FY 2000-01 MILITARY AFFAIRS BUDGET - H.B. 5280 (S-1): COMMITTEE SUMMARY
House Bill 5280 (S-1 as reported)
Committee: Appropriations
| FY 1999-2000 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation | $95,062,000 |
| Changes from FY 1999-2000 Year-to-Date: | |
| 1. Veterans Service Organizations. The Governor recommended no increase. The House added a 4% GF/GP increase. The Senate provided a 6% increase. | 219,900 |
| 2. Training Sites. The Governor added Federal funds to allow for additional seasonal employees needed for increased training dates at Camp Grayling and Alpena. | 1,000,000 |
| 3. Reserve Component Automation System. The Governor added Federal funds to continue the process of establishing a telecommunications system that links armories throughout the State and nation. | 335,000 |
| 4. Starbase program. The Governor included additional Federal funds to expand an educational program that provides at-risk students with math and science experiences into the City of Detroit. | 152,000 |
| 5. Michigan Civil Air Patrol. The House added a GF/GP grant for this organization. The Senate concurred. | 20,000 |
| 6. Grand Rapids Veterans Home. The Governor included technical spending adjustments by adding $837,000 Federal in combination with a reduction in restricted funds of $44,100. | 792,900 |
| 7. D.J. Jacobetti Veterans Home. The Senate added funds to support unanticipated cost increases for food service and housekeeping services. | 250,000 |
| 8. Challenge Program. The Governor added GF/GP funds to reflect change in Federal fund match for program. | 163,300 |
| 9. Special Maintenance. The Senate added GF/GP funds to assist with backlog of armory maintenance needs. | 500,000 |
| 10. National Guard Tuition Assistance Program. The Senate added a 10% increase to the program. | 200,000 |
| 11. Unclassified Salaries. The Governor added a 3% increase, plus a 1.8% increase to equal the Federal guidelines for State military pay. | 28,000 |
| 12. Economic Adjustments. | 3,352,900 |
| 13. Other Changes. | (363,400) |
| 14. Comparison to Governor's Recommendation. The Subcommittee bill exceeded the Governor's recommendation by $1,189,900 Gross/$1,189,900 GF/GP. | |
| Total Changes | 6,650,600 |
| FY 2000-01 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Gross Appropriation | $101,712,600 |
| FY 2000-01 MILITARY AFFAIRS BUDGET - BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS |
| Changes from FY 1999-2000 Year to Date: |
| 1. Current Year Boilerplate Retention. The Senate included the following FY 1999-2000 boilerplate sections that had been recommended by the Governor for elimination: |
| a. Requires steps to provide business to deprived and depressed areas. (Sec. 209) |
| b. Allows for Department to assist non-profit organizations. (Sec. 208) |
| c. Prohibits the purchase of foreign goods or services when competitively priced American goods or services are available. (Sec. 207) |
| d. Requires Department to create and retain reports. (Sec. 214) |
| e. Require report on maintenance and use of State aircraft. (Sec. 217) |
| f. Provides for use of military State aircraft duty contingency fund for non-Federally supported missions of the National Guard when called to State duty. (Sec. 301) |
| g. Authorizes the Department to charge a reasonable fee for renting an armory. (Sec. 302) |
| h. Authorizes expenditures from the Michigan National Guard Armory Construction Fund. (Sec. 401) |
| i. Requires annual report from Grand Rapids and D. J. Jacobetti Veterans Homes. (Sec. 602) |
| j. Requires that a veteran who is denied State veterans' benefits be eligible for a review hearing by the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund Board. (Sec. 701) |
| k. Requires Veterans Affairs directorate and Veterans Trust Fund administration to assist county veterans counselor to obtain training. (Sec. 704) |
| 2. Current Year Boilerplate Elimination. The Senate concurred with the Governor's recommendation that certain FY 1999-2000 boilerplate sections be eliminated, including sections requiring internal audit reports and dealing with per diem payments which have been repealed. |
| 3. Michigan Civil Air Patrol. The House added language to Sec. 303 to appropriate $20,000 to the Michigan Civil Air Patrol for search and rescue equipment. The Senate concurred. (Sec. 303) |
| 4. Contingency Funds. The Governor recommended an increase in the level of Federal contingency funds from $1.9 million to $2.9 million, and in restricted contingency funds from $1.0 million to $1.5 million. The Senate concurred. (Sec. 203) |
| 5. National Guard Education Assistance Program. The Senate altered existing program language to reflect an addition of $200,000 to the program. (Sec. 216) |