FY 2001-02 CAPITAL OUTLAY BUDGET - S.B. 231 (H-1): HOUSE-PASSED

FY 2001-02 Senate-Passed Gross Appropriations $516,557,700
House Changes to Senate-Passed:
1. Department of Natural Resources - Waterways Boating Program. The House included additional waterways revenue to support a number of boating programs as recommended by the Governor in his revision letter of May 9, 2001. The projects include:

Traverse City - Marina improvements $5,000,000

Mackinac City - New Marina $4,175,000

Detour - Floating Dock repairs $500,000

Elk Rapids - Marina improvements, continued funding $350,000

East Tawas - Rest room/shower building repairs $323,000

Escanaba - Marina improvements, continued funding $250,000

Land Acquisition projects $1,500,000

Increased funding for a number of existing projects $3,102,000

15,200,000
2. Department of Natural Resources - Turkey Habitat. The House adjusted the Turkey habitat acquisition program to reflect actual anticipated revenues consistent with the Governor's revised recommendation. (400,000)
3. Target Adjustments. The House included the budget target adjustments agreed to by Legislative leadership for the FY 2001-02 budget. These adjustments include reducing General Fund support for State agency special maintenance projects by $9,800,000, from $18,293,000 to $8,493,000. In addition, the appropriation for State Building Authority rent (debt service) was reduced by $22,000,000, from $302,154,000, to $280,154,000. (31,800,000)
4. FY 2000-01 Supplemental. The Senate-passed bill included a current-year supplemental section to authorize construction and financing for a number of previously approved planning projects, and a new planning project for a new library/information technology project at Michigan Technological University. The House included construction authorization for a new parking facility on the site of the old Roosevelt office building to be financed with State Building Authority bond revenue of $6,600,000. The House also included $11,111,200 in additional Federal money, as recommended by the Governor, for airport improvement projects at 10 airports statewide.
Total Changes (17,000,000)
FY 2001-02 House-Passed Gross Appropriation $499,557,700


FY 2001-02 CAPITAL OUTLAY BUDGET - BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS

Changes from FY 2001-02 Senate-Passed:
1. Detroit-Willow Run Airport. The House added language that would further restrict the use of State funds for improvements or repairs at the airport where the purpose of the improvement or repair is to expand the usage of the airport. (Sec. 1101-6).
2. Department of Corrections - Financing Shift. The House included new language recommended by the Governor to shift the financing of the Ionia correctional facility from Federal funds to State Building Authority bond revenue. The language would reduce the Federal share by $24,000,000 from $58,579,900 to $34,579,900 and increase the State Building Authority share from $21,920,000 to $45,920,000.
3. Department of Natural Resources - Financing Shift. The House added new language to shift the financing for the Bay County Independence park boat launch project by reducing the State waterways portion of the project by $375,000 from $500,000 to $125,000 and increasing the Federal funds share by $375,000 from 0 to $375,000.
4. Roosevelt Parking Garage. The House added new language to authorize the financing and construction of the proposed Roosevelt parking structure, with language indicating that parking revenue be used to help pay off the State Building Authority issued bonds.
5. Bridgeport State Police Post Study. The House added language requiring the Department of State Police to provide the Joint Capital Outlay Subcommittee with an assessment of the condition of the Bridgeport State Police post.


Date Completed: 6-26-01 - Fiscal Analyst: M. Hansen