substitute for
SENATE BILL NO. 145
A bill to make appropriations for the department of
natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020; and to
provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
The people of the state of michigan enact:
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line-item appropriations
Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, from the following funds:
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
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APPROPRIATION
SUMMARY |
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Full-time equated unclassified positions............ 6.0 |
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Full-time equated classified positions.......... 2,357.1 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... |
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450,372,100 |
Interdepartmental grant revenues: |
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IDG, land acquisition services-to-work orders........... |
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232,200 |
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental |
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transfers.............................................. |
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232,200 |
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ |
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450,139,700 |
Federal revenues: |
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Federal funds........................................... |
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82,945,200 |
Federal national forest timber fund..................... |
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902,600 |
Michigan state waterways fund, federal.................. |
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1,843,800 |
State park improvement, federal......................... |
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320,000 |
Total federal revenues.................................. |
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86,011,600 |
Special revenue funds: |
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Private funds........................................... |
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7,431,600 |
Total private revenues.................................. |
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7,431,600 |
Cervidae licensing and inspection fees.................. |
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139,400 |
Commercial forest fund.................................. |
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27,200 |
Deer habitat reserve.................................... |
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2,163,000 |
Fire equipment fund..................................... |
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668,700 |
Fisheries settlement.................................... |
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629,200 |
Forest development fund................................. |
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46,362,400 |
Forest land user charges................................ |
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262,700 |
Forest recreation account............................... |
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3,175,800 |
Game and fish protection fund........................... |
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76,158,500 |
Great Lakes protection fund............................. |
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531,600 |
Invasive species fund................................... |
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100 |
Land exchange facilitation and management fund.......... |
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5,090,400 |
Local public recreation facilities fund................. |
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2,204,000 |
Mackinac Island State Park fund......................... |
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1,624,400 |
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Mackinac Island State Park operation fund............... |
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129,100 |
MacMullan Conference Center account..................... |
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1,178,600 |
Marine safety fund...................................... |
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3,770,200 |
Michigan heritage publications fund..................... |
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22,300 |
Michigan historical center operations fund.............. |
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809,600 |
Michigan natural resources trust fund................... |
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1,345,700 |
Michigan state parks endowment fund..................... |
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26,961,400 |
Michigan state waterways fund........................... |
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30,351,300 |
Nongame wildlife fund................................... |
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490,800 |
Off-road vehicle safety education fund.................. |
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234,600 |
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................. |
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8,419,400 |
Park improvement fund................................... |
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66,998,400 |
Park improvement fund, Belle Isle subaccount........... |
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1,000,200 |
Permanent snowmobile trail easement fund................ |
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700,000 |
Public use and replacement deed fees.................... |
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28,600 |
Pure Michigan trails fund............................... |
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200 |
Recreation improvement account.......................... |
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1,545,500 |
Recreation passport fees................................ |
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9,873,500 |
Snowmobile registration fee revenue..................... |
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1,200,800 |
Snowmobile trail improvement fund....................... |
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9,966,300 |
Sportsmen against hunger fund........................... |
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77,500 |
Turkey permit fees...................................... |
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1,030,600 |
Waterfowl fees.......................................... |
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120,800 |
Wildlife management public education fund............... |
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1,600,000 |
Wildlife resource protection fund....................... |
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1,179,300 |
Youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund.. |
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100,400 |
Total other state restricted revenues................... |
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308,172,500 |
State general fund/general purpose...................... |
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48,524,200 |
Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT |
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Full-time equated unclassified positions........... 6.0 |
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Full-time equated classified positions........... 121.1 |
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Unclassified salaries--6.0 FTE positions................ |
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824,200 |
Accounting service center............................... |
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1,528,000 |
Executive direction--11.6 FTE positions................. |
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2,223,100 |
Finance and operations--105.5 FTE positions............ |
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17,014,000 |
Gifts and pass-through transactions..................... |
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5,000,000 |
Legal services--4.0 FTE positions....................... |
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657,500 |
Natural resources commission............................ |
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77,100 |
Property management..................................... |
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4,106,400 |
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... |
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31,430,300 |
Appropriated from: |
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Interdepartmental grant revenues: |
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IDG, land acquisition services-to-work orders.......... |
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232,200 |
Federal revenues: |
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Federal funds........................................... |
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353,500 |
Special revenue funds: |
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Private funds........................................... |
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5,000,000 |
Deer habitat reserve.................................... |
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160,500 |
Forest development fund................................. |
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2,927,200 |
Forest land user charges................................ |
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7,700 |
Forest recreation account............................... |
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54,100 |
Game and fish protection fund........................... |
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7,317,800 |
Land exchange facilitation fund......................... |
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5,012,300 |
Local public recreation facilities fund................. |
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204,000 |
Marine safety fund...................................... |
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813,300 |
Michigan natural resources trust fund................... |
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1,323,400 |
Michigan state parks endowment fund..................... |
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1,341,800 |
Michigan state waterways fund........................... |
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799,700 |
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Nongame wildlife fund................................... |
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13,800 |
Off-road vehicle safety education fund.................. |
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700 |
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................. |
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208,700 |
Park improvement fund................................... |
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1,827,600 |
Public use and replacement deed fees.................... |
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28,600 |
Recreation improvement account.......................... |
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84,900 |
Snowmobile registration fee revenue..................... |
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50,100 |
Snowmobile trail improvement fund....................... |
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127,400 |
Sportsmen against hunger fund........................... |
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500 |
Turkey permit fees...................................... |
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79,800 |
Waterfowl fees.......................................... |
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3,400 |
Wildlife resource protection fund....................... |
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43,200 |
State general fund/general purpose...................... |
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3,414,100 |
Sec. 103. DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES |
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Full-time equated classified positions............ 36.0 |
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Great Lakes restoration initiative--11.0 FTE positions. |
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11,366,800 |
Invasive species prevention and control--13.0 FTE |
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positions.............................................. |
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5,056,900 |
Michigan conservation corps............................. |
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100 |
Office of the Great Lakes--12.0 FTE positions.......... |
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2,263,100 |
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... |
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18,686,900 |
Appropriated from: |
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Interdepartmental grant revenues: |
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Federal revenues: |
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Federal funds........................................... |
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12,182,400 |
Special revenue funds: |
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Great Lakes protection fund............................. |
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506,600 |
State general fund/general purpose...................... |
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5,997,900 |
Sec. 104. COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES |
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Full-time equated classified positions........... 137.3 |
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Marketing and outreach--80.8 FTE positions.............. |
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14,166,300 |
Michigan historical center--56.5 FTE positions......... |
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7,069,700 |
Michigan wildlife council campaign management.......... |
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80,000 |
Michigan wildlife council media......................... |
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936,000 |
Michigan wildlife council messaging and implementation. |
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448,000 |
Michigan wildlife council research...................... |
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136,000 |
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... |
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22,836,000 |
Appropriated from: |
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Federal revenues: |
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Federal funds........................................... |
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2,374,800 |
State park improvement, federal......................... |
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320,000 |
Special revenue funds: |
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Private funds........................................... |
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396,200 |
Forest development fund................................. |
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136,000 |
Forest recreation account............................... |
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16,900 |
Game and fish protection fund........................... |
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8,466,800 |
Land exchange facilitation and management fund......... |
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47,500 |
Marine safety fund...................................... |
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36,100 |
Michigan heritage publications fund..................... |
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22,300 |
Michigan historical center operations fund.............. |
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809,600 |
Michigan state parks endowment fund..................... |
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91,800 |
Michigan state waterways fund........................... |
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152,700 |
Nongame wildlife fund................................... |
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10,900 |
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................. |
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38,500 |
Park improvement fund................................... |
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2,904,200 |
Recreation passport fees................................ |
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53,200 |
Snowmobile registration fee revenue..................... |
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19,500 |
Snowmobile trail improvement fund....................... |
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45,600 |
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Sportsmen against hunger fund........................... |
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76,400 |
Wildlife management public education fund............... |
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1,600,000 |
Youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund.. |
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98,400 |
State general fund/general purpose...................... |
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5,118,600 |
Sec. 105. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT |
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Full-time equated classified positions........... 230.5 |
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Natural resources heritage--9.0 FTE positions.......... |
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639,500 |
Wildlife management--221.5 FTE positions................ |
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45,581,200 |
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... |
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46,220,700 |
Appropriated from: |
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Federal revenues: |
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Federal funds........................................... |
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25,581,100 |
Special revenue funds: |
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Private funds........................................... |
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315,700 |
Cervidae licensing and inspection fees.................. |
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86,000 |
Deer habitat reserve.................................... |
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1,740,900 |
Forest development fund................................. |
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77,600 |
Game and fish protection fund........................... |
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12,186,800 |
Nongame wildlife fund................................... |
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435,600 |
Turkey permit fees...................................... |
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917,000 |
Waterfowl fees.......................................... |
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114,100 |
State general fund/general purpose...................... |
$ |
4,765,900 |
Sec. 106. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT |
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Full-time equated classified positions........... 223.5 |
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Aquatic resource mitigation--2.0 FTE positions......... |
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629,300 |
Fish production--63.0 FTE positions..................... |
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10,419,400 |
Fisheries resource management--158.5 FTE positions..... |
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21,369,700 |
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... |
$ |
32,418,400 |
Appropriated from: |
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Interdepartmental grant revenues: |
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Federal revenues: |
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Federal funds........................................... |
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11,514,300 |
Special revenue funds: |
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Private funds........................................... |
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136,700 |
Fisheries settlement.................................... |
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629,200 |
Game and fish protection fund........................... |
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19,612,100 |
Invasive species fund................................... |
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100 |
State general fund/general purpose...................... |
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526,000 |
Sec. 107. LAW ENFORCEMENT |
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Full-time equated classified positions........... 293.0 |
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General law enforcement--293.0 FTE positions........... |
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44,784,100 |
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... |
$ |
44,784,100 |
Appropriated from: |
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Federal revenues: |
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Federal funds........................................... |
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6,648,100 |
Special revenue funds: |
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Cervidae licensing and inspection fees.................. |
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53,400 |
Forest development fund................................. |
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45,400 |
Forest recreation account............................... |
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72,800 |
Game and fish protection fund........................... |
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20,013,500 |
Marine safety fund...................................... |
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1,349,900 |
Michigan state parks endowment fund..................... |
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71,400 |
Michigan state waterways fund........................... |
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21,700 |
Off-road vehicle safety education fund.................. |
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156,300 |
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................. |
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2,007,800 |
Park improvement fund................................... |
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72,800 |
Snowmobile registration fee revenue..................... |
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723,400 |
Wildlife resource protection fund....................... |
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1,094,000 |
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State general fund/general purpose...................... |
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12,453,600 |
Sec. 108. PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION |
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Full-time equated classified positions........... 967.2 |
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Forest recreation and trails--61.7 FTE positions....... |
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7,131,100 |
MacMullan Conference Center--15.0 FTE positions........ |
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1,178,600 |
Recreational boating--174.9 FTE positions............... |
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20,471,600 |
State parks--715.6 FTE positions........................ |
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75,892,400 |
State parks improvement revenue bonds - debt service... |
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1,197,500 |
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... |
$ |
105,871,200 |
Appropriated from: |
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Federal revenues: |
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Federal funds........................................... |
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141,400 |
Michigan state waterways fund, federal.................. |
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1,643,800 |
Special revenue funds: |
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Private funds........................................... |
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428,100 |
Forest recreation account............................... |
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2,990,000 |
MacMullan conference center account..................... |
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1,178,600 |
Michigan state parks endowment fund..................... |
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11,347,700 |
Michigan state waterways fund........................... |
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18,830,800 |
Pure Michigan trails fund............................... |
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100 |
Off-road vehicle safety education fund.................. |
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7,200 |
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................. |
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1,485,800 |
Park improvement fund................................... |
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60,807,800 |
Park improvement fund, Belle Isle subaccount........... |
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1,000,200 |
Recreation improvement account.......................... |
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504,600 |
Recreation passport fees................................ |
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320,300 |
Snowmobile registration fee revenue..................... |
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16,100 |
Snowmobile trail improvement fund....................... |
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1,628,500 |
State general fund/general purpose...................... |
$ |
3,540,200 |
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Sec. 109. MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMMISSION |
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Full-time equated classified positions............ 17.0 |
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Historical facilities system--13.0 FTE positions....... |
$ |
1,827,100 |
Mackinac Island state park operations--4.0 FTE |
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positions.............................................. |
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335,000 |
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... |
$ |
2,162,100 |
Appropriated from: |
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Interdepartmental grant revenues: |
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Federal revenues: |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Mackinac Island state park fund......................... |
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1,624,400 |
Mackinac Island state park operation fund............... |
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129,100 |
State general fund/general purpose...................... |
$ |
408,600 |
Sec. 110. FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION |
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Full-time equated classified positions........... 331.5 |
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Adopt-a-forest program.................................. |
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25,000 |
Cooperative resource programs--11.0 FTE positions...... |
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1,580,300 |
Forest fire equipment................................... |
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931,500 |
Forest management and timber market |
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development--178.0 FTE positions....................... |
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35,061,700 |
Forest management initiatives--8.5 FTE positions....... |
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881,400 |
Minerals management--20.0 FTE positions................. |
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2,915,600 |
Wildfire protection--114.0 FTE positions................ |
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14,320,200 |
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... |
$ |
55,715,700 |
Appropriated from: |
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Interdepartmental grant revenues: |
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Federal revenues: |
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Federal funds........................................... |
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3,405,800 |
Federal national forest timber fund..................... |
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902,600 |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Private funds........................................... |
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1,054,900 |
Commercial forest fund.................................. |
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25,100 |
Fire equipment fund..................................... |
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668,700 |
Forest development fund................................. |
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37,382,100 |
Forest land user charges................................ |
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231,100 |
Game and fish protection fund........................... |
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1,996,600 |
Michigan state parks endowment fund..................... |
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2,741,300 |
Michigan state waterways fund........................... |
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52,700 |
State general fund/general purpose...................... |
$ |
7,254,800 |
Sec. 111. GRANTS |
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Coastal management grants............................... |
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1,250,000 |
Dam management grant program............................ |
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350,000 |
Deer habitat improvement partnership initiative........ |
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200,000 |
Federal - clean vessel act grants....................... |
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400,000 |
Federal - forest stewardship grants..................... |
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2,000,000 |
Federal - land and water conservation fund payments.... |
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6,000,000 |
Federal - rural community fire protection............... |
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400,000 |
Federal - urban forestry grants......................... |
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900,000 |
Fisheries habitat improvement grants.................... |
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1,250,000 |
Grants to communities - federal oil, gas, and timber |
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payments............................................... |
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3,450,000 |
Grants to counties - marine safety...................... |
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3,074,700 |
National recreational trails............................ |
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3,901,400 |
Non-motorized trail development and maintenance grants. |
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200,000 |
Off-road vehicle safety training grants................. |
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60,000 |
Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants............... |
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4,656,800 |
Recreation improvement fund grants...................... |
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907,100 |
Recreation passport local grants........................ |
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2,000,000 |
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Snowmobile law enforcement grants....................... |
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380,100 |
Snowmobile local grants program......................... |
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8,090,400 |
Trail easements......................................... |
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700,000 |
Wildlife habitat improvement grants..................... |
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1,500,000 |
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... |
$ |
41,670,500 |
Appropriated from: |
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Interdepartmental grant revenues: |
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Federal revenues: |
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Federal funds........................................... |
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19,868,800 |
Special revenue funds: |
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Private funds........................................... |
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100,000 |
Deer habitat reserve.................................... |
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200,000 |
Game and fish protection fund........................... |
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2,750,000 |
Local public recreation facilities fund................. |
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2,000,000 |
Marine safety fund...................................... |
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1,407,300 |
Off-road vehicle safety education fund.................. |
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60,000 |
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................. |
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4,656,800 |
Permanent snowmobile trail easement fund................ |
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700,000 |
Recreation improvement account.......................... |
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907,100 |
Snowmobile registration fee revenue..................... |
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380,100 |
Snowmobile trail improvement fund....................... |
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8,090,400 |
State general fund/general purpose...................... |
$ |
550,000 |
Sec. 112. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
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Information technology services and projects........... |
$ |
10,351,100 |
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... |
$ |
10,351,100 |
Appropriated from: |
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Interdepartmental grant revenues: |
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Federal revenues: |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Commercial forest fund.................................. |
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2,100 |
Deer habitat reserve.................................... |
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61,600 |
Forest development fund................................. |
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1,644,100 |
Forest land user charges................................ |
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23,900 |
Forest recreation account............................... |
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42,000 |
Game and fish protection fund........................... |
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3,814,900 |
Great Lakes protection fund............................. |
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25,000 |
Land exchange facilitation fund......................... |
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30,600 |
Marine safety fund...................................... |
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163,600 |
Michigan natural resources trust fund................... |
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22,300 |
Michigan state parks endowment fund..................... |
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1,367,400 |
Michigan state waterways fund........................... |
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493,700 |
Pure Michigan trails fund............................... |
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100 |
Nongame wildlife fund................................... |
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30,500 |
Off-road vehicle safety education fund.................. |
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10,400 |
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................. |
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21,800 |
Park improvement fund................................... |
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1,386,000 |
Recreation improvement account.......................... |
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48,900 |
Snowmobile registration fee revenue..................... |
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11,600 |
Snowmobile trail improvement fund....................... |
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74,400 |
Sportsmen against hunger fund........................... |
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600 |
Turkey permit fees...................................... |
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33,800 |
Waterfowl fees.......................................... |
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3,300 |
Wildlife resource protection fund....................... |
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42,100 |
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Sec. 114. ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY APPROPRIATIONS |
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Identify where pipelines cross waterways |
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part 2
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provisions concerning appropriations
for fiscal year 2019-2020
general sections
Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources under part 1 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 is $356,696,700.00 and state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 is $8,122,200.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:
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Dam management grant program............................ |
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175,000 |
Fisheries habitat improvement grants.................... |
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Nonmotorized trail development and maintenance grants.. |
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100,000 |
Off-road vehicle safety training grants................. |
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60,000 |
Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants............... |
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634,100 |
Recreation improvement fund grants...................... |
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90,700 |
Recreation passport local grants........................ |
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Snowmobile law enforcement grants....................... |
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Wildlife habitat improvement grants..................... |
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Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:
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(a) "Department" means the department of natural resources.
(b) "Director" means the director of the department.
(c) "FTE" means full-time equated.
(d) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.
Sec. 204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an internet or intranet site.
Sec. 205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.
Sec. 206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.
Sec. 207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel
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report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:
(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.
(b) The total transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.
Sec. 208. Funds appropriated in this part and part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.
Sec. 209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 211. The department shall cooperate with the department
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of technology, management, and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:
(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.
(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.
(c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.
(d) The number of active department employees by job classification.
(e) Job specifications and wage rates.
Sec. 212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.
Sec. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the agency's performance.
Sec. 214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $45,804,600.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $22,266,700.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $23,537,900.00.
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Sec. 215. Appropriations of state restricted game and fish protection funds have been made in the following amounts to the following departments and agencies:
Legislative auditor general............................. |
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Attorney general........................................ |
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Department of technology, management, and budget....... |
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Department of treasury.................................. |
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Sec. 216. Pursuant to section 43703(3) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.43703, there is appropriated from the game and fish protection trust fund to the game and fish protection account of the Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund, $6,000,000.00 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.
Sec. 220. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with a member of the legislature or his or her staff.
Sec. 221. The department may contract with or provide grants to local units of government, institutions of higher education, or nonprofit organizations to support activities authorized by appropriations in part 1. As used in this section, contracts and grants include, but are not limited to, contracts and grants for research, wildlife and fisheries management, forest management, invasive species monitoring and control, and natural resource related programs.
DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES
Sec. 251. From the amounts appropriated in part 1 for invasive species prevention and control, the department shall allocate not less than $3,600,000.00 for grants for the prevention, detection,
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eradication, and control of invasive species.
DEPARTMENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Sec. 302. The department may charge land acquisition projects appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for prior fiscal years, a standard percentage fee to recover actual costs, and may use the revenue derived to support the land acquisition service charges provided for in part 1.
Sec. 303. As appropriated in part 1, the department may charge both application fees and transaction fees related to the exchange or sale of state-owned land or rights in land authorized by part 21 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.2101 to 324.2165. The fees shall be set by the director at a rate that allows the department to recover its costs for providing these services.
COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES
Sec. 408. By October 21, the department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources a report on all land transactions approved by the natural resources commission in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. For each land transaction, the report shall include the size of the parcel, the county and municipality in which the parcel is located, the dollar amount of the transaction, the fund source affected by the transaction, and whether the transaction is by purchase, public auction, transfer, exchange, or conveyance.
WILDLIFE DIVISION
Sec. 504. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the
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department shall provide a report to the legislature on the use of registration fees collected from privately owned cervid operations. Appropriations in part 1 from cervidae licensing and inspection fees shall be used only for work directly related to the regulation of privately owned cervid operations in this state.
FISHERIES DIVISION
Sec. 601. (1) From the appropriation in part 1 for aquatic resource mitigation, not more than $758,000.00 shall be allocated for grants to watershed councils, resource development councils, soil conservation districts, local governmental units, and other nonprofit organizations for stream habitat stabilization and soil erosion control.
(2) The fisheries division in the department shall develop priority and cost estimates for all projects recommended for grants under subsection (1).
Sec. 602. As a condition of expenditure of fisheries management appropriations under part 1, the department of natural resources shall not impede the certification process for water control structures on Michigan waterways. The department of natural resources shall fund from funds appropriated in part 1 all non-water-quality studies or requirements that the department requests of either of the following:
(a) The department of environmental quality as a condition for issuance of a certification under section 401 of the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1341.
(b) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as a condition of licensing under the federal power act, 16 USC 791a to 825r.
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FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION
Sec. 802. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide quarterly reports on the number of acres of state forestland marked or treated for timber harvest to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for natural resources issues. The department shall complete and deliver these reports by 45 days after the end of the fiscal quarter.
Sec. 803. In addition to the money appropriated in part 1, the department may receive and expend money from federal sources to provide response to wildfires as required by a compact with the federal government. If additional expenditure authorization is required, the department shall notify the state budget office that expenditure under this section is required. The department shall notify the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the house and senate fiscal agencies by November 1 of the expenditures under this section during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
Sec. 807. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated from the disaster and emergency contingency fund up to $800,000.00 to cover department costs related to any disaster as defined in section 2 of the emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.402.
(2) Funds appropriated under subsection (1) shall not be expended unless the state budget director recommends the expenditure and the department notifies the house and senate committees on appropriations. By December 1 each year, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house fiscal
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agencies and the state budget office on the use of the disaster and emergency contingency fund during the prior fiscal year.
(3) If Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement is approved for costs paid from the disaster and emergency contingency fund, the federal revenue shall be deposited into the disaster and emergency contingency fund.
(4) Unexpended and unencumbered funds remaining in the disaster and emergency contingency fund at the close of the fiscal year shall not lapse to the general fund and shall be carried forward and be available for expenditures in subsequent fiscal years.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 901. The appropriation in part 1 for snowmobile law enforcement grants shall be used by the department to provide grants to county law enforcement agencies to enforce part 821 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.82101 to 324.82161, including rules promulgated under that part and ordinances enacted pursuant to that part. The department shall consider the number of enforcement hours and the number of miles of snowmobile trails in each county in allocating these grants. Any funds not distributed to counties revert back to the snowmobile registration fee subaccount created under section 82111 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.82111. Counties shall provide semiannual reports to the department on the use of grant money received under this section.
Sec. 902. The department shall provide a report on the marine safety grant program to the senate and house appropriations
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subcommittees on natural resources and the senate and house fiscal agencies by December 1. The report shall include the following information for the preceding year: the total amount of revenue received for watercraft registrations, the amount deposited into the marine safety fund, and the expenditures made from the marine safety fund, including the amounts expended for department administration, other state agencies, the law enforcement division, and grants to counties. The report shall also include the distribution methodology used by the department to distribute the marine safety grants and a list of the grants and the amounts awarded by county.
GRANTS
Sec. 1001. Federal pass-through funds to local institutions and governments that are received in amounts in addition to those included in part 1 for grants to communities - federal oil, gas, and timber payments and that do not require additional state matching funds are appropriated for the purposes intended. By November 30, 2019, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on all amounts appropriated under this section during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
Sec. 1002. The department shall work with the waterways commission to develop a plan to incorporate grants for state-designated water trails as part of the current waterways account grant application program. Grant criteria shall be based in part on the qualifications and criteria already established in the department's water trail designation process.
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CAPITAL OUTLAY
Sec. 1103. The appropriations in part 1 for capital outlay shall be carried forward at the end of the fiscal year consistent with section 248 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1248.
ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 1202. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for wildlife management (one-time) are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the project is to fund wildlife disease research.
(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
(c) The total estimated cost of the project is $2,000,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2022.