Public Act 147 of 2003

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• Introduced by Rep. Marc Shulman (R) on March 18, 2003, to provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Natural Resources budget. This budget contains no appropriations, but these may be added later to make changes to current or future appropriations.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on March 18, 2003.
  • Reported in the House on May 8, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on May 14, 2003, to replace the executive proposal for this budget, contained in House Bill 4418 , with a budget which expresses policy differences between the Republican-majority in the House and Governor Jennifer Granholm on certain spending items. See House-passed version for details. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on May 14, 2003.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Rich Brown (D) on May 14, 2003, to increase appropriations on those line items for which state expenditures will garner federal matching funds. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on May 14, 2003.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Rich Brown (D) on May 14, 2003, to increase funding by $70,000 for a Forest management initiative. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on May 14, 2003.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Barb Vander Veen (R) on May 14, 2003, to require the Department of Natural Resources to trash receptacles and regular trash collection services in all public use areas located in Michigan state parks. The department had recently announced a "carry in, carry out" policy under which it would no longer provide this service outside of park campgrounds. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on May 14, 2003.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. John Pastor (R) on May 14, 2003, to make revisions various line items related to the transfer of the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program from the Department of Natural Resources to the Department of Treasury. Payments in lieu of property taxes are made to local governments on some one-million acres of land owned by the state and under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources. The amendment also makes various other changes which reflect technical corrections or clarifications. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on May 14, 2003.
• Passed 103 to 5 in the House on May 14, 2003, the House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Natural Resources budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is House Bill 4418.) The House version appropriates $238.7 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $254.2 million, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $28.8 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $43.8 million. The House version does not recognize revenue from state park entrance fee hikes proposed by the governor. To make up the difference it includes cuts to general fund appropriations for departmental administration of 38 percent compared to the executive budget. The House tranfers to the Department of Treasury provisons to make payments in lieu of property taxes (PILT) to local governments on some one-million acres of state land under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on May 20, 2003.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 20, 2003.
  • Reported in the Senate on June 12, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 19, 2003, to replace the House version of this budget with a Senate version which expresses policy differences between the bodies on certain spending items. See Senate-passed version for details. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 19, 2003.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on June 19, 2003, the Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Natural Resources budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is House Bill 4418.) The Senate version appropriates $254.5 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $254.2 million, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $30.7 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $43.8 million. The Senate version includes revenue from state park entrance fee hikes proposed by the governor, and so does not make the large cuts to departmental administration made by the House. The Senate also fully funds payments in lieu of property taxes (PILT) made by the state to local governments on some one-million acres of state land under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 19, 2003.
• Failed 5 to 101 in the House on June 24, 2003, to concur with a Senate-passed version of the bill. The vote sends the bill to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 25, 2003.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on July 16, 2003, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Natural Resources budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is House Bill 4418.) This appropriates $250.8 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $254.2 million, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $28.8 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $43.8 million. The conference report includes revenue from state park entrance fee hikes proposed by the governor, and fully finds payments in lieu of property taxes (PILT) made by the state to local governments on some one-million acres of state land under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources. Gross spending in the conference report is $12.1 million above the amount originally recommended by the governor, part of which is new federal money, and part of which is revenue from state park fee increases. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 26, 2003.
• Passed 106 to 2 in the House on July 16, 2003, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Natural Resources budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is House Bill 4418.) This appropriates $250.8 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $254.2 million, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $28.8 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $43.8 million. The conference report includes revenue from state park entrance fee hikes proposed by the governor, and fully finds payments in lieu of property taxes (PILT) made by the state to local governments on some one-million acres of state land under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources. Gross spending in the conference report is $12.1 million above the amount originally recommended by the governor, part of which is new federal money, and part of which is revenue from state park fee increases. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed with line-item veto by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on August 5, 2003.
• Received in the House on August 13, 2003.
  • Referred by Rep. Randy Richardville (R) on August 13, 2003.