FY 2012-13 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BUDGET S.B. 947 (S-1): SUMMARY OF DIFFERENCES
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$76,266,300 |
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1. County Fairs Capital Improvements. The House added $299,900 GF/GP for grants to county fairs and the Senate provided $181,600 GF/GP. |
118,300 |
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2. Regional Food Hub Support/Value Added Grants. The House concurred with the Governor in appropriating $1.0 million GF/GP for grants to food hubs in the State, but did not include the extra $1.1 million GF/GP on top of that which the Senate added, which also broadened the scope of the grant. |
(1,100,000) |
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3. Milk Safety Inspections. The House did not include additional GF/GP support, as the Senate did, for the Department's milk inspection program over the Governor's recommendation. |
(300,000) |
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4. Nursery Stock Inspections. The House did not include additional GF/GP support, as the Senate did, for the Department's nursery inspection program over the Governor's recommendation. |
(70,000) |
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5. Private Forestry Initiative. The House concurred with the Governor to appropriate $500,000 GF/GP for a plan to provide forestry advice to private landowners and the Senate added another $100,000 GF/GP to that amount. |
(100,000) |
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6. Light Horse Racing-Breeder's Awards. The House provided an additional $20,000 for this grant, which was provided by taking an equal amount from Agricultural Equine Industry Development Fund Revenue support for Information Technology. |
0 |
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7. Antrim County Water Project. The Senate, but not the House, added a $100 GF/GP placeholder appropriation for this project, with funds shifted from Environmental Stewardship. |
0 |
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($1,451,700) |
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FY 2012-13 House-Passed Gross Appropriation.................................................................. |
$74,814,600 |
FY 2012-13 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS
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Changes from FY 2012-13 Senate-Passed: |
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1. Civil Service. The House included language which the Senate did not, which provides for billing of Department for commission services. (Sec.204) |
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2. Expenditure Website. The House included language which the Senate did not, which requires that a searchable website be maintained by the Department on data pertaining to expenditures, personnel, wages, purchases, and vendors. (Sec. 207) |
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3. Information Technology User Fees. The House included language which the Senate did not, which requires payment of user fees to the DTMB for tech services. (Sec. 214) |
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4. Out-of-State Travel Report. The House included language which the Senate did not, which requires an out-of-state travel report. (Sec. 218) |
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5. State Consolidations. The House included language which the Senate did not, which requires the MDARD to cooperate with DTMB on Statewide office consolidation efforts. (Sec. 219) |
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6. Outcomes. The House included language which the Senate did not, which requires MDARD to identify 10 principal measurable outcomes from Sec. 1 and to report the results to the legislature. (Sec. 230) |
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7. Attorney General. The Senate included language which the House did not, which requires MDARD to only utilize the attorney general for legal services. (Sec. 230) |
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8. Bovine Testing Costs. The Senate included language which the House did not, which requires the MDARD to reimburse the DNR for costs associated with monitoring and testing wildlife. (Sec. 450) |
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9. Modified Zone Bovine Testing Costs. The Senate included language which the House did not, which requires the MDARD to pay for all herd testing in the modified accredited zone. (Sec. 451) |
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10. Indemnity Payments. The Senate included language which the House did not, which provides for indemnity for animals under the Animal Industry Act. (Sec. 453) |
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11. Disposal of Hazardous Materials. The House included language which the Senate did not, which encourages MDARD to work with public health departments and the USDA for safe disposal of household chemicals and prescription drugs. (Sec. 552) |
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12. Match Funds. The House included language which the Senate did not, which requires MDARD to pursue fund sources to be used to match Federal dollars in the USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program. (Sec. 606) |
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13. Lake St. Clair. The House included language which the Senate did not, which requires MDARD to work to address water quality issues affecting Lake St. Clair. (Sec. 608) |
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14. Welcome Centers. The House included language which the Senate did not, which requires MDARD to work with MDOT to facilitate the use of welcome centers for farmer's markets. (Sec. 710) |
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15. Thoroughbred Racing Funds. The House included language which the Senate did not, which provides for distribution of purse and program money in the event no races are held. (Sec. 803) |
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16. Racing Regulatory Costs. The House included language which the Senate did not, which requires the Gaming Board to use actual expenditure data in determining regulatory costs of racing. (Sec. 804) |
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17. County Fair Grants. The House included language which the Senate did not, which provides guidelines for a grant program for building and track improvements at county fairs. (Sec. 805) |
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18. Regional Food Hub/Rural Development Value Added Grants. The House included guidelines for food hub grants and the Senate version of this section expanded the guideline language to address rural development value-added projects. (Sec. 1101) |
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19. County Fairs Capital Improvements. The Senate included language which the House did not, which provides guidelines for capital improvement grant program. (Sec. 1102) |
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20. Private Forestry Program. The Senate included language which the House did not, which provides guidelines for a private forestland advisory program. (Sec. 1103) |
Date Completed: 5-2-12 Fiscal Analyst: Bruce Baker
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.