FY 2006-07 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Summary: Enrolled Bill

House Bill 4494

Coordinator:  Kyle Jen

Executive*

House

Senate/Enrolled

Budget Area

Gross

GF/GP

Gross

GF/GP

Gross

GF/GP

Agriculture

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

Labor & Economic Growth

46,000

0

46,000

0

46,000

0

Natural Resources

7,500,000

2,370,000

7,500,000

2,370,000

7,500,000

2,370,000

TOTAL

$8,046,000

$2,870,000

$8,046,000

$2,870,000

$8,046,000

$2,870,000

*Reflects requests from letters of7/11/07,8/14/07,9/10/07, and9/18/07.

AGRICULTURE

1.  Bovine Tuberculosis Program

Provides an additional $500,000 in GF/GP spending authority for the Michigan Department of Agriculture's Bovine Tuberculosis Program to cover costs associated with the depopulation of a privately-owned deer herd.  The herd had been diagnosed with bovine TB in October 2006, and the herd was depopulated by the department in December 2006.  The department incurred approximately $67,500 in direct costs of depopulation, $17,000 in related staff costs, and $415,300 in potential indemnification payments to the owner of the deer herd, under provisions of the Animal Industry Act of 1988. (9/18/07 letter)

Gross

GF/GP

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

LABOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

2. Michigan Commission for the Blind

Allocates $46,000 from the proceeds of the sale of the formerMichiganSchool for the Blind to support the National Federation of the Blind forMichigan audio newspaper service which is administered by the Michigan Commission for the Blind. (7/11/07 letter)

Gross

Restricted

$46,000

46,000

$46,000

46,000

$46,000

46,000

NATURAL RESOURCES

3. SleeperLake Wildfire

Covers unanticipated expenses related to theSleeperLake wildfire in theUpper Peninsula.  Expenses are eligible for partial reimbursement from the Federal Government. (9/10/07 letter)

Gross

Federal

GF/GP

$7,500,000

5,130,000

$2,370,000

$7,500,000

5,130,000

$2,370,000

$7,500,000

5,130,000

$2,370,000

FY 2006-07 Boilerplate Items:

Executive

House

Senate/

Enrolled

NATURAL RESOURCES

Sec.  301. SleeperLake Wildfire

Appropriates $5,130,000 from the General Fund if the federal grant is not received before book closing. (9/10/07 letter)  House includes section, with maximum General fund amount specified and requirement that appropriations committees be notified.

Included

Included

Included

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Sec.  401.  HelpAmerica Vote Act

The bill reappropriates to the Department of State work project balances that would otherwise lapse at the end of FY 2007 related to appropriations made in FY 2003 to implement the federal Help America Vote Act (P.L. 107-252).  Funds are made available through HAVA for equipment replacement, the purchase of voting equipment for persons with disabilities, and the training of elections workers.  Public Act 39 of 2003 appropriated $16.7 million (Federal) and Public Act 173 of 2003 appropriated $49.8 million ($47.6 million Federal and $2.3 million GF/GP required as the state's 5% match).  According to the Department of State, the unexpended balance is $7.5 million ($7.5 million Federal and $21,000 GF/GP).   (8/14/07 letter)

Included

Included

Included

FY 2007-08 REPEALER

Section 724 of the 2007 PA 131 is repealed.   The section was mistakenly retained in the enrolled FY 2007-08 Human Services budget bill due to a drafting error.  It references a restructuring of juvenile justice medium and low security beds that was not part of the final funding decisions for the budget.

Not Included

Not Included

Included