Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Fiscal Year 1998 Budget

Department of Environmental Protection


Department of Environmental Protection.


State Appropriations


2200-0100
For the operation of the department of environmental protection, including the environmental strike force, the office of environmental results and strategic planning, the bureau of resource protection, the bureau of waste prevention, the Wall experimental station, and a contract with the university of Massachusetts for environmental research, notwithstanding the provisions of section 323F of chapter 94 of the General Laws; provided, that the provisions of section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws shall not apply to fees established pursuant to section 18 of chapter 21A of the General Laws; provided further, that enactment of the appropriations made available by this act to the department shall be deemed a determination, pursuant to subsection (m) of section 18 of chapter 21A of the General Laws; provided further, that said appropriations for ordinary maintenance of said department from state funds other than the Environmental Challenge Fund and the Environmental Permitting and Compliance Assurance Fund are comparable to the baseline figure, as defined in said subsection, based on inflation, the department's demonstrated program improvements and efficiencies in areas other than those supported by fees and added or reduced programmatic responsibilities of the department; provided further, that not more than $535,000 shall be expended for technical assistance to communities to comply with provisions of Title V; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be allocated to the Massachusetts Military Reservation Environmental Technology Center, so-called, pursuant to section 252 of chapter 38 of the acts of 1995; provided further, that the unexpended balance made available in this item from section 2 of chapter 151 of the Acts of 1996 for said center shall be carried forward in fiscal year 1998; provided further, that the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before October 1, 1997 detailing the number of full-time equivalent positions assigned to environmental permitting functions and the number of full-time equivalent positions assigned to compliance inspections and environmental enforcement activities; provided further, that not less than $14,000 shall be expended for a study of connecting certain homes in the town of Mendon to the water supply of said town in recognition of pollution to other available water supplies; provided further, that the department is authorized to expend $55,000 for reimbursing the communities of Westfield, Southampton, and Holyoke for all costs related to the restoration of water service to homes located in Southampton and Westfield disconnected from the Manhan Line, so-called; and provided further, that said communities of Westfield, Southampton and Holyoke shall use these funds for their proportional share of the cost of drilling new water wells at the homes disconnected from said water line and to reimburse said homeowners for their proportional cost pursuant to an agreement negotiated with the department
......................................................$26,777,398
General Fund .................. 57.15%
Environmental Permitting and Compliance Fund .................. 31.69%
Clean Environment Fund .................. 11.16%

2200-0110
For a portion of the costs of the development and construction of a piped water distribution system to the Plum Island barrier beach, so-called, said system referenced in the draft order dated May 19, 1995 between the department of environmental protection, the town of Newbury, and the city of Newburyport; provided, that no funds authorized herein shall be expended prior to the receipt of equal matching funds
......................................................$1,878,000

2210-0100
For the implementation and administration of chapter 21I of the General Laws; provided, that the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before October 1, 1997 detailing the status of the department's progress in meeting the statutory and regulatory deadlines associated with said chapter 21I and detailing the number of full-time equivalent positions assigned to various implementation requirements of said chapter 21I
......................................................$1,063,336
Toxic Use Reduction Fund .................. 100.0%

2220-2205
For the administration and implementation of the federal Clean Air Act, including the operating permit program, so-called
......................................................$1,541,649
Clean Air Act Compliance Fund .................. 100.0%

2220-2207
For the administration and implementation of the federal Clean Air Act, including the emissions banking program, so-called
......................................................$74,526
Clean Air Act Compliance Fund .................. 100.0%

2220-2208
For the administration and implementation of the federal Clean Air Act, including the auto related state implementation program, so-called
......................................................$404,243
Clean Air Act Compliance Fund .................. 100.0%

2220-2209
For the administration and implementation of the federal Clean Air Act, including the low emission vehicle program, so-called
......................................................$57,873
Clean Air Act Compliance Fund .................. 100.0%

2220-2210
For the administration and implementation of the federal Clean Air Act, including the non-auto related state implementation program, so-called
......................................................$96,118
Clean Air Act Compliance Fund .................. 100.0%

2250-2000
For the purposes of state implementation of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act pursuant to section 18A of chapter 21A of the General Laws
......................................................$1,753,137
Safe Drinking Water Act Fund .................. 100.0%

2260-8870
For the expenses of the hazardous waste cleanup and underground storage tank programs, notwithstanding the provisions of section 323F of chapter 94 of the General Laws and section 2K of chapter 29 of the General Laws and section 4 of chapter 21J of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the sea change project, so-called, in the evaluation and development of innovative technologies for hazardous waste remediation, brownfields development and ecosystem recovery associated with the Superfund cleanup of the New Bedford harbor; provided further, that the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before October 1, 1997 detailing the number of full-time equivalent positions assigned to tier IA, tier IB, tier IC and tier II projects
......................................................$15,382,458
Clean Environment Fund .................. 43.74%
Environmental Challenge Fund .................. 35.0%
General Fund .................. 8.55%
Local Aid Fund .................. 8.55%
Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Product Cleanup Fund .................. 4.16%

2260-8881
For the administration and operations of the board of registration of hazardous waste site cleanup professionals, notwithstanding the provisions of section 19A of chapter 21A of the General Laws
......................................................$330,026
Environmental Challenge Fund .................. 100.0%

Federal Appropriations


2200-9705
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Underground Water Source Protection Program
......................................................$10,000

2200-9706
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Quality Management Planning
......................................................$150,000

2200-9709
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Multi-Site Cooperative Agreement
......................................................$351,129

2200-9712
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agreement-Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program
......................................................$632,221

2200-9715
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Core Cooperative Agreement CERCLA Implementation Support
......................................................$115,683

2200-9717
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, D.O.D. Environment Restoration
......................................................$1,223,279

2200-9721
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Charles George Landfill - Operable Unit III Operations and Maintenance
......................................................$42,865

2200-9722
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Baird and McGuire
......................................................$790,000

2200-9723
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal/State Waste Removal and Site Assessment Programs
......................................................$346,516

2200-9724
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Superfund Block Fund Cooperative Agreement
......................................................$900,000

2230-9702
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Performance Partnership Grant
......................................................$9,925,568

2230-9703
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Pilot Project to Support DEP Efforts to Develop Facility One-Stop Reporting for Environmental Data
......................................................$200,000

2240-9707
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 1991 Water Pollution Control Program
......................................................$10,000

2240-9709
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Lakes Program
......................................................$30,253

2240-9710
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Management Assistance Grant
......................................................$200,000

2240-9719
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lake Water Quality Assessment
......................................................$7,420

2240-9721
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Quality/NPDES Implementation
......................................................$26,800

2240-9723
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non-Point Source Implementation
......................................................$16,500

2240-9725
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non-Point Source Management Plan (319H-3)
......................................................$21,000

2240-9726
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non-Point Source Pollution (319h FY94)
......................................................$271,702

2240-9727
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non-Point Source Pollution (319h)
......................................................$200,000

2240-9728
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non-Point Source Pollution Management Plan (319h-7)
......................................................$200,000

2240-9733
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Public Outreach (104b-3)
......................................................$9,775

2240-9735
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Blackstone Sewer/Storm-water Combined
......................................................$15,500

2240-9736
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Water Strategy/NPDES (104B(3))
......................................................$75,000

2240-9737
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 401 Regulation Development (104b-3)
......................................................$4,800

2240-9740
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NPDES Related State Program Costs (104b-3) 94 Funds
......................................................$72,900

2240-9742
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wetlands Protection - Circuit Rider 2
......................................................$2,100

2240-9743
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wetlands Delineation Methods
......................................................$91,000

2240-9744
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Resource Protection Strategy (104b-3)
......................................................$144,000

2240-9745
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Buffer Zone (104b-3)
......................................................$27,500

2240-9746
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, BVW Delineation Training Video (104b-3)
......................................................$57,000

2240-9747
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Docks and Piers (104b-3)
......................................................$80,000

2240-9748
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 401 Permits (104b-3)
......................................................$275,000

2240-9749
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Quality Cooperative Grants (104b-3)
......................................................$60,000

2240-9751
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, U.I.C. Water Sewer Project
......................................................$50,000

2250-9701
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Public Water Supply Supervision Program
......................................................$10,000

2250-9709
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Environmental Technology Initiative
......................................................$50,000

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