Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Fiscal Year 1999 Budget
Seal of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

CHAPTER 194 of the ACTS of 1998

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1999 FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH, FOR INTEREST, SINKING FUND AND SERIAL BOND REQUIREMENTS AND FOR CERTAIN PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.


Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is immediately to make appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and to make certain changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary or appropriate to effectuate said appropriations or for other important public purposes, 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:


Sections 1, 1A and 1B


SECTION 1. To provide for the maintenance of the several departments, boards, commissions and institutions and other services, and for certain permanent improvements and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth in sections 2, 2B, 2D and 3, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in said sections 2, 2B, 2D and 3 are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise, subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999.

SECTION 1A. In accordance with Articles LXIII and CVII of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth and section 6D of chapter 29 of the General Laws, it is hereby declared that the amounts of revenue set forth in this section by source for the respective funds of the commonwealth for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999 are necessary and sufficient to provide the means to defray the appropriations and expenditures from such funds for such fiscal year as set forth and authorized in sections 2 and 2B. The comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to keep a distinct account of actual receipts from each such source by each such fund to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing such receipts with the projected receipts set forth herein and to include a full statement comparing such actual and projected receipts in the annual report for such fiscal year pursuant to section 13 of chapter 7A of the General Laws; provided, that such quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those specified in this section.


FY 1999 Revenue by Source and Budgetary Fund
(In Millions)
All General Highway Local Aid Other
Source Funds Fund Fund Fund Funds
Alcoholic Beverages 59.1 59.1 - - -
Commercial Banks 123.4 123.4 - - -
Savings Institutions 61.9 61.9 - - -
Cigarette 295.0 100.9 - - 194.1
Corporations 1,025.4 615.2 - 410.2 -
Deeds 62.3 62.3 - -
Estate/Inheritance 192.2 192.2 - -
Income 7,597.9 4,558.7 - 3,039.2 -
Insurance 301.5 301.5 - -
Motor Fuels 624.7 93.7 522.2 - 8.7
Utilities 136.0 136.0 - - -
Room Occupancy 117.0 61.7 - - 55.3
Sales & Use: Regular 2,048.3 1,229.0 - 819.3 -
Sales & Use: Services 191.0 114.6 - 76.4 -
Sales & Use: Meals 429.1 257.5 - 171.6 -
Sales & Use: Motor Vehicles 422.5 253.5 - 169.0 -
Miscellaneous 0.8 0.8 - - -
Racing 8.6 8.6 - - -
Beano 3.4 3.4 - - -
Raffles/Bazaars 1.0 1.0 - - -
Division of Insurance 6.9 6.9 - - -
Subtotal Taxes 13,708.0 8,242.0 522.2 4,685.7 258.1
   Transfer from Tax
      Escrow
162.5 162.5    
Total Taxes 13,870.5 8,404.5 522.2 4,685.7 258.1
Federal Reimbursements 3,399.2 2,659.2 2.7 - 737.2
Departmental Revenues 1,291.8 820.2 274.9 7.9 188.9
Transfers & Other Receipts 953.2 285.1 - 659.3 8.8
Total for Budget 19,514.8 12,169.0 799.9 5,352.8 1,193.0


SECTION 1B. The comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to keep a distinct account of actual receipts of nontax revenues by each department, board, commission or institution to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing such receipts with projected receipts set forth herein and to include a full statement comparing such receipts with projected receipts in the annual report for such fiscal year pursuant to section 13 of chapter 7A of the General Laws; provided, that such quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those specified in this section.


Non-Tax Revenue Executive Office Summary


FY 99 FY 99 FY 99
Unrestricted Restricted Total
Source Non-Tax Non-Tax Non-Tax
Judiciary 66,765,980 0 66,765,980
Executive 10,000 0 10,000
Secretary of State 60,488,920 60,000 60,548,920
Treasurer 418,457,651 597,453,642 1,015,911,293
Attorney General 8,822,830 0 8,822,830
Ethics Commission 23,000 0 23,000
Inspector General 0 300,000 300,000
Campaign & Political Finance 35,000 0 35,000
Comptroller 12,164,616 20,000 12,184,616
Administration and Finance 282,951,381 19,712,227 302,663,608
Environmental Affairs 75,331,590 1,770,506 77,102,096
Health and Human Services 3,363,561,285 150,549,051 3,514,110,336
Transportation and Construction 7,768,704 27,345 7,796,049
Board of Library Commissioners 1,212 0 1,212
Labor, Education and Development 244,073,228 1,611,100 245,684,328
Public Safety 302,414,911 25,615,975 328,030,886
Sheriffs 899,162 0 899,162
Elder Affairs 305,069 3,000,000 3,305,069
Legislature 21,500 0 21,500
4,844,096,040 800,119,846 5,644,215,886


Non-Tax Revenue Executive Office by Department Summary




















FY 99 FY 99 FY 99
Unrestricted Restricted Total
Source Non-Tax Non-Tax Non-Tax
Judiciary      
Supreme Judicial Court 1,145,180 0 1,145,180
Committee for Public Counsel 180,000 0 180,000
Appeals Court 276,800 0 276,800
Trial Court 65,164,000 0 65,164,000
Total Judiciary 66,765,980 0 66,765,980
Executive 10,000 0 10,000
Secretary of State 60,488,920 60,000 60,548,920
Treasurer      
Treasurer's Office 225,981,073 0 225,981,073
State Lottery Commission 178,466,033 597,453,642 775,919,675
Mass Cultural Council 14,010,545 0 14,010,545
Total Treasurer 418,457,651 597,453,642 1,015,911,293
Attorney General 8,692,830 0 8,692,830
Victim Witness Assistance 130,000 0 130,000
Total Attorney General 8,822,830 0 8,822,830
Ethics Commission 23,000 0 23,000
Inspector General 0 300,000 300,000
Campaign & Political Finance 35,000 0 35,000
Office of State Comptroller 12,164,616 20,000 12,184,616
Administration and Finance      
Office of the Secretary 39,825,754 0 39,825,754
Office of Dispute Resolution 60,000 150,000 210,000
Division of Fiscal Affairs 30,772,110 0 30,772,110
Capital Asset Management and Maintenance 4,975,136 14,150,000 19,125,136
Group Insurance Commission 111,211,676 0 111,211,676
Administrative Law Appeals 100,000 0 100,000
Commission Against Discrimination 37,574 1,590,844 1,628,418
Department of Revenue 93,196,255 0 93,196,255
Appellate Tax Board 1,564,200 0 1,564,200
Human Resources Division 55,100 1,415,750 1,470,850
Division of Operational Services 1,153,376 1,809,866 2,963,242
Division of Information Technology 200 595,767 595,967
Total Administration and Finance 282,951,381 19,712,227 302,663,608
Environmental Affairs      
Office of the Secretary 214,815 200,000 414,815
Environmental Management 6,869,929 350,000 7,219,929
Environmental Protection 27,383,802 0 27,383,802
DFWELE 15,472,223 617,000 16,089,223
Metropolitan District Commission 19,156,787 603,506 19,760,293
Food and Agriculture 6,234,035 0 6,234,035
Secretary of Human Services 6,000,750 3,000,000 9,000,750
Total Environmental Affairs 81,332,340 4,770,506 86,102,846
Health and Human Services      
Division of Medical Assistance 2,117,324,908 65,000,000 2,182,324,908
Health Care Finance and Policy 48,060,381 0 48,060,381
Commission for the Blind 2,695,000 0 2,695,000
Rehabilitation Commission 1,770,000 0 1,770,000
Deaf and Hard of Hearing 149,415 105,000 254,415
Office for Children 170,371,649 0 170,371,649
Chelsea Soldiers' Home 6,819,000 132,000 6,951,000
Holyoke Soldiers' Home 6,810,240 88,000 6,898,240
Department of Youth Services 72,524 0 72,524
Transitional Assistance 321,613,588 32,500,000 354,113,588
Department of Public Health 73,118,414 43,499,051 116,617,465
Department of Social Services 223,857,894 0 223,857,894
Department of Mental Health 62,234,184 6,125,000 68,359,184
Department of Mental Retardation 322,663,338 100,000 322,763,338
Total Health and Human Services 3,357,560,535 147,549,051 3,505,109,586
Transportation and Construction      
Office of the Secretary 914,129 27,345 941,474
Mass Aeronautics Commission 266,099 0 266,099
Department of Public Works 6,588,476 0 6,588,476
Total Transportation and Construction 7,768,704 27,345 7,796,049
Board of Library Commissioners 1,212 0 1,212
Labor, Education and Workforce Development      
Office of Director of Labor 10,026,358 0 10,026,358
Department of Industrial Accidents 22,004,336 0 22,004,336
Labor Relations Commission 150 0 150
Conciliation & Arbitration Board 77,648 0 77,648
Office of Communities and Development 3,090,938 801,000 3,891,938
Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation 0 0 0
Division of Banks 10,337,450 0 10,337,450
Division of Insurance 19,936,103 0 19,936,103
Division of Registration 10,226,151 0 10,226,151
Division of Standards 1,427,400 338,000 1,765,400
Telecommunications and Energy 13,911,193 0 13,911,193
Energy Facilities Siting Commission 0 225,000 225,000
Alcohol Beverages Control Commission 1,548,959 0 1,548,959
State Racing Commission 1,926,000 0 1,926,000
Community Antenna Television Division 1,440,000 0 1,440,000
Board of Medicine 2,404,137 0 2,404,137
Economic Development 380,000 0 380,000
Division of Energy Resources 380,834 0 380,834
Department of Education 4,288,775 0 4,288,775
State and Community Colleges 46,398,035 247,100 46,645,135
University of Massachusetts 94,268,762 0 94,268,762
Total Labor, Education and Development 244,073,228 1,611,100 245,684,328
Public Safety      
Office of the Secretary 300,000 17,980 317,980
Chief Medical Examiner 848 0 848
Criminal History Systems Board 922,485 0 922,485
Board of Building Regulations 230,000 40,000 270,000
Architectural Access Board 15,000 0 15,000
Department of State Police 815,000 14,350,000 15,165,000
Criminal Justice Training Council 1,172,000 0 1,172,000
Department of Public Safety 8,778,562 0 8,778,562
Department of Fire Services 2,672,459 0 2,672,459
Registry of Motor Vehicles 279,452,943 7,800,000 287,252,943
Merit Rating Board 50,000 0 50,000
Military Division 69,500 340,000 409,500
Emergency Management Agency 679,619 0 679,619
Highway Safety Bureau 170,000 0 170,000
Department of Corrections 7,079,745 3,067,995 10,147,740
Sheriffs 899,162   899,162
Parole Board 6,750 0 6,750
Total Public Safety 303,314,073 25,615,975 328,930,048
Elder Affairs 305,069 3,000,000 3,305,069
Legislature 21,500 0 21,500
4,844,096,040 800,119,846 5,644,215,886

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