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• Introduced by Sen. Michael Prusi (D) on March 2, 2005, the executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005-2006 Department of Natural Resources budget. This appropriates $271.1 million in unadjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $264.3 million, which was the FY 2004-2005 amount enrolled in 2004. Of this, $26.5 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2004-2005 amount of $28.8 million. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 2, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 9, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 14, 2005, to replace the executive proposal for this budget with one that expresses policy differences between the Republican-majority in the Senate and Governor Jennifer Granholm on certain spending items and funding sources. For much more detail see analysis from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency”>analysis from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 14, 2005.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Michael Prusi (D) on June 14, 2005, to add $5 million for payments in lieu of property taxes (PILT) to local governments on land owned by the state, and take the money out of the state forest development fund. The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on June 14, 2005.
• Passed 35 to 2 in the Senate on June 14, 2005, the Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005-2006 Department of Natural Resources budget. This appropriates $272.5 million in unadjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $264.3 million, which was the FY 2004-2005 amount enrolled in 2004. Of this, $25.9 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2004-2005 amount of $28.8 million, and $203.9 will come from other revenues generated in this state.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 16, 2005.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on June 16, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on June 28, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 28, 2005, to replace the Senate-passed version of this budget with one that “strips” all actual appropriations. See House-passed version for explanation. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 28, 2005.
• Passed 101 to 0 in the House on June 28, 2005, to send the bill back to the Senate "stripped" of all actual appropriations, leaving it in its original form as a "template" or "placeholder." This vote is basically a procedural method of launching negotiations to work out the differences between the House and Senate budgets.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 29, 2005.
• Failed 0 to 35 in the Senate on June 30, 2005, to concur with a House-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 September 13, 2005.
  • Referred by Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom (R) on October 11, 2005.
• Received in the House on September 13, 2005.