Consolidated Amendment "B" to H4400

Energy and Environmental Affairs

Energy and Environmental Affairs

Fiscal Note: $5,040,000

Amendment 588 is re-categorized from Labor and Economic Development

Amendments from Energy and Environmental Affairs: 5, 10, 17, 21, 30, 86, 117, 118, 123, 125, 128, 139, 144, 150, 154, 158, 160, 162, 203, 210, 263, 278, 316, 317, 318, 351, 352, 354, 361, 372, 387, 409, 416, 417, 421, 428, 429, 431, 433, 435, 438, 439, 454, 458, 460, 461, 462, 469, 483, 485, 518, 558, 560, 562, 571, 575, 597, 609, 611, 617, 622, 625, 634, 635, 640, 641, 658, 659, 685, 708, 710, 718, 722, 734, 738, 741, 751, 756, 757, 763, 765, 784, 788, 792, 835, 844, 854, 861, 862, 864, 877, 891, 893, 906, 933, 938, 953, 954, 955, 964, 971, 982, 983, 1005, 1010, 1026, 1047, 1059, 1068, 1086, 1094, 1096, 1102, 1109, 1116, 1149, 1159, 1161, 1162, 1192, 1212, 1214, 1230, 1249, 1251, 1263, 1267, 1275, 1277, 1279, 1340, 1353, 1373, and 1383

Mr. Sánchez of Boston and others move to amend H.4400 in section 2, in item 2000-0100, by inserting after the word “agreement” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for regional animal control in Cohasset, Hull and Norwell; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study on waterways in Essex County; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for environmental remediation in Clinton; and provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for a study of Eel Pond Inlet in the Waquoit Bay watershed;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$9,245,558” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $9,415,558;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 2200-0100, by inserting after the words “General Laws”, the second time it appears, the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for water quality improvements in Falmouth; provided further; that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for a sewer feasibility study in the town of Freetown;

And further amend said item by striking out the figures "$29,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the figures:- $29,055,000;

And further amend said section 2, in item 2300-0101, by inserting after the words “General Laws” the following words:- ; and provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for the Goldthwait marsh in Marblehead;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$855,156” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $900,156;

And further amend said section 2, in item 2330-0100, by inserting after the words “New England Fishery Management Council” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for shellfish propagation in Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for coastal and marsh restoration; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Fishing Academy, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the maintenance of Herring Run to Whitman’s Pond in Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the State Marine Genomics Program;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$6,359,735” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $6,884,735;

And further amend said section 2, in item 2511-0100, by inserting after the words “by the department” the following words:- ; provided, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to meet the cost products, equipment, and labor associated with the eradication of the arbovirus, as well as the cost of any other type of pesticide or agent, in order to prevent the spread of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, West Nile virus and the Zika virus in Bristol and Plymouth Counties; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Homeless Animal Care and Adoption fund; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the apiary inspection program; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Buy Local effort in Western, Central, Northeastern and Southeastern Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Farm to School Project; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Food Trust Program; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Coastal Foodshed initiative in the Greater New Bedford area;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$4,945,785” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $5,905,785;

And further amend said section 2, in item 2511-0105, by inserting after the words “regional food banks” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended for the Cambridge Weekend Backpack Program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Food for the World, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Lovin’ Spoonful Food Rescue; provided further, that the department may assess an administrative charge not to exceed 2 per cent of the total appropriation in this item;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$1,500,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,000,000;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$17,913,831” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $18,098,831;

And further amend said section 2, in item 2800-0100, by inserting after the words “administration of the department” the following words:- ; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the establishment of a cooperative nature school in Sharon; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for aquatic invasive species control; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for flood protections in Clinton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a maintenance pilot program for Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg in Webster; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for an aquatic weed harvester machine in Duxbury;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$4,149,615” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $4,684,615;

And further amend said section 2, in item 2800-0500, by inserting after the words “metropolitan beaches commission” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the cleanup of Pilayella algae on Kings Beach and Long Beach in Lynn; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for the Beach Access Resilience Project in Swampscott;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$1,140,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,235,000;

And further amend said section 2, in item 2800-0501, by inserting after the words “April 30” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Coes Pond and Representative John J. Binienda Memorial Beach in Worcester;

And further amend in section 2, in item 2800-0501, by striking out the figures "$15,940,493" and inserting in place thereof the figures:- $15,990,493;

And further amend said section 2, in item 2800-0700, by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for engineering improvements to the City Mills Dam in Norfolk;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$620,361” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $670,361;

And further amend said section 2 by inserting after item 2810-0100 the following item:-

2810-0122For special projects relating to the commonwealth’s state parks and recreational areas; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a new playground and improvements to Forge Beach in Westford; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the National Historic Landmark status for Echo Bridge in Newton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the environmental preservation of Crystal Lake in Newton; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for Cook, Kiley, Flax Pond and Ames Playgrounds in Lynn; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the development of the waterfront on the Merrimack River in Methuen; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for improvements to Nelson Playground in Brockton; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Ash Street Playground in Brockton, provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for carbon vessels at the North Easton Village Wastewater Treatment Plant in Easton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for upgrades to the Neponset Greenway; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hills Trailside Museum in Milton; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for renovations to Danny Goodwin Park in Brockton; provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended for the maintenance of Red Rock Park in Lynn; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a new playground at Lussiano Park in Arlington; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for park development in Ashland; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for improvements to Magazine Beach in Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for tree removal in Worcester; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for playground and park projects in Lowell; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Let’s Row Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Friends of Herter Park for the maintenance of the Artesani Park outdoor theatre; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Chandler Pond in Brighton; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for a new veterans park in Lowell; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for a playground in Lancaster; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for tree re-planting in Worcester; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Lynch Park in Beverly; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Central Rail Trail; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to conduct a study on the department of conservation and recreation land in Charlestown; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to Emerald Necklace in Fenway; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for construction on Malden River; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Quinnebaug Rail Trail in Dudley; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for garden irrigation projects in Berlin; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for repairs and upgrades by the recreation department in Billerica; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the construction of the Yankee Doodle Bike Path in Billerica; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the building of a recreational dog park in Braintree; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation…………..$2,370,000.