FY 2014-15 NATURAL RESOURCES BUDGET S.B. 774 (S-1): SENATE APPROPRIATIONS REC.
Senate Bill 774 (S-1 as reported) Throughout this document, Senate means Appropriations Committee
Committee: Appropriations
$343,138,900 |
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1. Invasive Species Initiative. The Governor included $4.0 million in ongoing and $2.0 million in one-time GF/GP funding for a new initiative to combat invasive species. 16.0 FTEs were also included. The Senate further increased funding by $170,000 |
6,170,000 |
2. Non-Motorized Trail Initiative. The Governor and Senate included GF/GP funding intended to increase non-motorized trail development throughout the State. The Initiative would be focused on development of a trail running from Belle Isle through the U.P. |
2,500,000 |
3. Additional Conservation Officers. The Governor included GF/GP funding and 25.0 FTEs for the hiring of additional conservation officers. |
3,500,000 |
4. Annualization of Hunting and Fishing License Fee Increase. The Governor included additional Game and Fish dollars to reflect the license fee increases implemented last year. FY 2014-15 will be the first full fiscal year where the increased fees will be in effect. |
8,057,500 |
5. State Park Operations. The Governor included additional Park Improvement Fund revenue for State park operations. |
2,000,000 |
6. State Park Repair and Maintenance. The Governor removed $3.5 million in unavailable restricted funds and included $2.5 million in private funds and $3.75 million GF/GP. |
2,750,000 |
7. Michigan Conservation Corps/Summer Youth Initiative. The Governor included additional GF/GP revenue and changed the name of Summer Youth Initiative to Michigan Conservation Corps. The Senate removed this program. |
(2,500,000) |
8. River Raisin National Battlefield Foundation Grant. The Senate included GF/GP funding to support preservation of the battlefield, building a museum, and other items. |
2,000,000 |
9. Saginaw River Feasibility Study. The Senate included GF/GP for a study of deepening the Saginaw River between the City of Saginaw and the Saginaw Bay. |
280,000 |
10. Flint River Dike Repair. The Senate included GF/GP to repair a dike on the Flint River. |
1,000,000 |
11. Cormorant Population Mitigation. The Senate included additional funding for the management of cormorants. This would bring total funding for the program to $150,000. |
50,000 |
12. Forest Management/Wildfire Protection Funding Changes. The Governor transferred $4.0 million in Forest Development Fund from Wildfire Protection to Forest Management and Timber Market Dev. The shortfall in Wildfire Protection was backfilled with GF/GP. |
4,000,000 |
13. Great Lakes Research Vessel One-Time. The Governor included $1.0 million in GF/GP revenue, $500,000 Game and Fish, and $500,000 in expected private funds for the replacement of the Chinook, the DNR's fish research vessel on Lake Huron. |
2,000,000 |
14. Economic Adjustments. Includes a negative $1,073,900 Gross and a negative $80,900 GF/GP for OPEB and $6,667,800 Gross and $335,800 GF/GP for other economic adjustments. |
5,593,900 |
15. Other Changes. Other changes include technical revenue adjustments, an increase of $350,000 in restricted funds for the purchase of wildfire equipment, capital outlay adjustments, and removal of FY 2013-14 one-time expenditures. |
2,395,100 |
16. Comparison to Governor's Recommendation. The Senate is $0 Gross over/under and $0 GF/GP over/under the Governor. |
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$39,796,500 |
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FY 2014-15 Senate Appropriations Committee Gross Appropriation................................... |
$382,935,400 |
FY 2014-15 NATURAL RESOURCES BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS
Changes from FY 2013-14 Year-to-Date: |
1. Communication with the Legislature. The Governor removed and Senate retained a prohibition on taking disciplinary action against employees who communicate with the Legislature. (Sec. 212) |
2. Report Retention. The Governor removed and Senate retained language requiring that report retention guidelines be followed. (Sec. 217) |
3. Waterways Report. The Governor removed and Senate retained a report on projects completed during the fiscal year. (Sec. 223) |
4. Legacy Costs in Budget. The Governor and Senate included a new section detailing legacy costs that are included as part of the FY 2014-15 DNR budget. (Sec. 237) |
5. Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps. The Senate included a new section requiring the DNR to work with the MCCC steering committee to plan for a MCCC outside of State government. (Sec. 250) |
6. Invasive Species Initiative. The Senate included a new section requiring that $3,770,000 for this program be used for grants for the prevention, detection, eradication, and control of invasive species. (Sec. 251) |
7. Land Transaction Report. The Governor removed and Senate retained a report on land transactions from the previous year. (Sec. 408) |
8. Oil and Gas Lease Report. The Governor and Senate removed a report on certain types of gas leases where acreage held in a producing unit is less than ¼ of the lease acreage. (Sec. 409) |
9. Invasive Species Order Report. The Governor removed and the Senate retained a report on invasive species order actions taken against swine raised under the husbandry of Michigan residents. (Sec. 503) |
10. Cervid Fee Report. The Governor removed and Senate retained a report on Cervid inspection fees. (Sec. 504) |
11. Water Control Structure Certification. The Governor removed and Senate retained a prohibition on impeding the certification of water control structures. (Sec. 602) |
12. Cormorant Report. The Governor removed a quarterly report on Cormorant control efforts. The Senate retained the report and expanded it to put additional conditions on the program. (Sec. 603) |
13. Recreation Opportunities. The Governor removed and Senate retained a requirement that the Legislature be notified of any intent to reduce recreation opportunities. (Sec. 702) |
14. Pure Michigan Trails. The Senate included a new section which would earmark $200,000 for the Pure Michigan Trails program if Senate Bills 873 through 877 are enacted. (Sec. 704) |
15. Burt Lake Trail Connector. The Senate included a new section earmarking $100,000 for this trail. (Sec. 705) |
16. Timber Marking. The Governor removed and Senate retained two sections that prescribed minimum amounts of timber to be prepared and marked for harvest, and that a sufficient number of foresters are hired to do so. (Sec. 802 & 805) |
17. Horseback Interests. The Governor removed and Senate retained a requirement that the DNR work with horseback interests. (Sec. 804) |
18. Gas and Oil Lease Development. The Senate included a new section requiring the DNR to develop a plan to motivate gas and oil lessees to undertake warranted new operations. (Sec. 808) |
19. Snowmobile Law Enforcement. The Governor removed and Senate retained criteria for how these grants are distributed. (Sec. 901) |
20. Marine Safety Grant Report. The Governor removed and Senate retained a report on these grants and funds used for them. (Sec. 902) |
21. ORV Trail Improvement Grants. The Governor removed and Senate retained a requirement that at least $980,000 of these grants be used for new trails. (Sec. 1002) |
22. Saginaw River. The Senate included a feasibility study of deepening the Saginaw River. (Sec. 1201) |
Date Completed: 4-24-14 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.