement; provided, that the personnel
administrator, with the approval of the secretary of administration and
finance, shall determine such adjustments and benefits for such confidential
employees in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement then in effect
which otherwise would cover these positions; and provided further, that the
secretary may transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to other items of
appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal year 2007 amounts that are
necessary to meet these costs where the amounts otherwise available are
insufficient for the purpose, in accordance with a transfer plan which shall be
filed in advance with the house and senate committees on ways and means $238,809
1599-4219 For a reserve to
meet the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic
benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the Franklin
sheriff’s department and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 404,
and to meet the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic
benefits necessary to provide equal adjustments and benefits to employees
employed in confidential positions which otherwise would be covered by this
agreement; provided, that the personnel administrator, with the approval of the
secretary of administration and finance, shall determine such adjustments and
benefits for such confidential employees in accordance with the collective
bargaining agreement then in effect which otherwise would cover these
positions; and provided further, that the secretary may transfer from the sum
appropriated in this item to other items of appropriation and allocations
thereof for fiscal year 2007 amounts that are necessary to meet these costs
where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose, in
accordance with a transfer plan which shall be filed in advance with the house
and senate committees on ways and means $85,447
1599-4220 For a reserve to
meet the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic
benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the
Middlesex sheriff’s department and the Middlesex Sheriff’s Superior Officers
Association, and to meet the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and
other economic benefits necessary to provide equal adjustments and benefits to
employees employed in confidential positions which otherwise would be covered
by this agreement; provided, that the personnel administrator, with the
approval of the secretary of administration and finance, shall determine such
adjustments and benefits for such confidential employees in accordance with the
collective bargaining agreement then in effect which otherwise would cover
these positions; and provided further, that the secretary may transfer from the
sum appropriated in this item to other items of appropriation and allocations
thereof for fiscal year 2007 amounts that are necessary to meet these costs
where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose, in
accordance with a transfer plan which shall be filed in advance with the house
and senate committees on ways and means $147,116
1599-4221 For a reserve to
meet the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic
benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the
Middlesex sheriff’s department and the Teamsters Local 122, and to meet the
fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits
necessary to provide equal adjustments and benefits to employees employed in
confidential positions which otherwise would be covered by this agreement;
provided, that the personnel administrator, with the approval of the secretary
of administration and finance, shall determine such adjustments and benefits
for such confidential employees in accordance with the collective bargaining
agreement then in effect which otherwise would cover these positions; and
provided further, that the secretary may transfer from the sum appropriated in
this item to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal
year 2007 amounts that are necessary to meet these costs where the amounts
otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose, in accordance with a
transfer plan which shall be filed in advance with the house and senate
committees on ways and means.............................................. $13,671
1599-4222 For a reserve to
meet the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic
benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the
Hampshire sheriff's department and the Sheriff's Office Treatment Association,
and to meet the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic
benefits necessary to provide equal adjustments and benefits to employees
employed in confidential positions which otherwise would be covered by this
agreement; provided, that the personnel administrator, with the approval of the
secretary of administration and finance, shall determine such adjustments and
benefits for such confidential employees in accordance with the collective
bargaining agreement then in effect which otherwise would cover these
positions; and provided further, that the secretary may transfer from the sum
appropriated in this item to other items of appropriation and allocations
thereof for fiscal year 2007 amounts that are necessary to meet these costs
where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose, in
accordance with a transfer plan which shall be filed in advance with the house
and senate committees on ways and means $28,495
1599-4223 For a reserve to
meet the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic
benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the
Hampshire sheriff's department and the Non-Uniform Correctional Association,
and to meet the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic
benefits necessary to provide equal adjustments and benefits to employees
employed in confidential positions which otherwise would be covered by this
agreement; provided, that the personnel administrator, with the approval of the
secretary of administration and finance, shall determine such adjustments and
benefits for such confidential employees in accordance with the collective
bargaining agreement then in effect which otherwise would cover these
positions; and provided further, that the secretary may transfer from the sum
appropriated in this item to other items of appropriation and allocations
thereof for fiscal year 2007 amounts that are necessary to meet these costs
where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose, in
accordance with a transfer plan which shall be filed in advance with the house
and senate committees on ways and means $56,632
1599-4224 For a reserve to
meet the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic
benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the
Hampshire sheriff's department and the Hampshire Sheriff's Office Jail and
House of Correction Supervisory Correctional Officers Association, and to meet
the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits necessary
to provide equal adjustments and benefits to employees employed in confidential
positions which otherwise would be covered by this agreement; provided, that
the personnel administrator, with the approval of the secretary of
administration and finance, shall determine such adjustments and benefits for
such confidential employees in accordance with the collective bargaining
agreement then in effect which otherwise would cover these positions; and
provided further, that the secretary may transfer from the sum appropriated in
this item to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal
year 2007 amounts that are necessary to meet these costs where the amounts
otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose, in accordance with a transfer
plan which shall be filed in advance with the house and senate committees on
ways and means......................................................................... $38,977
1599-4225 For a reserve to
meet the fiscal year 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic
benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the
Hampshire sheriff's department and the Law Enforcement and Security Union,
United Food and Commercial Workers Union, and to meet the fiscal year 2007
costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits necessary to provide
equal adjustments and benefits to employees employed in confidential positions
which otherwise would be covered by this agreement; provided, that the
personnel administrator, with the approval of the secretary of administration
and finance, shall determine such adjustments and benefits for such
confidential employees in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement
then in effect which otherwise would cover these positions; and provided
further, that the secretary may transfer from the sum appropriated in this item
to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal year 2007
amounts that are necessary to meet these costs where the amounts otherwise
available are insufficient for the purpose, in accordance with a transfer plan
which shall be filed in advance with the house and senate committees on ways
and means $116,495
1599-4226 For a reserve to
meet the fiscal year 2006 and 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other
economic benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the
Plymouth county sheriff and the International Brotherhood of Correctional
Officers R1-227, and to meet the fiscal year 2006 and 2007 costs of salary
adjustments and other economic benefits necessary to provide equal adjustments
and benefits to employees employed in confidential positions which otherwise
would be covered by this agreement; provided, that the personnel administrator,
with the approval of the secretary of administration and finance, shall
determine such adjustments and benefits for such confidential employees in
accordance with the collective bargaining agreement then in effect which
otherwise would cover these positions; and provided further, that the secretary
may transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to other items of
appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal year 2007 amounts that are
necessary to meet these costs where the amounts otherwise available are
insufficient for the purpose, in accordance with a transfer plan which shall be
filed in advance with the house and senate committees on ways and means $146,892
1599-4227 For a reserve to
meet the fiscal year 2006 and 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other
economic benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the
Dukes county sheriff and the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union,
Units A and B, and to meet the fiscal year 2006 and 2007 costs of salary
adjustments and other economic benefits necessary to provide equal adjustments
and benefits to employees employed in confidential positions which otherwise
would be covered by this agreement; provided, that the personnel administrator,
with the approval of the secretary of administration and finance, shall
determine such adjustments and benefits for such confidential employees in
accordance with the collective bargaining agreement then in effect which
otherwise would cover these positions; and provided further, that the secretary
may transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to other items of
appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal year 2007 amounts that are
necessary to meet these costs where the amounts otherwise available are
insufficient for the purpose, in accordance with a transfer plan which shall be
filed in advance with the house and senate committees on ways and means $53,167
1599-4228 For a reserve to
meet the fiscal year 2006 and 2007 costs of salary adjustments and other
economic benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the
Norfolk county sheriff and the County Correctional Officer Association,
Supervisory and Non-Supervisory Units, and to meet the fiscal year 2006 and
2007 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits necessary to
provide equal adjustments and benefits to employees employed in confidential
positions which otherwise would be covered by this agreement; provided, that
the personnel administrator, with the approval of the secretary of
administration and finance, shall determine such adjustments and benefits for
such confidential employees in accordance with the collective bargaining
agreement then in effect which otherwise would cover these positions; and
provided further, that the secretary may transfer from the sum appropriated in
this item to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal
year 2007 amounts that are necessary to meet these costs where the amounts
otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose, in accordance with a
transfer plan which shall be filed in advance with the house and senate
committees on ways and means......................................................................... $869,849
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Public
Health
4513-1010 The department of
public health may expend not more than $4,400,000 in revenue received from the
collection of federal financial participation for early intervention services
delivered to Medicaid-eligible children by developmental educators and
professionals in related disciplines; provided, that nothing in this item shall
give rise to or shall be construed as giving rise to enforceable legal rights
to any such services or an enforceable entitlement to the services funded in
this item; and provided further, that the revenue may be used to pay for
current and prior year claims........................ $900,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
PUBLIC SAFETY
Department of State
Police
8100-0006 For private
police details; provided, that the department may expend up to $20,000,000 in
revenues collected from fees charged for private police details and for the
costs of administering such details; and provided further, that notwithstanding
any general or special law to the contrary, the department may incur, and the
comptroller may certify for payment, expenses and liabilities during fiscal
year 2007 to be charged to this item in an amount not to exceed the lower of
this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state
accounting system for the purposes stated in this item to accommodate the
delayed receipt of revenues authorized to be retained in this item during
fiscal year 2007 $4,500,000
SECTION 3. Section 8B of chapter 6A of
the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. Item 1108-5200 of section 2 of
chapter 139 of the acts of 2006 is hereby amended by striking out the figure
“$976,037,643” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-
$966,037,643.
SECTION 5. Item 4403-2000 of said section
2 of said chapter 139 is hereby amended by striking out the figure
“$296,555,455” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-
$289,555,455.
SECTION 6. Item 7007-0900 of said section
2 of said chapter 139 is hereby amended by striking out the words “; provided
further, that said office shall grant not less than $5,000,000 to the
Massachusetts International Marketing Partnership Incorporated, the business
entity awarded the contract pursuant to section 60 of chapter 141 of the acts of
2003 for the express purpose of implementing the strategic marketing and
promotional program to recover the commonwealth’s lost international market
share”.
SECTION 7. Section 1 of chapter 153 of
the acts of 2006 is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and
inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- This retention shall not
be subject to chapter 7 or chapter 30 of the General Laws.
SECTION 8. Said chapter 153 is hereby
further amended by striking out section 3 and inserting in place thereof the
following section:-
Section 3. There shall be appropriated
$20 million from the General Fund for the following purposes: (a) to complete
a comprehensive critical infrastructure safety audit of the metropolitan
highway system; (b) to review and assess the design, construction, safety,
inspection, maintenance, management, and finances of the metropolitan highway
system; and (c) to review and assess proposals to recover costs associated with
the central artery/third harbor tunnel project. The executive office of
transportation may allocate the funds for each purpose, subject to the approval
of the governor. The executive office of transportation shall retain the
services of an independent inspection firm or consultant to complete the safety
audit. This retention shall not be subject to chapter 7 or chapter 30 of the
General Laws. The governor, after consulting the executive office of
transportation, may order the closure of any tunnel that he finds unsafe for
travel.
SECTION 9. Notwithstanding subsection (k)
of section 14G of chapter 151A of the General Laws or any other general or
special law to the contrary, between February 2, 2007 and June 30, 2008,
inclusive, the division of unemployment assistance may expend up to $5,541,478
from the Medical Security Trust Fund to support development, implementation and
first-year operating costs associated with carrying out the division’s
responsibilities under section 188 of chapter 149 of the General Laws.
SECTION 10. Notwithstanding any general or
special law to the contrary, the comptroller shall transfer any remaining
appropriated funds for fiscal year 2007 in item 7004-0000 to item 0411-1000, as
of the effective date of this act.
SECTION 11. This act shall take effect
upon its passage.
