Introduced
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The executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2006-2007 Department of Environmental Quality budget. This appropriates $370.2 million in unadjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $455.2 million, which was the FY 2005-2006 amount enrolled in 2005. Of this, $33.3 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2005-2006 amount of $31.8 million. Another $177.8 million is "restricted fund" money from other state fee revenue, or past borrowing (bond sales).
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
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 more details see the Senate Fiscal Agency analysis (link available at the “Text and Analysis” tab at the top of this bill’s MichiganVotes page for a link).
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To remove a provision requiring the department to reimburse a Clinton County church that the department had forced to install a septic lagoon system 30 years ago rather than a septic tank system, and now wants to make install a septic tank system at an approximate $30,000 to $40,000 cost because of a change in department philosophy regarding these systems. The appropriation had been added in committee at Sen. Cropsey's request.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 36 to 2 (details)
The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2006-2007 Department of Environmental Quality budget. This appropriates $372.1 million in gross spending, compared to $455.2 million, which was the FY 2005-2006 amount enrolled in 2005. Of this, $33.3 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2005-2006 amount of $32.8 million. Another $180.2 million is "restricted fund" money from other state fee revenue, or past borrowing (bond sales).
Motion to reconsider
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The vote by which the bill was passed, but then postpone the motion for the day. This procedural motion allows the Senate to more easily come back to this budget if more changes are desired.
Consideration postponed
Withdrawn
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To strip out all of the appropriations of the Senate-passed version of the bill, leaving it as just a "shell" or "placeholder." This is basically a procedural method of launching negotiations to work out the differences between the House and Senate budgets.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 73 to 31 (details)
To send the bill back to the Senate "stripped" of all actual appropriations, leaving it 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.
Failed in the Senate 0 to 38 (details)
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.
Passed in the House 105 to 0 (details)
The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2006-2007 Department of Environmental Quality budget. This appropriates $444.2 million in gross spending, compared to $455.2 million, which was the FY 2005-2006 amount enrolled in 2005. Of this, $33.8 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2005-2006 amount of $31.8 million. $251.3 million comes from state license and fee revenue.
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
