HOUSE BILL NO. 4348

April 17, 2025, Introduced by Reps. Green, Beson and Kunse and referred to Committee on Agriculture.

A bill to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

the people of the state of michigan enact:


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PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative


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branch described in this part for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations in this part:

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

 

 

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

2,000,000

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

 

 

 

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers

 

 

0

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

2,000,000

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Total federal revenues

 

 

0

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Total local revenues

 

 

0

Total private revenues

 

 

0

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

2,000,000

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

0

Sec. 102. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

 

 

 

(1) APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

 

 

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

2,000,000

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

 

 

 

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers

 

 

0

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

2,000,000

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Total federal revenues

 

 

0

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Total local revenues

 

 

0


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Total private revenues

 

 

0

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

2,000,000

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

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(2) FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS

 

 

 

Purses and supplements ? fairs/licensed tracks

 

$

2,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

2,000,000

Appropriated from:

 

 

 

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Agriculture equine industry development fund

 

 

2,000,000

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

0

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025

GENERAL SECTIONS

Sec. 201. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending under part 1 from state sources is $2,000,000.00 and state spending under part 1 from state sources to be paid to local units of government is $0.00.

Sec. 202. The appropriations under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 301. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for purses and supplements - fairs/licensed tracks must be used for purses for standardbred harness horse races offered by fairs and races at licensed pari-mutuel racetracks, in accordance with section 20 of the horse racing law of 1995, 1995 PA 279, MCL 431.320.


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(2) If there is no standardbred race meeting licensee in this state by July 1, 2025, an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 may be designated for races run at a county fair exclusively for 2-year-old and 3-year-old Michigan sired standardbred horses.