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2004 Senate Bill 1068: Appropriations: 2005 Department of Natural Resources budget

Public Act 347 of 2004

Introduced by Sen. Shirley Johnson R- on March 3, 2004
To provide the “template” or “place holder” for a Senate Republican version of a Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Department of Natural Resources budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.   Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 3, 2004
Reported in the Senate on March 25, 2004
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered in the Senate on March 30, 2004
To replace the executive proposal for this budget, contained in Senate Bill 1047 , with a budget that expresses policy differences between the Republican-majority in the House and Governor Jennifer Granholm on certain spending items. See Senate-passed version for major features, and Senate 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 by voice vote in the Senate on March 30, 2004
The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Natural Resources budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is Senate Bill 1047.) This appropriates $249.7 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $250.8 million, which was the FY 2003-2004 amount enrolled in 2003. Of this, $25.0 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2003-2004 amount of $28.8 million. The Senate version authorizes approximately $600,000 less in gross 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.
Received in the House on March 30, 2004
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on March 30, 2004
Reported in the House on June 8, 2004
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered in the House on June 9, 2004
To replace the Senate version of this budget with a House version which expresses policy differences between the bodies on certain spending items. See House-passed version for details.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 9, 2004
Amendment offered by Rep. Rich Brown D- on June 9, 2004
To add a $50,000 grant for the Western Upper Peninsula forest improvement district.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 9, 2004
Amendment offered by Rep. William O'Neil D- on June 9, 2004
To require the department to place an "appropriate" number of defibrillators in state parks.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 9, 2004
The House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Natural Resources budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is Senate Bill 1047.) This appropriates $252.2 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $250.8 million, which was the FY 2003-2004 amount enrolled in 2003. Of this, $24.8 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2003-2004 amount of $28.8 million. The House version authorizes approximately $2.5 million more in gross 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.
Received in the Senate on June 10, 2004
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.
Received in the House on June 29, 2004
The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Natural Resources budget. This appropriates $264.3 million in unadjusted gross spending, compared to $253.4 million, which was the final FY 2003-2004 amount. Of this, $28.8 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the final FY 2003-2004 amount of $28.0 million. The final version of this budget revises the funding source for payments in lieu of property taxes (PILT) to local governments on land owned by the state, and freezes the level of those payments for the next 10 years.
Received in the Senate on June 30, 2004
Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 28, 2004