February 3, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Byl, Pappageorge, Cameron Brown, Mortimer, Geiger, Mead, Kukuk, Jellema, Pumford, LaSata, Jelinek, Caul, Scranton, Godchaux, Jansen and Stamas and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001; to provide for the expenditure of those appropriations; to create funds and accounts; to require reports; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; to authorize certain transfers by certain state agencies; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the various state agencies.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this bill, the amounts listed in this part are appropriated for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations in this part:
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY:
Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions 2,237.5
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 254,238,400
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and
intradepartmental transfers 3,679,400
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 250,559,000
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues 24,649,100
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues 0 Total private revenues 1,728,900 Total other state restricted revenues 168,457,100 State general fund/general purpose $ 55,723,900 Sec. 102. EXECUTIVE
Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions 21.0
Commission (including travel expense - per diem) $ 75,600
Unclassified salaries 461,900
Executive direction--10.0 FTE positions 1,738,800
Office of information and education--11.0 FTE
positions 2,830,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 5,106,900 Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG-MacMullan conference center revenue 19,800
Special revenue funds:
Aircraft fees 500
Air photo fees 7,400
Automated license system revenue 3,000
Delinquent property tax administration fund 7,300
Farmland and open space withdrawal fees 6,300
Forest resource revenue 266,900
Game and fish protection fund 2,064,200
Land exchange facilitation fund 32,200
Land sale revenue 45,400
Marine safety fund 39,200
Michigan geographic information system revenue 2,900
Michigan natural resources trust fund 900
Michigan state parks endowment fund 26,400
Michigan state waterways fund 303,500
Nongame wildlife fund 4,800
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 7,800
Park improvement fund 1,001,300 Publication revenue 500
Recreation improvement fund 4,200
Snowmobile registration fee revenue 4,100
Snowmobile trail improvement fund 30,400
State general fund/general purpose $ 1,227,900
Sec. 103. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
Full-time equated classified positions 235.7
Finance and operations services--143.7 FTE
positions $ 11,852,200 Internal audit--12.0 FTE positions 775,400 Office of information systems and technology--55.0
FTE positions 10,183,200
Human resources--17.0 FTE positions 1,510,800
Equal opportunity and legal services--8.0 FTE
positions 895,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 25,216,700 Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDT-interdivisional charges 381,400
IDG-MacMullan conference center revenue 13,400
IDG-engineering services to work orders 943,400
Federal revenues:
DOI-federal 116,300
Special revenue funds:
Aircraft fees 109,100
Automated license system revenue 418,900
Clean Michigan initiative fund 268,000
Delinquent property tax administration fund 47,300
Farmland and open space withdrawal fees 32,900
Forest resource revenue 1,117,500
Game and fish protection fund 8,505,300
Land exchange facilitation fund 73,100
Land sale revenue 105,800
Marine safety fund 234,700
Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment
fund 6,100
Michigan natural resources trust fund 744,100
Michigan state parks endowment fund 85,900
Michigan state waterways fund 1,418,700
Nongame wildlife fund 13,800
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 50,200
Park improvement fund 2,767,900
Publication revenue 107,200
Recreation improvement fund 24,700
Snowmobile registration fee revenue 63,400
Snowmobile trail improvement fund 75,900
Other restricted revenues 1,300
State general fund/general purpose $ 7,490,400
Sec. 104. DEPARTMENTAL OPERATION SUPPORT
Rent and building occupancy charges $ 2,594,000
Gifts and bequests 500,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 3,094,000 Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Private-gift revenues 500,000
Forest resource revenue 160,600
Game and fish protection fund 629,800
Land sale revenue 48,800
Marine safety fund 43,400
Michigan state waterways fund 211,800
Michigan natural resources trust fund 12,000
Snowmobile trail improvement fund 19,700
Park improvement fund 71,900
State general fund/general purpose $ 1,396,000
Sec. 105. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions 186.0
Wildlife management--177.0 FTE positions $ 17,191,900 Natural resources heritage--9.0 FTE positions 1,530,100 State game and wildlife area maintenance 750,000 Federal lands biological inventory 50,000 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 19,522,000 Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DOD-federal 50,000
DOI-federal 7,019,300
EPA-federal 52,800
Special revenue funds:
Private funds 108,400
Game and fish protection fund 8,703,100
Game and fish protection fund -- deer habitat
reserve 1,538,000
Game and fish protection fund -- turkey permit
fees 992,500
Game and fish protection fund -- waterfowl
fees 119,000
Nongame wildlife fund 550,900
State general fund/general purpose $ 388,000
Sec. 106. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions 229.0
Commercial fisheries--2.8 FTE positions $ 208,000
Recreational fisheries--15.0 FTE positions 1,794,900
Fish production--61.2 FTE positions 7,186,900
Fisheries resource management--150.0 FTE positions 13,291,700 Treaty waters management fund work project 138,200 Stream habitat improvement 1,214,600 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 23,834,300 Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DOE-federal 1,000
DOC-federal 45,300
DOI-federal 6,300,800
EPA-federal 140,100
IGLFC-federal 21,700
Special revenue funds:
Commercial fishing fee revenue 200
Game and fish protection fund 17,187,000
State general fund/general purpose $ 138,200
Sec. 107. PARKS AND RECREATION
Full-time equated classified positions 821.3
State parks--609.2 FTE positions $ 37,076,400 MacMullan conference center--7.0 FTE positions 1,355,900 Recreational boating--202.1 FTE positions 11,532,900 Michigan civilian conservation corps--3.0 FTE
positions 4,500,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 54,465,400 Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG-MacMullan conference center revenue 1,355,900
Federal revenues:
EPA-federal 101,900
Special revenue funds:
Private funds 274,200
Harbor development fund 236,700
Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment
fund 2,282,300
Michigan state parks endowment fund 4,656,100
Michigan state waterways fund 11,296,200
Park improvement fund 23,324,200 State general fund/general purpose $ 10,937,900 Sec. 108. MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK
Full-time equated classified positions 48.0
Mackinac Island park operation--23.0 FTE
positions $ 1,623,700 Historical facilities system--25.0 FTE
positions 1,781,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 3,404,800
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Airport and park operation fees 44,100
Mackinac Island state park fund 1,390,100
State general fund/general purpose $ 1,970,600
Sec. 109. FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions 339.0
Forest resource management--164.5 FTE
positions $ 19,981,100
Forest fire protection--141.5 FTE positions 10,497,400 Forest management initiative 1,100,000
Recreation and trails--33.0 FTE positions 4,611,400
Forest fire equipment 1,700,000
Cooperative resource programs 1,790,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 39,679,900 Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DAG-federal 1,518,700 EPA-federal 1,000
Special revenue funds:
Private funds 796,300
Aircraft fees 104,000
Forest camping fee revenue 1,252,000 Forest resource revenue 20,200,100 Game and fish protection fund 2,044,700 Marine safety fund 133,000 Michigan state waterways fund 363,700 Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 359,900 Recreation improvement fund 278,100 Shop fees 54,900 Snowmobile trail improvement fund 1,686,900 State general fund/general purpose $ 10,886,600 Sec. 110. LAND AND MINERAL SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions 76.0
Land records and tax reversion--15.3 FTE
positions $ 4,071,000 Minerals management--15.3 FTE positions 1,435,000 Land acquisition and exchange--16.2 FTE
positions 6,959,100
Resource mapping and aerial photography-22.2 FTE
positions 3,200,900
Farmland and open space preservation--7.0 FTE
positions 592,400
Abandoned mineshaft closures 350,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 16,608,400 Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG-land acquisition services to work orders 835,600
IDG-engineering services to work orders 129,900
Special revenue funds:
Air photo fees 1,579,100
Delinquent property tax administration fund 714,300
Farmland and open space withdrawal fees 592,400
Forest resource revenue 380,200
Game and fish protection fund 555,400
Land exchange facilitation fund 5,353,200
Land sale revenue 2,589,300
Michigan geographic information system revenue 173,200
Michigan natural resources trust fund 1,750,700
Michigan state parks endowment fund 347,400 Michigan state waterways fund 102,000
Park improvement fund 168,900
State general fund/general purpose $ 1,336,800
Sec. 111. LAW ENFORCEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions 281.5
General law enforcement--281.5 FTE positions $ 28,231,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 28,231,800 Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DOI-federal 802,600
DOT-federal 1,926,600
Special revenue funds:
Game and fish protection fund 17,698,100
Game and fish - wildlife resource protection
fund 1,058,600
Marine safety fund 1,274,200
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 726,400
Snowmobile registration fee revenue 352,900
State general fund/general purpose $ 4,392,400
Sec. 112. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES
Swamp and tax reverted lands $ 7,071,500
Purchased lands/open space payments 8,383,500
Commercial forest reserve 2,691,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 18,146,700
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Game and fish protection fund 1,807,300 Michigan state waterways fund 190,300 Michigan natural resources trust fund 590,000 State general fund/general purpose $ 15,559,100 Sec. 113. GRANTS
Grant to counties -- marine safety $ 3,230,000 Federal - land and water conservation fund
payments 1,000
Federal - forest stewardship grants 625,000
Federal - urban forestry grants 400,000
Federal - clean vessel act grants 175,000
Federal - rural community fire protection 100,000
Grants to communities-federal oil, gas, and
timber payments 3,450,000
Recreation improvement fund grants 1,100,000
Snowmobile local grants program 2,880,000
Snowmobile law enforcement grants 1,142,000
Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants 1,374,500
National recreational trails 1,850,000
Game and nongame wildlife fund grants 400,000
Inland fisheries resources grants 200,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 16,927,500 Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DAG-federal 1,125,000
DOI-federal 176,000
DOI-oil and gas royalty revenue 150,000
DOI-MMS, federal timber revenue 3,300,000
DOT-federal 1,800,000
Special revenue funds:
Private funds 50,000
Game and fish protection fund 300,000
Marine safety fund 3,230,000
Nongame wildlife fund 300,000
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 1,374,500
Recreation improvement fund 1,100,000 Snowmobile registration fee revenue 1,142,000 Snowmobile trail improvement fund 2,880,000 State general fund/general purpose $ 0
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 201. (1) Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending under part 1 for fiscal year 2000-2001 is $224,181,000.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government are as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Swamp and tax reverted lands $ 7,071,500
Purchased lands/open space payments 8,383,500
Commercial forest reserve 2,691,700
Cooperative resource programs 1,350,000
Grants to counties - marine safety 3,230,000
Snowmobile law enforcement 1,142,000
TOTAL $ 23,868,700
(2) If it appears to the principal executive officer of a department or branch that state spending to local units of government will be less than the amount that was projected to be expended for any quarter under subsection (1), the principal executive officer shall immediately give notice of the approximate shortfall to the state budget director, the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 202. The expenditures and funding sources authorized under this bill are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
Sec. 203. As used in this bill:
(a) "Commission" means the Michigan commission of natural resources.
(b) "DAG" means the United States department of Agriculture.
(c) "Department" means the Michigan department of natural resources.
(d) "DOC" means the United States department of commerce.
(e) "DOD" means the United States department of defense.
(f) "DOE" means the United States department of energy.
(g) "DOI" means the United States department of interior.
(h) "DOI-MMS" means DOI minerals management service.
(i) "DOT" means the United States department of transportation.
(j) "EPA" means the United States environmental protection agency.
(k) "FTE" means full-time equated.
(l) "IDG" means the interdepartmental grant.
(m) "IDT" means the intradepartmental transfer.
(n) "IGLFC" means international Great Lakes fish commission.
Sec. 204. (1) Beginning October 1, a hiring freeze is imposed on the state classified civil service. State departments and agencies are prohibited from hiring any new full-time state classified civil service employees and prohibited from filling any vacant state classified civil service positions. This hiring freeze does not apply to internal transfers of classified employees from one position to another within a department or to positions that are funded with 80% or more federal or restricted funds.
(2) The state budget director shall grant exceptions to
this hiring freeze when the state budget director believes that the hiring freeze will result in rendering a state department or agency unable to deliver basic services. The state budget director shall report by the 30TH of each month to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations the number of exceptions to the hiring freeze approved during the previous month and the reasons to justify the exception.
Sec. 205. The department of civil service shall bill departments and agencies at the end of the first fiscal quarter for the 1% charge authorized by section 5 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963. Payments shall be made for the total amount of the billing by the end of the second fiscal quarter.
Sec. 206. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in
part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this bill pursuant to section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this bill pursuant to section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this bill pursuant to section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this bill pursuant to section 393 (2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 207. The department shall provide the state budget director, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural
resources, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on restricted fund balance, projected revenues, and expenditures.
Sec. 208. The department shall continue to pilot the use of the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements in this bill. This may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement or it may include placement of reports on the Internet or on the Intranet. The appropriations subcommittee shall be notified in writing of the Internet/Intranet site of any such report.
Sec. 209. Sixty days before beginning any effort to privatize,
the department shall submit a complete project plan to the appropriate subcommittees of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the senate and house fiscal agencies. The plan shall include the criteria under which the privatization initiative will be evaluated. The evaluation shall be completed and submitted to the appropriate subcommittees of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the senate and house fiscal agencies within 30 months.
EXECUTIVE
Sec. 301. The appropriations in part 1 for the commission may be used for per diem payments to the members of commissions or committees for a full day of commission or committee work at which a quorum is present, for attending a hearing as authorized by the respective commission or committee, or for performing official business as authorized by each respective commission or committee. The per diem payment for members of the commission of natural resources shall be $75.00.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Sec. 401. The following are the estimated general purpose revenues available in the game and fish protection fund for the state fiscal year beginning October 1, 2000:
Projected balance from previous year $ 3,100,000
General purpose licenses 41,500,000
Game and fish protection trust fund interest and
earnings 4,000,000
Federal indirect revenue 1,400,000
Miscellaneous revenues 950,000
Total general purpose game and fish protection
fund $ 50,950,000
Sec. 402. Of the state general fund/general purpose resources appropriated in part 1 to administrative services, $2,210,000.00 is for the game and fish protection fund to provide senior citizen license fee reimbursement under section 43546 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.43546.
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Sec. 501. Of the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall reimburse the department of agriculture for costs incurred for indemnification payments for livestock losses caused by wolves under the animal industry act of 1987, 1988 PA 466, MCL 287.701 to 287.747.
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Sec. 601. The department shall not impede the certification process for water control structures on Michigan waterways. All certification conditions necessary for compliance with section
401 of title IV of the federal water pollution control act, chapter 758, 86 stat. 877, 33 U.S.C. 1341, that are required or requested by the department shall be paid for, by the department, from funds appropriated in part 1.
PARKS AND RECREATION
Sec. 701. The department may charge the appropriations contained in part 1, including all special maintenance and capital projects appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, for engineering services provided, a standard percentage fee to recover actual costs, and may use the revenue derived to support the engineering services charges provided for in part 1.
Sec. 702. In accordance with section 1902(2) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.1902, there is appropriated from the Michigan natural resources trust fund to the Michigan state parks endowment fund an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001.
FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Sec. 801. The commission may establish and collect fees for the processing of applications for the use of state forests that require extensive review. The fees shall cover the cost to the department of processing the applications. Any unexpended application fees for the use of state forests, along with any excess collections from
prior fiscal years, shall be carried over into subsequent fiscal years and shall be available for appropriation.
Sec. 802. Of the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall not allow the amount of timber marked for harvest to decrease below 855,000 cords or 60,000 treated acres provided that the department takes into consideration the impact of timber harvesting on wildlife habitat and recreation uses.
Sec. 803. The appropriation in part 1 for abandoned mine shaft closures shall be used to restrict access to or cap abandoned mine shafts in order of priority as determined by the department.
Sec. 804. With money received from the sale of timber on state land and appropriated in part 1, the department may employ an additional 20 full-time temporary employees to serve as firefighters for the 6-month period in which the risk of forest fires is the highest.
LAND AND MINERAL SERVICES
Sec. 901. The department may charge land acquisition project appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for prior fiscal years, a standard percentage fee to recover actual costs, and may use the revenue derived to support the land acquisition service charges provided for in part 1.
Sec. 902. The land sale fund is created. An amount equal to the cost of personal services, printing, postage, advertising, contractual
services, and facility rental associated with tax reverted lands shall be deducted from the sales and credited to the land sale fund.
GRANTS
Sec. 1001. The amount appropriated in part 1 for federal-rural community fire protection shall be awarded as grants to local fire protection departments. To be eligible, local fire protection departments shall be located in governmental units or fire protection districts with permanent populations of less than 10,000 and with 1,000 or more acres of publicly owned forested land.