Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Fiscal Year 1998 Budget

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency


Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.


State Appropriations


8800-0001
For the operations of the Massachusetts emergency management agency; provided, that expenditures from this item shall be contingent upon the prior approval of the proper federal authorities; provided further, that not less than $22,000 shall be available for the fuel, insurance, equipment, maintenance and miscellaneous expenses to sustain the operation of the Massachusetts civil air patrol for aerial surveillance of Massachusetts and other water areas to monitor for environmental pollution discharges, toxic waste dumps, transportation of hazardous materials and wastes and accidents involving said transport, in conjunction with the responsible agency; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be made available for the federal emergency management agency multi-hazard program, so-called; provided, however, that there is at least a 100 per cent match by the federal government; and, provided further, that the agency shall, prior to June 30, 1998, develop a hazard mitigation strategy for the commonwealth consistent with the national mitigation strategy prepared by the federal emergency management agency
......................................................$742,508
Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

8800-0100
For the nuclear safety preparedness program of the Massachusetts emergency management agency; provided, that the costs of said program, including fringe benefits and indirect costs, shall be assessed upon nuclear regulatory commission licensees operating nuclear power generating facilities in the commonwealth; provided further, that the department of public utilities shall develop an equitable method of apportioning said assessments among said licensees; and provided further, that said assessments shall be paid during the current fiscal year as provided by the department of public utilities and shall be credited to the General Fund
......................................................$385,555
Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

8800-0200
For the Seabrook nuclear safety preparedness program; provided, that the cost of said program be assessed on electric companies in Massachusetts which own, in whole or in part, or purchase power from, nuclear power plants located outside the commonwealth whose nuclear power plant areas, as defined in section 2B of chapter 639 of the acts of 1950, as added by section 24 of chapter 796 of the acts of 1979, include communities located within the commonwealth and shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that for the purposes of this item electric companies shall mean all persons, firms, associations and private corporations which own or operate works or a distributing plant for the manufacture and sale or distribution and sale, of electricity within the commonwealth; and provided further, that the term electric company shall not include municipalities or municipal light plants
......................................................$265,016

Federal Appropriations


8800-0003
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Management Assistance - Personnel and Administrative Expenses
......................................................$891,078

8800-0004
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Management Assistance - Distribution to Cities and Towns
......................................................$676,200

8800-0005
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Disaster Preparedness Assistance
......................................................$50,000

8800-0006
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Radiological Systems Maintenance
......................................................$206,109

8800-0007
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Radiological Defense Officer
......................................................$57,107

8800-0008
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Population Protection Planning Program
......................................................$208,994

8800-0009
For the purposes of a federally funded grant, entitled, Emergency Management Training - State/Local Personnel
......................................................$112,832

8800-0010
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Earthquake Loss Study
......................................................$88,600

8800-0019
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Acts of 1986
......................................................$60,000

8800-0025
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hurricane Bob - Public Assistance
......................................................$350,000

8800-0026
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Coastal Storm - Public Assistance Major Coastal Storm 10/30/91-11/02/91
......................................................$400,000

8800-0039
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban Search and Rescue
......................................................$32,000

8800-0040
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Winter Coastal Storm 12/11/92-12/13/92 Public Assistance
......................................................$1,500,000

8800-0042
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
......................................................$110,000

8800-0043
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hurricane Preparedness
......................................................$46,430

8800-0044
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Counter Terrorism Preparedness
......................................................$25,000

8800-0054
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Flood Disaster of 10/26/96
......................................................$39,960,619

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