SENATE BILL No. 1148

 

 

EXECUTIVE BUDGET BILL

 

 

February 28, 2008, Introduced by Senator SWITALSKI and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

 

 

     A bill to provide for a capital outlay program; to set forth

 

the provisions for its implementation within the budgetary process;

 

to make appropriations for planning and construction at state

 

institutions and the acquisition of land; to provide for the

 

elimination of fire hazards at the institutions; to provide for

 

certain special maintenance, remodeling, alteration, renovation, or

 

demolition of and additions to projects at state institutions; to

 

provide for elimination of occupational safety and health hazards

 

at state agencies and institutions; to provide for the award of

 

contracts; to provide for expenditures under the supervision of the

 

director of the department of management and budget and the state

 

administrative board; to provide for certain advances from the

 

general fund; to prescribe powers and duties of certain state

 


officers and agencies; to require certain reports, plans, and

 

agreements; to provide for leases; to prescribe standards and

 

conditions relating to the appropriations; to make appropriations

 

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009; and to provide for

 

the expenditure of the appropriations.

 

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 certain

 

capital outlay projects at the various state agencies and

 

institutions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, from

 

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

 

appropriations in this part:

 

CAPITAL OUTLAY

 

APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY:

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $    249,966,700

 

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

 

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental

 

   transfers ...........................................         2,000,000

 

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $    247,966,700

 

   Federal revenues:

 

Total federal revenues ................................       188,017,600

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Total local revenues...................................        30,674,200

 

Total private revenues.................................         1,500,000

 

Total state restricted revenues........................        27,324,900

 


State general fund/general purpose .................... $        450,000

 

   Sec. 102. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

Farmland and open space development acquisition ....... $      3,750,000

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $      3,750,000

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Federal revenues:

 

DAG, multiple grants...................................         1,250,000

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Agriculture preservation fund .........................         2,500,000

 

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

 

   Sec. 103. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

 

Major special maintenance, remodeling and addition

 

   for state agencies................................... $       2,000,000

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $      2,000,000

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

 

IDG, building occupancy charges........................         2,000,000

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

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

 

   Sec. 104. DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

 

For department of military and veterans affairs

 

   special maintenance, remodeling and additions........ $     12,900,000

 

Land acquisitions and appraisals statewide.............           500,000

 

Camp Grayling, military operations on urban terrain

 

   (MOUT) training course construction (total authorized

 

   cost $40,000,000; federal share $40,000,000).........        40,000,000

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $     53,400,000

 


    Appropriated from

 

   Federal revenues:

 

DOD, department of the army - national guard bureau....        52,450,000

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Armory construction fund...............................           500,000

 

State general fund/general purpose .................... $        450,000

 

   Sec. 105. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

 

   (1) STATE PARK AND FOREST AREA IMPROVEMENTS

 

State parks repair and maintenance .................... $      3,500,000

 

Forest roads, bridges and facilities ..................        1,300,000

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $      4,800,000

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Private revenues.......................................         1,500,000

 

State park improvement fund ...........................         2,000,000

 

Forest development fund ...............................         1,300,000

 

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

 

(2) WATERWAYS BOATING PROGRAM

 

Infrastructure improvements – state projects........... $      4,293,000

 

Infrastructure improvements – local projects...........           900,000

 

Land acquisitions......................................         1,000,000

 

    Boating program, state boating access sites:

 

Port Austin, Huron county, site improvements (total

 

   authorized cost $500,000; state share $500,000)......           500,000

 

    Boating program, state harbors and docks:

 

Mackinaw City, Cheboygan county, new marina, state

 

   dock, phase V, (total authorized cost is increased

 


   from $11,775,000 to $12,075,000; state share is

 

   increased from $11,775,000 to $12,075,000)...........           300,000

 

    Boating program, local harbors and docks:

 

Metro beach metropark, Macomb county, dock

 

   replacements, utility and seawall upgrades (total

 

   authorized cost $4,800,000; state share $2,400,000;

 

   local share $2,400,000)..............................         2,400,000

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $      9,393,000

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Federal revenues:

 

DHS, U.S. coast guard.................................. $      1,293,000

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Michigan state waterways fund..........................         8,100,000

 

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

 

Sec. 106. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

   (1) BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

 

Salt storage buildings and containment control

 

   systems - contract agencies ......................... $      2,765,000

 

Salt storage buildings and containment control

 

   systems – various state locations....................         1,337,000

 

Port Huron, St. Clair county, transportation service

 

   center construction (total authorized cost $1,915,000;

 

   state trunkline fund share $1,915,000)...............         1,915,000

 

 Fennville, Allegan county, maintenance garage

 

   expansion (total authorized cost $945,000; state

 

   trunkline fund share $945,000).......................           945,000

 

Institutional and agency roads.........................           750,000

 


Miscellaneous special maintenance, remodeling, and

 

   additions............................................        1,420,000

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $      9,132,000

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

State trunkline fund ..................................         9,132,000

 

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

 

   (2) AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

 

Airport safety, protection and improvement program..... $     167,491,700

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $    167,491,700

 

    Appropriated from:

 

   Federal revenues:

 

DOT, federal aviation administration...................       133,024,600

 

   Special revenue funds:

 

Local aeronautics match................................        30,674,200

 

State aeronautics fund.................................         3,792,900

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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 2008-2009 is $27,774,900.00 and state

 

spending from state resources to be paid to local units of

 

government for fiscal year 2008-2009 is $9,857,900.00. The itemized

 


statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to

 

units of local government will occur:

 

CAPITAL OUTLAY

 

Department of natural resources – waterways boating

 

   program.............................................. $      3,300,000

 

Department of transportation – buildings and

 

   facilities........................................... $      2,765,000

 

Department of transportation – airport safety,

 

   protection and improvement program................... $       3,792,900

 

TOTAL.................................................. $      9,857,900

 

     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) "Board" means the state administrative board.

 

    (b) "Community college" does not include a state agency or

 

university.

 

    (c) "Department" means the department of management and budget.

 

    (d) "Director" means the director of the department of

 

management and budget.

 

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

 

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

 

security.

 

    (g) "DOD" means the United States department of defense.

 

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

 

    (i) "DOT" means the United States department of transportation.

 

    (j) "Fiscal agencies" means the senate fiscal agency and the

 


house fiscal agency.

 

    (k) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

 

    (l) "JCOS" means the joint capital outlay subcommittee of the

 

appropriations committees.

 

    (m) "State agency" means an agency of state government. State

 

agency does not include a community college or university.

 

    (n) "State building authority" means the authority created under

 

1964 PA 183, MCL 830.411 to 830.425.

 

    (o) "University" means a 4-year university supported by the

 

state. University does not include a community college or a state

 

agency.

 

     Sec. 204. 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 shall 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. 205. The departments and agencies receiving

 

appropriations in part 1 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. 206. The director of each department receiving

 

appropriations in part 1 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.

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

     Sec. 301. Of the amounts appropriated in part 1 for farmland

 

and open space development acquisition, the funds shall be used for

 

the purchase of development rights and the awarding of grants by

 

the agriculture preservation fund board under the natural resources

 

and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.101 to

 

324.90106.

 

 

 

CAPITAL OUTLAY PROCESSES, PROCEDURES & REPORTS

 

     Sec. 401. Each capital outlay project authorized in this bill

 

or any previous capital outlay act shall comply with the procedures

 

required by the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101

 

to 18.1594.

 

     Sec. 402. A statement of a proposed facility's operating cost

 

shall be included with the facility's program statement and

 

planning documents when the plans are presented to JCOS for

 

approval.

 

     Sec. 403. (1) Before proceeding with final planning and

 

construction for projects at community colleges and universities

 


included in an appropriations act, the community college or

 

university shall sign an agreement with the department that

 

includes the following provisions:

 

     (a) The university or community college agrees to construct

 

the project within the total authorized cost established by the

 

legislature pursuant to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431,

 

MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, and an appropriations act.

 

     (b) The design and program scope of the project shall not

 

deviate from the design and program scope represented in the

 

program statement and preliminary planning documents approved by

 

the department.

 

     (c) Any other items as identified by the department that are

 

necessary to complete the project.

 

     (2) The department retains the authority and responsibility

 

normally associated with the prudent maintenance of the public's

 

financial and policy interests relative to the state-financed

 

construction projects managed by a community college or university.

 

     Sec. 404. (1) The department shall provide the JCOS, state

 

budget director and the fiscal agencies with reports as considered

 

necessary relative to the status of each planning or construction

 

project financed by the state building authority, by this bill, or

 

by previous acts.

 

     (2) Before the end of each fiscal year, the department shall

 

report to the JCOS, state budget director and the fiscal agencies

 

for each capital outlay project other than lump sums all of the

 

following:

 

     (a) The account number and name of each construction project.

 


     (b) The balance remaining in each account.

 

     (c) The date of the last expenditure from the account.

 

     (d) The anticipated date of occupancy if the project is under

 

construction.

 

     (e) The appropriations history for the project.

 

     (f) The professional service contractor.

 

     (g) The amount of a project financed with federal funds.

 

     (h) The amount of a project financed through the state

 

building authority.

 

     (i) The total authorized cost for the project and the state

 

authorized share if different than the total.

 

     (3) Before the end of each fiscal year, the department shall

 

report the following for each project by a state agency,

 

university, or community college that is authorized for planning

 

but is not yet authorized for construction:

 

     (a) The name of the project and account number.

 

     (b) Whether a program statement is approved.

 

     (c) Whether schematics are approved by the department.

 

     (d) Whether preliminary plans are approved by the department.

 

     (e) The name of the professional service contractor.

 

     (4) As used in this section, "project" includes appropriation

 

line items made for purchase of real estate.

 

     Sec. 405. A state agency, college, or university shall take

 

steps necessary to make available federal and other money indicated

 

in this bill, to make available federal or other money that may

 

become available for the purposes for which appropriations are made

 

in this bill, and to use any part or all of the appropriations to

 


meet matching requirements that are considered to be in the best

 

interest of this state. However, the purpose, scope, and total

 

estimated cost of a project shall not be altered to meet the

 

matching requirements.

 

 

 

STATE AGENCY LUMP SUMS

 

     Sec. 501. (1) The directors of respective departments shall

 

allocate lump-sum appropriations made in this bill consistent with

 

statutory provisions and the purposes for which funds were

 

appropriated. Lump sum allocations shall address priority program

 

or facility needs and may include, but are not limited to, design,

 

construction, remodeling and addition, special maintenance, major

 

special maintenance, energy conservation and demolition.

 

     (2) The state budget director may authorize that funds

 

appropriated for lump-sum appropriations shall be available for no

 

more than 3 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the

 

original appropriation was made. Any remaining balance from

 

allocations made in this section shall lapse to the fund from which

 

it was appropriated pursuant to the lapsing of funds as provided in

 

the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

 

 

 

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

 

     Sec. 601. (1) This section applies only to projects for

 

community colleges.

 

     (2) State support is directed towards the remodeling and

 

additions, special maintenance, or construction of certain

 

community college buildings. The community college shall obtain or

 


provide for site acquisition and initial main utility installation

 

to operate the facility. Funding shall be comprised of local and

 

state shares, and the state share shall include 50% of any federal

 

money awarded for projects appropriated in this bill. Not more than

 

50% of a capital outlay project, not including a lump-sum special

 

maintenance project or remodeling and addition project, for a

 

community college shall be appropriated from state and federal

 

funds, unless otherwise appropriated by the legislature.

 

     (3) An expenditure under this bill is authorized when the

 

release of the appropriation is approved by the board upon the

 

recommendation of the director. The director may recommend to the

 

board the release of any appropriation in part 1 only after the

 

director is assured that the legal entity operating the community

 

college to which the appropriation is made has complied with this

 

bill and has matched the amounts appropriated as required by this

 

bill. A release of funds in part 1 shall not exceed 50% of the

 

total cost of planning and construction of any project, not

 

including lump-sum remodeling and additions and special

 

maintenance, unless otherwise appropriated by the legislature.

 

Further planning and construction of a project authorized by this

 

bill or applicable sections of the management and budget act, 1984

 

PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, shall be in accordance with the

 

purpose and scope as defined and delineated in the approved program

 

statements and planning documents. This bill is applicable to all

 

projects for which planning appropriations were made in previous

 

acts.

 

     (4) The community college shall take the steps necessary to

 


secure available federal construction and equipment money for

 

projects funded for construction in this bill if an application was

 

not previously made. If there is a reasonable expectation that a

 

prior year unfunded application may receive federal money in a

 

subsequent year, the college shall take whatever action necessary

 

to keep the application active. If federal money is received, the

 

state share shall be adjusted accordingly as provided by this bill.

 

     Sec. 602. If matching revenues are received in an amount less

 

than the appropriations contained in this bill, the state funds of

 

the appropriation shall be reduced in proportion to the amount of

 

matching revenue received.

 

     Sec. 603. (1) The director may require that community colleges

 

and universities that have an authorized project listed in part 1

 

submit documentation regarding the project match and governing

 

board approval of the authorized project not more than 60 days

 

after the beginning of the fiscal year.

 

     (2) If the documentation required by the director under

 

subsection (1) is not submitted, or does not adequately

 

authenticate the availability of the project match or board

 

approval of the authorized project, the authorization may

 

terminate. The authorization terminates 30 days after the director

 

notifies the JCOS of the intent to terminate the project unless the

 

JCOS convenes to extend the authorization.

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

 

     Sec. 701. The appropriations in part 1 for the department of

 

military and veterans affairs design and construction projects are

 


contingent upon the availability of federal and state restricted

 

funds for financing.

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

 

     Sec. 801. The appropriation made in this bill for the harbors

 

and docks program is for the purpose of participating with the

 

federal government and assisting political entities and

 

subdivisions of this state in the construction and improvement of

 

recreational boating facilities within this state. Subject to the

 

approval of the board, this money shall be allocated by the

 

department of natural resources to the federal government, or to

 

the political entities or local units of government involved in the

 

particular projects. An allocation shall not exceed the state

 

portion as listed with each project description. The department of

 

natural resources shall take the steps necessary to match federal

 

money available for the construction and improvement of

 

recreational boating facilities within this state, and to meet

 

requirements of the federal government.

 

 

 

STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

 

     Sec. 901. (1) From federal-state-local project appropriations

 

contained in part 1 for the purpose of assisting political entities

 

and subdivisions of this state in the construction and improvement

 

of publicly used airports and landing fields within this state, the

 

state transportation department may permit the award of contracts

 

on behalf of units of local government for the authorized locations

 

not to exceed the indicated amounts, of which the state allocated

 


portion shall not exceed the amount appropriated in part 1.

 

     (2) Political entities and subdivisions shall provide not less

 

than 2.5% of the cost of any project under this section, unless a

 

total nonfederal share greater than 5% is otherwise specified in

 

federal law. State money shall not be allocated until local money

 

is allocated. State money for any 1 project shall not exceed 1/3 of

 

the total appropriation in part 1 from state funds for airport

 

improvement programs.

 

     (3) The Michigan aeronautics commission may take those steps

 

necessary to match federal money available for airport construction

 

and improvement within this state, and to meet the matching

 

requirements of the federal government. Whether acting alone or

 

jointly with another political subdivision or public agency or with

 

this state, a political subdivision or public agency of this state

 

shall not submit to any agency of the federal government a project

 

application for airport planning or development unless it is

 

authorized in this bill and the project application is approved by

 

the governing body of each political subdivision or public agency

 

making the application, and by the Michigan aeronautics commission.

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

     Sec. 1001. (1) Revenue collected from licenses issued under

 

the antenna site management project shall be deposited into the

 

antenna site management revolving fund created for this purpose in

 

the department of information technology. The department may

 

receive and expend funds from the fund for costs associated with

 

the antenna site management project, including the cost of a third-

 


party site manager. Any excess revenue remaining in the fund at the

 

close of the fiscal year shall be proportionately transferred to

 

the appropriate state restricted funds as designated in statute or

 

by constitution.

 

     (2) An antenna shall not be sited pursuant to this section

 

without prior compliance with the respective local zoning codes and

 

local unit of government processes.

 

     Sec. 1002. (1) A site preparation economic development fund is

 

hereby created in the department of management and budget. As used

 

in this section, "economic development sites" means those state-

 

owned sites declared as surplus property pursuant to section 251 of

 

the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1251, that would

 

provide economic benefit to the area or to the state. The Michigan

 

economic development corporation board and the state budget

 

director shall determine whether or not a specific state-owned site

 

qualifies for inclusion in the fund created under this subsection.

 

     (2) Proceeds from the sale of any sites designated in

 

subsection (1) shall be deposited into the fund created in

 

subsection (1) and shall be available for site preparation

 

expenditures, unless otherwise provided by law. The economic

 

development sites authorized in subsection (1) are hereby

 

authorized for sale consistent with state law. Expenditures from

 

the fund are hereby authorized for site preparation activities that

 

enhance the marketable sale value of the sites. Site preparation

 

activities include, but are not limited to, demolition,

 

environmental studies and abatement, utility enhancement, and site

 

excavation.

 


     (3) A cash advance in an amount of not more than

 

$25,000,000.00 is hereby authorized from the general fund to the

 

site preparation economic development fund.

 

     (4) An annual report shall be transmitted to the senate and

 

house of representatives appropriations committees not later than

 

December 31 of each year. This report shall detail both of the

 

following:

 

     (a) The revenue and expenditure activity in the fund for the

 

preceding fiscal year.

 

     (b) The sites identified as economic development sites under

 

subsection (1).