FY 2002-2003 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation. . . . . . . . . .
60;. . . . . . . . . . . . 0;. . . . . . . . . . . .

$69,225,600

Changes from FY 2002-03 Year-to-Date:

 1.  Library Services Technology Fund. The Governor recommended an increase in spending authority for this Federal Grant program. The Senate concurs.

1,000,000

 2.  Mackinac Island State Park Commission. The Governor recommended an increase in restricted fund spending authority for both the Airport Park Operations Fees ($30,000) and the Mackinac Island State Park Fund ($235,000) to help offset the GF/GP reductions. The Senate concurs.

265,000

 3.  Renaissance Zone Reimbursement. The Governor recommended an increase in this line to reflect the estimated increases in payouts for FY 2003-04. The Senate recommends transferring this to the Department of Treasury budget.

(995,600)

 4.  Arts and Cultural Grants. The Governor recommended a 50% reduction. Recommended total funding for Arts and Cultural Grants is $11,771,300. The Senate recommends restoring $796,500.

(9,832,700)

 5.  Grants to Libraries. The Governor recommended a 6.6% reduction to the Subregional State Aid and the Book Distribution Centers line items. The Senate concurs.

(55,500)

 6.  Grants to Detroit and Grand Rapids Public Libraries. The Governor recommended a 6.6% reduction to each of these grants ($132,500). The Senate recommends eliminating these grants and transferring the Federal funding into a Federal Aid to Libraries line item.

(1,974,300)

 7.  State Aid to Libraries. The Governor recommended a 6.6% reduction to this line ($850,000). The Senate recommends maintaining current year funding at $12,660,000.

0

 8.  Federal Aid to Libraries. The Senate recommends transferring Federal Reed Act funding from the Library of Michigan Operations line, and the grant lines to the Detroit and Grand Rapids Public Libraries into this new line totaling $1,211,300.

0

 9.  Historical Administration and Services. The Governor recommended a ($667,400) reduction in this line. The Senate recommends increasing the Freedom Trail Commission by $3,500 and adding $25,000 funding for Michigan History Day.

(638,900)

10. Office of Film and Television Services. The Governor recommended a ($15,100) reduction. The Senate recommends restoring $12,400

(2,700)

11. Reductions. The Governor recommended a 12% reduction to the overall administration lines, a 13.5% reduction to the payments to the Department of Information Technology, and cuts ranging from 9.12% for the remaining program administration lines. The Senate concurs.

(1,498,100)

12. Lighthouse Grants. The Governor recommended pausing these grants for FY 2003-04. The Senate recommends restoring these grants at $140,000.

(12,700)

13. Other Adjustments. The Governor recommended various other adjustments to reflect building occupancy charges, workers’ compensation costs, FY 2002-03 early retirement costs, Department of Information Technology costs, and the transfer of the Records Center per Executive Order 2002-17. The Senate concurs.

1,652,500

14. Comparison to Governor’s Recommendation. The Senate recommendation is ($1,653,700) Gross and GF/GP under the Governor.

Total Changes. . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .& #160;. . . . . . . . . . . .&# 160;. . . . . . . . . . . .
60;. . . . . . . . . . . . 0;. . . . 

$(12,093,000)

FY 2003-04 Senate Appropriations Committee Gross Appropriation. . . . . . . . . .
60;. . . . . . . .

$57,132,600

FY 2003-04 HISTORY, ARTS AND LIBRARIES BUDGET - BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS

Changes from FY 2002-03 Year to Date:

 1.  Standard Language. The Governor recommended deleting the following standard sections: Privatization, Deprived and Depressed, Buy American, Affirmative Action, Track Database Access, Early Retirement, Budgetary Savings, and Tobacco language. The Senate maintained Privatization, Deprived and Depressed; Buy American; and Affirmative Action language.

 2.  Records Center. The Governor recommended adding language to allow the Department to receive and expend funds related to the services provided to other State agencies and branches of Government. The Senate concurs. (Sec. 211)

 3.  Encourage Administrative Efficiencies. The Governor recommended adding language that would appropriate to the Department one-half of the unexpended FY 2002-03 GF/GP that would otherwise lapse at year end. The Senate did not include this language.

 4.  Per Diem Payments. The Governor recommended deleting this language allowing for per diem payments to members of boards, commissions, or committees. The Senate concurs.

 5.  Arts and Cultural Grants. The Governor recommended: 1) deleting the requirement that the Council respond to unsuccessful applicants; 2) deleting the report to the Legislature from local governments and community foundations; 3) deleting the legislative district report on awardees; 4) changing the application fee from $100.00 or 1% to $300.00 or 3%. The Senate maintains the legislative district report but requires it be submitted electronically, added a new grant category titled Historical Projects Program, changed the percentage for the anchor program from 65 to 70, and added language restricting awards to 10% of the total appropriation for all grant recipients. (Sec. 401)

 6.  Lighthouse Grants. The Governor recommended deleting this grant program language. The Senate retains this language and changes the amounts available for grants to $140,000. (Sec. 504)

 7.  Fees for State Historic Sites. The Governor recommended deleting this language as PA 488 of 2002 has codified the State Historic Site designation program. The Senate concurs.

 8.  Excess Proceeds From Collections in the State Historical Museum. The Governor recommended adding language allowing the Department to receive and expend excess proceeds from auctions, sales, or transfers of artifacts from the museum collections for additional materials for the collections. The Senate concurs and adds language requiring notification to the chairs of any sales or auctions. (Sec. 505)

 9.  Subregional State Aid. The Governor recommended changing this language that ensures local support for the libraries servicing the blind and physically handicapped will not be reduced because the library is receiving Subregional State Aid. The change provides clarification to include those libraries that are in cooperatives and districts libraries. The Senate concurs. (Sec. 601)

10  Federal Aid to Libraries. The Senate adds new language requiring the funding in this line be awarded on a competitive basis to libraries for computers and staff training to assist unemployment claimants. (Sec. 604)

11. Michigan History Magazine Subscriber List. The Senate adds new language requiring the Department to make this list available to the Historical Society of Michigan. (Sec. 507)

12. Renaissance Zone Reimbursement. The Senate recommends this language be transferred to the Department of Treasury budget.

13. Report on the Detroit and Grand Rapids Public Libraries. The Senate recommends deleting this section.

14. Federal Reed Act Work Project Account. The Senate recommends adding new language redirecting the funding in the FY 2002 Work Project Account from the Detroit and Grand Rapids Public Libraries to a competitive grant award program for all eligible libraries. (Sec. 605)

15. Repealer. The Senate recommends repealing Section 520 of 2002 PA 530. (Sec. 701)