FY 2013-14 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BUDGET S.B. 195: GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION
Senate Bill 195 (as introduced) Vehicle for Governor’s Recommendation line items is House Bill 4328
Committee: Appropriations
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FY 2012-13 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation................................. |
$432,329,900 |
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1. Wetlands Program. The Governor included GF/GP funding for the operations of this program. $600,000 of this amount would be one-time. Funding had previously come from other one-time funding and restricted funds that are no longer available. |
1,600,000 |
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2. Surface Water State Match. The Governor included GF/GP funding to draw down available Federal revenue at a 1:1 rate. |
200,000 |
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3. Office of the Great Lakes Fund Shift. The Governor included $500,000 in GF/GP funding to replace restricted funds that are no longer available. |
0 |
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4. Strategic Water Quality Initiatives Fund. The Governor included $97.0 million for grants and loans to municipalities for sewer upgrades and $3.0 million for wetland mitigation banks. Revenue would come from bond issues under Proposal 2 of 2002. |
100,000,000 |
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5. Hazardous Waste Management Fee Increase. The Governor included revenue from an increase in hazardous waste management fees. The fees would generate approximately $2.5 million annually. Additional appropriation authority is not necessary as the fees have been historically over-appropriated and existing appropriations are sufficient. |
0 |
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6. Hazardous Waste Management One-Time Funding. The Governor included one-time GF/GP revenue to maintain the current Hazardous Waste Management program. |
400,000 |
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7. Refined Petroleum Product Cleanup Program. The Governor included an additional $2.5 million from the Refined Petroleum Fund for this program. This revenue is currently used in the Treasury budget and would be replaced by GF/GP. |
2,500,000 |
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8. Move Storage Tank Programs to LARA. The Governor recommended implementation of Executive Order 2012-14, which moved the storage tank programs from DEQ to LARA. |
(4,925,700) |
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9. Revenue Adjustments. The Governor made technical adjustments to various Federal, restricted and IDG appropriations to reflect anticipated levels of revenue. |
(12,107,600) |
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10. Remove One-Time Appropriations. The Governor removed FY 2012-13 one-time appropriations. Also removed were ongoing appropriations for Brownfield grants, the MiWaters computer system upgrade, and the Wickes TCE plume site. |
(13,449,200) |
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11. Information Technology Upgrades. The Governor included funding for improvements to the Department's internet and wireless bandwidth. |
90,300 |
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12. Economic Adjustments. Includes $715,300 Gross and $89,800 GF/GP for OPEB and $4,815,800 Gross and $657,800 GF/GP for other economic adjustments. |
5,531,100 |
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$79,838,900 |
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FY 2013-14 Governor's Recommendation................................................... |
$512,168,800 |
The changes show the differences between the schedule of programs proposed by the Governor and the prior-year line items.
FY 2013-14 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS
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Changes from FY 2012-13 Year-to-Date: |
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1. Civil Service Charges. The Governor removed a section requiring the Department to pay 1% Civil Service charges. (Sec. 204) |
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2. Internet Reporting. The Governor removed a section requiring the Department to use the Internet to fulfill reporting requirements. (Sec. 205) |
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3. IT Work Projects. The Governor removed a section establishing IT appropriations as work projects. (Sec. 206) |
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4. Report Retention. The Governor removed a section requiring the Department to abide by State and Federal guidelines for record retention. (Sec. 207) |
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5. IT User Fees. The Governor removed a section requiring the Department to pay IT user fees. (Sec. 207) |
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6. Buy American. The Governor removed a section prohibiting the purchase of foreign goods. (Sec. 210) |
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7. Deprived/Depressed Communities. The Governor removed a section requiring the Director to encourage companies in deprived and depressed communities to compete for contracts. (Sec. 211) |
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8. Disciplinary Action. The Governor removed a section prohibiting disciplinary action from being taken against employees who communicate with the Legislature. (Sec. 212) |
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9. Small Business Rules. The Governor removed a section prohibiting rules that have a disproportionate impact on small businesses. (Sec. 213) |
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10. Office Consolidation. The Governor removed a section requiring the Department to cooperate with the office consolidation plan. (Sec. 218) |
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11. FTE Reports. The Governor removed reports on the number of funded FTEs in the Department. (Sec. 223 & 224) |
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12. Permit Application Status Tool Report. The Governor removed a report on the permit application status tracking tool. (Sec. 227) |
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13. Customer Satisfaction Report. The Governor removed a report on the customer satisfaction program. (Sec. 228) |
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14. Expedited Permit Program Report. The Governor removed a report on this program. (Sec. 229) |
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15. Principal Measurable Outcomes. The Governor removed a requirement to identify 10 principal measurable outcomes and provide a report. (Sec. 230) |
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16. Department Scorecard. The Governor included a new section requiring the Department to maintain a website containing a scorecard of agency metrics. (Sec. 7-231 of Exec. Rec.) |
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17. Restricted Fund Transfer. The Governor included a new section transferring $72,600 from the Publication Revenue Fund to the Oil and Gas Regulatory Fund. (Sec. 7-232 of Exec. Rec.) |
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18. RPF Repayment. The Governor removed a section establishing intent that $70.0M borrowed from the Refined Petroleum Fund in FY 2006-07 be repaid. (Sec. 305) |
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19. Wickes Manufacturing TCE Plume. The Governor removed a section appropriating $300,000 for a study of this cleanup site. (Sec. 307) |
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20. Aquatic Nuisance Control (ANC) Program. The Governor removed a section requiring $700,000 and 5.0 FTEs to be allocated to this program. (Sec. 401) |
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21. Groundwater Dispute Resolution Program. The Governor removed a section requiring the Department to fund a groundwater dispute resolution program. (Sec. 402) |
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22. Aquatic Invasive Species Advisory Council Funding. The Governor removed a section requiring the Department to support the AIS advisory council. (Sec. 403) |
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23. Solid Waste Report. The Governor removed a report on the Solid Waste program. (Sec. 601) |
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24. Drug and Chemical Disposal. The Governor removed a section encouraging the Department to work with other agencies to maintain and expand programs for the safe disposal of drugs and chemicals. (Sec. 602) |
Date Completed: 3-1-13 Fiscal Analyst: Josh Sefton
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.