Michigan 2023-2024 Regular Session

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1-HOUSE Substitute For SENATE BILL NO. 758 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 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 546.0 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 163,219,000 Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 332,400 ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 162,886,600 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 61,950,900 State general fund/general purpose $ 80,556,500 Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0 Full-time equated classified positions 37.0 Unclassified salaries--FTE positions 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: HHS, multiple grants 439,000 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 28 USDA, multiple grants 600,000 Deferred federal revenue funding 15,000 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: Interdepartmental grant revenues: 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 regulatory fund 350,000 Marihuana regulation fund 349,900 State general fund/general purpose $ 28,380,800 Sec. 105. ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY Full-time equated classified positions 120.5 Agriculture 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 6,000,000 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 $ 34,399,200 Appropriated from: 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 $ 15,485,500 Sec. 106. AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT Full-time equated classified positions 68.0 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 2,000,000 Farm to family--FTEs 3.0 2,000,000 Farmland and open space preservation--FTEs 10.0 1,638,000 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 28 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 $ 32,737,900 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 $ 14,765,800 Sec. 107. LABORATORY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION Full-time equated classified positions 108.5 Central licensing and customer call center--FTEs 13.0 $ 1,553,500 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 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 Sec. 108. FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS County fairs, shows, and expositions $ 500,000 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 28 Fairs and racing 258,600 Fruit and vegetable prescription program 100 Horse racing advisory commission 125,000 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 $ 4,294,300 Appropriated from: Special revenue funds: Agriculture equine industry development fund 3,794,200 State general fund/general purpose $ 500,100 Sec. 109. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS Animal welfare grants $ 500,000 Farmers market upgrades 100 Craft beverage council wine/agri-tourism promotion 100 Minority-owned food and agriculture ventures 500,000 Soil health workshops and education 249,900 Study on funding and role of conservation districts 249,900 Cost sharing for no-till adoption in western Lake Erie Basin 9,000,000 Risk mitigation costs of no-till adoption in western Lake Erie Basin 4,000,000 Soil health education in western Lake Erie Basin 2,500,000 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 28 29 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 17,000,000 Appropriated from: Special revenue funds: Work project lapse funds 15,500,000 State general fund/general purpose $ 1,500,000 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 $142,507,400.00 and state spending under part 1 from state sources to be paid to local units of government is $8,800,000.00. 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 1,100,000 Local conservation districts 3,000,000 Qualified forest program 1,400,000 Rural development fund grant program 1,400,000 TOTAL $ 8,800,000 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 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 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. (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 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 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. 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. 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. 208. (1) 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. (2) The department shall make timely reimbursement to the department of the attorney general for legal services provided by the department of the attorney general to the department. If the department fails to make timely reimbursement, the department of the attorney general may increase the amount billed to include a penalty for late reimbursement. As used in this section, "timely reimbursement" means reimbursement not later than 60 days after the department receives a bill for the legal services from the department of the attorney general. 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. 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 section 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. 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 (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. These funds 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. These funds 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. These funds 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. (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. 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 (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. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance. 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 appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of full-time equated positions employed by the department at the end of the reporting 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 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. 217. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this part or part 1, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, inter-transfer funds within this part or part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution. 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. 220. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do the following: (a) Report any amounts of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department 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 official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision. (b) Not later than February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the previous fiscal year and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the previous fiscal year. (2) Reports required by this section must be submitted to the standard report recipients and to the senate and house appropriations committees. (3) As used in this section, "severance pay" means compensation that is both payable or paid on the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits. Sec. 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. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT Sec. 301. (1) The department may establish a fee schedule and 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 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 each fee, and the revenue generated by each fee in the previous fiscal year. Sec. 302. (1) The department may contract with or provide 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 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. 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. FOOD safety and animal health Sec. 401. (1) The department shall report on the previous fiscal year's activities of the bureau of food safety and animal 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 health. 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. (3) The department shall include in the report all indemnification payments for livestock depredation made in the previous calendar year and shall include all of the following: (a) The reason for the indemnification. (b) The amount of the indemnification. (c) The person for whom the indemnification was paid. (4) The report must be transmitted on or before April 1 of each year. Sec. 402. 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. 403. 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. Sec. 404. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for animal disease prevention and response, the department shall use 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 $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. 405. (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. 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. 406. 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. ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY Sec. 501. The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the bureau of environment and sustainability 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 on or before April 1 of each year. Sec. 502. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for agricultural climate resiliency and the funds appropriated in part 1 for soil health/regenerative agriculture, the department shall 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. (2) The department shall promote the goals 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 aggregation, improving soil nutrient sequestration and cycling capacity, reducing nutrient losses, and increasing carbon sequestration capacity of soil. (3) The department shall promote 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. Sec. 503. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for agricultural climate resiliency, the department shall maintain 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, 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 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 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 for agricultural climate resiliency, not less than $1,000,000.00 in ongoing funding 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 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 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. (6) In the report required under section 501 of this part, the department shall 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 maintain 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 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 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 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 the report required under section 501 of this part, the department shall provide information on the program described in this section, including department activities, uses of program funds by activity or project, contractors, grantees, and a summary of projects and project results. Sec. 505. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for 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/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. (2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for environmental stewardship/MAEAP, $3,000,000.00 must be used to establish a contractual agreement with the Michigan State University extension for the purpose of assisting MAEAP programs. The agreement must reflect negotiated goals, outcomes, and performance standards between the 2 parties. In negotiating the agreement, the department must: (a) Prioritize the hiring of existing MAEAP technicians for equivalent positions within extension by considering relevant work experience and years of services in the MAEAP program. (b) Encourage collaboration between extension and the conservation districts for the use and maintenance of necessary resources including office space, records, or equipment. (c) Consult with the MAEAP Advisory Council (MCL 324.8708) regarding the standards included in the agreement and provide for continued input from the council. (3) Prior to confirmation of the contract, the department shall present the agreement to the Michigan commission of agriculture and rural development for input and recommendations. (4) The contract between the department and extension must be signed and operational no later than March 1, 2025. (5) By not later than June 1, 2025, the department shall report to the agriculture committees and subcommittees of 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 Senate and House of Representatives on the status of the transition of MAEAP technical staff to extension. Sec. 506. 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 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. 507. (1) From the appropriations in part 1 for local conservation districts, $3,000,000.00 must be distributed in equal amounts to local conservation districts in this state that were in operation in the previous fiscal year. (2) From the appropriations in part 1 for local conservation districts, $3,000,000.00 must be distributed to local conservation districts through memoranda of understandings (MOU) between the department and districts, with distribution dependent upon the execution and maintenance of memoranda of understandings (MOU) agreements on the provision of services delivered and appropriate reporting of the provision of services. (3) On or before March 1, 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 the use of funding, including uses of appropriations made in part 1 as provided in subsection (1). The report must also include an accounting of funds spent as provided in subsection (2), including a list of districts that entered into memoranda of understandings (MOU) agreements with the department and the services the districts performed as part of the agreements. In preparing this report, the department shall 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 coordinate with representatives of local conservation districts. LABORATORY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION PROGRAM Sec. 601. The department shall report by April 1 on the previous calendar year's activities of the laboratory division. Sec. 602. 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 operate a food and agriculture investment program. (2) The food and agriculture investment program shall do all of the following: (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 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 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 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 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 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, 2027. (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. (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 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 activities. Sec. 703. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 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 and that it is administered by the 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, the department shall submit a report on activities and outcomes of the double up food bucks program. 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, 2024. (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, 2025. The report must highlight counties and vendors added to the program since May 1, 2023. 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) Number of individuals participating in the program, by county. Sec. 706. (1) By not later than April 1, the department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the agriculture development division. (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. (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 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 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. Sec. 708. (1) The appropriations in part 1 for the qualified forest program are for the purpose of increasing the knowledge of nonindustrial private forestland owners regarding 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 this state's timber product industry. Sec. 709. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the 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. The improvement of timely processing and issuance, as described in this section, 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) The provision of a clear and understood timeline for the issuance of any tax credits. FAIRS and EXPOSITIONS 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. 801. All appropriations from the agriculture equine industry development fund must 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. Sec. 802. From the funds appropriated in part 1 from agriculture equine industry development funds, available revenue must be allocated in the following priority order: (a) To support all administrative, contractual, and regulatory costs incurred by the department and the Michigan gaming control board. (b) Any remaining funds collected through September 30, 2024, after the obligations in subdivision (a) have been met, must be prorated equally among the county fairs, supplements, breeders' awards, and sire stakes awards to eligible race meeting licensees in accordance with section 20 of the horse racing law of 1995, 1995 PA 279, MCL 431.320. Sec. 803. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for county fairs, shows, and expositions, the department shall 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 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 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, 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: 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) 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. (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 $500,000.00. (e) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2027. (8) The department shall provide a year-end report on the county fairs, shows, and expositions grants no later than December 1, 2025 that includes a listing of the grantees, award amounts, match funding, project outcomes, and department costs of grant administration. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS Sec. 901. (1) From the 1-time funds appropriated in part 1 for minority-owned food and agriculture ventures, the department shall create a grant program to expand minority businesses in food and agriculture. Grant recipients must be majority minority-owned or ventures that are providing access to predominately majority minority-owned businesses. (2) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for minority-owned food and agriculture ventures 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 projects have 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 been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1)of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.145a18.1451a: (a) The purpose of the project is the expansion of minority-owned businesses in food and agriculture. (b) The project is to be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both. (c) The estimated cost of this project is $500,000.00. (d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2029. Sec. 902. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for soil health workshops and education 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 those projects 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 18.145a: a 18.1451a: (a) The purpose of the project is promote the goals of the principles of soil health and regenerative agriculture. (b) The project is to be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both. (c) The estimated cost of this project is $249,900.00 (d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2029. Sec. 903. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for study on funding and role of conservation districts 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 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 for expenditures for those projects 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 18.145a: (a) The purpose of the project is to create a report on the role and funding of conservation districts with recommendations as to their future role and funding. (b) The project is to be accomplished by utilizing contracts with service providers. (c) The estimated cost of this project is $249,900.00. (d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2029. Sec. 904. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for cost sharing for no-till adoption in western Lake Erie Basin 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 those projects 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 18.145a: 18.1451a: (a) The purpose of the project is to support cost sharing for no-till adoption in the western Lake Erie Basin. (b) The project is to be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both. (c) The estimated cost of this project is $9,000,000.00. (d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2029. Sec. 905. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for risk mitigation costs of no-till adoption in western Lake Erie Basin are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or 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 unallotted funds do not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and are available for expenditures for those projects 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 18.145a: 18.1451a: (a) The purpose of the project is to support risk mitigation costs of no-till adoption in western Lake Erie. (b) The project is to be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both. (c) The estimated cost of this project is $4,000,000.00. (d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2029. Sec. 906. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for soil health education in western Lake Erie Basin 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 those projects 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 18.145a: 18.1451a: (a) The purpose of the project is to promote soil health education in western Lake Erie Basin. (b) The project is to be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both. (c) The estimated cost of this project is $2,500,000.00. (d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2029. Sec. 907. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that the state budget director use their authority under section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a, to lapse a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 total of $15,500,000.00 appropriated under 2021 PA 87 for work project number TW3069022, designated for agriculture nutrient best management voluntary practices. (2) It is the intent of the legislature that funds appropriated in part 1 from work project lapse funds are available for expenditure for the purposes identified in part 1 using proceeds of the work project lapse listed in subsection (1). (3) It is the intent of the legislature that an appropriation using the proceeds from the lapsed work project identified under subsection (1) may be spent only if the appropriation is for a purpose that is an allowable use of the fund source for the work project identified to be lapsed under subsection (1).
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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 546.0
124+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 163,219,000
125+Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 332,400
126+ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 162,886,600
127+Federal revenues:
128+Total federal revenues 20,357,900
129+Special revenue funds:
130+Total local revenues 0
131+Total private revenues 21,300
132+Total other state restricted revenues 61,950,900
133+State general fund/general purpose $ 80,556,500
134+Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
135+Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0
136+Full-time equated classified positions 37.0
137+Unclassified salaries--FTE positions 6.0 $ 1,033,200
138+Accounting service center 1,177,400
139+Commissions and boards 23,800
140+Emergency management--FTEs 8.0 3,553,100
141+Emerging contaminants in food and agriculture--FTEs 6.0 2,109,900
142+Executive direction--FTEs 23.0 3,354,600
143+Property management 785,000
144+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 12,037,000
145+Appropriated from:
146+Federal revenues:
147+HHS, multiple grants 439,000
148+
149+Full-time equated classified positions
150+
151+546.0
152+
153+
154+
155+
156+
49157 GROSS APPROPRIATION
50158
51159
52160
53161 $
54162
163+163,219,000
164+
165+Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers
166+
167+
168+
169+
170+
171+332,400
172+
173+ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION
174+
175+
176+
177+$
178+
179+162,886,600
180+
181+Federal revenues:
182+
183+
184+
185+
186+
187+
188+
189+Total federal revenues
190+
191+
192+
193+
194+
195+20,357,900
196+
197+Special revenue funds:
198+
199+
200+
201+
202+
203+
204+
205+Total local revenues
206+
207+
208+
209+
210+
211+0
212+
213+Total private revenues
214+
215+
216+
217+
218+
219+21,300
220+
221+Total other state restricted revenues
222+
223+
224+
225+
226+
227+61,950,900
228+
229+State general fund/general purpose
230+
231+
232+
233+$
234+
235+80,556,500
236+
237+Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
238+
239+
240+
241+
242+
243+
244+
245+Full-time equated unclassified positions
246+
247+6.0
248+
249+
250+
251+
252+
253+Full-time equated classified positions
254+
255+37.0
256+
257+
258+
259+
260+
261+Unclassified salaries--FTE positions
262+
263+6.0
264+
265+$
266+
267+1,033,200
268+
269+Accounting service center
270+
271+
272+
273+
274+
275+1,177,400
276+
277+Commissions and boards
278+
279+
280+
281+
282+
283+23,800
284+
285+Emergency management--FTEs
286+
287+8.0
288+
289+
290+
291+3,553,100
292+
293+Emerging contaminants in food and agriculture--FTEs
294+
295+6.0
296+
297+
298+
299+2,109,900
300+
301+Executive direction--FTEs
302+
303+23.0
304+
305+
306+
307+3,354,600
308+
309+Property management
310+
311+
312+
313+
314+
315+785,000
316+
317+GROSS APPROPRIATION
318+
319+
320+
321+$
322+
323+12,037,000
324+
325+Appropriated from:
326+
327+
328+
329+
330+
331+
332+
333+Federal revenues:
334+
335+
336+
337+
338+
339+
340+
341+HHS, multiple grants
342+
343+
344+
345+
346+
347+439,000
348+
349+1
350+
351+2
352+
353+3
354+
355+4
356+
357+5
358+
359+6
360+
361+7
362+
363+8
364+
365+9
366+
367+10
368+
369+11
370+
371+12
372+
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+USDA, multiple grants 600,000
406+Deferred federal revenue funding 15,000
407+Special revenue funds:
408+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 158,300
409+Dairy and food safety fund 219,600
410+Feed control fund 8,100
411+Fertilizer control fund 10,600
412+Freshwater protection fund 175,700
413+Gasoline inspection and testing fund 26,400
414+Industry support funds 57,000
415+Michigan craft beverage council fund 8,800
416+Private forestland enhancement fund 16,300
417+Refined petroleum fund 21,000
418+Weights and measures regulation fees 5,000
419+State general fund/general purpose $ 10,276,200
420+Sec. 103. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
421+Information technology services and projects $ 2,366,400
422+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,366,400
423+Appropriated from:
424+Interdepartmental grant revenues:
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+USDA, multiple grants
435+
436+
437+
438+
439+
440+600,000
441+
442+Deferred federal revenue funding
443+
444+
445+
446+
447+
448+15,000
449+
450+Special revenue funds:
451+
452+
453+
454+
455+
456+
457+
458+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees
459+
460+
461+
462+
463+
464+158,300
465+
466+Dairy and food safety fund
467+
468+
469+
470+
471+
472+219,600
473+
474+Feed control fund
475+
476+
477+
478+
479+
480+8,100
481+
482+Fertilizer control fund
483+
484+
485+
486+
487+
488+10,600
489+
490+Freshwater protection fund
491+
492+
493+
494+
495+
496+175,700
497+
498+Gasoline inspection and testing fund
499+
500+
501+
502+
503+
504+26,400
505+
506+Industry support funds
507+
508+
509+
510+
511+
512+57,000
513+
514+Michigan craft beverage council fund
515+
516+
517+
518+
519+
520+8,800
521+
522+Private forestland enhancement fund
523+
524+
525+
526+
527+
528+16,300
529+
530+Refined petroleum fund
531+
532+
533+
534+
535+
536+21,000
537+
538+Weights and measures regulation fees
539+
540+
541+
542+
543+
544+5,000
545+
546+State general fund/general purpose
547+
548+
549+
550+$
551+
552+10,276,200
553+
554+Sec. 103. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
555+
556+
557+
558+
559+
560+
561+
562+Information technology services and projects
563+
564+
565+
566+$
567+
568+2,366,400
569+
570+GROSS APPROPRIATION
571+
572+
573+
574+$
575+
576+2,366,400
577+
578+Appropriated from:
579+
580+
581+
582+
583+
584+
585+
586+Interdepartmental grant revenues:
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 regulatory fund 350,000
735+Marihuana regulation 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+Agriculture 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 regulatory fund
903+
904+
905+
906+
907+
908+350,000
909+
910+Marihuana regulation 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+Agriculture 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 6,000,000
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 $ 34,399,200
1019+Appropriated from:
1020+IDG from MDEGLE, biosolids 95,600
1021+Federal revenues:
1022+Department of interior 96,300
1023+EPA, multiple grants 1,142,700
1024+USDA, multiple grants 2,046,100
1025+Special revenue funds:
1026+Private - slow-the-spread foundation 21,300
1027+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 4,626,800
1028+Fertilizer control fund 1,372,700
1029+Freshwater protection fund 8,528,400
1030+Horticulture fund 70,000
1031+Industrial hemp fund 685,700
1032+Industry support funds 228,100
1033+State general fund/general purpose $ 15,485,500
1034+Sec. 106. AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
1035+Full-time equated classified positions 68.0
1036+Agricultural preservation easement grants $ 1,900,000
1037+Agricultural support--FTEs 5.0 1,000,000
1038+Agriculture development--FTEs 15.0 4,848,700
1039+Fair food network - double up food bucks 2,000,000
1040+Farm to family--FTEs 3.0 2,000,000
1041+Farmland and open space preservation--FTEs 10.0 1,638,000
1042+
1043+Local conservation districts
1044+
1045+
1046+
1047+
1048+
1049+6,000,000
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+34,399,200
1082+
1083+Appropriated from:
1084+
1085+
1086+
1087+
1088+
1089+
1090+
1091+IDG from MDEGLE, biosolids
1092+
1093+
1094+
1095+
1096+
1097+95,600
1098+
1099+Federal revenues:
1100+
1101+
1102+
1103+
1104+
1105+
1106+
1107+Department of interior
1108+
1109+
1110+
1111+
1112+
1113+96,300
1114+
1115+EPA, multiple grants
1116+
1117+
1118+
1119+
1120+
1121+1,142,700
1122+
1123+USDA, multiple grants
1124+
1125+
1126+
1127+
1128+
1129+2,046,100
1130+
1131+Special revenue funds:
1132+
1133+
1134+
1135+
1136+
1137+
1138+
1139+Private - slow-the-spread foundation
1140+
1141+
1142+
1143+
1144+
1145+21,300
1146+
1147+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees
1148+
1149+
1150+
1151+
1152+
1153+4,626,800
1154+
1155+Fertilizer control fund
1156+
1157+
1158+
1159+
1160+
1161+1,372,700
1162+
1163+Freshwater protection fund
1164+
1165+
1166+
1167+
1168+
1169+8,528,400
1170+
1171+Horticulture fund
1172+
1173+
1174+
1175+
1176+
1177+70,000
1178+
1179+Industrial hemp fund
1180+
1181+
1182+
1183+
1184+
1185+685,700
1186+
1187+Industry support funds
1188+
1189+
1190+
1191+
1192+
1193+228,100
1194+
1195+State general fund/general purpose
1196+
1197+
1198+
1199+$
1200+
1201+15,485,500
1202+
1203+Sec. 106. AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
1204+
1205+
1206+
1207+
1208+
1209+
1210+
1211+Full-time equated classified positions
1212+
1213+68.0
1214+
1215+
1216+
1217+
1218+
1219+Agricultural preservation easement grants
1220+
1221+
1222+
1223+$
1224+
1225+1,900,000
1226+
1227+Agricultural support--FTEs
1228+
1229+5.0
1230+
1231+
1232+
1233+1,000,000
1234+
1235+Agriculture development--FTEs
1236+
1237+15.0
1238+
1239+
1240+
1241+4,848,700
1242+
1243+Fair food network - double up food bucks
1244+
1245+
1246+
1247+
1248+
1249+2,000,000
1250+
1251+Farm to family--FTEs
1252+
1253+3.0
1254+
1255+
1256+
1257+2,000,000
1258+
1259+Farmland and open space preservation--FTEs
1260+
1261+10.0
1262+
1263+
1264+
1265+1,638,000
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+28
1322+
1323+Food and agriculture investment program 2,474,800
1324+Food and agriculture supply chain--FTE 1.0 804,900
1325+Fruit and vegetable inspections--FTEs 8.0 1,308,100
1326+Intercounty drain--FTEs 5.0 883,800
1327+Michigan craft beverage council--FTE 1.0 1,341,500
1328+Migrant labor housing--FTEs 9.0 1,389,500
1329+Producer security/grain dealers--FTEs 6.0 1,033,400
1330+Qualified forest program--FTEs 4.0 8,107,000
1331+Rural development fund grant program--FTE 1.0 2,008,200
1332+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 32,737,900
1333+Appropriated from:
1334+Federal revenues:
1335+USDA, multiple grants 8,085,600
1336+Special revenue funds:
1337+Agricultural preservation fund 3,538,000
1338+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 5,100
1339+Commodity inspection fees 700,300
1340+Grain dealers fee fund 874,600
1341+Industry support funds 223,600
1342+Michigan craft beverage council fund 1,311,500
1343+Migratory labor housing fund 145,100
1344+Private forestland enhancement fund 1,080,100
1345+Rural development fund 2,008,200
1346+State general fund/general purpose $ 14,765,800
1347+Sec. 107. LABORATORY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
1348+Full-time equated classified positions 108.5
1349+Central licensing and customer call center--FTEs 13.0 $ 1,553,500
1350+
1351+Food and agriculture investment program
1352+
1353+
1354+
1355+
1356+
1357+2,474,800
1358+
1359+Food and agriculture supply chain--FTE
1360+
1361+1.0
1362+
1363+
1364+
1365+804,900
1366+
1367+Fruit and vegetable inspections--FTEs
1368+
1369+8.0
1370+
1371+
1372+
1373+1,308,100
1374+
1375+Intercounty drain--FTEs
1376+
1377+5.0
1378+
1379+
1380+
1381+883,800
1382+
1383+Michigan craft beverage council--FTE
1384+
1385+1.0
1386+
1387+
1388+
1389+1,341,500
1390+
1391+Migrant labor housing--FTEs
1392+
1393+9.0
1394+
1395+
1396+
1397+1,389,500
1398+
1399+Producer security/grain dealers--FTEs
1400+
1401+6.0
1402+
1403+
1404+
1405+1,033,400
1406+
1407+Qualified forest program--FTEs
1408+
1409+4.0
1410+
1411+
1412+
1413+8,107,000
1414+
1415+Rural development fund grant program--FTE
1416+
1417+1.0
1418+
1419+
1420+
1421+2,008,200
1422+
1423+GROSS APPROPRIATION
1424+
1425+
1426+
1427+$
1428+
1429+32,737,900
1430+
1431+Appropriated from:
1432+
1433+
1434+
1435+
1436+
1437+
1438+
1439+Federal revenues:
1440+
1441+
1442+
1443+
1444+
1445+
1446+
1447+USDA, multiple grants
1448+
1449+
1450+
1451+
1452+
1453+8,085,600
1454+
1455+Special revenue funds:
1456+
1457+
1458+
1459+
1460+
1461+
1462+
1463+Agricultural preservation fund
1464+
1465+
1466+
1467+
1468+
1469+3,538,000
1470+
1471+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees
1472+
1473+
1474+
1475+
1476+
1477+5,100
1478+
1479+Commodity inspection fees
1480+
1481+
1482+
1483+
1484+
1485+700,300
1486+
1487+Grain dealers fee fund
1488+
1489+
1490+
1491+
1492+
1493+874,600
1494+
1495+Industry support funds
1496+
1497+
1498+
1499+
1500+
1501+223,600
1502+
1503+Michigan craft beverage council fund
1504+
1505+
1506+
1507+
1508+
1509+1,311,500
1510+
1511+Migratory labor housing fund
1512+
1513+
1514+
1515+
1516+
1517+145,100
1518+
1519+Private forestland enhancement fund
1520+
1521+
1522+
1523+
1524+
1525+1,080,100
1526+
1527+Rural development fund
1528+
1529+
1530+
1531+
1532+
1533+2,008,200
1534+
1535+State general fund/general purpose
1536+
1537+
1538+
1539+$
1540+
1541+14,765,800
1542+
1543+Sec. 107. LABORATORY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
1544+
1545+
1546+
1547+
1548+
1549+
1550+
1551+Full-time equated classified positions
1552+
1553+108.5
1554+
1555+
1556+
1557+
1558+
1559+Central licensing and customer call center--FTEs
1560+
1561+13.0
1562+
1563+$
1564+
1565+1,553,500
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+Consumer protection program--FTEs 42.0 7,179,900
1624+Laboratory services--FTEs 42.5 8,873,900
1625+USDA monitoring--FTEs 11.0 1,725,100
1626+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 19,332,400
1627+Appropriated from:
1628+Interdepartmental grant revenues:
1629+IDG from LARA (LCC), liquor quality testing fees 236,800
1630+Federal revenues:
1631+EPA, multiple grants 180,600
1632+HHS, multiple grants 1,572,600
1633+USDA, multiple grants 1,726,300
1634+Special revenue funds:
1635+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees 356,400
1636+Dairy and food safety fund 532,500
1637+Feed control fund 194,900
1638+Fertilizer control fund 25,500
1639+Freshwater protection fund 48,500
1640+Gasoline inspection and testing fund 1,932,500
1641+Grain dealers fee fund 8,200
1642+Industrial hemp fund 323,200
1643+Migratory labor housing fund 31,200
1644+Refined petroleum fund 3,520,700
1645+Testing fees 358,700
1646+Weights and measures regulation fees 755,300
1647+State general fund/general purpose $ 7,528,500
1648+Sec. 108. FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS
1649+County fairs, shows, and expositions $ 500,000
1650+
1651+Consumer protection program--FTEs
1652+
1653+42.0
1654+
1655+
1656+
1657+7,179,900
1658+
1659+Laboratory services--FTEs
1660+
1661+42.5
1662+
1663+
1664+
1665+8,873,900
1666+
1667+USDA monitoring--FTEs
1668+
1669+11.0
1670+
1671+
1672+
1673+1,725,100
1674+
1675+GROSS APPROPRIATION
1676+
1677+
1678+
1679+$
1680+
1681+19,332,400
1682+
1683+Appropriated from:
1684+
1685+
1686+
1687+
1688+
1689+
1690+
1691+Interdepartmental grant revenues:
1692+
1693+
1694+
1695+
1696+
1697+
1698+
1699+IDG from LARA (LCC), liquor quality testing fees
1700+
1701+
1702+
1703+
1704+
1705+236,800
1706+
1707+Federal revenues:
1708+
1709+
1710+
1711+
1712+
1713+
1714+
1715+EPA, multiple grants
1716+
1717+
1718+
1719+
1720+
1721+180,600
1722+
1723+HHS, multiple grants
1724+
1725+
1726+
1727+
1728+
1729+1,572,600
1730+
1731+USDA, multiple grants
1732+
1733+
1734+
1735+
1736+
1737+1,726,300
1738+
1739+Special revenue funds:
1740+
1741+
1742+
1743+
1744+
1745+
1746+
1747+Agriculture licensing and inspection fees
1748+
1749+
1750+
1751+
1752+
1753+356,400
1754+
1755+Dairy and food safety fund
1756+
1757+
1758+
1759+
1760+
1761+532,500
1762+
1763+Feed control fund
1764+
1765+
1766+
1767+
1768+
1769+194,900
1770+
1771+Fertilizer control fund
1772+
1773+
1774+
1775+
1776+
1777+25,500
1778+
1779+Freshwater protection fund
1780+
1781+
1782+
1783+
1784+
1785+48,500
1786+
1787+Gasoline inspection and testing fund
1788+
1789+
1790+
1791+
1792+
1793+1,932,500
1794+
1795+Grain dealers fee fund
1796+
1797+
1798+
1799+
1800+
1801+8,200
1802+
1803+Industrial hemp fund
1804+
1805+
1806+
1807+
1808+
1809+323,200
1810+
1811+Migratory labor housing fund
1812+
1813+
1814+
1815+
1816+
1817+31,200
1818+
1819+Refined petroleum fund
1820+
1821+
1822+
1823+
1824+
1825+3,520,700
1826+
1827+Testing fees
1828+
1829+
1830+
1831+
1832+
1833+358,700
1834+
1835+Weights and measures regulation fees
1836+
1837+
1838+
1839+
1840+
1841+755,300
1842+
1843+State general fund/general purpose
1844+
1845+
1846+
1847+$
1848+
1849+7,528,500
1850+
1851+Sec. 108. FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS
1852+
1853+
1854+
1855+
1856+
1857+
1858+
1859+County fairs, shows, and expositions
1860+
1861+
1862+
1863+$
1864+
1865+500,000
1866+
1867+1
1868+
1869+2
1870+
1871+3
1872+
1873+4
1874+
1875+5
1876+
1877+6
1878+
1879+7
1880+
1881+8
1882+
1883+9
1884+
1885+10
1886+
1887+11
1888+
1889+12
1890+
1891+13
1892+
1893+14
1894+
1895+15
1896+
1897+16
1898+
1899+17
1900+
1901+18
1902+
1903+19
1904+
1905+20
1906+
1907+21
1908+
1909+22
1910+
1911+23
1912+
1913+24
1914+
1915+25
1916+
1917+26
1918+
1919+27
1920+
1921+28
1922+
1923+
1924+
1925+Fairs and racing 258,600
1926+Fruit and vegetable prescription program 100
1927+Horse racing advisory commission 125,000
1928+Purses and supplements - fairs/licensed tracks 1,353,600
1929+Standardbred breeders' awards 345,900
1930+Standardbred purses and supplements - licensed tracks 991,100
1931+Standardbred sire stakes 720,000
1932+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 4,294,300
1933+Appropriated from:
1934+Special revenue funds:
1935+Agriculture equine industry development fund 3,794,200
1936+State general fund/general purpose $ 500,100
1937+Sec. 109. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
1938+Animal welfare grants $ 500,000
1939+Farmers market upgrades 100
1940+Craft beverage council wine/agri-tourism promotion 100
1941+Minority-owned food and agriculture ventures 500,000
1942+Soil health workshops and education 249,900
1943+Study on funding and role of conservation districts 249,900
1944+Cost sharing for no-till adoption in western Lake Erie Basin 9,000,000
1945+Risk mitigation costs of no-till adoption in western Lake Erie Basin 4,000,000
1946+Soil health education in western Lake Erie Basin 2,500,000
1947+
1948+Fairs and racing
1949+
1950+
1951+
1952+
1953+
1954+258,600
1955+
1956+Fruit and vegetable prescription program
1957+
1958+
1959+
1960+
1961+
551962 100
561963
1964+Horse racing advisory commission
1965+
1966+
1967+
1968+
1969+
1970+125,000
1971+
1972+Purses and supplements - fairs/licensed tracks
1973+
1974+
1975+
1976+
1977+
1978+1,353,600
1979+
1980+Standardbred breeders' awards
1981+
1982+
1983+
1984+
1985+
1986+345,900
1987+
1988+Standardbred purses and supplements - licensed tracks
1989+
1990+
1991+
1992+
1993+
1994+991,100
1995+
1996+Standardbred sire stakes
1997+
1998+
1999+
2000+
2001+
2002+720,000
2003+
2004+GROSS APPROPRIATION
2005+
2006+
2007+
2008+$
2009+
2010+4,294,300
2011+
2012+Appropriated from:
2013+
2014+
2015+
2016+
2017+
2018+
2019+
2020+Special revenue funds:
2021+
2022+
2023+
2024+
2025+
2026+
2027+
2028+Agriculture equine industry development fund
2029+
2030+
2031+
2032+
2033+
2034+3,794,200
2035+
572036 State general fund/general purpose
582037
592038
602039
612040 $
622041
2042+500,100
2043+
2044+Sec. 109. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
2045+
2046+
2047+
2048+
2049+
2050+
2051+
2052+Animal welfare grants
2053+
2054+
2055+
2056+$
2057+
2058+500,000
2059+
2060+Farmers market upgrades
2061+
2062+
2063+
2064+
2065+
632066 100
642067
2068+Craft beverage council wine/agri-tourism promotion
2069+
2070+
2071+
2072+
2073+
2074+100
2075+
2076+Minority-owned food and agriculture ventures
2077+
2078+
2079+
2080+
2081+
2082+500,000
2083+
2084+Soil health workshops and education
2085+
2086+
2087+
2088+
2089+
2090+249,900
2091+
2092+Study on funding and role of conservation districts
2093+
2094+
2095+
2096+
2097+
2098+249,900
2099+
2100+Cost sharing for no-till adoption in western Lake Erie Basin
2101+
2102+
2103+
2104+
2105+
2106+9,000,000
2107+
2108+Risk mitigation costs of no-till adoption in western Lake Erie Basin
2109+
2110+
2111+
2112+
2113+
2114+4,000,000
2115+
2116+Soil health education in western Lake Erie Basin
2117+
2118+
2119+
2120+
2121+
2122+2,500,000
2123+
652124 1
662125
672126 2
682127
692128 3
702129
712130 4
722131
732132 5
742133
752134 6
762135
772136 7
782137
792138 8
802139
812140 9
822141
832142 10
842143
852144 11
862145
872146 12
882147
2148+13
2149+
2150+14
2151+
2152+15
2153+
2154+16
2155+
2156+17
2157+
2158+18
2159+
2160+19
2161+
2162+20
2163+
2164+21
2165+
2166+22
2167+
2168+23
2169+
2170+24
2171+
2172+25
2173+
2174+26
2175+
2176+27
2177+
2178+28
2179+
2180+29
2181+
2182+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 17,000,000
2183+Appropriated from:
2184+Special revenue funds:
2185+Work project lapse funds 15,500,000
2186+State general fund/general purpose $ 1,500,000
2187+
2188+GROSS APPROPRIATION
2189+
2190+
2191+
2192+$
2193+
2194+17,000,000
2195+
2196+Appropriated from:
2197+
2198+
2199+
2200+
2201+
2202+
2203+
2204+Special revenue funds:
2205+
2206+
2207+
2208+
2209+
2210+
2211+
2212+Work project lapse funds
2213+
2214+
2215+
2216+
2217+
2218+15,500,000
2219+
2220+State general fund/general purpose
2221+
2222+
2223+
2224+$
2225+
2226+1,500,000
2227+
892228
902229
912230 part 2
922231
932232 provisions concerning appropriations
942233
2234+for fiscal year 2024-2025
2235+
952236 general sections
962237
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.
2238+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 $142,507,400.00 and state spending under part 1 from state sources to be paid to local units of government is $8,800,000.00. The following itemized statement identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:
2239+
2240+DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
2241+Agriculture preservation easement grants $ 1,900,000
2242+Environmental stewardship/MAEAP 1,100,000
2243+Local conservation districts 3,000,000
2244+Qualified forest program 1,400,000
2245+Rural development fund grant program 1,400,000
2246+TOTAL $ 8,800,000
2247+
2248+DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
2249+
2250+
2251+
2252+
2253+
2254+
2255+
2256+Agriculture preservation easement grants
2257+
2258+
2259+
2260+$
2261+
2262+1,900,000
2263+
2264+Environmental stewardship/MAEAP
2265+
2266+
2267+
2268+
2269+
2270+1,100,000
2271+
2272+Local conservation districts
2273+
2274+
2275+
2276+
2277+
2278+3,000,000
2279+
2280+Qualified forest program
2281+
2282+
2283+
2284+
2285+
2286+1,400,000
2287+
2288+Rural development fund grant program
2289+
2290+
2291+
2292+
2293+
2294+1,400,000
2295+
2296+TOTAL
2297+
2298+
2299+
2300+$
2301+
2302+8,800,000
982303
992304 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.
2305+
2306+Sec. 203. As used in part 1 and this part:
2307+
2308+(a) "Department" means the department of agriculture and rural
2309+
2310+1
2311+
2312+2
2313+
2314+3
2315+
2316+4
2317+
2318+5
2319+
2320+6
2321+
2322+7
2323+
2324+8
2325+
2326+9
2327+
2328+10
2329+
2330+11
2331+
2332+12
2333+
2334+13
2335+
2336+14
2337+
2338+15
2339+
2340+16
2341+
2342+17
2343+
2344+18
2345+
2346+19
2347+
2348+20
2349+
2350+21
2351+
2352+22
2353+
2354+23
2355+
2356+24
2357+
2358+25
2359+
2360+26
2361+
2362+27
2363+
2364+28
2365+
2366+29
2367+
2368+development.
2369+
2370+(b) "Director" means the director of the department.
2371+
2372+(c) "Fiscal agencies" means the Michigan house fiscal agency and the Michigan senate fiscal agency.
2373+
2374+(d) "FTE" means full-time equated.
2375+
2376+(e) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.
2377+
2378+(f) "MAEAP" means the Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program.
2379+
2380+(g) "MDEGLE" means the Michigan department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy.
2381+
2382+(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.
2383+
2384+(i) "Subcommittees" means all members of the subcommittees of the house and senate appropriations committees with jurisdiction over the budget for the department.
2385+
2386+(j) "TB" means tuberculosis.
2387+
2388+(k) "USDA" means the United States Department of Agriculture.
2389+
2390+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.
2391+
2392+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:
2393+
2394+(a) The funds must not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of
2395+
2396+1
2397+
2398+2
2399+
2400+3
2401+
2402+4
2403+
2404+5
2405+
2406+6
2407+
2408+7
2409+
2410+8
2411+
2412+9
2413+
2414+10
2415+
2416+11
2417+
2418+12
2419+
2420+13
2421+
2422+14
2423+
2424+15
2425+
2426+16
2427+
2428+17
2429+
2430+18
2431+
2432+19
2433+
2434+20
2435+
2436+21
2437+
2438+22
2439+
2440+23
2441+
2442+24
2443+
2444+25
2445+
2446+26
2447+
2448+27
2449+
2450+28
2451+
2452+29
2453+
2454+comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available.
2455+
2456+(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.
2457+
2458+(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.
2459+
2460+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.
2461+
2462+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:
2463+
2464+(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.
2465+
2466+(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.
2467+
2468+1
2469+
2470+2
2471+
2472+3
2473+
2474+4
2475+
2476+5
2477+
2478+6
2479+
2480+7
2481+
2482+8
2483+
2484+9
2485+
2486+10
2487+
2488+11
2489+
2490+12
2491+
2492+13
2493+
2494+14
2495+
2496+15
2497+
2498+16
2499+
2500+17
2501+
2502+18
2503+
2504+19
2505+
2506+20
2507+
2508+21
2509+
2510+22
2511+
2512+23
2513+
2514+24
2515+
2516+25
2517+
2518+26
2519+
2520+27
2521+
2522+28
2523+
2524+29
2525+
2526+Sec. 208. (1) 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.
2527+
2528+(2) The department shall make timely reimbursement to the department of the attorney general for legal services provided by the department of the attorney general to the department. If the department fails to make timely reimbursement, the department of the attorney general may increase the amount billed to include a penalty for late reimbursement. As used in this section, "timely reimbursement" means reimbursement not later than 60 days after the department receives a bill for the legal services from the department of the attorney general.
2529+
2530+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.
2531+
2532+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 section 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.
2533+
2534+1
2535+
2536+2
2537+
2538+3
2539+
2540+4
2541+
2542+5
2543+
2544+6
2545+
2546+7
2547+
2548+8
2549+
2550+9
2551+
2552+10
2553+
2554+11
2555+
2556+12
2557+
2558+13
2559+
2560+14
2561+
2562+15
2563+
2564+16
2565+
2566+17
2567+
2568+18
2569+
2570+19
2571+
2572+20
2573+
2574+21
2575+
2576+22
2577+
2578+23
2579+
2580+24
2581+
2582+25
2583+
2584+26
2585+
2586+27
2587+
2588+28
2589+
2590+29
2591+
2592+(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. These funds 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.
2593+
2594+(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. These funds 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.
2595+
2596+(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. These funds 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.
2597+
2598+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:
2599+
2600+(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.
2601+
2602+(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.
2603+
2604+(c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.
2605+
2606+(d) The number of active department employees by job classification.
2607+
2608+1
2609+
2610+2
2611+
2612+3
2613+
2614+4
2615+
2616+5
2617+
2618+6
2619+
2620+7
2621+
2622+8
2623+
2624+9
2625+
2626+10
2627+
2628+11
2629+
2630+12
2631+
2632+13
2633+
2634+14
2635+
2636+15
2637+
2638+16
2639+
2640+17
2641+
2642+18
2643+
2644+19
2645+
2646+20
2647+
2648+21
2649+
2650+22
2651+
2652+23
2653+
2654+24
2655+
2656+25
2657+
2658+26
2659+
2660+27
2661+
2662+28
2663+
2664+29
2665+
2666+(e) Job specifications and wage rates.
2667+
2668+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.
2669+
2670+Sec. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.
2671+
2672+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.
2673+
2674+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 appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of full-time equated positions employed by the department at the end of the reporting
2675+
2676+1
2677+
2678+2
2679+
2680+3
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2682+4
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2686+6
2687+
2688+7
2689+
2690+8
2691+
2692+9
2693+
2694+10
2695+
2696+11
2697+
2698+12
2699+
2700+13
2701+
2702+14
2703+
2704+15
2705+
2706+16
2707+
2708+17
2709+
2710+18
2711+
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2713+
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2720+23
2721+
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2723+
2724+25
2725+
2726+26
2727+
2728+27
2729+
2730+28
2731+
2732+29
2733+
2734+period. The report must be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees and to the standard report recipients.
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2736+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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2738+Sec. 217. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this part or part 1, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, inter-transfer funds within this part or part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.
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2742+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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2812+(3) As used in this section, "severance pay" means compensation that is both payable or paid on the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.
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2814+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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2816+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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2962+(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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2964+(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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2968+Sec. 303. 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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2974+Sec. 401. (1) The department shall report on the previous fiscal year's activities of the bureau of food safety and animal
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3048+Sec. 402. 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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3050+Sec. 403. 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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3052+Sec. 404. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for animal disease prevention and response, the department shall use
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3118+Sec. 405. (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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3122+Sec. 406. 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.
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3128+Sec. 501. The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the bureau of environment and sustainability
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3190+Sec. 502. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for agricultural climate resiliency and the funds appropriated in part 1 for soil health/regenerative agriculture, the department shall 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.
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3192+(2) The department shall promote the goals 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 aggregation, improving soil nutrient sequestration and cycling capacity, reducing nutrient losses, and increasing carbon sequestration capacity of soil.
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3194+(3) The department shall promote 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.
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3196+Sec. 503. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for agricultural climate resiliency, the department shall maintain an agricultural climate resiliency program.
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3260+(3) Through the program described in this section, the department shall also do all of the following:
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3268+(5) Of the funds appropriated in part 1 for agricultural climate resiliency, not less than $1,000,000.00 in ongoing funding 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
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3330+(6) In the report required under section 501 of this part, the department shall 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.
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3332+Sec. 504. (1) Subject to subsection (2), from the funds appropriated in part 1 for soil health/regenerative agriculture, the department shall maintain 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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3404+(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.
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3408+Sec. 505. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for
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3468+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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3470+(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for environmental stewardship/MAEAP, $3,000,000.00 must be used to establish a contractual agreement with the Michigan State University extension for the purpose of assisting MAEAP programs. The agreement must reflect negotiated goals, outcomes, and performance standards between the 2 parties.
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3472+In negotiating the agreement, the department must:
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3474+(a) Prioritize the hiring of existing MAEAP technicians for equivalent positions within extension by considering relevant work experience and years of services in the MAEAP program.
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3478+(c) Consult with the MAEAP Advisory Council (MCL 324.8708) regarding the standards included in the agreement and provide for continued input from the council.
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3480+(3) Prior to confirmation of the contract, the department shall present the agreement to the Michigan commission of agriculture and rural development for input and recommendations.
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3482+(4) The contract between the department and extension must be signed and operational no later than March 1, 2025.
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3546+Sec. 506. 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 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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3548+Sec. 507. (1) From the appropriations in part 1 for local conservation districts, $3,000,000.00 must be distributed in equal amounts to local conservation districts in this state that were in operation in the previous fiscal year.
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3550+(2) From the appropriations in part 1 for local conservation districts, $3,000,000.00 must be distributed to local conservation districts through memoranda of understandings (MOU) between the department and districts, with distribution dependent upon the execution and maintenance of memoranda of understandings (MOU) agreements on the provision of services delivered and appropriate reporting of the provision of services.
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3552+(3) On or before March 1, 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 the use of funding, including uses of appropriations made in part 1 as provided in subsection (1). The report must also include an accounting of funds spent as provided in subsection (2), including a list of districts that entered into memoranda of understandings (MOU) agreements with the department and the services the districts performed as part of the agreements. In preparing this report, the department shall
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3618+Sec. 601. The department shall report by April 1 on the previous calendar year's activities of the laboratory division.
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3626+Sec. 701. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the food and agriculture investment program, the department shall operate a food and agriculture investment program.
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3782+(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:
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3798+(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
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3860+Sec. 703. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 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.
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3864+(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.
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3866+(b) Notify recipients of food assistance program benefits about the double up food bucks program and that it is administered by the fair food network. Food assistance program recipients shall receive information about the double up food bucks program.
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3874+(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, 2025. The report must highlight counties and vendors added to the program since May 1, 2023.
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3936+Sec. 706. (1) By not later than April 1, the department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the agriculture development division.
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3938+(2) The report described in subsection (1) must include the following information on any grants awarded during the prior fiscal year:
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3950+(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:
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3952+(a) Council activities and accomplishments for the previous fiscal year.
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3954+(b) Council expenditures for the previous fiscal year by category of administration, industry support, research and education grants, and promotion and consumer education.
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3956+(c) Grants awarded during the previous fiscal year and the results of research grant projects completed during the previous fiscal year.
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3958+(4) The report must identify grant recipients who are members of socially disadvantaged groups, women, veterans, and beginning farmers and ranchers.
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3960+Sec. 707. Unexpended industry support fund revenues at the end
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4022+Sec. 708. (1) The appropriations in part 1 for the qualified forest program are for the purpose of increasing the knowledge of nonindustrial private forestland owners regarding sound forest management practices and increasing the amount of commercial timber production from those lands.
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4024+(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 this state's timber product industry.
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4026+Sec. 709. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the 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. The improvement of timely processing and issuance, as described in this section, includes, but is not limited to:
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4028+(a) Timely review of mailed applications and paperwork.
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4030+(b) Timely and proactive communications to applicants on the status of their application.
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4032+(c) The provision of a clear and understood timeline for the issuance of any tax credits.
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4036+FAIRS and EXPOSITIONS
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4096+Sec. 801. All appropriations from the agriculture equine industry development fund must 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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4098+Sec. 802. From the funds appropriated in part 1 from agriculture equine industry development funds, available revenue must be allocated in the following priority order:
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4100+(a) To support all administrative, contractual, and regulatory costs incurred by the department and the Michigan gaming control board.
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4102+(b) Any remaining funds collected through September 30, 2024, after the obligations in subdivision (a) have been met, must be prorated equally among the county fairs, supplements, breeders' awards, and sire stakes awards to eligible race meeting licensees in accordance with section 20 of the horse racing law of 1995, 1995 PA 279, MCL 431.320.
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4104+Sec. 803. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for county fairs, shows, and expositions, the department shall administer a county fairs, shows, and expositions grant program. The program must have the following objectives:
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4106+(a) Assist in the financing of building improvements or other capital improvements at county fairgrounds of this state.
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4108+(b) Provide financial support, promotion, prizes, and premiums of equine, livestock, and other agricultural commodity expositions in this state.
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4110+(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
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4170+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.
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4172+(3) From the amount appropriated in part 1 for county fairs, 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.
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4174+(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.
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4176+(5) The department shall identify criteria, evaluate applications, and provide recommendations to the director for final approval of grant awards.
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4178+(6) The department may expend money from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the county fairs, shows, and expositions for administering the program.
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4180+(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:
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4240+(a) The purpose of the project is to support building improvements or other capital improvements at county fairgrounds of this state.
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4242+(b) All grants will be distributed in accordance with this section and the grant guidelines published prior to the request for proposals.
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4244+(c) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
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4246+(d) The estimated cost of the project is $500,000.00.
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4248+(e) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2027.
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4250+(8) The department shall provide a year-end report on the county fairs, shows, and expositions grants no later than December 1, 2025 that includes a listing of the grantees, award amounts, match funding, project outcomes, and department costs of grant administration.
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4254+ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
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4256+Sec. 901. (1) From the 1-time funds appropriated in part 1 for minority-owned food and agriculture ventures, the department shall create a grant program to expand minority businesses in food and agriculture. Grant recipients must be majority minority-owned or ventures that are providing access to predominately majority minority-owned businesses.
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4258+(2) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for minority-owned food and agriculture ventures 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 projects have
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4318+been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1)of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.145a18.1451a:
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4320+(a) The purpose of the project is the expansion of minority-owned businesses in food and agriculture.
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4322+(b) The project is to be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
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4324+(c) The estimated cost of this project is $500,000.00.
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4326+(d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2029.
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4328+Sec. 902. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for soil health workshops and education 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 those projects 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 18.145a: a 18.1451a:
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4330+(a) The purpose of the project is promote the goals of the principles of soil health and regenerative agriculture.
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4332+(b) The project is to be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
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4334+(c) The estimated cost of this project is $249,900.00
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4336+(d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2029.
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4338+Sec. 903. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for study on funding and role of conservation districts 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
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4398+for expenditures for those projects 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 18.145a:
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4400+(a) The purpose of the project is to create a report on the role and funding of conservation districts with recommendations as to their future role and funding.
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4402+(b) The project is to be accomplished by utilizing contracts with service providers.
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4404+(c) The estimated cost of this project is $249,900.00.
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4406+(d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2029.
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4408+Sec. 904. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for cost sharing for no-till adoption in western Lake Erie Basin 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 those projects 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 18.145a: 18.1451a:
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4410+(a) The purpose of the project is to support cost sharing for no-till adoption in the western Lake Erie Basin.
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4412+(b) The project is to be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
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4414+(c) The estimated cost of this project is $9,000,000.00.
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4416+(d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2029.
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4418+Sec. 905. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for risk mitigation costs of no-till adoption in western Lake Erie Basin are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or
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4478+unallotted funds do not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and are available for expenditures for those projects 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 18.145a: 18.1451a:
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4480+(a) The purpose of the project is to support risk mitigation costs of no-till adoption in western Lake Erie.
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4482+(b) The project is to be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
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4484+(c) The estimated cost of this project is $4,000,000.00.
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4486+(d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2029.
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4488+Sec. 906. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for soil health education in western Lake Erie Basin 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 those projects 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 18.145a: 18.1451a:
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4490+(a) The purpose of the project is to promote soil health education in western Lake Erie Basin.
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4492+(b) The project is to be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
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4494+(c) The estimated cost of this project is $2,500,000.00.
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4496+(d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2029.
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4498+Sec. 907. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that the state budget director use their authority under section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a, to lapse a
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4503+
4504+3
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4506+4
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4509+
4510+6
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4512+7
4513+
4514+8
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4517+
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4520+11
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4524+total of $15,500,000.00 appropriated under 2021 PA 87 for work project number TW3069022, designated for agriculture nutrient best management voluntary practices.
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4526+(2) It is the intent of the legislature that funds appropriated in part 1 from work project lapse funds are available for expenditure for the purposes identified in part 1 using proceeds of the work project lapse listed in subsection (1).
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4528+(3) It is the intent of the legislature that an appropriation using the proceeds from the lapsed work project identified under subsection (1) may be spent only if the appropriation is for a purpose that is an allowable use of the fund source for the work project identified to be lapsed under subsection (1).