Massachusetts House & Senate Restore Funding to our Sector in the 2017 Budget!!

• by MALC • July 31, 2016 • Legislation, News

MALC is pleased to announce that the House and Senate voted this weekend to override budget cuts to our sector enacted by Governor Charlie Baker in the 2017 State Budget.

Here are the line items they restored:

1. Massachusetts Cultural Council: Line Item # 0640–0300

• What the Governor vetoed/reduced in funding: (reduce MCC funding by) 7,771,376* to 6,527,624**
• RESTORED TO $14,299,000

2. Regional Libraries Local Aid: Line Item # 7000–9401

• What the Governor vetoed/reduced in funding:
• Reduce by 113,103* to 9,770,379**
• RESTORED TO $9,883,482

3. Municipal Libraries Local Aid: Line Item # 7000–9501

• What the Governor vetoed/reduced in funding:
• Reduce by 102,993* to 8,897,007**
• RESTORED TO 9,000,000

4. Center for the Book: Line Item # 7000–9508

• What the Governor vetoed/reduced in funding:
• Veto 200,000* 0** (basically cut all funding for the Center for the Book)
• RESTORED TO $200,000

5. MA Office of Travel and Tourism: Line Item # 7008–0900

• What the Governor vetoed/reduced in funding:
• Reduce Earmarking by 8,320,000* to 659,666**
• RESTORED TO $8,979,666

6. Tourism Formula: Outside Section

• The Governor also revised the Tourism Formula in his vetoes
• What the Governor vetoed/reduced in funding:
• “Section 39 Reduce By $3,000,000* to $7,000,000** –
• RESTORED TO $10,000,000.