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1-SENATE Substitute For HOUSE BILL NO. 5511 A bill to make appropriations for the department of agriculture and rural development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations. the people of the state of michigan enact:
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13- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 part 1 line-item appropriations Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of agriculture and rural development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, from the following funds: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 100 State general fund/general purpose $ 100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 part 2 provisions concerning appropriations general sections Sec. 201. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, total state spending under part 1 from state sources is $100.00 and state spending under part 1 from state sources to be paid to local units of government is $0.00. Sec. 202. The appropriations under part this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
13+ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 part 1 line-item appropriations Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of agriculture and rural development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, from the following funds: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATION SUMMARY Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Full-time equated classified positions 549.0 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 149,938,900 Interdepartmental grant revenues: Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 332,400 ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 149,606,500 Federal revenues: Total federal revenues 20,357,900 Special revenue funds: Total local revenues 0 Total private revenues 21,300 Total other state restricted revenues 47,170,900 State general fund/general purpose $ 82,056,400 Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0 Full-time equated classified positions 37.0 Unclassified salaries--FTEs 6.0 $ 1,033,200 Accounting service center 1,177,400 Commissions and boards 23,800 Emergency management--FTEs 8.0 3,553,100 Emerging contaminants in food and agriculture--FTEs 6.0 2,109,900 Executive direction--FTEs 23.0 3,354,600 Property management 785,000 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 12,037,000 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Deferred federal revenue funding 15,000 HHS, multiple grants 439,000 USDA, multiple grants 600,000 Special revenue funds: Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 158,300 Dairy and food safety fund 219,600 Feed control fund 8,100 Fertilizer control fund 10,600 Freshwater protection fund 175,700 Gasoline inspection and testing fund 26,400 Industry support funds 57,000 Michigan craft beverage council fund 8,800 Private forestland enhancement fund 16,300 Refined petroleum fund 21,000 Weights and measures regulation fees 5,000 State general fund/general purpose $ 10,276,200 Sec. 103. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Information technology services and projects $ 2,366,400 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,366,400 Appropriated from: Special revenue funds: Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 93,000 Dairy and food safety fund 76,400 Feed control fund 15,000 Fertilizer control fund 15,000 Freshwater protection fund 15,000 Gasoline inspection and testing fund 32,400 State general fund/general purpose $ 2,119,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Sec. 104. FOOD SAFETY AND ANIMAL HEALTH Full-time equated classified positions 212.0 Animal disease prevention and response--FTEs 63.0 $ 11,103,000 Animal feed safety--FTEs 10.0 2,100,800 Food safety and quality assurance--FTEs 103.0 18,833,700 Indemnification - livestock depredation 15,000 Michigan animal agriculture alliance 3,000,000 Milk safety and quality assurance--FTEs 36.0 5,999,300 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 41,051,800 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: HHS, multiple grants 3,244,200 USDA, multiple grants 1,209,500 Special revenue funds: Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 72,900 Animal welfare fund 150,000 Consumer and industry food safety education fund 242,500 Dairy and food safety fund 5,506,700 Feed control fund 1,431,200 Industry food safety education fund 114,100 Marihuana regulation fund 350,000 Marihuana regulatory fund 349,900 State general fund/general purpose $ 28,380,800 Sec. 105. ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY Full-time equated classified positions 120.5 Agricultural climate resiliency $ 1,000,000 Environmental stewardship - MAEAP--FTEs 27.0 10,825,300 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Local conservation districts 3,000,000 Pesticide and plant pest management--FTEs 82.0 14,506,900 Right-to-farm--FTEs 6.5 1,042,100 Soil health/Regenerative agriculture--FTEs 5.0 1,024,900 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 31,399,200 Appropriated from: Interdepartmental grant revenues: IDG from MDEGLE, biosolids 95,600 Federal revenues: Department of Interior 96,300 EPA, multiple grants 1,142,700 USDA, multiple grants 2,046,100 Special revenue funds: Private - slow-the-spread foundation 21,300 Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 4,626,800 Fertilizer control fund 1,372,700 Freshwater protection fund 8,528,400 Horticulture fund 70,000 Industrial hemp fund 685,700 Industry support funds 228,100 State general fund/general purpose $ 12,485,500 Sec. 106. AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT Full-time equated classified positions 71.0 Agricultural preservation easement grants $ 1,900,000 Agricultural support--FTEs 5.0 1,000,000 Agriculture development--FTEs 15.0 4,848,700 Fair food network - double up food bucks 4,000,000 Farm to family--FTEs 6.0 1,000,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Farmland and open space preservation--FTEs 10.0 1,638,000 Food and agriculture investment program 2,474,800 Food and agriculture supply chain--FTE 1.0 804,900 Fruit and vegetable inspections--FTEs 8.0 1,308,100 Intercounty drain--FTEs 5.0 883,800 Michigan craft beverage council--FTE 1.0 1,341,500 Migrant labor housing--FTEs 9.0 1,389,500 Producer security/grain dealers--FTEs 6.0 1,033,400 Qualified forest program--FTEs 4.0 8,107,000 Rural development fund grant program--FTE 1.0 2,008,200 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 33,737,900 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: USDA, multiple grants 8,085,600 Special revenue funds: Agricultural preservation fund 3,538,000 Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 5,100 Commodity inspection fees 700,300 Grain dealers fee fund 874,600 Industry support funds 223,600 Michigan craft beverage council fund 1,311,500 Migratory labor housing fund 145,100 Private forestland enhancement fund 1,080,100 Rural development fund 2,008,200 State general fund/general purpose $ 15,765,800 Sec. 107. LABORATORY PROGRAM Full-time equated classified positions 108.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Central licensing and customer call center--FTEs 13.0 $ 1,553,500 Consumer protection program--FTEs 42.0 7,179,900 Laboratory services--FTEs 42.5 8,873,900 USDA monitoring--FTEs 11.0 1,725,100 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 19,332,400 Appropriated from: Interdepartmental grant revenues: IDG from LARA (LCC), liquor quality testing fees 236,800 Federal revenues: EPA, multiple grants 180,600 HHS, multiple grants 1,572,600 USDA, multiple grants 1,726,300 Special revenue funds: Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 356,400 Dairy and food safety fund 532,500 Feed control fund 194,900 Fertilizer control fund 25,500 Freshwater protection fund 48,500 Gasoline inspection and testing fund 1,932,500 Grain dealers fee fund 8,200 Industrial hemp fund 323,200 Migratory labor housing fund 31,200 Refined petroleum fund 3,520,700 Testing fees 358,700 Weights and measures regulation fees 755,300 State general fund/general purpose $ 7,528,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Sec. 108. FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS County fairs, shows, and expositions $ 500,000 Fairs and racing 258,600 Horse racing advisory commission 125,000 Michigan sired championship stakes 720,000 Purses and supplements - fairs/licensed tracks 1,353,600 Standardbred breeders' awards 345,900 Standardbred purses and supplements - licensed tracks 991,100 Standardbred sire stakes 720,000 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 5,014,200 Appropriated from: Special revenue funds: Agriculture equine industry development fund 4,514,200 State general fund/general purpose $ 500,000 Sec. 109. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS Agricultural climate resiliency $ 5,000,000 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 5,000,000 Appropriated from: State general fund/general purpose $ 5,000,000 part 2 provisions concerning appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025 general sections Sec. 201. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, total state spending from state sources under part 1 is $129,227,300.00 and state spending under part 1 from state sources 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 to be paid to local units of government is $11,800,000.00. The following itemized statement identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Agriculture preservation easement grants $ 1,900,000 Environmental stewardship/MAEAP 4,100,000 Local conservation districts 3,000,000 Qualified forest program 1,400,000 Rural development fund grant program 1,400,000 TOTAL $ 11,800,000 Sec. 202. The appropriations 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 part 1 and this part: (a) "Department" means the department of agriculture and rural development. (b) "Director" means the director of the department. (c) "Fiscal agencies" means the Michigan house fiscal agency and the Michigan senate fiscal agency. (d) "FTE" means full-time equated. (e) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant. (f) "MAEAP" means the Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program. (g) "MDEGLE" means the Michigan department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy. (h) "Standard report recipients" means the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on agriculture and rural development, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (i) "Subcommittees" means all members of the subcommittees of the house and senate appropriations committees with jurisdiction over the budget for the department. (j) "TB" means tuberculosis. (k) "USDA" means the United States Department of Agriculture. Sec. 204. The department shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement includes transmitting reports to the standard report recipients and any other required recipients by email and posting the reports on an internet site. Sec. 205. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261, all of the following apply to the expenditure of funds appropriated in part 1: (a) The funds 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. 206. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee of the department for communicating with a member of the legislature or legislative staff, unless the communication is prohibited by law and the department is exercising its authority as provided by law. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Sec. 207. Consistent with section 217 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1217, the department shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1. The report must list all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the previous fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The department shall submit the report to the standard report recipients and to the senate and house appropriations committees. The report must include all of the following information: (a) The dates of each travel occurrence. (b) The total transportation and related expenses of each travel occurrence and the proportions funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, state restricted revenues, federal revenues, and other revenues. Sec. 208. The department shall not use funds appropriated in part 1 to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This section does not apply to legal services for bonding activities or to outside legal services that the attorney general authorizes. Sec. 209. Not later than December 15, the state budget office shall prepare and submit a report that provides estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the previous fiscal year. The report must summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The state budget office shall submit the report to the standard report recipients and to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Sec. 210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for federal contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 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 $2,000,000.00 for state-restricted contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 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 $100,000.00 for local-contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393. (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for private-contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393. Sec. 211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management, and budget 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (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. 212. Not later than 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the previous 2 fiscal years. The report must be submitted to the standard report recipients and to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees. Sec. 214. 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 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 certified geographically disadvantaged business enterprises for services, supplies, or both. As used in this section, "geographically disadvantaged business enterprises" means that term as defined in Executive Directive No. 2019-08. Sec. 215. On a quarterly basis, the department shall report on the number of full-time equated positions in pay status by civil service classification, including a comparison by line item of the number of full-time equated positions authorized from funds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of full-time equated positions employed by the department at the end of the reporting period. The report must be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees and to the standard report recipients. Sec. 216. It is the intent of the legislature that the department maximize the efficiency of the state workforce and, if possible, prioritize in-person work, and post its in-person, remote, or hybrid work policy on its website. Sec. 218. The department shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1. The department shall follow federal and state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of records. The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless otherwise required by federal and state guidelines. Sec. 219. Not later than April 1, the department shall report on each specific policy change made to implement a public act affecting the department that took effect during the previous calendar year. The department shall submit the report to the standard report recipients, to the senate and house appropriations committees, and to the joint committee on administrative rules. Sec. 221. To the extent possible, the department shall not expend appropriations under part 1 until all existing authorized work project funds available for the same purposes are exhausted. Sec. 222. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 must not be used to restrict or impede a marginalized community's access to government resources, programs, or facilities. (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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT Sec. 301. (1) The department may establish a fee schedule and collect fees for the following work activities and services: (a) Pesticide and plant pest management propagation and certification of virus-free foundation stock. (b) Fruit and vegetable inspection and grading services at shipping and termination points and processing plants. (c) Laboratory support analyses of food, livestock, and agricultural products for disease, foreign products for disease, toxic materials, foreign substances, and quality standards. (d) Laboratory support test samples for other state and local agencies and public or private organizations. (2) The department may receive and expend revenue from the fees authorized under subsection (1), subject to appropriation, to recover expenses associated with the work activities and services described in subsection (1). Fee revenue collected by the department under subsection (1) does not lapse to the state general fund at the end of the fiscal year but carries forward for appropriation by the legislature in the subsequent fiscal year. (3) The department shall notify the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office 30 days before proposing changes in fees authorized under this section or under section 5 of 1915 PA 91, MCL 285.35. (4) On or before February 1 of each year, the department shall provide a report to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office detailing all the fees charged by the department under the authorization provided in this section, including, but not limited to, rates, number of individuals paying 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 each fee, and the revenue generated by each fee in the previous fiscal year. Sec. 302. (1) 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: (a) "Contracts" includes, but is not limited to, contracts for delivery of groundwater/freshwater programs, MAEAP technical assistance, forest management, invasive species monitoring, wildlife risk mitigation. (b) "Grants" includes, but is not limited to, grants promoting proper pesticide disposal, and research grants for the purpose of enhancing the agricultural industries in this state. (2) The department shall provide notice of contracts or grants authorized under this section to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office not later than 7 days before the department notifies contract or grant recipients. Sec. 303. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for emerging contaminants in food and agriculture the department shall support efforts to identify and respond to the impacts of emerging contaminants to the food and agriculture sector, help address and mitigate current issues caused by emerging contaminants, and work to prevent and minimize future impacts. The department shall coordinate these efforts with other state agencies, federal agencies, tribal governments, local governments, institutions of higher learning, and the food and agriculture sector. Emerging contaminants include but are not limited to pesticides, dioxins, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. (2) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for emerging 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 contaminants in food and agriculture are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds do not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and are available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a: (a) The purpose of the project support efforts to identify and respond to the impacts of emerging contaminants to the food and agriculture sector, help address and mitigate current issues caused by emerging contaminants, and work to prevent and minimize future impacts. (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both. (c) The estimated cost of this project is $2,918,000.00. (d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2029. FOOD and DAIRY Sec. 401. (1) The department shall report on the previous fiscal year's activities of the food and dairy division. The report must include information on activities and outcomes of the dairy safety and inspection program, the food safety inspection program, the foodborne illness and emergency response program, and the food service program. (2) The report must include information on significant foodborne outbreaks and emergencies, including any significant enforcement actions taken related to food safety during the prior calendar year. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (3) The report must be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website on or before April 1 of each year. ANIMAL INDUSTRY Sec. 451. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall pay for all whole herd bovine TB testing costs and individual animal testing costs in the modified accredited zone and buffer counties as referenced in the current memorandum of understanding between the department and the USDA to maintain split-state status requirements. These costs include indemnity and compensation for injury causing death or downer to animals. Sec. 452. (1) The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the animal industry division. The department shall, by April 1, submit the report to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and post the report to the department's website. (2) The department shall include all of the following in the report: (a) All indemnification payments for livestock depredation made in the previous calendar year and must include all of the following: (b) The reason for the indemnification. (c) The amount of the indemnification. (d) The person for whom the indemnification was paid. Sec. 454. The department shall use its resources to collaborate with the USDA to monitor bovine TB, consistent with the current required memorandum of understanding between the department and the USDA. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Sec. 455. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for animal disease prevention and response, the department shall use $200,000.00 to cover costs associated with testing of registered privately owned cervid facilities as follows: (a) Required surveillance testing for chronic wasting disease. (b) Infected herd bovine TB testing. Sec. 457. (1) On or before October 15 of each year, the department shall provide to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office a report on bovine TB status and department activities. (2) For each fiscal quarter following the report required in subsection (1), the department shall provide an update to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office. The quarterly update reports must identify significant impacts to the program, including new incidence of bovine TB in this state, department activity associated with specific new incidence of bovine TB, any changes in USDA requirements or movement orders, and information and data on wildlife risk mitigation plan implementation in the modified accredited zone; implementation of a movement certificate process; progress toward annual surveillance test requirements; efforts to work with slaughter facilities in this state, as well as those that slaughter a significant number of animals from this state; and educational programs and information for this state's livestock community. Sec. 458. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan animal agriculture alliance, the department shall work with animal industry representatives and state research universities to continue an animal research grant program. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PESTICIDE AND PLANT PEST MANAGEMENT Sec. 501. The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the pesticide and plant pest management division. The report must be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website on or before April 1 of each year. Sec. 503. (1) Subject to subsection (5), from the funds appropriated in part 1 and section 901 for agricultural climate resiliency, the department shall establish an agricultural climate resiliency program. (2) The purpose of the agricultural climate resiliency program described in this section is to promote the usage and implementation of best regenerative agricultural farming practices and new technologies related to environmental sustainability, including measures to address the impacts of climate change. Program goals include enhancing soil and plant health, soil carbon sequestration, efficient use of water, and protection of water resources. (3) Through the program described in this section, the department shall also do all of the following: (a) Promote the principles of soil health and regenerative agriculture, including maintaining soil cover, minimization of soil disturbance, plant and crop diversity, maintenance of live plants and roots, and integration of livestock into cropping systems. (b) Promote the goals and principles of soil health and regenerative agriculture, including increasing soil organic matter content, improving soil water infiltration capacity, increasing soil water holding capacity, improving soil biological capacity to break down plant residue and other substances and to maintain soil 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 aggregation, improving soil nutrient sequestration and cycling capacity, reducing nutrient losses, and increasing carbon sequestration capacity of soil. (4) Program funds described in subsection (1) may not be used for applied research into the precision application of fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides. (5) Of the funds appropriated in part 1 and section 901 for agricultural climate resiliency, not less than $9,000,000.00 must be used by the department to partner with a state land-grant university to develop, implement, and evaluate a soil health, regenerative agriculture, and climate resiliency program. The partnership described in this subsection must be focused on researching and assisting the agricultural industry in implementing climate resiliency, soil health, and regenerative agricultural principles and techniques. Partnership goals must include, but are not limited to, establishing program priorities, developing metrics, implementing goals, evaluating outcomes, and engaging with stakeholders. A state land-grant university partner receiving funds as described in this subsection for agriculture climate resiliency shall comply with both of the following requirements concerning the funds: (a) It shall use the funds for direct research support. (b) It shall not charge the funds to the soil health, regenerative agriculture, and climate resiliency program for university indirect costs or administrative burden. (6) In addition to the report required under section 501, by April 1, the department shall prepare a report to be posted on the department's website and provided to the relevant house and senate standing committees and appropriations subcommittees as well as to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 the fiscal agencies and state budget office. The report must provide information on the agricultural climate resiliency program, including department activities, uses of program funds by activity or project, contractors, grantees, and a summary of projects and project results. Sec. 504. (1) Subject to subsection (2), from the funds appropriated in part 1 for soil health/regenerative agriculture, the department shall establish a program with the purpose of advancing the adoption of soil health and regenerative agriculture principles in agriculture in this state. (2) The department may engage partners to achieve the purposes of the program described in this section, including agriculture extension offices, the national resources conservation service, conservation districts, and nongovernmental organizations to build farmer-to-farmer networks to disseminate practices and information to improve adoption of soil health and regenerative agriculture practices, and other needs that the department identifies to improve adoption of these principles. Program funds under this section may not be used for applied research into precision application of fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides. (3) Through the program described in this section, the department shall promote all of the following: (a) The principles of soil health and regenerative agriculture, which include maintaining soil cover, minimization of soil disturbance, plant/crop diversity, maintenance of continual live plant/root, and integration of livestock into cropping systems. (b) The goals of the principles of soil health and regenerative agriculture, which include increasing soil organic 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 matter content, improving soil water infiltration capacity, increasing soil water holding capacity, improving soil biological capacity to break down plant residue and other substances and to maintain soil aggregation, improving soil nutrient sequestration and cycling capacity, reducing nutrient losses, and increasing carbon sequestration capacity of soil. (c) The practices of soil health and regenerative agriculture, which include the use of no-till farming, intercropping, cover crops, multispecies cover crops, roll cropping, managed rotational grazing, and other practices identified that utilize natural biological processes to advance the goals of soil health and regenerative agriculture. (4) The program's objectives for the program described in this section must be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both. Any program partners receiving funding shall indicate the conservation outcomes they are intending to achieve and how they will measure achievement of those outcomes and provide a report to the department on the uses of funding received and achievement of any outcomes. (5) In addition to the report required under section 501, by April 1, the department shall prepare a report to be posted on the department's website and provided to the relevant house and senate standing committees and appropriations subcommittees as well as to the fiscal agencies and state budget office. The report must provide information on the soil health and regenerative agriculture program, including department activities, uses of program funds by activity or project, contractors, grantees, and a summary of projects and project results. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP Sec. 601. The funds appropriated in part 1 for environmental stewardship/MAEAP must be used to support department agriculture pollution prevention programs, including groundwater and freshwater protection programs under part 87 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.8701 to 324.8717, and technical assistance in implementing conservation grants available under the federal farm bill. Sec. 602. The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the environmental stewardship division. The report must be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website on or before April 1 of each year. Sec. 603. In addition to the report required under section 602, by April 1, the department shall prepare a report to be posted on the department's website and provided to the relevant house and senate standing committees and appropriations subcommittees as well as to the fiscal agencies and state budget office. The report must contain the following information for agriculture nutrient best management voluntary practices program: (a) The number and location of acres enrolled in nutrient management or other best management practices. (b) The number of acres enrolled that were not previously verified under the MAEAP. (c) A summary of practices implemented and available incentive programs. (d) The starting and ending balances of the program. (e) A summary of outreach and training efforts. (f) Testing results. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Sec. 604. The department may receive and expend federal revenues up to a total of $1,000,000.00 in excess of the federal revenue appropriated in section 105 of part 1 for environmental stewardship and MAEAP activities. The department shall notify the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office prior to expending federal revenues authorized under this section. Sec. 608. (1) The appropriations in part 1 for the qualified forest program are for the purpose of increasing the knowledge of nonindustrial private forestland owners of sound forest management practices and increasing the amount of commercial timber production from those lands. (2) The department shall work in partnership with stakeholder groups and other state and federal agencies to increase the active management of nonindustrial private forestland to foster the growth of Michigan's timber product industry. Sec. 609. (1) The appropriations in part 1 for local conservation districts must be distributed in equal amounts to local conservation districts in this state that were in operation as of April 15, 2021. (2) On or before March 1, 2025, the department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of local conservation districts. The report must include descriptions of local conservation district activities and funding, including uses of appropriations made in part 1. In preparing this report, the department shall coordinate with representatives of local conservation districts. The report must be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website. Sec. 610. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 department shall maintain coordination with the department of treasury to improve the timely processing and issuance of tax credits under section 36109 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.36109, for the Michigan's farmland and open space preservation program under parts 361 and 362 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.36101 to 324.3116 and 324.36201 to 324.36207. This includes, but is not limited to: (a) Timely review of mailed applications and paperwork. (b) Timely and proactive communications to applicants on the status of their application. (c) A clear and understood timeline for the issuance of any tax credits. LABORATORY PROGRAM Sec. 651. The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the laboratory division. The report must be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website on or before April 1 of each year. Sec. 652. No funds from the appropriations in part 1 may be used for the purpose of consolidating state-run laboratories. AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT Sec. 701. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the food and agriculture investment program, the department shall establish and administer a food and agriculture investment program. (2) The food and agriculture investment program shall do all of the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (a) Expand the Michigan food and agriculture sector. (b) Promote food security. (c) Develop local and regional food systems. (d) Grow Michigan exports. (e) Promote the development of value-added agricultural production. (f) Support urban farms, food hubs, food incubators, and community-based processing facilities with a focus on new and expanding protein processors. (g) Promote the expansion of farm markets, flower markets, and urban agriculture, including hoop houses. (h) Increase food processing activities within this state by accelerating investment projects and infrastructure development that support growth in production agriculture and food and agriculture processing, expand opportunity to new agricultural producers and processors, promote agriculture tourism and agricultural heritage, and develop agricultural education and interpretation activities. (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the department may receive and expend funds received from outside sources for the food and agriculture investment program. (4) Before the allocation of funding, all projects must receive approval from the Michigan commission of agriculture and rural development, except for projects selected through a competitive process by a joint evaluation committee selected by the director and consisting of representatives that have agriculture, food security, local and regional food systems, business, and economic development expertise. Projects funded through the food and agriculture investment program will be required to have a grant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 agreement that outlines milestones and activities that must be met in order to receive a disbursement of funds. Projects must also identify measurable project outcomes. (5) The department shall include, in the agriculture development annual report, a report on the food and agriculture investment program for the previous fiscal year that includes a listing of the grantees, award amounts, match funding, project locations, and project outcomes. (6) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the food and agriculture investment program are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds do not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and are available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a: (a) The purpose of the project is to promote and expand the Michigan food and agriculture sector, grow Michigan exports, and increase food processing activities within the state. (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both. (c) The estimated cost of this project is identified in the appropriation line item. (d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2026. (7) The department may expend money from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the food and agriculture investment program, including all of the following activities: (a) Grants. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (b) Loans or loan guarantees. (c) Infrastructure development. (d) Other economic assistance. (e) Program administration. (f) Export assistance. (8) The department shall expend no more than 5% from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the food and agriculture investment program for administrative purposes. (9) In awarding grants under the food and agriculture investment program, the department shall identify and encourage applications from members of socially disadvantaged groups, women, veterans, and beginning farmers and ranchers. In awarding grants under the food and agriculture investment program, the department must also prioritize Michigan-based small businesses, nonprofits, and organizations promoting agriculture and food security activities. Sec. 703. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 and section 901 for fair food network double up food bucks, the department shall work with the fair food network to ensure that at least 80% of the funds allocated to the double up food bucks program are directly used for the payments to participating vendors. (2) The department shall work with the department of health and human services to do all of the following: (a) Notify recipients of food assistance program benefits that food assistance program benefits can be accessed at many farmer's markets in this state with bridge cards. (b) Notify recipients of food assistance program benefits about the double up food bucks program that is administered by the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 fair food network. Food assistance program recipients shall receive information about the double up food bucks program. (3) The department shall work with the fair food network to expand access to the double up food bucks program in each of the state's counties with grocery stores or farmer's markets that meet the program's eligibility requirements. (4) On or before June 1, 2025, the department shall submit a report on activities and outcomes of the double up food bucks program to the subcommittees and the fiscal agencies. The report must contain all of the following: (a) Counties in this state with participating double up food bucks vendors, the number of vendors by county, and the name and location of vendors, as of May 1, 2023. (b) Counties in this state with participating double up food bucks vendors, the number of vendors by county, and the name of location of vendors, as of May 1, 2024. The report must highlight counties and vendors added to the program since May 1, 2023. (c) Number of individuals participating in the program, by county. Sec. 706. (1) The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the agriculture development division. The report must be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website on or before April 1 of each year. (2) The report described in subsection (1) must include the following information on any grants awarded during the prior fiscal year: (a) The name of the grantee. (b) The amount of the grant. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (c) The purpose of the grant, including measurable outcomes. (d) Additional state, federal, private, or local funds contributed to the grant project. (e) The completion date of grant-funded activities. (3) The report must include the following information on the Michigan craft beverage council established under section 303 of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1303: (a) Council activities and accomplishments for the previous fiscal year. (b) Council expenditures for the previous fiscal year by category of administration, industry support, research and education grants, and promotion and consumer education. (c) Grants awarded during the previous fiscal year and the results of research grant projects completed during the previous fiscal year. (4) The report must identify grant recipients who are members of socially disadvantaged groups, women, veterans, and beginning farmers and ranchers. Sec. 707. Unexpended industry support fund revenues at the end of the fiscal year may be carried forward into the industry support fund in the succeeding fiscal year and do not lapse to the general fund. FAIRS and EXPOSITIONS Sec. 801. All appropriations from the agriculture equine industry development fund may be spent on equine-related purposes. No funds from the agriculture equine industry development fund must be expended for non-equine-related purposes without prior approval of the legislature. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Sec. 802. The funds appropriated in part 1 from the agriculture equine industry development fund must be allocated as follows: (a) Before any funding is allocated as provided under subdivision (b) or (c), the funds must be allocated to support the actual costs of the Michigan gaming control board attributable to licensing and regulatory activities under the horse racing law of 1995, 1995 PA 279, MCL 431.301 to 431.336. (b) If funds remain after the obligations under subdivision (a) are met and before funds are allocated as provided under subdivision (c), the remaining funds must be allocated to support the actual costs of the department in administering fair racing programs, awards, and supplements authorized under the horse racing law of 1995, 1995 PA 279, MCL 431.301 to 431.336. (c) If funds remain after the obligations under subdivisions (a) and (b) are met, the remaining funds must be allocated for purses and supplements, breeders' awards, and sire stakes awards, in accordance with section 20 of the horse racing law of 1995, 1995 PA 279, MCL 431.320, including sire stakes awards for Michigan sired championship stakes as appropriated in part 1 and described in section 803. Sec. 803. (1) Subject to subsection (2), from the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan sired championship stakes, $720,000.00 is designated for races run at a county fair exclusively for 2-year-old and 3-year-old Michigan sired standardbred horses. (2) The appropriation in part 1 for Michigan sired championship stakes may be expended only if either of the following applies: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (a) There is no standardbred race meeting in this state that is licensed under the horse racing law of 1995, 1995 PA 279, MCL 431.301 to 431.336. (b) There is no standardbred race meeting in this state that is licensed as described in subdivision (a) and that has facilities capable of hosting Michigan sired standardbred stakes races as described under section 20(5)(i) of the horse racing law of 1995, 1995 PA 279, MCL 431.320. (3) As used in this section, "Michigan sired standardbred horses" means that term as defined in section 20(5)(i) of the horse racing law of 1995, 1995 PA 279, MCL 431.320. Sec. 805. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for county fairs, shows, and expositions, the department shall establish and administer a county fairs, shows, and expositions grant program. The program must have the following objectives: (a) Assist in the financing of building improvements or other capital improvements at county fairgrounds of this state. (b) Provide financial support, promotion, prizes, and premiums of equine, livestock, and other agricultural commodity expositions in this state. (2) The department shall award grants on a competitive basis to county fairs or other organizations from the funds appropriated in part 1 for county fairs, shows, and expositions grants. Grantees will be required to provide a 50% cash match with grant awards and identify measurable project outcomes. A county fair organization that received a county fair capital improvement grant in the prior fiscal year must not receive a grant from the appropriation in part 1. (3) From the amount appropriated in part 1 for county fairs, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 shows, and expositions, up to $25,000.00 must be expended for the purpose of financial support, promotion, prizes, and premiums of equine, livestock, and other agricultural commodity expositions and festivals in this state. (4) All fairs receiving grants under this section must provide a report to the department on the financial impact resulting from the capital improvement project on both fair and nonfair events. These reports are due for 3 years immediately following the completion of the capital improvement project. (5) The department shall identify criteria, evaluate applications, and provide recommendations to the director for final approval of grant awards. (6) The department may expend money from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the county fairs, shows, and expositions for administering the program. (7) The unexpended portion of the appropriation in part 1 for county fairs, shows, and expositions grants are designated as a work project appropriation and any unencumbered or unallotted funds do not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and are available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a: (a) The purpose of the project is to support building improvements or other capital improvements at county fairgrounds of this state. (b) All grants will be distributed in accordance with this section and the grant guidelines published prior to the request for proposals. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (c) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both. (d) The estimated cost of the project is $2,500,000.00. (e) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2026. (8) The department shall provide a year-end report on the county fairs, shows, and expositions grants no later than December 1, 2025 to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget director that includes a listing of the grantees, award amounts, match funding, project outcomes, and department costs of grant administration. WORK PROJECT REPURPOSE Sec. 901. From the unexpended and unencumbered funds appropriated in article 1 of 2021 PA 87 for agricultural nutrient best management voluntary practices program, the following appropriations must be made: (a) $1,000,000.00 for fair food network - double up food bucks to be used by the department in accordance with Sec. 703. (b) $3,000,000.00 for agricultural climate resiliency to be used by the department in accordance with Sec. 503. (c) $850,000.00 to the Michigan craft beverage council. (d) $150,000.00 to the Flint Farmers' Market.
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1515 1
1616
1717 2
1818
1919 3
2020
2121 4
2222
2323 5
2424
2525 6
2626
2727 7
2828
2929 8
3030
3131 part 1
3232
3333 line-item appropriations
3434
3535 Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of agriculture and rural development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, from the following funds:
3636
3737 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
38-GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 100
39-State general fund/general purpose $ 100
38+APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
39+Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0
4040
4141 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
4242
4343
4444
4545
4646
4747
4848
49+APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
50+
51+
52+
53+
54+
55+
56+
57+Full-time equated unclassified positions
58+
59+6.0
60+
61+
62+
63+
64+
65+1
66+
67+2
68+
69+3
70+
71+4
72+
73+5
74+
75+6
76+
77+7
78+
79+8
80+
81+9
82+
83+10
84+
85+11
86+
87+12
88+
89+13
90+
91+14
92+
93+15
94+
95+16
96+
97+17
98+
99+18
100+
101+19
102+
103+20
104+
105+21
106+
107+22
108+
109+23
110+
111+24
112+
113+25
114+
115+26
116+
117+27
118+
119+28
120+
121+
122+
123+Full-time equated classified positions 549.0
124+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 149,938,900
125+Interdepartmental grant revenues:
126+Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 332,400
127+ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 149,606,500
128+Federal revenues:
129+Total federal revenues 20,357,900
130+Special revenue funds:
131+Total local revenues 0
132+Total private revenues 21,300
133+Total other state restricted revenues 47,170,900
134+State general fund/general purpose $ 82,056,400
135+Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
136+Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0
137+Full-time equated classified positions 37.0
138+Unclassified salaries--FTEs 6.0 $ 1,033,200
139+Accounting service center 1,177,400
140+Commissions and boards 23,800
141+Emergency management--FTEs 8.0 3,553,100
142+Emerging contaminants in food and agriculture--FTEs 6.0 2,109,900
143+Executive direction--FTEs 23.0 3,354,600
144+Property management 785,000
145+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 12,037,000
146+Appropriated from:
147+Federal revenues:
148+
149+Full-time equated classified positions
150+
151+549.0
152+
153+
154+
155+
156+
49157 GROSS APPROPRIATION
50158
51159
52160
53161 $
54162
55-100
163+149,938,900
164+
165+Interdepartmental grant revenues:
166+
167+
168+
169+
170+
171+
172+
173+Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers
174+
175+
176+
177+
178+
179+332,400
180+
181+ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION
182+
183+
184+
185+$
186+
187+149,606,500
188+
189+Federal revenues:
190+
191+
192+
193+
194+
195+
196+
197+Total federal revenues
198+
199+
200+
201+
202+
203+20,357,900
204+
205+Special revenue funds:
206+
207+
208+
209+
210+
211+
212+
213+Total local revenues
214+
215+
216+
217+
218+
219+0
220+
221+Total private revenues
222+
223+
224+
225+
226+
227+21,300
228+
229+Total other state restricted revenues
230+
231+
232+
233+
234+
235+47,170,900
56236
57237 State general fund/general purpose
58238
59239
60240
61241 $
62242
63-100
243+82,056,400
244+
245+Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
246+
247+
248+
249+
250+
251+
252+
253+Full-time equated unclassified positions
254+
255+6.0
256+
257+
258+
259+
260+
261+Full-time equated classified positions
262+
263+37.0
264+
265+
266+
267+
268+
269+Unclassified salaries--FTEs
270+
271+6.0
272+
273+$
274+
275+1,033,200
276+
277+Accounting service center
278+
279+
280+
281+
282+
283+1,177,400
284+
285+Commissions and boards
286+
287+
288+
289+
290+
291+23,800
292+
293+Emergency management--FTEs
294+
295+8.0
296+
297+
298+
299+3,553,100
300+
301+Emerging contaminants in food and agriculture--FTEs
302+
303+6.0
304+
305+
306+
307+2,109,900
308+
309+Executive direction--FTEs
310+
311+23.0
312+
313+
314+
315+3,354,600
316+
317+Property management
318+
319+
320+
321+
322+
323+785,000
324+
325+GROSS APPROPRIATION
326+
327+
328+
329+$
330+
331+12,037,000
332+
333+Appropriated from:
334+
335+
336+
337+
338+
339+
340+
341+Federal revenues:
342+
343+
344+
345+
346+
347+
64348
65349 1
66350
67351 2
68352
69353 3
70354
71355 4
72356
73357 5
74358
75359 6
76360
77361 7
78362
79363 8
80364
81365 9
82366
83367 10
84368
85369 11
86370
87371 12
88372
373+13
374+
375+14
376+
377+15
378+
379+16
380+
381+17
382+
383+18
384+
385+19
386+
387+20
388+
389+21
390+
391+22
392+
393+23
394+
395+24
396+
397+25
398+
399+26
400+
401+27
402+
403+28
404+
405+Deferred federal revenue funding 15,000
406+HHS, multiple grants 439,000
407+USDA, multiple grants 600,000
408+Special revenue funds:
409+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 158,300
410+Dairy and food safety fund 219,600
411+Feed control fund 8,100
412+Fertilizer control fund 10,600
413+Freshwater protection fund 175,700
414+Gasoline inspection and testing fund 26,400
415+Industry support funds 57,000
416+Michigan craft beverage council fund 8,800
417+Private forestland enhancement fund 16,300
418+Refined petroleum fund 21,000
419+Weights and measures regulation fees 5,000
420+State general fund/general purpose $ 10,276,200
421+Sec. 103. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
422+Information technology services and projects $ 2,366,400
423+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,366,400
424+Appropriated from:
425+Special revenue funds:
426+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 93,000
427+Dairy and food safety fund 76,400
428+Feed control fund 15,000
429+Fertilizer control fund 15,000
430+Freshwater protection fund 15,000
431+Gasoline inspection and testing fund 32,400
432+State general fund/general purpose $ 2,119,600
433+
434+Deferred federal revenue funding
435+
436+
437+
438+
439+
440+15,000
441+
442+HHS, multiple grants
443+
444+
445+
446+
447+
448+439,000
449+
450+USDA, multiple grants
451+
452+
453+
454+
455+
456+600,000
457+
458+Special revenue funds:
459+
460+
461+
462+
463+
464+
465+
466+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees
467+
468+
469+
470+
471+
472+158,300
473+
474+Dairy and food safety fund
475+
476+
477+
478+
479+
480+219,600
481+
482+Feed control fund
483+
484+
485+
486+
487+
488+8,100
489+
490+Fertilizer control fund
491+
492+
493+
494+
495+
496+10,600
497+
498+Freshwater protection fund
499+
500+
501+
502+
503+
504+175,700
505+
506+Gasoline inspection and testing fund
507+
508+
509+
510+
511+
512+26,400
513+
514+Industry support funds
515+
516+
517+
518+
519+
520+57,000
521+
522+Michigan craft beverage council fund
523+
524+
525+
526+
527+
528+8,800
529+
530+Private forestland enhancement fund
531+
532+
533+
534+
535+
536+16,300
537+
538+Refined petroleum fund
539+
540+
541+
542+
543+
544+21,000
545+
546+Weights and measures regulation fees
547+
548+
549+
550+
551+
552+5,000
553+
554+State general fund/general purpose
555+
556+
557+
558+$
559+
560+10,276,200
561+
562+Sec. 103. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
563+
564+
565+
566+
567+
568+
569+
570+Information technology services and projects
571+
572+
573+
574+$
575+
576+2,366,400
577+
578+GROSS APPROPRIATION
579+
580+
581+
582+$
583+
584+2,366,400
585+
586+Appropriated from:
587+
588+
589+
590+
591+
592+
593+
594+Special revenue funds:
595+
596+
597+
598+
599+
600+
601+
602+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees
603+
604+
605+
606+
607+
608+93,000
609+
610+Dairy and food safety fund
611+
612+
613+
614+
615+
616+76,400
617+
618+Feed control fund
619+
620+
621+
622+
623+
624+15,000
625+
626+Fertilizer control fund
627+
628+
629+
630+
631+
632+15,000
633+
634+Freshwater protection fund
635+
636+
637+
638+
639+
640+15,000
641+
642+Gasoline inspection and testing fund
643+
644+
645+
646+
647+
648+32,400
649+
650+State general fund/general purpose
651+
652+
653+
654+$
655+
656+2,119,600
657+
658+1
659+
660+2
661+
662+3
663+
664+4
665+
666+5
667+
668+6
669+
670+7
671+
672+8
673+
674+9
675+
676+10
677+
678+11
679+
680+12
681+
682+13
683+
684+14
685+
686+15
687+
688+16
689+
690+17
691+
692+18
693+
694+19
695+
696+20
697+
698+21
699+
700+22
701+
702+23
703+
704+24
705+
706+25
707+
708+26
709+
710+27
711+
712+28
713+
714+Sec. 104. FOOD SAFETY AND ANIMAL HEALTH
715+Full-time equated classified positions 212.0
716+Animal disease prevention and response--FTEs 63.0 $ 11,103,000
717+Animal feed safety--FTEs 10.0 2,100,800
718+Food safety and quality assurance--FTEs 103.0 18,833,700
719+Indemnification - livestock depredation 15,000
720+Michigan animal agriculture alliance 3,000,000
721+Milk safety and quality assurance--FTEs 36.0 5,999,300
722+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 41,051,800
723+Appropriated from:
724+Federal revenues:
725+HHS, multiple grants 3,244,200
726+USDA, multiple grants 1,209,500
727+Special revenue funds:
728+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 72,900
729+Animal welfare fund 150,000
730+Consumer and industry food safety education fund 242,500
731+Dairy and food safety fund 5,506,700
732+Feed control fund 1,431,200
733+Industry food safety education fund 114,100
734+Marihuana regulation fund 350,000
735+Marihuana regulatory fund 349,900
736+State general fund/general purpose $ 28,380,800
737+Sec. 105. ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
738+Full-time equated classified positions 120.5
739+Agricultural climate resiliency $ 1,000,000
740+Environmental stewardship - MAEAP--FTEs 27.0 10,825,300
741+
742+Sec. 104. FOOD SAFETY AND ANIMAL HEALTH
743+
744+
745+
746+
747+
748+
749+
750+Full-time equated classified positions
751+
752+212.0
753+
754+
755+
756+
757+
758+Animal disease prevention and response--FTEs
759+
760+63.0
761+
762+$
763+
764+11,103,000
765+
766+Animal feed safety--FTEs
767+
768+10.0
769+
770+
771+
772+2,100,800
773+
774+Food safety and quality assurance--FTEs
775+
776+103.0
777+
778+
779+
780+18,833,700
781+
782+Indemnification - livestock depredation
783+
784+
785+
786+
787+
788+15,000
789+
790+Michigan animal agriculture alliance
791+
792+
793+
794+
795+
796+3,000,000
797+
798+Milk safety and quality assurance--FTEs
799+
800+36.0
801+
802+
803+
804+5,999,300
805+
806+GROSS APPROPRIATION
807+
808+
809+
810+$
811+
812+41,051,800
813+
814+Appropriated from:
815+
816+
817+
818+
819+
820+
821+
822+Federal revenues:
823+
824+
825+
826+
827+
828+
829+
830+HHS, multiple grants
831+
832+
833+
834+
835+
836+3,244,200
837+
838+USDA, multiple grants
839+
840+
841+
842+
843+
844+1,209,500
845+
846+Special revenue funds:
847+
848+
849+
850+
851+
852+
853+
854+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees
855+
856+
857+
858+
859+
860+72,900
861+
862+Animal welfare fund
863+
864+
865+
866+
867+
868+150,000
869+
870+Consumer and industry food safety education fund
871+
872+
873+
874+
875+
876+242,500
877+
878+Dairy and food safety fund
879+
880+
881+
882+
883+
884+5,506,700
885+
886+Feed control fund
887+
888+
889+
890+
891+
892+1,431,200
893+
894+Industry food safety education fund
895+
896+
897+
898+
899+
900+114,100
901+
902+Marihuana regulation fund
903+
904+
905+
906+
907+
908+350,000
909+
910+Marihuana regulatory fund
911+
912+
913+
914+
915+
916+349,900
917+
918+State general fund/general purpose
919+
920+
921+
922+$
923+
924+28,380,800
925+
926+Sec. 105. ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
927+
928+
929+
930+
931+
932+
933+
934+Full-time equated classified positions
935+
936+120.5
937+
938+
939+
940+
941+
942+Agricultural climate resiliency
943+
944+
945+
946+$
947+
948+1,000,000
949+
950+Environmental stewardship - MAEAP--FTEs
951+
952+27.0
953+
954+
955+
956+10,825,300
957+
958+1
959+
960+2
961+
962+3
963+
964+4
965+
966+5
967+
968+6
969+
970+7
971+
972+8
973+
974+9
975+
976+10
977+
978+11
979+
980+12
981+
982+13
983+
984+14
985+
986+15
987+
988+16
989+
990+17
991+
992+18
993+
994+19
995+
996+20
997+
998+21
999+
1000+22
1001+
1002+23
1003+
1004+24
1005+
1006+25
1007+
1008+26
1009+
1010+27
1011+
1012+28
1013+
1014+Local conservation districts 3,000,000
1015+Pesticide and plant pest management--FTEs 82.0 14,506,900
1016+Right-to-farm--FTEs 6.5 1,042,100
1017+Soil health/Regenerative agriculture--FTEs 5.0 1,024,900
1018+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 31,399,200
1019+Appropriated from:
1020+Interdepartmental grant revenues:
1021+IDG from MDEGLE, biosolids 95,600
1022+Federal revenues:
1023+Department of Interior 96,300
1024+EPA, multiple grants 1,142,700
1025+USDA, multiple grants 2,046,100
1026+Special revenue funds:
1027+Private - slow-the-spread foundation 21,300
1028+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 4,626,800
1029+Fertilizer control fund 1,372,700
1030+Freshwater protection fund 8,528,400
1031+Horticulture fund 70,000
1032+Industrial hemp fund 685,700
1033+Industry support funds 228,100
1034+State general fund/general purpose $ 12,485,500
1035+Sec. 106. AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
1036+Full-time equated classified positions 71.0
1037+Agricultural preservation easement grants $ 1,900,000
1038+Agricultural support--FTEs 5.0 1,000,000
1039+Agriculture development--FTEs 15.0 4,848,700
1040+Fair food network - double up food bucks 4,000,000
1041+Farm to family--FTEs 6.0 1,000,000
1042+
1043+Local conservation districts
1044+
1045+
1046+
1047+
1048+
1049+3,000,000
1050+
1051+Pesticide and plant pest management--FTEs
1052+
1053+82.0
1054+
1055+
1056+
1057+14,506,900
1058+
1059+Right-to-farm--FTEs
1060+
1061+6.5
1062+
1063+
1064+
1065+1,042,100
1066+
1067+Soil health/Regenerative agriculture--FTEs
1068+
1069+5.0
1070+
1071+
1072+
1073+1,024,900
1074+
1075+GROSS APPROPRIATION
1076+
1077+
1078+
1079+$
1080+
1081+31,399,200
1082+
1083+Appropriated from:
1084+
1085+
1086+
1087+
1088+
1089+
1090+
1091+Interdepartmental grant revenues:
1092+
1093+
1094+
1095+
1096+
1097+
1098+
1099+IDG from MDEGLE, biosolids
1100+
1101+
1102+
1103+
1104+
1105+95,600
1106+
1107+Federal revenues:
1108+
1109+
1110+
1111+
1112+
1113+
1114+
1115+Department of Interior
1116+
1117+
1118+
1119+
1120+
1121+96,300
1122+
1123+EPA, multiple grants
1124+
1125+
1126+
1127+
1128+
1129+1,142,700
1130+
1131+USDA, multiple grants
1132+
1133+
1134+
1135+
1136+
1137+2,046,100
1138+
1139+Special revenue funds:
1140+
1141+
1142+
1143+
1144+
1145+
1146+
1147+Private - slow-the-spread foundation
1148+
1149+
1150+
1151+
1152+
1153+21,300
1154+
1155+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees
1156+
1157+
1158+
1159+
1160+
1161+4,626,800
1162+
1163+Fertilizer control fund
1164+
1165+
1166+
1167+
1168+
1169+1,372,700
1170+
1171+Freshwater protection fund
1172+
1173+
1174+
1175+
1176+
1177+8,528,400
1178+
1179+Horticulture fund
1180+
1181+
1182+
1183+
1184+
1185+70,000
1186+
1187+Industrial hemp fund
1188+
1189+
1190+
1191+
1192+
1193+685,700
1194+
1195+Industry support funds
1196+
1197+
1198+
1199+
1200+
1201+228,100
1202+
1203+State general fund/general purpose
1204+
1205+
1206+
1207+$
1208+
1209+12,485,500
1210+
1211+Sec. 106. AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
1212+
1213+
1214+
1215+
1216+
1217+
1218+
1219+Full-time equated classified positions
1220+
1221+71.0
1222+
1223+
1224+
1225+
1226+
1227+Agricultural preservation easement grants
1228+
1229+
1230+
1231+$
1232+
1233+1,900,000
1234+
1235+Agricultural support--FTEs
1236+
1237+5.0
1238+
1239+
1240+
1241+1,000,000
1242+
1243+Agriculture development--FTEs
1244+
1245+15.0
1246+
1247+
1248+
1249+4,848,700
1250+
1251+Fair food network - double up food bucks
1252+
1253+
1254+
1255+
1256+
1257+4,000,000
1258+
1259+Farm to family--FTEs
1260+
1261+6.0
1262+
1263+
1264+
1265+1,000,000
1266+
1267+1
1268+
1269+2
1270+
1271+3
1272+
1273+4
1274+
1275+5
1276+
1277+6
1278+
1279+7
1280+
1281+8
1282+
1283+9
1284+
1285+10
1286+
1287+11
1288+
1289+12
1290+
1291+13
1292+
1293+14
1294+
1295+15
1296+
1297+16
1298+
1299+17
1300+
1301+18
1302+
1303+19
1304+
1305+20
1306+
1307+21
1308+
1309+22
1310+
1311+23
1312+
1313+24
1314+
1315+25
1316+
1317+26
1318+
1319+27
1320+
1321+
1322+
1323+Farmland and open space preservation--FTEs 10.0 1,638,000
1324+Food and agriculture investment program 2,474,800
1325+Food and agriculture supply chain--FTE 1.0 804,900
1326+Fruit and vegetable inspections--FTEs 8.0 1,308,100
1327+Intercounty drain--FTEs 5.0 883,800
1328+Michigan craft beverage council--FTE 1.0 1,341,500
1329+Migrant labor housing--FTEs 9.0 1,389,500
1330+Producer security/grain dealers--FTEs 6.0 1,033,400
1331+Qualified forest program--FTEs 4.0 8,107,000
1332+Rural development fund grant program--FTE 1.0 2,008,200
1333+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 33,737,900
1334+Appropriated from:
1335+Federal revenues:
1336+USDA, multiple grants 8,085,600
1337+Special revenue funds:
1338+Agricultural preservation fund 3,538,000
1339+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 5,100
1340+Commodity inspection fees 700,300
1341+Grain dealers fee fund 874,600
1342+Industry support funds 223,600
1343+Michigan craft beverage council fund 1,311,500
1344+Migratory labor housing fund 145,100
1345+Private forestland enhancement fund 1,080,100
1346+Rural development fund 2,008,200
1347+State general fund/general purpose $ 15,765,800
1348+Sec. 107. LABORATORY PROGRAM
1349+Full-time equated classified positions 108.5
1350+
1351+Farmland and open space preservation--FTEs
1352+
1353+10.0
1354+
1355+
1356+
1357+1,638,000
1358+
1359+Food and agriculture investment program
1360+
1361+
1362+
1363+
1364+
1365+2,474,800
1366+
1367+Food and agriculture supply chain--FTE
1368+
1369+1.0
1370+
1371+
1372+
1373+804,900
1374+
1375+Fruit and vegetable inspections--FTEs
1376+
1377+8.0
1378+
1379+
1380+
1381+1,308,100
1382+
1383+Intercounty drain--FTEs
1384+
1385+5.0
1386+
1387+
1388+
1389+883,800
1390+
1391+Michigan craft beverage council--FTE
1392+
1393+1.0
1394+
1395+
1396+
1397+1,341,500
1398+
1399+Migrant labor housing--FTEs
1400+
1401+9.0
1402+
1403+
1404+
1405+1,389,500
1406+
1407+Producer security/grain dealers--FTEs
1408+
1409+6.0
1410+
1411+
1412+
1413+1,033,400
1414+
1415+Qualified forest program--FTEs
1416+
1417+4.0
1418+
1419+
1420+
1421+8,107,000
1422+
1423+Rural development fund grant program--FTE
1424+
1425+1.0
1426+
1427+
1428+
1429+2,008,200
1430+
1431+GROSS APPROPRIATION
1432+
1433+
1434+
1435+$
1436+
1437+33,737,900
1438+
1439+Appropriated from:
1440+
1441+
1442+
1443+
1444+
1445+
1446+
1447+Federal revenues:
1448+
1449+
1450+
1451+
1452+
1453+
1454+
1455+USDA, multiple grants
1456+
1457+
1458+
1459+
1460+
1461+8,085,600
1462+
1463+Special revenue funds:
1464+
1465+
1466+
1467+
1468+
1469+
1470+
1471+Agricultural preservation fund
1472+
1473+
1474+
1475+
1476+
1477+3,538,000
1478+
1479+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees
1480+
1481+
1482+
1483+
1484+
1485+5,100
1486+
1487+Commodity inspection fees
1488+
1489+
1490+
1491+
1492+
1493+700,300
1494+
1495+Grain dealers fee fund
1496+
1497+
1498+
1499+
1500+
1501+874,600
1502+
1503+Industry support funds
1504+
1505+
1506+
1507+
1508+
1509+223,600
1510+
1511+Michigan craft beverage council fund
1512+
1513+
1514+
1515+
1516+
1517+1,311,500
1518+
1519+Migratory labor housing fund
1520+
1521+
1522+
1523+
1524+
1525+145,100
1526+
1527+Private forestland enhancement fund
1528+
1529+
1530+
1531+
1532+
1533+1,080,100
1534+
1535+Rural development fund
1536+
1537+
1538+
1539+
1540+
1541+2,008,200
1542+
1543+State general fund/general purpose
1544+
1545+
1546+
1547+$
1548+
1549+15,765,800
1550+
1551+Sec. 107. LABORATORY PROGRAM
1552+
1553+
1554+
1555+
1556+
1557+
1558+
1559+Full-time equated classified positions
1560+
1561+108.5
1562+
1563+
1564+
1565+
1566+
1567+1
1568+
1569+2
1570+
1571+3
1572+
1573+4
1574+
1575+5
1576+
1577+6
1578+
1579+7
1580+
1581+8
1582+
1583+9
1584+
1585+10
1586+
1587+11
1588+
1589+12
1590+
1591+13
1592+
1593+14
1594+
1595+15
1596+
1597+16
1598+
1599+17
1600+
1601+18
1602+
1603+19
1604+
1605+20
1606+
1607+21
1608+
1609+22
1610+
1611+23
1612+
1613+24
1614+
1615+25
1616+
1617+26
1618+
1619+27
1620+
1621+28
1622+
1623+Central licensing and customer call center--FTEs 13.0 $ 1,553,500
1624+Consumer protection program--FTEs 42.0 7,179,900
1625+Laboratory services--FTEs 42.5 8,873,900
1626+USDA monitoring--FTEs 11.0 1,725,100
1627+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 19,332,400
1628+Appropriated from:
1629+Interdepartmental grant revenues:
1630+IDG from LARA (LCC), liquor quality testing fees 236,800
1631+Federal revenues:
1632+EPA, multiple grants 180,600
1633+HHS, multiple grants 1,572,600
1634+USDA, multiple grants 1,726,300
1635+Special revenue funds:
1636+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 356,400
1637+Dairy and food safety fund 532,500
1638+Feed control fund 194,900
1639+Fertilizer control fund 25,500
1640+Freshwater protection fund 48,500
1641+Gasoline inspection and testing fund 1,932,500
1642+Grain dealers fee fund 8,200
1643+Industrial hemp fund 323,200
1644+Migratory labor housing fund 31,200
1645+Refined petroleum fund 3,520,700
1646+Testing fees 358,700
1647+Weights and measures regulation fees 755,300
1648+State general fund/general purpose $ 7,528,500
1649+
1650+Central licensing and customer call center--FTEs
1651+
1652+13.0
1653+
1654+$
1655+
1656+1,553,500
1657+
1658+Consumer protection program--FTEs
1659+
1660+42.0
1661+
1662+
1663+
1664+7,179,900
1665+
1666+Laboratory services--FTEs
1667+
1668+42.5
1669+
1670+
1671+
1672+8,873,900
1673+
1674+USDA monitoring--FTEs
1675+
1676+11.0
1677+
1678+
1679+
1680+1,725,100
1681+
1682+GROSS APPROPRIATION
1683+
1684+
1685+
1686+$
1687+
1688+19,332,400
1689+
1690+Appropriated from:
1691+
1692+
1693+
1694+
1695+
1696+
1697+
1698+Interdepartmental grant revenues:
1699+
1700+
1701+
1702+
1703+
1704+
1705+
1706+IDG from LARA (LCC), liquor quality testing fees
1707+
1708+
1709+
1710+
1711+
1712+236,800
1713+
1714+Federal revenues:
1715+
1716+
1717+
1718+
1719+
1720+
1721+
1722+EPA, multiple grants
1723+
1724+
1725+
1726+
1727+
1728+180,600
1729+
1730+HHS, multiple grants
1731+
1732+
1733+
1734+
1735+
1736+1,572,600
1737+
1738+USDA, multiple grants
1739+
1740+
1741+
1742+
1743+
1744+1,726,300
1745+
1746+Special revenue funds:
1747+
1748+
1749+
1750+
1751+
1752+
1753+
1754+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees
1755+
1756+
1757+
1758+
1759+
1760+356,400
1761+
1762+Dairy and food safety fund
1763+
1764+
1765+
1766+
1767+
1768+532,500
1769+
1770+Feed control fund
1771+
1772+
1773+
1774+
1775+
1776+194,900
1777+
1778+Fertilizer control fund
1779+
1780+
1781+
1782+
1783+
1784+25,500
1785+
1786+Freshwater protection fund
1787+
1788+
1789+
1790+
1791+
1792+48,500
1793+
1794+Gasoline inspection and testing fund
1795+
1796+
1797+
1798+
1799+
1800+1,932,500
1801+
1802+Grain dealers fee fund
1803+
1804+
1805+
1806+
1807+
1808+8,200
1809+
1810+Industrial hemp fund
1811+
1812+
1813+
1814+
1815+
1816+323,200
1817+
1818+Migratory labor housing fund
1819+
1820+
1821+
1822+
1823+
1824+31,200
1825+
1826+Refined petroleum fund
1827+
1828+
1829+
1830+
1831+
1832+3,520,700
1833+
1834+Testing fees
1835+
1836+
1837+
1838+
1839+
1840+358,700
1841+
1842+Weights and measures regulation fees
1843+
1844+
1845+
1846+
1847+
1848+755,300
1849+
1850+State general fund/general purpose
1851+
1852+
1853+
1854+$
1855+
1856+7,528,500
1857+
1858+1
1859+
1860+2
1861+
1862+3
1863+
1864+4
1865+
1866+5
1867+
1868+6
1869+
1870+7
1871+
1872+8
1873+
1874+9
1875+
1876+10
1877+
1878+11
1879+
1880+12
1881+
1882+13
1883+
1884+14
1885+
1886+15
1887+
1888+16
1889+
1890+17
1891+
1892+18
1893+
1894+19
1895+
1896+20
1897+
1898+21
1899+
1900+22
1901+
1902+23
1903+
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1916+Sec. 108. FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS
1917+County fairs, shows, and expositions $ 500,000
1918+Fairs and racing 258,600
1919+Horse racing advisory commission 125,000
1920+Michigan sired championship stakes 720,000
1921+Purses and supplements - fairs/licensed tracks 1,353,600
1922+Standardbred breeders' awards 345,900
1923+Standardbred purses and supplements - licensed tracks 991,100
1924+Standardbred sire stakes 720,000
1925+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 5,014,200
1926+Appropriated from:
1927+Special revenue funds:
1928+Agriculture equine industry development fund 4,514,200
1929+State general fund/general purpose $ 500,000
1930+Sec. 109. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
1931+Agricultural climate resiliency $ 5,000,000
1932+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 5,000,000
1933+Appropriated from:
1934+State general fund/general purpose $ 5,000,000
1935+
1936+Sec. 108. FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS
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1938+
1939+
1940+
1941+
1942+
1943+
1944+County fairs, shows, and expositions
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1946+
1947+
1948+$
1949+
1950+500,000
1951+
1952+Fairs and racing
1953+
1954+
1955+
1956+
1957+
1958+258,600
1959+
1960+Horse racing advisory commission
1961+
1962+
1963+
1964+
1965+
1966+125,000
1967+
1968+Michigan sired championship stakes
1969+
1970+
1971+
1972+
1973+
1974+720,000
1975+
1976+Purses and supplements - fairs/licensed tracks
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1978+
1979+
1980+
1981+
1982+1,353,600
1983+
1984+Standardbred breeders' awards
1985+
1986+
1987+
1988+
1989+
1990+345,900
1991+
1992+Standardbred purses and supplements - licensed tracks
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1994+
1995+
1996+
1997+
1998+991,100
1999+
2000+Standardbred sire stakes
2001+
2002+
2003+
2004+
2005+
2006+720,000
2007+
2008+GROSS APPROPRIATION
2009+
2010+
2011+
2012+$
2013+
2014+5,014,200
2015+
2016+Appropriated from:
2017+
2018+
2019+
2020+
2021+
2022+
2023+
2024+Special revenue funds:
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2026+
2027+
2028+
2029+
2030+
2031+
2032+Agriculture equine industry development fund
2033+
2034+
2035+
2036+
2037+
2038+4,514,200
2039+
2040+State general fund/general purpose
2041+
2042+
2043+
2044+$
2045+
2046+500,000
2047+
2048+Sec. 109. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
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2050+
2051+
2052+
2053+
2054+
2055+
2056+Agricultural climate resiliency
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2058+
2059+
2060+$
2061+
2062+5,000,000
2063+
2064+GROSS APPROPRIATION
2065+
2066+
2067+
2068+$
2069+
2070+5,000,000
2071+
2072+Appropriated from:
2073+
2074+
2075+
2076+
2077+
2078+
2079+
2080+State general fund/general purpose
2081+
2082+
2083+
2084+$
2085+
2086+5,000,000
2087+
892088
902089
912090 part 2
922091
932092 provisions concerning appropriations
942093
2094+for fiscal year 2024-2025
2095+
952096 general sections
962097
97-Sec. 201. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, total state spending under part 1 from state sources is $100.00 and state spending under part 1 from state sources to be paid to local units of government is $0.00.
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99-Sec. 202. The appropriations under part this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
2098+Sec. 201. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, total state spending from state sources under part 1 is $129,227,300.00 and state spending under part 1 from state sources
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2158+to be paid to local units of government is $11,800,000.00. The following itemized statement identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:
2159+
2160+DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
2161+Agriculture preservation easement grants $ 1,900,000
2162+Environmental stewardship/MAEAP 4,100,000
2163+Local conservation districts 3,000,000
2164+Qualified forest program 1,400,000
2165+Rural development fund grant program 1,400,000
2166+TOTAL $ 11,800,000
2167+
2168+DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
2169+
2170+
2171+
2172+
2173+
2174+
2175+
2176+Agriculture preservation easement grants
2177+
2178+
2179+
2180+$
2181+
2182+1,900,000
2183+
2184+Environmental stewardship/MAEAP
2185+
2186+
2187+
2188+
2189+
2190+4,100,000
2191+
2192+Local conservation districts
2193+
2194+
2195+
2196+
2197+
2198+3,000,000
2199+
2200+Qualified forest program
2201+
2202+
2203+
2204+
2205+
2206+1,400,000
2207+
2208+Rural development fund grant program
2209+
2210+
2211+
2212+
2213+
2214+1,400,000
2215+
2216+TOTAL
2217+
2218+
2219+
2220+$
2221+
2222+11,800,000
2223+
2224+Sec. 202. The appropriations under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
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2226+Sec. 203. As used in part 1 and this part:
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2228+(a) "Department" means the department of agriculture and rural development.
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2230+(b) "Director" means the director of the department.
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2232+(c) "Fiscal agencies" means the Michigan house fiscal agency and the Michigan senate fiscal agency.
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2234+(d) "FTE" means full-time equated.
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2236+(e) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.
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2238+(f) "MAEAP" means the Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program.
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2240+(g) "MDEGLE" means the Michigan department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy.
2241+
2242+(h) "Standard report recipients" means the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on agriculture and rural development, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office.
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2302+(i) "Subcommittees" means all members of the subcommittees of the house and senate appropriations committees with jurisdiction over the budget for the department.
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2304+(j) "TB" means tuberculosis.
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2306+(k) "USDA" means the United States Department of Agriculture.
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2308+Sec. 204. The department shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement includes transmitting reports to the standard report recipients and any other required recipients by email and posting the reports on an internet site.
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2310+Sec. 205. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261, all of the following apply to the expenditure of funds appropriated in part 1:
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2312+(a) The funds 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.
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2314+(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.
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2316+(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.
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2318+Sec. 206. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee of the department for communicating with a member of the legislature or legislative staff, unless the communication is prohibited by law and the department is exercising its authority as provided by law.
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2378+Sec. 207. Consistent with section 217 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1217, the department shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1. The report must list all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the previous fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The department shall submit the report to the standard report recipients and to the senate and house appropriations committees. The report must include all of the following information:
2379+
2380+(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.
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2382+(b) The total transportation and related expenses of each travel occurrence and the proportions funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, state restricted revenues, federal revenues, and other revenues.
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2384+Sec. 208. The department shall not use funds appropriated in part 1 to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This section does not apply to legal services for bonding activities or to outside legal services that the attorney general authorizes.
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2386+Sec. 209. Not later than December 15, the state budget office shall prepare and submit a report that provides estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the previous fiscal year. The report must summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The state budget office shall submit the report to the standard report recipients and to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees.
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2446+Sec. 210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for federal contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
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2448+(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for state-restricted contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
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2450+(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for local-contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
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2452+(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for private-contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
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2454+Sec. 211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management, and budget 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:
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2456+(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.
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2516+(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.
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2518+(c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.
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2520+(d) The number of active department employees by job classification.
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2522+(e) Job specifications and wage rates.
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2524+Sec. 212. Not later than 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the previous 2 fiscal years. The report must be submitted to the standard report recipients and to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees.
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2526+Sec. 214. 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 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 certified geographically disadvantaged business enterprises for services, supplies, or both. As used in this section, "geographically disadvantaged business enterprises" means that term as defined in Executive Directive No. 2019-08.
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2528+Sec. 215. On a quarterly basis, the department shall report on the number of full-time equated positions in pay status by civil service classification, including a comparison by line item of the number of full-time equated positions authorized from funds
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2590+Sec. 216. It is the intent of the legislature that the department maximize the efficiency of the state workforce and, if possible, prioritize in-person work, and post its in-person, remote, or hybrid work policy on its website.
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2592+Sec. 218. The department shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1. The department shall follow federal and state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of records. The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.
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2594+Sec. 219. Not later than April 1, the department shall report on each specific policy change made to implement a public act affecting the department that took effect during the previous calendar year. The department shall submit the report to the standard report recipients, to the senate and house appropriations committees, and to the joint committee on administrative rules.
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2596+Sec. 221. To the extent possible, the department shall not expend appropriations under part 1 until all existing authorized work project funds available for the same purposes are exhausted.
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2598+Sec. 222. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 must not be used to restrict or impede a marginalized community's access to government resources, programs, or facilities.
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2600+(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.
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2662+DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
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2664+Sec. 301. (1) The department may establish a fee schedule and collect fees for the following work activities and services:
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2666+(a) Pesticide and plant pest management propagation and certification of virus-free foundation stock.
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2668+(b) Fruit and vegetable inspection and grading services at shipping and termination points and processing plants.
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2670+(c) Laboratory support analyses of food, livestock, and agricultural products for disease, foreign products for disease, toxic materials, foreign substances, and quality standards.
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2672+(d) Laboratory support test samples for other state and local agencies and public or private organizations.
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2674+(2) The department may receive and expend revenue from the fees authorized under subsection (1), subject to appropriation, to recover expenses associated with the work activities and services described in subsection (1). Fee revenue collected by the department under subsection (1) does not lapse to the state general fund at the end of the fiscal year but carries forward for appropriation by the legislature in the subsequent fiscal year.
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2676+(3) The department shall notify the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office 30 days before proposing changes in fees authorized under this section or under section 5 of 1915 PA 91, MCL 285.35.
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2678+(4) On or before February 1 of each year, the department shall provide a report to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office detailing all the fees charged by the department under the authorization provided in this section, including, but not limited to, rates, number of individuals paying
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2740+Sec. 302. (1) 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:
2741+
2742+(a) "Contracts" includes, but is not limited to, contracts for delivery of groundwater/freshwater programs, MAEAP technical assistance, forest management, invasive species monitoring, wildlife risk mitigation.
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2744+(b) "Grants" includes, but is not limited to, grants promoting proper pesticide disposal, and research grants for the purpose of enhancing the agricultural industries in this state.
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2746+(2) The department shall provide notice of contracts or grants authorized under this section to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office not later than 7 days before the department notifies contract or grant recipients.
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2748+Sec. 303. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for emerging contaminants in food and agriculture the department shall support efforts to identify and respond to the impacts of emerging contaminants to the food and agriculture sector, help address and mitigate current issues caused by emerging contaminants, and work to prevent and minimize future impacts. The department shall coordinate these efforts with other state agencies, federal agencies, tribal governments, local governments, institutions of higher learning, and the food and agriculture sector. Emerging contaminants include but are not limited to pesticides, dioxins, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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2750+(2) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for emerging
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2810+contaminants in food and agriculture are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds do not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and are available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
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2812+(a) The purpose of the project support efforts to identify and respond to the impacts of emerging contaminants to the food and agriculture sector, help address and mitigate current issues caused by emerging contaminants, and work to prevent and minimize future impacts.
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2814+(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
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2816+(c) The estimated cost of this project is $2,918,000.00.
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2892+Sec. 451. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall pay for all whole herd bovine TB testing costs and individual animal testing costs in the modified accredited zone and buffer counties as referenced in the current memorandum of understanding between the department and the USDA to maintain split-state status requirements. These costs include indemnity and compensation for injury causing death or downer to animals.
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2894+Sec. 452. (1) The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the animal industry division. The department shall, by April 1, submit the report to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and post the report to the department's website.
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2906+Sec. 454. The department shall use its resources to collaborate with the USDA to monitor bovine TB, consistent with the current required memorandum of understanding between the department and the USDA.
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2972+Sec. 457. (1) On or before October 15 of each year, the department shall provide to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office a report on bovine TB status and department activities.
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3040+Sec. 501. The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the pesticide and plant pest management division. The report must be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website on or before April 1 of each year.
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3042+Sec. 503. (1) Subject to subsection (5), from the funds appropriated in part 1 and section 901 for agricultural climate resiliency, the department shall establish an agricultural climate resiliency program.
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3044+(2) The purpose of the agricultural climate resiliency program described in this section is to promote the usage and implementation of best regenerative agricultural farming practices and new technologies related to environmental sustainability, including measures to address the impacts of climate change. Program goals include enhancing soil and plant health, soil carbon sequestration, efficient use of water, and protection of water resources.
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3114+(5) Of the funds appropriated in part 1 and section 901 for agricultural climate resiliency, not less than $9,000,000.00 must be used by the department to partner with a state land-grant university to develop, implement, and evaluate a soil health, regenerative agriculture, and climate resiliency program. The partnership described in this subsection must be focused on researching and assisting the agricultural industry in implementing climate resiliency, soil health, and regenerative agricultural principles and techniques. Partnership goals must include, but are not limited to, establishing program priorities, developing metrics, implementing goals, evaluating outcomes, and engaging with stakeholders. A state land-grant university partner receiving funds as described in this subsection for agriculture climate resiliency shall comply with both of the following requirements concerning the funds:
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3182+Sec. 504. (1) Subject to subsection (2), from the funds appropriated in part 1 for soil health/regenerative agriculture, the department shall establish a program with the purpose of advancing the adoption of soil health and regenerative agriculture principles in agriculture in this state.
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3320+Sec. 601. The funds appropriated in part 1 for environmental stewardship/MAEAP must be used to support department agriculture pollution prevention programs, including groundwater and freshwater protection programs under part 87 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.8701 to 324.8717, and technical assistance in implementing conservation grants available under the federal farm bill.
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3322+Sec. 602. The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the environmental stewardship division. The report must be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website on or before April 1 of each year.
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3324+Sec. 603. In addition to the report required under section 602, by April 1, the department shall prepare a report to be posted on the department's website and provided to the relevant house and senate standing committees and appropriations subcommittees as well as to the fiscal agencies and state budget office. The report must contain the following information for agriculture nutrient best management voluntary practices program:
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3396+Sec. 604. The department may receive and expend federal revenues up to a total of $1,000,000.00 in excess of the federal revenue appropriated in section 105 of part 1 for environmental stewardship and MAEAP activities. The department shall notify the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office prior to expending federal revenues authorized under this section.
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3398+Sec. 608. (1) The appropriations in part 1 for the qualified forest program are for the purpose of increasing the knowledge of nonindustrial private forestland owners of sound forest management practices and increasing the amount of commercial timber production from those lands.
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3402+Sec. 609. (1) The appropriations in part 1 for local conservation districts must be distributed in equal amounts to local conservation districts in this state that were in operation as of April 15, 2021.
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3466+department shall maintain coordination with the department of treasury to improve the timely processing and issuance of tax credits under section 36109 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.36109, for the Michigan's farmland and open space preservation program under parts 361 and 362 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.36101 to 324.3116 and 324.36201 to 324.36207. This includes, but is not limited to:
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3478+Sec. 651. The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the laboratory division. The report must be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website on or before April 1 of each year.
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3480+Sec. 652. No funds from the appropriations in part 1 may be used for the purpose of consolidating state-run laboratories.
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3486+Sec. 701. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the food and agriculture investment program, the department shall establish and administer a food and agriculture investment program.
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3794+Sec. 706. (1) The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the agriculture development division. The report must be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website on or before April 1 of each year.
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3876+Sec. 707. Unexpended industry support fund revenues at the end of the fiscal year may be carried forward into the industry support fund in the succeeding fiscal year and do not lapse to the general fund.
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3882+Sec. 801. All appropriations from the agriculture equine industry development fund may be spent on equine-related purposes. No funds from the agriculture equine industry development fund must be expended for non-equine-related purposes without prior approval of the legislature.
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3950+Sec. 803. (1) Subject to subsection (2), from the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan sired championship stakes, $720,000.00 is designated for races run at a county fair exclusively for 2-year-old and 3-year-old Michigan sired standardbred horses.
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4018+Sec. 805. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for county fairs, shows, and expositions, the department shall establish and administer a county fairs, shows, and expositions grant program. The program must have the following objectives:
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4158+Sec. 901. From the unexpended and unencumbered funds appropriated in article 1 of 2021 PA 87 for agricultural nutrient best management voluntary practices program, the following appropriations must be made:
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4160+(a) $1,000,000.00 for fair food network - double up food bucks to be used by the department in accordance with Sec. 703.
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4162+(b) $3,000,000.00 for agricultural climate resiliency to be used by the department in accordance with Sec. 503.
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4164+(c) $850,000.00 to the Michigan craft beverage council.
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4166+(d) $150,000.00 to the Flint Farmers' Market.