I wondered why their budget was so large - now I see SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
0511-0000.. For the operation of the office of the secretary; provided, that the secretary may transfer funds between items 0540-0900, 0540-1000, 0540-1100, 0540-1200, 0540-1300, 0540-1400, 0540-1500, 0540-1600, 0540-1700, 0540-1800, 0540-1900, 0540-2000 and 0540-2100 under an allocation schedule which shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before the transfer; and provided further, that each register of deeds using electronic record books shall ensure that all methods of electronically recording instruments conform to the regulations or standards established by the secretary of the commonwealth and the records conservation board............................ $6,457,442 0511-0001.. For the secretary of the commonwealth; provided, that the secretary may expend retained revenues not to exceed $15,000 from the sale of merchandise at the state house gift shop to restock gift shop inventory................................................. $15,000 0511-0002.. For the operation of the corporations division; provided, that the division shall implement a corporate dissolution program; and provided further, that the secretary shall file biannual reports with the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the total number of reports filed as a result of this program and the amount of revenue generated for the commonwealth................... $351,074 0511-0200.. For the operation of the archives division; provided, that $200,000 shall be expended for preservation matching grants for municipalities and nonprofit organizations to preserve veterans monuments, memorials and other significant sites and historic documents; and provided further, that the program shall be administered by the state historic records advisory board................................... $665,557 0511-0230.. For the operation of the records center................... $35,118 0511-0250.. For the operation of the archives facility............... $296,326 0511-0260.. For the operation of the commonwealth museum............. $231,040 0511-0270.. For the secretary of the commonwealth, who shall contract with the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute to provide the commonwealth with technical assistance on United States census data and to prepare annual population estimates; provided, that the contract shall be for not less than $325,000............. $574,980 0511-0420.. For the operation of the address confidentiality program. $135,615 0517-0000.. For the printing of public documents..................... $503,089 0521-0000.. For the operation of the elections division, including preparation, printing and distribution of ballots and for other miscellaneous expenses for primary and other elections; provided, that the secretary of the commonwealth may award grants for voter registration and education; and provided further, that the registration and education activities may be conducted by community-based voter registration and education organizations............... $5,596,151 0521-0001.. For the operation of the central voter registration computer system; provided, that an annual report detailing voter registration activity shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2018.................. $5,187,599 0524-0000.. For providing information to voters...................... $385,000 0526-0100.. For the operation of the Massachusetts historical commission; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the historic restoration of the Levi Wetherbee farm located on Middle road in the town of Boxborough........................... $982,724 0527-0100.. For the operation of the ballot law commission............ $10,281 0528-0100.. For the operation of the records conservation board....... $36,036 0540-0900.. For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lawrence; provided, that the North Essex registry of deeds may pursue a pilot program with the Essex county sheriff’s office to share leased office space....................................................... $1,236,449 0540-1000.. For the registry of deeds located in the city of Salem $2,809,828 0540-1100.. For the registry of deeds located in the county of Franklin $622,922 0540-1200.. For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampden $1,752,422 0540-1300.. For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampshire $549,081 0540-1400.. For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lowell $1,153,041 0540-1500.. For the registry of deeds located in the city of Cambridge $3,176,531 0540-1600.. For the registry of deeds located in the town of Adams... $267,107 0540-1700.. For the registry of deeds located in the city of Pittsfield $456,085 0540-1800.. For the registry of deeds located in the town of Great Barrington......................................................... $227,374 0540-1900.. For the registry of deeds located in the county of Suffolk $1,906,109 0540-2000.. For the registry of deeds located in the city of Fitchburg $678,783 0540-2100.. For the registry of deeds located in the city of Worcester $2,232,873 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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