Introduced
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To replace a government program to give grants to entities involved in "value-added agricultural processing and production ventures" with a program that also provides loans. The bill would establish a new competitive process by which a committee would award the grants and loans. A previous requirement that the recipient provide 10 percent in matching funds would be eliminated. These changes are related to the <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-HB-5047">"21st Century Jobs Trust Fund"</a> passed in 2005, which authorized $5 million for this program as part of its $400 million in new debt.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Tourism
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 32 to 6 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one with substantive changes. See the Nitz substitute for details.
The substitute failed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that requires the committee that decides who gets the grants and loans to operate in public and disclose documents related to its decisions that do not contain proprietary information belonging to applicants. It also provides an explicit definition of "conflicts of interest" prohibited by the bill. These changes were included in the previous substitute; this one adds various technical changes as well.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To establish that the new requirements the bill would create would not affect previous grants made by the program.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 99 to 3 (details)
To replace a government program to give grants to entities involved in "value-added agricultural processing and production ventures" with a program that also provides loans. The bill would establish a new competitive process by which a committee would award the grants and loans. A previous requirement that the recipient provide 10 percent in matching funds would be eliminated. These changes are related to the <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-HB-5047">"21st Century Jobs Trust Fund"</a> passed in 2005, which authorized $5 million for this program as part of its $400 million in new debt.
To concur with the House-passed version of the bill, which requires greater openness in the proceedings of the grant decision committee.
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
