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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4526        FILED ON: 8/7/2009

House  .   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4206

Message from His Excellency the Governor recommending legislation relative to An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2010 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects .

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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DEVAL L. PATRICK

GOVERNOR

 

TIMOTHY P. MURRAY

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Executive Department

State House  ·   Boston 02133

(617) 725-4000

8/7/2009

To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives:

Pursuant to Section 5 of Article 63 of the Amendments to the Constitution, I am today signing House 4181, “An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2010 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects”, while disapproving certain items and sections.

I am approving $40 million in additional funding to help meet the health care needs of legal immigrants who will be disenrolled from their existing Commonwealth Care health insurance because they do not currently qualify for federal reimbursement.  I appreciate the difficult budget choices that have to be made in this tough economic environment.  Thus, the fact that the Legislature has expressed a desire to continue to provide funding for health care for all legal, tax-paying residents in these difficult fiscal times is heartening.

While we appreciate this statement of support, I regret that the Legislature did not approve my prior requests for full funding of approximately $130 million to maintain their existing Commonwealth Care coverage, or, as a subsequent compromise proposal, $70 million to offer them a modified health insurance package for the remainder of the fiscal year.  The failure to provide the requested level of funding imposes significant constraints on our capacity to fund health services for this population in fiscal year 2010.  We will work within these constraints to put the $40 million in funding appropriated by the Legislature to the best possible use to address these health care needs during this fiscal year, recognizing that there will be limitations to what we can achieve.  At the same time, we will continue striving for a long-term solution that offers comprehensive, affordable coverage to these legal residents.

I am also approving part of the proposed supplemental appropriation for the Commonwealth Zoological Corporation, bringing its state appropriation to $3.5 million for fiscal year 2010.  I am confident that this level of public funding, together with increased private funding and needed reductions, will result in a manageable short-term solution.  Furthermore, this will give the Corporation an appropriate amount of time to develop a plan to move towards greater self-sufficiency and less reliance on state funding.  Greater self-sufficiency is both achievable for the Corporation and imperative to preserve scarce state resources for core state functions.  I am directing my Secretary of Housing and Economic Development and other senior Administration officials to work closely with the Corporation to develop a plan to move towards greater self-sufficiency as a condition for the release of the additional state funding.  No funds shall be released unless these conditions are met.  

Regretfully, I am not able to approve all of the funding contained in this supplemental appropriations legislation in light of continuing revenue uncertainty in fiscal year 2010.  Thus, I am disapproving $33.3 million ($24.9 million in net spending, after accounting for foregone accompanying revenue) of this legislation.  These vetoes cover the full amount of the July tax revenue shortfall.

Therefore:

·          I am disapproving or reducing items of sections 2 and 2A of House 4181 enumerated in Attachment A of this message for the reasons set forth in that Attachment; and
 

·          I am disapproving those sections of House 4181 itemized in Attachment B of this message for the reasons set forth in that Attachment.
 

I approve the remainder of this Act.
 

Sincerely,

                                                 DEVAL L. PATRICK,

                                                              Governor.


I disapprove the following items:

 

in Section 2

 

0330-3337

 

 

0333-0002

 

 

0335-0001

 

 

0339-1001

 

 

0339-1003

 

 

2800-0501

 

 

2810-0100

 

 

4000-0265

 

 

4000-0500

 

 

4000-0700

 

 

4000-0950

 

 

4510-0715

 

 

4512-0202

 

 

4513-1000

 

 

4513-1111

 

 

4800-0038

 

 

6005-0015

 

 

7002-0500

 

 

7004-9005

 

 

7004-9316

 

 

7007-0500

 

 

7007-1000

 

 

7061-0012

 

 

7061-9604

 

 

7061-9634

 

 

9110-1633

 

 

9500-0000

 

 

9600-0000

 

 

9700-0000

 

 

 

 

 

In Section 2A

 

1599-6425

4510-0716

7061-0011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I reduce the following items to the following amounts:

 

Section 2    

 

Reduce By

Reduce To

 

2511-0105  

500,000

500,000

4000-0600

4510-0810

7000-9401

7003-0605

7007-0951

6,100,000

150,000

790,000

175,000

1,500,000

7,000,000

150,000

500,000

175,000

1,000,000

 

 

I disapprove Sections 11A, 11B, 13 , 14, 15, 16 , 17, 18, 22 and 32A. 

 

The remainder of this bill I approve.

 

 

Approved, August     , 2009

 

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                                                                                                                Deval Patrick

                                                                                                                Governor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attachment A

FY10 Budget

Veto Items:  Line Item Accounts

Section 2

 

Item Number               Action                            

 

 

Trial Court Additional Expenses

 

0330-3337               Veto                                                             

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Probate and Family Court

 

0333-0002               Veto       

                                               

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Boston Municipal Court

 

0335-0001               Veto                                                        

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Commissioner of Probation

 

0339-1001               Veto                                                           

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Community Corrections Administration

 

0339-1003               Veto                                                          

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Emergency Food Assistance                               Reduce By                  Reduce To

 

2511-0105               Reduce                          500,000                      500,000

 

I am reducing this item to be consistent with an amount that is affordable.

 

 

Beach Preservation

 

2800-0501               Veto                                                           

 

I am vetoing this item to be consistent with my House 1 revised recommendation.

 

 

State Parks and Recreation

 

2810-0100               Veto                                    

 

I am vetoing this item to be consistent with my House 1 revised recommendation.

 

 

Primary Care Workforce

 

4000-0265               Veto                                                                 

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

MassHealth Managed Care

 

4000-0500               Veto                                                   

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

MassHealth Senior Care                                  Reduce By              Reduce To

 

4000-0600               Reduce                      6,100,000               7,000,000                                

 

I am reducing this item because the funding is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

MassHealth Fee for Service

 

4000-0700               Veto                                

 

I am reducing this item because the funding is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Children's Behavioral Health Initiative

 

4000-0950               Veto                                                   

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Primary Care Center and Loan Forgiveness Program

 

4510-0715               Veto                                                          

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

SANE and Pedi-SANE Programs

 

4510-0810               Reduce                        Reduce By                Reduce To

                                                                            150,000                    150,000                                       

 

I am reducing this item to an amount consistent with available revenues.

 

 

Secure Treatment Facilities for Opiate Addiction

 

4512-0202               Veto                                                   

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Family Health Services

 

4513-1000               Veto                                                               

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

 

4513-1111               Veto                                                        

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Services for Children & Families

 

4800-0038               Veto                                                           

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Regional Transit Authorities

 

6005-0015               Veto                                                       

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Regional Library Local Aid

 

7000-9401               Reduce                     Reduce By               Reduce To

                                                                         790,000                   500,000                  

 

I am reducing this item consistent with available revenues.

 

 

Division of Industrial Accidents

 

7002-0500               Veto                                                   

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership

 

7003-0605               Reduce                   Reduce By                Reduce To

                                                                      175,000                     175,000                                                           

 

I am reducing this item consistent with available revenues.

 

 

Housing Authority Subsidies

 

7004-9005               Veto                                                            

 

I am vetoing this item to be consistent with my House 1 revised recommendation.

 

 

Family Residential Assistance

 

7004-9316               Veto                                                             

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Biotech Research Institute

 

7007-0500               Veto                                                                 

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

Commonwealth Zoological Corporation

 

7007-0951               Reduce                   Reduce By                Reduce To

                                                                      1,500,000                   1,000,000                                          

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Local Tourist Councils

 

7007-1000               Veto                                                   

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Special Education Residential

 

7061-0012               Veto                                                           

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Teacher Certification

 

7061-9604               Veto                                                   

 

I am vetoing this item to be consistent with my House 1 revised recommendation.

 

Mentoring Grants

 

7061-9634               Veto                                                                  

 

I am vetoing this item because it is not consistent with my House 1 revised recommendation.

 

 

Home Care Case Mgmt & Admin

 

9110-1633               Veto                                                        

 

I am vetoing this item because the appropriation is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

Senate Operations

 

9500-0000               Veto                                                       

 

I am vetoing this item to be consistent with my House 1 revised recommendation.

 

 

House Operations

 

9600-0000               Veto                                                       

 

I am vetoing this item to be consistent with my House 1 revised recommendation.

 

 

Joint Legislative Operations

 

9700-0000               Veto                                                          

 

I am vetoing this item to be consistent with my House 1 revised recommendation.

 

 

 

Section 2 A

 

Item Number               Action                            

 

 

Municipal Regionalization Reserve

 

1599-6425               Veto                                                                  

 

I am vetoing this item because it is not consistent with my House 1 revised recommendation.

 

 

Academic Detailing Program

 

4510-0716               Veto                                                                         

 

I am vetoing this item because it is not consistent with my House 1 revised recommendation.

 

 

Foundation Reserve

 

7061-0011               Veto                                                                  

 

I am vetoing this item because it is not consistent with my House 1 revised recommendation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attachment B

FY10 Budget

Veto Items:  Outside Sections

 

 

 

 

Hampden Justices / Clerks

 

Section 11A

 

I am vetoing this section because it inconsistently intrudes on the functioning of the judicial department.

 

 

 

 

 

Hampden Justices / Clerks

 

Section 11B

 

I am vetoing this section because it inconsistently intrudes on the functioning of the judicial department.

 

 

 

Pension Commission Extension

 

Section 13

 

I am vetoing this section because of the urgent need to reform our pension systems, but I recognize that some additional effort to finalize the special commission's report may be necessary after the reporting deadline.

 

 

 

ABCC

 

Section 14

 

I am vetoing this section because it allows funding through an earmark for a program not recommended. 

 

 

 

Personal Needs Allowance

 

Section 15

 

I am vetoing this section because it a llows for funding not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

 

Chronic Disease Hospital Rate Methodology

 

Section 16

 

I am vetoing this section because it a llows for a rate increase outside of the rate setting process.

 

 

 

ECPTF

 

Section 17

 

I am vetoing this section because it allows for funding that is not recommended in light of available revenues.

 

 

 

DYS SOPS

 

Section 18

 

I am vetoing this section because it establishes an undue restriction on a state department. 

 

 

 

DFS Language

 

Section 22

 

I am vetoing this section because it earmarks funding for local purposes in an assessed appropriation that provides statewide services. 

 

 

 

MASAC

 

Section 32A

 

I am vetoing this section because it establishes a reporting restriction that could delay necessary savings from being achieved. 

 

 

 

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