part 1

line-item appropriations

Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, from the following funds:

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions	6.0
Full-time equated classified positions	2,529.5

GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	575,833,200
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers			202,600
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	575,630,600
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues			100,409,600
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues			0
Total private revenues			7,289,200
Total other state restricted revenues			356,126,400
State general fund/general purpose		$	111,805,400
Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
Full-time equated unclassified positions	6.0
Full-time equated classified positions	149.1
Unclassified salaries--FTEs	6.0	$	918,400
Accounting service center			1,501,900
Executive direction--FTEs	11.6		2,286,200
Finance and operations--FTEs	109.5		18,204,800
Gifts and pass-through transactions			5,003,600
Legal services--FTEs	4.0		690,600
Minerals management--FTEs	20.0		3,023,100
Natural resources commission			77,100
Office of public lands--FTEs	4.0		1,459,200
Property management			4,541,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	37,706,100
Appropriated from:

Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, land acquisition services-to-work orders			202,600
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			369,300
Special revenue funds:
Private funds			5,003,600
Deer habitat reserve			162,700
Forest development fund			4,661,800
Forest land user charges			7,900
Forest recreation account			54,200
Game and fish protection fund			8,232,100
Land exchange facilitation and management fund			4,549,600
Local public recreation facilities fund			221,400
Marine safety fund			875,900
Michigan natural resources trust fund			1,634,600
Michigan state parks endowment fund			4,326,700
Michigan state waterways fund			905,100
Nongame wildlife fund			13,700
Off-road vehicle safety education fund			700
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund			239,500
Park improvement fund			2,090,800
Public use and replacement deed fees			29,500
Recreation improvement account			85,600
Snowmobile registration fee revenue			50,400
Snowmobile trail improvement fund			128,100
Sportsmen against hunger fund			500
Turkey permit fees			79,600
Waterfowl fees			3,400

Wildlife resource protection fund			43,700
State general fund/general purpose		$	3,733,100
Sec. 103. DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES
Full-time equated classified positions	13.0
Great Lakes restoration initiative		$	2,904,200
Invasive species prevention and control--FTEs	13.0		5,086,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	7,990,200
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			2,904,200
Special revenue funds:
State general fund/general purpose		$	5,086,000
Sec. 104. COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions	151.3
Marketing and outreach--FTEs	88.8	$	17,152,000
Michigan historical center--FTEs	56.5		8,201,900
Michigan wildlife council			1,400,000
Office of the state archaeologist--FTEs	6.0		1,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	27,753,900
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			2,619,800
State park improvement, federal			322,200
Special revenue funds:
Forest development fund			167,200
Forest recreation account			17,800
Game and fish protection fund			9,126,700
Land exchange facilitation and management fund			49,800

Marine safety fund			38,100
Michigan historical center operations fund			1,216,100
Michigan state parks endowment fund			115,700
Michigan state waterways fund			159,000
Nongame wildlife fund			11,500
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund			115,300
Park improvement fund			4,295,800
Recreation passport fees			638,200
Snowmobile registration fee revenue			20,600
Snowmobile trail improvement fund			101,900
Sportsmen against hunger fund			250,000
Wildlife management public education fund			1,400,000
Youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund			41,800
State general fund/general purpose		$	7,046,400
Sec. 105. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions	230.5
Natural resources heritage--FTEs	9.0	$	655,200
Wildlife management--FTEs	221.5		46,993,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	47,648,600
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			26,171,000
Special revenue funds:
Private funds			315,700
Cervidae licensing and inspection fees			85,100
Deer habitat reserve			1,793,800
Forest development fund			277,600

Game and fish protection fund			12,665,200
Nongame wildlife fund			449,900
Pheasant hunting license fees			175,000
Turkey permit fees			1,065,100
Waterfowl fees			114,100
State general fund/general purpose		$	4,536,100
Sec. 106. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions	227.5
Aquatic resource mitigation--FTEs	2.0	$	635,400
Fish production--FTEs	63.0		10,736,100
Fisheries resource management--FTEs	162.5		23,149,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	34,520,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			11,849,600
Special revenue funds:
Private funds			136,700
Fisheries settlement			635,300
Game and fish protection fund			20,697,900
Invasive species fund			100
State general fund/general purpose		$	1,201,200
Sec. 107. LAW ENFORCEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions	296.0
Body cameras for conservation officers--FTEs	3.0	$	598,600
General law enforcement--FTEs	293.0		50,639,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	51,237,700
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:

Federal funds			6,893,300
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			20,846,600
Marine safety fund			1,355,700
Michigan state parks endowment fund			71,400
Michigan state waterways fund			21,700
Off-road vehicle safety education fund			166,100
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund			2,787,200
Park improvement fund			72,800
Snowmobile registration fee revenue			725,300
Wildlife resource protection fund			1,116,200
State general fund/general purpose		$	17,009,800
Sec. 108. PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions	1,088.6
Forest recreation and trails--FTEs	86.7	$	11,177,600
MacMullan Conference Center--FTEs	15.0		1,225,000
Michigan conservation corps			934,000
Recreational boating--FTEs	181.3		23,293,100
State parks--FTEs	805.6		99,720,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	136,350,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			144,200
Michigan state waterways fund, federal			1,695,400
Special revenue funds:

Private funds			428,300
Forest recreation account			5,888,200
Game and fish protection fund			1,600
MacMullan Conference Center account			1,225,000
Michigan state parks endowment fund			11,431,800
Michigan state waterways fund			21,627,500
Off-road vehicle safety education fund			7,600
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund			2,193,600
Park improvement fund			83,376,200
Park improvement fund - Belle Isle subaccount			1,201,800
Pure Michigan trails fund			100
Recreation improvement account			576,200
Recreation passport fees			220,300
Snowmobile registration fee revenue			16,500
Snowmobile trail improvement fund			1,979,400
State general fund/general purpose		$	4,336,800
Sec. 109. MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMMISSION
Full-time equated classified positions	17.0
Historical facilities system--FTEs	13.0	$	1,884,200
Mackinac Island State Park operations--FTEs	4.0		339,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	2,224,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Mackinac Island State Park fund			1,672,000
Mackinac Island State Park operation fund			133,900
State general fund/general purpose		$	418,100
Sec. 110. FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions	356.5

Adopt-a-forest program		$	25,000
Cooperative resource programs--FTEs	11.0		1,627,800
Forest fire equipment			931,500
Forest management and timber market development--FTEs	200.0		45,200,400
Forest management initiatives--FTEs	8.5		925,300
Wildfire protection--FTEs	137.0		20,918,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	69,628,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			5,083,900
Federal national forest timber fund			9,082,100
Special revenue funds:
Private funds			1,054,900
Commercial forest fund			26,000
Fire equipment fund			668,700
Forest development fund			41,255,300
Forest land user charges			241,200
Game and fish protection fund			811,700
Michigan state waterways fund			54,200
State general fund/general purpose		$	11,350,100
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 - rural community fire protection			1,050,000
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		3,907,200
Nonmotorized trail development and maintenance grants		200,000
Off-road vehicle safety training grants		60,000
Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants		5,415,500
Recreation improvement fund grants		916,800
Recreation passport local grants		2,000,000
Snowmobile law enforcement grants		380,100
Snowmobile local grants program		7,090,400
Trail easements		700,000
Wildlife habitat improvement grants		1,502,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION	$	34,847,200
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds		13,274,600
Special revenue funds:
Private funds		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		5,415,500
Permanent snowmobile trail easement fund		700,000

Recreation improvement account		916,800
Snowmobile registration fee revenue		380,100
Snowmobile trail improvement fund		7,090,400
State general fund/general purpose	$	550,000
Sec. 112. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information technology services and projects	$	10,692,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION	$	10,692,600
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Commercial forest fund		2,100
Deer habitat reserve		61,600
Forest development fund		1,552,300
Forest land user charges		23,900
Forest recreation account		43,800
Game and fish protection fund		3,878,100
Land exchange facilitation and management fund		30,600
Marine safety fund		163,600
Michigan natural resources trust fund		24,600
Michigan state parks endowment fund		1,344,300
Michigan state waterways fund		506,400
Nongame wildlife fund		30,500
Off-road vehicle safety education fund		10,400
Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund		24,300
Park improvement fund		1,498,600
Pure Michigan trails fund		100
Recreation improvement account		49,200
Snowmobile registration fee revenue		11,600
Snowmobile trail improvement fund		75,500

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
State general fund/general purpose	$	1,279,300
Sec. 113. CAPITAL OUTLAY
(1) RECREATIONAL LANDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Federal - land and water conservation fund payments	$	12,900,000
Forest development infrastructure		3,250,000
Off-road vehicle trail development and maintenance		1,000,000
Shooting range development, enhancement, and restoration		5,000,000
Snowmobile trail development and maintenance		1,000,000
State game and wildlife area infrastructure		1,500,000
State parks repair and maintenance		22,850,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION	$	47,500,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds		18,525,000
Special revenue funds:
Private funds		250,000
Forest development fund		3,250,000
Game and fish protection fund		375,000
Michigan state parks endowment fund		4,500,000

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund		1,000,000
Other state restricted revenues		250,000
Recreation passport fees		16,850,000
Snowmobile trail improvement fund		1,000,000
State general fund/general purpose	$	1,750,000
(2) WATERWAYS BOATING PROGRAM
Local boating infrastructure maintenance and improvements	$	3,322,500
State boating infrastructure maintenance		8,152,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION	$	11,475,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds		1,275,000
Michigan state waterways fund, federal		200,000
Special revenue funds:
Michigan state waterways fund		10,000,000
State general fund/general purpose	$	0
Sec. 114. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
Aggregate mapping	$	5,000,000
AuSable and Manistee river restoration initiative		100
Belle Isle Park infrastructure		21,500,000
Brandon Road dam		100
Forest land management equipment		2,500,000
Invasive species prevention and control		5,758,500
Mass timber recreational trails lodge at Michigan Technological University		130,000
Michigan conservation corps		1,000,000

Michigan natural resources trust fund		5,369,900
Michigan state parks endowment fund		8,249,900
Office of the state archaeologist one-time		1,500,000
Outdoor recreation recruitment, retention, and reactivation		5,000,000
State water trail organizations		250,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION	$	56,258,500
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Forest development fund		2,500,000
State general fund/general purpose	$	53,758,500

part 2

provisions concerning appropriations

for fiscal year 2023-2024

general sections

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, 2024 is $468,931,800.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 is $10,892,100.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Dam management grant program	$	175,000
Fisheries habitat improvement grants		125,000
Grants to counties – marine safety		1,407,300

Invasive species prevention and control		2,200,000
Local boating infrastructure maintenance and improvements		3,322,500
Nonmotorized trail development and maintenance grants		100,000
Off-road vehicle safety training grants		60,000
Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants		880,200
Recreation improvement fund grants		91,700
Recreation passport local grants		2,000,000
Snowmobile law enforcement grants		380,100
Wildlife habitat improvement grants		150,300
TOTAL	$	10,892,100

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.

(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, and it shall include placement of reports on an internet site.

Sec. 205. Except as otherwise provided in this part, all reports required under this part shall be submitted to the senate appropriations subcommittee on agriculture and natural resources,

the house appropriations subcommittee on agriculture and rural development and natural resources, the senate and house fiscal agencies, senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office.

Sec. 206. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261, all of the following apply:

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

(c) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

Sec. 207. 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 the member of the senate or house's 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. 208. The department 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 total 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. 209. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by the department to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of 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. 210. Not later than December 15, 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 chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and to report recipients required in section 205 of this part.

Sec. 211. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. Authorized funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item

in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. Authorized funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for private contingency funds. Authorized funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

Sec. 212. 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 the department:

(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. 213. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall provide to the

chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and to report recipients required in section 205 of this part an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the prior 2 fiscal years.

Sec. 214. 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. 216. To the extent permissible under the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, the director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure geographically-disadvantaged business enterprises as defined in Executive Directive 2019-08 compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. The director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with geographically-disadvantaged business enterprises as defined in Executive Directive 2019-08 for services or supplies, or both.

Sec. 217. On a quarterly basis, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees and to report recipients required in section 205 of this part 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.

Sec. 218. It is the intent of the legislature that departments maximize the efficiency of the state workforce and, where possible, prioritize in-person work. Each executive branch department, agency, board, or commission that receives funding under part 1 must post its in-person, remote, or hybrid work policy on its

website.

Sec. 221. 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 must be followed. The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless otherwise required by federal or state guidelines.

Sec. 222. The department shall report no later than April 1 on each specific policy change made to implement a public act affecting the department that took effect during the prior calendar year to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house subcommittees on natural resources, the joint committee on administrative rules, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

Sec. 223. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:

(a) Report to the house and senate appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office any amount of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high‐ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.

(b) By February 1, report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the prior fiscal year and the total number of former department employees that were

remitted severance pay during the prior fiscal year.

(2) As used in this section, "severance pay" means compensation that is both payable or paid on the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.

Sec. 224. Appropriations in part 1 shall, to the extent possible for the department, not be expended until all existing work project authorization available for the same purpose is exhausted.

Sec. 225. (1) No money appropriated in part 1 shall be used to restrict or interfere with actions related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI); to restrict or impede a marginalized community's access to government resources, programs or facilities; or to diminish, interfere with, or restrict an individual's ability to exercise the right to reproductive freedom.

(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1, local governments shall report any action or policy that attempts to restrict or interfere with the duties of the local health officer.

Sec. 226. (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:

Game and fish protection fund	$	588,400
Michigan state waterways fund		140,600
Park improvement fund		447,300
Forest development fund		307,800

(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 department of attorney general:

Game and fish protection fund		$	670,900
Michigan state waterways fund			148,700

(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	$	3,621,700
Michigan state waterways fund		429,800
Michigan natural resources trust fund		3,354,500

(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) Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund.

(b) Forest development fund.

(d) Michigan state parks endowment fund.

(e) Nongame wildlife fund.

Sec. 227. 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, 2024.

Sec. 228. 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. 229. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261, preference must be given to goods or services, or both, that are energy efficient and noise efficient if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES

Sec. 240. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for office of the state archaeologist shall be used to establish an office of the state archaeologist to serve as the source of archaeological expertise for state government, provide archaeological services on behalf of state government, and lead the effort to identify, document, and protect archaeological resources that document the entire span of human history in this state.

(2) The funds appropriated in part 1 for office of the state archaeologist shall be used to support the following full-time equivalent positions:

(a) State archaeologist.

(b) Historical archaeologist.

(d) Prehistoric archaeologist.

(e) Collections manager.

(f) Data coordinator.

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.

Sec. 252. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, revenue deposited in the invasive species fund created in section 41311 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.41311, is appropriated and may be expended for invasive species immediate response efforts.

(2) The department shall annually notify the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the house and senate fiscal agencies of any expenditure of funds appropriated under subsection (1).

DEPARTMENT SUPPORT SERVICES

Sec. 302. The department may charge land acquisition projects appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, 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. To the extent consistent with part

21, fees shall be set by the director at a rate that allows the department to recover its costs for providing these services.

Sec. 304. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the department may receive and expend money from state restricted sources to pay vendor costs associated with administering sales of carbon offset credits.

COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES

Sec. 408. By December 1, 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 prior fiscal year. 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.

FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION

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

(2) The department shall complete and deliver the annual report by December 1 to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the standing committees of the senate and house with primary responsibility for natural resources issues. The report must contain the following information:

(a) The number of acres prepared in the prior fiscal year.

(b) The number of acres sold in the prior fiscal year.

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 and hazard incidents as required by a compact with the federal government. If additional expenditure authorization is required, the department shall so notify the state budget office. The department shall notify the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the house and senate fiscal agencies by November 15 of the expenditures under this section during the prior fiscal year.

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

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 must include the following information for the preceding fiscal year:

(a) The total amount of revenue received for watercraft registrations.

(b) The amount deposited into the marine safety fund.

including the amounts expended for department administration, other state agencies, the law enforcement division, and grants to counties.

(d) The distribution methodology used by the department to distribute the marine safety grants.

(e) 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 prior fiscal year.

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.

ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 1201. (1) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for aggregate mapping are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for the

project under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to map aggregate deposits in this state.

(b) The project will be accomplished by contracting with the Michigan Geological Survey at Western Michigan University.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.

(2) The department shall prepare a report detailing progress made on mapping aggregate deposits in this state. The report shall be transmitted to the report recipients required in section 205 of this part.

Sec. 1202. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for AuSable and Manistee river restoration initiative are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for the project under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to restore and maintain fisheries, habitats, and ecosystems in the AuSable River and Manistee River.

(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees, contracts, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.

Sec. 1204. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for

forestland management equipment are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for the project under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to acquire new forestland management equipment.

(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state resources or contracts.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.

Sec. 1205. From the one-time appropriation in part 1 for invasive species prevention and control, $5,758,500.00 from the general fund/general purpose revenue shall be deposited into the invasive species fund created in section 41311 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.41311, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

Sec. 1206. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan natural resources trust fund, $5,369,900.00 from the general fund/general purpose revenue shall be deposited into the Michigan natural resources trust fund created in section 35 of article 9 of the state constitution of 1963.

Sec. 1207. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan state parks endowment fund, $8,249,900 from the general fund/general purpose revenue shall be deposited into the Michigan state park endowment fund created in section 35a of article 9 of the state constitution of 1963.

Sec. 1208. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for

office of the state archeologist one-time are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for the project under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to support the office of the state archaeologist.

(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees, contracts, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.

Sec. 1209. The funds appropriated in part 1 for outdoor recreation recruitment, retention, and reactivation shall be used to establish a grant program to encourage the recruitment, retention and reactivation of hunters, fishers, boaters, shooters, and birders. At least 75% of grants must support programs for individuals between the ages of 18 and 25, individuals with disabilities, or historically underrepresented communities.

Sec. 1210. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for state water trail organizations are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for the project under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to support state water trail organizations.

(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees, contracts, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.