Legislation Massachusetts Session Laws US session laws and acts Chapter 47, HB 3800 – AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2018 FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH, FOR INTEREST, SINKING FUND AND SERIAL BOND REQUIREMENTS AND FOR CERTAIN PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS

Chapter 47, HB 3800 – AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2018 FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH, FOR INTEREST, SINKING FUND AND SERIAL BOND REQUIREMENTS AND FOR CERTAIN PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS

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MA HB 3800; Chapter 47

MASSACHUSETTS Acts of the 2017 Legislative Session

HB 3800, Chapter 47

Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements.

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to which is immediately to make appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and to make certain changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary or appropriate to effectuate said appropriations or for other important public purposes, therefore, it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.
To provide for the operations of the several departments, boards, commissions and institutions of the commonwealth and other services of the commonwealth and for certain permanent improvements and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth in this act, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified, are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise, subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. All sums appropriated under this act, including supplemental and deficiency budgets, shall be expended in a manner reflecting and encouraging a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for members of minority groups, women and persons with a disability. All officials and employees of an agency, board, department, commission or division receiving funds under this act shall take affirmative steps to ensure equality of opportunity in the internal affairs of state government and in their relations with the public, including those persons and organizations doing business with the commonwealth. Each agency, board, department, commission or division of the commonwealth, in spending appropriated sums and discharging its statutory responsibilities, shall adopt measures to ensure equal opportunity in the areas of hiring, promotion, demotion or transfer, recruitment, layoff or termination, rates of compensation, in-service or apprenticeship training programs and all terms and conditions of employment

SECTION 1A. In accordance with Articles LXIII and CVII of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth and section 6D of chapter 29 of the General Laws, it is hereby declared that the amounts of revenue set forth in this section by source for the respective funds of the Commonwealth for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 are necessary and sufficient to provide the means to defray the appropriations and expenditures from such funds for said fiscal year as set forth and authorized in sections 2, 2B and 2E. The comptroller shall keep a distinct account of actual receipts from each such source by each such fund to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing such receipts with the projected receipts set forth in this section, and include a full statement comparing such actual and projected receipts in the annual report for said fiscal year pursuant to section 12 of chapter 7A of the General Laws. The quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those specified in this section.

Fiscal Year 2018 Revenue by Source and Budgeted Fund (in Millions) FY2018 Consensus

Source

All Budgeted Funds*

General Fund

Commonwealth

Transportation

Fund

Other

Budgeted

Funds

Alcoholic Beverages

84.4

84.4

Cigarettes

487.4

487.4

Corporations

2,158.6

2,158.6

Deeds

298.7

298.7

Estate Inheritance

337.8

337.8

Financial Institutions

0.6

0.6

Income

15,342.1

15,342.1

Insurance

417.2

417.2

Motor Fuels

766.7

765.7

1.0

Public Utilities

(0.1)

(0.1)

Room Occupancy

161.2

161.2

Sales - Regular

4,352.2

4,352.2

Sales - Meals

1,156.1

1,156.1

Sales - Motor Vehicles

825.4

289.1

536.3

Miscellaneous

9.3

9.3

UI Surcharges

24.5

24.5

Total Tax Revenues

26,422.1

25,094.6

1,302.0

25.5

SBA Transfer

(847.1)

(847.1)

MBTA Transfer

(1,007.1)

(1,007.1)

Pension Transfer

(2,394.5)

(2,394.5)

Workforce Training Fund Transfer

(24.5)

(24.5)

Total Consensus Taxes for Budget

22,148.9

20,845.9

1,302.0

1.0

Tax Settlements

125.0

125.0

Tax Adjustments

196.0

196.0

Capital Gains to Stabilization Fund

(51.5)

51.5

Non-Tax Revenue

Federal Reimbursements

11,289.8

11,283.6

6.2

Departmental Revenues

4,424.7

3,701.5

699.6

23.5

Consolidated Transfers

2,108.8

1,970.4

40.0

98.4

Grand Total

40,293.2

38,070.9

2,041.6

180.7

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

Non-Tax Revenue: Department Summary

Revenue Source

Federal Revenues

Departmental Revenues

Budgeted Transfers

Total Unrestricted

Total Restricted

Judiciary

Supreme Judicial Court

$0

$2,712,865

$0

$2,712,865

$0

Committee for Public Counsel

$0

$8,600,000

$0

$8,600,000

$0

Appeals Court

$0

$359,645

$0

$359,645

$0

Trial Court

$0

$89,548,000

$0

$89,548,000

$0

TOTAL:

$0

$101,220,510

$0

$101,220,510

$0

District Attorneys

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

TOTAL:

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

Secretary of the Commonwealth

Secretary of the Commonwealth

$0

$244,331,095

$0

$244,316,095

$15,000

TOTAL:

$0

$244,331,095

$0

$244,316,095

$15,000

Treasurer and Receiver-General

Office of the Treasurer

$0

$79,968,167

$548,710,069

$608,182,872

$20,495,364

Cultural Commission

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

State Lottery Commission

$0

$163,122

$1,084,151,075

$1,084,314,197

$0

TOTAL:

$0

$80,131,289

$1,632,861,144

$1,692,497,069

$20,495,364

Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

$4,426,908

$59,869,492

$0

$60,046,400

$4,250,000

TOTAL:

$4,426,908

$59,869,492

$0

$60,046,400

$4,250,000

Inspector General

Office of the Inspector General

$0

$850,000

$0

$0

$850,000

TOTAL:

$0

$850,000

$0

$0

$850,000

Office of Campaign and Political Finance

Office of Campaign and Political Finance

$0

$257,900

$0

$257,900

$0

TOTAL:

$0

$257,900

$0

$257,900

$0

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

$2,364,300

$367,911

$0

$15,000

$2,717,211

TOTAL:

$2,364,300

$367,911

$0

$15,000

$2,717,211

State Ethics Commission

State Ethics Commission

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

TOTAL:

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

Office of the State Comptroller

Office of the State Comptroller

$11,801

$6,070,047

$37,360,000

$43,331,848

$110,000

TOTAL:

$11,801

$6,070,047

$37,360,000

$43,331,848

$110,000

Executive Office for Administration and Finance

Secretary of Administration and Finance

$0

$17,937,890

$0

$17,937,890

$0

Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance

$0

$43,129,712

$0

$33,948,638

$9,181,074

Bureau of State Office Buildings

$0

$4,522

$0

$4,522

$0

Civil Service Commission

$0

$9,935

$0

$9,935

$0

Group Insurance Commission

$0

$884,908,445

$286,917,270

$1,169,628,970

$2,196,745

Division of Administrative Law Appeals

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

Department of Revenue

$41,387,817

$154,246,538

$0

$189,087,075

$6,547,280

Appellate Tax Board

$0

$1,764,762

$0

$1,364,762

$400,000

Human Resources Division

$0

$2,512,300

$0

$1,000

$2,511,300

Operational Services Division

$0

$16,336,300

$0

$5,008,160

$11,328,140

Information Technology Division

$0

$10,910,789

$0

$0

$10,910,789

TOTAL:

$41,387,817

$1,131,761,193

$286,917,270

$1,416,990,952

$43,075,328

Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs

Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs

$0

$5,268,000

$0

$4,855,000

$413,000

Department of Environmental Protection

$0

$32,305,407

$0

$25,986,896

$6,318,511

Department of Fish and Game

$6,200,000

$10,846,874

$182,000

$16,685,885

$542,989

Department of Agricultural Resources

$0

$6,290,250

$0

$6,290,250

$0

Department of Conservation and Recreation

$0

$27,607,185

$0

$7,585,000

$20,022,185

Department of Public Utilities

$0

$21,540,638

$0

$19,165,638

$2,375,000

Department of Energy Resources

$0

$4,710,382

$0

$4,710,382

$0

TOTAL:

$6,200,000

$108,568,736

$182,000

$85,279,051

$29,671,685

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