FILED ON: 6/4/2014
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4150
House bill No. 4138, as changed by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading, and as amended and passed to be engrossed by the House. June 4, 2014. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Fourteen
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An Act providing for the preservation and improvement of land, parks and clean energy in the Commonwealth.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide for the immediate preservation and improvement of the environmental assets of the commonwealth, 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:
SECTION 1. To provide for a program of improvement and preservation of the energy and environmental assets of the commonwealth, the sums set forth in this act, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this act, are hereby made available, subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds, which sums shall be in addition to any other amounts previously appropriated for these purposes; provided, that the amounts specified in an item or for a particular project may be adjusted in order to facilitate projects authorized in this act.
SECTION 2.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Office of the Secretary.
2000-7053 For improvements and replacements to the infrastructure and holdings of the executive office of energy and environmental affairs; provided, that these improvements or replacements may include, but shall not be limited to, buildings, equipment, vehicles and communication and technology equipment; and provided further, that any expenditures for communication and technology equipment under this item shall be subject to the approval of the chief information officer of the commonwealth………………………...... $10,000,000
Department of Environmental Protection.
2200-7021 For investment in water and air quality protection as required to meet the legislative and regulatory requirements of the Rivers Protection Act, the federal and state Clean Water Acts and the commonwealth’s wetlands protection act and to provide for integrated energy and environmental projects to optimize and preserve environmental quality and public health and provide for appropriate protection, restoration, management and best use of air, energy, water and land resources, assets and infrastructure; provided, that this funding may include, but not be limited to, research and the collection of data to support investment in environmental assets, such as research and studies to include but not be limited to studies of water quality, the development of wetlands conservancy and tidelands geographic information system maps, the implementation of water quality monitoring initiatives, the collection and analysis of water quality samples and the development of water quality analyses known as total maximum daily loads; the assessment of water quality health and impaired use of waterways; projects related to non-point and point sources of water pollution; and wetlands circuit rider program; provided further, that funds may be expended for local grants and research for implementation of the commonwealth’s sustainable water management initiative, such grants and research to provide the data necessary for municipalities to invest in efficient and effective mitigation practice to restore and preserve the commonwealth’s water resources, assets and infrastructure; provided further, that funds may be expended for sustainable water management initiative related research and implementation projects conducted by the department of fish and game and its divisions; provided further, that funds authorized in this item may be used for the purposes of the department’s statewide air monitoring network which may include, but not be limited to, photochemical assessment monitoring stations, small particulate monitoring and air toxins monitoring; and provided further, that funds authorized in this line may include the upgrade of equipment to comply with federal requirements; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended to acquire land for the purpose to protect drinking water well field resources in the town of Dighton; provided further, that $6,000,000 shall be expended as a grant for engineering, planning, construction, and related infrastructure and equipment, to establish and connect to an alternate public water supply source for the town of Charlton, to replace the town’s unsafe and contaminated existing public water supply source; provided further, that $5,100,000 shall be expended for the construction of a sludge landfill and for related improvements to said landfill at the wastewater treatment facility located in the city of Attleboro; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the Nash road pond water quality improvement project in the city of New Bedford for weed eradication, mitigation of storm water impacts and refurbishment of Nash road pond frontage; provided further, that $550,000 shall be expended for the Lake street ponds water quality improvement project in the town of Acushnet for area septic system evaluation, evaluation of storm water impacts and weed eradication; provided further, that $7,000,000 shall be expended as a matching grant for the reconstruction of the Whitla drive sewer pumping station in the city of Worcester, and for related improvements to reroute, extend, and expand the capacity of the sewer system in the Route 20 corridor in said city and the town of Millbury, and to connect said extension with the existing regional wastewater treatment facility, including, without limitation, the cost of engineering and design, to protect public health and reduce the existing threat of sewerage overflow discharge into Lake Quinsigamond and the Broodmeadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary; provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be expended for the purpose of municipal grants for all non-federally covered costs, to remove the combined sewer outflows which discharge effluent and storm water into the Connecticut river from the cities of Springfield, Chicopee and Holyoke and the town of Ludlow, to comply with administrative mandates from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and to remediate river pollution from such outflows, and to make any necessary modifications and improvements to sewer system infrastructure in said municipalities directly resulting from such removal, and subject to the requirement that the expenditure of funds, shall comply with the federal mandates and, the criteria and directives of the Connecticut river clean-up committee of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission for said municipalities; provided further, that $1,500,000 shall be expended for the cleanup of the pond located at the Forestdale Cemetery located in the City of Malden; provided further, that $431,456 shall be expended for stormwater management efforts along the Crooked Meadow River, Weir River, Hingham Bay, Hull Bay, Hingham Harbor, Accord Brook, and Back River and water quality monitoring in the town of Hingham, including the delineation of drainage catchments to stormwater outfalls, field assessments, water quality sampling, and planning for a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System using best management practices to address impairments and comply with federal and state requirements; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended for a water and sewer treatment facility on Route 202 in the town of Granby; provided further, that $5,380,000 shall be expended for the purchase and installation of filters for the removal of manganese and iron from water in the town of Sharon; provided further, that $852,000 for a sludge handling improvements at the waste water treatment plant in the town of Hadley; and provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the design, engineering and construction of stormwater quality sampling stations in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that $2,500,000 shall be expended for the building of a gravity fed sewer system along with a pumping station to serve the Main street and Jacksonville road area and connect it with the sewage treatment plant at the Barnhardt site in the town of Colrain; and provided further, that $4,000,000 shall be expended for the purposes of evaluating the efficacy of adaptive management measures to reduce nitrogen pollution of coastal waterways undertaken pursuant to an approved area-wide water quality plan adopted pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act and to monitor the water quality of areas subject to said study and further to support further assessment and water quality modeling to further refine said study
………………………………………………..$62,000,000
Department of Fish and Game.
2300-7021 For enhancements, improvements, removal and replacements to the infrastructure and holdings of the department of fish and game and its divisions; and for the costs of studies, plans, engineering and other services essential to this activity; and for the planning, design, construction and repair of existing and new facilities under the care and control of the department of fish and game and its divisions, including, but not limited to: education centers, district headquarters, hatcheries, office buildings, storage buildings, shooting ranges, dams and laboratories; provided, that these enhancements, improvements and replacements may include, but shall not be limited to, buildings and other structures, equipment, vehicles, vessels, information systems and site clearance, including the demolition of structures, and other holdings including remediation of environmental compliance matters throughout the commonwealth........................................................................$8,000,000
2300-7027 For the purposes of fresh water aquatic fisheries restoration to include establishing benchmarks to identify and target the conservation natural fisheries communities, establishing protection goals for high quality fish communities, and the execution of fisheries habitat restoration projects on natural fish communities as identified by the division of fisheries and wildlife after taking into account the current Massachusetts Wildlife Action Plan, and for other related costs to include, but not limited to, any required fish and habitat research and mapping, management, monitoring and equipment; provided, that said projects may be carried out in cooperation with not-for profit organizations or agencies; and provided further, that expenditures from this item shall be subject to approval by the commissioner of the department of fish and game…………………………………………….$4,000,000
2300-7028 For the purposes of marine fisheries restoration, support of local commercial and recreational fisheries, development of best marine fisheries science to guide management decisions, preparation of technical guidance and fisheries management plans, as approved by the director of the division of marine fisheries and the commissioner of the department of fish and game, and for related costs to include, without limitation, fish and habitat research and mapping, restoration, management, monitoring, data collection, technical assistance management studies and equipment; provided further, that these projects may be carried out in cooperation with not-for-profit organizations, academic institutions or management agencies, including, without limitation, the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Institute in conjunction with the School of Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; provided further, that not less than $790,000 shall be expended for repairs to the Big Bearhole Pond Dam in the city of Taunton; and provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program for stormwater remediation for areas subject to shellfish closures; and provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the purpose of conducting a fishing capacity reduction program for the northeast multispecies fishery . …………….$4,790,000
Department of Conservation and Recreation.
2800-7032 For natural resource restoration and protection and to ensure compliance with storm water management and the federal Clean Water Act, including enhanced environmental compliance with laws and regulations, and improvements, and costs associated with site assessment, containment, clean-up, control, removal of, or response actions concerning hazardous materials or substances at forests, parks, reservations and other properties of the department of conservation and recreation; provided further, that $900,000 shall be expended for the design completion and construction of the Route 6 stormwater mitigation system in the town of Eastham
…………………$24,000,000
2800-7107 For the design, construction, reconstruction, improvement or rehabilitation of department or navigable coastal and inland waterways projects, including, but not limited to, coastal protection, structures, dredging, river and stream cleaning, coastal structure maintenance, piers, dune stabilization, culvert repair, re-nourishment, erosion control, waterfront access and transportation improvements and related facilities and equipment; provided, that funds shall be expended to improve the water outflow of Blacks Creek at Wollaston Beach in the city of Quincy as relating to flood control of Blacks Creek and adjoining Furnace Brook in said city; provided further, that $5,200,000 shall be expended for dredging the North and South River and relocating the dredged material to the 4th Cliff Air Force Recreation Area in the towns of Marshfield and Scituate to provide critical habitat for endangered bird species, improved coastal resiliency and beach nourishment; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended to improve public access to the Merrimack River in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that $5,200,000 shall be expended for repairs and improvements to the public commercial fishing pier infrastructure managed by the Harbor Development Commission in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that $8,775,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of phase 1 of the Hoosic River Restoration Project in the city of North Adams; provided further, that $625,000 shall be expended for shore protection and infrastructure improvements in the Coughlin Park/Point Shirley section of the town of Winthrop; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for water quality improvements at Buttonwood Park in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that $6,000,000 shall be expended to improve the water quality and sedimentation quality and river health of the Charles River to include sediment mitigation in accordance with the Clean Charles River Initiative, related research and data collection and to advance recreational opportunities on the river; and provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the Breeds Brook Cove Culvert Restoration Project in the town of Somerset; provided further, that $1,800,000 shall be expended for the dredging of Rock Harbor in the towns of Orleans and Eastham; provided further, that $11,900,000 shall be expended for testing, planning, design and dredging of the areas of Wellfleet Harbor known as the mooring area and marina; provided further, that $3,500,000 shall be expended for the alteration of the Squantum Point Park Pier and breakwater to be Americans with Disabilities Act compliant in the city of Quincy; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for the design and engineering cost for public access and fishing pier at Squaw Rock in the city of Quincy ; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended to upgrade the state pier at Cashman Park in the city of Newburyport; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for the construction and operation of test wells for hydrogeological investigation of peninsulas abutting the south coast estuaries in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the installation of oyster reefs in 1 or more estuaries in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the design, permitting, remediation, and reconstruction of the bulkhead wall along the Powwow and Back Rivers at Heritage Park in the city of Amesbury; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended to the town of Duxbury for the dredging of Duxbury Harbor and to ensure that there is a safe and efficient evacuation channel; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended to Plymouth County for the purposes of the Plymouth County Dredging Program; provided further that $2,500,000 shall be expended for the restoration of the beach area located between the east bank of the Nashua River and Boylston Street in the town of Clinton; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended to the town of Pembroke for the dredging of Furnace Pond; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for dredging of the harbor around the T-Wharf in the town of Plymouth; and provided further, that $1,400,000 shall be expended to replace the Bound Brook culverts under Beechwood Street in the town of Cohasset …………………………………………..……... $60,000,000
2800-7108 For the purpose of all non-federal costs associated with the dredging and the disposal of dredged materials from the commonwealth’s coastal public harbors channels, anchorages and waterways, and publicly-owned berths within designated port areas and approach channels thereto, and other public tidewaters, non-tidewaters, tidal flats and waterways as set forth in section 10 of chapter 91 of the General Laws, collectively referred hereinafter as “designated port area dredging projects”, including, but not limited to, maintenance dredging projects as defined under 310 CMR 9.00 and maintenance dredging projects with a subsidiary improvement dredging component; provided that the department shall recommend the allocation and priority of funding for designated port area dredging projects based upon a designated port area dredging plan and consisting of those projects that are qualified by (i) having received all applicable dredging permits and other required environmental approvals, and (ii) demonstrating the availability of other funding or written commitments for such other funding or financial assistance necessary to complete the project; provided further, that the department may recommend funds be allocated sooner when in an emergency it finds that certain designated port area dredging projects should be undertaken prior to the completion of the designated port area dredging plan, if the project is otherwise qualified; provided further, that a portion of the funds authorized under this item may be used for the proper disposal of dredged materials as determined necessary through the course of environmental review and related expenses to mitigate any adverse environmental impacts; provided further, that such funds may be used for any associated costs as related to this item to include, without limitation, design, engineering inspections, audits and legal services; provided further, that grants for coastal dredging projects may be made to cities and towns…$30,000,000
2800-7027 For the acquisition of land and interests in land by the department of conservation and recreation and for associated costs, including planning, study, due diligence, title and appraisal services, site restoration, and stewardship; provided, that funds may be used for development and implementation of a stewardship program on lands under the care and control of the department, including, but not limited to, resource and land use monitoring, signage, boundary delineation and monitoring, preparation of baseline documentation, stewardship planning, ecological monitoring and enforcement of conservation restrictions or detection and resolution of encroachments on land owned in fee simple, and repair of damage to property related to illegal uses, including off-road vehicle trespass; and provided further, that funds may be used for inventory, restoration and reclamation of recently acquired land, including demolition of structures, removal of debris, eradication of non-native species, and other services essential to these reclamation efforts; provided, that $3,820,000 shall be expended for the restoration of and construction of improvements to Fort Taber and Fort Rodman at Clark’s Cove in the city of New Bedford; provided further, the department of conservation and recreation, in conjunction with the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission, shall conduct a study on the feasibility to repair and reuse an abandoned property, located in Princeton, under the ownership of the department known as the Superintendent’s House; provided further that the study shall evaluate the feasibility to repair and reuse said abandoned property to create a historical, outdoor recreation, cultural, or natural learning center and investigate potential public and private partnerships for funding a repair project; provided further, that not more than $50,000 be expended for the feasibility study for the Superintendent’s House; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for a construction, development and conservation easement project at the Hitchcock Center for the Environment …………………………$50,000,000
2840-7027 For the design, construction, reconstruction, repair, improvement or rehabilitation of flood control facilities and water resource protection related facilities of the department of conservation and recreation, including its various pump stations and structures..................$2,000,000
2800-7029 For a grant program to assist and provide funding to conservation districts as defined in sections 19 to 24, inclusive, of chapter 21 of the General Laws, to perform innovative projects to conserve the soil, water and related natural resources of the commonwealth, including, but not limited to, conservation education, demonstration projects, the MassEnvirothon and other projects related water and soil conservation; provided, that the program shall be administered by the director of the division of conservation services in the executive office of energy and environmental affairs……………………………$1,625,000
2800-7031 For the protection and rehabilitation of the lakes, ponds, rivers and streams and associated watersheds, including, but not limited to, assistance and grant programs under sections 37A to 37D, inclusive, of chapter 21 of the General Laws; provided, that such programs shall include, without limitation, technical assistance, studies, preservation, environmental improvements, to include the removal of aquatic invasive plants and associated costs; and for a program to provide for the registration of persons engaged in the business of drilling or digging wells and assuring adherence to professional standards in well construction to protect ground water resources, to include, technical assistance to boards of health and the regulated community and the ongoing education to well drillers and others, and coordination with the office of the state geologist and for associated costs; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for invasive aquatic plant species eradication at Lake Cochituate State Park; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended to finalize the designs and obtain the permits necessary for implementation of the Mystic River Master plan, including aquatic invasive species control on the Mystic River; provided further, that $1,500,000 shall be expended for the removal of invasive aquatic species from Treat Pond in the town of Cohasset; and provided further, that $1,500,000 shall be expended for the removal of invasive aquatic species from Lily Pond and the Aaron River Reservoir in the town of Cohasset.........................................................$10,000,000
Department of Energy Resources.
9300-7030 For the Leading by Example Program, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts at state agencies and authorities,and public colleges and universities; to stimulate increased public and private sector investment in clean energy and related enterprises, institutions and projects in the commonwealth, including providing economic assistance for the development of these enterprises and non-financial assistance.........................................................................$5,000,000
9300-7919 For the energy conservation improvement program established by section 11 of chapter 25A of the General Laws; provided, that funds in this item shall be allocated from time to time by the commissioner of energy resources for the purposes of: (i) the energy audit program; (ii) the energy conservation improvement program; (iii) the alternative energy property program; and (iv) for other programs that increase energy efficiency; provided further, that when expending these funds, the commissioner shall take into consideration, among other relevant factors, the amount of available state and federal financial resources, the needs of each program with respect to public buildings and facilities, the volume of requests or expected requests from other entities for assistance under each program, the expected costs and public benefits of each program and, after information has become available from the energy audit program, the priorities and needs indicated by that information; provided further, that funds shall be expended on the buildings and facilities owned by public entities; and provided further, that grants may be issuedfor the purposes of this item................................................................................$10,000,000
SECTION 2A.
OFFICE OF THE TREASURER
Office of the Treasurer.
0620-1001 For the water pollution abatement trust established in section 2 of chapter 29C of the General Laws for deposit in the Water Pollution Abatement Revolving Fund established in section 2L of chapter 29 of the General Laws for application by the trust to the purposes specified in section 5 of said chapter 29C, any portion of which may be used as a matching grant by the commonwealth to federal capitalization grants received under Title VI of the federal Clean Water Act or for deposit in the Drinking Water Revolving Fund established in section 2QQ of chapter 29 of the General Laws for application by the trust to the purposes specified in section 18 of said chapter 29C, any portion of which may be used as a matching grant by the commonwealth to federal capitalization grants received under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act; provided, that funds may be used to assist homeowners in complying with the revised state environmental code for subsurface disposal of sanitary waste, Title 5…………………………………………………………………$57,000,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Office of the Secretary.
1100-2510 For improvements to coastal facilities in designated and non-designated port areas, including those defined in chapter 21F of the General Laws, 301 CMR 25, section 63 of chapter 91 of the General Laws and 312 CMR 2.00; provided, that improvements may include, but shall not be limited to, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, expanding, replacing and improving public facilities, piers, wharves, boardwalks, berths, bulkheads and other harbor and waterfront facilities; provided further, that $20,000,000 shall be expended on capital improvements to the state pier facility in the city of Fall River, including, but not limited to, the construction of the south basin of the state pier facility, the rehabilitation and replacement of all marine structures for Battleship Cove in the port of Fall River, commercial fishing improvements, commercial marine transportation improvements and other capital improvements related to economic development within the port of Fall River; provided further, that $9,000,000 shall be expended for the design, permitting and construction, including pertinent dredging, for the reintroduction of an ocean pier at the Revere Beach Reservation; and provided further, that $7,500,000 shall be expended for the redevelopment of city pier in the city of Fall River, including, but not limited to, permitting, capping of site, stabilization of existing seawalls and construction of a public marina and associated amenities; provided further, that not less than $3,200,000 be expended for central waterfront bulkhead repairs for the Port of Newburyport; provided further, that $4,100,000 shall be expended for the rehabilitation of and improvements to the state pier in New Bedford Harbor ………………….$125,000,000
1100-2511 For a matching grant program for the repair, construction and modernization of equipment and capital improvements of marine industrial infrastructure located in designated port areas or maritime industrial zones; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall make available the funds under this item to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency to administer such a grant program; and, provided further, that each grant shall require a private funding match in an amount not to exceed 25 per cent of the cost of the project………………………………$7,000,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Office of the Secretary.
2000-7028 For the design, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, repair or removal of state-owned dams, municipally-owned dams, other publicly-owned dams and other dams for which emergency action is required, and for inland-flood control projects on publicly-owned land, and any related facilities and equipment; provided, that the secretary of energy and environmental affairs shall give priority to dams and flood control projects which pose the greatest risk to public health or safety, the environment, or is included in this item, subject to applicable law and regulation; and for a program of planning, permitting and construction of fish ways and other aquatic habitat improvements, including the removal or breaching of selected dams and impoundments on publicly-owned land and waterways; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for improvements and repairs to the Factory Pond Dam in the town of Hanover; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for improvements and repairs to the Studley Pond Dam in the town of Rockland; provided further, that $650,000 shall be expended for the study, design permitting and restoration of the Temple Street and Chandler Pond Dams and cranberry bog sluiceways and the removal of the Chandler Pond Dam in the towns of Duxbury and Marshfield; provided further, that $1,335,000 shall be expended to construct fish ladder, reservoir elevation and sewer installation in the town of Scituate; provided further, that $4,400,000 shall be expended for engineering and construction costs for the rehabilitation and improvements to the Whitney Pond Dam in the town of Winchendon; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for repairs and improvements to the Lake Maspenock Dam owned by the town of Hopkinton; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the complete removal of the Rattlesnake Brook Dam in the town of Freetown; provided further, that $1,700,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Lower Van Horn Dam in the city of Springfield; provided further that $5,600,000 shall be expended on dams in the city of Springfield; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for investigation, engineering and repairs, to prevent seepage and improve dam safety to the Mirror Lake Dam at Coggshall Park in the city of Fitchburg; provided further, that $375,000 shall be expended for engineering, improvements and repairs to the McTaggarts Pond Dam in the city of Fitchburg; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of safety improvements to the Ashby Compensating Reservoir Dam in the city of Fitchburg; provided further, that $7,200,000 shall be expended for the rehabilitation and improvements to the Mill Pond Dam in the town of Wareham; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for repairs to the dam at Route 25 in the town of Wareham; and provided further, that $1,600,000 shall be expended to construct the Blackwater River mitigation floodwall project in the town of Salisbury
………………………..............$60,000,000
2000-7054 For the parkland acquisition and renovation for communities grant program, formerly the urban self-help program, to provide assistance to cities and towns in the acquisition of land, assessment and remediation of brownfield and greyfield sites and demolition on project sites and construction and restoration of parks and recreation areas pursuant to the provisions of Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution and any regulations adopted by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the title to any land acquired with the funds authorized in this item which is no longer used as open space shall revert to the commonwealth to be managed as open space; $300,000 shall be expended to Prince Hall Grand Lodge in Boston for the modification, removal, and repairs of a brownfield site in the former bottling plant in the rear of 22 Washington Street in Dorchester; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended as a grant to the town of Greenfield for environmental remediation and brownfield redevelopment at the former Bendix site; and provided further, that $600,000 shall be expended for the planning, engineering and construction of the soccer fields at Woodsom Farm in the city of Amesbury ………………………………………$50,000,000
2000-7056 For the conservation partnership grant program to assist not-for-profit corporations and conservation districts defined in sections 19 to 24, inclusive, of chapter 21 of the General Laws, in acquiring interests in lands suitable for purposes of conservation or recreation; provided, that the corporation shall be formed for 1 of the purposes described in section 4 of chapter 180 of the General Laws and the corporation shall be considered an exempt organization within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; provided further, that grant funds shall be expended to reimburse an eligible corporation or conservation district for money expended by it in establishing a project approved by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs under this program in an amount that the secretary shall determine to be equitable in consideration of anticipated benefits from the project, but in no event shall the amount of the reimbursement exceed 50 per cent of the cost of the project; provided, however, that no reimbursement shall be made under this item to a corporation or conservation district unless a project application is filed by the corporation with the secretary setting forth the plans and information that the secretary may require and approved by the secretary, nor until the corporation or conservation district shall have certified, in a manner approved by the secretary, its ability to provide an amount equal to the total cost of the project, nor until the project has been completed, to the satisfaction of the secretary, in accordance with the approved plans; provided further, that all projects shall include the grant by the corporation or conservation district of an appropriate perpetual conservation restriction, within the meaning of sections 31 and 32 of chapter 184 of the General Laws, to the city or town in which the project is located, to be managed by either its conservation or its recreation commission, or a federal or state agency, or a not-for-profit corporation, or combination of these entities; provided further, that all projects shall provide appropriate public access as determined by the secretary; and provided further, that the secretary may adopt rules and regulations to carry out this item….……………………………………………………..…$8,000,000
2000-7058 For the landscape partnership grant program to assist not-for-profit corporations and cities and towns acting through their conservation commissions or water departments, in cooperation with the departments of conservation and recreation, fish and game and agricultural resources, to acquire interests in land to permanently conserve and steward large, landscape-scale land conservation projects, and to assist cities and towns in local zoning and planning efforts; to further conservation and connectivity of working farms, forests and open space and prevent low-density sprawl development; provided, that the not-for-profit corporation shall be formed for 1 of the purposes described in section 4 of chapter 180 of the General Laws and the corporation shall be considered an exempt organization within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; provided further, that the grants shall be expended in the completion of an approved project by an eligible corporation, city or town in the approved acquisition of land and interests in land for permanent conservation purposes pursuant to the provisions of Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution or sections 31 and 32 of chapter 184 of the General Laws and for associated costs, including planning, study, due diligence, title, environmental site assessment, appraisal services, interest on loans, provided the rate does not exceed the current average market rate, and site restoration and for stewardship, including baseline documentation report creation and long-term stewardship monitoring agreements and for technical assistance in the development of city and town by-laws for natural resource protection zoning purposes and related city and town conservation purposes and for study, inventory and related work in preparation for and assessment of marketable ecosystem services provided by the project lands; provided further, that grant funds shall be expended in the completion of an approved project by an eligible corporation, city or town for a project previously approved by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs under this program in an amount that the secretary shall determine to be equitable in consideration of anticipated benefits from the cost of the project, but in no event shall the amount exceed 50 per cent of the total cost of the project as approved by the secretary; provided further, that all projects shall provide appropriate public access as determined by the secretary; provided further, that the secretary may adopt rules and regulations to carry out this item; provided further, that $1,200,000 shall be expended as a grant for the purchase of approximately 49 acres of land by the Harwich Conservation Trust in the town of Harwich; provided further, that $1,500,000 million shall be expended for the acquisition or conservation restriction of property in the town of Dennis, bounded by Chapin Beach Road and Chase Garden Creek; and provided further, that $800,000 shall be expended as a grant for the purchase by the Oyster Pond Environmental Trust of approximately 22 acres of land located in the Quissett area in the Oyster Pond Watershed in the town of Falmouth for the purpose to protect the environment and natural ecological systems of Oyster Pond…………………………………………………..$35,000,000
2000-7066 For the local acquisition for natural diversity grant program, formerly the self-help program, to provide assistance to cities and towns in the acquisition of conservation land pursuant to the provisions of section 11 of chapter 132A of the General Laws, Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution and any regulations adopted by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs to effect this act or said section 11; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the title to any land acquired with funds authorized in this item which is no longer used under said section 11 as open space shall revert to the commonwealth to be managed as open space; provided that $4,000,000 shall be expended to the town of Milton for assistance in the acquisition of certain parcels of land on Hillside street and Ford Ranch road in the town of Milton for the purpose of conservation land ……………………$12,000,000
2000-7070 For the development and support of a regional comprehensive climate change adaptation management plan grant program consisting of financial assistance to regional planning agencies to develop and implement comprehensive adaptation management plans at the regional level of government; and such plans shall include, but not be limited to, technical planning guidance for adaptive municipalities through a step-by-step process for regional climate vulnerability assessment and adaptation strategy development; development of definition of regional impacts by supporting municipalities conducting climate vulnerability assessments; and development of understanding regional characteristics, including regional environmental and socioeconomic characteristics; and such grants shall advance statewide, regional and local efforts to adapt land-use, zoning, infrastructure, policies, and programs to reduce the vulnerability of the built and natural environment to changing environmental conditions as a result of climate change; provided, that the secretary of energy and environmental affairs may issue grants to regional planning agencies to implement said programs; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for the costs of services rendered by regional planning agency employees or by consultants……………………………$10,000,000
Department of Agricultural Resources.
2500-7011 For a program to acquire agricultural preservation restrictions hereinafter referred to as APR under sections 23 to 26, inclusive, of chapter 20 of the General Laws; provided, that any person or entity that receives funds from this item shall be encouraged to participate in any programs of the department of agricultural resources that may be suggested by the commissioner of agricultural resources; and provided further, that funds may be used for the implementation of a stewardship program on APR lands to include, but not limited to, resource and land use monitoring, boundary delineation and monitoring, stewardship planning, ecological monitoring and enforcement of agricultural preservation restrictions on existing and newly acquired APR properties, as well as the creation of new opportunities that seek to enhance the sustainability and viability of APR properties……………………………………………………….$20,000,000
2500-7024 For the agricultural environmental enhancement program on the abatement of all forms of pollution generated from agricultural activities originally funded under section 8 of chapter 258 of the acts of 1996; provided, that funds may be allocated by the commissioner of agricultural resources through competitive grants awarded to public and non-public entities to carry out the purposes of this item...............................................$2,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary.
6720-1307 For the mitigation or contribution towards any costs associated with or arising out of the federal improvement dredging of Boston Harbor; provided, that a portion of said funds for Boston Harbor shall be expended on a feasibility study for the installation of shore power facilities and an analysis of noise and air pollution associated with the expansion of the Black Falcon Terminal and Conley Terminal; provided further, that $35,000,000 shall be expended to mitigate or contribute towards any costs associated with or arising out of the federal navigational and berth dredging in New Bedford Harbor …………………..$100,000,000
6720-1308 For purposes of protection of the ecological integrity of buffer zones along the highway mitigating the negative impacts of sound, air pollution, storm water drainage and flooding; provided further that not less than $106,000 shall be expended by the Department of Transportation to purchase certain parcels of land in the town of Needham adjacent to the Route 128 Highway on Greendale Avenue between Brookline Street and Broad Meadow Road……………$106,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION
7100-3000 For the design, rehabilitation or construction of a research and extension building of approximately 20,000 square feet, at the University of Massachusetts Center for Urban Sustainability in the city of Waltham for the purpose to conduct research and advance urban sustainable agriculture through public- private partnerships, to include, without limitation, urban agricultural issues related to food security, safety and access, environmental stewardship and workforce development; provided further, that $300,000 shall be expended to the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth to conduct remaining studies for the Muskeget Tidal project on Martha’s Vineyard.....................................$20,300,000
7100-3001 For technology and space upgrades at the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in the town of Amherst; for the coordination among agricultural schools and institutes of learning in the commonwealth to educate and promote sustainable agriculture and related agricultural issues ……….$5,000,000
7100-3002 For the design, construction, retrofitting and outfitting of enhanced laboratory space facilities at the UMASS Cranberry Research Station in East Wareham, to include associated equipment and support to improve research related to water quality and quantity, integrated pest management, pollinator health and minimization of nutrient and pesticide use, and issues related to the reduction of environmental impacts and the enhancement of the sustainability of cranberry production in the commonwealth…………………………………………$5,000,000
SECTION 2B.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Office of the Secretary.
2000-7051 For the development and support of local, regional and state land use planning and management capabilities in support of smart growth efforts, including, but not limited to: convening the public to enhance awareness of and participation in planning, regulatory and permitting decisions; research; land use data acquisition and analysis; site specific brownfields, feasibility, reuse and other assessments; plans for water, sewer, road, transit and other infrastructure investments; site specific land use plans including construction documents and architectural blueprints; the development of municipal open space and recreation plans, municipal master plans under section 81D of chapter 41 of the General Laws, regional policy plans under chapter 40B of the General Laws, and state plans for land conservation and development; subdivision, zoning, and other local, regional or state land use bylaws, ordinances, policies, guidelines and regulations; and for outreach, communications, education and planning to advance environmental equity, smart growth and the commonwealth’s sustainable development principles; provided, that the secretary of energy and environmental affairs may issue grants to organizations, including, but not limited to, municipalities, regional planning agencies, non-profit organizations, and other public and non-public entities to implement said programs ; provided further that $500,000 shall be expended for urban renewal in the town of Gardner; and provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the improvement and preservation of the parcel of land located at 980 Washington Street in the town of Wellesley to maximize recreational use while preserving open space ……………………………$10,000,000
2000-7052 For the purpose of protecting the ecological integrity of the commonwealth's privately held and managed forestlands under the forest vision plan, including, but not limited to, acquisition of interests in land, research, planning and monitoring; provided, that projects and funding shall be approved by the secretary of environmental affairs; and provided further, that projects may be carried out in cooperation with other governmental agencies, private land owners and conservation organizations according to management agreements approved by the secretary..........................................................................................$5,000,000
2000-7055 For integrated energy and environmental projects to provide for appropriate conservation, protection, restoration, management, and best use of air, energy, water and land resources; to provide for the propagation, protection, control and management of fish, other aquatic life, wildlife and endangered species, to optimize and preserve environmental quality and public health, to encourage environmental equity; to provide for the assessment, prevention and abatement of water, land, air, noise and other pollution or environmental degradation, to provide for assessment and mitigation and adaptation to climate change and regional flooding, to provide geographic information systems and data, including, but not limited to, conservation and development plans, provided through the office of geographic and environmental information, to collect, store and provide geographic, energy and environmental and other information, to provide environmental, land use, water budgets and other trends and conditions; provided, that the secretary may allocate funds for the purposes of this item; and provided further, that grants may be awarded to public or non-public entities to carry out this item; and provided further, that $750,000 shall be expended for a flood management study of the Assawompset Pond Complex that is part of the Taunton River Watershed, comprising of the towns of Freetown, Lakeville, Middleborough, Rochester and the cities of New Bedford and Taunton, including, but not limited to, an analysis of existing conditions and recommendations for flood management and mitigation, ecological sustainability and river flow improvements, and as relating to the water flows of the Nemasket River into the Taunton River and related water storage and flooding issues of Assawompsett Pond and Long Pond; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for flood mitigation and flood repairs in the Agnes Fox Playground neighborhood, bordered by Church street, in the city of Northampton; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended to the town of Millis for flood control projects; provided further, that $300,000 shall be expended for the Town Creek phase 2 tidal floodgate mitigation project in the town of Salisbury; and provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for an assessment of the health, flood control value and climate change vulnerability of the Charles River Natural Valley Storage Area wetlands and said project may be carried out in cooperative agreements or grants to not-for profit organizations and agencies;
............................................$15,000,000
2000-7057 For the acquisition, development, construction and improvement of parks in urban neighborhoods currently underserved with parks consistent with attainment of environmental equity, including planning related to these parks; completion of urban forestry and tree planting projects, assessment and remediation of brownfield and greyfield sites intended for reuse as parks, drafting of architectural renderings, construction documents, and other technical documents necessary for parks construction, acquisition of land or interests in land for the creation of parks pursuant to the provisions of Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution, and for the construction, rehabilitation and improvement of parks including, but not limited to, all related facilities, landscaping, monuments and features, parking areas and roadways; provided, that the secretary of energy and environmental affairs may issue grants to public and non-public entities to implement these projects; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended for a study to assess the feasibility, economic benefits, traffic and community impacts, project costs, and to create design plans and construction documents, for the proposal to reopen and reestablish a section of the historic Blackstone Canal as a park in the city of Worcester, and to include related costs for engineering, and an assessment and plan to reconfigure the city’s sewer system affected by the project; provided further, that $155,000 shall be expended for the Acushnet avenue and Brooklawn Park Flooding Relief Project to install drainage and make other improvements to reduce surface flooding in Brooklawn Park, Acushnet avenue and the Wilks Branch Library area in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a veterans’ war memorial in Isaac Prouty Park in the town of Spencer; and provided further, that $800,000 shall be expended for the installation of traffic control signals and other related safety improvements, at the Parker Street vehicle entrance to Greenleaf Park in the city of Springfield; provided further that $100,000 shall be expended for repairs to park pathways and entrances of Franklin Park in the City of Boston; provided further that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the renovation of Parkman Plaza in the Boston Common in the City of Boston; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended to build or upgrade Camp STAR Angelina Administration Lodge, Forest Park Comfort Shelter/Drop-in Center, improve Forest Park Roadways, repair and upgrade Forest Park Erosion, and Blunt Park Roadway Improvements in the city of Springfield; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be expended for the purpose to make improvements to the Boyden Park/Conservation Land Acquisition parcel as identified in the 2002 Boyden Park/Conservation Land Master Plan in the city of Taunton; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for the redevelopment and modernization of Hopewell Park, Memorial Park, Weir Field, and Whittenton Field in the city of Taunton; and provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the development of a master plan for the Harambee Park in the city of Boston ...........................................................................$37,000,000
2000-7059 For a program to be administered by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs to provide grants to cities, towns, regional planning agencies and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority for the planning, design, technical assistance, construction and improvement of aqueduct recreational trails on the Cochituate, Weston, Sudbury and Wachusett aqueducts of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (“MWRA”), and related road crossing locations on municipally-owned land right-of ways, to include, without limitation, trail crossing safety improvements, access for people with disabilities and directional signage; provided that not more than $225,000 shall be granted to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council for design and technical assistance as related to Cochituate, Weston and Sudbury aqueduct trails; and provided further, that not more than $75,000 shall be granted to the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission for design and technical assistance related to Wachusett aqueduct trails; provided further, that the secretary of energy and environmental affairs shall award not more than $1,700,000 in grants to cities and towns and other public entities for the construction of aqueduct trails and physical improvements on the Weston, Wachusett, Sudbury, and Cochituate aqueducts; Metropolitan Area Planning Council or Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission shall approve any grant to a city or town for activities related to the aqueduct recreational trails as described above, that is within that planning agency’s respective jurisdiction, subject to the additional approval of the MWRA; …………………………………………………………………….$2,000,000
2000-7060 For the acquisition of land for the purposes of open space, recreation and conservation, to be protected pursuant to the provisions of Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution, which lands are located, near or adjacent to the mean high water mark of coastal areas, on coastal barrier beaches or in coastal high risk flooding zones, which lands or structures thereon, suffer repeated damage by flooding or are otherwise impacted catastrophically by severe weather events, and, additionally, pose a high risk to public health or safety, or to the environment; and, to purchase adjoining coastal parcels next to such acquired land which is necessary to protect the environment; provided, however, that funds from this item shall not be used to compensate land owners for lands taken by eminent domain……………………………………$20,000,000
2000-7061 For the purpose of a forestry and tree planting greening program for projects throughout the commonwealth on publicly-owned land, to include, without limitation, the evaluation and planning of forestry and tree greening projects, tree stock and planting, and the care and protection of trees and forests; provided, the secretary shall give priority to the planting of trees in areas devastated by catastrophic weather events or wide-spread insect infestation or in area locations of aquifers, recharge areas, wells, reservoirs and other water bodies that will improve water quality as part of a natural ecosystem; provided further, that the secretary shall issue grants to cities and towns to achieve the purposes of this item; provided further, that $300,000 shall be expended for 2011 tornado related tree replanting in the town of Monson; and provided further, that $875,000 shall be expended for 2011 tornado related tree replanting in the city of Springfield……………………………………………………$20,000,000
2000-7062 For the improvement of recreational opportunities, protection of the ecological integrity and for limiting eutrophication in the commonwealth’s lakes and ponds including, but not limited to, restoration of water depths, enhancement of fisheries habitat, control of nutrients, control of aquatic vegetation and associated water quality problems; that funds may be expended from this item for the costs of planning, feasibility analysis, engineering, design, permitting, construction and construction inspection and performance of dredging projects, including material management; provided, however, that priority funding shall be available for the construction of designed and permitted dredge projects and for any dredging projects authorized specifically under this item; and provided further, that the secretary of energy and environmental affairs may award grants to public and non-public entities including municipalities, non-profit organizations and lake and pond associations to carry out the purpose of this item; provided further, that $80,000 shall be expended for the purpose to improve, manage and protect the water quality in Thompson Pond in the town of Spencer; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the purpose to improve, manage and protect the water quality in Small Pond, also known as Little Stiles Pond or Lower Stiles Pond, in the towns of Spencer and Leicester; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be expended for a dredging project and to improve, manage and protect the water quality, in Lake Wickaboag in the town of West Brookfield; provided that, $125,000 shall be expended for the final phase restoration of Baker’s pond at Kennedy Park in the town of Lenox; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Veterans Road/Lewis Lake watershed system in the town of Winthrop; provided further, that $748,000 shall be expended for the purpose to improve, manage and protect the water quality and the water level in Sassaquin Pond in the city of New Bedford, including tree plantings and other improvements near the pond to reduce pollution and erosion from storm water run-off; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the purpose to protect and preserve the water quality in Hammond Pond in the city of Newton, to include, without limitation, the stabilization of pond banks by drainage modifications and improvements, vegetation enhancements, macrobphtic weed removal and enhancing existing gardens and natural buffers; provided further, that $1,100,000 shall be expended as a grant to the city of Pittsfield to improve drainage and redirect run-off to vernal pools and wetlands as part of the completion of the multi-purpose turf facility at Berkshire Community College’s Pittsfield campus; and provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for the purpose to improve, manage and protect the water quality in Crystal Lake in the city of Newton, to include, without limitation, the testing for water pollutants, and improvements to reduce pollution and erosion from water-run off near the pond; provided further, that $175,000 be expended for Maudslay State Park Pond dredging and restoration in coordination with the Friends of Maudslay State Park; and provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended to improve water quality and lake restoration at Lake Attitash in the city of Amesbury ………………………………………………………$26,000,000
Department of Environmental Protection
2200-7023 For the purposes of discovery, assessment, containment, clean-up, and closure of existing or closed solid waste facilities causing or threatening to cause pollution as authorized by section 4 of chapter 21H of the General Laws; funds authorized in this item may also be used for capital expenditure associated with composting and recycling program consistent with the comprehensive statewide solid waste master plan authorized by section 21 of chapter 16 of the General Laws; provided, that $1,000,000 shall be expended as grants to towns with not more than 15,000 inhabitants, for recycling equipment, including, sheds, dumpsters, storage containers and tank equipment and related signage, used in connection with the temporary storage and recycling of batteries, paint, oil, mercury fluorescent light bulbs, electronic products and other hazardous wastes, for local municipal recycling programs; and provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for an environmental assessment and study and the development of an environmental remediation plan for the town dump and Sears Farm sites in the town of Swansea.....................................................................................$10,000,000
2200-7025 For the assessment, containment, cleanup, control, removal of or response actions concerning oil or hazardous materials or for any other actions necessary to implement chapter 21E of the General Laws, or the regulations adopted under it, the commonwealth’s contingency plan.........................................................................$3,000,000
Department of Fish and Game.
2300-7020 For the acquisition of land and interests in land by the department of fish and game and for associated costs, including planning, study, due diligence, title and appraisal services, site restoration and stewardship for the purpose of protecting the native flora and fauna communities and for associated costs; provided, that the commissioner of fish and game may develop and utilize scientifically-based evaluation criteria to identify and select the most biologically significant areas throughout the commonwealth, including, but not limited to, specific parcels, and that these lands may be purchased after being selected by this process and approved by the commissioner of fish and game; provided further, that funds may be expended on the development and implementation of a stewardship program on lands under the care and control of the department of fish and game and its divisions, either in fee simple or through conservation easement or conservation restrictions, including, but not limited to, resource and land use monitoring, baseline documentation report creation, signage, boundary marking and monitoring, stewardship planning, stewardship personnel, stewardship database development, ecological monitoring, and enforcement of conservation easements or conservation restrictions or detection and resolution of encroachments on land owned in fee simple, and repair of damage related to illegal off-road vehicle trespass; provided further, that funds may be used for inventory, restoration and reclamation of recently acquired land, including demolition of structures, removal of debris, eradication of non-native species, and other services essential to these reclamation efforts; and provided further, that the department of fish and game shall establish a program for the restoration and habitat protection of cranberry bogs and associated wetland systems, and for the acquisition in land or interests in land, by the department of fish and game of environmentally significant wetland habitats for the purpose of preservation of open space and to improve and protect natural water resources and quality that is essential to cranberry agriculture and plant habitat, and projects under said program may be carried out with other governmental agencies and entities, non-profit and conservation organizations, and public and private land owners. ……………………………………………...$30,000,000
2300-7023 For the purposes of conserving and recovering rare and endangered plant and animal species listed pursuant to chapter 131A of the General Laws and protecting other elements of the state’s threatened natural heritage, through conservation, preparation of endangered species recovery plans, implementation of recovery and rehabilitation projects, and the execution of habitat and ecological restoration and management, as identified by the division of fisheries and wildlife's natural heritage and endangered species program and approved by the director of the division and the commissioner of the department; provided, that the associated costs may include, but shall not be limited to, species recovery, and rehabilitation projects, habitat restoration and management, monitoring services and equipment purchases; and provided further, that this work may be carried out in cooperation with local municipalities, private conservation organizations, private landowners, universities or governmental agencies………................................................................................$2,000,000
2300-7024 For a program of upland habitat management of forestlands, shrub lands and grasslands, to provide habitat for native wildlife species experiencing long-term population declines, to control invasive, exotic species that degrade natural habitats, and to maintain independent, third party certification of sustainable resource management on state wildlife lands through the forest stewardship council or the sustainable forestry initiative; provided, that activities shall include, but shall not be limited to, implementation of habitat management plans as established by the division of fisheries and wildlife and approved by the director of the division and the commissioner of the department; and to establish and support an integrated, early detection and rapid response system for invasive species and to complete a strategic management plan for invasive species to prevent, control, eradicate and restore natural management areas; and for a landowner incentive grant program to restore declining species and their habitats identified in the comprehensive wildlife conservation Strategy on private lands that may include, but shall not be limited to, technical and financial assistance, implementation and monitoring as established by the division of fisheries and wildlife and approved by the director of the division and the commissioner of the department, and for associated costs; provided, that the associated costs may include, but shall not be limited to, restoration, management, monitoring services and equipment purchases; provided further, that the projects may be carried out in cooperation with cities, towns, not-for-profit organizations, private landowners, conservation organizations, sportsmen’s clubs or governmental agencies; provided further, that grants may be awarded to public and non-public entities to carry out the purposes of this item; and provided further, that the department may award grants to public and non-public entities to carry out the purposes of this item..................................$1,000,000
2300-7025 For river and wetland restoration programs in the division of ecological restoration, riverways program and the commissioner’s office within the department of fish and game; provided, that funds authorized in this item may be utilized for river, wetland and river corridor revitalization, ecological restoration and protection of aquatic ecosystems and functions statewide, including, but not limited to, dam and barrier removal, instream improvements, flow, water quality, riverine habitat, for protection of high quality riparian and wetland habitat, to assess and mitigate threats from climate change, and improve recreational opportunities; provided further, that these costs may include, but shall not be limited to, equipment to implement these programs; and provided further, that the commissioner or a designee may enter into cooperative agreements with state and federal government agencies and municipalities, may contract for services as related to this item including, but not limited to, engineering and monitoring, and may award grants to public and non-public entities to foster and carry out the purposes of this item; provided further, that $165,000 shall be expended for the reinstatement of the United States Geological Survey Stream Gauge in the Weir River at Leavitt Street in the town of Hingham for a period of 10 years.....................................................................$20,000,000
2300-7026 For the planning, engineering, design, construction, construction inspection, acquisition, development and reconstruction of existing and new coastal and inland access sites including, but not limited to, boat launching facilities, fisherman boat access facilities, car-top boat launching facilities, canoe and kayak access facilities, sport fishing piers and shore fishing areas including, but not limited to, ramps, docks, floats and appurtenant facilities throughout the commonwealth including, but not limited to, construction of signage and informational kiosks, and the implementation of coastal projects developed jointly with the Marine Recreational Fisheries Development Fund; provided, that $350,000 shall be made available to the town of Dartmouth for the reconstruction and improvements to the Apponagansett Point Boat Ramp, also known as the Arthur F. Dias Landing in said town; provided further, that $4,100,000 shall be expended for the reconstruction of and improvements to Pope’s Island Marina in New Bedford Harbor; and provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for handicap access improvements at the Dick and Paula Woodward Fisherman’s Access Area and public dock, at South Pond in the town of Brookfield; provided further, that $400,000 shall be expended to reconstruct the Sabbatia Lake boat ramp and rebuild the boat ramp parking area in the city of Taunton; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for the design and engineering cost for a boat ramp in the city of Quincy at the Squantum Point Park; and provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for the repair, enhancement, and associated parking for the Amesbury Boat Ramp in the city of Amesbury; provided further, that $2,780,000 shall be expended for the study of an extension of the north terminal bulkhead in New Bedford Harbor.…………………………..$ 20,400,000
Department of Agricultural Resources.
2500-7023 For the purpose of developing and implementing programs designed to address agricultural economic and environmental sustainability, research, industry promotion, technology transfer, education and to facilitate improvements to agricultural infrastructure, energy conservation and efficiency, including the development and implementation of farm viability plans and other technical and engineering assistance to enhance the economic and environmental viability of farms, to promote urban agriculture, to provide for shorter term land covenants, and for undertaking of markets for agricultural products to assist in agricultural business enhancement and transition, the creation of a program, including grants to public and non-public entities for the development and implementation of new procedures for energy conservation and efficiency, renewable and alternative energy sources to assist the commonwealth’s agricultural community to grow and develop; provided further, that there shall be established a program to assist in the preservation and rehabilitation of facilities and land resources of agricultural fairs in the commonwealth through preservation covenants, grants, demonstration projects and other means, under section 38C of chapter 128 of the General Laws; provided further, that funds authorized in this item may be allocated by the commissioner through competitive grants; provided further, that the commissioner may adopt regulations relative to these grants; provided further, that $8,000,000 shall be expended on programs for the purpose to promote urban agriculture, including, grants to municipalities and non-profit organizations to acquire land for urban agriculture, and for related infrastructure, equipments and technical assistance, subject to the requirement that such expenditures benefit recipient communities by promoting community, access to locally grown food, job creation, small business development, agricultural training and youth development; provided further, that $35,000 shall be expended as a grant for increasing the head start capacity and greater separation of animals as part of the bio-security protocol of the natural resources management program at the Bristol County Agricultural High School in the town of Dighton; and provided further, that $350,000 shall be expended for the purpose of the Massachusetts farm energy program to implement programs to improve farm viability and reduce greenhouse gases by providing technical assistance, energy audits and financial grants related to energy efficiency conservation improvements and on-site production of renewable and alternate energy on farms; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended to support food ventures, primarily in communities of low or moderate income, including but not limited to community kitchens, food truck commissaries, greenhouses, farmers markets, infrastructure for Community Supported Agriculture businesses; and provided further, that not less than $2,100,000 shall be expended for upgrades to Powers Farm in the town of Randolph...............................................................................$15,000,000
Department of Conservation and Recreation.
2840-7024 For the design, construction, reconstruction, removal, improvement or rehabilitation of department reservations, forests, parks, harbor islands, skating rinks, swimming pools, golf courses, tennis courts, basketball courts, playgrounds, other recreational facilities, beaches and related facilities, storage buildings, office buildings and other parks buildings and equipment and for the planning, design, construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of department bike paths, greenways, recreational trails and related facilities and equipment; provided, that $10,000,000 shall be expended for capital improvements to the Horseneck Beach State Reservation in the town of Westport, subject to the restriction that the department shall not relocate any of the existing 32 waterfront campsites at the Horseneck Beach campgrounds as a result of such improvements; provided further, that $1,500,000 shall be expended for improvements and related construction to recreational fields located at St. Mary’s way and Griswold street in the city of Revere; provided further, that $1,500,000 shall be expended for the purpose of surface flooding reduction, and for other improvements as may be required, at the recreational fields located on Winthrop avenue in the city of Revere; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be expended for improvements to Riverside Park in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that $8,000,000 shall be expended for the construction and maintenance of buildings operated by the Commonwealth Zoological Corporation, established under chapter 92B of the General Laws; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a visitor center at the Walden Pond State Reservation; provided further, that $1,500,000 shall be expended for the cleanup and stabilization of the historic property located at 12 North street in the town of Westford; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended to restore the Recreation road footbridge in Auburndale, connecting Newton to Weston across the Charles river; provided further, that $15,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a combined public safety facility within the Revere Beach Reservation for the purpose of housing the State Police contingent at Revere Beach; provided further, that a portion of said facility shall be leased to the city of Revere for a nominal fee for the purpose of housing the Revere Fire Department detachment at Revere Beach; provided further that not less than $20,000,000 from this item shall be expended for the design and construction of capital projects and equipment identified by the Metropolitan Beaches Commission in Nahant, Lynn, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy and Hull in consultation with the Department of Conservation and Recreation; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a visitors and education center for the Freetown State Forest located in the town of Freetown; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for improvements to Pleasure Bay and Castle Island, including renovations to the bathrooms along Castle Island as well as improvements to the Harry McDonough Sailing Center in Pleasure Bay in the city of Boston; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for improvements to Winnekenni Castle Park in the city of Haverhill; and provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be provided to extend the existing Charles River Pathway pedestrian/bicycle trail to the Newton Lower Falls Rail Trail in the city of Newton; and provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be expended for improvements to Goodale Park in the town of West Boylston; and provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended to install lights at the baseball fields located at Aaron Krock Memorial Field in the city of Worcester; and provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Green Hill Park in Worcester, including, but not limited to, electrical repairs, masonry repairs, and new signage provided further that $300,000 shall be expended for synthetic turf at Nicholson Stadium at Methuen High School in the City of Methuen; and provided further, that $1,200,000 shall be expended for environmental remediation improvements to Pine Banks Park in the Cities of Melrose and Malden; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of female locker rooms at ice rink facilities owned by the department of conservation and recreation; provided further, that $300,000 shall be expended for improvements to the municipal golf course in the town of Braintree; provided further, that $20,000,000 shall be expended for the development and support of local efforts to improve water quality on the metropolitan region’s public beaches owned by the commonwealth under the care, custody and control of the department of conservation and recreation, including, but not limited to, convening the public to enhance awareness of and participation in planning, regulatory, and permitting decisions, site specific research and analysis, feasibility and other assessments, plans for water, sewer, storm water, and other infrastructure investments, site specific plans, including, construction documents and architectural blueprints, the development of municipal storm water management plans, the design, construction, restoration, enhancement, reconstruction, rehabilitation or replacement of storm water and sewage system infrastructure, and for outreach, communications, education, and planning to improve water quality in communities that include, but are not limited to, Lynn, Nahant, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy and Hull; provided further, that $300,000 shall be expended for improvements to the municipal golf course in the town of Braintree; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the restoration of the historic brick and limestone walls at Lowell Memorial Park in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the cleanup and replanting of the Fellsmere Pond area in the city of Malden; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of locker room facilities at the Bajko Memorial Rink located in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; provided further, that $625,000 shall be expended for the development and maintenance of a community garden along the current MBTA commuter rail and tracks running west to east in the city of Malden; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the restoration and repair of the Speaker John F. Thompson Center located in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for the design of 3 separate overlooks along the Neponset River in the Hyde Park section of Boston; provided further, that not less than $450,000 shall be expended for the construction and installation of said overlooks in the city of Boston; provided further, that $1,500,000 shall be expended for design, improvements and repairs to Crocker Field in the city of Fitchburg; provided further, that $300,000 shall be expended for the construction of the historic brick and limestone walls at Lowell Memorial Park in Cambridge; provided further, that $350,000 shall be expended to the town of Auburn to expand the parking lot at the West Street state boat ramp access at Dark Brook Reservoir, and further to relocate the adjacent fire tower training facility and construct a new fire tower training facility within the town of Auburn to allow for said expansion; provided further, that $4,714,285 shall be expended to reconstruct and resurface Nantasket avenue from Kenberma street to Spring street in the town of Hull; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended to reimburse the town of Auburn for the construction of the Dr. Arthur and Dr. Martha Pappas Recreation Complex; provided further, that $12,000,000 shall be expended for the rehabilitation and improvement of the Leo J. Martin golf course; provided further, that $7,000,000 shall be expended for the design, improvement, and reconstruction of the Brighton-Allston Swimming Pool located at 360 North Beacon street in the Allston-Brighton section of the city of Boston; provided further, that $225,000 shall be expended for the maintenance and expansion of the conservation properties for pedestrian and bike paths in the town of South Hadley; provided further, that $2,500,000 shall be expended for the completion of design and construction of the Inlet Bridge connecting the North Point Park to the O’Brien Highway in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that $1,400,000 shall be expended to the town of Salisbury for a bathhouse and lifeguard station at Salisbury Beach in conjunction with the department of conservation and recreation; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of capital projects and equipment at the Salisbury Beach State Reservation in consultation with town of Salisbury beach task group; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended for the purpose of erecting sound proof fencing along the MBTA right-of-way abutting and in the area of Curtis Park in the city of Revere with said fencing extending along said right-of-way from its intersection with Route 145 to its intersection with Shirley avenue; provided further, that $800,000 shall be expended for the development of a regional indoor ice skating rink and recreation center in the town of Norwood; provided further, that $750,000 shall be expended for design, permitting and construction of parklands on the former General Services Administration site along Greenough Boulevard in the town of Watertown; provided further, that $1,500,000 shall be expended for Phase II of the Riverfront Park project in the town of Watertown; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for design and construction of Phase II of the Watertown Greenway multi-use path from Arlington street in the town of Watertown to Fresh Pond Reservation in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for a dog park in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for improvements to Tenean Beach in the city of Boston; and provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Toohig Park in the city of Boston;provided further, that $3,210,000 shall be expended for the purchase, planning, design and construction of a scenic pedestrian river walk and bicycle pathway from South Main street in the town of Athol to West River street in the town of Orange; provided further, $50,000 shall be expended for improvements to Stockwell Road in the town of Royalston, including barrier gates and other associated costs; provided further, $300,000 shall be expended to improve public access to the Millers River in the town of Erving; provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for the final phase of the Riverfront Park Project, including equipment to provide universal access to the community boathouse in the town of Orange; provided further, that $10,000 shall be expended for the acquisition, design, engineering and construction of a whitewater kayaking park along the Millers River in the town of Orange; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the acquisition, design and construction of a river crossing in the town of Orange; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the construction of a roadway turnaround for emergency vehicles and for improvements to the causeway at Erving State Forest in the town of Erving; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended the refurbishment of fishing areas at Lake Mattawa in the town of Orange; provided further, that $30,000 shall be expended to the towns of Athol, Erving, Orange and Wendell for the construction of signage and informational kiosks along the Millers River; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a park on East Main Street in the town of Orange; provided further, that $400,000 shall be expended for the restoration of Town Forest on Andover Street in the town of Wilmington.…………………………………………………..$ 185,000,000
2840-7026 For recreational trails matching grants to assist non-profit organizations and cities and towns to construct, repair and protect recreational trails, including water trails, trails that access rivers, lakes and ponds, and trails for the use of recreational vehicles and snow vehicles, as described under section 20 of chapter 90B of the General Laws; provided, that grant funds shall be expended to reimburse a nonprofit organization, city or town in an amount that the commissioner of the department of conservation and recreation shall determine to be appropriate relative to the anticipated benefits of the project; provided further, that the non-profit organization, or city, or town shall contribute at least 50 per cent of the project costs, which may include in-kind expenses; and provided further, the funds expended from this item for the cost of employees shall not exceed 5 percent of the funds expended from this item in a fiscal year………………………………………………………..$5,000,000
SECTION 2C.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Department of Conservation and Recreation.
2890-7020 For the design, construction, reconstruction, repair, improvement or rehabilitation of department of conservation and recreation parkways, boulevards, multi-use trails, internal state park roads and recreational trails, pedestrian bridges and related appurtenances and equipment, including, but not limited to, the costs of engineering and other services for those projects rendered by department of conservation and recreation employees or by consultants; provided, that funds may be expended for pedestrian and bicycle safety, traffic calming, landscape improvements, street lighting and safety equipment; provided further, that all work funded by this item shall be carried out according to standards developed by the department of conservation and recreation pursuant to historic parkways preservation treatment guidelines to protect the scenic and historic integrity of the bridges and parkways under its control; provided, that $20,000,000 shall be expended to complete the planning, design and construction of Phase II of the Historic Parkways Initiative along the section of the Memorial drive between the Longfellow bridge and the Boston University bridge in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a pedestrian, bicycle and multi-use pathway along the Charles river between route 9 and route 16 in the city of Newton and the improvement of such path to make it an official connector trail between Hemlock Gorge and the Leo J. Martin golf Course; and provided further, that $1,750,000 shall be expended for the design, permitting and construction, including pertinent dredging, for the first phase of a river walk along the Saugus river waterfront near route 107 in the town of Saugus; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended to the Natick Trails Committee to develop and maintain walking trails in the town of Natick; provided further, that $70,000 shall be expended for the completion of phase 5 of the North Central Pathway; provided further, that $900,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of improvements to the SNETT trail where it crosses Prospect Street in the city known as the town of Franklin; provided further, that $300,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Bradford Rail Trail in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for bicycle and pedestrian safety, signal improvements and traffic calming measures on Alewife Brook Parkway and Fresh Pond Parkway between Rindge avenue and the Elliott Bridge in the city of Cambridge; and provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for trail and signage improvements on the Middlesex Fells Reservation; provided further , that $7,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of 3 pedestrian underpasses adjacent to the Boston-side of the Charles river at the River street, Western avenue and Anderson bridges; provided further, that the pathway leading to these underpasses shall not extend laterally toward the center of the Charles river further than the new underpass finished tunnel bores; provided further, that the pathway leading to these underpasses shall not extend over the watersheet of the Charles river any further than the minimum distance required to achieve the required slope and grade specifications for the pathways to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act; and provided further, that the pathway structures and tunnels shall not alter the existing arches of said River street or Western avenue bridges or hinder or impede any navigable waterway through the existing arches of said bridges..................................................................................$58,000,000
SECTION 2D.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS.
Department of Energy Resources.
9300-7031 For the leading by example program, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts at state agencies, authorities and public colleges and universities; to stimulate increased public and private sector investment in clean energy and related enterprises, institutions and projects in the commonwealth, including providing economic assistance for the development of these enterprises and non-financial assistance; provided, that costs payable from this item shall include, but not be limited to, the costs of engineering and other services essential to these projects rendered by department of environmental protection and maintenance employees or by consultants; provided further, that for projects which the secretary of administration and finance certifies to the comptroller directly or indirectly generate new state revenue or budgetary savings, the comptroller shall transfer those budgetary savings or revenue to the state treasurer for payment of debt service related to those projects........................................................$5,000,000
9300-7918 For the energy conservation improvement program under section 11 of chapter 25A of the General Laws; provided, that costs payable from this item shall include, but not be limited to, the costs of engineering and other services essential to these projects rendered by department of environmental protection and maintenance employees or by consultants; provided further, that funds in this item shall be allocated from time to time by the commissioner of energy resources for the purposes of the energy audit program, the energy conservation improvement program, and the alternative energy property program, and for other programs that increase energy efficiency and the deployment of renewable resources at public facilities; provided further, that when expending these funds, the commissioner shall take into consideration, among other relevant factors, the amount of available state and federal financial resources, the needs of each program with respect to public buildings and facilities, the volume of requests or expected requests from other entities for assistance under each program, the expected costs and public benefits of each program and, after information has become available from the energy audit program, the priorities and needs indicated by that information; provided further, that funds shall be expended on the buildings and facilities owned by public entities; provided further, that for projects which the secretary of administration and finance certifies to the comptroller directly or indirectly generate new state revenue or budgetary savings, the comptroller shall transfer those budgetary savings or revenue to the state treasurer for payment of debt service related to those projects; provided further, that grants may be issued, including, but not limited to, municipalities, regional planning agencies, non-profit organizations and other public and non-public entities, for the purposes of this item; provided, that $100,000 shall be expended for the development and installation of a solar energy farm at the Bristol County Agricultural School in the town of Dighton; and provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended on energy efficiency and environmental improvements to Union Station in the city of Springfield; provided further that $7,800,000 shall be expended for the installation of energy conservation measures in Springfield including boiler replacement, vending misers, skim traps and motors; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the development and installation of a solar energy farm on the town landfill in the town of Hingham; and provided further, that $3,471,000 shall be expended for design, engineering, permitting, closure and monitoring of the town landfill, and construction of a municipal transfer station on the same site in the town of Hull................................................................ $25,000,000
SECTION 2E.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance.
1102-2015 For the accelerated energy program to improve the energy efficiency of state-owned facilities, which includes costs associated with planning and studies, prepayment of lease for a term that exceeds the useful life of the facility, gifts or other transfers, or by eminent domain under chapter 79 of the General Laws, for the preparation of plans and specifications, repairs, construction, renovations, improvements, asset management and demolition, disposition and remediation of state-owned and former county facilities and grounds and repair and maintenance of buildings and building systems and equipment at various facilities of the commonwealth; provided, that all maintenance and repair work funded in this item shall be listed in the capital asset management information system administered by the division of capital asset management and maintenance; provided further, that, where appropriate, the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance may transfer funds in accordance with the delegation of project control and supervision process under section 40B of chapter 7 of the General Laws; provided further, that costs payable from this item shall include, but not be limited to, the costs of engineering and other services essential to these projects rendered by division of capital asset management and maintenance employees or by consultants; and provided further, that amounts expended for division employees may include the salary and salary-related expenses of these employees to the extent that they work on or in support of these projects……………$62,000,000
SECTION 2F.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance.
1102-2016 For the accelerated energy program to improve the energy efficiency of state-owned facilities, which includes costs associated with planning and studies, prepayment of a lease for a term that exceeds the useful life of the facility, gifts or other transfers, or by eminent domain under chapter 79 of the General Laws, for the preparation of plans and specifications, repairs, construction, renovations, improvements, asset management and demolition, disposition and remediation of state-owned and former county facilities and grounds and repair and maintenance of buildings and building systems and equipment at various facilities of the commonwealth; provided, that all maintenance and repair work funded in this item shall be listed in the capital asset management information system administered by the division of capital asset management and maintenance; provided further, that, where appropriate, the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance may transfer funds in accordance with the delegation of project control and supervision process under section 5 of chapter 7C of the General Laws; provided further, that for projects which the secretary of administration and finance certifies to the comptroller directly or indirectly generate new state revenue or budgetary savings, the comptroller shall transfer those budgetary savings or revenue to the state treasurer for payment of debt service related to those projects; provided further, that costs payable from this item shall include, but not be limited to, the costs of engineering and other services essential to these projects rendered by division of capital asset management and maintenance employees or by consultants; and provided further, that amounts expended for division employees may include the salary and salary-related expenses of these employees to the extent that they work on or in support of these projects…………………………………$250,000,000
SECTION 2G.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Office of the Secretary.
2000-7026 For the design, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or removal of coastal infrastructure, including, but not limited to, seawalls, jetties, revetments, retaining walls; provided, that costs payable from this item may include, but not be limited to, the costs of engineering and other technical assistance services essential to these projects rendered by the office of coastal zone management within the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, the office of waterways within the department of conservation and recreation, and maintenance employees or by consultants; provided further, that loans may be made to local government units to carry out this item; provided further, that grants may be awarded to public entities to carry out this item; and provided further, that $7,200,000 shall be expended for the reconstruction of the state-owned, Point Allerton avenue seawall in the town of Hull; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended to improve and raise seawalls located along Cohasset Harbor in the town of Cohasset; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended for repair and improvements to existing seawalls located along the Whitney, Kimball, Barnes and Steamboat Wharves in the town of Hingham; and provided further, that $1,200,000 shall be expended to repair the Nantasket Avenue Seawall between Stoney Beach and Point Allerton in the town of Hull ………………………………………………………$120,000,000
SECTION 3. Item 2000-7013 of section 2A of said chapter 312 of the acts of 2008 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “ provided”, in line 8, the following words:- that any land protected with funds authorized in this item be open to the general public for appropriate passive recreation; provided further.
SECTION 4. Item 2000-7014 of said section 2A of said chapter 312 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the word “park” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- parkland.
SECTION 5. Item 2000-7016 of said section 2A of said chapter 312 is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1 to 30, inclusive, the words “For the conservation partnership grant program to assist not-for-profit corporations in acquiring interests in lands suitable for purposes of conservation or recreation; provided, that the corporation shall be formed for one of the purposes described in section 4 of chapter 180 of the General Laws and the corporation shall be considered an exempt organization within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; provided further, that grant funds shall be expended to reimburse an eligible corporation for money expended by it in establishing a project approved by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs under this program in an amount that the secretary shall determine to be equitable in consideration of anticipated benefits from the project, but in no event shall the amount of the reimbursement exceed 50 per cent of the cost of the project; provided further, that no reimbursement shall be made under this item to a corporation unless a project application is filed by the corporation with the secretary setting forth the plans and information that the secretary may require and approved by the secretary, nor until the corporation shall have certified, in a manner approved by the secretary, its ability to provide an amount equal to the total cost of the project, nor until the project has been completed, to the satisfaction of the secretary, in accordance with the approved plans; provided further, that all projects shall include the grant by the corporation of an appropriate perpetual conservation restriction, within the meaning of sections 31 and 32 of chapter 184 of the General Laws, to the city or town in which the project is located, to be managed by either its conservation or its recreation commission, or a state agency, or both;” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- For the conservation partnership grant program to assist not-for-profit corporations and soil conservation districts defined in sections 19 to 24, inclusive, of chapter 21 of the General Laws in acquiring interests in lands suitable for purposes of conservation or recreation; provided, that the corporation shall be formed for 1 of the purposes described in section 4 of chapter 180 of the General Laws and the corporation shall be considered an exempt organization within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; provided further, that grant funds shall be expended to reimburse an eligible corporation or soil conservation district for money expended by it in establishing a project approved by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs under this program in an amount that the secretary shall determine to be equitable in consideration of anticipated benefits from the project, but in no event shall the amount of the reimbursement exceed 50 per cent of the cost of the project; provided further, that no reimbursement shall be made under this item to a corporation or soil conservation district unless a project application is filed by the corporation with the secretary setting forth the plans and information that the secretary may require and approved by the secretary, nor until the corporation or soil conservation district shall have certified, in a manner approved by the secretary, its ability to provide an amount equal to the total cost of the project, nor until the project has been completed, to the satisfaction of the secretary, in accordance with the approved plans; provided further, that all projects shall include the grant by the corporation or soil conservation district of an appropriate perpetual conservation restriction, within the meaning of sections 31 and 32 of chapter 184 of the General Laws, to the city or town in which the project is located, to be managed by either its conservation or its recreation commission, or a federal or state agency, or combination thereof;.
SECTION 6. Item 2200-7011 of said section 2A of said chapter 312 is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1 to 21, inclusive, the words “For the purposes of water quality monitoring, assessment and protection as required to meet the legislative and regulatory requirements of the Rivers Protection Act, the federal and state Clean Water Acts and the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and to provide for integrated energy and environmental projects to optimize and preserve environmental quality and public health and provide for appropriate protection, restoration, management, and best use of air, energy, water and land resources; provided, that this funding, may include, but not be limited to, studies of water quality, the development of wetlands conservancy and tidelands Geographic Information System (GIS) maps, the implementation of water quality monitoring devices, the collection and analysis of water quality samples, the development of water quality analyses known as Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL’s), and projects related to non-point and point sources of water pollution, and the wetlands circuit rider program; otherwise referred to as Area 10 in the town's CWRMP ” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- For investment in water and air quality protection as required to meet the legislative and regulatory requirements of the Rivers Protection Act, the federal and state Clean Water Acts and the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and to provide for integrated energy and environmental projects to optimize and preserve environmental quality and public health and provide for appropriate protection, restoration, management, and best use of air, energy, water and land resources, assets and infrastructure; provided, that this funding, may include, but not be limited to, research and the collection of data to support investment in environmental assets, such research and studies to include, but not be limited to, studies of water quality, the development of wetlands conservancy and tidelands Geographic Information System (GIS) maps, the implementation of water quality monitoring initiatives, the collection and analysis of water quality samples, and the development of water quality analyses known as Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL’s); projects related to non-point and point sources of water pollution; and, the wetlands circuit rider program; provided further, that funds may be expended for local grants and research for implementation of the commonwealth’s Sustainable Water Management Initiative, such grants and research to provide the data necessary for municipalities to invest in efficient and effective mitigation practices to restore and preserve the commonwealth’s water resources, assets and infrastructure; provided further, that funds authorized in this item may be used for the purposes of the department’s statewide air monitoring network which may include, but not limited to, photochemical assessment monitoring stations, small particulate monitoring and air toxins monitoring; and provided further, that funds authorized in this line may include the upgrade of equipment to comply with federal requirements.
SECTION 7. Item 2200-7017 of said section 2A of said chapter 312 is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 7 to 9, inclusive, the words “department of environmental protection to be of potential use for water supply purposes; provided, that any grants approved by the department” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- executive office of energy and environmental affairs to be of potential use for water supply purposes; provided, that any land protected with funds authorized in this item be made open to the general public for passive public recreation where appropriate; and provided further, that any grants approved.
SECTION 8. Item 2300-7010 of said section 2A of said Chapter 312 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 12, the words “fisheries and wildlife” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- fish and game.
SECTION 9. Said item 2300-7010 of said section 2A of said chapter 312 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “ easement”, in line 17, the following words:- or conservation restrictions.
SECTION 10. Said item 2300-7010 of said section 2A of said chapter 312 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “ restrictions”, in line 22, the following words:- or conservation easements.
SECTION 11. Item 2300-7011 of said section 2A of said chapter 312 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “ centers”, in line 8, the following words:- dams.
SECTION 12. Item 2300-7013 of said section 2A of said chapter 312 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “ recovery”, in line 6, the following words:- and rehabilitation.
SECTION 13. Said item 2300-7013 of said section 2A of said chapter 312 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “ recovery”, in line 12, the following words:- and rehabilitation projects.
SECTION 14. Item 2300-7014 of said section 2A of said chapter 312 is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 16 to 20, inclusive, the words “the commissioner shall identify at all scales the natural and cultural resources at risk from invasive species and conduct baseline assessments of invasive species at those sites and to educate the public to help prevent and control invasive species”.
SECTION 15. Item 2300-7017 of section 2A of said chapter 312 is amended by inserting after the word “ studies”, in line 36, the following words:- ; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for a cooperative research program between the department of fish and game and the division of fisheries and wildlife, University of Massachusetts cooperative research unit and United States Geological Survey to study the status of the aquatic biological diversity in the flowing and impounded water of the commonwealth and the impacts of anthropogenic factors on aquatic resources and develop and implement capital mitigation projects for impacts to aquatic species and other factors; provided further, that research shall include, but not be limited to, the impacts of water withdrawal, impervious cover, and water impoundments;.
SECTION 16. Item 2500-7013 of said section 2A of said chapter 312 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “farms”, in line 9, the following words:- to promote urban agriculture.
SECTION 17. Item 6121-1317 of section 2A of chapter 79 of the acts of 2014 is hereby amended by striking out the words “provided further, that $65,000,000 shall be expended on the dredging of Boston Harbor”;.
SECTION 18.To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2, the state treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth, in an amount to be specified by the governor from time to time, but not exceeding, in the aggregate, the sum of $283,625,000. All bonds issued by the commonwealth under this section shall be designated on their face, Preservation and Improvement of Environmental Assets Loan Act of 2014, and shall be issued for a maximum terms of years, not exceeding 30 years, that the governor may recommend to the general court under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. All these bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2049. All interest and payments on account of principal of these obligations shall be payable from the General Fund unless otherwise specified. Bonds and interest on bonds issued under this section, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, shall be general obligations of the commonwealth.
SECTION 19. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2A, the state treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth, in an amount to be specified by the governor from time to time, but not exceeding, in the aggregate, the sum of $516,300,000. All bonds issued by the commonwealth under this section shall be designated on their face, Preservation and Improvement of Environmental Assets Loan Act of 2014, and shall be issued for a maximum terms of years, not exceeding 30 years, that the governor may recommend to the general court under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. All these bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2049. All interest and payments on account of principal of these obligations shall be payable from the General Fund unless otherwise specified. Bonds and interest on bonds issued under the authority of this section, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, shall be general obligations of the commonwealth.
SECTION 20. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2B, the state treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth, in an amount to be specified by the governor from time to time, but not exceeding, in the aggregate, the sum of $426,000,000. All bonds issued by the commonwealth under this section shall be designated on their face, Preservation and Improvement of Environmental Assets Loan Act of 2014, and shall be issued for a maximum terms of years, not exceeding 30 years, that the governor may recommend to the general court under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. All these bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2049. All interest and payments on account of principal of these obligations shall be payable from the General Fund unless otherwise specified. Bonds and interest on bonds issued under this section, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, shall be general obligations of the commonwealth.
SECTION 21. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2C, the state treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an amount to be specified by the governor from time to time, but not exceeding, in the aggregate, the sum of $58,000,000. All bonds issued by the commonwealth under this section shall be designated on their face, Environmental Transportation Assets Loan Act of 2014 and shall be issued for a maximum term of years, not to exceed 30 years, which the governor may recommend to the general court under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. All these bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2049. All interest and payments on account of principal of these obligations shall be payable from the General Fund unless otherwise specified. Bonds and interest on bonds issued under this section, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, shall be general obligations of the commonwealth.
SECTION 22. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2D, the state treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth, in an amount to be specified by the governor from time to time, but not exceeding, in the aggregate, the sum of $30,000,000. All bonds issued by the commonwealth under this section shall be designated on their face, Preservation and Improvement of Environmental Assets Loan Act of 2014, and shall be issued for a maximum terms of years, not exceeding 30 years, that the governor may recommend to the general court under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. All these bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2049. All interest and payments on account of principal of these obligations shall be payable from the General Fund unless otherwise specified. Bonds and interest on bonds issued under this section, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, shall be general obligations of the commonwealth.
SECTION 23. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2E, the state treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an amount to be specified by the governor from time to time but not exceeding, in the aggregate, $62,000,000. All such bonds issued by the commonwealth shall be designated on their face, Accelerated Energy Program Improvement Act of 2014, and shall be issued for a maximum term of years, not exceeding 30 years, as the governor may recommend to the general court under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. The bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2049. All interest and payments on account of principal on these obligations shall be payable from the General Fund. Bonds and interest on bonds issued under this section shall, notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, be general obligations of the commonwealth.
SECTION 24. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2F, the state treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an amount to be specified by the governor from time to time but not exceeding, in the aggregate, $250,000,000. All such bonds issued by the commonwealth shall be designated on their face, Accelerated Energy Program Improvement Act of 2014, and shall be issued for a maximum term of years, not exceeding 30 years, as the governor may recommend to the general court under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. The bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2049. All interest and payments on account of principal on these obligations shall be payable from the General Fund. Bonds and interest on bonds issued under this section shall, notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, be general obligations of the commonwealth.
SECTION 25. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2G, the state treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an amount to be specified by the governor from time to time but not exceeding, in the aggregate, $120,000,000. All such bonds issued by the commonwealth shall be designated on their face, Accelerated Energy Program Improvement Act of 2014, and shall be issued for a maximum term of years, not exceeding 30 years, as the governor may recommend to the general court under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. The bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2049. All interest and payments on account of principal on these obligations shall be payable from the General Fund. Bonds and interest thereon issued under this section shall, notwithstanding any other provisions, be general obligations of the commonwealth.
SECTION 26. The secretary of administration and finance shall submit a report on the progress of any projects funded through the authorizations in this act to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the chairs of the senate and house committees on ways and means and the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on bonding, capital expenditures and state assets. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the previous year planned spending, previous year spending, current year planned spending, current year spending to date, original estimated total project cost, project description, location of the project, type of spending, type of asset and useful life of the project once completed. The report shall be submitted on June 30 and December 31 of each year for a period of 8 years after the effective date of this act.
SECTION 27. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the unexpended balances of all capital accounts authorized in chapter 312 of the acts of 2008 are hereby reauthorized through June 30, 2017 for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated in the original authorizations and any amendments to such authorizations.
SECTION 28.To provide for the continued availability of certain bond-funded spending authorizations which otherwise would expire, the balances of the following appropriation items and any allocations thereof are hereby extended through June 30, 2017, for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for these items in the original authorizations and any amendments to such authorizations: 2000-2011, 2000-2012, 2000-2017, 2000-2019, 2000-2035, 2200-2011, 2200-2015, 2200-2017, 2200-8969, 2240-8820, 2250-8820, 2300-2014, 2300-2016, 2300-2017, 2300-7011, 2300-7013, 2300-7014, 2300-7015, 2300-7016, 2300-7018, 2820-1420, 2820-2011, 2820-2012, 2840-2023, 6121-0800, 6121-0816, 6121-0817, 6121-0847, 8000-9012.
SECTION 29. Each agency acquiring land or an interest in land under section 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D and 2G may expend an amount not to exceed 5 per cent of the amount appropriated to that agency in section 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D and 2G for the purpose of reimbursing non-profit land conservation organizations or land trusts for reasonable expenses directly associated with the acquisition of land or interests in land subsequently conveyed to the commonwealth. Reimbursements shall be made at the discretion of the agency. The secretary of energy and environmental affairs shall determine by regulation what shall constitute reasonable expenses. If the commonwealth does not take title to the property through no fault of the nonprofit organization or the commonwealth, the commonwealth may reimburse the nonprofit organization for reasonable expenses associated with due diligence. An organization receiving a reimbursement under this section shall convey the land or interest in land to the agency for an amount not to exceed the actual purchase price paid by the organization for the land or interest in land in addition to any reimbursement received under this section.
SECTION 30. No amounts authorized in section 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D and 2G shall be used by a recipient municipality for the supplementing or supplanting of normal operating expenses of any function of the municipality.
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SECTION 32. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, upon acquiring any fee interest in land for purposes pursuant to the provisions of Article XCVII of the Amendments to the Constitution, all state agencies, commissions and boards expending or receiving state funds under this act shall obtain the approval of the secretary of energy and environmental affairs before implementing or endorsing any prohibition of fishing, hunting or trapping on that land and shall provide the secretary with written justification of the prohibition.
SECTION 33. Notwithstanding section 30 of chapter 29 of the General Laws or section 65 of chapter 30 of the General Laws, a portion of the funds authorized in section 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D and 2G may be used for the costs associated with the purchase of title insurance and services for title examinations, reports and certifications.
SECTION 34. Notwithstanding sections 32 to 37, inclusive, of chapter 7C of the General Laws or any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance shall convey 11 certain parcels of state-owned land in the Town of Middleton, to the Middleton Conservation Commission, for the long term protection and enjoyment of the residents of the Town. The parcels are located at: 1.) ± 5.53 acres contained on Bk 5659 Pg 699 Plan Bk 1970 Plan 5 at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds; 2.) ± 3.4 acres contained on Bk 5659 Pg 700 Plan Bk 1970 Plan 5 at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds; 3.) ±2.62 acres contained on BK 6598 Pg 1 at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds; 4.) ± 11.68 acres contained on Bk 6614 Pg 610, No plan of record at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds; 5.) ± 0.9 acres contained on Bk 6487 Pg 717 at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds; 6.) ±.25 acres contained on Bk 5737 Pg 138 Plan Bk 1970 Plan 522 at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds; 7.) ± 12.9 acres contained on Bk 5736 Pg 574 Plan Bk 118 Plan 45 at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds; 8.) ± 20.7 acres contained on Bk 5659 Pg 701 Plan Bk 1155 Plan 86 at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds; 9.) ± 11.7 acres contained on Bk 5718 Pg 52 Plan Bk 117 Plan 77 at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds; 10.) ± 2.58 acres contained on Bk 6363 Pg 385 Plan Bk 143 Plan 87 at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds; 11.) ± 6.89 acres contained on Bk 6157 Pg 98 at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds; 12.) ± 10.02 acres contained on Bk 6066 Pg 445 Plan Bk 130 Pl 3 at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds; 13.) ± 10.47 acres contained on Bk 5935 Pg 65 Plan Bk 124 Pl 83 at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds; 14.) ± 5.40 acres contained on Bk 5824 Pg 166 Plan Bk 121 Plan 16 at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds; 15.) ± 3.68 acres contained on Bk 7727 Pg 299 at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds; and 16.) ± 1.19 acres contained on Bk 574 Pg 451 at the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds. The use of the parcel to be conveyed to the Town shall be restricted to use for conservation purposes in the town of Middleton. This parcel shall be conveyed by deed without warranties or representations by the commonwealth.
SECTION 35. The consideration for the parcels transferred by SECTION 34 shall be nominal, as determined by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, but not to exceed the amount that the division of capital asset management and maintenance paid to acquire the parcel.
SECTION 36. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Middleton shall be responsible for all costs and expenses of the transaction authorized in this act as determined by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance including, but not limited to, the costs of any engineering, surveys, appraisals, title examinations, recording fees and deed preparation related to the conveyance of the parcel and all costs, liabilities and expenses of any nature and kind for its ownership. The town of Middleton shall acquire the property therein in its present condition.