AGRICULTURE

Summary: FY 2009-10

House Substitute for Senate Bill 237 (H-1)

Analyst: William E. Hamilton

		FY 2009-10	FY 2009-10	FY 2009-10	FY 2009-10	*Difference:* *House substitute* *From FY 2008-09 YTD*
	FY 2008-09 YTD	Executive	Senate	House	Enacted	*Amount*	%
IDG/IDT	$9,539,200	$435,700	$435,700	$685,700		($8,853,500)	(92.8)
Federal	17,366,900	14,231,100	14,231,100	15,531,100		(1,835,800)	(10.6)
Local	0	0	0	0		0	0.0
Private	237,200	243,200	243,200	243,200		6,000	2.5
Restricted	43,144,800	34,602,800	40,002,800	39,972,900		(3,171,900)	(6.2)
GF/GP	28,546,100	33,987,100	30,588,400	30,477,000		1,930,900	6.8
Gross	$98,834,200	$83,499,900	$86,427,800	$86,909,900		*($11,924,300)*	*(12.0)*
FTEs	600.5	597.5	597.5	597.5		(3.0)	(0.5)

Note: FY 2008-09 figures reflect supplementals and Executive Order (EO) actions throughJune 21, 2009.

Overview

The Department of Agriculture promotesMichigan agricultural products and protects the public from disease and unsanitary conditions in food production and handling; regulates product labeling and producer practices for dairy products, animals, and plants; and enforces consumer protection laws in food, standard weights/measures, animal health, plant pests, and diseases.

Budget Summary

The Executive budget for FY 2009-10 reflects elimination or reductions in several revenue sources, the most significant of these changes are: elimination of $9.2 million in State Services Fee Fund revenue; elimination of Upper Peninsula State Fair revenue; recognition of reductions in Agriculture Equine Industry Development Fund (AEIDF) revenue; continuing reductions in federal support for Emerald Ash Borer program; elimination of $8.9 millionIDG from the Department of Community Health for Local Health Department food service inspection programs; and $700,000 in proposed dairy inspection fees to offset $700,000 GF/GP reduction in Food and Dairy programs.

The House bill is $3.5 million Gross higher than the Executive, but is $3.5 million less in General Fund support.

The House bill includes $5.2 million in State Services Fee Fund revenue that had not been part of the Executive recommendation, to support county fair programs and the Office of Racing Commissioner. The House bill includes $8.8 million in appropriations from the AEIDF. The House substitute also recognizes an additional $1.3 million in federal USDA specialty crop grants.

New: The H-1 substitute would reduce Dairy and food safety fund revenue by $500,000 from the amount proposed in the Executive recommendation; recognizing only $200,000 from proposed additional dairy inspection fees. This reduction would be partially offset by an increase of $400,000 in General Fund revenue made available from the Agriculture Development line item. The General Fund reduction in Agriculture Development in turn would be offset throughIDG funding from the Michigan Department of Energy Labor and Economic Growth.

Major Budget Changes From FY 2008-09 YTD Appropriations	FY 2008-09 YTD	House Change From YTD
*1. Commissions and Boards* House appropriates $23,800; eliminates use of Upper Peninsula State Fair revenue as a fund source.	Gross Restricted GF/GP	$32,800 17,800 $15,000	($9,000) (9,000) $0
*2. Unclassified Positions* No change in gross appropriations, but replaces $160,500 State Services Fee Fund (SSFF) revenue with $90,000 from the Agriculture Equine Industry Development Fund (AEIDF) and $70,500 from GF/GP. The Senate had unrolled into three separate lines and reduced funding to $194,000.	FTEs Gross Restricted GF/GP	6.0 $319,000 160,500 $158,500	0.0 $0 (70,500) $70,500
*3. Executive Direction* House appropriates $985,800; replaces $73,800 SSFF revenue with GF/GP.	FTEs Gross Restricted GF/GP	10.0 $922,600 108,000 $814,600	0.0 $63,200 (71,500) $134,700
*4. Management Services* House appropriates $1,756,900; replaces $24,900 SSFF revenue with GF/GP.	FTEs Gross Restricted GF/GP	24.0 $1,575,800 136,500 $1,439,300	0.0 $181,100 (15,500) $196,600
*5. Agricultural Statistics* House appropriates $146,000; the Senate had eliminated GF/GP funding.	FTEs Gross Restricted GF/GP	1.0 $143,700 78,400 $65,300	0.0 $2,300 1,300 $1,000
*6. Emergency Management* House appropriates $737,400; retains $500,000 federal grant (new in current year) and 4.0 relatedFTE positions; replaces $243,300 SSFF revenue with GF/GP.	FTEs Gross Federal Restricted GF/GP	2.5 $743,300 500,000 243,300 $0	4.0 ($6,200) 0 (243,300) $237,100
*7. Internal Audit Services* Internal audit functions were transferred to the Department of Management and Budget/State Budget Office in 2009. The Executive budget would transfer funding to the DMB budget in FY 2009-10. The House concurs.	Gross GF/GP	$263,700 $263,700	($263,700) ($263,700)
*8. Departmentwide –Rent and Building Occupancy* Executive Order 2008-21 reduced current year GF/GP funding by $240,000; Executive Order 2009-22 eliminated all GF/GP funding in the line. These baseline reductions are absorbed by other department program areas – actual building occupancy costs total $1.38 million. The House appropriations $421,200. The House replaces $313,500 SSFF revenue with $53,400 AEIDF; the Senate retains SSFF revenue and does not include AEIDF support.	Gross Federal Restricted GF/GP	$718,300 185,400 532,900 $0	($297,100) (32,000) (265,200) $100
*9. Food and Dairy –Food Safety and Quality Assurance* House appropriates $12,639,600; reflects anticipated additional federal grant revenue. Executive had proposed to offset a $700,000 reduction in GF/GP support with milk inspection fee revenue generated from a proposed alternative inspection fee. The H-1 substitute would reduce Dairy and food safety fund revenue by $500,000 from the amount proposed in the Executive recommendation; recognizing only $200,000 from proposed additional dairy inspection fees. This reduction would be partially offset by an increase of $400,000 in General Fund revenue made available from the Agriculture Development line item. The General Fund reduction in Agriculture Development in turn would be offset throughIDG funding from the Michigan Department of Energy Labor and Economic Growth. Line item represents the largest share of GF/GP funding in this budget.	FTEs Gross Federal Restricted GF/GP	115.0 $12,748,000 557,400 2,988,800 $9,201,800	0.0 ($108,400) (86,900) 250,300 ($271,800)
*10. Food and Dairy – Local Public Health Program* House adopts the Executive recommendation and eliminates the line item and relatedIDG funding, which are simply placeholders used to recognize the Department's oversight role in local public health department food service inspection program. Elimination of the line will not affect the Department's oversight role or local public health agencies' food service inspection programs which are funded in the Department of Community Health budget.	Gross IDG	$8,878,700 8,878,700	($8,878,700) (8,878,700)
*11. Animal Industry –Animal Heath and Disease Response* House appropriates $8,681,500; adopts Executive proposal to -up Animal Health and Welfare and Bovine Tuberculosis into a single Animal Health and Disease Response line item. [The 2008-09 YTD column also combines the two lines for comparison purposes.] Appropriation recognizes eliminates $787,000 AEIDF, and $1,466,800 in SSFF revenue. The Senate includes $75,000IDG related to cervid fee revenue not recognized in the House.	FTEs Gross Federal Restricted GF/GP	70.0 $10,162,400 1,765,100 2,360,700 $6,036,600	0.0 ($1,480,900) (513,900) (2,252,700) $1,285,700
*12. Pesticide and PlantPest* Management** – PPPM House appropriates $8,681,500; recognizes anticipated increase in federal grant revenue.	FTEs Gross Federal Private Restricted GF/GP	110.0 $11,923,000 2,447,700 148,000 5,165,100 $4,162,200	0.0 $6,000 101,900 4,600 46,700 ($147,200)
*13. Emerald Ash Borer Program* Appropriation of $3.0 million reflects continuing reduction in federal support for thisprogram;appropriationhadbeenas much as $25.0 million in FYs 2003-04 and 2004-05.	FTEs Gross Federal	24.5 $5,191,400 5,191,400	0.0 ($2,157,200) (2,157,200)
*14. Environmental Stewardship* House appropriates $2,197,700; reducesIDG funding to reflect actual anticipatedIDG support.	FTEs Gross IDG Federal Restricted GF/GP	27.0 $2,606,500 268,600 276,500 49,800 $2,011,600	0.0 ($408,900) (174,800) (237,000) 600 $2,300
*15. Groundwater/Freshwater Protection Program* House appropriates $5,255,100; reduces federal funding to reflect actual anticipated revenue. Restricted revenue from Freshwater protection fund.	FTEs Gross Federal Restricted	15.0 $5,472,500 467,800 5,004,700	0.0 ($217,400) (252,300) 34,900
*16. Technical Assistance Match* Line item supports technicians, working out of local conservation districts, who assist farmers and landowners in completing federally-funded Natural Resources Conservation Service contracts. House does not include.	Gross GF/GP	$252,600 $252,600	($252,600) ($252,600)
*17. Local Conservation Districts* Reduces state support to $300,000 GF/GP. The Senate did not include.	Gross GF/GP	$458,400 $458,400	($158,400) ($158,400)
*18. Aquifer Protection Program* EliminatesIDG grant funding from the Department of Environmental Quality.	Gross IDG	$50,000 50,000	($50,000) (50,000)
*19. Water Withdrawal Assessment Program* Eliminates this line item that was new in the current year budget.	Gross GF/GP	$130,000 $130,000	($130,000) ($130,000)
*20. Laboratory Services* House appropriates $5,993,100; replaces $519,700 SSFF revenue with AEIDF. The Senate retains SSFF funding.	FTEs Gross IDG Federal Restricted GF/GP	63.0 $6,218,800 189,100 916,200 2,276,400 $2,837,100	0.0 ($285,700) 0 0 54,200 ($339,900)
*21. Consumer Protection Program* Supports motor fuel quality, weights and measures, and metrology laboratory. Restricted revenue from Gasoline inspection and testing fees, Refined petroleum fund, and Weights and measures regulatory fees. Increase reflects economic adjustments.	FTEs Gross Restricted GF/GP	51.0 $5,135,200 5,134,800 $400	0.0 $101,700 102,100 ($400)
*22. Agriculture Development* House appropriates $2,227,100; replaces $350,700 SSFF revenue with GF/GP. Recognizes new $1.3 million federal specialty crop block grant. The H-1 substitute reduced GF/GP support by $400,000 from the Executive recommendation, offset throughIDG funding from the Michigan Department of Energy Labor and Economic Growth.	FTEs Gross IDG Private Federal Restricted GF/GP	6.0 $1,072,000 0 10,800 275,200 606,400 $179,600	0.0 $1,155,100 400,000 100 1,304,100 (346,900) ($202,200)
*23.* *Michigan* *Agricultural Surplus System (Food Bank)* Retains current-year funding but replacesIDG with GF/GP funding	Gross IDG GF/GP	$630,500 150,000 $480,500	$0 (150,000) $150,000
*24.* *Upper Peninsula* *State* *Fair* Executive Order 2009-4 would abolish the Upper Peninsula State Fair as a Type II agency within the department; the House concurs with the Executive and eliminates the state appropriation.	FTEs Gross Restricted	6.0 $1,372,600 1,372,600	(6.0) ($1,372,600) (1,372,600)
*25. Horse Racing and Producer Security* Current year funding includes $1,011,100 SSFF revenue, replaced in proposed budget with $683,800 AEIDF and $301,000 GF/GP.	FTEs Gross Restricted GF/GP	9.5 $1,154,600 1,154,600 $0	0.0 $14,300 (286,700) $301,000
*26. Premiums – County and State Fairs* House/Senate retain support for fair awards and premiums – funded entirely from State Services Fee Fund revenue in the current year budget.	Gross Restricted	$147,200 147,200	$1,228,200 1,228,200
*27.* *Building* *and Track Improvements* House/Senate add support for this line – funded entirely from State Services Fee Fund revenue in the current year budget.	Gross Restricted	$0 0	$480,000 480,000
*28. Horse Industry Programs* House concurs with Senate in appropriation of AEIDF revenue for horse racing programs. The Executive recommends only $3.1 million for these programs. FY 09 FY 10 House Purses & supplements-fairs/licensed tracks 1,370,000 1,839,400 Licensed tracks - light horse racing 117,000 102,500 Standardbred (SB) breeders' awards 969,000 752,100 SB purses/supplements-licensed tracks 1,789,300 1,388,800 SB sire stakes 810,000 628,600 Thoroughbred sire stakes 830,000 644,200 SB training and stabling 36,000 27,900 Thoroughbred program 835,500 1,862,800 Thoroughbred owners' awards 124,000 96,300 Distribution of outstanding winning tickets 700,000 543,300 Total $7,580,800 $7,885,900	Gross Restricted	$7,580,800 7,580,800	$305,100 305,100
*29. Office of Racing Commissioner* The Executive recommends funding this line with AEIDF. The Senate uses SSSF. The House bill includes $100 point of difference in fund sources.	FTEs Gross Restricted	30.0 $2,579,500 2,579,500	0.0 $120,500 120,500
*30. Information Technology* Economic increases of $38,800; eliminates Upper Peninsula State Fair revenue as fund source ($900); recognizes costs of Microsoft upgrades, $86,200; and One-stop permit portal, $74,900. Replaces $1,063,500 SSFF revenue with GF/GP.	Gross IDG Restricted GF/GP	$1,435,700 2,800 1,296,700 $136,200	$283,200 0 (887,200) $1,170,400
*31. Capital Outlay–Farmland/Open Space Development Acquisition* Retains current year funding and funds sources. State restricted funds in line are from Agriculture Preservation Fund.	Gross Federal Restricted	$3,750,000 1,250,000 2,500,000	$0 0 0
*32. Economics* Recognizes $1.4 million (net) for economic increases: $1,470,800 for employee economics; $38,800 for information technology; and a $91,200 reduction in building occupancy charges.	Gross IDG Federal Private Restricted GF/GP	N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A	$1,418,400 1,300 166,700 6,000 492,700 $751,700

Major Budget Changes From FY 2008-09 YTD Appropriations

FY 2008-09 YTD

House

Change

From YTD

1. Commissions and Boards

House appropriates $23,800; eliminates use of Upper Peninsula State Fair revenue as a fund source.

Gross

Restricted

GF/GP

$32,800

17,800

$15,000

($9,000)

(9,000)

2. Unclassified Positions

No change in gross appropriations, but replaces $160,500 State Services Fee Fund (SSFF) revenue with $90,000 from the Agriculture Equine Industry Development Fund (AEIDF) and $70,500 from GF/GP.

The Senate had unrolled into three separate lines and reduced funding to $194,000.

FTEs

Gross

Restricted

GF/GP

6.0

$319,000

160,500

$158,500

0.0

(70,500)

$70,500

3. Executive Direction

House appropriates $985,800; replaces $73,800 SSFF revenue with GF/GP.

FTEs

Gross

Restricted

GF/GP

10.0

$922,600

108,000

$814,600

0.0

$63,200

(71,500)

$134,700

4. Management Services

House appropriates $1,756,900; replaces $24,900 SSFF revenue with GF/GP.

FTEs

Gross

Restricted

GF/GP

24.0

$1,575,800

136,500

$1,439,300

0.0

$181,100

(15,500)

$196,600

5. Agricultural Statistics

House appropriates $146,000; the Senate had eliminated GF/GP funding.

FTEs

Gross

Restricted

GF/GP

1.0

$143,700

78,400

$65,300

0.0

$2,300

1,300

$1,000

6. Emergency Management

House appropriates $737,400; retains $500,000 federal grant (new in current year) and 4.0 relatedFTE positions; replaces $243,300 SSFF revenue with GF/GP.

FTEs

Gross

Federal

Restricted

GF/GP

2.5

$743,300

500,000

243,300

4.0

($6,200)

(243,300)

$237,100

7. Internal Audit Services

Internal audit functions were transferred to the Department of Management and Budget/State Budget Office in 2009. The Executive budget would transfer funding to the DMB budget in FY 2009-10. The House concurs.

Gross

GF/GP

$263,700

$263,700

($263,700)

($263,700)

8. Departmentwide –Rent and Building Occupancy

Executive Order 2008-21 reduced current year GF/GP funding by $240,000; Executive Order 2009-22 eliminated all GF/GP funding in the line. These baseline reductions are absorbed by other department program areas – actual building occupancy costs total $1.38 million.

The House appropriations $421,200. The House replaces $313,500 SSFF revenue with $53,400 AEIDF; the Senate retains SSFF revenue and does not include AEIDF support.

Gross

Federal

Restricted

GF/GP

$718,300

185,400

532,900

($297,100)

(32,000)

(265,200)

$100

9. Food and Dairy –Food Safety and Quality Assurance

House appropriates $12,639,600; reflects anticipated additional federal grant revenue. Executive had proposed to offset a $700,000 reduction in GF/GP support with milk inspection fee revenue generated from a proposed alternative inspection fee.

The H-1 substitute would reduce Dairy and food safety fund revenue by $500,000 from the amount proposed in the Executive recommendation; recognizing only $200,000 from proposed additional dairy inspection fees. This reduction would be partially offset by an increase of $400,000 in General Fund revenue made available from the Agriculture Development line item. The General Fund reduction in Agriculture Development in turn would be offset throughIDG funding from the Michigan Department of Energy Labor and Economic Growth.

Line item represents the largest share of GF/GP funding in this budget.

FTEs

Gross

Federal

Restricted

GF/GP

115.0

$12,748,000

557,400

2,988,800

$9,201,800

0.0

($108,400)

(86,900)

250,300

($271,800)

10. Food and Dairy – Local Public Health Program

House adopts the Executive recommendation and eliminates the line item and relatedIDG funding, which are simply placeholders used to recognize the Department's oversight role in local public health department food service inspection program. Elimination of the line will not affect the Department's oversight role or local public health agencies' food service inspection programs which are funded in the Department of Community Health budget.

Gross

IDG

$8,878,700

8,878,700

($8,878,700)

(8,878,700)

11. Animal Industry –Animal Heath and Disease Response

House appropriates $8,681,500; adopts Executive proposal to -up Animal Health and Welfare and Bovine Tuberculosis into a single Animal Health and Disease Response line item. [The 2008-09 YTD column also combines the two lines for comparison purposes.]

Appropriation recognizes eliminates $787,000 AEIDF, and $1,466,800 in SSFF revenue.

The Senate includes $75,000IDG related to cervid fee revenue not recognized in the House.

FTEs

Gross

Federal

Restricted

GF/GP

70.0

$10,162,400

1,765,100

2,360,700

$6,036,600

0.0

($1,480,900)

(513,900)

(2,252,700)

$1,285,700

12. Pesticide and PlantPest Management – PPPM

House appropriates $8,681,500; recognizes anticipated increase in federal grant revenue.

FTEs

Gross

Federal Private

Restricted

GF/GP

110.0

$11,923,000

2,447,700

148,000

5,165,100

$4,162,200

0.0

$6,000

101,900

4,600

46,700

($147,200)

13. Emerald Ash Borer Program

Appropriation of $3.0 million reflects continuing reduction in federal support for thisprogram;appropriationhadbeenas much as $25.0 million in FYs 2003-04 and 2004-05.

FTEs

Gross

Federal

24.5

$5,191,400

5,191,400

0.0

($2,157,200)

(2,157,200)

14. Environmental Stewardship

House appropriates $2,197,700; reducesIDG funding to reflect actual anticipatedIDG support.

FTEs

Gross

IDG

Federal

Restricted

GF/GP

27.0

$2,606,500

268,600

276,500

49,800

$2,011,600

0.0

($408,900)

(174,800)

(237,000)

600

$2,300

15. Groundwater/Freshwater Protection Program

House appropriates $5,255,100; reduces federal funding to reflect actual anticipated revenue. Restricted revenue from Freshwater protection fund.

FTEs

Gross

Federal

Restricted

15.0

$5,472,500

467,800

5,004,700

0.0

($217,400)

(252,300)

34,900

16. Technical Assistance Match

Line item supports technicians, working out of local conservation districts, who assist farmers and landowners in completing federally-funded Natural Resources Conservation Service contracts. House does not include.

Gross

GF/GP

$252,600

$252,600

($252,600)

($252,600)

17. Local Conservation Districts

Reduces state support to $300,000 GF/GP. The Senate did not include.

Gross

GF/GP

$458,400

$458,400

($158,400)

($158,400)

18. Aquifer Protection Program

EliminatesIDG grant funding from the Department of Environmental Quality.

Gross

IDG

$50,000

50,000

($50,000)

(50,000)

19. Water Withdrawal Assessment Program

Eliminates this line item that was new in the current year budget.

Gross

GF/GP

$130,000

$130,000

($130,000)

($130,000)

20. Laboratory Services

House appropriates $5,993,100; replaces $519,700 SSFF revenue with AEIDF. The Senate retains SSFF funding.

FTEs

Gross

IDG

Federal

Restricted

GF/GP

63.0

$6,218,800

189,100

916,200

2,276,400

$2,837,100

0.0

($285,700)

54,200

($339,900)

21. Consumer Protection Program

Supports motor fuel quality, weights and measures, and metrology laboratory. Restricted revenue from Gasoline inspection and testing fees, Refined petroleum fund, and Weights and measures regulatory fees. Increase reflects economic adjustments.

FTEs

Gross

Restricted

GF/GP

51.0

$5,135,200

5,134,800

$400

0.0

$101,700

102,100

($400)

22. Agriculture Development

House appropriates $2,227,100; replaces $350,700 SSFF revenue with GF/GP. Recognizes new $1.3 million federal specialty crop block grant.

The H-1 substitute reduced GF/GP support by $400,000 from the Executive recommendation, offset throughIDG funding from the Michigan Department of Energy Labor and Economic Growth.

FTEs

Gross

IDG

Private

Federal

Restricted

GF/GP

6.0

$1,072,000

10,800

275,200

606,400

$179,600

0.0

$1,155,100

400,000

100

1,304,100

(346,900)

($202,200)

23. Michigan Agricultural Surplus System (Food Bank)

Retains current-year funding but replacesIDG with GF/GP funding

Gross

IDG

GF/GP

$630,500

150,000

$480,500

(150,000)

$150,000

24. Upper Peninsula State Fair

Executive Order 2009-4 would abolish the Upper Peninsula State Fair as a Type II agency within the department; the House concurs with the Executive and eliminates the state appropriation.

FTEs

Gross

Restricted

6.0

$1,372,600

1,372,600

(6.0)

($1,372,600)

(1,372,600)

25. Horse Racing and Producer Security

Current year funding includes $1,011,100 SSFF revenue, replaced in proposed budget with $683,800 AEIDF and $301,000 GF/GP.

FTEs

Gross

Restricted

GF/GP

9.5

$1,154,600

1,154,600

0.0

$14,300

(286,700)

$301,000

26. Premiums – County and State Fairs

House/Senate retain support for fair awards and premiums – funded entirely from State Services Fee Fund revenue in the current year budget.

Gross

Restricted

$147,200

147,200

$1,228,200

1,228,200

27. Building and Track Improvements

House/Senate add support for this line – funded entirely from State Services Fee Fund revenue in the current year budget.

Gross

Restricted

$480,000

480,000

28. Horse Industry Programs

House concurs with Senate in appropriation of AEIDF revenue for horse racing programs. The Executive recommends only $3.1 million for these programs.

FY 09 FY 10 House

Purses & supplements-fairs/licensed tracks 1,370,000 1,839,400

Licensed tracks - light horse racing 117,000 102,500

Standardbred (SB) breeders' awards 969,000 752,100

SB purses/supplements-licensed tracks 1,789,300 1,388,800

SB sire stakes 810,000 628,600

Thoroughbred sire stakes 830,000 644,200

SB training and stabling 36,000 27,900

Thoroughbred program 835,500 1,862,800

Thoroughbred owners' awards 124,000 96,300

Distribution of outstanding winning tickets 700,000 543,300

Total $7,580,800 $7,885,900

Gross

Restricted

$7,580,800

7,580,800

$305,100

305,100

29. Office of Racing Commissioner

The Executive recommends funding this line with AEIDF. The Senate uses SSSF. The House bill includes $100 point of difference in fund sources.

FTEs

Gross

Restricted

30.0

$2,579,500

2,579,500

0.0

$120,500

120,500

30. Information Technology

Economic increases of $38,800; eliminates Upper Peninsula State Fair revenue as fund source ($900); recognizes costs of Microsoft upgrades, $86,200; and One-stop permit portal, $74,900. Replaces $1,063,500 SSFF revenue with GF/GP.

Gross

IDG

Restricted

GF/GP

$1,435,700

2,800

1,296,700

$136,200

$283,200

(887,200)

$1,170,400

31. Capital Outlay–Farmland/Open Space Development Acquisition

Retains current year funding and funds sources. State restricted funds in line are from Agriculture Preservation Fund.

Gross

Federal

Restricted

$3,750,000

1,250,000

2,500,000

32. Economics

Recognizes $1.4 million (net) for economic increases: $1,470,800 for employee economics; $38,800 for information technology; and a $91,200 reduction in building occupancy charges.

Gross

IDG

Federal

Private

Restricted

GF/GP

N/A

N/A

$1,418,400

1,300

166,700

6,000

492,700

$751,700

Major Boilerplate Changes From FY 2008-09
**Sec. 212. Indemnification Payments– MODIFIED** House does not include subsection (2) which authorizes Department to indemnify for livestock killed by wolves, coyotes, or cougars and to expend funds received from Department of Natural Resources.
**Sec. 228. Contingency Appropriations– RETAINED** Includes $5.0 million federal, $6.0 million state restricted, and $100,000 each local and private.
**Sec. 225. Agriculture and Livestock Education Pavilion –RETAINED** Indicates legislative intent that Department explore opportunities to expand facilities and size of MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education.
*Sec. 231. Management Service – NOT INCLUDED* Establishes baseline level of direct service Department employees.
*Sec. 232. Implement Continuous Improvements – NOT INCLUDED* Requires report by Department director on continuous improvement.
New section: Sec. 236. All appropriations in part 1 from the agriculture equine industry development fund shall be spent for equine-related purposes.
New section: Sec. 237. Not later thanSeptember 30, 2010, the department shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the office of the state budget, the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
**Sec. 401. Restaurant Inspection and Licensing –RETAINED** Requires Department to monitor restaurant inspection/licensing activities conducted by locals and report to Legislature.
*Sec. 407. Carry Forward for Food and Dairy E-inspector Program– NOT INCLUDED* Directs that funds from FY 2007-08 budget not lapse, but be carried forward as a work project for the e-inspector program
*Sec. 460. [Senate Bill] Aquaculture – NOT INCLUDED* House does not include new directive from Senate bill prohibiting reductions in Acquaculture program.
**Sec. 604. Local Soil Conservation Districts– MODIFIED** Sets limit of $11,605 per local conservation district.
*Sec. 605. Technical Assistance Match– NOT INCLUDED* House does not include line item or related boilerplate.
New section: Sec. 609. From the funds appropriated in section 107 for environmental stewardship, not less than $700,000.00 shall be expended for inspection and licensing activities related to migrant labor housing. The department shall work with the agriculture industry to identify means and methods of sustaining the migrant labor housing inspection program.
**Sec. 805. Agriculture Equine Fund Prorated Reductions– RETAINED** Requires that department make proportionate reductions in all appropriations from the AEIDF if revenue falls.
*Sec. 812. [Senate Bill] Agriculture Equine Fund Payments– NOT INCLUDED* House does not included new section from Senate bill referencing "timely payments."
*Sec. 901. Criminal Activity Information Rewards– NOT INCLUDED* Allows racing commissioner to pay rewards up to $5,800 to individuals who provide information on criminal activity involving the horse racing industry.
*Sec. 902. Thoroughbred Program Escrow– NOT INCLUDED* Provides for "escrowing" of funds for thoroughbred program.
*Sec. 903. [Senate Bill] Administrative Rule Notice– NOT INCLUDED* House does not included new section from Senate bill requiring additional notice of intent to file administrative rules.
New section: Sec. 904. It is the intent of the legislature that the office of racing commissioner no longer be designated as a type I agency and be administered as part of the department for budgetary savings.
New section: Sec. 215. House adds new transparency language.
New section: Sec. 238. House adds newFTE report.

Major Boilerplate Changes From FY 2008-09

Sec. 212. Indemnification Payments– MODIFIED

House does not include subsection (2) which authorizes Department to indemnify for livestock killed by wolves, coyotes, or cougars and to expend funds received from Department of Natural Resources.

Sec. 228. Contingency Appropriations– RETAINED

Includes $5.0 million federal, $6.0 million state restricted, and $100,000 each local and private.

Sec. 225. Agriculture and Livestock Education Pavilion –RETAINED

Indicates legislative intent that Department explore opportunities to expand facilities and size of MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education.

Sec. 231. Management Service – NOT INCLUDED

Establishes baseline level of direct service Department employees.

Sec. 232. Implement Continuous Improvements – NOT INCLUDED

Requires report by Department director on continuous improvement.

New section:

Sec. 236. All appropriations in part 1 from the agriculture equine industry development fund shall be spent for equine-related purposes.

New section:

Sec. 237. Not later thanSeptember 30, 2010, the department shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the office of the state budget, the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

Sec. 401. Restaurant Inspection and Licensing –RETAINED

Requires Department to monitor restaurant inspection/licensing activities conducted by locals and report to Legislature.

Sec. 407. Carry Forward for Food and Dairy E-inspector Program– NOT INCLUDED

Directs that funds from FY 2007-08 budget not lapse, but be carried forward as a work project for the e-inspector program

Sec. 460. [Senate Bill] Aquaculture – NOT INCLUDED

House does not include new directive from Senate bill prohibiting reductions in Acquaculture program.

Sec. 604. Local Soil Conservation Districts– MODIFIED

Sets limit of $11,605 per local conservation district.

Sec. 605. Technical Assistance Match– NOT INCLUDED

House does not include line item or related boilerplate.

New section:

Sec. 609. From the funds appropriated in section 107 for environmental stewardship, not less than $700,000.00 shall be expended for inspection and licensing activities related to migrant labor housing. The department shall work with the agriculture industry to identify means and methods of sustaining the migrant labor housing inspection program.

Sec. 805. Agriculture Equine Fund Prorated Reductions– RETAINED

Requires that department make proportionate reductions in all appropriations from the AEIDF if revenue falls.

Sec. 812. [Senate Bill] Agriculture Equine Fund Payments– NOT INCLUDED

House does not included new section from Senate bill referencing "timely payments."

Sec. 901. Criminal Activity Information Rewards– NOT INCLUDED

Allows racing commissioner to pay rewards up to $5,800 to individuals who provide information on criminal activity involving the horse racing industry.

Sec. 902. Thoroughbred Program Escrow– NOT INCLUDED

Provides for "escrowing" of funds for thoroughbred program.

Sec. 903. [Senate Bill] Administrative Rule Notice– NOT INCLUDED

House does not included new section from Senate bill requiring additional notice of intent to file administrative rules.

New section:

Sec. 904. It is the intent of the legislature that the office of racing commissioner no longer be designated as a type I agency and be administered as part of the department for budgetary savings.

New section:

Sec. 215. House adds new transparency language.

New section:

Sec. 238. House adds newFTE report.