An Act providing for the preservation and improvement of land, parks, and clean energy in the Commonwealth.

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide for preservation and improvement of the environmental assets of the commonwealth, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. To provide for a capital outlay program of improvement and preservation of the environmental and transportation assets of the commonwealth, the sums set forth in section 2A and section 2B, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this act, are hereby made available, subject to the law regulating the disbursement of public funds, which sums are in addition to amounts previously appropriated for such purposes.

There is no Section 2.

SECTION 2A.

SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH

Massachusetts Historical Commission

0526-2010........ For a grant program to units of municipal government and to private, nonprofit organizations for the preservation of historic properties, landscapes and sites; provided, that such funds shall be awarded in accordance with regulations promulgated by the state secretary, chairman of the Massachusetts Historical Commission; provided further, not less than $10 million shall be expended in cities with more than 40,000 inhabitants where: (1) the unemployment rate is at least 1.5 per cent higher than the statewide average; or (2) the median income of the city is 80% or less of the state median income;  provided, however, that not less than $5 million shall be expended on projects in cities in which both criteria are applicable....................................................................... $30,000,000

EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

Office of the Secretary

0620-1000........ For the water pollution abatement trust established by section 2 of chapter 29C of the General Laws for deposit in the Water Pollution Abatement Revolving Fund established by section 2L of chapter 29 of the General Laws for application by the trust to the purposes specified in section 5 of said chapter 29C, any portion of which may be used as a matching grant by the commonwealth to federal capitalization grants received under Title VI of the federal Clean Water Act...................................................................................... $50,000,000

0620-2000........ For the water pollution abatement trust established by section 2 of chapter 29C of the General Laws for deposit in the Drinking Water Revolving Fund established by section 2QQ of chapter 29 of the General Laws for application by the trust to the purposes specified in section 18 of said chapter 29C, any portion of which may be used as a matching grant by the commonwealth to federal capitalization grants received under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act................................................................................................... $25,000,000

1100-2500........ For improvements to coastal facilities in designated and non-designated port areas, including those defined under chapter 21F of the General Laws and 301 CMR 25 and section 63 of chapter 91 of the General Laws and 312  CMR 2.00; provided, that improvements may include, but shall not be limited to, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, expanding, replacing, and improving public facilities, piers, wharves, boardwalks, berths, bulkheads, and other harbor and waterfront facilities; provided further, that an amount not to exceed $580,000 shall be expended for repair, paving, and a storm-water filtration system for the bulkhead located in Wellfleet; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the environmental repudiation of the city pier in the city of Fall River; provided further, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended for the rehabilitation of the Jacobs Meadow outfall channel wall in Cohasset;  and provided further, that not less than $25,000,000 shall be expended on capital improvements to the state pier facility in New Bedford; provided, however, that such improvements shall be made to further economic development within the Port of New Bedford and may include, but shall not be limited to, a multi-use facility for water dependent cargo, commercial fishing improvements, commercial marine transportation improvements, marine educational facilities, a fresh produce and fish market, and capital improvements related to tourism, public recreation and other economic development within the port of New Bedford............................................................................... $87,450,000

Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance

1102-5000 ....... For the modernization of the Senator William X. Wall experimental station in the city of Lawrence including, but not limited to, the repair and rehabilitation of the building and grounds ……..................................................... $8,000,000

1102-6000........ For the installation of  technologies, equipment and materials to reduce energy and water consumption at either existing or new state facilities and to increase the amount of installed renewable energy that result in actual energy and water savings above the minimum standards established by Executive Order No. 484 and the “Massachusetts LEED Plus” standard, described in Administration and Finance Bulletin 12; provided, that the division shall consult with the executive office of energy and environmental affairs and the division of energy resources in developing project priorities; and provided further, that funding may be used to supplement technical and feasibility analyses, fund incremental costs of equipment or materials, and conduct evaluation analyses of projects to determine their effectiveness and replicability at additional facilities......... $30,000,000

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS.

Office of the Secretary.

2000-7013 For the local acquisition for natural diversity grant program, formerly the self-help program, to provide assistance to cities and towns in the acquisition of conservation land under section 11 of chapter 132A of the General Laws, Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution and any regulations adopted by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs to effect this act or said section 11 of chapter 132A of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the title to any land acquired with  funds authorized in this item which is no longer used under said section 11 of chapter 132A of the General Laws as open space shall revert to the commonwealth to be managed as open space.................................................... $36,000,000

2000-7014 ....... For the park acquisition and renovation for communities grant program, formerly the urban self-help program, to provide assistance to cities and towns in the acquisition of land, assessment and remediation of brownfield and greyfield sites and demolition on project sites and construction and restoration of parks and recreation areas under Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution and any regulations adopted by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the title to any land acquired with the funds authorized in this item which is no longer used  as open space shall revert to the commonwealth to be managed as open space; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for improvements to the town beach in the town of Millis; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the design and reconstruction of Oxford park in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for improvements to Vietnam Veterans Park in Billerica; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for repairs to the footbridge in historic Island Grove park in the town of Abington; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the repair of the Medina Street boat ramp in the city of Chicopee; provided further, that not less than $191,800 shall be expended for maintenance of and improvements to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Green Hill Park in Worcester; provide further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for the restoration, remediation, and other necessary environmental improvements at the Project India Site; provided, however, that said expenditure shall be contingent upon the execution of a purchase and sale agreement between WestMass Area Development Corporation and current owner of said site; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to McEvoy Park in town of North Andover; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for improvements to Mapleway Park in Wakefield; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended  for expansion and improvements to JJ Lane Park in town of Natick; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for dredging of Forge Pond in the town of East Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for renovations and improvements to the South Lawrence East fields; provided further, that not less than $275,000 shall be expended for improvement to the Lake Street water resource and recreation area in Shrewsbury; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for improvements to Prospect Park walking trail in Shrewsbury; provided further, that not more than $10,000,000 shall be expended for a grant to the New England Aquarium for the renovation of the public space on Central Wharf in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the rehabilitation, improvement and enhancement of city parks in Methuen; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Murphy Playground in the town of Natick; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for renovations and upgrades to public parks in Lakeville; provided further, that not less than $954,000 shall be expended for dam repairs at Harding Pond and Hobart Pond in the town of Whitman; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for renovations and upgrades to public parks in Freetown; provided further that not less than $800,000 shall be expended for a recreation grant in the town of Saugus including Stocker Park and Belmonte Middle School soccer, track, tennis and baseball complex; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for improvements to Farm Pond in the town of Sherbon; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the Rehoboth Agricultural and Natural Resources Preservation Council for the preservation and protection of critical environmental resources and open space in Rehoboth; provided further, that $1,200,000 be expended for urban park restoration within the Emerald Necklace portion of the city of Boston; and provided further, that not less than $217,000 shall be expended for renovation of the public tennis courts in Wakefield...................................... $55,000,000

2000-7015  ...... For the acquisition, development and construction of parks in urban neighborhoods currently underserved with parks consistent with attainment of environmental equity, including planning related thereto; completion of urban forestry and tree planting projects, assessment and remediation of brownfield and greyfield sites intended for reuse as parks; drafting of architectural renderings, construction documents, and other technical documents necessary for parks construction; acquisition of land or interests in land for the creation of parks under Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution; and construction of parks and all related facilities; provided, that the secretary of energy and environmental affairs may issue grants to public and non-public entities to implement these programs………………………................... $25,000,000

2000-7016 ....... For the conservation partnership grant program to assist not-for-profit corporations in acquiring interests in lands suitable for purposes of conservation or recreation; provided, that the corporation shall be formed for one of the purposes described in section 4 of chapter 180 of the General Laws and the corporation shall be considered an exempt organization within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; provided further, that grant funds shall be expended to reimburse an eligible corporation for money expended by it in establishing a project approved by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs under this program in an amount that the secretary shall determine to be equitable in consideration of anticipated benefits from the project, but in no event shall the amount of the reimbursement exceed 50 per cent of the cost of the project; provided further, that no reimbursement shall be made under this item to a corporation unless a project application is filed by the corporation with the secretary setting forth the plans and information that the secretary may require and approved by the secretary, nor until the corporation shall have certified, in a manner approved by the secretary, its ability to provide an amount equal to the total cost of the project, nor until the project has been completed, to the satisfaction of the secretary, in accordance with the approved plans; provided further, that all projects shall include the grant by the corporation of an appropriate perpetual conservation restriction, within the meaning of sections 31 and 32 of chapter 184 of the General Laws, to the city or town in which the project is located, to be managed by either its conservation or its recreation commission, or a state agency, or both; provided further, that all projects must provide appropriate public access as determined by the secretary; and provided further, that the secretary may adopt rules and regulations for the implementation and enforcement of this item.......................... $7,000,000

2000-7018 ....... For the study, protection, preservation, including cultural resources, public access, development, and enhancement activities for the commonwealth’s coastal resources within coastal watersheds and offshore oceans including, but not limited to, implementation, equipment, and projects related to ocean management and planning, seafloor mapping, climate change adaptation and coastal shoreline and floodplain management, coastal and ocean water quality; provided, that a program of wetlands and other aquatic habitat restoration in the Massachusetts coastal zone and watersheds shall be implemented from this item, with functions including, but not limited to, infrastructure repair and replacement to achieve restoration benefits, coordination with public and non-public entities, monitoring, research, planning, federal matching grants, assessment, technical assistance, mapping and implementation of improvements to degraded wetland areas; provided further, that grants may be awarded to public and non-public entities for the purposes of this item; provided further, that a program of coastal pollutant remediation grants may be awarded to cities and towns to construct, re-construct, and otherwise improve boat pump out facilities and storm water drainage facilities along roads, highways, and bridges within the watersheds of the Massachusetts coastal zone; provided further, that a program of coastal non-point source pollution grants may be awarded to public and non-public entities to identify and implement solutions to control or eliminate non-point source pollution in coastal watersheds; and provided further, that all grants under this item shall be subject to rules and regulations established by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs to govern the application process and disbursement of grant funds under this item; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for wastewater improvements near Hyannis Harbor in Barnstable; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for Connecticut River combined sewer overflow clean up on Hubbard Street in Ludlow; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for a wastewater management study and environmental impact report in Acushnet; and provided further, that an amount not less than $75,000 shall be expended by the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies for the study of the coastal geology and related matters of the barrier beach in Orleans and Chatham known as North Beach….................................................................... $30,075,000

2000-7022........ For the programs and activities of the office of geographical and environmental information in support of community preservation and other programs; provided, that such funds may be allocated by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs to the department of conservation and recreation, the department of fish and game, the department of agricultural resources, and the department of environmental protection; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for the costs of services essential to such projects rendered by employees or by consultants; provided further, that the secretary may without limitation provide grants to municipalities, regional planning agencies, and other public and non-public entities to implement said programs; provided further, that funding may be expended for the creation of inventories of species and mapping of areas important for biological conservation and ecosystem protection; provided further, that priority shall be given to the development, from existing source materials where possible, of the following data bases: wetlands, soils, public water supply protection areas, land records, economic growth areas, transportation development, aquifer recharge areas, floodways, vernal pools, endangered and threatened species and species of special concern, public lands, recreation areas, zoning, hazardous and toxic waste sites, and historical and cultural resources; and provided further, that such efforts shall be coordinated to the maximum extent feasible with federal, state, and local governments, regulated utilities and conservancy efforts ............................................................. $13,000,000

2000-7023 ....... For improvements and replacements to the infrastructure and holdings of the executive office of energy and environmental affairs; provided, that said improvements or replacements may include, but shall not be not be limited to, buildings, equipment, vehicles and communication and technology equipment; provided, however, that any expenditures for communication and technology equipment under this item shall be subject to the approval of the chief information officer of the commonwealth ……. ..................... $2,000,000

2000-7024 ....... For the restoration of the commonwealth's natural resources held in trust for the benefit of the public by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs as trustee of the resources that have been lost, destroyed, or injured by the discharge of oil or other releases of hazardous materials and substances; provided, that the definition of natural resources shall include land, fish, wildlife, biota, air, drinking water supplies, wetlands, and other resources generally belonging to, managed by, held in trust by, or otherwise controlled by the trustee; provided further, that the secretary, as trustee of the commonwealth's natural resources, shall conduct the necessary injury and damage assessment studies to determine the extent of injury to the resources and the required compensation by responsible parties to restore, replace, or acquire the equivalent of these injured resources; provided further that not less than $1,600,000 shall be expended for wetland restoration and water quality projects in Woburn; provided further, that the secretary may also allocate funds if necessary for the costs of personnel; provided further, that these activities shall be conducted under section 5 of chapter 21E of the General Laws, sections 23 to 27 of chapter 130 of the General Laws, section 42 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, 42 U.S.C. section 9607 (f), 33 U.S.C. section 1321, 33 U.S.C. section 2706 or any other relevant and appropriate authority……............................................... $3,100,000

2000-7025 ....... For integrated energy and environmental projects to provide for appropriate conservation, protection, restoration, management, and best use of air, energy, water and land resources; to provide for the propagation, protection, control and management of fish, other aquatic life, wildlife, and endangered species; to optimize and preserve environmental quality and public health, to encourage environmental equity; to provide for the assessment, prevention and abatement of water, land, air, noise, and other pollution or environmental degradation; to provide for mitigation and adaptation to climate change; to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts at state agencies, authorities, and public colleges and universities through the Leading by Example Program; to provide geographic information systems and data, including, but not limited to, conservation and development plans, provided through the office of geographic and environmental information under section 4B of chapter 21A of the General Laws; to collect, store and provide geographic, energy, and environmental and other information; to provide environmental, land use, water budgets and other trends and conditions; to stimulate increased public and private sector investment in clean energy and related enterprises, institutions, and projects in the commonwealth, including providing economic assistance for the development of these enterprises and non-financial assistance for their  development, permitting, and construction; and to otherwise provide technical and financial assistance, including the promotion of alternative energy resources and energy efficiency in support of policy initiatives;  provided, that the secretary may allocate funds for the purposes of this item; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the construction of a wind turbine to be located at the McGlynn Elementary and Middle Schools in Medford; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended on the development of a Buzzards Bay Center in the Whaling National Historical Park; provided further, that, notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, $3,000,000 shall be expended for a green school environment grant in the town of Saugus provided that said grant shall only be expended if the town of Saugus is certified to receive state aid to public libraries by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and provided that said grant may also be used as the town’s share of the Massachusetts School Building Authority program; provided further that $550,000 shall be expended for a clean air aging boiler grant in the town of Saugus; and provided further, that grants may be awarded to public or non-public entities to carry out this item……. ........................................ $31,650,000

Department of Environmental Protection.

2200-7011  For the purposes of water quality monitoring, assessment and protection as required to meet the requirements of the Rivers Protection Act, the federal and state Clean Water Acts and the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and to provide for integrated energy and environmental projects to optimize and preserve environmental quality and public health and provide for appropriate protection, restoration, management, and best use of air, energy, water and land resources; provided, that this funding, may include, but not be limited to, studies of water quality, the development of wetlands conservancy and tidelands Geographic Information System maps, the implementation of water quality monitoring devices, the collection and analysis of water quality samples, the development of water quality analyses known as Total Maximum Daily Loads, and projects related to non-point and point sources of water pollution, and the wetlands circuit rider program; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the identification and remediation of pollution sources for the Cole and Lees Rivers;........................................................................................... ………………$15,200,000

2200-7012  ...... For operation and maintenance of the department of environmental protection’s statewide air monitoring network including, but not limited to, photochemical assessment monitoring stations, small particulate monitoring and air toxins monitoring; and for the upgrade of equipment to comply with federal requirements; provided further that $350,000 shall be expended for air quality monitoring, odor mitigation, and the establishment of an airborne odor and toxics mitigation strategy in the city of Northampton and town of Easthampton in neighborhoods impacted by the regional solid waste landfill, located in the city of Northampton........................................................................ $4,850,000

2200-7013 ....... For the purposes of discovery, assessment, containment, clean-up, and closure of existing or closed solid waste facilities causing or threatening to cause pollution as authorized by section 4 of chapter 21H of the General Laws; provided, however, that funds authorized in this section shall be used for the purposes of maintaining a composting and recycling program consistent with the statewide Solid Waste Master Plan authorized by section 21 of chapter 16 of the General Laws; provided, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for the monitoring, mitigation, inspection and investigation of the impacts of the regional solid waste landfill in the city of Northampton on groundwater, public and private water supply wells and the Barnes Sole Source Aquifer,..................................... $13,000,000

2200-7014 ....... For information systems development and information technology equipment at the department of environmental protection to upgrade the first-generation “eDEP” on-line permitting/compliance reporting system to meet current business standards and the best competitive practices for states, to develop and implement on-line file reviews and permit guides, expand internet publishing of environmental reports and information, and improve system availability and response times for the regulated community and the public; provided, however, that any expenditures under this item shall be subject to the approval of the chief information officer of the commonwealth……………............ $20,000,000

2200-7015 ....... For the assessment, containment, cleanup, control, removal of, or response actions, concerning oil or hazardous materials or for any other actions necessary to implement chapter 21E of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $12,000,000 shall be expended for the remediation of soil contamination on residential properties located on streets adjacent to the former landfill site in Brookline............................................................................. $44,000,000

2200-7016........ For a grant to the University of Massachusetts Amherst Landscape Ecology Program to utilize the Conservation Assessment and Prioritization System to establish a statewide, comprehensive wetlands monitoring and assessment program for Massachusetts, to identify relationships between landscape-based stressors and the physical and biotic condition of ecosystems, and to complete a statewide landscape connectivity study ……. ........................ $500,000

2200-7017 ....... For grants to cities, towns and districts for the acquisition of lands and waters and easements by those cities, towns and districts to protect and conserve groundwater aquifers and recharge areas, surface water supplies and watershed areas, and surface or underground lands adjacent to those resources, for the protection of water that is determined by the department of environmental protection to be of potential use for water supply purposes; provided, that any grants approved by the department and provided to cities, towns and districts from this item shall not exceed 60 per cent of the eligible costs of the projects ........................................................................................... $22,500,000 

Department of Fish and Game.

2300-7010 ....... For the acquisition of land and interests in land by the department of fish and game and for associated costs, including planning, study, due diligence, title and appraisal services, site restoration and stewardship for the purpose of protecting the native flora and fauna communities of the commonwealth, and for associated costs; provided, that the commissioner of the department of fish and game may develop and utilize scientifically-based evaluation criteria to identify and select the most biologically significant areas throughout the commonwealth including, but not limited to, specific parcels, and that these lands may be purchased after being selected by this process and approved by the commissioner of the department and the fisheries and wildlife board; provided further, that funds may be expended on the development and implementation of a stewardship program on lands under the care and control of the department of fish and game and its divisions, either in fee simple or through conservation easement including, but not limited to, resource and land use monitoring, baseline documentation report creation, signage, boundary marking and monitoring, stewardship planning, stewardship personnel, stewardship database development, ecological monitoring, and enforcement of conservation restrictions or detection and resolution of encroachments on land owned in fee simple, and repair of damage related to illegal off-road vehicle trespass; provided further, that funds may be used for inventory, restoration and reclamation of recently acquired land, including demolition of structures, removal of debris, eradication of non-native species, and other services essential to these reclamation efforts................ $73,000,000

2300-7011 ....... For enhancements, improvements, removal and replacements to the infrastructure and holdings of the department of fish and game and its divisions; and for the costs of studies, plans, engineering and other services essential to this activity; and for the planning, design, construction, and repair of existing and new facilities under the care and control of the department of fish and game and its divisions including, but not limited to, education centers, district headquarters, hatcheries, office buildings, storage buildings, shooting ranges, and laboratories; provided, that these enhancements, improvements and replacements may include, but shall not be limited to, buildings and other structures, equipment, vehicles, vessels, information systems, and site clearance, including the demolition of structures, and other holdings including remediation of environmental compliance matters throughout the commonwealth ........................................................................................... $13,000,000

2300-7013 ....... For the purposes of conserving and recovering rare and endangered plant and animal species listed under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act and protecting other elements of the state’s threatened natural heritage, through conservation, preparation of endangered species recovery plans, implementation of recovery projects, and the execution of habitat and ecological restoration and management, as identified by the division of fisheries and wildlife's natural heritage and endangered species program and approved by the director of the division and the commissioner of the department; provided, that the associated costs may include, but shall not be limited to, species recovery, habitat restoration and management, monitoring services and equipment purchases; and provided further, that this work may be carried out in cooperation with local municipalities, private conservation organizations, private landowners, universities or governmental agencies.......................................................... $10,000,000

2300-7014 ....... For a program of upland habitat management of forestlands, shrub lands, and grasslands, to provide habitat for native wildlife species experiencing long-term population declines, to control invasive, exotic species that degrade natural habitats, and to maintain independent, third party certification of sustainable resource management on state wildlife lands through the forest stewardship council; provided, that activities shall include, but shall not be limited to, implementation of habitat management plans as established by the division of fisheries and wildlife and approved by the director of the division and the commissioner of the department; and to establish and support an integrated, early detection and rapid response system for invasive species and to complete a strategic management plan for invasive species to prevent, control, eradicate and restore natural management areas; provided that the commissioner shall identify at all scales the natural and cultural resources at risk from invasive species and conduct baseline assessments of invasive species at those sites and to educate the public to help prevent and control invasive species; provided that, not less than $1,200,000 shall be expended for invasive species control in the city of Peabody. and for a Landowner Incentive Grant Program to restore declining species and their habitats identified in the Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy on private lands that may include, but not be limited to technical and financial assistance, implementation and monitoring as established by the division of fisheries and wildlife and approved by the director of the division and the commissioner of the department, and for associated costs; provided, that the associated costs may include, but shall not be limited to, restoration, management, monitoring services, and equipment purchases; provided further, that the projects may be carried out in cooperation with cities, towns, not-for-profit organizations, private landowners, conservation organizations, sportsman’s clubs or governmental agencies; and provided further, that grants may be awarded to public and non-public entities to carry out the purposes of this item ........................................................................................... …$9,200,000

2300-7015     For the river restoration programs in the division of riverways within the department of fish and game;  provided, that funds authorized in this item may be utilized for river and river corridor revitalization, restoration and protection of river ecosystems and functions statewide, including dam and barrier removal, instream improvements, flow, water quality, riverine habitat, for protection of high quality riparian habitat to mitigate threats from climate change, and recreational opportunities; provided further, that these costs may include, but shall not be limited to, equipment to implement these programs; and provided further, that the commissioner, or his designee, may enter into cooperative agreements with state and federal government agencies and municipalities, contract for services including, but not limited to, engineering, and award grants to public and non-public entities to foster and carry out the purposes of this item ........................................................................................... $10,000,000

2300-7016 ....... For the planning, engineering, design, construction, construction inspection, acquisition, development, and reconstruction of existing and new coastal and inland access sites including, but not limited to, boat launching facilities, fisherman boat access facilities, car-top boat launching facilities, canoe access facilities, sport fishing piers and shore fishing areas including, but not limited to, ramps, docks, floats and appurtenant facilities throughout the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a canoe/kayak launch on the Merrimack River at the Harbormaster’s Station next the Railroad Bridge in the town of Salisbury; provided further, that not less than $190,000 shall be expended for the design and development of a riverfront park and boat ramp along the Merrimack River on Riverview Street in the town of North Andover; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the construction of a stand-alone public fishing pier in Oak Bluffs; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Lower Millyard small boat launch on the Powwow and Back Rivers in the town of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the purchase of rail corridor east of the Basiliere Bridge and the redevelopment of a boat park on the Merrimack River by the public boat ramps in the town of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $650,000 shall be expended  for the repair and enhancements of the public access boat ramp on Laurel Lake in the town of Lee; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the renovation of the Bashara Boathouse in Lawrence Riverfront State Park;  provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the pond restoration and pollution abatement study for Rawson Hill Brook and Pond in the town of Shrewsbury; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended  for the reconstruction of the boating and fishing access ramp at Cooks Pond in Fall River; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the enhancement and rebuilding of the Cashman Park Boat Launch in the city of Newburyport; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for design and engineering costs for a boat ramp at Squantum Point Park in the city of Quincy............................. $7,300,000

2300-7017 ....... For the implementation of the Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy and investigating the impacts of climate change on the biodiversity of Massachusetts including, but  not  limited to, habitat protection and restoration, implementation, and equipment purchases; provided, that implementation may also include, but shall not be limited to, a Coastal Waterbird Conservation Program to restore globally and regionally significant populations of declining and at-risk species of coastal water birds and their habitats, as tracked by the natural heritage and endangered species program and identified in the Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy, including habitat protection and restoration, bird population protection, restoration, and technical assistance to landowners and other cooperators, and planning, engineering, design, construction, and reconstruction of structures to stabilize critical coastal nesting islands, and for associated costs which may include, but shall not be limited to, equipment purchases; provided further, that this work may be carried out in cooperation with local municipalities, private conservation organizations, private landowners, universities, or governmental agencies; provided further, that implementation may also include, but shall not be limited to, non-marine aquatic habitat protection and restoration, establishing benchmarks for fish community restoration and establishing protection goals for high quality fish communities, the preparation of restoration and habitat protection plans, and the execution of fisheries habitat restoration projects on natural fish communities and for associated costs including, but not limited to, research, restoration, management, monitoring, and equipment; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for the further development of map products by this program to identify and target for protection, restoration and management of natural fisheries communities including but not limited to research, data collection, map production and equipment and management studies; and provided further, that grants may be awarded to public and non-public entities to carry out the purposes of this item........................................................................................... $10,450,000

2300-7018   For the purposes of marine fisheries resource habitat identification, classification, protection and restoration, the preparation of technical guidance and fisheries management plans, as approved by the director of the division of marine fisheries and the commissioner of the department, and for associated costs, provided, that said costs may include, but shall not be limited to, research, restoration, management, monitoring and equipment; provided further, that these projects may be carried out in cooperation with not-for-profit organizations or other management agencies; provided further, that funds may be expended for the further development of map products and technical guidance by this program to identify and target for protection, restoration and management of marine fisheries resources including, but not limited to, research, data collection, equipment, map production, management studies; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the study of commercial and recreational fishing stocks, and creating a data collection and fisheries management system to be administered by the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Institute in conjunction with the School of Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; provided further that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended on a research vessel to conduct ocean management and sustainable fisheries research; provided, however, that this vessel shall be operated by the School of Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and be primarily berthed in the port of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the purchase of scales and the establishment of a shore-based monitoring program for all federally-managed fisheries for herring and mackerel, which expenditures shall be made, and the program conducted, in accordance with the requirements of section 12 of this act and under the supervision of the oversight committee established under said section 12; and provided further, that not more than $225,000 shall be expended by the department for the study of the horseshoe crab population in Wellfleet Harbor, Pleasant Bay, and Barnstable Harbor; provided, however, that the department may contract with an environmental non-profit in order to conduct said horseshoe crab study......................................... $7,475,000

Department of Agricultural Resources.

2500-7012 ....... For a program to acquire agricultural preservation restrictions under sections  23 to  26, of chapter 20 of the General Laws; provided, that any person or entity receiving funds from this item shall be encouraged to participate in any programs of the department of agricultural resources that may be suggested by the commissioner of the department; provided further, that funds may be used for implementation of a stewardship program on APR lands including, but not limited to, resource and land use monitoring, boundary delineation and monitoring, stewardship planning, ecological monitoring, and enforcement of agricultural preservation restrictions on existing and newly acquired APR properties; as well as the creation of new opportunities that seek to enhance the sustainability and viability of APR properties.................................................... $67,750,000

2500-7013 ....... For the purpose of developing and implementing programs designed to address agricultural economic and environmental sustainability, research, industry promotion, technology transfer, education and to facilitate improvements to agricultural infrastructure, energy conservation and efficiency, as well as renewable energy projects, including the development and implementation of farm viability plans and other technical and engineering assistance to enhance the economic and environmental viability of farms, to provide for shorter term land covenants, and for undertaking of markets for agricultural products to assist in agricultural business enhancement and transition, the creation of a program including grants to public and non-public entities for the development and implementation of new procedures for energy conservation and efficiency, renewable and alternative energy sources to assist the commonwealth’s agricultural community to grow and develop; provided, that funds shall be expended for the  Northeastern Massachusetts aquaculture center by Salem State College, the Southcoast aquaculture center by the University of Massachusetts School for Marine Science and Technology in consultation and cooperation with the department’s aquaculture division at a location within the port of New Bedford and the Western Massachusetts center for sustainable aquaculture by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst; provided further, that not less than $10,000,000 shall be expended to establish a program to facilitate the creation of a general public market in Boston to provide local agricultural, seafood and aquaculture, dairy and specialty foods produced in the commonwealth of Massachusetts; provided further, that the Massachusetts aquaculture centers work in cooperation and in collaboration with the department of agricultural resources toward the provision of grant funding and services to the Massachusetts aquaculture industry; and provided further, that there be established a program to assist in the preservation and rehabilitation of facilities and land resources of agricultural fairs in the commonwealth through short-term preservation covenants, grants, demonstration projects and other means, under section 38C of chapter 128 of the General Laws; provided further, that funds authorized in this item may be allocated by the commissioner, through competitive grants; and provided further, that  the commissioner may adopt regulations relative to these grants......................................... $30,000,000

2500-7014 ....... For the agricultural environmental enhancement program on the abatement of all forms of pollution generated from agricultural activities  originally funded under section 8 of chapter 258 of the acts of 1996; provided, that funds may be allocated by the commissioner through competitive grants awarded to public and non-public entities to carry out the purposes of this item.......... $3,000,000

Department of Conservation and Recreation.

2800-7011 ....... For the acquisition of land and interests in land by the department of conservation and recreation and for associated costs, including planning, study, due diligence, title and appraisal services, site restoration, stewardship, and costs associated with the defense of eminent domain takings for the purpose of protecting significant natural and cultural resources of the commonwealth and enhancing the department’s system of forests, parks and reservations; provided, that funds may be used for development and implementation of a stewardship program on lands under the care and control of the department of conservation and recreation including, but not limited to, resource and land use monitoring, signage, boundary delineation and monitoring, preparation of baseline documentation, stewardship planning, ecological monitoring, and enforcement of conservation restrictions or detection and resolution of encroachments on land owned in fee simple, and repair of damage to property related to illegal uses such as off-road vehicle trespass; provided further, that funds may be used for inventory, restoration and  reclamation of recently acquired land, including demolition of structures, removal of debris, eradication of non-native species, and other services essential to these reclamation efforts; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the repair of Eddy Pond Dam in the town of Auburn; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for design and permitting of Phase II of the Urban Neponset Reservation; provided further, that not less than $1,125,000 shall be expended for a watershed baseline study and feasibility study of the Miles River watershed protection project in the towns of Beverly, Wenham, Hamilton, and Ipswich; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for oil spill clean-up at the Asa Waters Mansion in the town of Millbury; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended within the Saugus River watershed; provided further, that not less than $12,000,000 shall be expended for the the restoration, remediation, and other necessary environmental improvements to the Lower Neponset River Watershed including, but not limited to, associated costs of engineering, design, permitting as well as costs relating to public outreach; provided, however, that said project shall be carried out in cooperation with other state, federal, and municipal agencies; provided further, that not more than $6,000,000 shall be expended for the acquisition of the Silver Maple Forest in the town of Belmont and the city of Cambridge, for conservation purposes........................................................................................... $76,000,000

2800-7012   ..... For natural resource restoration and protection and to ensure compliance with storm water management and the federal Clean Water Act, including enhanced environmental compliance with laws and regulations, and improvements, and costs associated with site assessment, containment, clean-up, control, removal of, or response actions concerning hazardous materials or substances at forests, parks,  reservations and other properties of the department of conservation and recreation............................................................................ $30,000,000

2800-7013 ....... For forest management and conservation purposes on state forests and parks of the department, including, but not limited to, a program of habitat improvements, bio-diverse forestry, and wildlife enhancement to forest and parks, boundary and forest road and trail maintenance and restoration for forest management, recreation and fire fighting purposes, forest health projects and inventories, forest green certification, coordination with the department of fish and game, compliance projects, for the department’s program to market and promote ecologically sustainable utilization of the commonwealth’s biomass supplies for renewable energy projects, for the state match for the cooperative federal-state Urban & Community Forestry Program, and for fire suppression activities, fuels management, including prescribed fire to protect biodiversity and rare and endangered species habitat, eradicate invasive species and forests pests and pathogens, and including necessary vehicles and equipment, and other forest management and conservation activities................................. $10,000,000

2800-7015  ...... For the protection, preservation and restoration of the commonwealth’s significant natural and historic landscapes, and to provide assistance to cities and towns to further these purposes, including protection and stewardship of long distance trails and greenway corridors; provided, that program activities shall include, but shall not be limited to, technical assistance,  preservation, acquisition of interests in land, construction, rehabilitation, public training, preservation maintenance and associated costs; provided further, that there shall be a program to support the department’s mission of natural and cultural resource protection; provided further, that program activities shall include, but shall not be limited to, scientific analysis, design, construction, rehabilitation, historic structure stabilization, landscape preservation, and archive management; provided further that no more than $2,000,000 may be annually expended for a program to support comprehensive methods of controlling harmful invasive aquatic species; provided further, that not less than $5,000,000 shall be expended for a program of grants to cities and towns for projects to control or eradicate harmful invasive aquatic species; provided further that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the control or eradication of invasive aquatic species at Lake Cochituate State Park; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for control of invasive aquatic species at Noyes Pond in the town of Tolland; provided further, that the department shall conduct a study of invasive aquatic species infestation in the Charles River; and provided further, that the department may award grants to public and non-public entities to carry out the purposes of this item............................................................. $20,250,000

2800-7016  ...... For the design, construction, reconstruction,  rehabilitation or removal of department-owned dams and, subject to rules and regulations of the department, municipal-owned dams, other publicly-owned dams, and other dams for which emergency action is required and related facilities and equipment; provided, that the department of conservation and recreation shall give priority to dams and flood control projects which pose the greatest risk to public health, safety or the environment, subject to rules and regulations of the department; and for a program of planning, permitting and construction of fish ways and other aquatic habitat improvements including the removal or breaching of selected dams and impoundments on land under the care, custody and control of the department; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for drainage for a culvert on Old  Ferry Road to mitigate years of flooding on Frye road in town of Methuen; provided further, that not less than $350,000 be expended for Town Creek Marsh Restoration and Flood Control in the vicinity of MBTA railroad line and Route 1 in the town of Salisbury; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of recreational fields in the town of Auburn; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be provided to the own of Lynnfield for the purpose of conducting an environmental impact study on flooding and drainage issues at Reedy Meadow that also impact the communities of Wakefield, Saugus and Lynn; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for repair and reconstruction of  Lawrence's Network of Community Gardens in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not more than $1,500,000 be expended for the repair and removal of Whitney Pond Dam; provided further, that not less than $180,000 be expended for a biofilter system for the Woodland Street Pump Station in the town of West Boylston; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for the construction of a dam at Van Horn Park in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for repair and improvements to the Saxton J. Foss Park in the city of Somerville; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for repairs to Eagle Dam in the town of Wrentham; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the design and repair of Newton Pond Dam in the town of Shrewsbury; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for the repair and replacement the Stoney Beach Sea Wall in the town of Hull; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the purpose of providing matching funds for ADA compliant renovations to the Kid Spot Playground on Chestnut Street in the town of North Reading ; provided further, that not less than $1,300,000 shall be expended for repairs to the Sheppard Pond Dam in Canton; provided further, that not less than $48,000 shall be expended for repair of the dam at Johnson’s Pond in Raynham; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the repair and reconstruction of the East Rodney French Boulevard Boat Ramp located in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $1,900,000 shall be expended for the reconstruction of the Rexhame drainage system in Marshfield; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the rebuilding of the Joppa Flats Boat Launch in the city of Newburyport; provided further, that not less than $2,500,00 shall be expended for repairs and renovations to the East Windsor Dam in the town of Dalton; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for reconstruction of the Granville Reservoir Dam; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for dredge work in Plymouth Harbor; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended  for the repair and reconstruction of the West Rodney French Boulevard Boat Ramp located in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for a fish pier at Deer Island Park in the town of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $670,000 shall be expended for equipment purchases to provide emergency safety services and firefighting capability in Myles Standish state forest in the town of Plymouth; provided further, that not less than $4,000,000 shall be expended for the repair and maintenance of the Godfrey Brook in the town of Milford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements and repairs to Unity Park in the town of Sutton; provided further, that not less than $1,250,000 shall be expended for creating a neighborhood network of gardens and trails in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for an asbestos sewer line clean-up in the town of Sutton; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the implementation of a downtown sewer study in the town of Georgetown; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for design, permits and inspections of Lake Wyola Dam in Shutesbury; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for repairs, maintenance, and operation of Lake Maspenock Dam in the town of Hopkinton; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for a  infiltration elimination program in Methuen;provided further, that not less than $900,000 shall be expended for the restoration of the Bicentennial Trail at Wachusett Mountain State Park; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Developing the Spicket River Greenway in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $2,700,000 shall be expended for environmental restoration of Milford Pond in the town of Milford; and provided further, that $800,000 shall be expended for design, repair and safety stabilization of the Connecticut river dike in the town of Hadley…………........... $31,500,000.

2800-7017  ...... For the support of the protection and rehabilitation of the lakes and ponds and associated watersheds of the commonwealth including, but not limited to, assistance and grant programs under sections 37A through 37D, inclusive, of chapter 21 of the General Laws;  provided, that program activities include, but shall not be limited to, technical assistance, studies, preservation, environmental improvements and associated costs;  and for a program to provide for the registration of persons engaged in the business of drilling or digging wells and assuring adherence to professional standards in well construction in order to protect the ground water resources of the commonwealth and the consumers, including the provision of technical assistance to boards of health and the regulated community, provision of ongoing education to well drillers and others, coordination with the office of the state geologist, and including associated costs........................................................................................... $5,000,000

2800-7018 ....... To provide state coordination with a cooperative federal-state program with the United States Geological Survey, Department of Interior, for continuous data collection and analysis including the operation of the statewide stream flow and ground water level monitoring networks standards and web sites, and to fund studies of current water resources research on stream flow and groundwater resource management, watershed studies, stream gauges, basin studies and topical studies and other related hydrologic studies and activities........................................................................................... $25,000,000

2800-7019........ For the development of long-range capital improvement plans, designs, and related engineering specifications to improve and rehabilitate department properties and facilities including, but not limited to, the resource management planning process under section 2F of chapter 21 of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Mystic River Master Plan......................................................................... $5,000,000

2800-7022 ....... For the purpose of protecting and conserving the ecological and economic integrity of the commonwealth's privately held forestlands including, but not limited to, acquisition of interests in land including easements, agreements, rights of first refusal and covenants; for a forestry conservation restriction program to acquire conservation restrictions under section 31 of chapter 184 for private working forests actively devoted to sustainable forestry, and classified as forest land under section 2 of chapter 61 of the General Laws, in order to encourage sustainable forestry, protect prime forest land, and help the viability and affordability of sustainable forestry; provided, that working forest conservation restrictions shall be held by the department of agriculture or the department of conservation and recreation or the municipality in which the land is located; provided further, that projects shall be rated based on the suitability of land to grow forest products, the fair market value of the land as determined by independent appraisers, proximity to other protected working forests, management history of the project to serve as a model of sustainable forestry and the degree to which the conservation restriction would serve to preserve and make affordable the practice of sustainable forestry in the commonwealth; and for grants to public and non-public organizations and private landowners for education, technical assistance, forest stewardship practices, enhancement of ecosystem services and carbon sequestration, estate planning, interests in land or associated land acquisition costs, grants to private forest landowners, forest businesses and non-profits for the forest viability program for enhancing sustainable economic benefits of forests, including business plans and implementation grants and no-development covenants to be held by the department of agriculture or the department of conservation and recreation including, but not limited to, forest management plans for private landowners; provided, that projects and funding shall be approved by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs; and provided further, that projects may be carried out in cooperation with other governmental agencies, private landowners, and conservation organizations according to management agreements approved by the secretary........................................................................ $4,000,000

2800-7097  ...... For the design, construction, reconstruction, improvement or rehabilitation of department or navigable coastal and inland waterways projects including, but not limited to, coastal protection, structures, dredging, rivers and stream cleaning, coastal structure maintenance, piers, dune stabilization, culvert repair, re-nourishment, erosion control and waterfront access and transportation improvements  and related facilities and equipment; provided further, that not less than $6,000,000 shall be expended for repair and restoration of the Point Allerton seawall in the town of Hull; provided further, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended for the dredging of Morses Pond and related items in the town of Wellesley; provided further, that not less than $3,500,000 shall be expended  for the maintenance,  repairs, and reconstruction of seawalls in the town of in the town of Beverly; provided further, that not less than $2,250,000 shall be expended for dredging of Hingham Harbor; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for the repair or replacement of the Seaview Avenue seawalls in the town of Oak Bluffs or the installation of a coastal dune system in lieu thereof............................................................ $22,250,000

2840-7014  ...... For the design, construction, reconstruction, removal, improvement or rehabilitation of department reservations, forests, parks, harbor islands, skating rinks, swimming pools, golf courses, tennis courts, basketball courts, playgrounds, other recreational facilities, and beaches and related facilities, and storage buildings, office buildings and other parks buildings, and equipment and for the planning, design, construction, repair, reconstruction,  rehabilitation, or improvement of department bike paths, greenways, recreational trails, and related facilities and equipment; provided that not more than $1,250,000 shall be expended for restoration and reconstruction of the former superintendant’s house at Wachusett Mountain State Park; provided further that not more than $6,300,000 shall be expended for maintenance, repairs, and construction at the Connors Pool in Waltham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a design study for bicycle accommodations on Hammond Pond Parkway in the city of Newton, and all areas appurtenant thereto; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the purpose of providing matching funds for the construction of a walking trail along Argilla Road from the downtown area to Crane Beach in the town of Ipswich; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for a design study for bicycle/walking accommodations on a former railway right-of-way that connects the villages of Auburndale and Newton Lower Falls in the city of Newton, from the Auburndale Commuter Rail Station to the Riverside MBTA Station along a rail trail to Wellesley Lower Falls and including the feasibility of reusing existing railroad bridges crossing route 128 and the Charles River along that right-of-way; provided further, that not less than $173,000 shall be expended for a historical renovation of the New Salem Academy Building; provided further that not less than $15,000,000 shall be expended for the planning, design, and maintenance of bike paths, facilities and greenways for the bicycle recreating public; provided further that not more than $150,000 shall be expended for renovations, repairs, or replacement at the Crosby Mansion and Cape House; provided further, that not less than $918,000 shall be expended for the planning and design of the Quinebaug Rail Trail and bikeway along the former Providence and Worcester Railroad right-of-way through the towns of Southbridge, Dudley and Webster; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements at Manning state forest in the town of Billerica; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended for ice bed system replacement and HVAC and roof repairs at the Veterans’ Memorial Hockey Rink in the city of Somerville; provided further, that not less than $4,000,000 shall be expended to create an upstream retention of storm water to reduce flooding in Jacobs Meadow and Cohasset Village in the town of Cohasset; provided further, that not less than $2,800,000 shall be expended for the boardwalk area in the town of Newburyport; provided further, that not less than $10,000,000 shall be expended for the environmental cleanup and remediation of the former Blechertown State School in the town of Belchertown; provided further, that not less than $5,500,000 shall be expended for parking lot and road reconstruction at the Mount Wachusett state reservation; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended  to increase the existing water supply capabilities of the Harold Parker Water Cistern in the town of Andover; provided further, that not less than $275,000 shall be expended for the purpose of providing matching funds for the design, engineering and construction of a boardwalk along the Ipswich River in the town of Reading; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for reclaiming and greening alleyways in the city of Lawrence; provided further that not less than $5,000,000 shall be expended for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Emmons Horrigan O'Neill Memorial Rink in the Charlestown Neighborhood of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for clean up, planning and design of a multi-use recreational field within or adjacent to the Blue Hills Reservation in the town of Canton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to Thomson Field in the town of North Andover; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a walking path connecting the upper part of the city of Methuen to the Lower portion near Searle's Estate in the city of Methuen; provided further, that not less than $1,600,000 shall be expended for the Salisbury Beach Boardwalk area; provided further, that $3,405,000 shall be expended for improvements at Breakheart Reservation including developing a master plan for the Breakheart Reservation area, rebuilding the barn as a green educational center, repairing the flume, adding playground equipment, covered picnic shelters, lifeguard chairs, a shuttle, a solar powered circulator for Silver Lake, and permanent bathrooms, a changing and first aid station, and concession building by Silver Lake, improving Bark Place, repairing to fire equipment, improving public safety within the designated swimming areas including those areas at Camp Nihan, and improvements at Camp Nihan including insulating walls and replacing windows in cabins, replacing woodstoves, and adding a solar powered circulator for Peckham Pond, energy efficient heating in Sprague Lodge, refrigeration units, back up power, and a wind powered 110-volt system; provided further that that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the purpose of partially matching federal coastal wetland restoration projects within the Rumney Marshes Area of Critical Environmental Concern; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for municipal dam repairs in the town of Foxborough; provided further that that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended within the layout of the former Saugus Branch railroad, including developing a master plan, a multi-use trail, and the design and construction of park improvements on the so-called Bacon property in Saugus; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for Arsenic Remediation at the Ledge Road Landfill in Andover;  provided further, that not less than $6,000,000 shall be expended for acquisition of the east Boston Camps property in the town of Westford; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the study and planning of a water system in the town of Charlton; provided further that not less than $1,000,000 be expended for the new Waterfront Park in the city of Newburyport; provided further, that not less than $1,300,000 shall be expended for the Union Crossing Storm Management Project in the city of Lawrence; provided further that up to $15,000 shall be expended for an environmental baseline study on the property commonly known as the Otis Fish & Game Club located on the Massachusetts Military Reservation; provided further that $2,500 shall be expended for an application fee to the United States Army Corps of Engineers on behalf of the Otis Fish & Game Club for license fee for usage of said property; provided further, that that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to develop an open space protection plan for the Saugus River and its tributaries, including studies to improve flood storage capacity and protect public water supplies; provided further, that not less than $2,893,000 shall be expended for a closure and redevelopment plan of the Hull Landfill in the town of Hull; provided further, that not less than $800,000 shall be expended for the waterfront restoration project in the town of Watertown; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for athletic fields in Walpole; provided further, that not less than $5,659,000 shall be expended for construction of a permanent ice skating rink to serve the neighborhoods of Jamaica Plain and Roxbury in the city of Boston;; provided further, that not less than $500,000 be expended for a Heritage Park in the lower Millyard in the town of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for the development of comprehensive watershed hydrological studies and resulting watershed management plans for the Fish Brook, Pye Brook and Parker River  in the town of Boxford; provided further, that not less than $100,000shall be expended  for emergency repairs to the Grand Army of the Republic Monument on the Natick Common; provided further, that not less than $4,400,000 shall be expended for the construction and rehabilitation of the Melnea Cass rink and pool in the city of Boston into an enclosed public roller-skating rink; provided further, that not less than $10,000,000 shall be expended for enhancements to Horseneck Beach State Reservation including construction and rehabilitation of the Horseneck Beach campgrounds and Gooseberry Island; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended at Fort Phoenix State Reservation; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended for restoration of and equipment for the Schooner Ernestina; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the Riverwalk in the city of Lawrence;  provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the creation of a Regional Sewer District Recharge Site in the town of Norton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the development of fields at the Cole Recreation Center; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for renovations to Hayes Stadium in the town of North Andover; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for improvements to Houghton’s Pond athletic fields;  provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for capital improvements to the Trailside museum; and provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended on rehabilitation to Palmer’s Island Lighthouse................................................... $220,700,000

2840-7017  ...... For the design, construction, reconstruction, repair, improvement or rehabilitation of flood control facilities and water resource protection related facilities of the department, including its various pump stations and structures.. $30,000,000

Division of Energy Resources

9300-7909 ....... For the energy conservation improvement program, under section 11 of chapter 25A of the General Laws; provided, that funds in this item shall be allocated from time to time by the commissioner of the division of energy resources for the purposes of the energy audit program, the energy conservation improvement program, and the alternative energy property program, and for other programs that increase energy efficiency and the deployment of renewable resources at public facilities; provided further, that when expending these funds, the commissioner shall take into consideration, among other relevant factors, the amount of available state and federal financial resources, the needs of each program with respect to public buildings and facilities, the volume of requests or expected requests from other entities for assistance under each program, the expected costs and public benefits of each program and, after information has become available from the energy audit program, the priorities and needs indicated by that information; provided further, that funds shall be expended on the buildings and facilities owned by public entities; and provided further, that grants may be issued for the purposes of this line item............ $13,250,000

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

University of Massachusetts Amherst

7100-0299........ For the Massachusetts state geologist, provided, that funds from this item may be allocated for the purposes of leveraging additional federal dollars to support bedrock, fracture, and geologic surface mapping, natural hazards mapping, and subsurface data preservation in support of the Commonwealth’s interest in gathering and disseminating geologic information; provided further that funds from this item may also be authorized to support the dissemination of geologic information in digital form;..................................................... $2,500,000

SECTION 2B.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

Department of Conservation and Recreation

2890-7010 ....... For the design, construction, reconstruction, repair, improvement, or rehabilitation of department of conservation and recreation parkways, boulevards, bridges and related appurtenances and equipment, including but not limited to the costs of engineering and other services for those projects rendered by department of conservation and recreation employees or by consultants; provided, that funds may be expended for pedestrian and bicycle safety, traffic calming, landscape improvements, street lighting, and safety equipment; provided further, that all work funded by this item shall be carried out according to standards developed by the department of conservation and recreation pursuant to historic parkways preservation treatment guidelines to protect the scenic and historic integrity of the bridges and parkways under its control; provided further, that not less than $1,300,000 shall be expended for sidewalk and drainage improvements to the Lynn Fells Parkway in Saugus; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to reestablish and increase tidal flow through the enlargement of the Parker Avenue-Border Street culvert in the town of Cohasset; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for improvements at Hunnewell Field in town of Natick; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the schematic design phase of the Sustainable Building demonstration Project for the Hitchcock Center for the Environment in Western Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the repair of streetlamps on the Mystic Valley Parkway in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the signalized intersection at Eliot St and Arboway in the city of Boston as provided for in the Arborway Master Plan; provided further, that not less than $420,000 shall be expended for design and construction of a traffic light at the intersection of Grove Street and Greenough Boulevard in town of Watertown; provided further, that not less than $5,000,000 shall be expended to repair and reconstruct the Nantasket Beach seawall in the town of Hull; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended  for the maintenance,  repairs, and reconstruction of seawalls in the towns of Scituate and Marshfield; and provided further, that not less than $900,000 shall be expended to complete Phase I of Blue Hills Parkway improvements  ...................................................... $75,000,000 

2890-7011 ....... For  the design, maintenance, reconstruction, repair, and rehabilitation of vehicle bridges under the control of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds may be allocated through an interagency service agreement to the department of highways; provided further, that the agreement shall specify that a spending plan shall be filed each year with the commissioner of conservation and recreation providing a schedule of outlays from this item; provided further, that the agreement shall specify that a report shall be filed by the department of highways and the department of conservation and recreation to the joint committee on transportation and the joint committee on environment, natural resources, and agriculture by September 30 of each year detailing the status of work undertaken through this line item for the previous fiscal year; provided further, that all work funded by this item undertaken by the department of highways under any interagency service agreement shall be carried out according to standards developed by the department of conservation and recreation pursuant to historic parkways preservation treatment guidelines to protect the scenic and historic integrity of the bridges and parkways under its control; and provided further, that final design of the bridges shall be subject to the review and approval of the commissioner of the department of conservation and recreation; provided further that notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary or other provisions of this section, the Storrow Drive tunnel, as part of the Storrow Esplanade parkland in Boston, shall continue to be under the design control of the department of conservation and recreation, including compliance with Chapter 30, Sections 61 to 62H..................... $250,000,000

SECTION 3. Paragraph (a) of section 12 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984, is hereby amended by striking out the fifth sentence, as most recently amended by section 62 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2006, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The aggregate principal amount of all bonds issued under authority of this act shall not exceed $6,450,000,000 outstanding at any one time; provided, however, that bonds for the payment of redemption of which, either at or prior to maturity, refunding bonds shall have been issued shall be excluded in the computation of outstanding bonds.

SECTION 4.  Section 16 of said chapter 372 of the acts of 1984 is hereby amended by striking out the fourth sentence, as most recently amended by section 63 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2006, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The aggregate principal amount of all bonds issued under the authority of this act shall not exceed $6,450,000,000 outstanding at any one time; provided, however, that bonds for the payment of redemption of which, either at or prior to maturity, refunding bonds shall have been issued shall be excluded in the computation of outstanding bonds. SECTION 5.  To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2A, the state treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth, in an amount to be specified by the governor from time to time, but not exceeding, in the aggregate, the sum of $1,288,680,000. All bonds issued by the commonwealth, as aforesaid, shall be designated on their face, Preservation and Improvement of Environmental Assets Loan Act of 2008, and shall be issued for a maximum terms of years, not exceeding 30 years, that the governor may recommend to the general court under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. All these bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2043. All interest and payments on account of principal of these obligations shall be payable from the General Fund unless otherwise specified. Bonds and interest on bonds issued under the authority of this section, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, shall be general obligations of the commonwealth.

SECTION 6. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2B, the state treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an amount to be specified by the governor from time to time, but not exceeding, in the aggregate, the sum of $325,000,000. All bonds issued by the commonwealth, as aforesaid, shall be designated on their face, Environmental Transportation Assets Loan Act of 2008 and shall be issued for a maximum term of years, not to exceed 30 years,  that the governor may recommend to the general court under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. All these bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2043. All interest and payments on account of principal of these obligations shall be payable from the General Fund unless otherwise specified. Bonds and interest on bonds issued under the authority of this section, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, shall be general obligations of the commonwealth.

SECTION 7. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, each agency acquiring land or an interest in land under section 2A may expend an amount not to exceed 5 per cent of the amount appropriated to that agency in said section 2A for the purpose of reimbursing nonprofit land conservation organizations or land trusts for reasonable expenses directly associated with the acquisition of land or interests in land subsequently conveyed to the commonwealth. Reimbursements shall be made at the discretion of the agency. The secretary of energy and environmental affairs shall determine by regulation what shall constitute reasonable expenses. If the commonwealth does not take title to the property through no fault of the nonprofit organization or the commonwealth, the commonwealth may reimburse the nonprofit organization for reasonable expenses associated with due diligence. An organization receiving a reimbursement under this section shall convey the land or interest in land to the agency for an amount not to exceed the actual purchase price paid by the organization for the land or interest in land in addition to any reimbursement received under this section.

SECTION 8. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no municipality receiving funds authorized pursuant to section 2A shall use said funds to supplement or supplant normal operating expenses of any function of the municipality.

SECTION 9. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds may be expended for services rendered by agency employees or by consultants necessary to support projects authorized in section 2A and section 2B. 

SECTION 10. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, upon acquiring any fee interest in land for purposes within Article XCVII of the Amendments to the Constitution, all state agencies, commissions and boards expending or receiving state funds under this act shall obtain the approval of the secretary of energy and environmental affairs before implementing or endorsing any prohibition of fishing, hunting or trapping on that land and shall provide the secretary with written justification of the prohibition.

SECTION 11.  Notwithstanding section 30 of chapter 29 or section 65 of chapter 30 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, a portion of the funds authorized in section 2A may be used for the costs associated with the purchase of title insurance and services for title examinations, reports and certifications.

SECTION 12. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all expenditures from items in section 2A authorized as grants to non-public entities shall be expended for public purposes and shall comply with Article 103 of the Amendments to the Constitution and 815 CMR 2.00. 

SECTION 13. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the water pollution abatement trust established under chapter 29C of the General Laws may make a loan to the city of Worcester for the components within the city of the project described in Department of Conservation and Recreation Waste Water Project No. WM93-001-SIA, Waste Water Facilities Plan West Boylston – Holden – Wachusett Reservoir Project, which are on the department of environmental protection’s intended use plan for calendar year 2008.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commonwealth shall provide contract assistance to the trust under section 6 or section 6A of chapter 29C in each fiscal year of the commonwealth in amounts sufficient to provide a subsidy or other assistance to the trust for all of the debt service payable on the loan.

SECTION 14.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the division of marine fisheries shall make expenditures provided for in item 2300-7018 of section 2A of this act for a shore-based monitoring program of federally-managed fisheries for herring and mackerel within the commonwealth in accordance with the provisions of this section.

The division shall make such expenditures and operate the program under the direction of an oversight committee which shall consist of the 9 members of the Massachusetts marine fisheries advisory commission, and 1 additional member who shall be a chairperson appointed by the secretary of the executive office of environmental affairs. The division shall report annually to the oversight committee on program performance and expenditures.

All vessels in federally-managed herring and mackerel fisheries landing catch in Massachusetts shall offload the catch only under the supervision of certified shore-based fishery observers who are employees of the commonwealth or independent third-party contractors, who shall ensure that, at minimum, the following data are collected, recorded and made available to the public in summarized fashion within 48 hours in an easily understood format that is consistent with national marine fisheries service requirements for the protection of individual vessel and dealer privacy:  1) Actual weights of all landed target catch, incidental catch and bycatch, using methods approved by the State Department of Weights and Measures; and 2) a breakdown, by species, of the composition of the entire landed catch by actual weight, landed catch to include all fish offloaded whether or not retained for processing.

For the purposes of this section, a certified shore-based fishery observer shall mean a person who has been certified by the commonwealth or the national marine fisheries service under the observer certification guidelines outlined in 50 CFR Part 648.11, or the equivalent as approved by the program oversight committee, and who has no financial interest related to any small mesh pelagic fishery.

SECTION 15. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the unexpended and unencumbered balances of the bond funded authorizations in the following accounts shall cease to be available for expenditure: 2240-9101, 2240-9105, 2240-9106, 2240-9107, 2890-0012, 2250-8881, 2260-9882, 2820-7882, 2820-8881, 2820-8882, 2820-8883, 2840-8886, 2840-8889, 2890-0013, 2890-0014, 2890-0015, 2890-0016, 2820-8936, 2800-0950, 2800-0951, 2800-0952, 2820-8951, 2840-8950, 2840-8952, 2840-8956, 2850-9951, 2890-0017, 2890-0019, 2260-9965, 2895-8968, 2000-7968, 2000-9963, 2200-8969, 2250-9959, 2300-7967, 2300-8961, 2300-8970, 2320-8960, 2320-8978, 2800-1961, 2820-8960, 2820-8961, 2840-8963, 2840-8965, 2850-6966, 2850-6967, 2850-9969, 2896-8967, 2820-6996, 2840-9990, 2895-8998, 2000-1997, 2000-7992, 2000-7993, 2300-7991, 2300-7992, 2800-1122, 2800-7991, 2800-7992, 2800-7993,  2800-7994 2820-1420, 2840-7991, 2840-7992, 2840-7993, 2840-7994.

SECTION 16. Section 15 of this act shall take effect 90 days after the effective date of this act.

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BILL PROVIDING FOR THE PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND, PARKS, AND CLEAN ENERGY IN THE COMMONWEALTH.

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