Bill Text: MI SB0090 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Appropriations: zero budget; department of natural resources; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. Creates appropriation act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-06-10 - Referred To Conference Committee [SB0090 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2021-SB0090-Engrossed.html

 

Substitute For

SENATE BILL NO. 90

A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

the people of the state of michigan enact:


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PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, from the following funds:

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

 

 

 

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

 

 

 

Full-time equated unclassified positions

6.0

 

 

Full-time equated classified positions

2,346.1

 

 


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28

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

453,472,800

IDG, land acquisition services-to-work orders

 

 

203,100

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers

 

 

203,100

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

453,269,700

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Federal funds

 

 

80,030,000

Federal national forest timber fund

 

 

9,063,400

Michigan state waterways fund, federal

 

 

1,877,900

State park improvement, federal

 

 

320,000

Total federal revenues

 

 

91,291,300

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Private funds

 

 

7,039,200

Total private revenues

 

 

7,039,200

Cervidae licensing and inspection fees

 

 

138,500

Commercial forest fund

 

 

27,500

Deer habitat reserve

 

 

2,196,700

Fire equipment fund

 

 

668,700

Fisheries settlement

 

 

634,000

Forest development fund

 

 

45,349,300

Forest land user charges

 

 

267,100

Forest recreation account

 

 

3,425,900

Game and fish protection fund

 

 

76,424,500

Invasive species fund

 

 

100

Land exchange facilitation and management fund

 

 

4,629,000

Local public recreation facilities fund

 

 

2,206,300

Mackinac Island state park fund

 

 

1,652,400

Mackinac Island state park operation fund

 

 

132,000


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MacMullan conference center account

 

 

1,204,000

Marine safety fund

 

 

3,790,300

Michigan historical center operations fund

 

 

1,215,200

Michigan natural resources trust fund

 

 

1,399,800

Michigan state parks endowment fund

 

 

21,621,100

Michigan state waterways fund

 

 

31,311,600

Nongame wildlife fund

 

 

490,700

Off-road vehicle safety education fund

 

 

241,300

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund

 

 

9,464,900

Park improvement fund

 

 

71,677,400

Park improvement fund, Belle Isle subaccount

 

 

1,201,800

Permanent snowmobile trail easement fund

 

 

700,000

Public use and replacement deed fees

 

 

28,800

Pure Michigan trails fund

 

 

200

Recreation improvement account

 

 

1,553,200

Recreation passport fees

 

 

10,373,500

Snowmobile registration fee revenue

 

 

1,202,900

Snowmobile trail improvement fund

 

 

10,013,600

Sportsmen against hunger fund

 

 

251,100

Turkey permit fees

 

 

1,162,800

Waterfowl fees

 

 

120,800

Wildlife management public education fund

 

 

1,600,000

Wildlife resource protection fund

 

 

1,191,200

Youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund

 

 

102,000

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

309,670,200

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

45,269,000


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Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

 

 

 

Full-time equated unclassified positions

6.0

 

 

Full-time equated classified positions

141.1

 

 

Unclassified salaries--FTEs

6.0

$

828,600

Accounting service center

 

 

1,555,100

Executive direction--FTE positions

11.6

 

2,278,800

Finance and operations--FTE positions

105.5

 

17,214,300

Gifts and pass-through transactions  

 

 

5,003,600

Legal services--FTE positions

4.0

 

675,300

Minerals management

 

 

2,977,700

Natural resources commission

 

 

77,100

Property management

 

 

2,281,800

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

32,892,300

Appropriated from:

 

 

 

IDG, land acquisition services-to-work orders  

 

 

203,100

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers

 

 

203,100

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Federal funds

 

 

356,900

Total federal revenues

 

 

356,900

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Private funds

 

 

5,003,600

Total private revenues

 

 

5,003,600

Deer habitat reserve

 

 

161,800

Forest development fund

 

 

3,132,300

Forest land user charges

 

 

7,700

Forest recreation account

 

 

54,000


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Game and fish protection fund

 

 

7,751,200

Land exchange facilitation and management fund

 

 

4,549,200

Local public recreation facilities fund

 

 

206,300

Marine safety fund

 

 

829,600

Michigan natural resources trust fund

 

 

1,377,500

Michigan state parks endowment fund

 

 

4,211,200

Michigan state waterways fund

 

 

854,900

Nongame wildlife fund

 

 

13,800

Off-road vehicle safety education fund

 

 

700

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund

 

 

238,500

Park improvement fund

 

 

1,912,400

Public use and replacement deed fees

 

 

28,800

Recreation improvement account

 

 

85,700

Snowmobile registration fee revenue

 

 

50,100

Snowmobile trail improvement fund

 

 

127,200

Sportsmen against hunger fund

 

 

500

Turkey permit fees

 

 

79,700

Waterfowl fees

 

 

3,400

Wildlife resource protection fund

 

 

43,100

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

25,719,600

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

1,609,100

Sec. 103. DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES

 

 

 

Full-time equated classified positions

13.0

 

 

Great Lakes restoration initiative

 

 

2,905,300

Invasive species prevention and control--FTE positions

13.0

 

5,085,100

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

7,990,400

Appropriated from:

 

 

 


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Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Federal funds

 

 

2,905,300

Total federal revenues

 

 

2,905,300

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

5,085,100

Sec. 104. COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES

 

 

 

Full-time equated classified positions

137.3

 

 

Marketing and outreach--FTE positions

80.8

 

14,705,400

Michigan historical center--FTE positions

56.5

 

7,071,500

Michigan wildlife council campaign management

 

 

80,000

Michigan wildlife council research

 

 

136,000

Michigan wildlife council messaging and implementation

 

 

448,000

Michigan wildlife council media

 

 

936,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

23,376,900

Appropriated from:

 

 

 

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Federal funds

 

 

2,415,500

State park improvement, federal

 

 

320,000

Total federal revenues

 

 

2,735,500

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Forest development fund

 

 

163,100

Forest recreation account

 

 

17,400

Game and fish protection fund

 

 

8,630,100

Land exchange facilitation and management fund

 

 

49,200

Marine safety fund

 

 

37,200

Michigan historical center operations fund

 

 

1,215,200

Michigan state parks endowment fund

 

 

113,100


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Michigan state waterways fund

 

 

155,900

Nongame wildlife fund

 

 

11,000

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund

 

 

45,900

Park improvement fund

 

 

2,988,400

Recreation passport fees

 

 

53,200

Snowmobile registration fee revenue

 

 

20,100

Snowmobile trail improvement fund

 

 

47,800

Sportsmen against hunger fund

 

 

250,000

Wildlife management public education fund

 

 

1,600,000

Youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund

 

 

100,000

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

15,497,600

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

5,143,800

Sec. 105. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

Full-time equated classified positions

230.5

 

 

Natural resources heritage--FTE positions

9.0

 

642,900

Wildlife management--FTE positions

221.5

 

46,042,300

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

46,685,200

Appropriated from:

 

 

 

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Federal funds

 

 

25,846,200

Total federal revenues

 

 

25,846,200

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Private funds

 

 

315,700

Total private revenues

 

 

315,700

Cervidae licensing and inspection fees

 

 

85,100

Deer habitat reserve

 

 

1,773,300

Forest development fund

 

 

277,600


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Game and fish protection fund

 

 

12,335,900

Nongame wildlife fund

 

 

435,400

Turkey permit fees

 

 

1,049,300

Waterfowl fees

 

 

114,100

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

16,070,700

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

4,452,600

Sec. 106. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

Full-time equated classified positions

223.5

 

 

Aquatic resource mitigation--FTE positions

2.0

 

634,100

Fish production--FTE positions

63.0

 

10,549,300

Fisheries resource management--FTE positions

158.5

 

21,714,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

32,897,400

Appropriated from:

 

 

 

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Federal funds

 

 

11,670,400

Total federal revenues

 

 

11,670,400

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Private funds

 

 

136,700

Total private revenues

 

 

136,700

Fisheries settlement

 

 

634,000

Game and fish protection fund

 

 

19,914,500

Invasive species fund

 

 

100

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

20,548,600

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

541,700

Sec. 107. LAW ENFORCEMENT

 

 

 

Full-time equated classified positions

293.0

 

 

General law enforcement--FTE positions

293.0

 

45,768,100

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

45,768,100


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Appropriated from:

 

 

 

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Federal funds

 

 

6,768,600

Total federal revenues

 

 

6,768,600

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Cervidae licensing and inspection fees

 

 

53,400

Forest development fund

 

 

45,400

Forest recreation account

 

 

72,800

Game and fish protection fund

 

 

20,443,700

Marine safety fund

 

 

1,352,600

Michigan state parks endowment fund

 

 

71,400

Michigan state waterways fund

 

 

21,700

Off-road vehicle safety education fund

 

 

162,700

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund

 

 

2,244,500

Park improvement fund

 

 

72,800

Snowmobile registration fee revenue

 

 

724,800

Wildlife resource protection fund

 

 

1,106,000

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

26,371,800

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

12,627,700

Sec. 108. PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION

 

 

 

Full-time equated classified positions

971.2

 

 

Forest recreation and trails--FTE positions

62.7

 

7,466,300

MacMullan conference center--FTE positions

15.0

 

1,204,000

Michigan conservation corps

 

 

34,400

Recreational boating--FTE positions

175.4

 

21,406,300

State parks--FTE positions

718.1

 

80,310,100

State parks improvement revenue bonds - debt service

 

 

1,201,800


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GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

111,622,900

Appropriated from:

 

 

 

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Federal funds

 

 

141,400

Michigan state waterways fund, federal

 

 

1,677,900

Total federal revenues

 

 

1,819,300

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Private funds

 

 

428,300

Total private revenues

 

 

428,300

Forest recreation account

 

 

3,239,600

MacMullan conference center account

 

 

1,204,000

Michigan state parks endowment fund

 

 

11,389,400

Michigan state waterways fund

 

 

19,731,600

Off-road vehicle safety education fund

 

 

7,500

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund

 

 

1,525,400

Park improvement fund

 

 

65,302,500

Park improvement fund, Belle Isle subaccount

 

 

1,201,800

Pure Michigan trails fund

 

 

100

Recreation improvement account

 

 

502,400

Recreation passport fees

 

 

220,300

Snowmobile registration fee revenue

 

 

16,200

Snowmobile trail improvement fund

 

 

1,673,800

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

106,014,600

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

3,360,700

Sec. 109. MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMMISSION

 

 

 

Full-time equated classified positions

17.0

 

 

Historical facilities system--FTE positions

13.0

 

1,859,800


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Mackinac Island state park operations--FTE positions

4.0

 

337,900

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

2,197,700

Appropriated from:

 

 

 

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Mackinac Island state park fund

 

 

1,652,400

Mackinac Island state park operation fund

 

 

132,000

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

1,784,400

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

413,300

Sec. 110. FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION

 

 

 

Full-time equated classified positions

319.5

 

 

Adopt-a-forest program

 

 

25,000

Cooperative resource programs--FTE positions

11.0

 

1,607,200

Forest fire equipment

 

 

931,500

Forest management and timber market development--FTE positions

185.0

 

43,827,700

Forest management initiatives--FTE positions

8.5

 

906,900

Wildfire protection--FTE positions

115.0

 

15,030,900

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

62,329,200

Appropriated from:

 

 

 

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Federal funds

 

 

3,429,100

Federal national forest timber fund

 

 

9,063,400

Total federal revenues

 

 

12,492,500

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Private funds

 

 

1,054,900

Total private revenues

 

 

1,054,900


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Commercial forest fund

 

 

25,400

Fire equipment fund

 

 

668,700

Forest development fund

 

 

40,216,500

Forest land user charges

 

 

235,500

Game and fish protection fund

 

 

803,200

Michigan state waterways fund

 

 

53,400

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

42,002,700

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

6,779,100

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 - land and water conservation fund payments

 

 

13,000,000

Federal - rural community fire protection

 

 

400,000

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

 

 

3,904,200

Nonmotorized trail development and maintenance grants

 

 

200,000

Off-road vehicle safety training grants

 

 

60,000

Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants

 

 

5,388,800

Recreation improvement fund grants

 

 

916,200

Recreation passport local grants

 

 

2,000,000


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Snowmobile law enforcement grants

 

 

380,100

Snowmobile local grants program

 

 

8,090,400

Trail easements

 

 

700,000

Wildlife habitat improvement grants

 

 

1,502,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

48,166,900

Appropriated from:

 

 

 

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Federal funds

 

 

25,621,600

Total federal revenues

 

 

25,621,600

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Private funds  

 

 

100,000

Total private revenues

 

 

100,000

Deer habitat reserve

 

 

200,000

Game and fish protection fund

 

 

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

 

 

5,388,800

Permanent snowmobile trail easement fund

 

 

700,000

Recreation improvement account

 

 

916,200

Snowmobile registration fee revenue

 

 

380,100

Snowmobile trail improvement fund

 

 

8,090,400

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

21,895,300

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

550,000

Sec. 112. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

Information technology services and projects

 

 

10,375,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

10,375,000

Appropriated from:

 

 

 


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Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Commercial forest fund

 

 

2,100

Deer habitat reserve

 

 

61,600

Forest development fund

 

 

1,514,400

Forest land user charges

 

 

23,900

Forest recreation account

 

 

42,100

Game and fish protection fund

 

 

3,793,400

Land exchange facilitation and management fund

 

 

30,600

Marine safety fund

 

 

163,600

Michigan natural resources trust fund

 

 

22,300

Michigan state parks endowment fund

 

 

1,336,000

Michigan state waterways fund

 

 

494,100

Nongame wildlife fund

 

 

30,500

Off-road vehicle safety education fund

 

 

10,400

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund

 

 

21,800

Park improvement fund

 

 

1,401,300

Pure Michigan trails fund

 

 

100

Recreation improvement account

 

 

48,900

Snowmobile registration fee revenue

 

 

11,600

Snowmobile trail improvement fund

 

 

74,400

Sportsmen against hunger fund

 

 

600

Turkey permit fees

 

 

33,800

Waterfowl fees

 

 

3,300

Wildlife resource protection fund

 

 

42,100

Youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund

 

 

2,000

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

9,164,900


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State general fund/general purpose

 

$

1,210,100

Sec. 113. CAPITAL OUTLAY

(1) RECREATIONAL LANDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

 

 

 

State parks repair and maintenance

 

 

16,100,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

16,100,000

Appropriated from:

 

 

 

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Michigan state parks endowment fund

 

 

4,500,000

Recreation passport fees

 

 

10,100,000

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

14,600,000

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

1,500,000

(2) WATERWAYS BOATING PROGRAM

 

 

 

Local boating infrastructure maintenance and improvements

 

 

3,322,500

State boating infrastructure maintenance

 

 

7,752,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

11,075,000

Appropriated from:

 

 

 

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Federal funds

 

 

875,000

Michigan state waterways fund, federal

 

 

200,000

Total federal revenues

 

 

1,075,000

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Michigan state waterways fund

 

 

10,000,000

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

10,000,000

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

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Sec. 114. ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

Fish hatchery energy efficiencies

 

 

1,995,800


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GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

1,995,800

Appropriated from:

 

 

 

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

1,995,800

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 is $357,807,800.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for the fiscal year 2022 is $10,491,100.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

 

 

 

Invasive species prevention and control

 

$

1,900,000

Dam management grants

 

 

175,000

Fisheries habitat improvement grants

 

 

125,000

Grants to counties – marine safety

 

 

1,407,300

Nonmotorized trail development and maintenance grants

 

 

100,000

Off-road vehicle safety training grants

 

 

60,000

Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants

 

 

779,400

Recreation improvement fund grants

 

$

91,600

Recreation passport local grants

 

 

2,000,000

Snowmobile law enforcement grants

 

 

380,100


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Wildlife habitat improvement grants

 

 

150,200

Local boating infrastructure maintenance and improvements

 

 

3,322,500

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10,491,100

Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized 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.

(c) "FTE" means full-time equated.

(d) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

Sec. 204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement shall include transmission of reports via email to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it shall include placement of reports on an internet or intranet site.

Sec. 205. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261:

(a) Funds appropriated in part 1 shall 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 shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

(c) In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan


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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 or departmental agency in the state classified civil service because the employee communicates with a member of the senate or house or his or her staff, unless the communication is prohibited by law and the department or agency taking disciplinary action 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 departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

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

Sec. 208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of


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the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

Sec. 209. Not later than December 31, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairs of the senate and house appropriations committees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

Sec. 211. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide to the department of technology, management, and budget information sufficient to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

(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. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall provide to the state budget office information sufficient to provide the senate and


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house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2022.

Sec. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

Sec. 214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 are estimated at $43,528,600.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $24,387,100.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $19,141,500.

Sec. 216. (1) On a quarterly basis, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, and the senate and house fiscal agencies the following information:

(a) The number of FTEs in pay status by type of staff and civil service classification.

(b) A comparison by line item of the number of FTEs authorized from funds appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of FTEs employed by the department at the end of the reporting period.

(2) By April 1 of the current fiscal year and semiannually thereafter, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations


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subcommittees on the department budget, and the senate and house fiscal agencies the following information:

(a) Number of employees that were engaged in remote work in 2021.

(b) Number of employees authorized to work remotely and the actual number of those working remotely in the current reporting period.

(c) Estimated net cost savings achieved by remote work.

(d) Reduced use of office space associated with remote work.

Sec. 217. Appropriations in part 1 shall, to the extent possible by the department, not be expended until all existing work project authorization available for the same purposes is exhausted.

Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this article, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.

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

Sec. 221. (1) In addition to the money appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated from the following state restricted funds up to the following amounts to the department of technology, management, and budget:


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Game and fish protection fund

 

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550,300

Michigan state waterways fund

 

 

130,700

Park improvement fund

 

 

204,500

Forest development fund

 

 

273,500

(2) In addition to the money appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated from the following state restricted funds up to the following amounts to the attorney general:

Game and fish protection fund

 

$

654,900

Michigan state waterways fund

 

 

146,400

(3) In addition to the money appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated from the following state restricted funds up to the following amounts to the legislative auditor general:

Game and fish protection fund

 

$

34,800

Michigan state waterways fund

 

 

12,600

(4) In addition to the money appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated from the following state restricted funds up to the following amounts to the department of treasury:

Game and fish protection fund

 

$

3,378,900

Michigan state waterways fund

 

 

400,200

Michigan natural resources trust fund

 

 

2,540,800

(5) 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) Game and fish protection fund.

(b) Michigan state waterways fund.

(c) Park improvement fund.

(d) Forest development fund.

(e) Michigan natural resources trust fund.


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(f) Michigan state parks endowment fund.

(g) Nongame wildlife fund.

Sec. 222. Pursuant to section 43703(3) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.43703, there is appropriated from the 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, 2022.

Sec. 223. 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. 224. From the amount appropriated in part 1 for unclassified salaries, the department shall be responsible for reimbursement of legal fees related to the State’s actions to revoke and terminate the 1953 easement authorization for use of state-owed bottomlands in the Mackinac Straits if such legal actions are unsuccessful.

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.

 


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DEPARTMENTAL aDMINISTRATION AND sUPPORT

Sec. 302. The department may charge land acquisition projects appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for prior fiscal years, a standard percentage fee to recover actual costs, and may use the revenue derived to support 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. The fees shall be set by the director at a rate that allows the department to recover its costs for providing these services.

 

COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES

Sec. 408. By October 21, 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 fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. 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.

 

WILDLIFE DIVISION

Sec. 506. The United States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, is encouraged to harvest all deer during targeted removal required under the enhanced wildlife biosecurity


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program.

Sec. 507. (1) With the authority vested in section 43521 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.43521, the department may discount the price of antlerless deer licenses to $5.00 for deer management units 452 and 487 to achieve a harvest or management objective for that species.

(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for wildlife management, up to $505,000.00 from the general fund shall be credited to the game and fish protection account to supplant lost revenue that would otherwise be collected from full-price antlerless deer licenses sold for deer management units 452 and 487 pursuant to the fees set in section 43527a of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.43527a, if not for the discount in subsection (1). The state budget director shall authorize the expenditure of these funds only upon confirmation of the license discount under subsection (1).

(3) The department may terminate the discount in subsection (1) once the lost revenue from that discount reaches $505,000.00.

 

FISHERIES DIVISION

Sec. 601. (1) From the appropriation in part 1 for aquatic resource mitigation, not more than $758,000.00 shall be allocated for grants to watershed councils, resource development councils, soil conservation districts, local governmental units, and other nonprofit organizations for stream habitat stabilization and soil erosion control.

(2) The fisheries division in the department shall develop priority and cost estimates for all projects recommended for grants under subsection (1).


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Sec. 602. As a condition of expenditure of fisheries management appropriations under part 1, the department of natural resources shall not impede the certification process for water control structures on Michigan waterways. The department of natural resources shall fund from funds appropriated in part 1 all non-water-quality studies or requirements that the department requests of either of the following:

(a) The department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy as a condition for issuance of a certification under section 401 of the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1341.

(b) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as a condition of licensing under the federal power act, 16 USC 791a to 825r.

Sec. 603. The department shall produce an annual report detailing the performance of its fish hatcheries by March 31.

 

FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION

Sec. 802. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide quarterly reports on the number of acres of state forestland marked or treated for timber harvesting.

(2) The department shall complete and deliver these reports, within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the standing committees of the senate and house with primary responsibility for issues with natural resources. The report must contain the following information:

(a) The number of acres prepared in the last quarter and the year to date total.

(b) The number of acres sold in the last quarter and the year to date total.


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(c) The amount of revenue generated by the sale and harvesting of state land in the last quarter and the year to date total.

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 as required by a compact with the federal government. If additional expenditure authorization is required, the department shall notify the state budget office that expenditure under this section is required. The department shall notify the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the house and senate fiscal agencies by November 1 of the expenditures under this section during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021.

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.

(4) Unexpended and unencumbered funds remaining in the


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disaster and emergency contingency fund at the close of the fiscal year shall not lapse to the general fund and shall be carried forward and be available for expenditures in subsequent fiscal years.

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 901. The appropriation in part 1 for snowmobile law enforcement grants shall be used by the department to provide grants to county law enforcement agencies to enforce part 821 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.82101 to 324.82161, including rules promulgated under that part and ordinances enacted pursuant to that part. The department shall consider the number of enforcement hours and the number of miles of snowmobile trails in each county in allocating these grants. Any funds not distributed to counties revert back to the snowmobile registration fee subaccount created under section 82111 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.82111. Counties shall provide semiannual reports to the department on the use of grant money received under this section.

Sec. 902. The department shall provide a report on the marine safety grant program to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the senate and house fiscal agencies by December 1. The report shall include the following information for the preceding year: the total amount of revenue received for watercraft registrations, the amount deposited into the marine safety fund, and the expenditures made from the marine safety fund, including the amounts expended for department administration, other state agencies, the law enforcement division,


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and grants to counties. The report shall also include the distribution methodology used by the department to distribute the marine safety grants and a list of the grants and the amounts awarded by county.

 

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 and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on all amounts appropriated under this section during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021.

 

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.

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