EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

Office of the Secretary.

2000-0100

N.B. - The Acting Governor has struck the italicized language and reduced the appropriation for this item by $55,000 to $3,236,729

For the office of the secretary, including the water resources commission, the hazardous waste facility site safety council, the coastal zone management program, environmental impact reviews conducted pursuant to chapter 30 of the General Laws, the mosquito-borne disease vector control program, and a central data processing center for the secretariat; provided, that not less than $510,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall be expended on the operations of an office of geographic and environmental information as established by section 4B of chapter 21A of the General Laws, as added by section 63; provided further, that not less than $180,000 shall be expended for conservation districts; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for volunteer monitoring grants; provided further, that the secretary of the executive office of environmental affairs is hereby authorized to enter into interagency agreements with any line agency within said secretariat whereby the line agency may render data processing services to said secretary; provided further, that the comptroller is hereby authorized to allocate the costs for such data processing services to the several state and other funds to which items of appropriation of such agencies are charged; provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended for printing of the Massachusetts environmental policy act monitor; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended on a program of coastal resources monitoring and restoration focusing on all coastal regions of the commonwealth; provided further, that said program shall include technical assistance through the Massachusetts bays program, so-called; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a coastal shore water testing program administered by the coalition for Buzzards Bay

...............................................................$3,291,729

General Fund............................................................. 60.0%

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

2001-1001

The secretary of environmental affairs may expend an amount not to exceed $200,000 accrued from the fees charged to authorities and units of government within the commonwealth, other than state agencies for the distribution of digital cartographic and other data, and the review of environmental notification forms pursuant to the Massachusetts environmental policy act, for the purposes of providing said services

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

2010-0100

For recycling and related purposes consistent with the recycling plan of the solid waste master plan which includes municipal equipment grants, a municipal recycling incentive program, recycled product procurement, guaranteed annual tonnage assistance, recycling transfer stations, source reduction and technical assistance, consumer education and participation campaign, municipal household hazardous waste program, the recycling loan program, research and development, recycling market development and recycling business development, and the operation of the Springfield materials recycling facility; provided, that a grant shall be made to E-Call, Inc., to promote recycling; provided further, that not less than $685,000 shall be expended for the recycling loan fund; provided further, that not less than $877,000 shall be expended for business assistance and research and development, including, the strategic envirotechnology partnership, so-called, at public, private, and quasi-public educational and research institutions; provided further, that not less than $400,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall be expended for a recycling industry reimbursement program pursuant to section 241A of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997, inserted by section 85 of chapter 88 of the acts of 1997; provided further, that $58,000 shall be expended for the universal waste recycling project, so- called; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended on municipal recycling incentive programs; provided further, that a grant shall be made to the southshore recycling cooperative, so-called; provided further, that the secretary of environmental affairs shall enter into all interagency service agreements necessary to effectuate the provisions of this item no later than August 31, 1998; and provided further, that the total amount of said inter-agency service agreements shall not be less than 75 per cent of the amount appropriated herein

...............................................................$7,000,000

Clean Environment Fund............................................................. 100.0%

2010-0111

N.B. - The Acting Governor has vetoed this item

For a grant to the city of Boston for technical assistance to the Haymarket Association

...............................................................$150,000

2020-0100

For toxics use reduction technical assistance and technology, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 21I of the General Laws

...............................................................$1,853,953

Toxics Use Reduction Fund............................................................. 100.0%

2060-0100

For the purpose of implementing the management plan adopted pursuant to section 12 of chapter 111H of the General Laws and for carrying out the powers and duties conferred to the program by said chapter 111H; provided, that a report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before November 1, 1998 detailing expenditures from the prior year; and provided further, that no money shall be expended from this item after November 1, 1998 unless or until such report has been filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means

...............................................................$227,447

Low Level Radioactive Waste Management Fund............................................................. 100.0%