Department of Economic Development

Department of Economic Development.

State Appropriations

7007-0100

For the office of the director of the department of economic development

......................................................$274,997

7007-0101

For minority economic and community development grants; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the director of economic development, in consultation with the secretary of administration and finance and the director of the department of housing and community development, is hereby authorized and directed to establish a task force on minority economic and community development for the purpose of determining the best uses for the funds appropriated herein; provided further, the task force shall seek and consider the advice of individuals and organizations involved in minority economic and community development including, but not limited to, the recommendations contained in the Hispanic-American advisory commission report; provided further, that said task force shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means the plan for the distribution of grants, a timeline for said distribution, a comprehensive list of grant applicants and a list of awarded grants no later than December 1, 1997; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be awarded as a one-time grant to Nueva Esperanza, Inc., a community development corporation serving Latino and lower income people in a fish farming, processing, and marketing venture for the purposes of an urban aquaculture project; and provided further, that said grants shall be awarded to community-based organizations for implementation in minority communities

......................................................$440,000

7007-0102

For the operation and expenses of the Berkshire Economic Development Authority established by chapter 295 of the acts of 1996; provided, that said authority shall develop site re-use plans necessary to implement the Pittsfield pilot program and encourage job creation and economic growth as provided in section 23 of said chapter 295; and provided further, that this appropriation shall be subject to a 30 per cent matching funds requirement from local or other public or private sources

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

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

7007-0300

For the operation of the Massachusetts office of business development and the regionalization and job creation program administered by said office, and for marketing and promoting Massachusetts, nationally and internationally, in an effort to attract and retain targeted businesses and industries; provided further that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Center for Advanced Fiberoptic Applications in Southbridge; provided, that applications of said monies shall be a one-time expenditure and shall be contingent upon receipt of matching federal funds; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Economic Development Council of Barnstable county; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended to support the economic development activities carried out by the non-profit Blackstone Valley Development Corporation; provided further, that said office shall maintain business development assistance services in southeastern Massachusetts by responding to business inquiries and providing assistance at an office to be located at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, for New Bedford and Fall River; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Ventures Corporation in the Pioneer Valley; provided further, that for any and all advertising and marketing programs funded herein, said office shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means the number of companies contacted by said office, responding to said advertising and relocating to the commonwealth for each program conducted and funded herein; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be obligated as final payment for the support of programs operated by a farm workers' organization serving low income people and the Hispanic population of western Massachusetts; provided further, that said organization shall submit a plan to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing how program funding will be maintained in fiscal year 1999; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be obligated to the Western Massachusetts Precision Institute for year one of the three year program to expand an existing machinist training program and extended services into central Massachusetts; and provided further, that said office shall expend not less than $50,000 to assist the town of Newbury in developing alternative uses for Byfield elementary school

......................................................$4,276,484

7007-0350

For the purpose of a state matching grant to the Massachusetts Manufacturing Partnership upon its receipt of federal funds from the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the Department of Commerce, to support the creation of or assistance to manufacturing extension services, alternative deployment pilot projects, technology access programs, and other technology deployment programs; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item prior to the receipt of federal funds; and provided further, that said partnership shall provide written notification to the house and senate committees on ways and means within seven to ten days of receiving confirmation of all federal funding commitments

......................................................$675,000

General Fund .................. 93.14%

Economic Development Fund .................. 6.86%

7007-0500

For the operation and maintenance of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Institute for the purpose of promoting the commercialization of new, academic-based research and development, and raising the scientific awareness of the communities of the commonwealth

......................................................$500,000

General Fund .................. 93.14%

Economic Development Fund .................. 6.86%

7007-0515

For the operation of the Devens Enterprise Commission

......................................................$275,540

General Fund .................. 93.14%

Economic Development Fund .................. 6.86%

7007-0800

For the state match for a small business development center; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this account until such time as the United States Small Business Administration has executed a grant or contract with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for the operation of said center; provided further, that the funds expended from this account shall not exceed 25 per cent of the gross operating cost of said center; and provided further, that quarterly expenditure reports shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means

......................................................$747,203

7007-0900

For the operation and administration of the office of travel and tourism; provided, that for the purposes of developing the request for proposals, so-called, for any marketing and advertising contract, and for overseeing and evaluating said contract, the office shall implement performance-based standards which shall include, but not be limited to, a correlation between compensation and outcomes; provided further, that not less $450,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Massachusetts film office; provided further, that said performance-based request for proposals and subsequently awarded contracts shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on commerce and labor in conjunction with the office's explicit expectations, including quantifiable measures, for any marketing and advertising program undertaken with funds appropriated herein; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Baystate games, so-called; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the expenses of the Massachusetts international trade council; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for costs incurred by the Massachusetts Sports Partnership, Inc; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Freedom Trail Foundation

......................................................$10,920,000

Massachusetts Tourism Fund .................. 100.0%

7007-1000

For assistance to local tourist councils pursuant to section 14 of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided that, notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law, regulation or rule to the contrary, each of said councils may expend an amount not to exceed 20 per cent of the grant it receives herein for the cost of administrative services

......................................................$5,187,000

Massachusetts Tourism Fund .................. 100.0%

7007-1200

For a program to create and maintain a more favorable and responsive environment for the formation, growth, attraction and retention of technology-intensive industry for the commonwealth through the support of activities of clusters of technology-intensive organizations; provided, that any portfolio of such clusters shall include firms and universities concerned with federal technology funding and medical device manufacturing; provided further, that clusters may be characterized by technological or market focus, geographic proximity, or other shared interests; provided, further that the provision of support by the corporation to such clusters shall be deemed to be the exercise of an essential governmental function and shall be intended to (1) foster increased collaboration among cluster organizations, (2) facilitate improved communications between the commonwealth and cluster organizations, (3) identify and respond to challenges and opportunities related to the continued growth and development of the targeted clusters in Massachusetts, (4) enhance the competitive position of cluster firms, (5) reduce the costs of doing business in the commonwealth through one or more purchasing cooperatives, and (6) generally improve the perception of cluster firms of the value and benefits of doing business in the commonwealth; provided further, that amounts appropriated herein shall be expended to the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation to be held and applied thereby and administered through its Massachusetts Technology Collaborative; provided further, that said corporation shall establish an independent advisory panel that includes representatives from Massachusetts industry, universities, and government agencies to advise said corporation relative to the most effective application of funds appropriated herein; provided further, that the executive director shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the house and senate committees on science and technology, detailing the activities undertaken with the funds appropriated herein by March 15, 1998; and provided further, that said collaborative shall submit a five year strategic plan to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than December 1, 1997

......................................................$900,000

General Fund .................. 93.14%

Economic Development Fund .................. 6.86%

7007-1300

For operation and administration of the Massachusetts international trade council; provided, that not less than $165,000 shall be expended for an international trade assistance center in Fall River

......................................................$819,000

Massachusetts Tourism Fund .................. 100.0%

7007-1500

For the operation and administration of the state office of minority and women business assistance

......................................................$541,320

Federal Appropriations

7007-0002

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Fisheries Initiative

......................................................$558,000

7007-0211

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Modernization Partnership

......................................................$2,923,440

7007-7000

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Planning Assistance - Department of Commerce Development

......................................................$66,313

7007-9007

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban Enterprise Program

......................................................$3,000,000