FIRST CONFERENCE REPORT
The Committee of Conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses concerning
Senate Bill No. 774, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Recommends:
First: That the House recede from the Substitute of the House as passed by the House.
Second: That the Senate and House agree to the Substitute of the Senate as passed by the Senate, amended to read as follows:
(attached)
Third: That the Senate and House agree to the title of the bill to read as follows:
A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
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Mike Green Jon Bumstead
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Roger Kahn Michael D. McCready
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Hoon-Yung Hopgood Terry L. Brown
Conferees for the Senate Conferees for the House
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 774
A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural
resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015; and to
provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
PART 1
LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of natural
resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, from the
following funds:
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions........ 2,222.3
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 384,685,400
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
transfers............................................ 1,355,100
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $ 383,330,300
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues................................. 67,954,500
Special revenue funds:
Total private revenues ............................... 10,286,300
Total other state restricted revenues.................. 256,498,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 48,591,500
State general fund/general purpose schedule:
Ongoing state general fund/general
purpose................................... 43,841,500
One-time state general fund/general
purpose.................................... 4,750,000
FUND SOURCE SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions........ 2,222.3
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 384,685,400
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, land acquisition services to work orders.......... 229,100
IDG, MacMullan conference center revenue............... 1,126,000
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
transfers............................................ 1,355,100
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $ 383,330,300
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 67,954,500
Total federal revenues................................. 67,954,500
Special revenue funds:
Private - Mann house trust fund........................ 15,000
Private funds.......................................... 7,771,300
State parks - private funds............................ 2,500,000
Total private revenues ............................... 10,286,300
Cervidae licensing and inspection fees................. 136,900
Clean Michigan initiative fund......................... 29,100
Commercial forest fund................................. 28,600
Fire equipment fund.................................... 663,300
Forest development fund................................ 31,789,400
Forest land user charges............................... 281,500
Forest recreation account.............................. 2,210,300
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 78,493,100
Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve... 2,161,700
Game and fish protection fund - fisheries settlement... 945,100
Game and fish protection fund - turkey permit fees..... 1,079,900
Game and fish protection fund - waterfowl fees......... 159,100
Game and fish protection fund - waterfowl hunt stamp... 3,000,000
Game and fish protection fund - wildlife management
public education fund................................ 1,600,000
Game and fish protection fund - wildlife resource
protection fund...................................... 1,119,600
Game and fish protection fund - youth hunting and
fishing education and outreach fund.................. 96,100
History fees fund...................................... 229,300
Invasive species fund.................................. 30,300
Land exchange facilitation fund........................ 6,101,200
Local public recreation facilities fund................ 1,089,800
Mackinac Island state park fund........................ 1,848,200
Mackinac Island state park operation fund.............. 192,200
Marine safety fund..................................... 3,066,500
Michigan heritage publications fund.................... 38,800
Michigan natural resources trust fund.................. 1,255,300
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 27,467,600
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 21,870,800
Michigan trailways fund................................ 15,400
Museum operations fund................................. 498,000
Nongame wildlife fund.................................. 503,200
Off-road vehicle safety education fund................. 200,200
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................ 6,010,600
Park improvement fund.................................. 46,937,200
Permanent snowmobile trail easement fund............... 700,000
Public use and replacement deed fees................... 30,600
Recreation improvement account......................... 1,024,600
Recreation passport fees............................... 3,291,900
Snowmobile registration fee revenue.................... 1,217,300
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...................... 9,033,400
Sportsmen against hunger fund.......................... 51,900
Total other state restricted revenues.................. 256,498,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 48,591,500
Sec. 102. EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions........... 11.6
Natural resources commission........................... $ 77,100
Unclassified salaries--6.0 FTE positions............... 724,700
Executive direction--11.6 FTE positions................ 2,199,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 3,001,500
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Forest development fund................................ 358,500
Forest land user charges............................... 5,000
Forest recreation account.............................. 19,000
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 1,191,300
Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve... 24,400
Game and fish protection fund - turkey permit fees..... 14,400
Game and fish protection fund - waterfowl fees......... 400
Game and fish protection fund - wildlife resource
protection fund...................................... 13,000
Land exchange facilitation fund........................ 20,400
Marine safety fund..................................... 29,800
Michigan natural resources trust fund.................. 1,500
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 298,500
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 162,400
Nongame wildlife fund.................................. 5,900
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................ 70,300
Park improvement fund.................................. 471,800
Recreation improvement account......................... 3,300
Snowmobile registration fee revenue.................... 10,100
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...................... 19,400
Sportsmen against hunger fund.......................... 100
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 282,000
Sec. 103. DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES
Full-time equated classified positions........... 16.0
Great Lakes restoration initiative..................... $ 5,500,000
Michigan conservation corps............................ 1,000,000
Invasive species prevention and control--16.0 FTE
positions............................................ 5,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 11,500,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 5,500,000
Special revenue funds:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 6,000,000
Sec. 104. DEPARTMENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 109.5
Finance and operations--106.5 FTE positions............ $ 17,576,700
Accounting service center.............................. 1,453,500
Legal services--3.0 FTE positions...................... 458,300
Building occupancy charges............................. 2,720,200
Rent - privately owned property........................ 488,400
Gifts and pass-through transactions.................... 5,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 27,697,100
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, land acquisition services to work orders.......... 229,100
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 232,400
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 5,000,000
Clean Michigan initiative fund......................... 29,100
Forest development fund................................ 2,272,600
Forest land user charges............................... 11,500
Forest recreation account.............................. 62,500
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 6,798,200
Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve... 167,000
Game and fish protection fund - turkey permit fees..... 115,700
Game and fish protection fund - waterfowl fees......... 2,900
Game and fish protection fund - wildlife resource
protection fund...................................... 26,500
Land exchange facilitation fund........................ 5,949,700
Local public recreation facilities fund................ 89,800
Marine safety fund..................................... 381,900
Michigan natural resources trust fund.................. 1,231,800
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 745,100
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 457,500
Nongame wildlife fund.................................. 23,000
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................ 73,500
Park improvement fund.................................. 1,235,300
Public use and replacement deed fees................... 30,600
Recreation improvement account......................... 16,300
Snowmobile registration fee revenue.................... 50,400
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...................... 117,000
Sportsmen against hunger fund.......................... 400
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 2,347,300
Sec. 105. COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 136.8
Marketing and outreach--83.8 FTE positions............. $ 15,173,500
Michigan historical center--38.0 FTE positions......... 4,172,100
Archives--8.0 FTE positions............................ 875,800
Museum stores--6.0 FTE positions....................... 498,000
Special programs (Mann house)--1.0 FTE position........ 25,500
Michigan wildlife council.............................. 1,600,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 22,344,900
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 2,119,400
Special revenue funds:
Private - Mann house trust fund........................ 15,000
Private funds.......................................... 390,300
Forest development fund................................ 130,400
Forest recreation account.............................. 16,200
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 9,565,700
Game and fish protection fund - wildlife management
public education fund................................ 1,600,000
Game and fish protection fund - youth hunting and
fishing education and outreach fund.................. 92,600
History fees fund...................................... 229,300
Land exchange facilitation fund........................ 45,400
Marine safety fund..................................... 35,100
Michigan heritage publications fund.................... 38,800
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 87,800
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 145,000
Museum operations fund................................. 498,000
Nongame wildlife fund.................................. 10,500
Off-road vehicle safety education fund................. 57,500
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................ 30,500
Park improvement fund.................................. 2,563,200
Recreation passport fees............................... 23,500
Snowmobile registration fee revenue.................... 62,200
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...................... 44,700
Sportsmen against hunger fund.......................... 50,800
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 4,493,000
Sec. 106. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 226.5
Wildlife management--210.5 FTE positions............... $ 33,945,800
Natural resources heritage--9.0 FTE positions.......... 967,600
State game and wildlife area maintenance--7.0 FTE
positions............................................ 1,225,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 36,139,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 19,042,200
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 186,500
Cervidae licensing and inspection fees................. 84,200
Forest development fund................................ 76,700
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 11,664,000
Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve... 1,837,300
Game and fish protection fund - turkey permit fees..... 884,800
Game and fish protection fund - waterfowl fees......... 152,200
Nongame wildlife fund.................................. 422,800
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,788,400
Sec. 107. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 227.5
Aquatic resource mitigation--2.0 FTE positions......... $ 975,400
Fish production--64.0 FTE positions.................... 10,052,600
Fisheries resource management--161.5 FTE positions..... 20,577,600
Great Lakes research vessel............................ 2,000,000
Cormorant population mitigation program................ 150,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 33,755,600
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 11,061,600
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 633,900
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 19,679,400
Game and fish protection fund - fisheries settlement... 945,100
Invasive species fund.................................. 30,300
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,405,300
Sec. 108. LAW ENFORCEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 276.0
General law enforcement--276.0 FTE positions........... $ 39,963,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 39,963,800
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 5,860,600
Special revenue funds:
Cervidae licensing and inspection fees................. 52,700
Forest development fund................................ 44,600
Forest recreation account.............................. 71,700
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 19,779,900
Game and fish protection fund - wildlife resource
protection fund...................................... 1,039,300
Marine safety fund..................................... 1,318,100
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 70,200
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 21,300
Off-road vehicle safety education fund................. 95,900
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................ 1,634,100
Park improvement fund.................................. 71,700
Snowmobile registration fee revenue.................... 666,500
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 9,237,200
Sec. 109. PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 891.9
MacMullan conference center--15.0 FTE positions........ $ 1,126,000
Recreational boating--163.5 FTE positions.............. 17,176,700
State parks--661.4 FTE positions....................... 62,347,200
Forest recreation and trails--52.0 FTE positions....... 6,265,700
State parks improvement revenue bonds - debt service... 1,175,700
Hart-Montague trail.................................... 530,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 88,621,300
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, MacMullan conference center revenue............... 1,126,000
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 1,724,100
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 421,900
Forest recreation account.............................. 1,969,200
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 19,499,300
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 16,061,800
Michigan trailways fund................................ 15,300
Off-road vehicle safety education fund................. 7,200
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................ 1,409,700
Park improvement fund.................................. 41,246,500
Recreation improvement account......................... 328,700
Recreation passport fees............................... 268,400
Snowmobile registration fee revenue.................... 15,600
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...................... 1,431,500
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 3,096,100
Sec. 110. MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMMISSION
Full-time equated classified positions........... 18.0
Historical facilities system--13.0 FTE positions....... $ 1,848,200
Mackinac Island state park operations--5.0 FTE
positions............................................ 442,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 2,290,400
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Mackinac Island state park fund........................ 1,848,200
Mackinac Island state park operation fund.............. 192,200
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 250,000
Sec. 111. FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 308.5
Adopt-a-forest program................................. $ 25,000
Cooperative resource programs--11.0 FTE positions...... 1,328,600
Forest management and timber market
development--165.0 FTE positions..................... 27,253,900
Forest fire equipment.................................. 431,500
Wildfire protection--108.0 FTE positions............... 13,307,400
Forest management initiatives--8.5 FTE positions....... 838,300
Minerals management--16.0 FTE positions................ 2,782,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 45,967,300
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 3,104,900
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 1,038,700
Commercial forest fund................................. 24,200
Fire equipment fund.................................... 663,300
Forest development fund................................ 27,414,900
Forest land user charges............................... 226,600
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 2,394,800
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 2,615,800
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 50,200
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 8,433,900
Sec. 112. GRANTS
Dam management grant program........................... $ 350,000
Deer habitat improvement partnership initiative........ 50,000
Federal - clean vessel act grants...................... 400,000
Federal - forest stewardship grants.................... 3,000,000
Federal - land and water conservation fund payments.... 2,566,900
Federal - rural community fire protection.............. 400,000
Federal - urban forestry grants........................ 1,600,000
Fisheries habitat improvement grants................... 1,500,000
Grants to communities - federal oil, gas, and timber
payments............................................. 3,450,000
Grants to counties - marine safety..................... 2,874,700
National recreational trails........................... 3,900,000
Nonmotorized trail development and maintenance grants.. 1,250,000
Off-road vehicle safety training grants................ 29,200
Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants.............. 2,776,400
Recreation improvement fund grants..................... 657,100
Recreation passport local grants....................... 1,000,000
Snowmobile law enforcement grants...................... 380,100
Snowmobile local grants program........................ 7,340,400
Trail easements........................................ 700,000
Wildlife habitat improvement grants.................... 1,500,000
Wildlife habitat improvement grants in state forests... 500,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 36,224,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 16,884,300
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 100,000
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 3,500,000
Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve... 50,000
Local public recreation facilities fund................ 1,000,000
Marine safety fund..................................... 1,207,300
Off-road vehicle safety education fund................. 29,200
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................ 2,776,400
Permanent snowmobile trail easement fund............... 700,000
Recreation improvement account......................... 657,100
Snowmobile registration fee revenue.................... 380,100
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...................... 7,340,400
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,600,000
Sec. 113. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information technology services and projects........... $ 10,179,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 10,179,600
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Commercial forest fund................................. 4,400
Forest development fund................................ 1,491,700
Forest land user charges............................... 38,400
Forest recreation account.............................. 71,700
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 3,919,800
Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve... 83,000
Game and fish protection fund - turkey permit fees..... 65,000
Game and fish protection fund - waterfowl fees......... 3,600
Game and fish protection fund - wildlife resource
protection fund...................................... 40,800
Game and fish protection fund - youth hunting and
fishing education and outreach fund.................. 3,500
Land exchange facilitation fund........................ 85,700
Marine safety fund..................................... 94,300
Michigan natural resources trust fund.................. 22,000
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 1,150,900
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 397,600
Michigan trailways fund................................ 100
Nongame wildlife fund.................................. 41,000
Off-road vehicle safety education fund................. 10,400
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................ 16,100
Park improvement fund.................................. 1,348,700
Recreation improvement account......................... 19,200
Snowmobile registration fee revenue.................... 32,400
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...................... 80,400
Sportsmen against hunger fund.......................... 600
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,158,300
Sec. 114. CAPITAL OUTLAY
(1) STATE PARK AND FOREST AREA IMPROVEMENTS
State parks repair and maintenance..................... $ 12,250,000
Wetland restoration, enhancement and acquisition....... 3,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 15,250,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
State parks - private funds............................ 2,500,000
Game and fish protection fund - waterfowl hunt stamp... 3,000,000
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 3,000,000
Recreation passport fees............................... 3,000,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 3,750,000
(2) WATERWAYS BOATING PROGRAM
Local boating infrastructure maintenance and
improvements......................................... $ 250,000
State boating infrastructure maintenance............... 2,200,000
East Tawas state harbor, Iosco County, harbor
renovation, dock replacements, dredging, fueling
station, new electrical/utilities, phase I (total
authorized cost is increased from $70,000 to
$3,120,000; federal share is increased from $0 to
$1,550,000; state share is increased from $70,000
to $1,570,000)....................................... 3,050,000
Naubinway, Mackinac County, breakwater protection,
dredging and engineering, phase II (total
authorized cost increased from $300,000 to
$1,800,000; state share is increased from $210,000
to $1,710,000; local share is $90,000)............... 1,500,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 7,000,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 2,425,000
Special revenue funds:
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 4,575,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 115. ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY APPROPRIATIONS
River Raisin national battlefield park foundation...... $ 2,000,000
Saginaw River feasibility study........................ 280,000
Flint River dike repair................................ 1,000,000
Hart-Montague trail.................................... 470,000
City of Alma/Alma College public safety land
improvements......................................... 1,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 4,750,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 4,750,000
PART 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state
constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources
under part 1 for fiscal year 2014-2015 is $305,089,500.00 and state
spending from state resources to be paid to local units of
government for fiscal year 2014-2015 is $5,123,300.00. The itemized
statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to
local units of government will occur:
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
GRANTS
Dam management grant program........................... $ 175,000
Grants to counties – marine safety..................... 1,207,300
Off-road vehicle safety training grants................ 29,200
Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants.............. 516,000
Recreation improvement fund grants..................... 65,700
Recreation passport local grants....................... 1,000,000
Snowmobile law enforcement grants...................... 380,100
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Waterways boating program.............................. $ 1,750,000
TOTAL.................................................. $ 5,123,300
Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this part and
part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431,
MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:
(a) "Commission" means the natural resources commission.
(b) "Department" means the department of natural resources.
(c) "FTE" means full-time equated.
(d) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.
(e) "IDT" means intradepartmental transfer.
Sec. 204. (1) For each new program or program expansion for
which funds in excess of $500,000.00 are appropriated in part 1,
the department shall identify specific benchmarks intended to
measure the performance or return on taxpayer investment of the
program and its associated expenditures. Not later than November 1,
2014, the department shall report the proposed benchmarks to the
house and senate appropriations subcommittees for that department,
the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget
director. The department shall provide an update on its progress in
achieving those benchmarks at an appropriations subcommittee
meeting called for the purpose of discussing benchmarks and their
status.
(2) It is the intent of the legislature that, beginning with
the budget for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, any
proposal for a new program or an expansion of an existing program
in excess of $500,000.00 initiated by the executive branch or the
legislature shall include, as part of the original proposal or
budget request, a list of benchmarks intended to measure the
performance or return on taxpayer investment of the program or
spending increase.
Sec. 205. Unless otherwise specified, the department shall use
the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part.
This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic
mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement,
or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet
site.
Sec. 206. Appropriations of state restricted game and fish
protection funds have been made in the following amounts to the
following departments and agencies in their respective
appropriation acts:
Legislative auditor general............................ $ 30,100
Attorney general....................................... 838,000
Department of technology, management, and budget....... 565,000
Department of treasury................................. 2,454,000
Sec. 207. Pursuant to section 43703(3) of the natural
resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL
324.43703, there is appropriated from the game and fish protection
trust fund to the game and fish protection account of the Michigan
conservation and recreation legacy fund, $6,000,000.00 for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2015.
Sec. 210. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for
the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if
competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or
services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to
goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan
businesses if they are competitively priced and of comparable
quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or
services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan
businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are
competitively priced and of comparable quality.
Sec. 211. The director of the department shall take all
reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed
communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services
or supplies, or both. The director shall strongly encourage firms
with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified
businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services,
supplies, or both.
Sec. 212. The department shall not take disciplinary action
against an employee for communicating with a member of the
legislature or his or her staff.
Sec. 214. Funds appropriated in this part and part 1 shall not
be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or
authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the
responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not
apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those
outside services that the attorney general authorizes.
Sec. 215. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1,
there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for
federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for
expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item
in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act,
1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is
appropriated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for state
restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for
expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item
in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act,
1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is
appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for local
contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure
until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1
under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431,
MCL 18.1393.
(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is
appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for private
contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure
until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1
under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431,
MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 217. The department and agencies receiving appropriations
in part 1 shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded
from appropriations in part 1. Federal and state guidelines for
short-term and long-term retention of records shall be followed.
The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless
otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.
Sec. 218. The departments and agencies receiving
appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state
travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel
report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and
unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately
preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with
funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be
submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the
house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director.
The report shall include the following information:
(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.
(b) The total transportation and related costs of each travel
occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general
fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state
restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues,
and the proportion funded with other revenues.
Sec. 220. Not later than November 30, the state budget office
shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of
the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the
close of the prior 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 chairpersons of the senate and house
appropriations committees, and the senate and house fiscal
agencies.
Sec. 222. Within 14 days after the release of the executive
budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the
state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations
chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs,
and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on
estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund
projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the
fiscal years ending September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2015.
Sec. 223. Before January 31, 2015, the department, in
cooperation with the Michigan state waterways commission, shall
provide to the state budget director, the senate and house
appropriations subcommittees on natural resources, and the senate
and house fiscal agencies a list of projects completed by the
commission in fiscal year 2013-2014, including the county and
municipality in which each project is located.
Sec. 234. The department shall cooperate with the department
of technology, management, and budget to maintain a searchable
website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is
not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.
(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.
(c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor,
including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and
payment description.
(d) The number of active department employees by job
classification.
(e) Job specifications and wage rates.
Sec. 235. The department shall maintain, on a publicly
accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks,
and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and
improve the agency's performance.
Sec. 237. Total authorized appropriations from all sources
under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2015 are $46,680,700.00. From this amount, total agency
appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at
$26,090,800.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care
legacy costs are estimated at $20,589,900.00.
DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES
Sec. 250. As a condition on the expenditure of funds in part 1
for the Michigan conservation corps, the department shall work with
the Michigan civilian conservation corps partnership steering
committee established in section 22 of the Michigan civilian
conservation corps act, 1984 PA 22, MCL 409.322, to plan for a
nonprofit Michigan civilian conservation corps that is administered
outside of state government.
Sec. 251. From the amounts appropriated in part 1 for invasive
species prevention and control, the department shall allocate not
less than $3,600,000.00 for grants for the prevention, detection,
eradication, and control of invasive species.
DEPARTMENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Sec. 302. The department may charge land acquisition projects
appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for
prior fiscal years, a standard percentage fee to recover actual
costs, and may use the revenue derived to support the land
acquisition service charges provided for in part 1.
Sec. 303. As appropriated in part 1, the department may charge
both application fees and transaction fees related to the exchange
or sale of state-owned land or rights in land authorized by part 21
of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA
451, MCL 324.2101 to 324.2162. The fees shall be set by the
director of the department at a rate which allows the department to
recover its costs for providing these services.
COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES
Sec. 404. For the purposes of administering the museum store
as provided in section 7a of 1913 PA 271, MCL 399.7a, the
department is exempt from section 261 of the management and budget
act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261.
Sec. 405. As appropriated in part 1, proceeds in excess of
costs incurred in the conduct of auctions, sales, or transfers of
artifacts no longer considered suitable for the collections of the
state historical museum may be expended upon receipt for additional
material for the collection. The department shall notify the
chairpersons, vice chairpersons, and minority vice chairpersons of
the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural
resources 1 week prior to any auctions or sales. Any unexpended
funds may be carried forward into the next succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 406. As appropriated in part 1, funds collected by the
department for historical markers; document reproduction and
services; conferences, admissions, workshops, and training classes;
and the use of specialized equipment, facilities, exhibits,
collections, and software shall be used for expenses necessary to
provide the required services. The department may charge fees for
the aforementioned services, including admission fees. Any
unexpended funds may be carried forward into the next succeeding
fiscal year.
Sec. 408. By October 21, 2014, the department shall submit to
the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural
resources a report on all land transactions approved by the
commission in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014. For each
land transaction, the report shall include the size of the parcel,
the county and municipality in which the parcel is located, the
dollar amount of the transaction, the fund source affected by the
transaction, and whether the transaction is by purchase, public
auction, transfer, exchange, or conveyance.
WILDLIFE DIVISION
Sec. 503. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the
department shall produce a report detailing any efforts undertaken
to enforce the invasive species order on swine raised under the
husbandry of residents of this state. The report shall include fund
sources used and the amount of expenditures and shall be submitted
to the legislature by December 31, 2014.
Sec. 504. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the
department shall provide a report to the legislature on the use of
registration fees collected from privately owned cervid operations.
Appropriations in part 1 from cervidae licensing and inspection
fees shall not be used for anything other than work directly
related to the regulation of privately owned cervid operations in
this state.
FISHERIES DIVISION
Sec. 601. (1) From the appropriation in part 1 for aquatic
resource mitigation, not more than $758,000.00 shall be allocated
for grants to watershed councils, resource development councils,
soil conservation districts, local governmental units, and other
nonprofit organizations for stream habitat stabilization and soil
erosion control.
(2) The fisheries division in the department shall develop
priority and cost estimates for all projects recommended for grants
under subsection (1).
Sec. 602. As a condition of expenditure of fisheries
management appropriations under part 1, the department of natural
resources shall not impede the certification process for water
control structures on Michigan waterways. The department of natural
resources shall fund from funds appropriated in part 1 all non-
water-quality studies or requirements that the department requests
of either of the following:
(a) The department of environmental quality as a condition for
issuance of a certification under section 401 of the federal water
pollution control act, 33 USC 1341.
(b) The federal energy regulatory commission as a condition of
licensing under the federal power act, 16 USC 791a to 825r.
Sec. 603. The department shall provide a quarterly report to
the legislature on use of funding provided for cormorant
management. The department shall use general fund/general purpose
revenue for this purpose and submit revenue appropriated in part 1
for cormorant management to the United States department of
agriculture animal and plant health inspection service to allow for
increased taking of cormorants and their nests. If any funds
appropriated for cormorant management are retained by the
department, or other funds become available for this purpose, the
department shall use those funds to harass cormorants with the goal
of reducing foraging attempts on fish populations.
PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION
Sec. 702. The department shall notify the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the house and
senate fiscal agencies if it intends to reduce operations or reduce
recreation opportunities in any state park or recreation area.
Sec. 704. If senate bills 873 through 877 of the 97th
Legislature are enacted into law, from the appropriations in part
1, the department shall allocate $200,000.00 for the Pure Michigan
trails program as described in those bills.
FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION
Sec. 802. Of the funds appropriated in part 1, the department
shall, subject to the forest certification process, prescribe
treatment on 79,000 acres, prepare appropriate treatment for not
less than 67,500 acres at the current average rate of 12.5 to 15
cords per acre, and offer those cords for sale in the 2014-2015
fiscal year, provided that the department shall take into
consideration the impact of timber harvesting on wildlife habitat
and recreation uses. The department shall, subject to the forest
certification process, increase marking or treatment of hardwood
timber for sale and harvest by 10% over 2013-2014 fiscal year
levels. In addition, the department shall take into consideration
silvicultural analysis and report annually to the legislature on
plans and efforts to address factors limiting management of timber.
The department shall increase the number of prepared acres if it
appears that regional market demand requires increased volumes of
harvested timber. The department shall provide quarterly reports on
the number of acres treated, pursuant to this section, to the
senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources
and the standing committees of the senate and house of
representatives with primary responsibility for natural resources
issues. The department shall complete and deliver these reports no
later than 45 days after the end of the fiscal quarter.
Sec. 803. In addition to the money appropriated in part 1, the
department may receive and expend money from federal sources for
the purpose of providing response to wildfires as required by a
compact with the federal government. If additional expenditure
authorization is required, the department shall notify the state
budget office that expenditure under this section is required. The
department shall notify the house and senate appropriations
subcommittees on natural resources and the house and senate fiscal
agencies of the expenditures under this section by November 1,
2015.
Sec. 804. The department shall continue to work cooperatively
with horseback riding interests to maximize riding opportunities in
the state.
Sec. 805. The department shall spend amounts appropriated in
part 1 for forest-related activities to employ or contract for
sufficient foresters to mark timber, pursuant to section 802.
Sec. 807. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1,
there is appropriated from the disaster and emergency contingency
fund up to $800,000.00 to cover costs related to any disaster as
defined in section 2 of the emergency management act, 1976 PA 390,
MCL 30.402.
(2) Funds appropriated under subsection (1) shall not be
expended unless the state budget director recommends the
expenditure and the department notifies the house and senate
committees on appropriations. By December 1 each year, the
department shall provide a report to the senate and house fiscal
agencies and the state budget office on the use of the disaster and
emergency contingency fund during the prior fiscal year.
(3) If federal emergency management agency (FEMA)
reimbursement is approved for costs paid from the disaster and
emergency contingency fund, the federal revenue shall be deposited
into the disaster and emergency contingency fund.
(4) Unexpended and unencumbered funds remaining in the
disaster and emergency contingency fund at the close of the fiscal
year shall not lapse to the general fund and shall be carried
forward and be available for expenditures in subsequent fiscal
years.
Sec. 808. Using the funds appropriated in part 1, by April 1,
2015, the department shall develop a lawful and reasonable plan
designed to motivate lessees under state-granted oil and gas leases
past their primary term to undertake warranted new operations to
ensure that department-managed minerals are fully developed in an
orderly manner to increase and optimize production. The plan shall
be consistent with department procedure number 2306.E8.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 901. The appropriation in part 1 for snowmobile law
enforcement grants shall be used by the department to provide
grants to county law enforcement agencies to enforce part 821 of
the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA
451, MCL 324.82101 to 324.82160, including rules promulgated under
that part and ordinances enacted pursuant to that part. The
department shall consider the number of enforcement hours and the
number of miles of snowmobile trails in each county in allocating
these grants. Any funds not distributed to counties revert back to
the snowmobile registration fee subaccount created under section
82111 of the natural resources and environmental protection act,
1994 PA 451, MCL 324.82111. Counties shall provide semiannual
reports to the department on the use of grant money received under
this section.
Sec. 902. The department shall provide a report on the marine
safety grant program to the senate and house appropriations
subcommittees on natural resources and the senate and house fiscal
agencies by December 1, 2014. The report shall include the
following information for the preceding year: the total amount of
revenue received for watercraft registrations, the amount deposited
into the marine safety fund, and the expenditures made from the
marine safety fund, including the amounts expended for department
administration, other state agencies, the law enforcement division,
and grants to counties. The report shall also include the
distribution methodology used by the department to distribute the
marine safety grants and a list of the grants and the amounts
awarded by county.
GRANTS
Sec. 1001. Federal pass-through funds to local institutions
and governments that are received in amounts in addition to those
included in part 1 for grants to communities - federal oil, gas,
and timber payments and that do not require additional state
matching funds are appropriated for the purposes intended. By
November 30, 2014, the department shall report to the senate and
house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources, the senate
and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on all
amounts appropriated under this section during the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2014.
Sec. 1002. Subject to part 811 of the natural resources and
environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.81101 to
324.81150, from the funds appropriated in part 1 for off-road
vehicle trail improvements grants, not less than $980,000.00 shall
be spent on the development of new trails in accordance with the
off-road vehicle trail expansion plan submitted to the legislature
pursuant to section 807 of article 14 of 2005 PA 154.
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Sec. 1103. The appropriations in part 1 for capital outlay
shall be carried forward at the end of the fiscal year consistent
with the provisions of section 248 of the management and budget
act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1248.
ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 1201. Using funds appropriated in part 1, the department
shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of deepening the
Saginaw River from the 6th Street turning basin to the Saginaw Bay
for the purpose of increasing economic activity in the region.
PART 2A
PROVISIONS CONCERNING ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 1301. Except as otherwise provided in this act, it is the
intent of the legislature to provide appropriations for the fiscal
year ending on September 30, 2016 for the line items listed in part
1. The fiscal year 2015-2016 appropriations are anticipated to be
the same as those for fiscal year 2014-2015, except that the line
items will be adjusted for changes in caseload and related costs,
federal fund match rates, economic factors, and available revenue.
These adjustments will be determined after the January 2015
consensus revenue estimating conference.
Sec. 1302. It is the intent of the legislature that the
department identify the amounts for normal retirement costs and
legacy retirement costs for the fiscal year ending on September 30,
2016 for the line items listed in part 1.