Bill Text: MI HB5512 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Engrossed

Michigan House Bill 5512

Bill Title: Appropriations: department of natural resources; appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025; provide for. Creates appropriation act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-22 - Roll Call Roll Call # 129 Yeas 51 Nays 55 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 [HB5512 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2023-HB5512-Engrossed.html

Substitute For

HOUSE BILL NO. 5512

A bill to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

part 1

line-item appropriations

Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, from the following funds:

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

Full-time equated unclassified positions	6.0
Full-time equated classified positions	2,539.3
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	526,379,800
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers			207,000
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	526,172,800
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues			96,140,700
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues			0
Total private revenues			7,609,200
Total other state restricted revenues			353,865,900
State general fund/general purpose		$	68,557,000
Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
Full-time equated unclassified positions	6.0
Full-time equated classified positions	150.1
Unclassified salaries--FTEs	6.0	$	964,400
Accounting service center			1,652,200
Executive direction--FTEs	11.6		2,326,600
Finance and operations--FTEs	110.5		18,701,600
Gifts and pass-through transactions			5,003,600
Legal services--FTEs	4.0		704,800
Minerals management--FTEs	20.0		3,080,500
Natural resources commission			77,100
Office of public lands--FTEs	4.0		1,478,200
Property management			3,440,600

GROSS APPROPRIATION	$	37,429,600
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, land acquisition services-to-work orders		207,000
Federal revenues:
Federal funds		449,100
Special revenue funds:
Private funds		5,003,600
Deer habitat reserve		168,100
Forest development fund		4,673,600
Forest land user charges		8,000
Forest recreation account		55,200
Game and fish protection account		8,146,200
Land exchange facilitation and management fund		4,553,700
Local public recreation facilities fund		226,300
Marine safety fund		887,200
Michigan natural resources trust fund		1,679,100
Michigan state parks endowment fund		4,348,800
Nongame wildlife fund		14,100
Off-road vehicle safety education fund		700
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund		245,800
Public use and replacement deed fees		30,200
Recreation improvement account		89,800
Snowmobile registration fee revenue		51,100
Snowmobile trail improvement fund		133,100
Sportsmen against hunger fund		500
State park improvement account		2,114,000
Turkey permit fees		81,000

Waterfowl fees			3,400
Waterways account			933,500
Wildlife resource protection fund			44,600
State general fund/general purpose		$	3,281,900
Sec. 103. DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES
Full-time equated classified positions	21.0
Great Lakes restoration initiative		$	2,904,200
Invasive species prevention and control--FTEs	21.0		7,109,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	10,013,400
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			2,904,200
State general fund/general purpose		$	7,109,200
Sec. 104. COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions	136.3
Cultural resource management--FTEs	5.5	$	1,009,100
Marketing and outreach--FTEs	88.8		17,433,700
Michigan historical center--FTEs	42.0		6,446,400
Michigan wildlife council			1,400,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	26,289,200
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			2,654,700
State park improvement, federal			322,200
Special revenue funds:
Forest development fund			172,900
Forest recreation account			18,600
Game and fish protection account			9,239,300

Land exchange facilitation and management fund			51,400
Marine safety fund			39,100
Michigan historical center operations fund			1,220,200
Michigan state parks endowment fund			119,600
Nongame wildlife fund			11,900
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund			118,400
Recreation passport fees			646,700
Snowmobile registration fee revenue			21,300
Snowmobile trail improvement fund			105,100
Sportsmen against hunger fund			250,000
State park improvement account			4,395,300
Waterways account			163,900
Wildlife management public education fund			1,400,000
Youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund			43,500
State general fund/general purpose		$	5,295,100
Sec. 105. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions	230.5
Natural resources heritage--FTEs	9.0	$	659,200
Wildlife management--FTEs	221.5		47,802,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	48,461,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			26,472,600
Special revenue funds:
Private funds			315,700
Cervidae licensing and inspection fees			85,100
Deer habitat reserve			1,824,600

Forest development fund			277,600
Game and fish protection account			12,984,400
Nongame wildlife fund			480,700
Pheasant hunting license fees			175,000
Turkey permit fees			1,098,000
Waterfowl fees			114,100
State general fund/general purpose		$	4,634,000
Sec. 106. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions	227.5
Aquatic resource mitigation--FTEs	2.0	$	737,200
Fish production--FTEs	63.0		11,016,400
Fisheries resource management--FTEs	162.5		23,718,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	35,471,700
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			12,127,700
Special revenue funds:
Private funds			136,700
Fisheries settlement			737,100
Game and fish protection account			21,255,200
Invasive species fund			100
State general fund/general purpose		$	1,214,900
Sec. 107. LAW ENFORCEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions	298.0
Body cameras for conservation officers--FTEs	5.0	$	857,500
General law enforcement--FTEs	293.0		54,037,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	54,895,000
Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:
Federal funds			6,991,100
Special revenue funds:
Cervidae licensing and inspection fees			53,400
Forest development fund			45,400
Forest recreation account			72,800
Game and fish protection account			21,473,200
Marine safety fund			1,397,400
Michigan state parks endowment fund			71,400
Off-road vehicle safety education fund			171,500
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund			2,864,100
Snowmobile registration fee revenue			726,800
State park improvement account			72,800
Waterways account			21,700
Wildlife resource protection fund			1,160,700
State general fund/general purpose		$	19,772,700
Sec. 108. PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions	1,102.4
Forest recreation and trails--FTEs	86.7	$	11,384,500
MacMullan Conference Center--FTEs	15.0		1,252,200
Michigan conservation corps			935,000
Nature awaits--FTEs	13.8		4,045,300
Recreational boating--FTEs	181.3		23,830,400
State parks--FTEs	805.6		101,791,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	143,238,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			144,200

Michigan state waterways fund, federal			1,747,800
Special revenue funds:
Private funds			428,300
Forest recreation account			5,989,300
MacMullan Conference Center account			1,252,200
Michigan state parks endowment fund			11,470,900
Off-road vehicle safety education fund			7,700
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund			2,229,100
Pure Michigan trails fund			100
Recreation improvement account			585,500
Recreation passport fees			220,300
Snowmobile registration fee revenue			16,800
Snowmobile trail improvement fund			2,019,500
State park improvement account			85,658,300
State park improvement account - Belle Isle subaccount			875,000
Waterways account			22,109,200
State general fund/general purpose		$	8,484,600
Sec. 109. MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMMISSION
Full-time equated classified positions	17.0
Historical facilities system--FTEs	13.0	$	1,913,300
Mackinac Island State Park operations--FTEs	4.0		342,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	2,255,600
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Mackinac Island State Park fund			1,697,500
Mackinac Island State Park operation fund			136,400
State general fund/general purpose		$	421,700

Sec. 110. FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions	356.5
Adopt-a-forest program		$	25,000
Cooperative resource programs--FTEs	11.0		1,650,600
Forest fire equipment			931,500
Forest management and timber market development--FTEs	200.0		46,586,100
Forest management initiatives--FTEs	8.5		944,200
Wildfire protection--FTEs	137.0		22,019,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	72,156,400
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			5,249,500
Federal national forest timber fund			9,101,000
Special revenue funds:
Private funds			1,624,900
Commercial forest fund			26,000
Fire equipment fund			668,700
Forest development fund			42,138,700
Forest land user charges			246,000
Game and fish protection account			825,800
Waterways account			55,000
State general fund/general purpose		$	12,220,800
Sec. 111. GRANTS
Dam management grant program		$	350,000
Deer habitat improvement partnership initiative			200,000
Federal - clean vessel act grants			400,000
Federal - forest stewardship grants			2,000,000

Federal - rural community fire protection		1,050,000
Federal - urban forestry grants		900,000
Fisheries habitat improvement grants		1,250,000
Grants to communities - federal oil, gas, and timber payments		3,450,000
Grants to counties - marine safety		3,074,700
National recreational trails		3,909,200
Nonmotorized trail development and maintenance grants		200,000
Off-road vehicle safety training grants		60,000
Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants		5,415,500
Recreation improvement fund grants		916,800
Recreation passport local grants		2,000,000
Snowmobile law enforcement grants		380,100
Snowmobile local grants program		7,090,400
Trail easements		700,000
Wildlife habitat improvement grants		1,502,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION	$	34,849,200
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds		13,276,600
Special revenue funds:
Private funds		100,000
Deer habitat reserve		200,000
Game and fish protection account		2,752,500
Local public recreation facilities fund		2,000,000
Marine safety fund		1,407,300
Off-road vehicle safety education fund		60,000

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund		5,415,500
Permanent snowmobile trail easement fund		700,000
Recreation improvement account		916,800
Snowmobile registration fee revenue		380,100
Snowmobile trail improvement fund		7,090,400
State general fund/general purpose	$	550,000
Sec. 112. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information technology services and projects	$	10,769,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION	$	10,769,100
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Commercial forest fund		2,100
Deer habitat reserve		61,600
Forest development fund		1,567,700
Forest land user charges		23,900
Forest recreation account		43,800
Game and fish protection account		3,916,600
Land exchange facilitation and management fund		30,600
Marine safety fund		165,200
Michigan natural resources trust fund		24,600
Michigan state parks endowment fund		1,357,600
Nongame wildlife fund		30,500
Off-road vehicle safety education fund		10,400
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund		24,300
Pure Michigan trails fund		100
Recreation improvement account		49,200
Snowmobile registration fee revenue		11,600
Snowmobile trail improvement fund		75,500

Sportsmen against hunger fund		600
State park improvement account		1,513,500
Turkey permit fees		33,800
Waterfowl fees		3,300
Waterways account		506,400
Wildlife resource protection fund		42,100
Youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund		2,000
State general fund/general purpose	$	1,272,100
Sec. 113. CAPITAL OUTLAY (1) RECREATIONAL LANDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Federal - land and water conservation fund payments	$	12,900,000
Off-road vehicle trail development and maintenance		1,000,000
Snowmobile trail development and maintenance		1,000,000
State parks repair and maintenance		20,050,000
Wetland restoration, enhancement and acquisition		3,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION	$	37,950,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds		12,900,000
Special revenue funds:
Michigan state parks endowment fund		4,600,000
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund		1,000,000
Recreation passport fees		13,950,000
Snowmobile trail improvement fund		1,000,000

Waterfowl hunt stamp		1,000,000
State general fund/general purpose	$	3,500,000
(2) WATERWAYS BOATING PROGRAM
Local boating infrastructure maintenance and improvements	$	3,500,000
State boating infrastructure maintenance		8,300,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION	$	11,800,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds		1,500,000
Michigan state waterways fund, federal		300,000
Special revenue funds:
Waterways account		10,000,000
State general fund/general purpose	$	0
Sec. 114. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
State employees' retirement system implementation costs	$	800,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION	$	800,000
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose	$	800,000

part 2

provisions concerning appropriations

for fiscal year 2024-2025

general sections

Sec. 201. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, total state spending under part 1 from state sources is $422,422,900.00 and state spending under part 1 from state sources

to be paid to local units of government is $11,252,900.00. The following itemized statement identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Dam management grant program	$	175,000
Fisheries habitat improvement grants		125,000
Grants to counties � marine safety		1,407,300
Invasive species prevention and control		2,360,000
Local boating infrastructure maintenance and improvements		3,500,000
Nonmotorized trail development and maintenance grants		100,000
Off-road vehicle safety training grants		60,000
Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants		903,500
Recreation improvement fund grants		91,700
Recreation passport local grants		2,000,000
Snowmobile law enforcement grants		380,100
Wildlife habitat improvement grants		150,300
TOTAL	$	11,252,900

Sec. 202. The appropriations under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:

(a) "Department" means the department of natural resources.

(b) "Director" means the director of the department.

(d) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

(e) "Standard report recipients" means the senate appropriations subcommittee on agriculture and natural resources,

the house appropriations subcommittee on agriculture and rural development and natural resources, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office.

Sec. 204. The department shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement includes transmitting reports to the standard report recipients by email and posting the reports on an internet site.

Sec. 205. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261, all of the following apply to the expenditure of funds appropriated in part 1:

(a) The funds must not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available.

(b) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

(c) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

Sec. 206. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee of the department for communicating with a member of the legislature or legislative staff, unless the communication is prohibited by law and the department is exercising its authority as provided by law.

Sec. 207. Consistent with section 217 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1217, the department shall prepare

a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1. The report must list all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the previous fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The department shall submit the report to the standard report recipients and to the senate and house appropriations committees. The report must include all of the following information:

(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

(b) The total transportation and related expenses of each travel occurrence and the proportions funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, state restricted revenues, federal revenues, and other revenues.

Sec. 208. The department shall not use funds appropriated in part 1 to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This section does not apply to legal services for bonding activities or to outside legal services that the attorney general authorizes.

Sec. 209. Not later than December 15, the state budget office shall prepare and submit a report that provides estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the previous fiscal year. The report must summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The state budget office shall submit the report to the standard report recipients and to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees.

Sec. 210. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $25,000,000.00 for

state restricted contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

Sec. 211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management, and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for the department:

(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

(c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

(d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

(e) Job specifications and wage rates.

Sec. 212. Not later than 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the previous 2 fiscal years. The report must be submitted to the standard report recipients and to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees.

Sec. 214. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 must not be used to restrict or impede a marginalized community's access to government resources, programs, or facilities.

(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1, local governments shall report any action or policy that attempts to restrict or

interfere with the duties of a local health officer.

Sec. 215. To the extent permissible under the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, the director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure geographically-disadvantaged business enterprises compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. The director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified geographically-disadvantaged business enterprises for services, supplies, or both. As used in this section, "geographically-disadvantaged business enterprises" means that term as defined in Executive Directive No. 2019-08.

Sec. 216. On a quarterly basis, the department shall report on the number of full-time equated positions in pay status by civil service classification, including a comparison by line item of the number of full-time equated positions authorized from funds appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of full-time equated positions employed by the department at the end of the reporting period. The report must be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees and to the standard report recipients.

Sec. 217. It is the intent of the legislature that the department maximize the efficiency of the state workforce, and, if possible, prioritize in-person work, and post its in-person, remote, or hybrid work policy on its website.

Sec. 219. The department shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1. The department shall follow federal and state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of records. The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.

Sec. 220. Not later than April 1, the department shall report on each specific policy change made to implement a public act affecting the department that took effect during the previous calendar year. The department shall submit the report to the standard report recipients, to the senate and house appropriations committees, and to the joint committee on administrative rules.

Sec. 222. To the extent possible, the department shall not expend appropriations under part 1 until all existing authorized work project funds available for the same purposes are exhausted.

Sec. 225. Funds appropriated under part 1 or this part may not be used for construction, repair, or remodeling of a building or structure owned or leased by this state unless the construction, repair, or remodeling is performed by individuals who have completed or are enrolled in a registered apprenticeship program, as that term is defined in 29 USC 50c, that is certified as approved by the United States Secretary of Labor as described in 29 USC 50c.

Sec. 226. (1) In addition to the money appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated, from the following state restricted funds and accounts of the Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund, the following amounts to the following departments and officers:

(a) Department of technology, management, and budget:

Game and fish protection account	$	505,600
Waterways account		124,000
State park improvement account		135,600
Forest development fund		265,600

(b) Department of attorney general:

Game and fish protection account

682,400

Waterways account

151,900

Game and fish protection account		$	38,000
Waterways account			13,700

(d) Department of treasury:

Game and fish protection account	$	3,621,700
Waterways account		429,800
Michigan natural resources trust fund		3,354,500

(2) In addition to the money appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated from the following state restricted funds to the civil service commission the amount calculated for each fund pursuant to section 5 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963:

(a) Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund.

(b) Forest development fund.

(d) Michigan state parks endowment fund.

(e) Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund.

Sec. 227. Pursuant to section 43703(3) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.43703, there is appropriated from the Michigan game and fish protection trust fund to the game and fish protection account of the Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund, $6,000,000.00 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.

Sec. 228. The department may contract with or provide grants to local units of government, institutions of higher education, or nonprofit organizations to support activities authorized by appropriations in part 1. As used in this section, contracts and grants include, but are not limited to, contracts and grants for research, wildlife and fisheries management, forest management,

invasive species monitoring and control, and natural resource-related programs.

Sec. 229. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261, preference must be given to goods or services, or both, that are energy efficient and minimize noise pollution, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES

Sec. 240. (1) In addition to supporting the existing archeological responsibilities of the department within the Michigan History Center, the funds appropriated in part 1 for cultural resource management and cultural resource management one-time shall be utilized to continue the ongoing process of increased consultation with known lineal descendants and officials of Native American tribes on whose aboriginal lands a planned archeological activity will occur or an inadvertent discovery has been made. The consultation shall address the identification, treatment, and disposition of Native American cultural items.

(2) The department is encouraged to, whenever possible, repatriate or transfer from its collections Native American cultural items, including human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony, to the lineal descendants and to Native American tribes described in subsection (1).

DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES

Sec. 251. From the amounts appropriated in part 1 for invasive species prevention and control, the department shall allocate not

less than $3,600,000.00 for grants for the prevention, detection, eradication, and control of invasive species.

Sec. 252. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, revenue deposited in the invasive species fund created in section 41311 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.41311, is appropriated and may be expended for invasive species immediate response efforts.

(2) The department shall annually notify the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the house and senate fiscal agencies of any expenditure of funds appropriated under subsection (1).

DEPARTMENT SUPPORT SERVICES

Sec. 302. The department may charge land acquisition projects appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for prior fiscal years, a standard percentage fee to recover actual costs, and may use the revenue derived to fund the land acquisition service charges provided for in part 1.

Sec. 303. As appropriated in part 1, the department may charge both application fees and transaction fees related to the exchange or sale of state-owned land or rights in land authorized by part 21 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.2101 to 324.2165. To the extent consistent with part 21, fees shall be set by the director at a rate that allows the department to recover its costs for providing these services.

Sec. 304. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the department may receive and expend money from state restricted sources to pay vendor costs associated with administering sales of carbon offset credits.

COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES

Sec. 408. By December 1, the department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources a report on all land transactions approved by the natural resources commission in the prior fiscal year. For each land transaction, the report shall include the size of the parcel, the county and municipality in which the parcel is located, the dollar amount of the transaction, the fund source affected by the transaction, and whether the transaction is by purchase, public auction, transfer, exchange, or conveyance.

FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION

Sec. 802. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall, by January 1, prepare and submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the standing committees of the senate and house with primary responsibility for natural resources issues a report on all of the following:

(a) The number of acres of state forestland prepared for timber harvesting in the prior fiscal year.

(b) The number of acres of state forestland timber sold in the prior fiscal year.

Sec. 803. In addition to the money appropriated in part 1, the department may receive and expend money from federal sources to provide response to wildfires and hazard incidents as required by a compact with the federal government. If additional expenditure

authorization is required, the department shall so notify the state budget office. The department shall notify the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the house and senate fiscal agencies by November 15 of the expenditures under this section during the prior fiscal year.

Sec. 807. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated from the disaster and emergency contingency fund up to $800,000.00 to cover department costs related to any disaster as defined in section 2 of the emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.402.

(2) Funds appropriated under subsection (1) shall not be expended unless the state budget director recommends the expenditure and the department notifies the house and senate committees on appropriations. By December 1 each year, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house fiscal agencies and the state budget office on the use of the disaster and emergency contingency fund during the prior fiscal year.

(3) If Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement is approved for costs paid from the disaster and emergency contingency fund, the federal revenue shall be deposited into the disaster and emergency contingency fund.

GRANTS

Sec. 1001. Federal pass-through funds to local institutions and governments that are received in amounts in addition to those included in part 1 for grants to communities - federal oil, gas, and timber payments and that do not require additional state matching funds are appropriated for the purposes intended. By November 30, the department shall report to the senate

appropriations subcommittee on agriculture and natural resources, the house appropriations subcommittee on agriculture and rural development and natural resources, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on all amounts appropriated under this section during the prior fiscal year.

CAPITAL OUTLAY

Sec. 1103. The appropriations in part 1 for capital outlay shall be carried forward at the end of the fiscal year consistent with section 248 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1248.

ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 1201. (1) From the unexpended and unencumbered funds appropriated in 2022 PA 166 and 2023 PA 119 for equipment lifecycle replacement and body cameras for conservation officers, the following appropriations shall be made:

(a) $3,000,000.00 for Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative's Border-To-Border trail.

(b) $1,000,000.00 for Upper Peninsula ski jump project.

(2) The funds appropriated under subsection (1) are considered work project appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure in succeeding years. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the projects are to develop trail networks; to develop ski jump opportunities; and for staff, research, and

data compilation to conserve 30% of state land and water by 2030.

(b) The projects will be accomplished by state employees or by contracts.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2029.

Sec. 1202. The funds appropriated in part 1 for state employees' retirement system implementation costs must be expended by the department to cover additional pension-related costs if the following bills of the 102nd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 4665.

(b) House Bill No. 4666.