HOUSE BILL No. 4804

 

June 4, 2003, Introduced by Rep. Shulman and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The management and budget act,"                                            

                                                                                

    by amending sections 353c, 353e, and 358 (MCL 18.1353c, 18.1353e,           

                                                                                

    and 18.1358), sections 353c and 358 as amended by 2002 PA 504 and           

                                                                                

    section 353e as amended by 1999 PA 8.                                       

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 353c.  (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30,                    

                                                                                

2   1995 only, there is appropriated from the fund to the general               

                                                                                

3   fund the sum of $59,500,000.00 to be used to pay the court                  

                                                                                

4   settlement amount for the department of natural resources in the            

                                                                                

5   matter of Miller Brothers, et al v State of Michigan, et al                 

                                                                                

6   (Court of Claims docket no. 88-11848-CM).                                   

                                                                                

7       (2) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995 only, there               

                                                                                

8   is appropriated from the fund to the general fund the sum of                

                                                                                

9   $875,000.00 to be used to pay the court settlement liquidated               

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   damages for the department of natural resources in the matter of            

                                                                                

2   Miller Brothers, et al v State of Michigan, et al (Court of                 

                                                                                

3   Claims docket no. 88-11848-CM).                                             

                                                                                

4       (3) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995 only, there               

                                                                                

5   is appropriated from the fund to the general fund the sum of                

                                                                                

6   $30,000,000.00 to be used to pay the court settlement and                   

                                                                                

7   purchase mineral rights for the department of natural resources             

                                                                                

8   in the matter of Carnagel Oil Associates, et al v State of                  

                                                                                

9   Michigan, et al (Court of Claims docket no. 88-11848-CC).                   

                                                                                

10      (4) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995 only, there               

                                                                                

11  is appropriated to the department of natural resources from the             

                                                                                

12  general fund $59,500,000.00.  This appropriation may only be used           

                                                                                

13  to pay the court settlement associated with the matter of Miller            

                                                                                

14  Brothers, et al v State of Michigan, et al (Court of Claims                 

                                                                                

15  docket no. 88-11848-CM).                                                    

                                                                                

16      (5) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995 only, there               

                                                                                

17  is appropriated to the department of natural resources from the             

                                                                                

18  general fund $875,000.00.  This appropriation may only be used to           

                                                                                

19  pay the court settlement liquidated damages associated with the             

                                                                                

20  matter of Miller Brothers, et al v State of Michigan, et al                 

                                                                                

21  (Court of Claims docket no. 88-11848-CM).                                   

                                                                                

22      (6) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995 only, there               

                                                                                

23  is appropriated to the department of natural resources from the             

                                                                                

24  general fund $30,000,000.00.  This appropriation may only be used           

                                                                                

25  to pay the court settlement and purchase mineral rights                     

                                                                                

26  associated with the matter of Carnagel Oil Associates, et al v              

                                                                                

27  State of Michigan, et al (Court of Claims docket                            


                                                                                

1   no. 88-11848-CC).  The payment authorized under this subsection             

                                                                                

2   shall be made on or before November 30, 1995.                               

                                                                                

3       (7) It is the intent of the legislature that money                          

                                                                                

4   appropriated from the fund to pay the court settlement and                  

                                                                                

5   liquidated damages associated with the matter of Miller Brothers,           

                                                                                

6   et al v State of Michigan, et al (Court of Claims docket                    

                                                                                

7   no. 88-11848-CM) be repaid to the fund from the Michigan                    

                                                                                

8   strategic fund created in the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984             

                                                                                

9   PA 270, MCL 125.2001 to 125.2093.                                           

                                                                                

10      (8) It is the intent of the legislature that money                          

                                                                                

11  appropriated from the fund to pay the court settlement and                  

                                                                                

12  purchase mineral rights associated with the matter of Carnagel              

                                                                                

13  Oil Associates, et al v State of Michigan, et al (Court of Claims           

                                                                                

14  docket no. 88-11848-CC) be repaid to the fund from the Michigan             

                                                                                

15  strategic fund created in the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984             

                                                                                

16  PA 270, MCL 125.2001 to 125.2093.                                           

                                                                                

17      (9) Following November 13, 1995, if the recipient of the                    

                                                                                

18  $59,500,000.00 appropriation pursuant to subsections (1) and (4)            

                                                                                

19  obtains, by lease, purchase, or otherwise, the mineral rights for           

                                                                                

20  the real property that was the subject of the court settlement              

                                                                                

21  referenced in this section, the state shall seek repayment of               

                                                                                

22  that portion of the $59,500,000.00 settlement that was not                  

                                                                                

23  attributed to the cost of the initial lease or to lawfully                  

                                                                                

24  accrued interest.                                                           

                                                                                

25      (10) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 only,                    

                                                                                

26  there is appropriated from the fund to the general fund the sum             

                                                                                

27  of $77,000,000.00.                                                          


                                                                                

1       (11) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 only, the                

                                                                                

2   state budget director, before the final accounting of state                 

                                                                                

3   revenues and expenditures is completed, shall calculate the                 

                                                                                

4   amount of funds that will be necessary to ensure a zero balance             

                                                                                

5   in the general fund/general purpose state budget at bookclosing.            

                                                                                

6   This calculation shall be made excluding any net general                    

                                                                                

7   fund/general purpose appropriation lapses that occur when the               

                                                                                

8   final accounting of state expenditures is completed.  For                   

                                                                                

9   purposes of this calculation, the closure or reduction of prior             

                                                                                

10  year work projects shall not be considered appropriation lapses.            

                                                                                

11  The state budget director shall provide a report to the house and           

                                                                                

12  senate appropriations committees and the house and senate fiscal            

                                                                                

13  agencies of this calculation as soon as it is completed.  Based             

                                                                                

14  on this calculation, there is appropriated from the fund to the             

                                                                                

15  general fund the amount calculated by the state budget director,            

                                                                                

16  not to exceed $200,000,000.00.                                              

                                                                                

17      (12) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002 only,                    

                                                                                

18  there is appropriated from the fund to the general fund the sum             

                                                                                

19  of $335,000,000.00.                                                         

                                                                                

20      (13) In addition to subsection (12), for the fiscal year                    

                                                                                

21  ending September 30, 2002 only, there is appropriated from the              

                                                                                

22  fund to the school aid fund the sum of $350,000,000.00.                     

                                                                                

23      (14) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002 only, the                

                                                                                

24  state budget director, before the final accounting of state                 

                                                                                

25  revenues and expenditures is completed, shall calculate the                 

                                                                                

26  amount of funds that will be necessary to ensure a zero balance             

                                                                                

27  in the general fund state budget at bookclosing.  This                      


                                                                                

1   calculation shall be made excluding $114,500,000.00.  The state             

                                                                                

2   budget director shall provide a report to the house and senate              

                                                                                

3   appropriations committees and the house and senate fiscal                   

                                                                                

4   agencies of this calculation as soon as it is completed.  Based             

                                                                                

5   on this calculation, there is appropriated from the fund to the             

                                                                                

6   general fund the amount calculated by the state budget director.            

                                                                                

7       (15) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003 only,                    

                                                                                

8   there is appropriated from the fund to the general fund the sum             

                                                                                

9   of $207,000,000.00.                                                         

                                                                                

10      (16) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003 only, the                

                                                                                

11  state budget director, before the final accounting of state                 

                                                                                

12  revenues and expenditures is completed, shall calculate the                 

                                                                                

13  amount of funds that will be necessary to ensure a zero balance             

                                                                                

14  in the state school aid fund at bookclosing.  This calculation              

                                                                                

15  shall take into account and shall not affect any proration that             

                                                                                

16  occurred for 2002-2003 under section 11(3) of the state school              

                                                                                

17  aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1611, as a result of the               

                                                                                

18  January 2003 consensus revenue estimating conference.  The state            

                                                                                

19  budget director shall provide a report to the house and senate              

                                                                                

20  appropriations committees and the house and senate fiscal                   

                                                                                

21  agencies of this calculation as soon as it is completed.  Based             

                                                                                

22  on this calculation, there is appropriated from the fund to the             

                                                                                

23  state school aid fund the amount calculated by the state budget             

                                                                                

24  director.  This appropriation is made to avoid any further                  

                                                                                

25  proration under section 11(3) of the state school aid act of                

                                                                                

26  1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1611, that would otherwise be required            

                                                                                

27  due to the shortfall in the state school aid fund for the fiscal            


                                                                                

1   year ending September 30, 2003 that was identified by the May               

                                                                                

2   2003 consensus revenue estimating conference.                               

                                                                                

3       Sec. 353e.  (1) Notwithstanding section 353, for the fiscal                 

                                                                                

4   year ending September 30, 1998, there is appropriated and                   

                                                                                

5   transferred from the fund to the state school aid fund the sum of           

                                                                                

6   $212,000,000.00 for the purpose of paying money damages to school           

                                                                                

7   districts and intermediate school districts who were plaintiffs             

                                                                                

8   in the consolidated cases known as Durant v State of Michigan,              

                                                                                

9   456 Mich 175, (1997).                                                       

                                                                                

10      (2) Notwithstanding section 353, for the fiscal year ending                 

                                                                                

11  September 30, 1999, there is appropriated and transferred from              

                                                                                

12  the fund to the state school aid fund the sum of $73,700,000.00             

                                                                                

13  for the purpose of making appropriations to school districts and            

                                                                                

14  intermediate school districts other than those described in                 

                                                                                

15  subsection (1).                                                             

                                                                                

16      (3) Notwithstanding section 353, for the fiscal year ending                 

                                                                                

17  September 30, 2000, for the fiscal year ending September 30,                

                                                                                

18  2001, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, for the                

                                                                                

19  fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, for the fiscal year ending           

                                                                                

20  September 30, 2004, for the fiscal year ending September 30,                

                                                                                

21  2005, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, for the                

                                                                                

22  fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for the fiscal year              

                                                                                

23  ending September 30, 2008, there is appropriated and transferred            

                                                                                

24  from the fund to the state school aid fund the sum of                       

                                                                                

25  $32,000,000.00 for the purpose of making appropriations to school           

                                                                                

26  districts and intermediate school districts other than those                

                                                                                

27  described in subsection (1).                                                


                                                                                

1       Sec. 358.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,                

                                                                                

2   the legislature may make an emergency appropriation from the fund           

                                                                                

3   subject to all of the following conditions:                                 

                                                                                

4       (a) The maximum appropriation from the fund for budget                      

                                                                                

5   stabilization as provided in section 352(2) has already been made           

                                                                                

6   for the current fiscal year.                                                

                                                                                

7       (b) The legislature has approved the emergency appropriations               

                                                                                

8   bill by a 2/3 majority vote of the members elected to and serving           

                                                                                

9   in each house.                                                              

                                                                                

10      (c) The emergency appropriations bill becomes law.                          

                                                                                

11      (2) The additional transfer from the fund may be made only                  

                                                                                

12  for the current fiscal year.                                                

                                                                                

13      (3) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, the                      

                                                                                

14  fiscal year ending September 30, 2002 and for each fiscal year              

                                                                                

15  beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 and                

                                                                                

16  ending with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, there is             

                                                                                

17  appropriated and transferred from the fund to the state trunk               

                                                                                

18  line fund established under section 11 of 1951 PA 51,                       

                                                                                

19  MCL 247.661, the sum of $35,000,000.00.                                     

                                                                                

20      (4) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, there is                 

                                                                                

21  appropriated and transferred from the fund to the state trunk               

                                                                                

22  line fund established under section 11 of 1951 PA 51,                       

                                                                                

23  MCL 247.661, the sum of $37,100,000.00.                                     

                                                                                

24      (5) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, an amount                

                                                                                

25  equal to the unreserved general fund/general purpose balance                

                                                                                

26  transferred to the fund for the fiscal year ending September 30,            

                                                                                

27  2000, but not to exceed $62,900,000.00, is appropriated and                 


                                                                                

1   transferred from the fund to the state trunk line fund                      

                                                                                

2   established under section 11 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.661.