Bill Text: MI HB4241 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Appropriations: zero budget; department of natural resources; provide for fiscal year 2019-2020. Creates appropriation act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-08 - Disapproved Line Item(s) Re-referred To Committee On Appropriations [HB4241 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2019-HB4241-Chaptered.html

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Act No. 59

Public Acts of 2019

Approved by the Governor*

September 29, 2019

Filed with the Secretary of State

September 30, 2019

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 30, 2019

 

 

*Item Vetoes

 

   Sec. 110.  FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION

      IDG from forest development fund to department of agriculture and

      rural development                                                             $           997,300

 

   Sec. 1202.

      Entire Section. 

 

 

STATE OF MICHIGAN

100TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2019

Introduced by Reps. Allor and Hernandez

 

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4241

AN ACT to make appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020; 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, 2020, from the following funds:

 

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................. 6.0

Full-time equated classified positions........................................................................................... 2,334.1

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................   $                                        439,717,700

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

Total  interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.........................................................                             232,200 ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION .................................................................................................   $439,485,500

Federal revenues:

Total  federal revenues ...................................................................................................................................                                          75,501,200

Special revenue funds:

Total local revenues........................................................................................................................................                                                          0

Total private revenues...................................................................................................................................                                            7,431,600

Total  other state restricted revenues .........................................................................................................                                     309,567,700

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................   $46,985,000

FUND SOURCE SUMMARY

Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................. 6.0

Full-time equated classified positions........................................................................................... 2,334.1

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................   $                                        439,717,700

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

IDG, land acquisition services-to-work orders..........................................................................................                                         232,200

Total  interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.........................................................                             232,200 ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION .................................................................................................   $439,485,500

	For Fiscal Year
	Ending Sept. 30,
	2020
Federal revenues: Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................	$            72,434,800
Federal national forest timber fund............................................................................................................	902,600
Michigan state waterways fund, federal ....................................................................................................	1,843,800
State park improvement, federal.................................................................................................................	320,000
Total federal revenues ...................................................................................................................................	75,501,200
Special revenue funds:
Private funds ...................................................................................................................................................	7,431,600
Total private revenues...................................................................................................................................	7,431,600
Cervidae licensing and inspection fees .......................................................................................................	139,400
Commercial forest fund .................................................................................................................................	27,200
Deer habitat reserve ......................................................................................................................................	2,163,000
Fire equipment fund ......................................................................................................................................	668,700
Fisheries settlement.......................................................................................................................................	629,200
Forest development fund ..............................................................................................................................	48,189,200
Forest land user charges...............................................................................................................................	262,700
Forest recreation account .............................................................................................................................	3,175,800
Game and fish protection fund .....................................................................................................................	76,158,500
Invasive species fund .....................................................................................................................................	100
Land exchange facilitation fund...................................................................................................................	5,090,400
Local public recreation facilities fund .........................................................................................................	2,204,000
Mackinac Island State Park fund.................................................................................................................	1,624,400
Mackinac Island State Park operation fund ..............................................................................................	129,100
MacMullan Conference Center account ......................................................................................................	1,178,600
Marine safety fund .........................................................................................................................................	3,770,200
Michigan heritage publications fund ...........................................................................................................	22,300
Michigan historical center operations fund................................................................................................	809,600
Michigan natural resources trust fund .......................................................................................................	1,345,700
Michigan state parks endowment fund.......................................................................................................	26,961,400
Michigan state waterways fund ...................................................................................................................	30,351,300
Nongame wildlife fund...................................................................................................................................	490,800
Off-road vehicle safety education fund .......................................................................................................	234,600
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund....................................................................................................	8,419,400
Park improvement fund.................................................................................................................................	66,998,400
Park improvement fund - Belle Isle subaccount.......................................................................................	1,000,200
Permanent snowmobile trail easement fund .............................................................................................	700,000
Public use and replacement deed fees ........................................................................................................	28,600
Pure Michigan trails fund..............................................................................................................................	200
Recreation improvement account ................................................................................................................	1,545,500
Recreation passport fees ...............................................................................................................................	9,873,500
Snowmobile registration fee revenue .........................................................................................................	1,200,800
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...........................................................................................................	9,966,300
Sportsmen against hunger fund...................................................................................................................	77,500
Turkey permit fees .........................................................................................................................................	1,130,600
Waterfowl fees.................................................................................................................................................	120,800
Wildlife management public education fund ..............................................................................................	1,600,000
Wildlife resource protection fund ................................................................................................................	1,179,300
Youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund.........................................................................	100,400
Total other state restricted revenues .........................................................................................................	309,567,700
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$            46,985,000

 

Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................. 6.0

Full-time equated classified positions............................................................................................ 121.1

Unclassified salaries—6.0 FTE positions ...................................................................................................   $                                      824,200

Accounting service center.............................................................................................................................                                           1,528,000

Executive direction—11.6 FTE positions ..................................................................................................                                        2,223,100

Finance and operations—105.5 FTE positions..........................................................................................                                   17,014,000

Gifts and pass-through transactions............................................................................................................   $                                    5,000,000

Legal services—4.0 FTE positions..............................................................................................................                                             657,500

Natural resources commission......................................................................................................................                                              77,100

Property management............................................................................................................................................           4,032,300

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................   $                                          31,356,200

Appropriated from:

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

IDG, land acquisition services-to-work orders..........................................................................................                                         232,200

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                                 353,500

Special revenue funds:

Private funds ...................................................................................................................................................	5,000,000
Deer habitat reserve ......................................................................................................................................	160,500
Forest development fund ..............................................................................................................................	2,927,200
Forest land user charges...............................................................................................................................	7,700
Forest recreation account .............................................................................................................................	54,100
Game and fish protection fund .....................................................................................................................	7,317,800
Land exchange facilitation fund...................................................................................................................	5,012,300
Local public recreation facilities fund .........................................................................................................	204,000
Marine safety fund .........................................................................................................................................	813,300
Michigan natural resources trust fund .......................................................................................................	1,323,400
Michigan state parks endowment fund.......................................................................................................	1,341,800
Michigan state waterways fund ...................................................................................................................	799,700
Nongame wildlife fund...................................................................................................................................	13,800
Off-road vehicle safety education fund .......................................................................................................	700
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund....................................................................................................	208,700
Park improvement fund.................................................................................................................................	1,827,600
Public use and replacement deed fees ........................................................................................................	28,600
Recreation improvement account ................................................................................................................	84,900
Snowmobile registration fee revenue .........................................................................................................	50,100
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...........................................................................................................	127,400
Sportsmen against hunger fund...................................................................................................................	500
Turkey permit fees .........................................................................................................................................	79,800
Waterfowl fees.................................................................................................................................................	3,400
Wildlife resource protection fund ................................................................................................................	43,200
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$              3,340,000
Sec. 103. DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES
Full-time equated classified positions................................................................................................ 13.0 Great Lakes restoration initiative ...............................................................................................................	$              2,922,000
Invasive species prevention and control—13.0 FTE positions ..............................................................	5,056,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$              7,978,900

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                              2,922,000

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................   $                                   5,056,900

 

Sec. 104. COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES

Full-time equated classified positions............................................................................................ 137.3
Marketing and outreach—80.8 FTE positions ..........................................................................................	$            14,166,300
Michigan historical center—56.5 FTE positions .......................................................................................	6,975,200
Michigan wildlife council campaign management .....................................................................................	80,000
Michigan wildlife council media....................................................................................................................	936,000
Michigan wildlife council messaging and implementation.......................................................................	448,000
Michigan wildlife council research...............................................................................................................	136,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$            22,741,500

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                              2,374,800

State park improvement, federal.................................................................................................................                                            320,000

	For Fiscal Year
	Ending Sept. 30,
	2020
Special revenue funds:
Private funds ...................................................................................................................................................	$                 396,200
Forest development fund ..............................................................................................................................	136,000
Forest recreation account .............................................................................................................................	16,900
Game and fish protection fund .....................................................................................................................	8,466,800
Land exchange facilitation fund...................................................................................................................	47,500
Marine safety fund .........................................................................................................................................	36,100
Michigan heritage publications fund ...........................................................................................................	22,300
Michigan historical center operations fund................................................................................................	809,600
Michigan state parks endowment fund.......................................................................................................	91,800
Michigan state waterways fund ...................................................................................................................	152,700
Nongame wildlife fund...................................................................................................................................	10,900
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund....................................................................................................	38,500
Park improvement fund.................................................................................................................................	2,904,200
Recreation passport fees ...............................................................................................................................	53,200
Snowmobile registration fee revenue .........................................................................................................	19,500
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...........................................................................................................	45,600
Sportsmen against hunger fund...................................................................................................................	76,400
Wildlife management public education fund ..............................................................................................	1,600,000
Youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund.........................................................................	98,400
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$              5,024,100
Sec. 105. WILDLIFE DIVISION Full-time equated classified positions............................................................................................ 230.5
Natural resources heritage—9.0 FTE positions .......................................................................................	$                 639,500
Wildlife management—221.5 FTE positions..............................................................................................	45,581,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$            46,220,700

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                            25,581,100

Special revenue funds:

Private funds ...................................................................................................................................................	315,700
Cervidae licensing and inspection fees .......................................................................................................	86,000
Deer habitat reserve ......................................................................................................................................	1,740,900
Forest development fund ..............................................................................................................................	277,600
Game and fish protection fund .....................................................................................................................	12,186,800
Nongame wildlife fund...................................................................................................................................	435,600
Turkey permit fees .........................................................................................................................................	1,017,000
Waterfowl fees.................................................................................................................................................	114,100
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$              4,465,900
Sec. 106. FISHERIES DIVISION Full-time equated classified positions............................................................................................ 223.5
Aquatic resource mitigation—2.0 FTE positions......................................................................................	$                 629,300
Fish production—63.0 FTE positions .........................................................................................................	10,419,400
Fisheries resource management—158.5 FTE positions ..........................................................................	21,369,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$            32,418,400

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                            11,514,300

Special revenue funds:

Private funds ...................................................................................................................................................	136,700
Fisheries settlement.......................................................................................................................................	629,200
Game and fish protection fund .....................................................................................................................	19,612,100
Invasive species fund .....................................................................................................................................	100
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$                 526,000

 

Sec. 107. LAW ENFORCEMENT

Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................. 293.0

General law enforcement—293.0 FTE  positions.......................................................................................   $                               44,784,100

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................   $                                          44,784,100

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                              6,648,100

Special revenue funds:
Cervidae licensing and inspection fees .......................................................................................................	53,400
Forest development fund ..............................................................................................................................	45,400
Forest recreation account .............................................................................................................................	72,800
Game and fish protection fund .....................................................................................................................	20,013,500
Marine safety fund .........................................................................................................................................	1,349,900
Michigan state parks endowment fund.......................................................................................................	71,400
Michigan state waterways fund ...................................................................................................................	21,700
Off-road vehicle safety education fund .......................................................................................................	156,300
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund....................................................................................................	2,007,800
Park improvement fund.................................................................................................................................	72,800
Snowmobile registration fee revenue .........................................................................................................	723,400
Wildlife resource protection fund ................................................................................................................	1,094,000
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$            12,453,600
Sec. 108. PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION Full-time equated classified positions............................................................................................ 967.2
Forest recreation and trails—61.7 FTE positions....................................................................................	$              7,131,100
MacMullan Conference Center—15.0 FTE positions...............................................................................	1,178,600
Recreational boating—174.9 FTE positions ..............................................................................................	20,471,600
State parks—715.6 FTE positions...............................................................................................................	75,892,400
State park improvement revenue bonds - debt service ..........................................................................	1,197,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$          105,871,200

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                              141,400 Michigan state waterways fund, federal ....................................................................................................1,643,800

Special revenue funds:

Private funds ...................................................................................................................................................	428,100
Forest recreation account .............................................................................................................................	2,990,000
MacMullan Conference Center account ......................................................................................................	1,178,600
Michigan state parks endowment fund.......................................................................................................	11,347,700
Michigan state waterways fund ...................................................................................................................	18,830,800
Off-road vehicle safety education fund .......................................................................................................	7,200
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund....................................................................................................	1,485,800
Park improvement fund.................................................................................................................................	60,807,800
Park improvement fund - Belle Isle subaccount.......................................................................................	1,000,200
Pure Michigan trails fund..............................................................................................................................	100
Recreation improvement account ................................................................................................................	504,600
Recreation passport fees ...............................................................................................................................	320,300
Snowmobile registration fee revenue .........................................................................................................	16,100
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...........................................................................................................	1,628,500
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$              3,540,200
Sec. 109. MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMMISSION Full-time equated classified positions................................................................................................ 17.0
Historical facilities system—13.0 FTE positions ......................................................................................	$              1,827,100
Mackinac Island State Park operations—4.0 FTE positions ..................................................................	335,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$              2,162,100

Appropriated from:

Special revenue funds:

Mackinac Island State Park fund.................................................................................................................   $                                     1,624,400

Mackinac Island State Park operation  fund ..............................................................................................                                          129,100

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................   $                                      408,600

 

Sec. 110. FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION

Full-time equated classified positions............................................................................................ 331.5
Adopt-a-forest program.................................................................................................................................	$                   25,000
Cooperative resource programs—11.0 FTE positions.............................................................................	1,580,300
Forest fire equipment ....................................................................................................................................	931,500
Forest management and timber market development—178.0 FTE positions ....................................	35,061,700
Forest management initiatives—8.5 FTE positions ................................................................................	881,400
IDG from forest development fund to department of agriculture and rural development ..............	997,300
Minerals management—20.0 FTE positions..............................................................................................	2,915,600
Wildfire protection—114.0 FTE positions..................................................................................................	14,320,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$            56,713,000

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                              3,405,800

Federal national forest timber fund............................................................................................................                                           902,600

Special revenue funds:

Private funds ...................................................................................................................................................	1,054,900
Commercial forest fund .................................................................................................................................	25,100
Fire equipment fund ......................................................................................................................................	668,700
Forest development fund ..............................................................................................................................	39,008,900
Forest land user charges...............................................................................................................................	231,100
Game and fish protection fund .....................................................................................................................	1,996,600
Michigan state parks endowment fund.......................................................................................................	2,741,300
Michigan state waterways fund ...................................................................................................................	52,700
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$              6,625,300
Sec. 111. GRANTS
Dam management grant program ...............................................................................................................	$                 350,000
Deer habitat improvement partnership initiative ....................................................................................	300,000
Federal - clean vessel act grants .................................................................................................................	400,000
Federal - forest stewardship grants ...........................................................................................................	2,000,000
Federal - land and water conservation fund payments ...........................................................................	6,000,000
Federal - rural community fire protection.................................................................................................	400,000
Federal - urban forestry grants...................................................................................................................	900,000
Fisheries habitat improvement grants .......................................................................................................	1,250,000
Grants to communities - federal oil, gas, and timber payments ............................................................	3,450,000
Grants to counties - marine safety ..............................................................................................................	3,074,700
National recreational trails ...........................................................................................................................	3,901,400
Nonmotorized trail development and maintenance grants .....................................................................	200,000
Off-road vehicle safety training grants.......................................................................................................	60,000
Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants ................................................................................................	4,656,800
Recreation improvement fund grants.........................................................................................................	907,100
Recreation passport local grants .................................................................................................................	2,000,000
Snowmobile law enforcement grants ..........................................................................................................	380,100
Snowmobile local grants program ...............................................................................................................	8,090,400
Trail easements ...............................................................................................................................................	700,000
Wildlife habitat improvement grants ..........................................................................................................	1,500,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$            40,520,500
Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                            18,618,800

	For Fiscal Year
	Ending Sept. 30,
	2020
Special revenue funds: Private funds ...................................................................................................................................................	$                 100,000
Deer habitat reserve ......................................................................................................................................	200,000
Game and fish protection fund .....................................................................................................................	2,750,000
Local public recreation facilities fund .........................................................................................................	2,000,000
Marine safety fund .........................................................................................................................................	1,407,300
Off-road vehicle safety education fund .......................................................................................................	60,000
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund....................................................................................................	4,656,800
Permanent snowmobile trail easement fund .............................................................................................	700,000
Recreation improvement account ................................................................................................................	907,100
Snowmobile registration fee revenue .........................................................................................................	380,100
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...........................................................................................................	8,090,400
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$                 650,000

 

Sec. 112. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Information technology services and projects...........................................................................................   $                               10,526,100

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................   $                                          10,526,100

Appropriated from:

Special revenue funds:

Commercial forest fund .................................................................................................................................	2,100
Deer habitat reserve ......................................................................................................................................	61,600
Forest development fund ..............................................................................................................................	1,644,100
Forest land user charges...............................................................................................................................	23,900
Forest recreation account .............................................................................................................................	42,000
Game and fish protection fund .....................................................................................................................	3,814,900
Land exchange facilitation fund...................................................................................................................	30,600
Marine safety fund .........................................................................................................................................	163,600
Michigan natural resources trust fund .......................................................................................................	22,300
Michigan state parks endowment fund.......................................................................................................	1,367,400
Michigan state waterways fund ...................................................................................................................	493,700
Nongame wildlife fund...................................................................................................................................	30,500
Off-road vehicle safety education fund .......................................................................................................	10,400
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund....................................................................................................	21,800
Park improvement fund.................................................................................................................................	1,386,000
Pure Michigan trails fund..............................................................................................................................	100
Recreation improvement account ................................................................................................................	48,900
Snowmobile registration fee revenue .........................................................................................................	11,600
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...........................................................................................................	74,400
Sportsmen against hunger fund...................................................................................................................	600
Turkey permit fees .........................................................................................................................................	33,800
Waterfowl fees.................................................................................................................................................	3,300
Wildlife resource protection fund ................................................................................................................	42,100
Youth hunting and fishing education and outreach ..................................................................................	2,000
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$              1,194,400

 

Sec. 113. CAPITAL OUTLAY

(1)   RECREATIONAL LANDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Forest development infrastructure .............................................................................................................	$              4,150,000
State parks repair and maintenance ...........................................................................................................	21,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$            25,150,000
Appropriated from: Special revenue funds:
Forest development fund ..............................................................................................................................	4,150,000
Michigan state parks endowment fund.......................................................................................................	10,000,000
Recreation passport fees ...............................................................................................................................	9,500,000
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$              1,500,000
(2) WATERWAYS BOATING PROGRAM
Local boating infrastructure maintenance and improvements...............................................................	$              3,000,000
State boating infrastructure maintenance .................................................................................................	8,075,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$            11,075,000

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................   $875,000

Michigan state waterways fund, federal ....................................................................................................200,000

Special revenue funds:

Michigan state waterways fund ...................................................................................................................                                        10,000,000

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................   $                                                 0

 

Sec. 114. ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY APPROPRIATIONS

Wildlife and fisheries health study ..............................................................................................................   $                                       200,000

Wildlife management..............................................................................................................................................           2,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................   $                                            2,200,000

Appropriated from:

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................   $                                   2,200,000

 

 

 

 

PART 2

 

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020

 

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 the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 is $356,552,700.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 is $8,122,200.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

 

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Dam management grants ..............................................................................................................................   $                                          175,000

Fisheries habitat improvement grants .......................................................................................................                                           125,000

Grants to counties - marine  safety ..............................................................................................................                                         1,407,300

Nonmotorized trail development and maintenance  grants .....................................................................100,000

Off-road vehicle safety training grants.......................................................................................................                                           60,000

Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants ................................................................................................                                          634,100

Recreation  improvement fund grants.........................................................................................................                                             90,700

Recreation passport local grants .................................................................................................................                                         2,000,000

Snowmobile law enforcement grants ..........................................................................................................                                           380,100

Wildlife habitat improvement grants ..........................................................................................................                                           150,000

Local boating infrastructure maintenance and improvements..........................................................................           3,000,000

TOTAL..............................................................................................................................................................   $                                            8,122,200

 

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)  “Department” means the department of natural resources.

(b)  “Director” means the director of the department.

(c)  “FTE” means full-time equated.

(d)  “IDG” means interdepartmental grant.

 

Sec. 204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 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. 205. 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. 206. The director 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. 207. 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. 208. 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. 209. 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. 210. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 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.

 

Sec. 211. 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 for each department or agency:

(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. 212. 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, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

 

Sec. 213. 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. 214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019 are estimated at $45,804,600.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related

legacy costs are estimated at $22,266,700.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $23,537,900.00.

 

Sec. 215. Appropriations of state restricted game and fish protection funds have been made in the following amounts to the following departments and agencies:

Legislative auditor general...........................................................................................................................	$                   32,000
Attorney general.............................................................................................................................................	640,700
Department of technology, management, and budget .............................................................................	491,400
Department of treasury.................................................................................................................................	3,010,500

 

Sec. 216. 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, 2020.

 

Sec. 220. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with a member  of the legislature or his or her staff.

 

Sec. 221. The department may contract with or provide grants to local units of government, institutions of higher education, or nonprofit organizations to support activities authorized by appropriations in part 1. As used in this section, contracts and grants include, but are not limited to, contracts and grants for research, wildlife and fisheries management, forest management, invasive species monitoring and control, and natural resource-related programs.

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES

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, 2020, 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 324.2165. The fees shall be set by the director at a rate  that allows the department to recover its costs for providing these services.

 

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES

Sec. 408. By October 21, the department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources a report on all land transactions approved by the natural resources commission in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. 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. 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 be used only for work directly related to the regulation of privately owned cervid operations   in this state.

 

Sec. 506. The United States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, is encouraged to harvest all deer during targeted removal required under the enhanced wildlife biosecurity program.

 

 

 

 

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 environment, great lakes, and energy 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 produce an annual report detailing the performance of its fish hatcheries by March 31.

 

 

 

 

FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION

Sec. 802. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide quarterly reports on the number of acres of state forestland marked or treated for timber harvest 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 by 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 to provide 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 by November 1 of the expenditures under this section during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

 

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 department 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.

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 324.82161, 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. 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, 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, 2019.

 

Sec. 1002. The department shall work with the waterways commission to develop a plan to incorporate grants for state-designated water trails as part of the current waterways account grant application program. Grant criteria shall be based in part on the qualifications and criteria already established in the department’s water trail designation process.

 

 

 

 

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 section 248 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1248.

 

 

 

 

ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 1202. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for finance and operations, $35,000.00 is designated to reimburse local units of government for qualifying costs related to lake level assessments. The department may reimburse these costs without being compelled to do so by a court of law.

 

Sec. 1203. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for wildlife management (one-time) are designated as a   work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following  is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a)  The purpose of the project is to fund wildlife disease research.

(b)  The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(c)  The total estimated cost of the project is $2,000,000.00.

(d)  The tentative completion date is September 30, 2022.

Sec. 1206. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for wildlife and fisheries health study, the department shall investigate the effect of PFAS contamination on Michigan’s wildlife and fisheries populations.

(2) As used in this section, “PFAS” means perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

 

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

 

 

 

 

 

Clerk of the House of  Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

 

 

Approved                                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

Governor