Department of Economic Development

Department of Economic Development.

7007-0100

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

...............................................................$397,749

7007-0102

For the operation and expenses of the Pittsfield economic development authority established by chapter 295 of the acts of 1996, as amended by this act; 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; prior appropriation continued.

7007-0300

For the operation of the Massachusetts office of business development and for marketing and promoting Massachusetts, nationally and internationally, in order to attract and retain targeted businesses and industries; provided, that said office shall maintain business development assistance services at an office to be located at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for the purposes of responding to inquiries and providing assistance to businesses seeking to expand in or relocate to southeastern Massachusetts; provided further, that for any and all advertising and marketing programs funded by said office, said office shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means the number of companies contacting each such program, responding to said advertising, and relocating to the commonwealth; and provided further, that not less than $1,100,000 be expended

For the creation and support of manufacturing networks, pursuant to section 424 of this act

...............................................................$4,179,960

7007-0350

For the operation of the Massachusetts manufacturing partnership; provided that, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, said partnership shall operate pursuant to the oversight provisions established pursuant to section 426 of this act; provided further, that said funds shall be expended to provide assistance to manufacturing extension services, alternative deployment pilot projects, total quality management projects, technology access programs, shop floor management projects, and other technology deployment programs; and provided further, that said partnership shall provide written notification to the house and senate committees on ways and means within ten days of receiving confirmation of any federal funding

...............................................................$750,000

7007-0400

N.B. - The Acting Governor had struck the italicized language and reduced the appropriation for this item by $500,000 to $1,850,000 — and the General Court subsequently overrode the Acting Governor's actions.

For economic development grants to regional and special purpose non-profit entities to be administered by the Massachusetts office of business development; provided, that $150,000 shall be expended for purposes of a ship building technology institute through the Massachusetts maritime academy; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the center for women and enterprise; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be obligated to the western Massachusetts precision institute for year two of a three year grant to expand the machinist training program and to extend such services into central Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the initiative known as the I-495/campaign for shared solutions, so-called; provided further, that no town or municipality's zoning or planning bylaws shall be superseded by any action of the I-495 campaign of shared solutions; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts ventures corporation in the pioneer valley region; provided further, that not less than $275,000 shall be expended for a grant to the south shore tri-town development corporation for the implementation of the reuse plan for the former naval air station at South Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the center for advanced fiberoptic applications in Southbridge contingent upon receipt of matching federal funds; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts council for quality; provided further, that said funds for said council shall be subject to a 100 per cent matching requirement from local or other public or private sources; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for year two of a three grant for the economic development activities of the Blackstone Valley development corporation; 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 persons and the Hispanic population of western Massachusetts contingent on submission of a plan to the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than December 1, 1998, detailing how said organization's funding will be maintained in fiscal year 2000; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Economic Development Council, Inc. of Barnstable county; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the North Adams Venture Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purpose of a neighborhood network neighborhood center in the city of Worcester to provide economic stability to the downtown areas; provided further, that not less than $440,000 shall be expended for minority economic and community development public and non-profit grants to community-based organizations for implementation within minority communities; and provided further, that said office of business development shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a schedule of grants distributed to said community-based organizations from this item no later than October 1, 1998

...............................................................$2,350,000

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

...............................................................$1,000,000

7007-0515

For a grant to operate the Devens enterprise commission; provided that, said commission shall collaborate with the department of economic development on a plan to render the commission financially self-sufficient by July 1, 2001; and provided further, that said plan shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance not later than October 1, 1998

...............................................................$230,000

7007-0800

For a grant for the state match for a small business development center; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item until such time as the United States small business administration has made a payment or executed a contract with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for the operation of said center; provided further, that the funds expended from this item 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

...............................................................$896,448

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 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 $650,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Massachusetts film office; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the expenses of the Massachusetts international trade council

...............................................................$11,220,786

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

7007-0950

N.B. - The Acting Governor has struck the italicized language and reduced the appropriation for this item by $626,704 to $1,450,000

For grants to public and private non-profit local and regional organizations to be awarded by the Massachusetts office of travel and tourism; provided, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Baystate games, so-called; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for costs incurred by the Massachusetts Sports Partnership, Inc; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, $250,000 shall be transferred from this item to the Massachusetts office of business development for south coast regional tourism and economic development; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Freedom Trail Foundation; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire visitor bureau to be used for the promotion of Pittsfield's summerfest, so-called; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the heritage Cape Cod program, so-called; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, not less than $25,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall be expended for the purposes of section 159 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the sports museum of New England at Lowell, so-called, for the support of and the expansion of educational programs for children; provided further, that not less than $56,704 shall be expended for the days of awareness of Wampanoag history at Plymouth plantation; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the purposes of jointly maintaining the Plymouth rest area, so-called, by the Cape Cod chamber of commerce and the Plymouth County Development Council; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the purpose of maintaining the Yarmouth rest area, so-called, by the Yarmouth chamber of commerce; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the purposes of maintaining the Bourne rest area, so-called, by the Cape Cod chamber of commerce; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Freedom's Way Association, so-called; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack valley convention and visitors bureau to be used for the marketing and promotion of the Tsongas arena and LeLacheur park; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be provided in matching grants to the town of Hull for the purpose of one-time costs involved with increasing awareness of and improving tourist attractions, recreation facilities and coastal resources in the town concurrent with supporting the effort to convince the national lighthouse museum to establish its permanent site in said town, so long as none of the funds utilized by said town to qualify for matching funds originates from assistance provided through a local tourist council; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the continuing operation of the Mansfield tourist information center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the continuing operation of the Swansea tourist information center; provided further that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the expenses of the Massachusetts international festival of the arts; provided further, not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the expenses of Destination Plymouth, so-called; and provided further, that not less than $650,000 shall be expended for innovative approaches to advertising, promoting, and generating tourism in the commonwealth; provided, that said funds shall be awarded based upon competitive applications from such organizations; provided further, said grants may support the services of tourist information centers, so-called; provided further, that funds so awarded shall not replace or supplant expenditures made by such organizations from items 7007-0900 or 7007-1000 or other funding sources; and provided further, that said grants shall be awarded at the discretion of the director of said office after consultation with the director of the department of economic development

...............................................................$2,076,704

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

...............................................................$6,316,308

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

7007-1200

For a program to create and maintain a more favorable and responsive environment for the attraction and retention of technology-intensive clusters for the commonwealth; provided, that clusters may be characterized by technological or market focus, geographic proximity, or other shared interests; provided further, that these cluster activities shall be deemed to be the exercise of an essential governmental function 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 cluster organizations; (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 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 to advise said corporation relative to the most effective application of funds appropriated herein; and provided further, that the executive director shall file a report with the house and senate committees on science and technology and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the activities undertaken with the funds appropriated herein by January 15, 1999

...............................................................$1,200,000

7007-1300

For the 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

...............................................................$997,312

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

7007-1500

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

...............................................................$556,909

7007-2215

For the second year of a state matching grant to fund the council of state government's Yankee Trader Institute, authorized pursuant to section 59 of chapter 120 of the acts of 1995; prior appropriation continued

...............................................................$30,000