| FY 2007-08 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation | $3,360,195,600 |
| Changes from FY 2007-08 Year-to-Date: | |
| Items Included by the House and Senate | |
| 1. Debt Service. The Governor decreased funding for scheduled debt service payments including a decrease of $32.1 million due to the repayment in FY08 of Federal grant anticipation notes. | (31,608,600) |
| 2. Grants to Other Departments. Governor adjusted funding grants to other departments. | (534,000) |
| 3. Federal Aid Road Construction. Increased expenditures for Federal aid road construction. | 159,071,100 |
| 4. State Restricted Revenue. The Governor reduced expenditures due to anticipated revenue. The reductions are: State Trunkline Roads - $25,060,700; County Road Commissions - $25,294,300; Cities and Villages - $14,102,700; and Local Bridge Program - $1,281,600. | (65,739,300) |
| 5. Public Transportation Development. The Governor reduced Bus Capital ($10,000,000) and Transportation to Work ($3,000,000) to reflect lower Federal/local funding for these programs. | (13,000,000) |
| 6. Comprehensive Transportation Fund. The Governor reduced expenditures from the CTF to more closely align them with anticipated revenue. | (2,485,600) |
| 7. Other Revenue-based Adjustments. The Governor adjusted expenditures from various funds due to anticipated revenue. | 12,000 |
| 8. Maintenance. The Governor added maintenance funding related to additional lane miles ($205,500) and inflationary increases ($4,064,700). | 4,270,200 |
| 9. Roadside Cleaning. The Governor increased funding for the Youth Corps ($250,000) and to fund additional cleaning cycles in the Metro Region ($1,000,000). | 1,250,000 |
| 10. Forest Roads. The Governor eliminated TEDF funding for truck inspection stations. The House and Senate restored the funding. | 0 |
| 11. Unclassified Position. The Governor included funding for a vacant unclassified position. | 70,600 |
| 12. Agency Realignment. The Governor transferred a total of $464,900 and 5.0 FTE positions between agency programs to align the budget with actual job functions. | 0 |
| 13. One-time TEDF Adjustments. Adjustments to account for one-time FY07-08 reductions. | 13,000,000 |
| 14. Economic Adjustments. The Governor added standard economic increases. | 166,700 |
| 15. Other Changes. The Governor adjusted: administrative reduction for IT ($15,600); DIT economics increases ($57,400); and reductions for the transfer of the HR functions ($205,000). | (163,200) |
| Conference Agreement on Items of Difference | |
| 16. Capital Outlay. The Governor revised the recommendation to include items previously in the Capital Outlay bill. These items include: Buildings and Facilities ($9.1 million) and Airport Improvement Programs ($167.5 million). The Conference concurred. | 176,623,700 |
| 17. TEDF Transfer. The $6 million of TEDF appropriations reduced in FY 2006-07 is transferred to the General Fund in FY 2008-09. Because the line items were previously reduced, no FY 2008-09 line item reductions are required. | 0 |
| 18. Federal Funding. Federal funding was added in anticipation of grants. | 11,200,000 |
| Total Changes | $252,133,600 |
| FY 2008-09 Conference Report Gross Appropriation | $3,612,329,200 |
| Changes from FY 2007-08 Year to Date: |
| Items Included by the House and Senate |
| 1. Legislative Reports. The Governor removed: amounts received by cities and counties in a legislative district (Sec. 303); compliance with contract specifications (Sec. 308); activities of internal auditor (Sec. 314); use of women and minority-owned businesses (Sec. 334); Multi-Modal Transportation Services Bureau activities (Sec. 361); status of deferred projects (Sec. 376); development of performance and road construction warranties (Sec. 601); mandrel testing of manufactured pipe (Sec. 602); contract incentives/disincentives (Sec. 612); rail line abandonment (Sec. 703); local transit agencies' operational lift status (Sec. 732); and CTF balance (Sec. 740). Conference restored the requirements with the exception of Sec. 732 |
| 2. Restrictions on Departmental Operations. The Governor removed: report retention (Sec. 211); action against an employee who speaks to the Legislature (Sec. 261); continuous improvement efficiency mechanisms (Sec. 264); contractor payment (Sec. 353); local Federal aid project review (Sec. 357); electronic employee newsletters (Sec. 374); legislative approval of the distribution of Federal funds (Sec. 401); use of traffic congestion as project criteria (Sec. 603); dead animal removal (Sec. 610); use of high-quality pavement markings (Sec. 611); contract incentives/disincentives (Sec. 612); signs directing motorists to drive on right-hand side of the road (Sec. 639); signs directing motorists to yield to emergency vehicles (Sec. 640); Mackinac Bridge Authority mission (Sec. 654); congestion mitigation corridor study of US 23 (Sec. 657); use of historical data from other states when MI data not available (Sec. 659); essential bus route corridors (Sec. 709); match funds for reverse commute grants (Sec. 722); sale of state-owned intercity bus equipment (Sec. 730); intermodal facility lease charges (Sec. 731); high quality public transit (Sec. 734); and coordination of intercity passenger transportation(Sec. 736). The Conference restored all except Secs. 611, 639, 640, & 657. |
| 3. Appropriation Earmarks. The Governor removed language earmarking: $40,000 TEDF for forest road turnouts (Sec. 608); and $100,000 for intercity bus service development (Sec. 729). The Conference restored both earmarks. |
| 4. Interchange in Chippewa County. The Governor removed language regarding an interchange at M-48/I-75 in Chippewa County (Sec. 615). The Conference restored the language. |
| 5. Rail Passenger Service. The Governor removed language stipulating: a cap on the state subsidy; future support be dependent upon increased ridership and route revenue; and the subsidy will end if service is discontinued on the Port Huron-Chicago or Grand Rapids-Chicago routes (Sec. 711). The Conference restored the language. |
| Conference Agreement on Items of Difference |
| 6. Legislative Reports. The Governor removed: privatization (Sec. 207); policy changes made to implement legislation (Sec. 263); travel on department-owned aircraft (Sec. 383); demand-response service (Sec. 714); and progress on improvements to Ann Arbor and NW Michigan railroad (Sec. 741). The Conference restored all but Sec. 714. |
| 7. Charter Prohibition Violations. The Governor removed language regarding a complaint process for charter prohibition violations (Sec. 370). The Conference concurred. |
| 8. Safe Routes to School - Eaton Rapids. The Governor removed language earmarking $32,000 for a Safe Routes to School project in Eaton Rapids (Sec. 655). The Conference restored the language. |
| 9. Specified Projects. The Governor removed language regarding specific construction projects: reimbursement for traffic light in Petoskey (Sec. 616); upgrade of M-49 (Sec. 656); interchange at I-196/Phoenix Road in South Haven (Sec. 658); and construction of a Birmingham/Troy intermodal facility (Sec. 737). The Conference restored all but Sec. 616. |
| 10. Detroit River International Crossing. The Governor removed language regarding the DRIC project. The Conference added language outlining specific allowable preliminary activities for the project. |
| 11. New Sections. The Conference added new language regarding: travel prohibition of more than 1 employee (Sec 265); best practices for public transportation (Sec 393); study of funding distribution formulae (Sec 394); jurisdiction of a section of C-56 in Charlevoix County (Sec 395); criteria for stations on the Detroit/Ann Arbor rail line (Sec 397); interchange of I-75/Corunna Road in Flint (Sec 607); and I-75 service drive in Hazel Park (Sec 617). |
| 12. Capital Outlay. The Conference included language related to the capital outlay line items. (Secs. 901, 902, 903). |