Public Act 252 of 2008

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• Introduced by Sen. Michelle McManus (R) on February 13, 2008, to provide the “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Department of Natural Resources budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on February 13, 2008, which adopted a version that transfers 14.2 million of payments in lieu of property taxes (PILT) on state land to local governments from this budget to the Department of Treasury budget.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 25, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on March 26, 2008, to adopt a version of this budget that expresses the fiscal and policy preferences of the Republican-majority in the Senate on various spending items and programs. See Senate-passed version for more, and for details see analysis from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 26, 2008.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on March 26, 2008, the Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008-2009 Department of Natural Resources budget. This would appropriate $274.5 million in gross spending, compared to $289.4 million, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007, and $286.9 million proposed by Gov. Granholm’s executive budget recommendation (Senate Bill 1150). Of this, $13.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $25.2 million. Another $204.2 million comes from other state sources including debt, fees, royalties, etc., compared to $210.5 million in the previous budget. The lower spending of this budget compared to Gov. Granholm’s recommendation is due to shifting $14 million in payments to local governments in lieu of property taxes on state land to the Department of Treasury budget.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on April 8, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on April 8, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on June 5, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 5, 2008, to replace the Senate version of this budget with one that expresses the preferences of the House majority on various spending items and funding sources. For more see details see the analysis from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 5, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Michael Lahti (D) on June 5, 2008, to require the DNR to provide for a designated snowmobile route connecting the village of Bellaire to the Jordan River Trail across state owned land. The amendment passed 107 to 0 in the House on June 5, 2008.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Tim Moore (R) on June 5, 2008, to prohibit the DNR from increasing any fee, license or permit to use or reserve any department maintained property or park during Fiscal Year 2008-2009, and establish as the "intent of the legislature" that no other fee increases be imposed. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 5, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Kenneth Horn (R) on June 5, 2008, to require the DNR to establish one free state park weekend for residents in each of the four seasons of the year. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 5, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Darwin Booher (R) on June 5, 2008, to require the DNR to post a user-friendly website showing all its expenditures and the purpose of each. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 5, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Daniel Acciavatti (R) on June 5, 2008, to impose a 5 percent across-the-board cut in the amount proposed for the DNR budget, with the department to figure out what specifically to reduce below the previously proposed spending level. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 5, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Darwin Booher (R) on June 5, 2008, to require the DNR to prepare timber sales on at least 63,000 acres of state forest, and "dock" their budget by $2 million if they do not. In recent years the department has not met targets in this range, instead preparing around 50,000 acres. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 5, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Darwin Booher (R) on June 5, 2008, to require the DNR to prepare timber sales on at least 63,000 acres of state forest, and "dock" their budget by $1 million if they do not, with the reductions coming in $500,000 increments if the department has not met targets toward this goal by April 1 and July 1. In recent years the department has not met targets in this range, instead preparing around 50,000 acres each year. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 5, 2008.
• Passed 67 to 40 in the House on June 5, 2008, the House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008-2009 Department of Natural Resources budget. This would appropriate $281.1 million in gross spending, compared to $289.4 million, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007, and $286.9 million proposed by Gov. Granholm’s executive budget recommendation (Senate Bill 1150). Of this, $50.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $25.2 million. Another $209.0 million comes from other state sources including debt, fees, royalties, etc., compared to $210.5 million in the previous year's budget.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 10, 2008.
• Failed 17 to 21 in the Senate on June 10, 2008, 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 House on June 10, 2008.
• Passed 83 to 24 in the House on June 27, 2008, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Department of Natural Resources budget. This would appropriate $289.9 million in gross spending, compared to $289.4 million, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007, and $286.9 million proposed by Gov. Granholm’s executive budget recommendation (Senate Bill 1150). Of this, $10.6 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $25.2 million. Another $219.1 million comes from other state sources including debt, fees, royalties, etc., compared to $210.5 million in the previous budget. The lower spending of this budget compared to Gov. Granholm’s recommendation is due to shifting $14 million in payments to local governments in lieu of property taxes on state land to the Department of Treasury budget . For budget details see House Fiscal Agency analysis.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 27, 2008.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on June 27, 2008, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Department of Natural Resources budget. This would appropriate $289.9 million in gross spending, compared to $289.4 million, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007, and $286.9 million proposed by Gov. Granholm’s executive budget recommendation (Senate Bill 1150). Of this, $10.6 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $25.2 million. Another $219.1 million comes from other state sources including debt, fees, royalties, etc., compared to $210.5 million in the previous budget. The lower spending of this budget compared to Gov. Granholm’s recommendation is due to shifting $14 million in payments to local governments in lieu of property taxes on state land to the Department of Treasury budget . For budget details see House Fiscal Agency analysis.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 17, 2008.