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7007-0900 Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism  … 26,383,309

For the operation and administration of the office of travel and tourism; provided, that performance-based standards shall be incorporated in all contracts executed by said office for the procurement of tourism marketing and advertising services; provided further, that the organizations shall be required, as a condition of receiving a grant, to submit a total operating budget which identifies each source and use of operating and capital funds; provided further, that not less than $1,250,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall be expended for the operation and administration of the Massachusetts Sports and Entertainment Commission; provided, however, that the Massachusetts Sports and Entertainment Commission shall be the official and lead agency to facilitate and attract major sports events and championships in the commonwealth; provided further, that the Massachusetts Sports and Entertainment Commission shall establish a division within the commission which shall be the official and lead agency to facilitate motion picture production and development within the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended for the Bacon Free Library in Natick; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the Unity Church in Easton; provided further, that $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended for the Freedom Trail Foundation Historic Preservation Trust Development Fund; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for the Old Provincial State House; provided further that no less than $50,000 be expended for the Peter's Park Art Wall of the Urban Art Institute; provided further that no less than $50,000 be expended for the Friends of Peter's Park; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Kwong Kong Chinese School in Boston; provided further, not less than $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended for Chinatown Tourism and Trust in the city of Boston; provided further that not less than $250,000 $125,000 shall be expended for Springfield Technical Assistance Program to be operated by the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield; provided further, that no less than $200,000 $100,000 be expended for the Wilmington Historical Commission; provided further, that $350,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development for the purpose of enhancing economic development related services, including but not limited to implementation of a statewide online site finder to assist business growth; provided further, that $50,000 be expended by the town of Westhampton to support the renovation of and supplement existing funding for the Westhampton town library; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a child safety program in the city of Revere; provided further, that not less than $129,000 shall be expended for the operation of Discover Quincy; provided further, that not less than $200,000 $100,000 shall be expended to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to The Boston Symphony Orchestra for the renovation, repairs, design and construction to the grounds at Tanglewood; provided further, that not less than $17,100 shall be expended for a technology grant for the Hopedale Police Department; provided further, that not less than $125,000 $75,000, shall be expended for the Hancock Shaker Village for educational programming and marketing purposes; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Russian Community Association in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a small business program in the city of Everett; provided further, that not less than $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Repertory Theatre; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the renovation of the Bing Theatre, provided further, that no less than $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended for the Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $250,000 $125,000 shall be expended for the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Payson Park Music Festival in Belmont; provided further, that not less than $250,000 $125,000 shall be expended for The Berkshire Museum, in the city of Pittsfield; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the rehabilitation and restoration of the Samuel Harrison House in the city of Pittsfield; provided further, that not less than $250,000 $125,000, subject to a 100 per cent matching fund, shall be expended for the Berkshire Economic Development Corporation; provided further, that not less than $9,000 shall be expended for operating expenses for the Route 195 Visitor Information Center in Wareham; provided further, that not less than $200,000 $100,000 shall be expended for the Spirit of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purposes of the operation of the programs of the Riverside Theatre Works, an organization located in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $125,000 $75,000 shall be expended for New England Puerto Rican Association; provided further, that not less than $175,000 $100,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Business Improvement District (SBID) of Springfield to be used for the installation of a video camera surveillance monitoring system throughout the central business district area of the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to operate the Cape Cod Junior Technology Council; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Sturbridge Heritage and Preservation Partnership; provided further, that not less than $250,000 $125,000 shall be expended for the 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the town of Halifax's 275th Anniversary Celebration; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended through a grant application process established by the office of travel and tourism to offset deficits that may occur during fiscal year 2009 fo
r the highway information centers operating year-round on state highways and federally-assisted highways, and the visitor information centers on Boston Common and the Prudential Center, both in the city of Boston, and the Adams Visitor Center in Adams; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operation and administration of the Commonwealth Cup, a series within the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball; provided further, that not less than $200,000 $150,000 shall be expended for the City Stage of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended on Brockton's Fuller Craft Museum; provided further, that not less than $150,000 $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Wendell for an emergency assistance safety grant; provided further, that not less than $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended for Battleship Cove in the city of Fall River to assist the Commonwealth's official World War II and 9/11 memorials' educational and tourism endeavors; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Waltham Tourism Council; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the Newburyport initiative to attract new businesses and industries; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the economic development project at the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that not less than $150,000 $75,000 shall be expended for a child safety program for the town of Wakefield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Merry-Go-Round at Heritage State Park in Holyoke; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for the Designing an Industry initiative at Massachusetts College of Art and Design for cluster research and promotion of the statewide design industry; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra; provided further, that $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended for the historic Hadley Hall in Hadley; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for the Central Square Theater in Cambridge; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the Old Provincial State House for stabilization and restoration of the building; provided further, that not less than $80,000 $50,000 shall be expended as a grant for the Pioneer Valley Visitors and Tourist Information Center in Greenfield; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be allocated for environmental improvements in downtown Methuen; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the START Partnership in Framingham; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the installation of street lights in the Forest Park area of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Economic Development Council; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for the Cultural Center of Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Maritime Museum located in Hyannis; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Enterprise Center at Salem State College for the purpose of furthering economic development on the North Shore; provided further, that $125,000 shall be expended for the purposes of matching a federally-funded grant entitled, the Essex National Heritage Commission Cooperative Agreement; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purposes of furthering the Historic Ports Initiative; provided further, that not less than $300,000 $150,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council; provided further, that $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended for the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Museum in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended by the local chambers on Cape Cod to include Cape Cod Canal Region, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Hyannis, Mashpee, Orleans and Yarmouth, for the purpose of operating visitor centers; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be made available to the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival; provided further, that no less than $2,500,000 $1,500,000 shall be expended for a promotional program by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism to enhance the international tourism market share of the commonwealth, said program to include but not be limited to the countries of Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, France, Germany, Japan and Spain; provided further, that no less then $74,000 shall be expended for the Spectacle of Lights at Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich; provided further, that not less than $250,000 $125,000 shall be expended for the SouthCoast Development Partnership for the purposes of regional tourism and economic development; provided further, that not less than $250,000 $200,000 shall be expended for the Free Shakespeare Company, a program of The Citi Performing Arts Center, for production support for performances offered for free to the public and for a pilot program to expand performances to Springfield and other cities; provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Massachusetts Fisheries Recovery Commission on condition that said commission meet quarterly with written notice to all commission members and that the chairmanship and vice chairmanship of said commission shall be determined by a vote of the commission annually during the first meeting of the fiscal year; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a child safety program in the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $250,000 $125,000 be expended for the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council for developing, marketing and advertising purposes; provided further, that no less than $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended for the historic restoration of the main pier at the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center in the port of Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended as grants for the Bay State Games; provided further, that not less than $300,000 $150,000 shall be expended to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield; provided further that no less than $25,000 for the town of West Boylston's bicentennial as a one time request to maintain and modestly expand its programs and continue its successful marketing efforts; provided further, that not less than $150,000 $100,000 shall be expended for streetscape improvements along Humphrey Street in the town of Swampscott; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the Revere Beach Partnership, for programs only; provided further, that no less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Petersham Historical Society; provided further, that no less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Quaboag Historical Society; provided further that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Johnny Appleseed Visitors' Center; provided further, that not less than $75,000 be expended for “Marlborough 2010”; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Head of the Charles Regatta; provided further, that not less than $150,000 $75,000 shall be expended for a child safety program for the city of Melrose; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for restoration and repairs to the historical Crocker Field in the city of Fitchburg; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for an economic development grant in the town of Braintree; provided further, that not less than $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended for the law enforcement technology fund in the town of Franklin; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Medway Senior Center; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the New Bedford Art Museum for tourism production; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 $500,000 shall be expended for the international education and foreign language grant program fund established pursuant to Section 2VVV of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $250,000 $150,000 shall be expended for new seating in the historic Chevalier auditorium in Medford; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for a child safety grant in the town of Hull; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Reagle Players; provided further, that not less than $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended for the Russian Community Association of Massachusetts (RCAM) in Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Essex Street, between houses 506 and 509, in the Town of Saugus; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Cultural Center at Elms in Chicopee; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a grant for the Fino Field Complex in Milford; provided further, that not less than $75,000 of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to assist year round rural theater organizations on the Lower and Outer Cape through grants for non-prime season operating expenses and audience enhancement initiatives; provided further that not less than $150,000 $75,000 shall be expended for the North Adams Armory; provided further, that not less than $300,000 be expended on the Cape Cod Regional Incubator Project to be operated by the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for School Zone safety projects in Arlington; provided further, that the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security shall receive a grant not less than $200,000 to support the establishment of a pilot transitional employment project in four sites for very high-risk youth and young adults ages 16 – 24 in the cities and/or geographic areas with high incidences of violence, incarceration, court-involvement and related activities; provided further, that the Secretary of Public Safety and Security shall distribute grant funds through a competitive grant program that gives preference to applications that: serve communities that have been identified as being high risk communities for youth and young adult violence; demonstrate multi-disciplinary collaboration, including youth/young adult serving community organizations, state agencies, local law enforcement, medical and public health professionals, and faith-based organizations; utilize a stages of change framework that includes addressing intervention work with young people including but not limited to transitional employment, education, employment readiness, life skills, substance abuse education and treatment referral as needed, re-entry, promoting accountability, and work with other organizations and the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to determine best practices and long-term programming for transitional employment; commitment and ability to develop and implement the pilot as proposed in the model including, but not limited to, intensive case management component, re-hire component for transitional employment, work with TA provider, purchase and implementation of Efforts Towards Outcomes for tracking work and outcomes, work with evaluator, and willingness to work as a group to demonstrate the capacity and improve the model; have the ability to provide a minimum match of $200,000 to pilot the project and have the administrative capacity and organizational mission to implement such a program; and demonstrate the ability to work with the department staff to conduct comprehensive evaluations of program development and implementation activities; provided further, that $125,000 shall be expended for the historic registry in the town of Stoneham; provided further, that $125,000 $75,000 shall be expended for the Sanborn House in the town of Winchester; provided further, that not less than $10,000 be expended to the Rumney Marsh Burial Ground Restoration Committee for the purpose of rehabilitating the Rumney Marsh Burial Ground in Revere; provided further, that not less than $250,000 $125,000 shall be expended for the Prince Hall Youth Mentoring Program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation of Learn to Cope; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a traffic safety grant regarding the intersection of Highland Glenn Road and High Street in the town of Westwood; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for senior transportation services provided by SCM Community Transportation in Somerville, Cambridge, and Medford; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for an emergency grant resulting from FEMA declared disaster #1512; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be available for a public safety enhancement grant for the City of Pittsfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the YouthGROW program; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Captain Leonard House in Agawam; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Southwi
ck Cultural Council; provided further, that no less than $250,000 $75,000 shall be expended for Puerto Rican Cultural Center of Springfield; provided further, that $100,000 $50,000 be expended for costs at the Rockwood Sports Complex located in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $200,000 $150,000 shall be expended for the Zumix Cultural Organization in East Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Framingham Downtown Renaissance economic, tourism and cultural development programs; provided further, that not less than $175,000 be expended for planning and design funding for an economic development program for Needham Heights; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a child safety grant for the city of Everett; provided further, that not less than $175,000 $75,000 be expended for construction plans and bid documents for a new park and recreation building utilizing green technologies in the town of Medfield; provided further, that not less than $80,000 $40,000 shall be expended to the Hull Lifesaving Museum for the purpose of planning the Massachusetts Maritime Trail; provided further, that $51,000 shall be expended for the purpose of funding the Francis Wyman Project; provided further, that $300,000 $150,000 shall be expended for a transportation grant to the town of Weston; provided further, that not less than $225,000 $100,000 shall be expended for the International Trade Assistance Center in Fall River; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for a Community Development Clinic to be operated by the Southern New England School of Law; provided further, that not less than $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended for a public safety program in the town of Dudley; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended as a matching grant for the Josiah Dennis Manse; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be provided for an emergency preparedness program for the town of Millville; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be provided for a public safety grant for the town of Uxbridge; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended by the Framingham office of the department of social services for the Metrowest Campership program operated by the Ashland youth advisory board; provided further, that $50,000 be expended for the David Tilden House in the town of Canton; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study on Meadowbrook Road in the town of Chelmsford; provided further, that not less than $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended for a transportation development grant in Arlington; provided further, that not less than $200,000 $150,000 shall be expended to the Town of Andover for a child safety grant; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study at the Fairhaven Council on Aging facility; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be expended for a safety enhancement grant for the town of Canton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a child safety grant for the town of East Bridgewater; provided further that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the New Bedford Festival Theatre; provided further that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Boston Landmarks Orchestra to provide free classical music performances and educational programs at Boston's Hatch Shell and in the communities of Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Quincy, Charlestown, Roxbury and East Boston; provided further, that $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities to support the rehabilitation of cultural and heritage facilities across the Commonwealth and the fostering of economic opportunity through arts, culture and tourism in the Commonwealth through public education; provided further that not less than $100,000 $50,000 shall be expended to the Dunbar Community Center (DCC), Inc., so-called, in Springfield to operate the DCC Teen Safe Zone Program; provided further, that not less than $350,000 $200,000 shall be expended for amelioration of an area bounded by Middle, Garey and Commercial Streets in the Town of Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Museum of Afro-American History located in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $200,000 $150,000 shall be appropriated to the Spanish American Union, Incorporated, in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $75,000 of said funds shall be dedicated to the Puerto Rican Cuatro Project, a cultural development project under said Spanish American Union Incorporated; provided further, that not less than $225,000 shall be expended for the Regional Technology Development Corporation of Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be allocated to the city of Worcester to implement a comprehensive marketing initiative; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a youth recreation and enrichment program in the town of Pembroke; provided further, that not less than $65,000 $30,000 shall be expended for the Creative Economy Association of the North Shore; provided further, that not less then $60,000 $30,000 shall be expended for the Boston Irish Tourism Association marketing initiatives and for an analysis of the marketability of the Massachusetts Irish Community; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Plimoth Plantation, Inc., to establish the Cultural Coast Program to promote the southeast region of Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Caribbean Carnival Association; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for adolescent outreach awareness in the city of Methuen; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for activities to promote tourism and cultural events in and around the historic downtown in the town of Franklin; provided further, that not less than $100,000 $50,000 shall be shall be expended for the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce for the expansion of the Haverhill Means Business program; provided further, that not less that $50,000 shall be expended for the Louis D. Brown Pe
ace Institute; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for patrols in Wompatuck state park, Hingham Square and the Hingham Harbor sections of Hingham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Attleboro Museum; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Greater Food Warehouse of Plymouth Emergency Food Assistance Program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operation of the historic Jenney Grist Mill in the town of Plymouth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Cultural Office of Lowell to promote the downtown Lowell arts district in conjunction with the Revolving Museum; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Mansfield Music and Arts Society; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the operation and the promotion of the Ipswich Shuttle Bus service; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the landmark Ohabei Shalom Chapel Building in East Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Sandwich Glass Museum to promote the education of the glass blowing industry in Massachusetts history; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Freedom's Way Heritage Commission; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Salisbury Beach Maritime Festival; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Plymouth County Development Council for a matching grant program in support of nonprofit organizations; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Captain Gerald F. DeConto program in the town of Sandwich; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire Theater Festival in Stockbridge; and provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be provided to the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers for the production of a Cranberry Harvest Map; provided further that, not less than $150,000 to support after school programming in the City of Everett, including the improvement of recreational playing fields; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Hopkinton Athletic Association for facilitation, promotion and coordination of activities in connection with the international “Running for the Human Race” project; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for costs associated with making Goff Hall in Rehoboth handicapped accessible; provided further, that not less than $50,000 $25,000 shall be provided for the Galaxy Community Council for promoting and hosting the Westover Air Show in the city of Chicopee; provided further that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the North End Visitor Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for El Jolgorio de Massachusetts Inc. for enhancing literacy and promoting art among Latino youth; provided further, that not less than $200,000 $100,000 shall be expended for From the Top, Inc; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended to assist in the planning of a performing arts and cultural center in the town of Milton, including but not limited to feasibility studies and architectural drawings; and provided further, that the town of Milton shall serve as fiscal agent for the project until the establishment of an independent nonprofit corporation to establish and operate a Milton Center for the Performing Arts; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the promotion of the performing arts in the town of Wakefield; and provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the Stoneham Theater in the town of Stoneham; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Barrington Stage Company in the city of Pittsfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the marketing, promotion and operation of Sail Boston 2009; provided further, that $200,000 $100,000 shall be expended to Old Sturbridge Village for an international marketing campaign; provided further that $10,000 be expended to the Town of Palmer for its annual winter festival; provided further, that $35,000 be expended to Monson Bellman, Inc. to support museum activities; provided further, that $20,000 be expended to the Town of Palmer for the Palmer Youth Program; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Edson and Westlawn cemeteries

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