March 19, 2003, Introduced by Rep. Brown and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
EXECUTIVE BUDGET BILL
A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural
resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004; to provide for
the expenditure of those appropriations; to create funds and accounts;
to require reports; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain
state agencies and officials; to authorize certain transfers by certain
state agencies; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other
income received by the various state agencies.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 PART 1
2 LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
1 Sec. 101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this bill, the
2 amounts listed in this part are appropriated for the department of
3 natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, from
4 the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the
5 appropriations in this part:
7 APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY:
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8 Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0
9 Full-time equated classified positions 2,082.5
10 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 242,142,900
11 Interdepartmental grant revenues:
12 Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
13 transfers 3,437,900
14 ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 238,705,000
15 Federal revenues:
16 Total federal revenues 27,806,600
17 Special revenue funds:
18 Total local revenues 0
19 Total private revenues 1,871,400
20 Total other state restricted revenues 180,203,500
21 State general fund/general purpose $ 28,823,500
22 FUND SOURCE SUMMARY:
23 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 242,142,900
24 Interdepartmental grant revenues:
25 IDG, engineering services to work orders 1,472,800
26 IDG, MacMullan conference center revenue 1,300,600
1 IDG, land acquisition services to work orders 664,500
2 Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
3 transfers 3,437,900
4 ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 238,705,000
5 Federal revenues:
6 DAG, federal 2,831,700
7 DOC, federal 60,900
8 DOD, federal 31,000
9 DOE, federal 1,000
10 DOI, federal 16,980,000
11 DOI, oil and gas royalty revenue 150,000
12 DOI, federal timber revenue 3,300,000
13 DOT, federal 4,203,300
14 EPA, federal 248,700
15 Total federal revenues 27,806,600
16 Special revenue funds:
17 Private funds 1,371,400
18 Private-gift revenues 500,000
19 Total private revenues 1,871,400
20 Aircraft fees 219,900
21 Air photo-geographic information system 135,000
22 Automated license system revenue 429,300
23 Clean Michigan initiative fund 277,800
24 Delinquent property tax administration fund 1,065,900
25 Forest recreation fund 1,120,700
26 Forest resource revenue 24,955,500
27 Game and fish protection fund 55,940,500
1 Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve 2,263,100
2 Game and fish protection fund - turkey permit fees 1,457,200
3 Game and fish protection fund - waterfowl fees 90,500
4 Game and fish - wildlife resource protection fund 1,344,100
5 Harbor development fund 245,900
6 Land exchange facilitation fund 5,503,100
7 Land sale revenue 2,640,200
8 Marine safety fund 4,588,200
9 Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment fund 1,311,500
10 Michigan state waterways fund 14,553,300
11 Michigan natural resources trust fund 2,920,100
12 Michigan state parks endowment fund 11,576,600
13 Nongame wildlife fund 592,500
14 Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 2,759,800
15 Park improvement fund 33,547,300
16 Publications revenue 58,700
17 Recreation improvement fund 1,414,400
18 Shop fees 56,300
19 Snowmobile registration fee revenue 1,780,100
20 Snowmobile trail improvement fund 7,356,000
21 Total other state restricted revenues 180,203,500
22 State general fund/general purpose $ 28,823,500
23 Sec. 102. EXECUTIVE
24 Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0
25 Full-time equated classified positions 42.6
26 Commission $ 90,000
27 Unclassified salaries 438,600
1 Education and outreach--32.6 FTE positions 2,991,500
2 Executive direction--10.0 FTE positions 1,711,900
3 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 5,232,000
4 Appropriated from:
5 Interdepartmental grant revenues:
6 IDG-MacMullan conference center revenue 21,400
7 Special revenue funds:
8 Aircraft fees 500
9 Air photo - geographic information system 10,500
10 Automated license system revenue 3,000
11 Delinquent property tax administration fund 9,000
12 Forest resource revenue 266,100
13 Game and fish protection fund 1,735,600
14 Harbor development fund 600
15 Land exchange facilitation fund 37,100
16 Land sale revenue 54,300
17 Marine safety fund 41,300
18 Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment fund 500
19 Michigan natural resources trust fund 7,600
20 Michigan state parks endowment fund 28,800
21 Michigan state waterways fund 308,800
22 Nongame wildlife fund 4,800
23 Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 2,700
24 Park improvement fund 1,876,900
25 Publications revenue 500
26 Recreation improvement fund 5,200
27 Snowmobile registration fee revenue 4,200
1 Snowmobile trail improvement fund 32,200
2 State general fund/general purpose $ 780,400
3 Sec. 103. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
4 Full-time equated classified positions 244.2
5 Program assistance and review--12.0 FTE
6 positions $ 739,100
7 Human resources--24.0 FTE positions 2,056,700
8 Budget and support services--10.0 FTE positions 776,200
9 Office of financial services--26.0 FTE positions 2,264,700
10 Office of land and facilities--141.2 FTE positions 17,772,500
11 Grants, contracts, and customer systems--31.0 FTE
12 positions 5,241,700
13 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 28,850,900
14 Appropriated from:
15 Interdepartmental grant revenues:
16 IDG, engineering to work orders 1,472,800
17 IDG, land acquisition services to work orders 664,500
18 IDG, MacMullan conference center revenue 1,279,200
19 Federal revenues:
20 DOI, federal 320,300
21 Special revenue funds:
22 Aircraft fees 112,900
23 Air photo - geographic information system 700
24 Automated license system revenue 426,300
25 Clean Michigan initiative fund 277,800
26 Delinquent property tax administration fund 1,020,800
27 Forest resource revenue 1,659,300
1 Game and fish protection fund 8,543,100
2 Land exchange facilitation fund 5,424,400
3 Land sale revenue 1,825,300
4 Marine safety fund 368,600
5 Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment fund 5,900
6 Michigan natural resources trust fund 756,500
7 Michigan state parks endowment fund 46,000
8 Michigan state waterways fund 883,700
9 Nongame wildlife fund 3,700
10 Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 63,200
11 Park improvement fund 1,377,800
12 Publications revenue 58,200
13 Recreation improvement fund 5,300
14 Snowmobile registration fee revenue 65,600
15 Snowmobile trail improvement fund 77,100
16 State general fund/general purpose $ 2,111,900
17 Sec. 104. DEPARTMENTAL OPERATION SUPPORT
18 Building occupancy charges $ 2,000,100
19 Rent - privately owned property 335,700
20 Gifts and bequests 500,000
21 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,835,800
22 Appropriated from:
23 Special revenue funds:
24 Private - gift revenues 500,000
25 Forest resource revenue 753,100
26 Game and fish protection fund 675,500
27 Land sale revenue 51,400
1 Marine safety fund 44,600
2 Michigan state parks endowment fund 211,200
3 Michigan state waterways fund 203,800
4 Michigan natural resources trust fund 62,700
5 Park improvement fund 304,800
6 Snowmobile trail improvement fund 20,800
7 State general fund/general purpose $ 7,900
8 Sec. 105. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
9 Full-time equated classified positions 183.0
10 Wildlife administration--14.5 FTE positions $ 1,448,200
11 Wildlife management--159.5 FTE positions 20,258,100
12 Natural resources heritage--9.0 FTE positions 1,192,700
13 State game and wildlife area maintenance 200,000
14 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 23,099,000
15 Appropriated from:
16 Federal revenues:
17 DOD, federal 31,000
18 DOI, federal 8,083,500
19 EPA, federal 1,000
20 Special revenue funds:
21 Private funds 100,000
22 Game and fish protection fund 8,626,800
23 Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve 2,020,100
24 Game and fish protection fund - turkey permit fees 1,457,200
25 Game and fish protection fund - waterfowl fees 90,500
26 Nongame wildlife fund 563,600
27 State general fund/general purpose $ 2,125,300
1 Sec. 106. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
2 Full-time equated classified positions 225.0
3 Fisheries administration--8.5 FTE positions $ 959,600
4 Fish production--57.4 FTE positions 7,372,400
5 Fisheries resource management--159.1 FTE positions 15,734,500
6 Stream habitat improvement 1,284,800
7 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 25,351,300
8 Appropriated from:
9 Federal revenues:
10 DOE, federal 1,000
11 DOC, federal 45,900
12 DOI, federal 7,410,400
13 EPA, federal 142,100
14 Special revenue funds:
15 Private funds 100,000
16 Game and fish protection fund 17,651,900
17 State general fund/general purpose $ 0
18 Sec. 107. PARKS AND RECREATION
19 Full-time equated classified positions 785.7
20 State parks--581.2 FTE positions $ 38,285,700
21 Recreational boating--201.5 FTE positions 12,306,700
22 Michigan civilian conservation corps--3.0 FTE
23 positions 1,305,100
24 State parks improvement revenue bonds - debt service 1,066,900
25 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 52,964,400
26 Appropriated from:
27 Federal revenues:
1 EPA, federal 104,600
2 Special revenue funds:
3 Private funds 316,600
4 Harbor development fund 245,300
5 Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment fund 1,305,100
6 Michigan state parks endowment fund 10,753,700
7 Michigan state waterways fund 12,061,400
8 Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 211,700
9 Park improvement fund 27,966,000
10 State general fund/general purpose $ 0
11 Sec. 108. FOREST, MINERAL, AND FIRE MANAGEMENT
12 Full-time equated classified positions 329.5
13 Forest and timber treatments--109.0 FTE positions $ 11,878,700
14 Forest management planning--13.0 FTE positions 4,556,900
15 Adopt-a-forest program 50,000
16 Forest fire protection--137.5 FTE positions 9,506,000
17 Forest recreation and trails--33.0 FTE positions 4,400,000
18 Forest management initiative--9.2 FTE positions 1,009,000
19 Minerals management--17.3 FTE positions 1,979,700
20 Forest fire equipment 1,700,000
21 Cooperative resource programs--10.5 FTE positions 2,512,100
22 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 37,592,400
23 Appropriated from:
24 Federal revenues:
25 DAG, federal 1,556,700
26 DOI, federal 2,000
27 EPA, federal 1,000
1 Special revenue funds:
2 Private funds 804,800
3 Aircraft fees 106,500
4 Air photo - geographic information system 103,000
5 Forest recreation fund 1,120,700
6 Forest resource revenue 20,740,900
7 Game and fish protection fund 1,781,800
8 Michigan natural resources trust fund 1,106,400
9 Michigan state parks endowment fund 496,700
10 Michigan state waterways fund 340,500
11 Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 363,700
12 Recreation improvement fund 284,900
13 Snowmobile trail improvement fund 1,745,900
14 Shop fees 56,300
15 State general fund/general purpose $ 6,980,600
16 Sec. 109. LAW ENFORCEMENT
17 Full-time equated classified positions 272.5
18 Wildlife resource protection--10.0 FTE positions $ 1,332,500
19 General law enforcement--262.5 FTE positions 25,454,300
20 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 26,786,800
21 Appropriated from:
22 Federal revenues:
23 DOC, federal 15,000
24 DOI, federal 1,062,800
25 DOT, federal 2,403,300
26 Special revenue funds:
27 Game and fish - wildlife resource protection fund 1,332,500
1 Game and fish protection fund 15,619,800
2 Marine safety fund 1,304,800
3 Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 744,000
4 Snowmobile registration fee revenue 564,600
5 State general fund/general purpose $ 3,740,000
6 Sec. 110. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES
7 Payments in lieu of taxes for swamp and tax reverted
8 lands $ 7,071,500
9 Payments in lieu of taxes for purchased lands 2,012,900
10 Payments in lieu of taxes for commercial forests 2,691,700
11 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 11,776,100
12 Appropriated from:
13 Special revenue funds:
14 State general fund/general purpose $ 11,776,100
15 Sec. 111. GRANTS
16 Grant to counties — marine safety $ 2,805,000
17 Federal - land and water conservation fund payments 1,000
18 Federal - forest stewardship grants 625,000
19 Federal - urban forestry grants 400,000
20 Federal - clean vessel act grants 100,000
21 Federal - rural community fire protection 250,000
22 Grants to communities - federal oil, gas, and timber
23 payments 3,450,000
24 Recreation improvement fund grants 1,100,000
25 Snowmobile local grants program 5,480,000
26 Snowmobile law enforcement grants 1,142,000
27 Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants 1,374,500
1 National recreational trails 1,850,000
2 Game and nongame wildlife fund grants 10,000
3 Inland fisheries resources grants 200,000
4 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 18,787,500
5 Appropriated from:
6 Federal revenues:
7 DAG, federal 1,275,000
8 DOI, federal 101,000
9 DOI, oil and gas royalty revenue 150,000
10 DOI, federal timber revenue 3,300,000
11 DOT, federal 1,800,000
12 Special revenue funds:
13 Private funds 50,000
14 Game and fish protection fund 200,000
15 Marine safety fund 2,805,000
16 Nongame wildlife fund 10,000
17 Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 1,374,500
18 Recreation improvement fund 1,100,000
19 Snowmobile registration fee revenue 1,142,000
20 Snowmobile trail improvement fund 5,480,000
21 State general fund/general purpose $ 0
22 Sec. 112. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
23 Information technology services and projects $ 8,866,700
24 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 8,866,700
25 Appropriated from:
26 Special revenue funds:
27 Air photo - geographic information system 20,800
1 Delinquent property tax administration fund 36,100
2 Forest resource revenue 1,536,100
3 Game and fish protection fund 1,106,000
4 Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve 243,000
5 Game and fish - wildlife resource protection fund 11,600
6 Land exchange facilitation fund 41,600
7 Land sale revenue 709,200
8 Marine safety fund 23,900
9 Michigan natural resources trust fund 986,900
10 Michigan state parks endowment fund 40,200
11 Michigan state waterways fund 755,100
12 Nongame wildlife fund 10,400
13 Park improvement fund 2,021,800
14 Recreation improvement fund 19,000
15 Snowmobile registration fee revenue 3,700
16 State general fund/general purpose $ 1,301,300
17 PART 2
18 PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS
20 Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state
21 constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under
22 part 1 for fiscal year 2003-2004 is $209,027,000.00 and state spending
23 from state resources to be paid to units of local government for fiscal
24 year 2003-2004 is $15,723,100.00. The itemized statement below
25 identifies appropriations from which spending to units of local
26 government will occur:
1 PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES
2 Payments in lieu of taxes for swamp and tax reverted
3 lands $ 7,071,500
4 Payments in lieu of taxes for purchased lands 2,012,900
5 Payments in lieu of taxes for commercial forests 2,691,700
6 GRANTS
7 Grants to counties - marine safety $ 2,805,000
8 Snowmobile law enforcement grants 1,142,000
9 TOTAL $ 15,723,100
10 Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this bill are subject
11 to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
12 Sec. 203. As used in this bill:
13 (a) "Commission" means the commission of natural resources.
14 (b) "DAG" means the United States department of agriculture.
15 (c) "Department" means the department of natural resources.
16 (d) "DOC" means the United States department of commerce.
17 (e) "DOD" means the United States department of defense.
18 (f) "DOE" means the United States department of energy.
19 (g) "DOI" means the United States department of interior.
20 (h) "DOT" means the United States department of transportation.
21 (i) "EPA" means the United States environmental protection
22 agency.
23 (j) "FTE" means full-time equated.
24 (k) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.
25 Sec. 204. The department of civil service shall bill departments and
26 agencies at the end of the first fiscal quarter for the 1% charge
27 authorized by section 5 of article XI of the state constitution of
1 1963. Payments shall be made for the total amount of the billing by the
2 end of the second fiscal quarter.
3 Sec. 205. (1) A hiring freeze is imposed on the state classified
4 civil service. State departments and agencies are prohibited from
5 hiring any new state classified civil service employees and prohibited
6 from filling any vacant state classified civil service positions. This
7 hiring freeze does not apply to internal transfers of classified
8 employees from 1 position to another within a department.
9 (2) The state budget director shall grant exceptions to this
10 hiring freeze when the state budget director believes that the hiring
11 freeze will result in rendering a state department or agency unable to
12 deliver basic services, cause a loss of revenue to the state, result in
13 the inability of the state to receive federal funds, or necessitate
14 additional expenditures that exceed any savings from maintaining a
15 vacancy. The state budget director shall report quarterly to the
16 chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing
17 committees on appropriations the number of exceptions to the hiring
18 freeze approved during the previous quarter and the reasons to justify
19 the exception.
20 Sec. 206. Unless otherwise specified, the department shall use the
21 Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this bill. This
22 requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to
23 the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may
24 include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.
25 Sec. 207. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for information
26 technology, the department shall pay user fees to the department of
27 information technology for technology-related services and projects.
1 Such user fees shall be subject to provisions of an interagency
2 agreement between the department and the department of information
3 technology.
4 Sec. 208. Amounts appropriated in part 1 for information technology
5 may be designated as work projects and carried forward to support
6 department of natural resources projects under the direction of the
7 department of information technology. Funds designated in this manner
8 are not available for expenditures until approved as work projects
9 under section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL.
10 18.1451a.
11 Sec. 209. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there
12 is appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for federal
13 contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until
14 they have been transferred to another line item in this bill under
15 section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL
16 18.1393.
17 (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is
18 appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for state restricted
19 contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until
20 they have been transferred to another line item in this bill under
21 section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL
22 18.1393.
23 (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is
24 appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for local contingency
25 funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have
26 been transferred to another line item in this bill under section 393(2)
27 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
1 (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is
2 appropriated an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for private
3 contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until
4 they have been transferred to another line item in this bill under
5 section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL
6 18.1393.
7 Sec. 210. (1) In addition to the amounts appropriated in part 1, in
8 order to encourage administrative efficiencies, there is appropriated
9 to the department of natural resources, an amount not to exceed one-
10 half of the unexpended, unreserved general fund portions of fiscal year
11 2002-2003 appropriations made to the department for salaries and wages
12 expenses, contractual services, supplies and materials expenses,
13 information technology expenses and program operations costs.
14 (2) The appropriations contained in subsection 1 are subject to
15 the approval of the state budget director and shall be spent for the
16 same purposes for which the original appropriation was made in fiscal
17 year 2002-2003.
18 Sec. 211. Pursuant to section 43703(3) of the natural resources and
19 environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.43703, there is
20 appropriated from the game and fish protection trust fund to the game
21 and fish protection fund, $6,000,000.00 for the fiscal year ending
22 September 30, 2004.
23 Sec. 212. For the fiscal years ending September 30, 2003 and
24 September 30, 2004, with the approval of the state budget director, the
25 department of natural resources may transfer any unobligated
26 appropriation balances up to $556,000.00 from the general fund or
27 appropriate restricted funds to the game and fish protection fund in
28 settlement of the advisory report from the United States fish and
1 wildlife service dated October 11, 2002.
3 Sec. 301. The department may charge the appropriations contained in
4 part 1, including all special maintenance and capital projects
5 appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, for
6 engineering services provided, a standard percentage fee to recover
7 actual costs. The department may use the revenue derived to support
8 the engineering services charges provided for in part 1.
9 Sec. 302. The department may charge land acquisition projects
10 appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for
11 prior fiscal years, a standard percentage fee to recover actual costs,
12 and may use the revenue derived to support the land acquisition service
13 charges provided for in part 1.
14 Sec. 303. The land sale fund is created. An amount equal to the cost
15 of personal services, printing, postage, advertising, contractual
16 services, and facility rental associated with tax reverted lands shall
17 be deducted from the sales and credited to the land sale fund.
18 Sec. 304. The department of natural resources may charge both
19 application fees and transaction fees related to the exchange or sale
20 of state-owned land or rights in land. The fees shall be set by the
21 director at a rate which allows the department to recover its costs for
22 providing these services.
24 Sec. 401. (1) From the appropriation in part 1 for stream habitat
25 improvement, not more than $758,000.00 shall be allocated for grants to
26 watershed councils, resource development councils, soil conservation
27 districts, local governmental units, and other nonprofit organizations
1 for stream habitat stabilization and soil erosion control.
2 (2) The fisheries division of the department shall develop
3 priority and cost estimates for all recommended projects.
5 Sec. 501. Pursuant to section 1902(2) of the natural resources and
6 environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.1902, there is
7 appropriated from the Michigan natural resources trust fund to the
8 Michigan state parks endowment fund an amount not to exceed
9 $10,000,000.00 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004.
11 Sec. 601. Of the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall
12 prescribe appropriate treatment on 63,000 acres, plus or minus 10%, at
13 the current average rate of 12.5 to 13 cords per acre provided that the
14 department shall take into consideration the impact of timber
15 harvesting on wildlife habitat and recreation uses. In addition, the
16 department shall take into consideration silvicultural analysis and
17 report annually to the legislature on plans and efforts to address
18 factors limiting management of timber.
20 Sec. 701. The amount appropriated in part 1 for federal-rural
21 community fire protection shall be awarded as grants to local fire
22 protection departments. To be eligible, local fire protection
23 departments shall be located in governmental units or fire protection
24 districts with permanent populations of less than 10,000.
25 Sec. 702. Federal pass-through funds to local institutions and
26 governments that are received in amounts in addition to those included
27 in part 1 for grants to communities - federal oil, gas, and timber
1 payments and that do not require additional state matching funds are
2 appropriated for the purposes intended. The department shall report to
3 the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources,
4 the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on
5 all amounts appropriated under this section.