2004 House Bill 5519 (Appropriations: 2005 Department of History, Arts and Libraries budget)

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Public Act 340 of 2004

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Introduced by Rep. Marc Shulman (R) on February 11, 2004, to provide a "template" or "place holder" for a Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Department of History, Arts and Libraries budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.
- Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 11, 2004.
- Reported in the House on March 25, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on March 30, 2004, to replace the executive proposal for this budget, contained in House Bill 5609, with a budget that expresses policy differences between the Republican-majority in the House and Governor Jennifer Granholm on certain spending items and funding sources. See House-passed version for major features, and House Fiscal Agency analysis for detailed analysis (the “Text and Analysis” at the top of this bill’s MichiganVotes.org page is a link to this). The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on March 30, 2004.
- Substitute offered by Rep. Triette Reeves (D) on March 30, 2004, to increase funding for the Detroit and Grand Rapids Public Libraries. The substitute failed in the House (39 to 65) on March 30, 2004. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Amendment offered by Rep. Jerry Kooiman (R) on March 30, 2004, to speed up a gradual reduction of the 19 percent of the state's art and cultural spending that goes to the Detroit Institute of Arts, evenutually capping it at 15 percent. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on March 30, 2004.
- Amendment offered by Rep. David Robertson (R) on March 30, 2004, to cut a $1.5 million provision to digitalize unique books in Michigan libraries. The amendment failed in the House (44 to 62) on March 30, 2004. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Moved to reconsider by Rep. Fran Amos (R) on March 30, 2004, the Kooiman amendment to speed up a reduction of the percentage of the state's art and cultural spending going to the Detroit Institute of Arts. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on March 30, 2004.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Jerry Kooiman (R) on March 30, 2004, to speed up a gradual reduction of the 19 percent of the state's art and cultural spending that goes to the Detroit Institute of Arts, evenutually capping it at 15 percent. The amendment failed in the House (35 to 72) on March 30, 2004. [Vote Details and Comments]
Passed in the House (96 to 11) on March 30, 2004, the House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of History, Arts and Libraries budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is House Bill 5609 .) This appropriates $58.6 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $56.9 million, which was the FY 2003-2004 amount enrolled in 2003. Of this, $47.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2003-2004 amount of $44.7 million. The House version authorizes the same level of spending that the governor recommended. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the Senate on March 31, 2004.
- Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 31, 2004.
  - Reported in the Senate on June 1, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on June 1, 2004, 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 in the Senate by voice vote on June 1, 2004.
- Amendment offered by Sen. Hansen Clarke (D) on June 1, 2004, to elimimate a provision requiring the state arts council to give the legislature 10 days notice before redistributing any unexpended or unencumbered money late in the fiscal year to discretionary arts and cultural grants . The amendment failed in the Senate by voice vote on June 1, 2004.
- Amendment offered by Sen. Hansen Clarke (D) on June 1, 2004, to shift $1 million of library funding to the Detroit library, and $125,000 to the Grand Rapids library. The amendment failed in the Senate by voice vote on June 1, 2004.
- Amendment offered in the Senate on June 1, 2004, to increase funding by $1.5 million for a project to digitalize certain unique books in Michigan libraries. The amendment failed in the Senate by voice vote on June 1, 2004.
Passed in the Senate (24 to 14) on June 1, 2004, the Senate version of the Fiscal Year FY 2004-2005 Department of History, Arts and Libraries budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is House Bill 5609 .) This appropriates $57 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $56.9 million, which was the FY 2003-2004 amount enrolled in 2003. Of this, $47.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2003-2004 amount of $44.7 million. The Senate version authorizes $1.6 million less spending than the governor recommended. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the House on June 3, 2004.
Failed in the House (0 to 103) on June 9, 2004, 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. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the Senate on June 10, 2004.
Passed in the Senate (30 to 5) on September 9, 2004, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of History, Arts and Libraries budget. This appropriates $57.0 million in unadjusted gross spending, compared to final the FY 2003-2004 amount of $56.5 million. Of this, $45.8 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the final FY 2003-2004 amount of $44.2 million. Among many other things, the budget includes $965,000 for a new digitized historical records project, but does not include $1.125 million in extra funding for the Detroit and Grand Rapids libraries. Arts grants are unchanged from the previous year at $12.4 million. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the House on September 9, 2004.
Passed in the House (85 to 21) on September 9, 2004, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of History, Arts and Libraries budget. This appropriates $57.0 million in unadjusted gross spending, compared to final the FY 2003-2004 amount of $56.5 million. Of this, $45.8 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the final FY 2003-2004 amount of $44.2 million. Among many other things, the budget includes $965,000 for a new digitized historical records project, but does not include $1.125 million in extra funding for the Detroit and Grand Rapids libraries. Arts grants are unchanged from the previous year at $12.4 million. [Vote Details and Comments]
Signed with line-item veto by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 28, 2004.
Received in the House on September 29, 2004.
- Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on September 29, 2004.

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1) Rep. Hood's "no vote journal statement" [by Admin003 on September 11, 2004]
Rep. Hood, having reserved the right to explain his nay vote, made the following statement:

"Mr. Speaker and members of the House:

I voted no for the conference report of HB 5519, the History, Arts and Library (HAL) Budget because it removes all funding for the Detroit Public Library (DPL).

The DPL offers information and services to not only city residents, but to citizens throughout the state. Items from the National Automotive History Collection and the Great Lakes Patent and Trademark Center are only two examples of the materials on loan to other libraries in the state of Michigan. The DPL has suffered budget cuts in the past by the state, and as a result has been forced to impose fees on non-Detroit residents who use its services.

It is my feeling that the Detroit Public Library and its vast, irreplaceable resources should be preserved for everyone to avail themselves of free of charge. This budget threatens the very existence of the Detroit Public Library, and thus I cannot support it."

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2) Rep. Waters' "no vote explanation" [by Admin003 on September 11, 2004]
Rep. Waters, having reserved the right to explain her nay vote, made the following statement:

"Mr. Speaker and members of the House:

I voted no on the conference report for HB 5519, the History, Arts and Libraries (HAL) Budget, because it is bad public policy.

There is a pervasive, misguided sentiment in the Legislature that taking away from Detroit will benefit other communities in the state. This sentiment is illustrated in the HAL budget by its removal of all funding for the Detroit Public Library (DPL).

There are components of the DPL that cannot be duplicated. Items from the National Automotive History Collection and the Great Lakes Patent and Trademark Center are loaned to other libraries in the state. Furthermore, when DPL funding has in the past been cut by the state, fees were charged to non-Detroit residents. If this budget is signed into law, this trend will continue.

This is another case in which attempts by the Legislature to beat up on the state's largest city will have a ripple effect across the state, and hamper the flow of information to all Michigan residents."

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3) Rep. Hunter "no vote journal statement" [by Admin003 on September 11, 2004]
Rep. Hunter, having reserved the right to explain his nay vote, made the following statement:

"Mr. Speaker and members of the House:

I voted no for the conference report of HB 5519, the History, Arts and Library (HAL) Budget because it is bad public policy.

There is a pervasive, misguided sentiment that taking away from Detroit will benefit other communities in the state. This sentiment is illustrated in the HAL budget by removing all funding for the Detroit Public Library (DPL).

Sadly, my colleagues who voted for HB 5519 do not realize that there are components of the DPL that can not be duplicated. Items from the National Automotive History Collection and the Great Lakes Patent and Trademark Center are loaned to other libraries in the state. When DPL has been cut in the past by the state, fees were levied to the non-Detroit residents. If the budget is signed into law, this trend will continue and people from outside my hometown will a pay higher to gather objects from these irreplaceable collections.

My ill-advised contemporaries thought that they were beating up on the state's largest city when in reality they were hampering the flow of information to their own constituents."

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