2003 House Bill 4400 / Public Act 147

Introduced in the House

March 18, 2003

Introduced by Rep. Marc Shulman (R-39)

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 Committee on Appropriations

May 8, 2003

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 14, 2003

Substitute offered

To replace the executive proposal for this budget, contained in <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-HB-4418">House Bill 4418 </a>, 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

Amendment offered by Rep. Rich Brown (D-110)

To increase appropriations on those line items for which state expenditures will garner federal matching funds.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Rich Brown (D-110)

To increase funding by $70,000 for a Forest management initiative.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Barb Vander Veen (R-89)

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

Amendment offered by Rep. John Pastor (R-19)

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

Passed in the House 103 to 5 (details)

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 <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-HB-4418">House Bill 4418</a>.) 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 <a href="http://www.mackinac.org/4964">Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge</a> at www.mackinac.org/4964.

Received in the Senate

May 20, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 12, 2003

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 19, 2003

Substitute offered

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

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

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 <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-HB-4418">House Bill 4418</a>.) 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 <a href="http://www.mackinac.org/4964">Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge</a> at www.mackinac.org/4964.

Received in the House

June 19, 2003

June 24, 2003

Failed in the House 5 to 101 (details)

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.

Received in the Senate

June 25, 2003

Received in the House

June 26, 2003

In the Senate

July 16, 2003

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

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 <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-HB-4418">House Bill 4418</a>.) 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 <a href="http://www.mackinac.org/4964">Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge</a> at www.mackinac.org/4964.

In the House

July 16, 2003

Passed in the House 106 to 2 (details)

Signed with line-item veto by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Aug. 5, 2003

Received in the House

Aug. 13, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations