0960: SUMMARY OF DIFFERENCES (Date Completed: 4-30-12) - FY 2012-13 NATURAL RESOURCES BUDGET

FY 2012-13 NATURAL RESOURCES BUDGET S.B. 960 (S-1): SUMMARY OF DIFFERENCES

FY 2012-13 Senate-Passed Gross Appropriation.................................................................

$334,331,400

House Changes to Senate-Passed:
1. Dam Management Grant Program. The House reduced ongoing GF/GP support for this new program from $500,000 to $450,000.	(50,000)
2. Duplicate Safety Certificate Fee. The Governor and Senate included $70,400 in revenue from a proposed $11 fee for duplicate safety certificates. The House did not include this revenue.	(70,400)
3. Shooting Range Fees. The Governor and Senate included $50,000 in revenue from a proposed $5 daily shooting range fee for shooting ranges not located in State parks. The House did not include this revenue.	(50,000)
4. GF/GP Reduction. The House reduced GF/GP support for a number of line items.	(145,400)
5. State Park Funding Increase. The House included an additional $225,000 in State Parks Endowment Fund revenue to support the operations of State parks.	225,000
6. Sustainable Forestry Initiative Grant. The House included a $100 placeholder for this new grant program. The grant would be given to a qualified nonprofit sustainable forestry initiative which would work with public and private landowners to audit statewide best management practices.	100
7. Cormorant Population Mitigation Program. The Senate restored $100,000 in GF/GP funding for this program. The House did not include it.	(100,000)

Total Changes.....................................................................................................................	($190,700)
FY 2012-13 House-Passed Gross Appropriation..................................................................	$334,140,700

FY 2012-13 NATURAL RESOURCES BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS

Changes from FY 2012-13 Senate-Passed:

1. Civil Service 1% Payments. The Senate removed and House retained a section requiring the DNR to make 1% payments to the Civil Service Commission. (Sec. 204 of HB 5365)

2. Information Technology Payments. The Senate removed and House retained a section requiring the DNR to make payments to the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB) for information technology services. (Sec. 208 of HB 5365)

3. Information Technology Work Projects. The Senate removed and House retained a section designating appropriations for information technology as work projects. (Sec. 216 of HB 5365)

4. Travel Expenses. The House added a new report on travel expenses. (Sec. 218 of HB 5365)

5. Office Space Consolidation. The House added a new section requiring the DNR to work with DTMB on a statewide office space consolidation plan. (Sec. 219 of HB 5365)

6. Expenditure Reporting. The Senate removed and House retained a section requiring the DNR to post expenditures on their website. (Sec. 234 of HB 5365)

7. Expenditure Metrics. The House added a new report on ten metrics chosen by the DNR. (Sec. 230 of HB 5365)

8. Engineering Services Cost Recovery. The Senate retained and House removed a section allowing the DNR to charge a standard percentage fee to recover costs of engineering services. (Sec. 301 of SB 960)

9. Mineral Lease Report. The Senate retained and House removed a report on mineral leases. (Sec. 409 of SB 960)

10. Livestock Indemnification Payments. The Senate retained and House removed a section requiring the DNR to reimburse the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for payments made on livestock lost to certain types of wildlife. (Sec. 502 of SB 960)

11. Invasive Species Order Enforcement. The Senate included a new reporting requirement on the invasive species order on swine raised in Michigan. The House did not include it. (Sec. 503 of SB 960)

12. Cervid Fee Report. The Senate included a new reporting requirement on the use of fees from privately-owned cervid operations. The House did not include it. (Sec. 504 of SB 960)

13. Turkey Fund Report. The Senate included a reporting requirement on the expenditures from this fund. The House did not include it. (Sec. 506 of SB 960)

14. Cormorant Population Mitigation. The Senate included a new section directing the expenditure of funds for Cormorant Population Mitigation. The House did not include it. (Sec. 603 of SB 960)

15. Walleye Stocking Report. The Senate added a new reporting requirement on the stocking of walleye in the Upper Peninsula. The House did not include it. (Sec. 604 of SB 960)

16. State Forest Campground Report. The House added a new reporting requirement on the State forest campgrounds in Michigan. (Sec. 707 of HB 5365)

17. Aircraft Report. The House revised a section to require a report on the number of aircraft used for wildfire protection. (Sec. 710 of HB 5365)

18. Recreation Passport Citations. The Senate added a new section requiring the DNR to develop a standard operating procedure for conservation officers that they not ticket vehicles parked in State forest campgrounds and at nonmotorized trailheads if the vehicles do not have recreation passport. (Sec. 903 of SB 960)

19. Sustainable Forestry Grant. The House added a new section directing the expenditure of this grant. (Sec. 904 of HB 5365)

Date Completed: 4-30-12 Fiscal Analyst: Josh Sefton

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.