| FY 2010-11 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation | $3,235,819,300 |
| Changes from FY 2010-11 Year-to-Date: | |
| 1. Debt Service. The Governor and Senate increased funding for scheduled debt service payments. | 40,660,400 |
| 2. Interdepartmental Grants (IDGs). The Governor and Senate adjusted funding for grants to other departments to adjust for variations in revenue. | 1,388,400 |
| 3. State Restricted Revenue. The Governor and Senate increased expenditures for road and bridge programs to align them with anticipated revenue. The increases were: State Trunkline Roads - $96,083,800; County Road Commissions - $19,245,700; Cities and Villages - $10,730,400; and Local Bridge Program - $452,700. | 126,512,600 |
| 4. State Trunkline Reduction. The Senate removed the $50.0 million in anticipated revenue assumed by the Governor to have come from reimbursements from Canada associated with the New International Trade Crossing. | (50,000,000) |
| 5. Capital Outlay and Related. The Governor and Senate reduced payments for Airport Safety, Protection, and Improvement programs by $13.5 million. Funding of $9.9 million was removed that was to be used for facilities associated with the Blue Water Bridge expansion as that project is on hold. | (23,385,400) |
| 6. Federal Match Funding. The Governor and Senate reduced State Trunkline Funding in several line items to increase the amount available for Federal match requirements. | (20,222,000) |
| 7. Other Revenue-based Adjustments. The Governor and Senate reduced expenditures from various funds to reflect anticipated revenue, including $2.0 million in decreases in several line items due to lower than anticipated State Aeronautics Fund revenues and a decrease of $1.2 million in restricted funds for intercity bus services. | (3,164,200) |
| 8. Comprehensive Transportation Fund (CTF) Reduction. The Senate reduced the Bus Capital line item by $10.0 million and the Local Bus Operating line item by $5.0 million. If anticipated statutory changes are made, the reductions will allow these funds to flow to the General Fund. | (15,000,000) |
| 9. Economic Adjustments. The Governor and Senate included $14,207,200 Gross and no GF/GP. | 14,207,200 |
| 10. Other Changes. The Governor and Senate recommended miscellaneous adjustments in several line items to reflect changes in restricted and federal revenue estimates. The largest items included the transfer of $2.6 million and 27.0 FTEs from DNR/DEQ for accounting services, a reduction of $2.9 million in the State Trunkline Fund to increase amount available for Federal match, and the removal of $1.0 million for one-time funding for the Light Rail project in Detroit. | 5,954,400 |
| 11. Comparison to the Governor's Recommendation. The Senate is $65,000,000 Gross and $0 GF/GP under the Governor. | |
| Total Changes | $76,951,400 |
| FY 2011-12 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Recommendation | $3,312,770,700 |
| Changes from FY 2010-11 Year to Date: |
| 1. Deletions. In keeping with the condensed structure of the Governor's budget, the following current-year language sections and/or subsections were not included by the Governor: 204, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 266, 301(2), 303, 305, 306(2) (3) and (4), 307, 308, 309, 310, 314, 319, 321, 322, 334, 353, 357, 374, 375, 376, 383, 384, 385, 393, 394, 395, 398, 399, 401, 502, 601, 602, 603, 604, 607, 608, 610, 612, 615, 654, 656, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 664, 665, 703, 708, 709, 711, 714, 731, 734, 740, 741, 743, 745, and 902. The majority of these sections required the Department to provide either reports or notifications to the Legislature. For example, Section 207 required analysis of potential privatization efforts and appropriate notification of any privatization efforts. Section 307 required an annual report of the Department's rolling 5-year plan listing all county road commission highway projects. Section 610 stated Legislative intent that the Department place a priority on the removal of dead deer and other large animal remains from State highways. Sections of boilerplate that have been retained in the Governor's budget are re-numbered accordingly. |
| 2. Definitions. The Governor deleted a number of definitions that are no longer used in the bill. The Senate retained this Section. (Sec. 203). |
| 3. Senate Deleted Sections. The Senate retained the majority of the sections, without modification, that were eliminated by the Governor. Sections eliminated by the Senate include: (204, 205, 210, 376, 394, 395, 398, 399, 607, 608, 616, 660, 661, 662, 665, 709, 743, and 745). |
| 4. Remanufactured Parts. The Senate added language requiring the Department to use remanufactured parts when possible for maintenance and repair of State owned vehicles. (Sec. 270) |
| 5. Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC). The Senate adjusted existing language to prohibit any funds from being used for any costs related to DRIC or a renamed successor until legislation is adopted allowing for its construction. (Sec. 384) |
| 6. Toll Credits. Senate revised language requiring the Department to use available toll credits provided by private toll facilities to match available federal aid highway funds. In addition, those the credits cannot be used to finance the construction of any international bridge crossing within five miles of a privately tolled bridge. (Sec. 385) |