FY 2014-15 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BUDGET S.B. 760 (CR-1): CONFERENCE REPORT
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$81,433,300 |
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Items Included by the Senate and House |
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1. Pesticide and Plant Pest Management. Governor, Senate, and House added $800,000. |
800,000 |
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2. Building Occupancy Fund Shift. Governor, Senate, and House recommended a fund shift for building occupancy charges of $419,400 from Federal to GF/GP to reflect available revenue. |
0 |
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3. One-Time Appropriations for FY 2013-14. |
(3,400,000) |
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4. Reductions to Reflect Actual Revenues Received. |
(1,854,100) |
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5. Economic Adjustments. |
347,900 |
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Conference Agreement on Items of Difference |
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6. Dairy Inspection Program. Governor and Senate recommended $600,000 and 4.0 FTEs. House did not include. Conference concurred with Senate. |
600,000 |
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7. Food and Agriculture Industry Growth Initiative. Gov. and Senate recommended $2.0M in one-time additional GF/GP funding. House provided $250,000 less. Conference concurred with Senate. |
2,000,000 |
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8. Food Safety Program. Governor and Senate recommended an additional $1,160,000 GF/GP. House included $300,000 less. Conference concurred with Senate. |
1,160,000 |
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9. Qualified Forest Program. Governor and Senate included an additional $2,335,000 Gross. House included $600,000 less. Conference concurred with Senate. |
2,335,000 |
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10. Shift of Refined Petroleum Fund Support to GF/GP. Senate recommended eliminating the use of this fund for funding MDARD programs and shifting that funding ($3,912,000) to GF/GP. Conference rejected. |
0 |
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11. Engine Oil Inspection and Enforcement. Senate added 1.0 FTE and $190,000 GF/GP. Conference rejected. |
0 |
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12. Commercial Forestry Audit Program. Senate added $150,000 GF/GP program. Conference concurred. |
150,000 |
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13. Horse Racing Shift. House shifted horse racing funding of $1,889,800 to MDARD from Treasury. Conference rejected. |
0 |
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14. New Grants. Conference added $200,000 for Muskegon farmers market and $500,000 for Ottawa county agriculture incubator. |
700,000 |
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15. Shows and Exposition Grants. House added. Conference concurred. |
50,000 |
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16. County Fair Grants. Conference added increase for $320,000 total. |
18,400 |
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17. MAEAP (Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program) Reduction. House included $300,000 reduction to MAEAP. Conference did not concur. |
0 |
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18. Farmland and Open Space Program. Conference added GF/GP increase. |
321,700 |
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19. Unclassified Salaries. Conference reduced. |
(200,000) |
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20. FY 2014-15 One-Time Appropriations Totals: $2.7 million |
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($444,200) |
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FY 2014-15 Conference Report Ongoing/One-Time Gross Appropriation............................. |
$80,989,100 |
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Amount Over/(Under) GF/GP Target: $0 |
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FY 2014-15 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS
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Changes from FY 2013-14 Year-to-Date: |
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Items Included by the Senate and House |
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1. Legacy Costs. Governor, Senate, and House added NEW language which reports appropriations in part 1 for pension and health care legacy costs. (Sec. 232) |
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Conference Agreement on Items of Difference |
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2. Commercial Forestry Audit Program. Senate and Conference added NEW language providing guidelines for commercial forestry audit program. (Sec. 609) |
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3. Eastern Michigan Foodbank. Senate and Conference added NEW language to specify that $200,000 in rural development value – added grants shall be designated for the Eastern Michigan Foodbank for completion of its "Food Hub" facility. (Sec. 701(7)) |
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4. Food and Agriculture Industry Growth Initiative. Governor, Senate, and Conference changed funding reference from "Strategic Fund" to "outside sources". (Sec. 711) |
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5. Michigan Tech/Pulp and Paper Partnership. Senate added NEW language to specify that $390,000 in food and agriculture industry growth initiative funds be designated for a public private partnership consisting of Michigan Tech and a Pulp and Paper manufacturing operation on opportunities related to combined heat and power co-locationed with sustainable agriculture food processing operations. Conference reduced amount to $250,000. (Sec. 711(7)) |
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6. Thoroughbred Purse Disbursement. Governor and Senate eliminated language providing for disbursement of thoroughbred purse funds in the event no races are held. Conference rejected elimination. (Sec. 803) |
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7. Receive and Expend. Conference included language allowing the receipt and expenditure of additional Federal funds for environmental stewardship. (Sec. 604) |
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8. MAEAP Expenditures. House and Conference added language to limit expenditures for administration or implementation of MAEAP programs. (Sec. 605) |
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9. Shows and Expositions Grants. House and Conference added language providing guidelines for disbursement of NEW $50,000 grant program. (Sec. 806) |
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10. Horse Racing Regulatory Costs. Senate and Conference retains language which requires accounting of regulation costs. (Sec. 804) |
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11. Benchmark Language. Conference added a revision of House language requiring measurement of performance of budget increases over $500,000. (Sec. 205) |
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12. Local Conservation Districts. Conference included House language which provides guidelines for expenditures for conservation districts. (Sec. 603) |
Date Completed: 6-12-14 Fiscal Analyst: Bruce Baker
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.