2003 House Bill 4393 ↩

Senate Roll Call 272: Passed

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Environmental Quality budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-HB-4418">House Bill 4418</a>.) This appropriates $332.7 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $390.7 million, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $56.1 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $69.4 million. The Senate version does recognize some – but not all - revenue from new pollution discharge fees proposed by the governor. As a result it does not include the cuts to departmental administration made by the House. The Senate concurred with House in adding funding for programs that monitor septic tanks, swimming pools and campgrounds. The administration proposed eliminating these due to inadequate funding. The Senate also added a requirement for the department to report to the legislature on the amount and type of solid waste being imported into the state. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at <a href="http://www.mackinac.org/4964">Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge</a> at www.mackinac.org/4964.