HOUSE BILL No. 5734

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BUDGET BILL

 

 

February 21, 2006, Introduced by Rep. Brown and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

     A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural

 

resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007; to provide

 

for the expenditure of those appropriations; to create funds and

 

accounts; to require reports; to prescribe certain powers and

 

duties of certain state agencies and officials; to authorize

 

certain transfers by certain state agencies; and to provide for the

 

disposition of fees and other income received by the various state

 

agencies.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

PART 1

 

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS

 

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

 


the amounts listed in this part are appropriated for the department

 

of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007,

 

from the funds indicated in this part.  The following is a summary

 

of the appropriations in this part:

 

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

 

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY:

 

   Full-time equated unclassified positions ......... 6.0

 

   Full-time equated classified positions........ 2,087.4

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $    287,018,200

 

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

 

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental

 

   transfers............................................         3,765,900

 

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $    283,252,300

 

   Federal revenues:

 

Total federal revenues.................................        42,964,300

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Total local revenues...................................                 0

 

Total private revenues.................................         2,125,100

 

Total other state restricted revenues..................       213,043,300

 

State general fund/general purpose..................... $     25,119,600

 

FUND SOURCE SUMMARY

 

   Full-time equated unclassified positions ......... 6.0

 

   Full-time equated classified positions........ 2,087.4

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $    287,018,200

 

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

 

IDG, engineering services to work orders...............         1,904,700

 

IDG, land acquisition services to work orders..........           414,800

 


IDG, MacMullan conference center revenue...............         1,446,400

 

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental

 

   transfers............................................         3,765,900

 

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $    283,252,300

 

   Federal revenues:

 

DAG, federal...........................................         7,237,800

 

DAG, timber revenue....................................         3,300,000

 

DHS-USCG, federal......................................         5,743,300

 

DOC, federal...........................................            69,200

 

DOE, federal...........................................             1,000

 

DOI, federal...........................................        24,084,400

 

DOI, oil and gas royalty revenue.......................           150,000

 

DOT, federal...........................................         2,100,000

 

EPA, federal...........................................           278,600

 

Total federal revenues.................................        42,964,300

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Private funds..........................................         1,625,100

 

Private - gift revenues................................           500,000

 

Total private revenues.................................         2,125,100

 

Aircraft fees..........................................           252,700

 

Air photo fees - geographic information system.........            34,300

 

Cervidae licensing and inspection fees.................            95,700

 

Clean Michigan initiative fund.........................            56,000

 

Commercial forest fund.................................            49,600

 

Forest development fund................................        34,277,900

 

Forest land user charges...............................           326,500

 

Forest recreation fund.................................         1,439,500

 


Game and fish protection fund..........................        64,620,900

 

Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve...         2,565,400

 

Game and fish protection fund - fisheries settlement...           964,700

 

Game and fish protection fund - turkey permit fees.....         1,751,600

 

Game and fish protection fund - waterfowl fees.........           106,100

 

Game and fish - wildlife resource protection fund......         1,643,200

 

Game and fish protection fund - youth hunting and

 

   fishing education and outreach fund..................            27,700

 

Harbor development fund................................           290,100

 

Land exchange facilitation fund........................         6,086,700

 

Marine safety fund.....................................         4,716,000

 

Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment fund....         1,137,300

 

Michigan natural resources trust fund..................         3,095,000

 

Michigan state parks endowment fund....................        12,974,000

 

Michigan state waterways fund..........................        16,189,600

 

Nongame wildlife fund..................................           696,100

 

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................         4,297,400

 

Park improvement fund..................................        41,173,600

 

Publications revenue...................................               900

 

Recreation improvement fund............................         1,463,200

 

Safety education fund..................................           211,000

 

Shop fees..............................................            66,300

 

Snowmobile registration fee revenue....................         2,258,200

 

Snowmobile trail improvement fund......................         9,926,100

 

Sportsmen against hunger fund..........................           250,000

 

Total other state restricted revenues..................       213,043,300

 

State general fund/general purpose..................... $     25,119,600

 


   Sec. 102. EXECUTIVE

 

   Full-time equated unclassified positions ......... 6.0

 

   Full-time equated classified positions........... 45.6

 

Commission (including travel expense--per diem)........ $         91,300

 

Unclassified salaries..................................           416,500

 

Communications--33.6 FTE positions.....................         3,615,700

 

Executive direction--12.0 FTE positions................         2,128,000

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $      6,251,500

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

 

IDG, MacMullan conference center revenue...............            23,100

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Aircraft fees..........................................               500

 

Air photo fees - geographic information system.........             1,100

 

Forest development fund................................           322,600

 

Forest land user charges...............................             6,500

 

Forest recreation fund.................................            27,300

 

Game and fish protection fund..........................         1,797,600

 

Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve...            37,200

 

Game and fish protection fund - fisheries settlement...            10,200

 

Game and fish protection fund - turkey permit fees.....            15,900

 

Game and fish protection fund - waterfowl fees.........               900

 

Game and fish - wildlife resource protection fund......            15,600

 

Game and fish protection fund - youth hunting and

 

   fishing education and outreach fund..................            27,700

 

Harbor development fund................................               600

 

Land exchange facilitation fund........................            63,600

 


Marine safety fund.....................................            29,100

 

Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment fund....             2,600

 

Michigan natural resources trust fund..................            32,100

 

Michigan state parks endowment fund....................           130,100

 

Michigan state waterways fund..........................           278,400

 

Nongame wildlife fund..................................            11,000

 

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................            23,400

 

Park improvement fund..................................         2,393,100

 

Publications revenue...................................               500

 

Recreation improvement fund............................            13,000

 

Snowmobile registration fee revenue....................             4,400

 

Snowmobile trail improvement fund......................            46,200

 

State general fund/general purpose..................... $        937,200

 

   Sec. 103. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

 

   Full-time equated classified positions........... 81.0

 

Budget and support services--10.0 FTE positions........ $      1,006,700

 

Financial services--27.0 FTE positions.................         2,670,200

 

Grants management--15.0 FTE positions..................         1,317,400

 

Human resources--21.0 FTE positions....................         2,193,600

 

Human resources optimization user charges..............           158,700

 

Internal audit--8.0 FTE positions......................           849,200

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $      8,195,800

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

 

IDG, MacMullan conference center revenue...............            14,800

 

   Federal revenues:

 

DOI, federal...........................................           355,400

 


   Special revenue funds:

 

Aircraft fees..........................................             3,200

 

Air photo fees - geographic information system.........             3,500

 

Clean Michigan initiative fund.........................            56,000

 

Commercial forest fund.................................             1,800

 

Forest development fund................................           992,300

 

Forest land user charges...............................             1,000

 

Forest recreation fund.................................            81,100

 

Game and fish protection fund..........................         1,602,400

 

Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve...            53,800

 

Game and fish protection fund - fisheries settlement...            21,400

 

Game and fish protection fund - turkey permit fees.....            32,600

 

Game and fish protection fund - waterfowl fees.........             4,500

 

Game and fish - wildlife resource protection fund......            35,000

 

Harbor development fund................................             7,000

 

Land exchange facilitation fund........................            74,400

 

Marine safety fund.....................................           167,400

 

Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment fund....            49,100

 

Michigan natural resources trust fund..................           811,000

 

Michigan state parks endowment fund....................           204,000

 

Michigan state waterways fund..........................           473,700

 

Nongame wildlife fund..................................            23,100

 

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................            68,600

 

Park improvement fund..................................         1,509,600

 

Publications revenue...................................               400

 

Recreation improvement fund............................            20,500

 

Safety education fund..................................             2,500

 


Shop fees..............................................               400

 

Snowmobile registration fee revenue....................            99,700

 

Snowmobile trail improvement fund......................           238,100

 

State general fund/general purpose..................... $      1,187,500

 

   Sec. 104. LAND AND FACILITIES

 

   Full-time equated classified positions.......... 134.2

 

Land and facilities--134.2 FTE positions............... $     20,009,500

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $     20,009,500

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

 

IDG, engineering services to work orders...............         1,904,700

 

IDG, land acquisition services to work orders..........           414,800

 

IDG, MacMullan conference center revenue...............         1,374,100

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Aircraft fees..........................................           124,900

 

Forest development fund................................         1,766,400

 

Forest land user charges...............................            13,100

 

Forest recreation fund.................................            10,700

 

Game and fish protection fund..........................         7,096,700

 

Land exchange facilitation fund........................         5,848,200

 

Marine safety fund.....................................            72,700

 

Michigan natural resources trust fund..................             5,600

 

Michigan state parks endowment fund....................           112,300

 

Michigan state waterways fund..........................           295,200

 

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................            23,100

 

Park improvement fund..................................           535,500

 

Snowmobile trail improvement fund......................            65,200

 


State general fund/general purpose..................... $        346,300

 

   Sec. 105. DEPARTMENTAL OPERATION SUPPORT

 

Building occupancy charges............................. $      2,111,100

 

Rent - privately owned property........................           515,000

 

Gifts and bequests.....................................           500,000

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $      3,126,100

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Private - gift revenues................................           500,000

 

Forest development fund................................           882,500

 

Forest recreation fund.................................            20,700

 

Game and fish protection fund..........................           546,300

 

Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve...            21,100

 

Game and fish protection fund - fisheries settlement...             6,800

 

Game and fish protection fund - turkey permit fees.....            20,200

 

Game and fish - wildlife resource protection fund......             7,600

 

Land exchange facilitation fund........................            13,000

 

Marine safety fund.....................................            34,500

 

Michigan natural resources trust fund..................            42,500

 

Michigan state parks endowment fund....................           242,600

 

Michigan state waterways fund..........................           180,100

 

Park improvement fund..................................           412,800

 

Snowmobile trail improvement fund......................            22,000

 

State general fund/general purpose..................... $        173,400

 

   Sec. 106. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

 

   Full-time equated classified positions.......... 195.7

 

Wildlife management--186.7 FTE positions...............        27,172,300

 


Natural resources heritage--9.0 FTE positions..........         1,311,100

 

State game and wildlife area maintenance...............           500,000

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $     28,983,400

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Federal revenues:

 

DAG, federal...........................................           100,400

 

DOI, federal...........................................        11,379,300

 

EPA, federal...........................................             1,000

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Private funds..........................................           111,300

 

Cervidae licensing and inspection fees.................            95,700

 

Forest development fund................................            61,600

 

Game and fish protection fund..........................        10,343,800

 

Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve...         2,358,000

 

Game and fish protection fund - turkey permit fees.....         1,620,600

 

Game and fish protection fund - waterfowl fees.........           100,700

 

Nongame wildlife fund..................................           622,600

 

Sportsmen against hunger fund..........................           250,000

 

State general fund/general purpose..................... $      1,938,400

 

   Sec. 107. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

 

   Full-time equated classified positions.......... 225.0

 

Aquatic resource mitigation--3.0 FTE positions......... $        899,400

 

Fish production--62.0 FTE positions....................         8,318,800

 

Fisheries resource management--160.0 FTE positions.....        18,800,100

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $     28,018,300

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Federal revenues:

 


DOC, federal...........................................            51,700

 

DOE, federal...........................................             1,000

 

DOI, federal...........................................         8,441,200

 

EPA, federal...........................................           160,100

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Private funds..........................................           112,800

 

Game and fish protection fund..........................        18,353,100

 

Game and fish protection fund - fisheries settlement...           898,400

 

State general fund/general purpose..................... $              0

 

   Sec. 108. PARKS AND RECREATION

 

   Full-time equated classified positions.......... 794.9

 

Michigan civilian conservation corps--3.0 FTE

 

   positions............................................ $      1,057,000

 

Recreational boating--163.5 FTE positions..............        14,038,100

 

State parks--628.4 FTE positions.......................        45,663,600

 

State parks improvement revenue bonds - debt service...         1,119,600

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $     61,878,300

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Federal revenues:

 

EPA, federal...........................................           116,500

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Private funds..........................................           352,300

 

Harbor development fund................................           277,000

 

Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment fund....         1,057,000

 

Michigan state parks endowment fund....................        11,695,000

 

Michigan state waterways fund..........................        13,761,100

 

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................           235,500

 


Park improvement fund..................................        34,383,900

 

State general fund/general purpose..................... $              0

 

   Sec. 109. FOREST, MINERAL, AND FIRE MANAGEMENT

 

   Full-time equated classified positions.......... 342.5

 

Adopt-a-forest program................................. $         25,000

 

Cooperative resource programs--10.5 FTE positions......         2,647,600

 

Forest and timber treatments--121.0 FTE positions......        16,116,500

 

Forest fire equipment..................................         1,700,000

 

Forest fire protection--133.5 FTE positions............        10,838,100

 

Forest management initiatives--9.2 FTE positions.......           902,700

 

Forest management planning--18.0 FTE positions.........         5,600,100

 

Forest recreation and trails--33.0 FTE positions.......         4,978,600

 

Minerals management--17.3 FTE positions................         2,145,400

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $     44,954,000

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Federal revenues:

 

DAG, federal...........................................         2,312,400

 

DOI, federal...........................................             2,000

 

EPA, federal...........................................             1,000

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Private funds..........................................           898,700

 

Aircraft fees..........................................           124,100

 

Air photo fees - geographic information system.........            26,300

 

Commercial forest fund.................................            46,300

 

Forest development fund................................        28,806,900

 

Forest land user charges...............................           293,100

 

Forest recreation fund.................................         1,176,200

 


Game and fish protection fund..........................         1,654,700

 

Michigan natural resources trust fund..................         1,112,600

 

Michigan state parks endowment fund....................           548,700

 

Michigan state waterways fund..........................           374,000

 

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................           399,600

 

Recreation improvement fund............................           313,000

 

Shop fees..............................................            65,900

 

Snowmobile trail improvement fund......................         2,147,600

 

State general fund/general purpose..................... $      4,650,900

 

   Sec. 110. LAW ENFORCEMENT

 

   Full-time equated classified positions.......... 268.5

 

General law enforcement--258.5 FTE positions........... $     29,909,300

 

Wildlife resource protection--10.0 FTE positions.......         1,644,700

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $     31,554,000

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Federal revenues:

 

DHS-USCG, federal......................................         4,273,300

 

DOC, federal...........................................            17,500

 

DOI, federal...........................................         1,239,600

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Forest recreation fund.................................            57,500

 

Game and fish protection fund..........................        18,213,200

 

Game and fish - wildlife resource protection fund......         1,529,700

 

Marine safety fund.....................................         1,521,900

 

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................         1,189,800

 

Park improvement fund..................................           239,900

 

Safety education fund..................................            58,500

 


Snowmobile registration fee revenue....................           980,900

 

State general fund/general purpose..................... $      2,232,200

 

   Sec. 111. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES

 

Commercial forest reserve..............................         2,662,600

 

Purchased lands........................................         5,400,000

 

Special payments to counties...........................           170,000

 

Swamp and tax reverted lands........................... $       7,071,500

 

   GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................. $     15,304,100

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Game and fish protection fund..........................         2,040,000

 

Michigan natural resources trust fund..................           520,000

 

Michigan state waterways fund..........................           140,000

 

State general fund/general purpose..................... $     12,604,100

 

   Sec. 112. GRANTS

 

Federal - clean vessel act grants...................... $        100,000

 

Federal - forest stewardship grants....................           625,000

 

Federal - land and water conservation fund payments....         2,566,900

 

Federal - rural community fire protection..............           300,000

 

Federal - urban forestry grants........................         4,000,000

 

Game and nongame wildlife fund grants..................            10,000

 

Grant to counties - marine safety......................         4,275,000

 

Grants to communities - federal oil, gas, and timber

 

   payments.............................................         3,450,000

 

Inland fisheries resources grants......................           200,000

 

National recreational trails...........................         2,150,000

 

Off-road vehicle safety training grants................           150,000

 


Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants..............         2,357,400

 

Recreation improvement fund grants.....................         1,100,000

 

Snowmobile law enforcement grants......................         1,142,000

 

Snowmobile local grants program........................         7,314,000

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $     29,740,300

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Federal revenues:

 

DAG, federal...........................................         4,825,000

 

DAG, timber revenue....................................         3,300,000

 

DHS-USCG, federal......................................         1,470,000

 

DOI, federal...........................................         2,666,900

 

DOI, oil and gas royalty revenue.......................           150,000

 

DOT, federal...........................................         2,100,000

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Private funds..........................................           150,000

 

Game and fish protection fund..........................           200,000

 

Marine safety fund.....................................         2,805,000

 

Nongame wildlife fund..................................            10,000

 

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund................         2,357,400

 

Recreation improvement fund............................         1,100,000

 

Safety education fund..................................           150,000

 

Snowmobile registration fee revenue....................         1,142,000

 

Snowmobile trail improvement fund......................         7,314,000

 

State general fund/general purpose..................... $              0

 

   Sec. 113. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

Information technology services and projects........... $       9,002,900

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $      9,002,900

 


    Appropriated from:

 

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

 

IDG, MacMullan conference center revenue...............            34,400

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Air photo fees - geographic information system.........             3,400

 

Commercial forest fund.................................             1,500

 

Forest development fund................................         1,445,600

 

Forest land user charges...............................            12,800

 

Forest recreation fund.................................            66,000

 

Game and fish protection fund..........................         2,773,100

 

Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve...            95,300

 

Game and fish protection fund - fisheries settlement...            27,900

 

Game and fish protection fund - turkey permit fees.....            62,300

 

Game and fish - wildlife resource protection fund......            55,300

 

Harbor development fund................................             5,500

 

Land exchange facilitation fund........................            87,500

 

Marine safety fund.....................................            85,400

 

Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment fund....           28,600

 

Michigan natural resources trust fund..................           571,200

 

Michigan state parks endowment fund....................            41,300

 

Michigan state waterways fund..........................           687,100

 

Nongame wildlife fund..................................            29,400

 

Park improvement fund..................................         1,698,800

 

Recreation improvement fund............................            16,700

 

Snowmobile registration fee revenue....................            31,200

 

Snowmobile trail improvement fund......................            93,000

 

State general fund/general purpose..................... $      1,049,600

 


 

 

PART 2

 

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

 

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

 

constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources

 

under part 1 for fiscal year 2006-2007 is $238,162,900.00 and state

 

spending from state resources to be paid to local units of

 

government for fiscal year 2006-2007 is $29,182,500.00. The

 

itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which

 

spending to units of local government will occur:

 

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

 

PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES

 

Commercial forest reserves............................. $      2,662,600

 

Purchased lands........................................         5,400,000

 

Special payments to counties...........................           170,000

 

Swamp and tax reverted lands...........................         7,071,500

 

GRANTS

 

Grants to counties - marine safety..................... $      2,805,000

 

Off-road vehicle safety training grants................           150,000

 

Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants..............         2,357,400

 

Recreation improvement fund grants.....................           110,000

 

Snowmobile law enforcement grants......................         1,142,000

 

Snowmobile local grants program........................        7,314,000

 

TOTAL.................................................. $     29,182,500

 

     Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this bill are

 

subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101

 


to 18.1594.

 

     Sec. 203. As used in this bill:

 

     (a) "Commission" means the commission of natural resources.

 

     (b) "DAG" means the United States department of agriculture.

 

     (c) "Department" means the department of natural resources.

 

     (d) "DHS" means the United States department of homeland

 

security.

 

     (e) "DOC" means the United States department of commerce.

 

     (f) "DOE" means the United States department of energy.

 

     (g) "DOI" means the United States department of interior.

 

     (h) "DOT" means the United States department of

 

transportation.

 

     (i) "EPA" means the United States environmental protection

 

agency.

 

     (j) "FTE" means full-time equated.

 

     (k) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

 

     (l) "USCG" means the United States coast guard.

 

     Sec. 204. The department of civil service shall bill

 

departments and agencies at the end of the first fiscal quarter for

 

the 1% charge authorized by section 5 of article XI of the state

 

constitution of 1963. Payments shall be made for the total amount

 

of the billing by the end of the second fiscal quarter.

 

     Sec. 205. (1) A hiring freeze is imposed on the state

 

classified civil service. State departments and agencies are

 

prohibited from hiring any new full-time state classified civil

 

service employees and prohibited from filling any vacant state

 

classified civil service positions. This hiring freeze does not

 


apply to internal transfers of classified employees from 1 position

 

to another within a department.

 

     (2) The state budget director may grant exceptions to this

 

hiring freeze when the state budget director believes that the

 

hiring freeze will result in rendering a state department or agency

 

unable to deliver basic services, cause loss of revenue to the

 

state, result in the inability of the state to receive federal

 

funds, or necessitate additional expenditures that exceed any

 

savings from maintaining a vacancy. The state budget director shall

 

report quarterly to the chairpersons of the senate and house of

 

representatives standing committees on appropriations the number of

 

exceptions to the hiring freeze approved during the previous

 

quarter and the reasons to justify the exception.

 

     Sec. 206. Unless otherwise specified, the department shall use

 

the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this bill.

 

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. 207. 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 should be given to

 

goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan

 

businesses if they are competitively priced and of comparable

 

quality.

 

     Sec. 208. 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. The

 

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. 209. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for

 

information technology, departments and agencies shall pay user

 

fees to the department of information technology for technology-

 

related services and projects. Such user fees shall be subject to

 

provisions of an interagency agreement between the departments and

 

agencies and the department of information technology.

 

     Sec. 210. Amounts appropriated in part 1 for information

 

technology may be designated as work projects and carried forward

 

to support technology projects under the direction of the

 

department of information technology. Funds designated in this

 

manner are not available for expenditure until approved as work

 

projects under section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984

 

PA 431, MCL 18.1451a.

 

     Sec. 211. (1) Due to the current budgetary problems in this

 

state, out-of-state travel for the fiscal year ending September 30,

 

2007 shall be limited to situations in which 1 or more of the

 

following conditions apply:

 

     (a) The travel is required by legal mandate or court order or

 

for law enforcement purposes.

 

     (b) The travel is necessary to protect the health or safety of

 

Michigan citizens or visitors or to assist other states in similar

 

circumstances.

 


     (c) The travel is necessary to produce budgetary savings or to

 

increase state revenues, including protecting existing federal

 

funds or securing additional federal funds.

 

     (d) The travel is necessary to comply with federal

 

requirements.

 

     (e) The travel is necessary to secure specialized training for

 

staff that is not available within this state.

 

     (f) The travel is financed entirely by federal or nonstate

 

funds.

 

     (2) If out-of-state travel is necessary but does not meet 1 or

 

more of the conditions in subsection (1), the state budget director

 

may grant an exception to allow the travel. Any exceptions granted

 

by the state budget director shall be reported on a monthly basis

 

to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on

 

appropriations.

 

     (3) Not later than January 1 of each year, each department

 

shall prepare a travel report listing 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 chairs and members of the senate and house of

 

representatives standing committees on appropriations, the fiscal

 

agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include

 

the following information:

 

     (a) The name of each person receiving reimbursement for travel

 

outside this state or whose travel costs were paid by this state.

 

     (b) The destination of each travel occurrence.

 


     (c) The dates of each travel occurrence.

 

     (d) A brief statement of the reason for each travel

 

occurrence.

 

     (e) The 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.

 

     (f) A total of all out-of-state travel funded for the

 

immediately preceding fiscal year.

 

     Sec. 212. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1,

 

there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for

 

federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for

 

expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item

 

in this bill under section 393(2) of the department of management

 

and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

 

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

 

appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for state

 

restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for

 

expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item

 

in this bill under section 393(2) of the department of management

 

and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

 

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

 

appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for local

 

contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure

 

until they have been transferred to another line item in this bill

 

under section 393(2) of the department of management and budget

 


act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

 

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

 

appropriated an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for private

 

contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure

 

until they have been transferred to another line item in this bill

 

under section 393(2) of the department of management and budget

 

act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

 

     Sec. 213. 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 fund, $6,000,000.00 for

 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007.

 

     Sec. 214. Within 14 days after the release of the executive

 

budget recommendation, the department shall provide the state

 

budget director, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees

 

on natural resources, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with

 

an annual report on estimated restricted fund balances, projected

 

revenues, and expenditures for the fiscal years ending September

 

30, 2006 and September 30, 2007.

 

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

 

     Sec. 401. The department may charge the appropriations

 

contained in part 1, including all special maintenance and capital

 

projects appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30,

 

2007, for engineering services provided, a standard percentage fee

 

to recover actual costs. The department may use the revenue derived

 

to support the engineering services charges provided for in part 1.

 


     Sec. 402. The department may charge land acquisition projects

 

appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 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. 403. 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 324.2162. The fees shall be set by the director at a

 

rate which allows the department to recover its costs for providing

 

these services.

 

 

 

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

 

     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 of the department shall develop

 

priority and cost estimates for all recommended projects.

 

 

 

PARKS AND RECREATION

 

     Sec. 701. Pursuant to section 1902(2) of the natural resources

 

and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.1902, there

 

is appropriated from the Michigan natural resources trust fund to

 


the Michigan state parks endowment fund an amount not to exceed

 

$10,000,000.00 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007.

 

 

 

FOREST, MINERAL, AND FIRE MANAGEMENT

 

     Sec. 801. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1,

 

$350,000.00 is appropriated to cover costs related to any declared

 

emergency involving the collapse of any abandoned mine shaft

 

located on state land. This appropriation shall not be expended

 

unless the state budget director recommends the expenditure and the

 

department notifies the house and senate committees on

 

appropriations.

 

     Sec. 802. As a condition of expenditure of appropriations in

 

part 1 from forest development funds, on October 15, 2006 the

 

department shall provide $1,000,000.00 from cooperative resources

 

programs as an interdepartmental grant to the department of

 

agriculture for the cooperative resources management initiative

 

program for the purposes of supporting forestry programs in local

 

conservation districts.

 

 

 

PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES

 

     Sec. 1001.  From the funds appropriated in part 1 for special

 

payment to counties, $170,000 shall be used to replace a loss of

 

revenue to a county with a fiscal year ending September 30, 2007,

 

caused by a single annual statement and billing for payments in

 

lieu of taxes authorized under sections 2153 and 2154 of the

 

natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451,

 

MCL 324.2153 and 324.2154, and as a result of revenue due for set

 


aside to the revenue sharing reserve fund generated by county

 

allocated millage as authorized under section 44a of the general

 

property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MC 211.44a.

 

 

 

GRANTS

 

     Sec. 1101. 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, 2006, 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, 2006.