Bill Text: MI SB0141 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Appropriations; zero budget; department of natural resources; provide for fiscal year 2017-2018. Creates appropriations act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-23 - Referred To Committee On Appropriations [SB0141 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-SB0141-Engrossed.html
SB-0141, As Passed Senate, May 3, 2017
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 141
A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural
resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018; 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, 2018, from the
following funds:
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES:
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions........ 2,262.8
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 412,219,700
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
transfers............................................ 232,200
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $ 411,987,500
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues................................. 70,095,700
Special revenue funds:
Total private revenues................................. 7,446,000
Total other state restricted revenues.................. 289,248,500
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 45,197,300
State general fund/general purpose schedule:
Ongoing state general fund/general
purpose................................... 41,294,900
One-time state general fund/general
purpose.................................... 3,902,400
FUND SOURCE SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions........ 2,262.8
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 412,219,700
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, land acquisition services-to-work orders.......... 232,200
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
transfers............................................ 232,200
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $ 411,987,500
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 70,095,700
Total federal revenues................................. 70,095,700
Special revenue funds:
Mann House trust fund.................................. 15,000
Private funds.......................................... 7,431,000
Total private revenues................................. 7,446,000
Cervidae licensing and inspection fees................. 138,800
Clean Michigan initiative fund......................... 100
Commercial forest fund................................. 26,600
Deer habitat reserve................................... 2,136,700
Fire equipment fund.................................... 668,700
Fisheries settlement................................... 629,200
Forest development fund................................ 38,543,200
Forest land user charges............................... 253,100
Forest recreation account.............................. 1,836,300
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 74,294,000
History fees fund...................................... 235,400
Invasive species fund.................................. 100
Land exchange facilitation fund........................ 5,009,100
Local public recreation facilities fund................ 1,697,000
Mackinac Island State Park fund........................ 1,583,700
Mackinac Island State Park operation fund.............. 127,700
MacMullan Conference Center account.................... 1,156,000
Marine safety fund..................................... 3,738,800
Michigan heritage publications fund.................... 22,300
Michigan natural resources trust fund.................. 1,306,900
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 26,576,100
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 27,850,200
Michigan trailways fund................................ 200
Museum operations fund................................. 506,800
Nongame wildlife fund.................................. 482,100
Off-road vehicle safety education fund................. 203,600
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................ 7,078,900
Park improvement fund.................................. 49,598,600
Park improvement fund - Belle Isle subaccount.......... 800,200
Permanent snowmobile trail easement fund............... 700,000
Public use and replacement deed fees................... 27,600
Recreation improvement account......................... 1,532,300
Recreation passport fees............................... 8,296,200
Snowmobile registration fee revenue.................... 1,197,600
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...................... 9,934,100
Sportsmen against hunger fund.......................... 77,500
State restricted revenues.............................. 15,000,000
Turkey permit fees..................................... 1,017,400
Waterfowl fees......................................... 120,800
Waterfowl hunt stamp................................... 1,500,000
Wildlife management public education fund.............. 2,100,000
Wildlife resource protection fund...................... 1,147,100
Youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund.. 97,500
Total other state restricted revenues.................. 289,248,500
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 45,197,300
Sec. 102. EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 121.1
Unclassified salaries--6.0 FTE positions............... $ 776,700
Accounting service center.............................. 1,489,000
Executive direction--11.6 FTE positions................ 2,136,400
Finance and operations--105.5 FTE positions............ 16,581,800
Gifts and pass-through transactions.................... 5,000,000
Legal services--4.0 FTE positions...................... 550,500
Natural resources commission........................... 77,100
Property management.................................... 3,711,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 30,322,500
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, land acquisition services-to-work orders.......... 232,200
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 340,700
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 5,000,000
Clean Michigan initiative fund......................... 100
Deer habitat reserve................................... 158,000
Forest development fund................................ 2,811,400
Forest land user charges............................... 7,300
Forest recreation account.............................. 52,300
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 7,072,100
Land exchange facilitation fund........................ 4,932,500
Local public recreation facilities fund................ 197,000
Marine safety fund..................................... 792,800
Michigan natural resources trust fund.................. 1,284,600
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 1,300,800
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 777,300
Nongame wildlife fund.................................. 13,500
Off-road vehicle safety education fund................. 700
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................ 170,200
Park improvement fund.................................. 1,765,800
Public use and replacement deed fees................... 27,600
Recreation improvement account......................... 84,300
Snowmobile registration fee revenue.................... 49,300
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...................... 125,100
Sportsmen against hunger fund.......................... 500
Turkey permit fees..................................... 78,200
Waterfowl fees......................................... 3,400
Wildlife resource protection fund...................... 41,900
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 3,002,900
Sec. 103. DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES
Full-time equated classified positions........... 16.0
Great Lakes restoration initiative..................... $ 2,922,000
Invasive species prevention and control--16.0 FTE
positions............................................ 5,031,700
Michigan conservation corps............................ 1,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 8,953,700
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 2,922,000
Special revenue funds:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 6,031,700
Sec. 104. COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 135.3
Marketing and outreach--80.8 FTE positions............. $ 13,738,800
Michigan historical center--54.5 FTE positions......... 6,013,600
Michigan wildlife council.............................. 2,100,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 21,852,400
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 1,558,300
Special revenue funds:
Mann House trust fund.................................. 15,000
Private funds.......................................... 396,200
Forest development fund................................ 133,400
Forest recreation account.............................. 16,400
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 8,327,000
History fees fund...................................... 235,400
Land exchange facilitation fund........................ 46,000
Marine safety fund..................................... 36,000
Michigan heritage publications fund.................... 22,300
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 89,500
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 147,600
Museum operations fund................................. 506,800
Nongame wildlife fund.................................. 10,700
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................ 31,200
Park improvement fund.................................. 2,811,200
Recreation passport fees............................... 23,800
Snowmobile registration fee revenue.................... 19,400
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...................... 45,600
Sportsmen against hunger fund.......................... 76,400
Wildlife management public education fund.............. 2,100,000
Youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund.. 95,500
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 5,108,700
Sec. 105. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions ......... 227.5
Natural resources heritage--9.0 FTE positions.......... $ 631,300
Wildlife management--218.5 FTE positions............... 41,932,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 42,564,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 25,158,800
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 315,700
Cervidae licensing and inspection fees................. 85,400
Deer habitat reserve................................... 1,717,100
Forest development fund................................ 77,600
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 11,937,300
Nongame wildlife fund.................................. 427,400
Turkey permit fees..................................... 905,400
Waterfowl fees......................................... 114,100
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,825,200
Sec. 106. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 222.5
Aquatic resource mitigation--2.0 FTE positions......... $ 629,300
Cormorant population mitigation program................ 150,000
Fish production--63.0 FTE positions.................... 10,242,000
Fisheries resource management--157.5 FTE positions..... 20,639,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 31,660,400
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 11,292,000
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 136,200
Fisheries settlement................................... 629,200
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 19,083,700
Invasive species fund.................................. 100
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 519,200
Sec. 107. LAW ENFORCEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 284.0
General law enforcement--284.0 FTE positions........... $ 42,435,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 42,435,200
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 6,510,900
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.......................... 19,444,800
Marine safety fund..................................... 1,342,300
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 71,400
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 21,700
Off-road vehicle safety education fund................. 156,100
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................ 1,692,800
Park improvement fund.................................. 72,800
Snowmobile registration fee revenue.................... 721,400
Wildlife resource protection fund...................... 1,063,100
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 11,166,300
Sec. 108. PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 911.9
Forest recreation and trails--53.0 FTE positions....... $ 6,172,400
MacMullan Conference Center--15.0 FTE positions........ 1,156,000
Recreational boating--170.5 FTE positions.............. 19,011,000
State parks--673.4 FTE positions....................... 67,144,900
State parks improvement revenue bonds - debt service... 1,191,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 94,675,300
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 1,761,200
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 428,000
Forest recreation account.............................. 1,652,800
MacMullan Conference Center account.................... 1,156,000
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 21,103,200
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 17,868,000
Michigan trailways fund................................ 100
Off-road vehicle safety education fund................. 7,200
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................ 1,456,700
Park improvement fund.................................. 43,590,500
Park improvement fund - Belle Isle subaccount.......... 800,200
Recreation improvement account......................... 492,000
Recreation passport fees............................... 272,400
Snowmobile registration fee revenue.................... 15,800
Snowmobile trail improvement fund...................... 1,598,600
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 2,472,600
Sec. 109. MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMMISSION
Full-time equated classified positions........... 17.0
Historical facilities system--13.0 FTE positions....... $ 1,583,700
Mackinac Island State Park operations--4.0 FTE
positions............................................ 333,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 1,917,300
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Mackinac Island State Park fund........................ 1,583,700
Mackinac Island State Park operation fund.............. 127,700
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 205,900
Sec. 110. FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 326.5
Forest management and timber market
development--195.5 FTE positions..................... $ 33,780,300
Minerals management--17.0 FTE positions................ 2,840,300
Wildfire protection--114.0 FTE positions............... 14,758,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 51,379,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 4,292,500
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 1,054,900
Commercial forest fund................................. 24,500
Fire equipment fund.................................... 668,700
Forest development fund................................ 32,865,700
Forest land user charges............................... 221,900
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 1,937,700
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 2,670,200
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 51,400
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 7,592,000
Sec. 111. GRANTS
Dam management grant program........................... $ 350,000
Deer habitat improvement partnership initiative........ 200,000
Federal - clean vessel act grants...................... 400,000
Federal - forest stewardship grants.................... 2,000,000
Federal - land and water conservation fund payments.... 2,566,900
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........................... 3,900,000
Nonmotorized trail development and maintenance grants.. 350,000
Off-road vehicle safety training grants................ 29,200
Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants.............. 3,706,200
Recreation improvement fund grants..................... 907,100
Recreation passport local grants....................... 1,500,000
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.................................... $ 35,654,600
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 15,184,300
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................ 1,500,000
Marine safety fund..................................... 1,407,300
Off-road vehicle safety education fund................. 29,200
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................ 3,706,200
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..................... $ 700,000
Sec. 112. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information technology services and projects........... $ 10,327,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 10,327,400
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Commercial forest fund................................. 2,100
Deer habitat reserve................................... 61,600
Forest development fund................................ 1,609,700
Forest land user charges............................... 23,900
Forest recreation account.............................. 42,000
Game and fish protection fund.......................... 3,741,400
Land exchange facilitation fund........................ 30,600
Marine safety fund..................................... 160,400
Michigan natural resources trust fund.................. 22,300
Michigan state parks endowment fund.................... 1,341,000
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 484,200
Michigan trailways fund................................ 100
Nongame wildlife fund.................................. 30,500
Off-road vehicle safety education fund................. 10,400
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................ 21,800
Park improvement fund.................................. 1,358,300
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 fund.. 2,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,170,400
Sec. 113. CAPITAL OUTLAY
(1) RECREATIONAL LANDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
State parks repair and maintenance..................... $ 9,500,000
Wetland restoration, enhancement, and acquisition...... 1,500,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 11,000,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Recreation passport fees............................... 8,000,000
Waterfowl hunt stamp................................... 1,500,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,500,000
(2) WATERWAYS BOATING PROGRAM
East Tawas state harbor, Iosco County, harbor
renovation, dock replacements, dredging, fueling
station, new electrical/utilities, phase III (total
authorized cost is increased from $4,420,000 to
$5,920,000; federal share is $1,650,000; state
share is increased from $2,770,000 to $4,270,000).... $ 1,500,000
Local boating infrastructure maintenance and
improvements......................................... 2,500,000
State boating infrastructure maintenance............... 5,575,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 9,575,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 1,075,000
Special revenue funds:
Michigan state waterways fund.......................... 8,500,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 114. ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY APPROPRIATIONS
Full-time equated classified positions............ 1.0
Abandoned mines--1.0 FTE position...................... $ 1,502,400
Land ownership tracking system......................... 2,900,000
State parks repair and maintenance..................... 10,000,000
Swimmer's itch pilot program........................... 500,000
Trail development...................................... 5,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 19,902,400
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Forest development fund................................ 1,000,000
State restricted revenues.............................. 15,000,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 3,902,400
PART 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018
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 2017-2018 is $334,445,800.00 and state
spending from state resources to be paid to local units of
government for fiscal year 2017-2018 is $7,154,300.00. 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
Fisheries habitat improvement grants................... 125,000
Grants to counties - marine safety..................... 1,407,300
Nonmotorized trail development and maintenance grants.. 262,500
Off-road vehicle safety training grants................ 29,200
Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants.............. 534,500
Recreation improvement fund grants..................... 90,700
Recreation passport local grants....................... 1,500,000
Snowmobile law enforcement grants...................... 380,100
Wildlife habitat improvement grants.................... 150,000
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Local boating infrastructure maintenance
and improvements.................................... $ 2,500,000
TOTAL.................................................. $ 7,154,300
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) "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. (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. 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, 2017 and September 30, 2018.
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, 2018 are $44,255,600.00. From this amount, total agency
appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at
$22,774,200.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care
legacy costs are estimated at $21,481,400.00.
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............................ $ 31,300
Attorney general....................................... 756,300
Department of technology, management, and budget....... 492,500
Department of treasury................................. 3,013,100
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, 2018.
Sec. 218. 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. 220. The department shall not take disciplinary action
against an employee for communicating with a member of the
legislature or his or her staff.
DEPARTMENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Sec. 302. The department may charge land acquisition projects
appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, 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 that 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 6 of 2016 PA 470, MCL 339.806, 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, 2017, 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, 2017.
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, 2017.
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 an annual 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.
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,
2017 of the expenditures under this section during the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2017.
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. 810. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for minerals
management, not more than $200,000.00 may be expended for the
purpose of auditing oil and gas lease royalty payments and post-
production cost reductions.
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, 2017. 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.
Sec. 903. From the increased funds appropriated in part 1 for
conservation officers, the department shall hire, train, and outfit
10 detectives or specialists, or both, as well as 2 support staff.
The primary purpose of the new staff is to conduct long-term
surveillance and covert investigations to combat illegal activities
and enforce regulations.
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, 2017, 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, 2017.
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. 1201. The appropriation in part 1 for the swimmer's itch
pilot program shall be distributed to a Michigan-based nonprofit
organization for the purpose of pursuing comprehensive, science-
based swimmer's itch mitigation and research by appropriately
qualified subject matter experts. This appropriation may be used to
reimburse costs incurred before the effective date of this act, and
may be carried forward as a work project in accordance with the
management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
Sec. 1202. From the increased funds appropriated in part 1 for
abandoned mine shafts, the department shall close additional
abandoned mine shafts on DNR-management lands with a goal of 30.
The purpose of the program is to remove the potential for dangerous
accidents at those sites.
