ANNUAL REPORT 

 STATE RECLAMATION BOARD 

 JULY 1, 1970 - JUNE 30, 1971 



The State Reclamation Board serves in the Department of 

 Agrlc\ilt\ire, under the provisions of Chapter 252 of the General 

 Laws. The principal functions of the State Reclamation Board at 

 present are supervision of: 



1. Mosquito Control Projects organized by the Board 



2. Greenhead Fly Control Districts 



3. Salt Marsh Drainage Ditch Maintenance 



4. Aquatic Plant and Animal Nuisance Control in Musquashiat 



and Straits Ponds 

 The annual appropriations for the various projects total over 

 $1,000,000. The initial appropriations to most of the projects" 

 are made by the legislature but are assessed back on the various 

 municipalities in the projects under special acts of the legis- 

 lature . 



Members of the State Reclanation Board are: 

 Mr, Edward V/riglit, Chairman 

 Mr. Harold D. Rose, representing the Department of Public 



Health 

 Kr. John J. McColgan, representing the Department of 

 Agriculture 

 The regular nsetings of the Board are held on the first Friday 

 of the month at 11:00 A.M. at the office of the State Reclamation 

 Board in the Department of Agriculture on the 21st floor at 

 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Additional meetings 



