Introduced by Sen. Valde Garcia R- on February 13, 2008
To provide the “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Department of Environmental Quality 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 February 13, 2008
Reported in the Senate on May 27, 2008
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered in the Senate on May 28, 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. For details see analysis from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 28, 2008
Amendment offered by Sen. Liz Brater D- on May 28, 2008
To strip out a provision prohibiting the DEQ from regulating wetlands use in counties with fewer than 100,000 people until a detailed state wetland inventory required by statute as a condition for such regulation provides more detailed information than the current version, which has been criticized as not meeting the legislative intent.
The Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Department of Environmental Quality budget. This would appropriate $368.7 million in gross spending, compared to $370.8 million, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007. Of this, $44.8 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $31.7 million, and $173.9 million is from other state sources including debt, fees, royalties, etc., compared to $182.2 million in the previous budget.
Received in the House on June 3, 2008
Substitute offered by Rep. Doug Bennett D- on June 3, 2008
To replace the Senate-passed version of this budget with one that expresses the preferences of the House majority on various spending items and funding sources. For more see the House-passed version, and for detail see analysis from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 3, 2008
Amendment offered by Rep. Tim Moore R- on June 3, 2008
To require the DEQ to create a small business environmental ombudsman office.
Amendment offered by Rep. John Proos R- on June 3, 2008
To establish that the Department of Agriculture will administer the "Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program" regulations on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), rather than the DEQ.
Amendment offered by Rep. John Proos R- on June 3, 2008
To impose a 5 percent across-the-board cut in the amount proposed for the DEQ operations budget, with the department to figure out what specifically to reduce below the previously proposed spending level.
Amendment offered by Rep. John Proos R- on June 3, 2008
To require the DEQ to develop a staff savings initiative program that would reward employees who suggest cost savings by giving them 10 percent of the amount saved.
The House version of the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Department of Environmental Quality budget. This would appropriate $368.4 million in gross spending, compared to $370.8 million, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007. Of this, $45.0 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $31.7 million, and $173.3 million is from other state sources including debt, fees, royalties, etc., compared to $182.2 million in the previous budget.
The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Department of Environmental Quality budget. This would appropriate $363.9 million in gross spending, compared to $370.8 million, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007. Of this, $44.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $31.7 million, and $170.0 million is from other state sources including debt, fees, royalties, etc., compared to $182.2 million in the previous budget. The budget funds a DEQ ombudsman to be employed by the legislative council to respond to complaints of regulatory abuse by the agency. For budget details see House Fiscal Agency analysis.
The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Department of Environmental Quality budget. This would appropriate $363.9 million in gross spending, compared to $370.8 million, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007. Of this, $44.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $31.7 million, and $170.0 million is from other state sources including debt, fees, royalties, etc., compared to $182.2 million in the previous budget. For budget details see House Fiscal Agency analysis.