Executive Office of Transportation and Construction

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION AND CONSTRUCTION.

Office of the Secretary.

State Appropriations

6000-0100

For the office of the secretary of transportation and construction; provided, that said office shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means quarterly reports detailing all personnel-related expenditures made from capital funds; provided further, that said reports shall delineate for the executive office and for each agency, board, authority or commission under its control, the amounts paid in the prior quarter as compensation for each type of position assigned to capital projects that were charged to each such funding source; provided further, that said reports shall also delineate by funding source any other amounts paid for personnel-related costs that were charged to said funds, including payroll allocations for budgetary employees, fringe recovery and other chargebacks; provided further, that said reports shall identify the number of full time equivalent personnel classified in each position type; provided further, that said reports shall list all employees who are paid from items 6000-0100, 6005-0011, 6010-0001, 6010-1000, and 6006-0003 of this act who also receive payments from any capital funds; provided further, that said reports shall include for each of said employees how much money said employees receive from said line items and how much money each employee receives from any capital funds; and provided further, that said reports shall delineate said information for full time employees, part-time employees and contracted personnel

......................................................$240,003

Highway Fund .................. 100.0%

6000-0110

The executive office of transportation and construction may expend, for the purpose of property management and maintenance of railroad properties owned by said executive office on behalf of the commonwealth, including the cost of personnel, an amount not to exceed $27,345 from the rents and fees received pursuant to section 4 of chapter 161C of the General Laws

......................................................$27,345

6005-0011

For additional assistance to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in accordance with the provisions of sections 6 and 9 of chapter 825 of the acts of 1974, as amended by section 4 of chapter 291 of the acts of 1975; provided, that the authority shall furnish to the executive office of transportation and construction and the house and senate committees on ways and means all information necessary to compile quarterly capital funded personnel expenditure reports; provided further, that operating expenditures of the said authority for calendar year 1998 shall not exceed 103 per cent of its operating expenditures for calendar year 1997

......................................................$219,083,252

Local Aid Fund .................. 40.0%

General Fund .................. 40.0%

Highway Fund .................. 20.0%

6005-0012

For certain debt service contract assistance to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in accordance with the provisions of section 28 of chapter 161A of the General Laws

......................................................$266,336,342

Local Aid Fund .................. 40.0%

General Fund .................. 40.0%

Highway Fund .................. 20.0%

6005-0015

For certain assistance to the regional transit authorities, including operating grants and reimbursements to increase the accessibility of transit provided to the elderly and disabled under the mobility assistance program, the regional transit authority program, and the intercity bus capital assistance program; provided, that the commonwealth, acting by and through the executive office for administration and finance, for the period beginning July 1, 1997 and ending June 30, 1998, may enter into contracts with the authorities; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of section 152A of chapter 161, and of section 23 of chapter 161B of the General Laws, at least 50 per cent and up to 75 per cent of the net cost of service of each authority incurred in fiscal year 1997 shall be paid by the commonwealth, and shall not be assessed upon the cities and towns constituting the authorities; provided further, that the share assessed upon said cities and towns shall be at least 25 per cent of said net cost of service; provided further, that in the event that 25 per cent of said net cost of service of each authority exceeds 1021/2 per cent of the previous year's local assessment, excluding payments made by cities and towns for the costs of new service, for which said cities and towns have not previously been assessed, as allowed by chapter 580 of the acts of 1980, the regional transit authority shall reduce its operating expenses or increase its revenues to meet the difference; provided further, that operating expenditures of each of the regional transit authorities for fiscal year 1998 shall not exceed 1021/2 per cent of its operating expenditures for fiscal year 1997; provided further, that operating expenditures shall not include federal, private or additional municipal non-state revenue sources or any expenses arising from the provision of services required by the Americans with disabilities act; provided further, that no later than October 1, 1997, each of the 15 regional transit authorities shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report detailing both the costs and revenues associated with human service agency transportation, so-called; and provided further, that the pioneer valley regional transit authority shall maintain an express bus route from the city of Springfield to the Hampden county house of correction

......................................................$38,069,721

Local Aid Fund .................. 40.0%

General Fund .................. 40.0%

Highway Fund .................. 20.0%

6005-0017

For certain payments to cities and towns as authorized by clause (c) of section 13 of chapter 64A, clause (b) of section 13 of chapter 64E and clause (b) of section 14 of chapter 64F of the General Laws; provided, that the amounts appropriated herein are in full satisfaction of the amounts payable pursuant to said clauses for fiscal year 1998; and provided further, that funds herein may be used for the lease, purchase and maintenance of vehicles for use in road maintenance, and for costs incurred for the removal of snow and ice

......................................................$43,472,110

Highway Fund .................. 100.0%

6005-0018

For additional contract assistance to be allocated by the Massachusetts bay transportation authority for the net additional expense of commuter rail service provided to and on behalf of the regional transit authorities and cities and towns outside the Massachusetts bay transportation authority district for fiscal year 1997, including funds for the net additional expense of bus service provided to and on behalf of the regional transit authorities and cities and towns outside the Massachusetts bay transportation authority district for fiscal year 1998, in the amounts determined to be appropriate by the executive office for administration and finance, acting on behalf of the commonwealth, on the recommendation of the secretary of the executive office of transportation and construction; provided, that said additional expense of bus service shall not exceed $2,250,000, in accordance with the provisions of section 28A of chapter 161A of the General Laws as amended in section 45 of chapter 811 of the acts of 1985; and provided further, that not less than $17,500 shall be made available for a commuter boat service between Hull and Boston

......................................................$15,978,283

Local Aid Fund .................. 40.0%

General Fund .................. 40.0%

Highway Fund .................. 20.0%

Federal Appropriations

6000-0018

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 18 Rural Public Transportation Assistance

......................................................$2,297,500

6000-0023

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 Planning Grant/Rural Public Transportation

......................................................$1,804,909

6000-0024

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Disparity Study

......................................................$248,438

6000-0049

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Elderly and Handicapped Transportation

......................................................$1,388,152

6000-0054

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rail Planning Assistance/FRA Section 5 which shall include a feasibility study of the reopening of the Central Mass Railroad between the city of Boston and interstate highway route 495

......................................................$250,000

Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission.

State Appropriation

6006-0003

For the administration of the commission, including the expenses of the commissioners

......................................................$590,761

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

Federal Appropriation

6006-0042

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Airport System Planning

......................................................$350,000

Department of Highways.

6010-0001

For personnel services of the department of highways, for certain administrative and engineering expenses and equipment of the highways commission, the office of the highways commissioner, the division of administrative services, highway engineering, highway maintenance, highway construction, the outdoor advertising board, district and other highway activity offices, materials, supplies, fleet maintenance and equipment, general maintenance and equipment, the maintenance and operation of state highways and bridges, and for workers' compensation related expenditures as defined by the (D15) object code of the DD subsidiary, so-called, on the Massachusetts management accounting and reporting system, for employees of the department; provided, that funds appropriated herein shall be the only source of funding for all overtime expenses associated with the department's snow and ice control efforts; provided further, that the department shall furnish to the executive office of transportation and construction and the house and senate committees on ways and means all information necessary to compile quarterly capital-funded personnel expenditure reports; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any administrative bulletin, general or special law to the contrary, the department shall not pay any fees charged for the leasing or maintenance of vehicles to the division of operational services; provided further, that the department shall not be subject to the provisions of section 36A of chapter 30 of the General Laws and section 22 of chapter 7 of the General Laws, but shall submit to the secretary of transportation and construction for approval requests to repair vehicles costing in excess of the limit set forth in said section 22 of said chapter 7; and provided further, that the department shall provide the house and senate committees on ways and means a quarterly report of repairs requiring said secretary's approval

......................................................$47,227,021

Highway Fund .................. 100.0%

6010-1000

For the costs of routine highway maintenance provided by private and union workers in contract areas, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 5A, 5B, and 5C, so-called, and for costs associated with police services and overtime within said areas; provided, that $143,750 shall be made available for all contractual contingency costs associated with highway maintenance in said areas; provided further, that no additional funds made available to the department, either directly or indirectly, including capital, trust, or other funds, shall be used to supplement or supplant the funds for said contract areas appropriated herein; and provided further, that the department shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing for each contract area expenditures for the costs of contractual contingency fees, personnel, police services, overtime, materials, and vehicle repair

......................................................$24,885,991

Highway Fund .................. 100.0%

6030-7201

For the cost of hired and leased equipment, so-called, used for snow and ice control; provided, that no funds appropriated herein shall be used for materials, overtime costs or vehicle repair related to snow and ice control

......................................................$6,727,688

Highway Fund .................. 100.0%

6030-7211

For vehicle repair directly associated with department snow and ice control equipment; provided, that no funds appropriated herein shall be used for materials, overtime costs or hired or leased equipment related to snow and ice control

......................................................$200,000

Highway Fund .................. 100.0%

6030-7221

For the cost of sand, salt, and other control chemicals used for the purpose of snow and ice control; provided, that no funds appropriated herein shall be used for hired or leased equipment, overtime costs or vehicle repair related to snow and ice control

......................................................$5,059,512

Highway Fund .................. 100.0%

6030-7224

For the design and construction by the Town of Tewksbury of sidewalks along Route 38 from South Street in the Town of Tewksbury, northerly toward the city of Lowell

......................................................$100,000

Highway Fund .................. 100.0%