FY 2005-06 TRANSPORTATION BUDGET S.B. 281 (P.A. 158 of 2005): ENACTED WITH VETOES

Changes from FY 2004-05 Year-to-Date:
Items Included by the Senate and House
1. Debt Service. Scheduled payments for current and planned borrowing.	72,993,400
2. Federal Highway Funding. Increase for State and local road and bridge projects. * The Governor vetoed Secs. 638, 641, 649, and 652 - $10,016,000 Federal.	724,900
3. State Funding to Local Road Agencies. Increase State funding to local road agencies. * The Governor vetoed Sec. 624 - $200,000 MTF to counties.	16,872,500
4. State Planning and Research. Available carryforward funds for planning activities.	6,000,000
5. Michigan Intelligent Transportation System Center. State operational costs.	8,485,500
6. Economic Adjustments.	18,620,200
7. Other Changes. * The Governor vetoed Sec. 625 - $100,000 MTF in Planning. The Governor vetoed Sec. 363 - $40,000 Federal/MTF in Engineering.	4,983,100
Conference Agreement on Items of Difference
8. Grants to Other Departments. The Senate does not include any increases and redirects the savings to State road & bridge construction. The House reduced funding for Treasury to the FY 2004 level. The Conference Committee includes all increases, except for Treasury.	1,240,300
9. Highway Maintenance. The Governor increased highway maintenance costs and included funding for emerald ash borer. The Senate redirects the emerald ash borer funding ($1,000,000) to the State road construction and redirects $217,900 of State maintenance funding increase to the contract maintenance line. The House concurred with the Governor. The Conference Committee concurs with the Senate.	3,315,000
10. State Road and Bridge Funding. The Governor reduced $15,053,900. The Senate redirects STF reductions to State road construction. The House redirects STF reductions to State road construction. The Conference Committee redirects STF reductions to State road construction. * The Governor vetoed Secs. 617, 621, 622, 623, 633, 636, 637, 638, 641, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, and 653 - $12,846,500 STF.	(23,858,200)
11. Other Reductions. The Senate reduces support for the Enhancement Program ($181,800) and Engineering Services ($400,000). The Conference Committee agrees with these reductions.	(581,800)
12. Economic Development Fund: Target Industries. The Governor increased funding for category "A". Senate rejects the increase and keeps the current funding level. The House concurred with the Governor. The Conference Committee concurs with the Senate.	0
13. Amtrak Subsidy. The Senate and House reduced the subsidy by $1 million. The Conference Committee restores the funding contingent on job re-location to Michigan.	0
14. Comprehensive Transportation Programs. The Conference Committee increased. * The Governor vetoed Secs. 728 and 738 - $450,000 CTF in Freight Development.	8,178,900
15. Passenger Transportation Program. The Conference Committee reduced eight positions.	(895,000)
Total Changes	$113,618,400
FY 2005-06 Enacted Gross Appropriation	$3,387,807,500

FY 2005-06 TRANSPORTATION BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS

Changes from FY 2004-05 Year to Date:

Conference Agreement on Items of Difference

1. Employee Disciplinary Action. The Senate includes language prohibiting the Department from taking disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with the Legislature. The Conference Committee agrees. (Sec. 261)

2. Charter Prohibition. The Senate modifies current language to provide penalties to transit agencies that violate the charter prohibition in P.A. 51. The Conference Committee agrees. (Sec. 370)

3. Travel on State-Owned Aircraft. The Senate modifies current language to remove the reporting exemptions for the Governor, Attorney General and Secretary of State. Also, the new language prohibits travel by university employees, Legislators and staff, and local government employees. The Conference Committee agrees. (Sec. 383)

4. MITS Report. The Senate includes a report on Michigan Intelligent Transportation Systems (MITS). The Conference Committee agrees. (Sec. 384)

5. Emerald Ash Borer. The Conference Committee includes new language regarding Emerald Ash Borer infestation along State highway rights of way. (Sec. 385)

6. I-96 and M-59. The Conference Committee includes new language regarding a report. (Sec. 387)

7. Federal Funding Notification and Distribution. The Governor's budget modifies current-year language to remove the legislative review of proposed Federal funding distributions. The Senate includes new language, providing the Legislature with approval authorization for distribution of Federal funding to locals. The Conference Committee agrees. (Sec. 401)

8. Specific Transportation Projects. The Conference Committee includes language for the following projects: I-75 and M-48 interchange in Chippewa County (617), M-37 in Caledonia Twp (622), Tienken Rd. in Oakland County (623), M-25 bridge in Hume Twp. (624), I-75 interchange in Ogemaw County (625), M-99 in Eaton County (633), I-69 interchange in Lapeer County (636), Boardman River bridge in Traverse City (637), Latson Rd interchange in Livingston County (638), US 127 interchange in Isabella County (641), US-127 from Ithaca to St. Johns (643), Woodward Ave. in Birmingham (645), Square Lake Rd. (646), Mackinac State Park Rd and Trails (647), US-2 in Delta County (648), Wixom Road in Oakland County (649), Ford Road and Beck Road in Canton Twp. (650), M-59 Lanes (651), I-75 in Gaylord (652), Flint River Bridge (653), Lake State Rail Company (728), Birmingham/Troy Intermodal Facility (737), track rehabilitation (738). * The Governor vetoed Secs. 617, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 633, 636, 637, 638, 641, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 728, and 738.

9. Lights on Construction Barrels. The Senate includes language to require the Department to continue to use lights on construction barrels and to allow contractors to withhold payment from subcontractors. The Conference Committee removes this language. (Sec. 635)

10. Signs on State Highways. The Senate requires the Department to develop a plan and a schedule to post signs regarding driving on the right side of the roadway and yielding to emergency vehicles. The Conference Committee agrees. (Sec. 639 and 640)

11. Public Transit Agency Budgets. The Senate includes language to require the mid-year submission of transit agency budgets and requires the Department to distribute grants based on these revised figures. The Conference Committee removes this language (Sec. 707)

12. Detroit People Mover. The House includes language to cap the amount of funding provided to the Detroit People Mover at the amount received in FY 1996-97, which was $0. The Conference Committee agrees. (Sec. 707)

13. Amtrak Subsidy. The Conference Committee reduced the subsidy from $7.1 million to $6.1 million. The other $1 million would be made available if Amtrak decides to move maintenance operations to Michigan. (Sec. 711)

14. Large Capacity Vehicles. The House includes new language to prohibit local transit agencies from using large capacity buses, unless a ridership study justifies their use. (Sec. 739)

Date Completed: 10-4-05 Fiscal Analyst: Craig Thiel Bill Analysis @ http://www.senate.michigan.gov/sfa October 5, 2005 This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations. hitran_en.doc