2006 Senate Bill 1081

Appropriations: 2006-2007 Capital Outlay budget

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 28, 2006

Introduced by Sen. Michael Prusi (D-38)

The executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2006-2007 capital outlay budget. This appropriates $213.9 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers). Of this, $53.3 million will come from state tax revenues, rather than federal.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Dec. 5, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 7, 2006

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that would authorize some 20 additional construction projects requested by particular Senators, generally for facilities at universities and colleges located in their districts. The bill does cut in half a request by Gov. Jennifer Granholm to increase state borrowing by $100 million for spending on "local infrastructure" projects.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 33 to 1 (details)

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2006-2007 capital outlay budget. The bill appropriates $201.4 million in adjusted gross spending, but authorizes dozens of projects, including 13 university and 22 community college projects, that would likely cost more than $700 million when completed, and would cause the state to exceed the $2.7 billion cap on total state borrowing (see also <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2006-SB-1189">Senate Bill 1189</a>, which would raise this to $4.0 billion). Gov. Jennifer Granholm's most recent proposals for the bill would authorize and additional $501 million in new contruction projects.

Received in the House

Dec. 7, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Dec. 12, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 14, 2006

Substitute offered

To replace the Senate version of the bill with one that trims the 35 higher education construction projects it authorized to just 17 projects, bringing the cost down from over $700 million to approximately $365 million. The substitute authorizes $65 million of a request by Gov. Jennifer Granholm to increase state borrowing by $100 million for spending on "local infrastructure" projects, but earmarks part of this money for specific projects, including ones at the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Grand Rapids arts museum, Hart plaza in Detroit, a "high throughput screening" project at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, the Midland baseball stadium project, Traverse City's Opera House/Connie Binsfield Theater, a hanger project at Wurtsmith airport in Oscoda, an Arab American Museum, the Grand Rapids zoo, the Grand Rapids amphitheater, and more.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Gino Polidori (D-15)

To authorize borrowing for a $12.1 million science building renovation at Henry Ford Community College.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Gino Polidori (D-15)

To authorize borrowing for a $6 million teacher preparation/child development center at the University of Michigan, Dearborn campus.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Alexander Lipsey (D-60) and five co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Jacob Hoogendyk (R-61), Neal Nitz (R-78), Rick Shaffer (R-59), Fulton Sheen (R-88) and Lorence Wenke (R-63)

To authorize borrowing for a $52 million Sangren Hall construction project at Western Michigan University.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Scott Hummel (R-93)

To authorize borrowing for a $6 million "MTEC" building expansion at Montcalm County Community College.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jack Brandenburg (R-24)

To authorize borrowing for a $5.4 million "alternative fuel development center" construction project at Macomb County Community College.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Michael Murphy (D-68)

To eliminate a prohibition in the bill on the development or lease of the so-called Triangle Property in Lansing for a new State Police headquarters project.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Morris Hood (D-11)

To authorize borrowing for a $17.5 million "integrated transportation campus" construction project in Detroit.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Bruce Caswell (R-58)

To authorize borrowing for a $28 million campus renovation project at Jackson Community College.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Lee Gonzales (D-49)

To authorize borrowing for a $20 million renovation of Murchie and French halls at the University of Michigan, Flint campus.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Darwin Booher (R-102)

To authorize borrowing for a $23.8 million optometry building and center for collaborative health education Ferris State University.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-80)

To authorize borrowing for general campus renovations Southwestern Michigan College.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Chris Kolb (D-53)

To authorize borrowing for a skilled trades instructional building Washtenaw Community College.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Mark Meadows (D-69)

To authorize borrowing for a "Michigan's economy project" at Michigan State University.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-22)

To earmark part of the $100 million in borrowing for "local infrastructure" projects requested by Gov. Jennifer Granholm the City of Taylor.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Mark Meadows (D-69)

To earmark part of a request by Gov. Jennifer Granholm to increase state borrowing by $100 million for spending on "local infrastructure" for East Lansing museum development.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. John Pastor (R-19)

To prohibit requiring contractors on any of the proposed projects to be unionized.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. John Pastor (R-19)

To authorize borrowing for a $19 million public safety training complex at Schoolcraft College.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Michael Murphy (D-68)

To earmark part of a request by Gov. Jennifer Granholm to increase state borrowing by $100 million for spending on "local infrastructure" for a Lansing Community College culture and educational facility.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Mike Nofs (R-62)

To authorize borrowing for $4 million in renovations on the "Classroom C" building at Kellogg Community College.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Reps. Marsha Cheeks (D-6) and George Cushingberry (D-8)

To earmark part of a request by Gov. Jennifer Granholm to increase state borrowing by $100 million for spending on "local infrastructure" for a "Build a Michigan bio-fuels corridor".

The amendment failed 55 to 51 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Chris Kolb (D-53) and two co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. George Cushingberry (D-8) and Mark Meadows (D-69)

To authorize borrowing for a "Michigan's economy project" at Michigan State University, a $165 million biology building at the University of Michigan, and a State Hall renovation project at Wayne State University.

The amendment failed 54 to 47 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Marsha Cheeks (D-6) and two co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Morris Hood (D-11) and George Cushingberry (D-8)

To authorize borrowing for a chemistry building project at Wayne State University.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Scott Hummel (R-93)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not change the actual amount that would be appropriated compared to the version reported by the House Appropriations Committee, but does revise some of the details of various earmarks or authorized projects.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Kathy Angerer (D-55)

To authorize borrowing for a $2.2 million "Middle college technology center" at Monroe County Community College.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Rich Brown (D-110)

To fully fund a request by Gov. Jennifer Granholm to increase state borrowing by $100 million for spending on "local infrastructure" projects.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 78 to 28 (details)

The House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2006-2007 capital outlay budget. The bill appropriates $201.4 million in adjusted gross spending, but authorizes dozens of projects, including seven university and 13 community college projects, that would likely cost more than $193 million when completed. The House fully funds a request by Gov. Jennifer Granholm to increase state borrowing by $100 million for spending on "local infrastructure" projects, and earmarks a number of these to get the loan proceeds. The bill does not appropriate extra money for three state departments which had just revealed that they spent $45 million more in Fiscal Year 2005-2006 than the legislature had authorized. See the House Fiscal Agency <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billanalysis/House/pdf/2005-HLA-1081-4.pdf">analysis</a> for more details on the extra spending.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 14, 2006

To concur with a House-passed version of the bill. The vote sends the bill to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.

Failed in the Senate 2 to 36 (details)

Dec. 15, 2006

Received

To adopt a compromise version of the supplemental spending bill reported by a House-Senate conference committee. This “splits the difference” between the House and the Senate on more borrowing for college and university construction projects, authorizing <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billanalysis/House/pdf/2005-HLA-1081-8.pdf5">24 of them</a> at an eventual cost of some $577 million. It provides $75 million toward a request by Gov. Jennifer Granholm to increase state borrowing by $100 million for spending on "local infrastructure" projects, and earmarks a number of these to get the loan proceeds, but does not appropriate extra money for three state departments which had just revealed that they spent $45 million more in Fiscal Year 2005-2006 than the legislature had authorized.

Passed in the Senate 28 to 5 (details)

Received in the House

Dec. 15, 2006

Passed in the House 71 to 32 (details)

Vetoed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Dec. 21, 2006