HOUSE BILL No. 5609

 

February 26, 2004, Introduced by Rep. Reeves and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

   

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

    EXECUTIVE BUDGET BILL                                                       

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to make appropriations for the department of history, arts                 

                                                                                

    and libraries for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005; to provide     

                                                                                

    for the expenditure of those appropriations; to provide for the             

                                                                                

    disposition of fees and other income received by the state agencies; to     

                                                                                

    provide for the disbursement of certain grants; to provide for reports;     

                                                                                

    to prescribe powers and duties of certain state departments and certain     

                                                                                

    state and local agencies and officers; and to repeal acts and parts of      

                                                                                

    acts.                                                                       

                                                                                

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                                  

                                                                                

1   PART 1                                                                      

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS                                                    

                                                                                

2       Sec. 101.  Subject to the conditions set forth in this bill, the            

                                                                                

3   amounts listed in this part are appropriated for the department of          

                                                                                

4   history, arts and libraries for the fiscal year ending September 30,        

                                                                                

5   2005, from the funds indicated in this part.  The following is a            

                                                                                

6   summary of the appropriations in this part:                                 

                                                                                

7   DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, ARTS AND LIBRARIES                                   

                                                                                

8   APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY:                                                     

                                                                                

9                                                                                    Full-time equated unclassified positions                                     6.0                                                                             

                                                                                

10                                                                                   Full-time equated classified positions    232.0                                                                       

                                                                                

11      GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $     58,743,200                                                                  

                                                                                

12  Interdepartmental grant revenues:                                           

                                                                                

13      Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental                        

                                                                                

14                                                                                   transfers                                                                            139,000                                                                     

                                                                                

15  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                     $    58,604,200                                                                  

                                                                                

16  Federal revenues:                                                           

                                                                                

17      Total federal revenues                                                               8,151,300                                                                   

                                                                                

18  Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

19      Total local revenues                                                                                                                                          0    

                                                                                

20      Total private revenues                                                               577,400                                                                     

                                                                                

21      Total other state restricted revenues                                                2,412,400                                                                   

                                                                                

22      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    47,463,100                                                                  

                                                                                

23                                                                                   Sec. 102.  DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS                                            

                                                                                

24                                                                                   Full-time equated unclassified positions    6.0                                                                         

                                                                                

25                                                                                   Full-time equated classified positions    29.0                                                                        

                                                                                

26      Unclassified salaries—-6.0 FTE positions                                         $    219,300                                                                     

                                                                                

27      Management services—-28.0 FTE positions                                              1,882,600                                                                   


                                                                                

1       Building occupancy charges and rent                                                  2,678,600                                                                   

                                                                                

2       Worker's compensation                                                                17,000                                                                      

                                                                                

3       Film office--1.0 FTE positions                                                       131,800                                                                     

                                                                                

4       Human resources optimization user charges..............                              29,500                                                                      

                                                                                

5       GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................                             $    4,958,800                                                                   

                                                                                

6                                                                                    Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

7       State general fund/general purpose                                               $    4,958,800                                                                   

                                                                                

8                                                                                    Sec. 103.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY                                           

                                                                                

9       Information technology services and projects                                     $    1,022,100                                                                   

                                                                                

10      GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    1,022,100                                                                   

                                                                                

11                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

12  Interdepartmental grant revenues:                                           

                                                                                

13      IDG-MDOT, comprehensive transportation fund                                          200                                                                         

                                                                                

14      IDG-MDOT, state aeronautics fund                                                     100                                                                         

                                                                                

15      IDG-MDOT, state trunkline fund                                                       3,300                                                                       

                                                                                

16  Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

17      Game and fish protection fund                                                        100                                                                         

                                                                                

18      Mackinac Island state park fund                                                      42,500                                                                      

                                                                                

19      Special revenue, internal service and pension trust                                  2,900                                                                       

                                                                                

20      State lottery fund                                                                   900                                                                         

                                                                                

21      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    972,100                                                                     

                                                                                

22                                                                                       Sec. 104.  MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS                   

                                                                                

23                                                                                   Full-time equated classified positions    9.0                                                                         

                                                                                

24      Administration—-9.0 FTE positions                                                $    707,900                                                                     

                                                                                

25      Arts and cultural grants                                                             11,771,300                                                                  

                                                                                

26      GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................                             $    12,479,200                                                                  

                                                                                

27                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          


                                                                                

1   Federal revenues:                                                           

                                                                                

2       NFAH-NEA, promotion of the arts, partnership agreements...    700,000                                                                     

                                                                                

3   Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

4       State general fund/general purpose                                               $    11,779,200                                                                  

                                                                                

5                                                                                    Sec. 105.  MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMMISSION                            

                                                                                

6                                                                                    Full-time equated classified positions    39.0                                                                        

                                                                                

7       Mackinac Island park operation—-24.3 FTE positions                               $    1,354,300                                                                   

                                                                                

8       Historical facilities system—-14.7 FTE positions                                     1,645,700                                                                   

                                                                                

9       GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    3,000,000                                                                   

                                                                                

10                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

11  Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

12      Mackinac Island state park operation fees                                            150,000                                                                     

                                                                                

13      Mackinac Island state park fund                                                      1,329,200                                                                   

                                                                                

14      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    1,520,800                                                                   

                                                                                

15                                                                                   Sec. 106.  MICHIGAN HISTORICAL PROGRAM                                      

                                                                                

16                                                                                   Full-time equated classified positions    83.0                                                                        

                                                                                

17      Federal programs—12.0 FTE positions                                              $    1,893,900                                                                   

                                                                                

18      Heritage publications                                                                700,000                                                                     

                                                                                

19      Historical administration and services—71.0 FTE                             

                                                                                

20                                                                                   positions                                                                            5,155,400                                                                   

                                                                                

21      Private grants and gifts                                                             502,400                                                                     

                                                                                

22      Thunder Bay national marine sanctuary and underwater                        

                                                                                

23                                                                                   preserve                                                                             189,600                                                                     

                                                                                

24      GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................                             $    8,441,300                                                                   

                                                                                

25                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

26  Interdepartmental grant revenues:                                           

                                                                                

27      IDG-MDOT, comprehensive transportation fund                                          5,700                                                                       


                                                                                

1       IDG-MDOT, state aeronautics fund                                                     3,400                                                                       

                                                                                

2       IDG-MDOT, state trunkline fund                                                       126,300                                                                     

                                                                                

3   Federal revenues:                                                           

                                                                                

4       DOI-NPS, historic preservation grants-in-aid                                         1,348,000                                                                   

                                                                                

5       Federal funds                                                                        545,900                                                                     

                                                                                

6   Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

7       Private - grants and gifts                                                           400,000                                                                     

                                                                                

8       Private - Mann house trust fund                                                      102,400                                                                     

                                                                                

9       Game and fish protection fund                                                        3,600                                                                       

                                                                                

10      Heritage publication fund                                                            700,000                                                                     

                                                                                

11      Marine safety fund                                                                   500                                                                         

                                                                                

12      Special revenue, internal service and pension trust                                  70,700                                                                      

                                                                                

13      State lottery fund                                                                   24,300                                                                      

                                                                                

14      Waterways fund                                                                       800                                                                         

                                                                                

15      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    5,109,700                                                                   

                                                                                

16                                                                                   Sec. 107.  LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN                                              

                                                                                

17                                                                                   Full-time equated classified positions    72.0                                                                        

                                                                                

18      Book distribution centers                                                        $    307,500                                                                     

                                                                                

19      Collected gifts and fees                                                             161,900                                                                     

                                                                                

20      Grant to the Grand Rapids public library                                             125,000                                                                     

                                                                                

21      Grant to the Detroit public library                                                  1,000,000                                                                   

                                                                                

22      Library of Michigan operations—-72.0 FTE positions                                   6,313,100                                                                   

                                                                                

23      Library services and technology act                                                  5,557,400                                                                   

                                                                                

24      State aid to libraries                                                               13,327,100                                                                  

                                                                                

25      Subregional state aid                                                                505,000                                                                     

                                                                                

26      Wayne County library for the blind and physically                           

                                                                                

27                                                                                   handicapped                                                                          44,800                                                                      


                                                                                

1       Preservation and access for Michigan project                                         1,500,000                                                                   

                                                                                

2       GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    28,841,800                                                                  

                                                                                

3                                                                                    Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

4   Federal revenues:                                                           

                                                                                

5       Library services and technology act                                                  5,557,400                                                                   

                                                                                

6   Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

7       Private - gifts and bequests revenues                                                75,000                                                                      

                                                                                

8       User fees                                                                            86,900                                                                      

                                                                                

9       State general fund/general purpose                                               $    23,122,500                                                                  

                                                                                

10  PART 2                                                                      

                                                                                

11  PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS                                        

                                                                                

12  GENERAL SECTIONS                                                            

                                                                                

13      Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state                 

                                                                                

14  constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under       

                                                                                

15  part 1 for fiscal year 2004-2005 is $49,875,500.00 and state spending       

                                                                                

16  from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal     

                                                                                

17  year 2004-2005 is $18,655,400.00. The itemized statement below              

                                                                                

18  identifies appropriations from which spending to units of local             

                                                                                

19  government will occur:                                                      

                                                                                

20  DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, ARTS AND LIBRARIES                                   

                                                                                

21      Arts and cultural grants                                                         $    3,653,500                                                                   

                                                                                

22      State aid to libraries                                                               13,327,100                                                                  

                                                                                

23      Subregional state aid                                                                505,000                                                                     

                                                                                

24      Wayne County library for the blind and physically                           

                                                                                

25                                                                                   handicapped                                                                          44,800                                                                      

                                                                                

26      Grant to the Detroit public library                                                  1,000,000                                                                   

                                                                                

27      Grant to the Grand Rapids public library                                             125,000                                                                     

                                                                                

28      Total department of history, arts and libraries                                  $    18,655,400                                                                  


                                                                                

1       Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this bill are subject         

                                                                                

2   to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.      

                                                                                

3       Sec. 203. As used in this appropriation bill:                               

                                                                                

4                                                                                    (a) "Department" means the department of history, arts and                  

                                                                                

5   libraries.                                                                  

                                                                                

6                                                                                    (b) "Director" means the director of the department of history,             

                                                                                

7   arts and libraries.                                                         

                                                                                

8                                                                                    (c) "DOI-NPS" means the United States department of interior,               

                                                                                

9   national park service.                                                      

                                                                                

10                                                                                   (d) "Fiscal agencies" means the house fiscal agency and the                 

                                                                                

11  senate fiscal agency.                                                       

                                                                                

12                                                                                   (e) "FTE" means full-time equated.                                          

                                                                                

13                                                                                   (f) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.                                    

                                                                                

14                                                                                   (g) “MDOT” means the Michigan department of transportation.                 

                                                                                

15                                                                                   (h) "NEA" means the national endowment for the arts.                        

                                                                                

16                                                                                   (i) "NFAH" means the national foundation of the arts and the                

                                                                                

17  humanities.                                                                 

                                                                                

18                                                                                   (j) "Subcommittees" means all members of the appropriate                    

                                                                                

19  subcommittees of the house and senate appropriations committees.            

                                                                                

20      Sec. 204.  The department of civil service shall bill the department        

                                                                                

21  at the end of the first fiscal quarter for the 1% charge authorized by      

                                                                                

22  section 5 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963.  Payments        

                                                                                

23  shall be made for the total amount of the billing by the end of the         

                                                                                

24  second fiscal quarter.                                                      

                                                                                

25      Sec. 208.  Unless otherwise specified, the department receiving             

                                                                                

26  appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the              

                                                                                

27  reporting requirements of this bill.  This may include transmission of      


                                                                                

1   reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each           

                                                                                

2   reporting requirement or it may include placement of reports on the         

                                                                                

3   Internet or Intranet site.                                                  

                                                                                

4       Sec. 213.  From the funds appropriated in part 1 for information            

                                                                                

5   technology, the department shall pay user fees to the department of         

                                                                                

6   information technology for technology-related services and projects.        

                                                                                

7   Such user fees shall be subject to provisions of an interagency             

                                                                                

8   agreement between the department and the department of information          

                                                                                

9   technology.                                                                 

                                                                                

10      Sec. 214. Amounts appropriated in part 1 for information technology         

                                                                                

11  may be designated as work projects and carried forward to support           

                                                                                

12  technology projects under the direction of the department of                

                                                                                

13  information technology.  Funds designated in this manner are not            

                                                                                

14  available for expenditure until approved as work projects under section     

                                                                                

15  451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a.           

                                                                                

16      Sec. 215. The department may provide and enter into agreements to           

                                                                                

17  provide general services, training, meetings, information, special          

                                                                                

18  equipment, software, and facility use, and technical consulting services    

                                                                                

19  to other principal executive departments, state agencies, local units of    

                                                                                

20  government, the judicial branch of government, other organizations, and     

                                                                                

21  patrons of department facilities.  Fees for services shall be reasonably    

                                                                                

22  related to the cost of providing the services and shall be used to          

                                                                                

23  offset the costs of the services.  The department may receive and expend    

                                                                                

24  funds in addition to those authorized in part 1 for:                        

                                                                                

25                                                                                   (a) Supplying census-related information and technical services,            

                                                                                

26  publications, statistical studies, population projections and estimates,    

                                                                                

27  and other demographic products.                                             


                                                                                

1                                                                                    (b) Microfilming and other document and data imaging services,              

                                                                                

2   media, storage, and copies.                                                 

                                                                                

3                                                                                    (c) Patron copier and document reproduction services and copies.            

                                                                                

4                                                                                    (d) Conferences, training classes, and workshops conducted as               

                                                                                

5   part of the department's mission.                                           

                                                                                

6                                                                                    (e) Use of specialized equipment, facilities, and software that             

                                                                                

7   permit distance learning and meetings, and group decision-making.           

                                                                                

8                                                                                    (f) Special services including the rental of department exhibits            

                                                                                

9   and collections.                                                            

                                                                                

10      Funds not expended at year-end may be carried forward and expended          

                                                                                

11  for the same purposes for which they were originally received.              

                                                                                

12      The funds received under this section may be deposited and expended         

                                                                                

13  from the history, arts and libraries service fund created in Section        

                                                                                

14  216.                                                                        

                                                                                

15      Sec. 216.  A fund known as the history, arts and libraries service          

                                                                                

16  fund is created in the department.  The fund may be used to receive and     

                                                                                

17  expend funds in addition to those authorized in part 1.  The fund           

                                                                                

18  balance may be carried forward by the department for expenditure in         

                                                                                

19  subsequent fiscal years.                                                    

                                                                                

20      Sec. 217. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there        

                                                                                

21  is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 for federal           

                                                                                

22  contingency funds.  These funds are not available for expenditure until     

                                                                                

23  they have been transferred to another line item in this bill under          

                                                                                

24  section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL           

                                                                                

25  18.1393.                                                                    

                                                                                

26                                                                                   (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is               

                                                                                

27  appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for state restricted     


                                                                                

1   contingency funds.  These funds are not available for expenditure until     

                                                                                

2   they have been transferred to another line item in this bill under          

                                                                                

3   section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL           

                                                                                

4   18.1393.                                                                    

                                                                                

5                                                                                    (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is               

                                                                                

6   appropriated an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 for local contingency      

                                                                                

7   funds.  These funds are not available for expenditure until they have       

                                                                                

8   been transferred to another line item in this bill under section 393(2)     

                                                                                

9   of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.                 

                                                                                

10                                                                                   (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is               

                                                                                

11  appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for private              

                                                                                

12  contingency funds.  These funds are not available for expenditure until     

                                                                                

13  they have been transferred to another line item in this bill under          

                                                                                

14  section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL           

                                                                                

15  18.1393.                                                                    

                                                                                

16      Sec. 218.  Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the           

                                                                                

17  purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced     

                                                                                

18  and comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are             

                                                                                

19  available.  Preference should be given to goods and services or both,       

                                                                                

20  manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses if they are                 

                                                                                

21  competitively priced and of comparable value.                               

                                                                                

22  MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS                              

                                                                                

23      Sec. 401.  (1) The Michigan council for arts and cultural affairs in        

                                                                                

24  the department shall administer the arts and cultural grants                

                                                                                

25  appropriated in part 1.  The council shall provide for fair and             

                                                                                

26  independent decisions on arts and cultural grant requests based upon        

                                                                                

27  published criteria to evaluate program quality.  These criteria shall       


                                                                                

1   include a prohibition of art projects that include displays of human        

                                                                                

2   wastes on religious symbols, displays of sex acts, and depictions of        

                                                                                

3   flag desecration.  The council shall seek to award grants on an             

                                                                                

4   equitable geographic basis to the extent possible given the quality of      

                                                                                

5   grant applications received.  Priority shall be given to projects that      

                                                                                

6   serve multiple counties and that leverage significant additional public     

                                                                                

7   and private investment.  Counties, cities, villages, townships,             

                                                                                

8   community foundations, and organizations, including science                 

                                                                                

9   museums/centers, may apply for the following categories of grants:          

                                                                                

10                                                                                   (a) Anchor organization program for organizations that serve                

                                                                                

11  regional and statewide audiences.  Anchor organizations shall               

                                                                                

12  demonstrate a commitment to education, to mentoring smaller                 

                                                                                

13  organizations, and to reaching underserved audiences.                       

                                                                                

14                                                                                   (b) Arts projects program.                                                  

                                                                                

15                                                                                   (c) Arts and learning program.                                              

                                                                                

16                                                                                   (d) Artists in residence for education program.                             

                                                                                

17                                                                                   (e) Arts organization development program.                                  

                                                                                

18                                                                                   (f) Capital improvement program.                                            

                                                                                

19                                                                                   (g) Local arts agencies services program.                                   

                                                                                

20                                                                                   (h) Regional regranting program.                                            

                                                                                

21                                                                                   (i) Partnership program.                                                    

                                                                                

22                                                                                   (j) Discretionary grants program.                                           

                                                                                

23                                                                                   (k) Rural arts and cultural program.                                        

                                                                                

24                                                                                   (l) Cultural projects program.                                              

                                                                                

25                                                                                   (m) Historical projects program.                                            

                                                                                

26                                                                                   (2) The appropriation for arts and cultural grants in part 1 and            

                                                                                

27  disbursed under this section shall, at a minimum, be matched on an          


                                                                                

1   equal dollar-for-dollar basis from local and private contributions paid     

                                                                                

2   and received by each awardee receiving grants under this section.  The      

                                                                                

3   dollar-for-dollar match may include the reasonable value of services,       

                                                                                

4   materials, and equipment as allowed under the federal internal revenue      

                                                                                

5   code for charitable contributions subject also to the preapproval of        

                                                                                

6   such a match by the Michigan council for arts and cultural affairs.         

                                                                                

7   The council shall receive proof of the entire amount of the matching        

                                                                                

8   funds, services, materials, or equipment by the end of the award            

                                                                                

9   period.                                                                     

                                                                                

10                                                                                   (3) Before any amount appropriated for arts and cultural grants             

                                                                                

11  in part 1 may be expended for a grant to eligible applicants for the        

                                                                                

12  purposes in this section, the department shall execute a grant              

                                                                                

13  agreement with each grantee.  The grant agreement shall specify the         

                                                                                

14  criteria included in this section with which the application complies.      

                                                                                

15  The grant agreement shall include a list of the projects funded.            

                                                                                

16                                                                                   (4) Counties, cities, villages, townships, community foundations,           

                                                                                

17  and organizations receiving funds under this section shall provide the      

                                                                                

18  Michigan council for arts and cultural affairs with the following:          

                                                                                

19                                                                                   (a) A final report covering the grant period within 30 days after           

                                                                                

20  the end of the grant period indicating at least the following:              

                                                                                

21                                                                                   (i) Project revenues and expenditures indicating grant matching             

                                                                                

22  fund amounts.                                                               

                                                                                

23                                                                                   (ii) Number of patrons attracted or benefiting during the grant             

                                                                                

24  period.                                                                     

                                                                                

25                                                                                   (iii) A narrative summary of each project and its outcome.                  

                                                                                

26                                                                                   (b) Awardees receiving grants greater than $100,000.00 shall also           

                                                                                

27  submit a report as identified in subdivision (a) on an interim basis by     


                                                                                

1   April 7 of the grant year.                                                  

                                                                                

2                                                                                    (5) The applicants for arts and cultural grants funds shall be              

                                                                                

3   charged a nonrefundable application fee of $300.00 or 3% of the grant,      

                                                                                

4   whichever is less.  The application fee may be used by the department       

                                                                                

5   to recover direct and indirect costs as appropriated in part 1.             

                                                                                

6                                                                                    (6) The council shall continue and expand its efforts to                    

                                                                                

7   encourage and support nonprofit arts and cultural organizations             

                                                                                

8   transitioning from solely volunteer-based organizations to                  

                                                                                

9   professionally directed operations.  This includes the provision of         

                                                                                

10  funds and services from the arts organization development, partnership,     

                                                                                

11  arts projects, anchor organization, and regional regranting programs as     

                                                                                

12  well as the rural arts and culture initiative to support professional       

                                                                                

13  development within these organizations.  Criteria for support includes      

                                                                                

14  the requirement of collaboration between these organizations and other      

                                                                                

15  community organizations.                                                    

                                                                                

16                                                                                   (7) Any organizations receiving grants within the anchor                    

                                                                                

17  organization program category in excess of 10.0% of their operating         

                                                                                

18  revenue, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, shall not           

                                                                                

19  receive a combined grant award from all grant categories, except the        

                                                                                

20  partnership program, that is greater than the combined grant award from     

                                                                                

21  these categories that the organization received for the fiscal year         

                                                                                

22  ending September 30, 2004.  As used in this subsection, "operating          

                                                                                

23  Revenue" is defined in the same manner as it was defined during the         

                                                                                

24  fiscal year 2000 state arts anchor organization application process.        

                                                                                

25                                                                                   (8) The council shall provide for fair, equitable, and efficient            

                                                                                

26  distribution of funds granted through the regional regranting program.      

                                                                                

27  The council shall provide for an annual assessment of grant management      


                                                                                

1   and distribution of mini-grant awards by designated regional regranting     

                                                                                

2   agencies and review the methodology employed.                               

                                                                                

3                                                                                    (9) The council shall make every effort to provide total grant              

                                                                                

4   awards in the anchor organization program at a level not to exceed 70%      

                                                                                

5   of the total amount appropriated for arts and cultural grants.              

                                                                                

6                                                                                    (10) The department shall submit 2 annual reports to the                    

                                                                                

7   appropriations subcommittees, the state budget office, and the fiscal       

                                                                                

8   agencies as follows:                                                        

                                                                                

9                                                                                    (a) The first report is due 30 days after the council makes the             

                                                                                

10  annual grant awards.  The report shall contain the following:               

                                                                                

11                                                                                   (i) A listing of each applicant.                                            

                                                                                

12                                                                                   (ii) The county of residence of an applicant.                               

                                                                                

13                                                                                   (iii) The amount awarded.                                                   

                                                                                

14                                                                                   (iv) The amount requested.                                                  

                                                                                

15                                                                                   (v) The grant category under which an applicant applied.                    

                                                                                

16                                                                                   (vi) A summary of projects funded for each awardee.                         

                                                                                

17                                                                                   (vii) The expected number of patrons for an applicant during the            

                                                                                

18  grant period.                                                               

                                                                                

19                                                                                   (viii) The amount of matching funds proposed by an applicant.               

                                                                                

20                                                                                   (ix) The review score for each application.                                 

                                                                                

21                                                                                   (x) A listing containing the information in subparagraphs (i) to            

                                                                                

22  (iii) for any regranted funds in the preceding fiscal year.                 

                                                                                

23                                                                                   (b) The second report is due when materials are first distributed           

                                                                                

24  by the council seeking grant applications for the subsequent fiscal         

                                                                                

25  year.  The report shall contain the following:                              

                                                                                

26                                                                                   (i) The guidelines by which the council awards grants.                      

                                                                                

27                                                                                   (ii) A summary of any changes in the program guidelines from the            


                                                                                

1   previous fiscal year.                                                       

                                                                                

2                                                                                    (iii) A summary of any initiatives the council is taking to                 

                                                                                

3   improve public access to the arts and culture, including, but not           

                                                                                

4   limited to, the use of technology applications.                             

                                                                                

5                                                                                    (11) Within 1 business day following the final council vote, the            

                                                                                

6   department shall notify each legislator electronically regarding the        

                                                                                

7   website location of the list of grant awardees by county receiving a        

                                                                                

8   grant from arts and cultural grant funds appropriated in part 1.            

                                                                                

9   MICHIGAN HISTORICAL PROGRAM                                                 

                                                                                

10      Sec. 501.  The federal funds appropriated in part 1 for the historic        

                                                                                

11  site preservation grants are for work projects and shall not lapse at       

                                                                                

12  the end of the fiscal year but shall continue to be available for           

                                                                                

13  expenditure until the projects for which the funds were reserved have       

                                                                                

14  been completed or are terminated.  The purpose of these work projects       

                                                                                

15  is the identification, designation, and preservation of historic            

                                                                                

16  resources.  The method used will be to solicit applications from            

                                                                                

17  eligible recipients, score applications based upon established              

                                                                                

18  criteria, and award the contracts and subgrants.  The total cost is         

                                                                                

19  $1,348,000.00 and the tentative completion date is September 30, 2006.      

                                                                                

20      Sec. 502. Funds collected by the department under sections 6, 7, and        

                                                                                

21  7a of 1913 PA 271, MCL 399.6, 399.7, and 399.7a, are appropriated to        

                                                                                

22  the department for the purpose for which they were received and may be      

                                                                                

23  carried forward for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years.                 

                                                                                

24      Sec. 503.  For the purpose of administering the museum store as             

                                                                                

25  provided for in section 7a of 1913 PA 271, MCL 399.7a, the department       

                                                                                

26  is exempt from section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA        

                                                                                

27  431, MCL 18.1261.                                                           


                                                                                

1       Sec. 504.  (1) From the state funds appropriated in part 1, the             

                                                                                

2   department may award discretionary historical grants to preserve            

                                                                                

3   Michigan lighthouses.  The department may award up to $91,500.00 in         

                                                                                

4   grants for this purpose and may use a portion of those funds to assist      

                                                                                

5   in the transfer of lighthouses from federal ownership.  A portion of        

                                                                                

6   the funds may also be dedicated to program administration and project       

                                                                                

7   coordination.                                                               

                                                                                

8                                                                                    (2) The department shall allocate grant funds under this section            

                                                                                

9   pursuant to eligibility and scoring requirements established by the         

                                                                                

10  department.  The method used will be to solicit applications from           

                                                                                

11  eligible recipients, score applications based on the established            

                                                                                

12  criteria, and award grants through executed contracts.                      

                                                                                

13                                                                                   (3) Grants under this section may be awarded for purposes of                

                                                                                

14  stabilization, rehabilitation, or other preservation work on a Michigan     

                                                                                

15  lighthouse, but shall not be awarded for operational purposes.  The         

                                                                                

16  department shall not allocate a grant under this section that exceeds       

                                                                                

17  $40,000.00.                                                                 

                                                                                

18      Sec. 505.  From the funds appropriated in part 1 for historical             

                                                                                

19  administration and services, $49,700.00 shall be allocated to support       

                                                                                

20  the operations of the Michigan freedom trail commission as specified in     

                                                                                

21  section 4 of the Michigan freedom trail commission act, 1998 PA 409,        

                                                                                

22  MCL 399.84.  These funds shall be used to reimburse commission members,     

                                                                                

23  to pay for necessary contractual services of the commission, and to         

                                                                                

24  hire not more than 1.0 FTE position in the department's Michigan            

                                                                                

25  historical center to support commission operations.                         

                                                                                

26      Sec. 506.  Proceeds in excess of costs incurred in the conduct of           

                                                                                

27  auctions, sales, or transfers of artifacts no longer considered             


                                                                                

1   suitable for the collections of the state historical museum are             

                                                                                

2   appropriated to the department and may be expended upon receipt for         

                                                                                

3   additional material for the collection.                                     

                                                                                

4   LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN                                                         

                                                                                

5       Sec. 601.  In order to receive subregional state aid as appropriated        

                                                                                

6   in part 1 to the library of Michigan, a subregional library's fiscal        

                                                                                

7   agency must agree to maintain local funding support at the same level       

                                                                                

8   in the current fiscal year as in the fiscal agency's preceding fiscal       

                                                                                

9   year.  If a reduction in expenditures equally affects all agencies in a     

                                                                                

10  local unit of government that is the subregional library's fiscal           

                                                                                

11  agency, that reduction shall not be interpreted as a reduction in local     

                                                                                

12  support and shall not disqualify a subregional library from receiving       

                                                                                

13  state aid under part 1.  If a reduction in income affects a library         

                                                                                

14  cooperative or district library that is a subregional library's fiscal      

                                                                                

15  agency or a reduction in expenditures for the subregional library's         

                                                                                

16  fiscal agency, a reduction in expenditures for the subregional library      

                                                                                

17  shall not be interpreted as a reduction in local support and shall not      

                                                                                

18  disqualify a subregional library from receiving state aid under part 1.     

                                                                                

19      Sec. 602.  The funds appropriated in part 1 for a subregional               

                                                                                

20  library shall not be released until a budget for that subregional           

                                                                                

21  library has been approved by the department for expenditures for            

                                                                                

22  library services directly serving the blind and persons with                

                                                                                

23  disabilities.  Subregional state aid shall be used only for providing       

                                                                                

24  services to the blind and to persons with disabilities.                     

                                                                                

25      Sec. 603.  Of the funds appropriated in part 1 for the operation of         

                                                                                

26  the library of Michigan, a portion may be used for statewide database       

                                                                                

27  access such as making computerized databases, searches of those             


                                                                                

1   databases, and the products of those searches available through the         

                                                                                

2   libraries of Michigan.  Only those libraries that qualify under the         

                                                                                

3   federal library services and technology act, subtitle B of title II of      

                                                                                

4   the museum and library services act, title II of the arts, humanities,      

                                                                                

5   and cultural affairs act of 1976, Public Law 94-462, 110 Stat. 3009-        

                                                                                

6   295, are eligible to participate in these activities.                       

                                                                                

7.. Sec. 604.  The appropriation in part 1 for the preservation and                 

...                                                                             

8 access for Michigan project shall be used to digitize materials                

...                                                                             

9 currently in the possession of libraries in the state and to preserve,         

...                                                                             

10 store, and make these digitized images accessible via the Michigan            

...                                                                             

11 electronic library.  The subject materials are to be significant in the       

...                                                                             

12 state’s history, the only existing copies of unique items, or of broad        

...                                                                             

13 interest to the citizens of Michigan.