No. 37

State of Michigan

JOURNAL

OF THE

House of Representatives

95th Legislature

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

House Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, May 5, 2009.

1:30 p.m.

The House was called to order by the Speaker Pro Tempore.

The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was present.

Agema—present Durhal—present Lahti—present Proos—present

Amash—present Ebli—present LeBlanc—present Roberts—present

Angerer—present Elsenheimer—present Leland—present Rocca—present

Ball—present Espinoza—present Lemmons—present Rogers—present

Barnett—present Geiss—present Lindberg—present Schmidt, R.—present

Bauer—present Genetski—present Lipton—present Schmidt, W.—present

Bennett—present Gonzales—present Liss—present Schuitmaker—present

Bledsoe—present Green—present Lori—present Scott, B.—present

Bolger—present Gregory—present Lund—present Scott, P.—present

Booher—present Griffin—present Marleau—present Scripps—present

Brown, L.—present Haase—present Mayes—present Segal—present

Brown, T.—present Haines—present McDowell—present Sheltrown—present

Byrnes—present Hammel—present McMillin—present Simpson—present

Byrum—present Hansen—present Meadows—present Slavens—present

Calley—present Haugh—present Meekhof—present Slezak—present

Caul—present Haveman—present Melton—present Smith—present

Clemente—present Hildenbrand—present Meltzer—present Spade—present

Constan—present Horn—present Miller—present Stamas—present

Corriveau—present Huckleberry—present Moore—present Stanley—present

Coulouris—present Jackson—present Moss—present Switalski—present

Crawford—present Johnson—present Nathan—present Tlaib—present

Cushingberry—present Jones, Rick—present Nerat—present Tyler—present

Daley—present Jones, Robert—present Neumann—present Valentine—present

Dean—present Kandrevas—present Opsommer—present Walsh—present

Denby—present Kennedy—present Pavlov—present Warren—present

DeShazor—present Knollenberg—present Pearce—present Womack—present

Dillon—present Kowall—present Polidori—present Young—present

Donigan—present Kurtz—present

e/d/s = entered during session

Rep. John Espinoza, from the 83rd District, offered the following invocation:

“Heavenly Father bless us in our daily endeavors. Place Your healing hands on those that are in despair and those that have lost hope. Protect those we have put in harms way. In Jesus name we pray Amen.”

Second Reading of Bills

Pending the Second Reading of

House Bill No. 4097, entitled

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending sections 758, 759, and 759b (MCL 168.758, 168.759, and 168.759b), section 758 as amended by 1996 PA 207 and section 759 as amended by 1995 PA 261.

Rep. Angerer moved that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ethics and Elections.

The motion prevailed.

House Bill No. 4523, entitled

A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled “Michigan business tax act,” by amending section 430 (MCL 208.1430), as added by 2008 PA 270.

Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on New Economy and Quality of Life,

The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.

Rep. McMillin moved to amend the bill as follows:

1. Amend page 7, following line 8, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 71 of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.”.

The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.

Rep. Clemente moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.

Rep. Dean moved that the bill be placed on its immediate passage.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Third Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4523, entitled

A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled “Michigan business tax act,” by amending section 430 (MCL 208.1430), as added by 2008 PA 270.

Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

Roll Call No. 210 Yeas—103

Angerer Elsenheimer LeBlanc Rocca

Ball Espinoza Leland Rogers

Barnett Geiss Lemmons Schmidt, R.

Bauer Gonzales Lindberg Schmidt, W.

Bennett Green Lipton Schuitmaker

Bledsoe Gregory Liss Scott, B.

Bolger Griffin Lori Scott, P.

Booher Haase Lund Scripps

Brown, L. Haines Marleau Segal

Brown, T. Hammel Mayes Sheltrown

Byrnes Hansen McDowell Simpson

Byrum Haugh Meadows Slavens

Calley Haveman Melton Slezak

Caul Hildenbrand Meltzer Smith

Clemente Horn Miller Spade

Constan Huckleberry Moore Stamas

Corriveau Jackson Moss Stanley

Coulouris Johnson Nathan Switalski

Crawford Jones, Rick Nerat Tlaib

Dean Jones, Robert Neumann Tyler

Denby Kandrevas Opsommer Valentine

DeShazor Kennedy Pavlov Walsh

Dillon Knollenberg Pearce Warren

Donigan Kowall Polidori Womack

Durhal Kurtz Proos Young

Ebli Lahti Roberts

Nays—6

Agema Daley McMillin Meekhof

Amash Genetski

In The Chair: Byrnes

The House agreed to the title of the bill.

Rep. Dean moved that the bill be given immediate effect.

The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

Reps. Angerer, Ball, Barnett, Bolger, Lisa Brown, Terry Brown, Byrnes, Caul, Denby, Durhal, Espinoza, Geiss, Gonzales, Griffin, Haase, Haugh, Horn, Johnson, Robert Jones, Kandrevas, Kennedy, Lemmons, Lipton, Liss, Mayes, Melton, Meltzer, Polidori, Proos, Rocca, Segal, Sheltrown, Simpson, Slavens, Slezak, Spade, Stamas, Valentine and Warren were named co‑sponsors of the bill.

Second Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4674, entitled

A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled “Michigan business tax act,” by amending section 431a (MCL 208.1431a), as added by 2008 PA 92.

The bill was read a second time.

Rep. Mayes moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.

Rep. Dean moved that the bill be placed on its immediate passage.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Third Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4674, entitled

A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled “Michigan business tax act,” by amending section 431a (MCL 208.1431a), as added by 2008 PA 92.

Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

Roll Call No. 211 Yeas—104

Angerer Ebli Lahti Roberts

Ball Elsenheimer LeBlanc Rocca

Barnett Espinoza Leland Rogers

Bauer Geiss Lemmons Schmidt, R.

Bennett Gonzales Lindberg Schmidt, W.

Bledsoe Green Lipton Schuitmaker

Bolger Gregory Liss Scott, B.

Booher Griffin Lori Scott, P.

Brown, L. Haase Lund Scripps

Brown, T. Haines Marleau Segal

Byrnes Hammel Mayes Sheltrown

Byrum Hansen McDowell Simpson

Calley Haugh Meadows Slavens

Caul Haveman Melton Slezak

Clemente Hildenbrand Meltzer Smith

Constan Horn Miller Spade

Corriveau Huckleberry Moore Stamas

Coulouris Jackson Moss Stanley

Crawford Johnson Nathan Switalski

Daley Jones, Rick Nerat Tlaib

Dean Jones, Robert Neumann Tyler

Denby Kandrevas Opsommer Valentine

DeShazor Kennedy Pavlov Walsh

Dillon Knollenberg Pearce Warren

Donigan Kowall Polidori Womack

Durhal Kurtz Proos Young

Nays—5

Agema Genetski McMillin Meekhof

Amash

In The Chair: Byrnes

The House agreed to the title of the bill.

Rep. Dean moved that the bill be given immediate effect.

The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

Second Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4184, entitled

A bill to amend 1919 PA 71, entitled “An act to provide for the formulation and establishment of a uniform system of accounting and reporting in the several departments, offices, and institutions of the state government, and in all county offices; to provide for the examination of the books and accounts of each state department, office, and institution, and of each county office; to provide for financial reports from all those departments, institutions, and offices, and for the tabulation and publication of comparative financial statistics relating to the departments, institutions, and offices; to provide for the administration of this act; to provide for the powers and duties of the department of treasury, the state treasurer, the library of Michigan and depository libraries, and other officers and entities; to provide penalties; and to provide for meeting the expense authorized by this act,” by amending sections 4 and 5 (MCL 21.44 and 21.45), as amended by 2002 PA 370.

The bill was read a second time.

Rep. Ball moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.

Rep. Dean moved that the bill be placed on its immediate passage.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Third Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4184, entitled

A bill to amend 1919 PA 71, entitled “An act to provide for the formulation and establishment of a uniform system of accounting and reporting in the several departments, offices, and institutions of the state government, and in all county offices; to provide for the examination of the books and accounts of each state department, office, and institution, and of each county office; to provide for financial reports from all those departments, institutions, and offices, and for the tabulation and publication of comparative financial statistics relating to the departments, institutions, and offices; to provide for the administration of this act; to provide for the powers and duties of the department of treasury, the state treasurer, the library of Michigan and depository libraries, and other officers and entities; to provide penalties; and to provide for meeting the expense authorized by this act,” by amending sections 4 and 5 (MCL 21.44 and 21.45), as amended by 2002 PA 370.

Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

Roll Call No. 212 Yeas—109

Agema Ebli Lahti Proos

Amash Elsenheimer LeBlanc Roberts

Angerer Espinoza Leland Rocca

Ball Geiss Lemmons Rogers

Barnett Genetski Lindberg Schmidt, R.

Bauer Gonzales Lipton Schmidt, W.

Bennett Green Liss Schuitmaker

Bledsoe Gregory Lori Scott, B.

Bolger Griffin Lund Scott, P.

Booher Haase Marleau Scripps

Brown, L. Haines Mayes Segal

Brown, T. Hammel McDowell Sheltrown

Byrnes Hansen McMillin Simpson

Byrum Haugh Meadows Slavens

Calley Haveman Meekhof Slezak

Caul Hildenbrand Melton Smith

Clemente Horn Meltzer Spade

Constan Huckleberry Miller Stamas

Corriveau Jackson Moore Stanley

Coulouris Johnson Moss Switalski

Crawford Jones, Rick Nathan Tlaib

Daley Jones, Robert Nerat Tyler

Dean Kandrevas Neumann Valentine

Denby Kennedy Opsommer Walsh

DeShazor Knollenberg Pavlov Warren

Dillon Kowall Pearce Womack

Donigan Kurtz Polidori Young

Durhal

Nays—0

In The Chair: Byrnes

The House agreed to the title of the bill.

Rep. Dean moved that the bill be given immediate effect.

The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

Second Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4758, entitled

A bill to amend 2008 PA 456, entitled “An act to amend 1966 PA 346, entitled “An act to create a state housing development authority; to define the powers and duties of the authority; to establish a housing development revolving fund; to establish a land acquisition and development fund; to establish a rehabilitation fund; to establish a conversion condominium fund; to create certain other funds and provide for the expenditure of certain funds; to authorize the making and purchase of loans, deferred payment loans, and grants to qualified developers, sponsors, individuals, mortgage lenders, and municipalities; to establish and provide acceleration and foreclosure procedures; to provide tax exemption; to authorize payments instead of taxes by nonprofit housing corporations, consumer housing cooperatives, limited dividend housing corporations, mobile home park corporations, and mobile home park associations; and to prescribe criminal penalties for violations of this act,” (MCL 125.1401 to 125.1499c) by adding chapter 3B,” by repealing enacting section 1.

The bill was read a second time.

Rep. Donigan moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.

Rep. Dean moved that the bill be placed on its immediate passage.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Third Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4758, entitled

A bill to amend 2008 PA 456, entitled “An act to amend 1966 PA 346, entitled “An act to create a state housing development authority; to define the powers and duties of the authority; to establish a housing development revolving fund; to establish a land acquisition and development fund; to establish a rehabilitation fund; to establish a conversion condominium fund; to create certain other funds and provide for the expenditure of certain funds; to authorize the making and purchase of loans, deferred payment loans, and grants to qualified developers, sponsors, individuals, mortgage lenders, and municipalities; to establish and provide acceleration and foreclosure procedures; to provide tax exemption; to authorize payments instead of taxes by nonprofit housing corporations, consumer housing cooperatives, limited dividend housing corporations, mobile home park corporations, and mobile home park associations; and to prescribe criminal penalties for violations of this act,” (MCL 125.1401 to 125.1499c) by adding chapter 3B,” by repealing enacting section 1.

Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

Roll Call No. 213 Yeas—107

Agema Ebli Lahti Roberts

Angerer Elsenheimer LeBlanc Rocca

Ball Espinoza Leland Rogers

Barnett Geiss Lemmons Schmidt, R.

Bauer Genetski Lindberg Schmidt, W.

Bennett Gonzales Lipton Schuitmaker

Bledsoe Green Liss Scott, B.

Bolger Gregory Lori Scott, P.

Booher Griffin Lund Scripps

Brown, L. Haase Marleau Segal

Brown, T. Haines Mayes Sheltrown

Byrnes Hammel McDowell Simpson

Byrum Hansen Meadows Slavens

Calley Haugh Meekhof Slezak

Caul Haveman Melton Smith

Clemente Hildenbrand Meltzer Spade

Constan Horn Miller Stamas

Corriveau Huckleberry Moore Stanley

Coulouris Jackson Moss Switalski

Crawford Johnson Nathan Tlaib

Daley Jones, Rick Nerat Tyler

Dean Jones, Robert Neumann Valentine

Denby Kandrevas Opsommer Walsh

DeShazor Kennedy Pavlov Warren

Dillon Knollenberg Pearce Womack

Donigan Kowall Polidori Young

Durhal Kurtz Proos

Nays—2

Amash McMillin

In The Chair: Byrnes

The House agreed to the title of the bill.

Rep. Dean moved that the bill be given immediate effect.

The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Reports of Standing Committees

The Committee on Urban Policy, by Rep. Leland, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4830, entitled

A bill to amend 1909 PA 283, entitled “An act to revise, consolidate, and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, discontinuing, vacating, closing, altering, improvement, maintenance, and use of the public highways and private roads; the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; maintaining public access to waterways under certain conditions; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, and cutting weeds and brush within this state; providing for the election or appointment and defining the powers, duties, and compensation of state, county, township, and district highway officials; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies,” by amending section 6 of chapter IV (MCL 224.6), as amended by 2006 PA 598.

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

The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

Favorable Roll Call

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. Leland, Nathan, Barnett, Meadows, Segal, Stanley, Womack, Paul Scott and Meltzer

Nays: Rep. Hansen

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The following report, submitted by Rep. Leland, Chair, of the Committee on Urban Policy, was received and read:

Meeting held on: Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Present: Reps. Leland, Nathan, Barnett, Meadows, Segal, Stanley, Womack, Paul Scott, Hansen, Meltzer and Pavlov

Second Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4830, entitled

A bill to amend 1909 PA 283, entitled “An act to revise, consolidate, and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, discontinuing, vacating, closing, altering, improvement, maintenance, and use of the public highways and private roads; the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; maintaining public access to waterways under certain conditions; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, and cutting weeds and brush within this state; providing for the election or appointment and defining the powers, duties, and compensation of state, county, township, and district highway officials; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies,” by amending section 6 of chapter IV (MCL 224.6), as amended by 2006 PA 598.

Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Urban Policy,

The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.

Rep. Meltzer moved to amend the bill as follows:

1. Amend page 3, line 13, after “247.675.” by inserting “IN A COUNTY WHERE THE ELECTORS HAVE ADOPTED A CHARTER THAT REORGANIZES THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONERS, THE COUNTY’S MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL NOT EXCEED 4.2 MILLS.”.

The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.

Rep. Miller moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.

Rep. Dean moved that the bill be placed on its immediate passage.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Third Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4830, entitled

A bill to amend 1909 PA 283, entitled “An act to revise, consolidate, and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, discontinuing, vacating, closing, altering, improvement, maintenance, and use of the public highways and private roads; the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; maintaining public access to waterways under certain conditions; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, and cutting weeds and brush within this state; providing for the election or appointment and defining the powers, duties, and compensation of state, county, township, and district highway officials; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies,” by amending section 6 of chapter IV (MCL 224.6), as amended by 2006 PA 598.

Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

Roll Call No. 214 Yeas—80

Agema Donigan Kandrevas Schmidt, R.

Angerer Durhal Kennedy Schmidt, W.

Ball Ebli Kowall Schuitmaker

Barnett Elsenheimer Kurtz Scott, B.

Bauer Espinoza Leland Scott, P.

Bennett Geiss Lemmons Scripps

Bledsoe Genetski Lipton Segal

Bolger Gregory Liss Simpson

Booher Griffin Lund Slavens

Brown, L. Haase Mayes Slezak

Brown, T. Haines Meadows Smith

Clemente Hammel Meltzer Stamas

Constan Haugh Miller Stanley

Corriveau Haveman Nathan Switalski

Coulouris Hildenbrand Opsommer Tlaib

Crawford Huckleberry Pavlov Valentine

Dean Jackson Pearce Walsh

Denby Johnson Polidori Warren

DeShazor Jones, Rick Roberts Womack

Dillon Jones, Robert Rocca Young

Nays—29

Amash Hansen Marleau Nerat

Byrnes Horn McDowell Neumann

Byrum Knollenberg McMillin Proos

Calley Lahti Meekhof Rogers

Caul LeBlanc Melton Sheltrown

Daley Lindberg Moore Spade

Gonzales Lori Moss Tyler

Green

In The Chair: Byrnes

The House agreed to the title of the bill.

Rep. Dean moved that the bill be given immediate effect.

The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

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Rep. Dean moved that House Committees be given leave to meet during the balance of today’s session.

The motion prevailed.

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment

The Clerk announced that the following bills had been printed and placed upon the files of the members on Friday, May 1:

House Bill Nos. 4869 4870

Senate Bill Nos. 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506

507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520

521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528

The Clerk announced that the following Senate bill had been received on Tuesday, May 5:

Senate Bill No. 430

Reports of Standing Committees

The Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources, by Rep. Sheltrown, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4203, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 43537, 74117, and 83106 (MCL 324.43537, 324.74117, and 324.83106), section 43537 as amended by 2007 PA 60, section 74117 as amended by 2006 PA 477, and section 83106 as amended by 2004 PA 587.

With the recommendation that the bill be referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.

Favorable Roll Call

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. Sheltrown, Slezak, Ebli, Huckleberry, Lindberg, Simpson, Stanley, Stamas, Bolger, Hansen and Horn

Nays: None

The recommendation was concurred in and the bill was referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.

The Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources, by Rep. Sheltrown, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4610, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending section 72101 (MCL 324.72101), as amended by 1997 PA 129, and by adding section 72114.

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

The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

Favorable Roll Call

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. Sheltrown, Slezak, Huckleberry, Simpson, Stanley, Stamas, Bolger, Hansen and Horn

Nays: None

The Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources, by Rep. Sheltrown, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4757, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 40107b.

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

Favorable Roll Call

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. Sheltrown, Slezak, Ebli, Huckleberry, Lindberg, Simpson, Stanley, Stamas, Bolger, Hansen and Horn

Nays: None

The Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources, by Rep. Sheltrown, Chair, reported

Senate Bill No. 409, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending section 43542 (MCL 324.43542), as added by 1995 PA 57.

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

Favorable Roll Call

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. Sheltrown, Slezak, Ebli, Huckleberry, Lindberg, Simpson, Stanley, Stamas, Bolger, Hansen and Horn

Nays: None

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The following report, submitted by Rep. Sheltrown, Chair, of the Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources, was received and read:

Meeting held on: Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Present: Reps. Sheltrown, Slezak, Ebli, Huckleberry, Lindberg, Simpson, Stanley, Stamas, Bolger, Hansen and Horn

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The following report, submitted by Rep. Melton, Chair, of the Committee on Education, was received and read:

Meeting held on: Monday, May 4, 2009

Present: Reps. Melton, Lisa Brown, Bledsoe, Byrum, Corriveau, Geiss, Haase, Lindberg, Nathan, Polidori, Roberts, Valentine, Pavlov, Amash, Ball, DeShazor, McMillin, Pearce, Tyler and Walsh

Absent: Reps. Kennedy, Sheltrown and Paul Scott

Excused: Reps. Kennedy, Sheltrown and Paul Scott

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The following report, submitted by Rep. Mayes, Chair, of the Committee on Energy and Technology, was received and read:

Meeting held on: Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Present: Reps. Mayes, Geiss, Lisa Brown, Ebli, Huckleberry, Lindberg, Lipton, Melton, Roberts, Scripps, Horn, Crawford, Marleau, Opsommer, Proos, Wayne Schmidt and Schuitmaker

Absent: Reps. Clemente and Johnson

Excused: Reps. Clemente and Johnson

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The following report, submitted by Rep. Donigan, Chair, of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs, was received and read:

Meeting held on: Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Present: Reps. Donigan, Barnett, Bledsoe, Haugh, Robert Jones, Kennedy, Young, Lund, Denby, Meekhof and Wayne Schmidt

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The following report, submitted by Rep. Cushingberry, Chair, of the Committee on Appropriations, was received and read:

Meeting held on: Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Present: Reps. Cushingberry, Hammel, Bauer, Bennett, Terry Brown, Dean, Durhal, Espinoza, Gonzales, Gregory, Jackson, Lahti, LeBlanc, McDowell, Miller, Smith, Spade, Switalski, Tlaib, Moss, Agema, Booher, Caul, Genetski, Green, Haines, Hildenbrand, Lori, Proos, Rogers and Schuitmaker

Messages from the Senate

Senate Bill No. 430, entitled

A bill to amend 1950 (Ex Sess) PA 23, entitled “Airport zoning act,” (MCL 259.431 to 259.465) by adding section 24a.

The Senate has passed the bill.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs.

Messages from the Governor

Date: May 5, 2009

Time: 11:08 a.m.

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

Sir—I have this day approved and signed

Enrolled House Bill No. 4397 (Public Act No. 22, I.E.), being

An act to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “An act to provide a system of public instruction and elementary and secondary schools; to revise, consolidate, and clarify the laws relating to elementary and secondary education; to provide for the organization, regulation, and maintenance of schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to prescribe rights, powers, duties, and privileges of schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to provide for the regulation of school teachers and certain other school employees; to provide for school elections and to prescribe powers and duties with respect thereto; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes; to provide for the borrowing of money and issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness; to establish a fund and provide for expenditures from that fund; to provide for and prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, the state board of education, and certain other boards and officials; to provide for licensure of boarding schools; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending sections 622 and 1223 (MCL 380.622 and 380.1223), as amended by 2008 PA 307.

(Filed with the Secretary of State May 5, 2009, at 1:12 p.m.)

The following message from the Governor was received May 5, 2009 and read:

EXECUTIVE ORDER

No. 2009 – 22

IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPENDITURE REDUCTIONS UNDER

SECTION 20 OF ARTICLE V OF THE MICHIGAN CONSTITUTION OF 1963

WHEREAS, under Section 20 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, the Governor, with the approval of the appropriating committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall reduce expenditures authorized by appropriations whenever it appears that actual revenues for a fiscal period will fall below the revenue estimates on which appropriations for that period were based, and the reductions shall be made in accordance with procedures prescribed by law;

WHEREAS, it appears that actual revenues for the fiscal period beginning on October 1, 2008 and ending on September 30, 2009, will fall below the revenue estimates on which appropriations for that period were based, the estimates having been determined by the Legislature as required under Section 31 of Article IV of the Michigan Constitution of 1963;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 391 of The Management and Budget Act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1391, on the basis of written information from the State Budget Director and the State Treasurer, it appears that actual revenues will fall below such revenue estimates;

WHEREAS, there is an unanticipated loss of funding that the departments and agencies of state government do not expect to obtain or make up during the current fiscal year;

WHEREAS, expenditure reductions totaling $221,864,600.00 general fund-general purpose and $127,472,600.00 special purpose funds are necessary;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan, by virtue of the power and authority vested in the Governor under the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and Michigan law, and with the approval of a majority of members of each appropriations committee, order the following reductions in expenditures:

A. Portions of general fund-general purpose expenditures authorized by appropriations amounting to $221,864,600.00 contained in the following public acts are hereby reduced. Where the expenditure reductions of general fund-general purpose appropriations in this Order reduce the restricted portions of gross appropriations and sources of financing that will be earned, the amounts to be reduced shall be provided separately to the State Budget Director for approval and entry into the accounts.

Reduction

Public Act Department Amount

2008 PA 253 Agriculture $3,455,100

2008 PA 261 Attorney General 1,729,800

2008 PA 261 Civil Rights 655,800

2008 PA 246 Community Health 53,095,500

2008 PA 245 Corrections 10,470,400

2008 PA 212 Education 363,500

2008 PA 251 Energy, Labor and Economic Growth 13,068,900

2008 PA 247 Environmental Quality 5,165,100

2008 PA 261 Executive Office 279,200

2008 PA 254 History, Arts, and Libraries 1,815,800

2008 PA 248 Human Services 97,484,800

2008 PA 261 Management and Budget 2,987,000

2008 PA 214 Military and Veterans Affairs 2,234,800

2008 PA 252 Natural Resources 572,900

2008 PA 268 School Aid 7,000,000

2008 PA 261 State 1,335,000

2008 PA 249 State Police 15,169,400

2008 PA 261 Treasury    4,981,600

TOTAL $221,864,600

B. The reduction totals for the departments and offices in Section A include the following appropriation items or are predicated upon the following actions:

1. Department of Agriculture

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

01050 Unclassified positions 35,000

01210 Management services 150,000

01275 Internal audit services 47,500

01420 Rent and building occupancy charges 513,200

02205 Pesticide and plant pest management 150,000

02365 Bovine tuberculosis program 1,466,800

02530 Laboratory services 100,000

03120 Environmental stewardship 345,000

03908 Local conservation districts 160,000

30000 Information technology services and projects    89,300

3,056,800

2. Department of Attorney General

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

01040 Attorney general operations 1,259,600

06100 Information technology services and projects     6,400

1,266,000

3. Department of Civil Rights

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

01000 Civil rights operations 466,700

02100 Information technology services and projects  22,500

489,200

4. Department of Community Health

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

01130 Mental health/substance abuse program administration 92,000

01161 Protection and advocacy services support 97,200

01176 Mental health initiatives for older persons 262,300

01751 Severance pay 216,900

02966 Community mental health non-Medicaid services 10,000,000

02967 Respite services 250,000

02969 Mental health court pilot programs 800,000

04000 Center for forensic psychiatry 300,000

11230 Public health administration 69,000

11232 Worker’s compensation program 900,000

11256 Rural health services 29,000

11300 Office of long-term care and supports and services 90,000

11364 African-American male health initiative 42,800

11374 Injury control intervention project 200,000

12263 Local public health operations 1,535,600

12273 Implementation of 1993 PA 133, MCL 333.17015 30,000

13461 Community substance abuse prevention, education, and 1,539,800  treatment programs

13467 State disability assistance program substance abuse 106,700

 services

13469 Methamphetamine cleanup fund 40,000

14259 Special projects 12,500

14276 Migrant health care 34,000

14281 Family planning local agreements 75,000

14289 Prenatal care outreach and service delivery support 202,800

14355 Medical care and treatment 275,000

15158 Asthma prevention and control 55,700

16753 Sexually transmitted disease control management and 582,900

 field support

16773 Sexually transmitted disease control local agreements 137,500

16778 Immunization local agreements 350,000

33500 Hospital services and therapy 5,310,200

33520 Physician services 842,100

33540 Pharmaceutical services 1,616,100

33550 Health plan services 8,062,300

33570 Transportation 1,271,100

33580 Auxiliary medical services 537,800

33600 Ambulance services 147,900

33630 Single point of entry 2,100,000

33660 Dental services 1,433,600

33680 Long-term care services 8,467,000

33810 Personal care services 197,000

34500 Health information technology initiatives 1,072,600

46511 Community services 661,900

46512 Nutrition services 479,400

46513 Senior companion volunteer program 85,900

46516 Foster grandparent volunteer program 119,600

46517 Retired and senior volunteer program 33,600

46519 Senior olympics     20,000

50,784,800

The amount in Section 412 of 2008 PA 246 is reduced by $157,105.00.

The amount in Section 482 of 2008 PA 246 is reduced by $11,251.00.

The amount in Section 1031(1) of 2008 PA 246 is reduced to $200,000.00.

The amount in Section 1694 of 2008 PA 246 is reduced to $521,300.00.

The amount in Section 1742 of 2008 PA 246 is reduced to $750,000.00.

5. Department of Corrections

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

01050 Executive direction 1,900

02060 Operations support administration 3,900

17510 Northern region clinical complexes 6,500

17530 Southeastern region clinical complexes 8,200

22250 Field operations 53,400

23322 Special alternative incarceration program – Cassidy Lake 10,100

25281 Community re-entry centers 24,000

29507 Correctional facilities administration 5,100

29512 Transportation 403,600

30522 Jackson area support and services – Jackson 25,100

32002 Charles E. Egeler correctional facility – Jackson 13,600

34002 Parnall correctional facility – Jackson 12,000

35002 Cooper Street correctional facility – Jackson 16,500

36002 G. Robert Cotton correctional facility – Jackson 11,500

46002 Alger maximum correctional facility – Munising 12,300

47002 Baraga maximum correctional facility – Baraga 12,200

48002 Carson City correctional facility – Carson City 15,200

49002 Chippewa correctional facility – Kincheloe 17,400

50002 Kinross correctional facility – Kincheloe 28,200

51002 Marquette branch prison – Marquette 19,000

52002 Oaks correctional facility – Eastlake 12,800

53002 Standish maximum correctional facility – Standish 25,100

54002 Newberry correctional facility – Newberry 15,200

55002 Ojibway correctional facility – Marenisco 12,600

56002 Pugsley correctional facility – Kingsley 13,200

61002 Richard A. Handlon correctional facility – Ionia 13,800

62002 Ionia maximum correctional facility – Ionia 6,500

66002 Muskegon correctional facility – Muskegon 11,800

67002 Bellamy Creek correctional facility – Ionia 7,700

69002 St. Louis correctional facility – St. Louis 15,300

70002 Pine River correctional facility – St. Louis 7,600

72002 Earnest C. Brooks correctional facility – Muskegon 26,600

74002 Michigan reformatory – Ionia 25,400

75002 Huron Valley correctional complex – Ypsilanti 17,100

77002 Lakeland correctional facility – Coldwater 17,700

79002 Gus Harrison correctional facility – Adrian 12,900

80002 Thumb correctional facility – Lapeer 7,100

82002 Robert Scott correctional facility – Plymouth 14,100

83002 Saginaw correctional facility – Freeland 9,200

86002 Ryan correctional facility – Detroit 8,600

87002 Mound correctional facility – New Haven 9,100

89002 Macomb correctional facility – New Haven    10,900

1,000,000

6. Department of Education

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

01605 Central support 16,500

04201 Special education operations 57,500

06101 School improvement operations 218,500

07501 School finance and school law operations   3,500

296,000

7. Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

06000 Workforce programs administration 100,000

07304 Commission on Spanish-speaking affairs 15,000

08203 Workforce training programs subgrantees 7,836,600

08270 Focus: HOPE 86,000

09520 Michigan rehabilitation services 100,000

09550 Vocational rehabilitation independent living 500,000

11210 Commission for the blind 23,700

11601 Administration 768,000

11603 Board of magistrates and appellate commission 304,100

11604 Wage and hour division 12,000

14003 Michigan housing and community development fund 2,163,400

18003 Michigan nursing corps 454,400

27010 Fire marshal program 50,000

27120 Fire fighters training council    495,000

12,908,200

The amount in Section 431(7) of 2008 PA 251 is reduced to $4,545,600.

The amount in Section 432a(1) of 2008 PA 251 is reduced to $7,163,400.

The amounts in Section 432a(1)(b) of 2008 PA 251 are reduced to $0.00.

The amount in Section 432a(5) of 2008 PA 251 is reduced to $7,163,400.

The amount in Section 432a(6) of 2008 PA 251 is reduced to $7,163,400.

The amount in Section 438(1) of 2008 PA 251 is reduced to $0.00.

 8. Department of Environmental Quality

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

01017 Office of the Great Lakes 41,300

01345 Building occupancy charges 874,900

03326 Minerals wells management 73,400

04320 Pollution prevention and technical assistance 281,800

04620 Air quality programs 220,000

04709 Radiological protection program 50,000

04715 Underground storage tank program 821,900

04718 Aboveground storage tank program 175,000

04912 Drinking water and environmental health 60,000

04918 Water withdrawal assessment program 80,000

06051 Water pollution control and drinking water 2,196,200

 revolving fund

4,874,500

 9. Executive Office

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

00139 Executive office 197,200

197,200

10. Department of History, Arts, and Libraries

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

01620 Cultural economic development 24,000

02001 Administration 26,000

02002 Arts and cultural grants 286,000

03050 Library of Michigan operations 344,500

03150 State aid to libraries 400,000

03300 Subregional state aid 20,200

04100 Historical administration and services 312,100

04180 Thunder Bay national marine sanctuary and 50,000

 underwater preserve

07511 Mackinac Island park operation 57,000

07516 Historical facilities system    57,000

1,576,800

11. Department of Human Services

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

11300 Michigan community service commission 50,000

11350 Demonstration projects 11,000

12080 Payroll taxes and fringe benefits 5,805,500

15100 AFC, children’s welfare and day care licensure 3,500,000

16100 Information technology services and projects 165,000

16500 Child support automation 6,530,000

32500 Family independence program 1,778,300

32540 State supplementation 9,628,300

32550 Day care services 994,100

32580 State supplementation administration 297,300

32630 Indigent burial 953,300

32640 Emergency services allocations local offices 2,300,000

47290 Child care fund 20,000,000

47350 Community support services 100,000

62610 Field staff, salaries and wages 11,612,700

62910 Food stamp reinvestment 1,700,000

72150 Subsidized guardianship 3,974,000

72240 Family preservation and prevention services 145,700

72360 Black child and family institute 50,000

72600 ECIC, early childhood investment corporation 75,000

72760 Adoption support services 1,000,000

72810 Bridges toward responsible adulthood 200,000

72830 Communities in schools 150,000

72840 Kent county child welfare demonstration project 300,000

81450 Employment and training support services 10,439,000

83200 Legal support contracts 600,000

83300 Child support incentive payments 9,570,000

83400 State disbursement unit    500,000

92,429,200

The amount in Section 309 of 2008 PA 248 is reduced to $89,000.00.

The amount in Section 613 of 2008 PA 248 for the maximum allowable reimbursement limit for indigent burials is reduced to $700.00 and distributions are reduced to the following amounts: for funeral directors, $435.00; for cemeteries or crematoriums, $165.00; and for the provider of the vault, $100.00.

The amount in Section 658 of 2008 PA 248 is reduced to $94,900.00.

The amount in Section 668(1) of 2008 PA 248 is reduced to $187,500.00.

The amount in Section 693 (1) of 2008 PA 248 is reduced to $0.00.

12. Department of Management and Budget

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

00005 Information technology services and projects 879,000

 (Department of Management and Budget)

02816 Office of children’s ombudsman 110,000

11000 Executive operations 5,000

12000 Administrative services 5,000

13000 Budget and financial management 160,000

16000 Business support services 105,000

19150 Information technology services and projects 200,000

 (Civil Service Commission)

19200 Agency services 325,600

19300 Executive direction 150,000

19500 Audit and compliance 265,500

19900 Human resources operations   160,100

2,365,200

13. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

01011 Headquarters and armories 200,000

02011 Military training sites and support facilities 350,000

03016 Special maintenance – state 200,000

03700 D.J. Jacobetti veterans’ home 150,000

03800 Information technology services and projects 3,200

05010 American legion 226,500

05011 Disabled American veterans 187,200

05012 Marine corps league 86,000

05013 American veterans of WW II and Korea 118,700

05014 Veterans of foreign wars 226,400

05015 Michigan paralyzed veterans of America 42,500

05016 Purple heart 40,400

05019 Polish legion of American veterans 10,500

05020 Jewish veterans of America 10,500

05021 State of Michigan council – Vietnam veterans of America 40,800

05023 Catholic war veterans 10,500

30000 Special maintenance, remodeling and additions   126,000

2,029,200

14. Department of Natural Resources

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

01001 Executive direction 10,000

01005 Communications 25,000

01092 Commission 2,000

01093 Unclassified salaries 5,000

01106 Budget and support services 2,000

01107 Financial services 25,000

01108 Grants management 50,000

02132 Wildfire protection 14,000

02156 Forest recreation 70,800

02207 Natural resources heritage 46,800

02211 Wildlife management 36,400

02302 Water withdrawal assessment program 46,900

03116 General law enforcement 82,300

08914 Information technology services and projects   2,400

418,600

15. School Aid

The general fund amount in Section 11(1) of the State School Aid Act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1611(1), for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2009, is reduced to $33,800,000.00.

16. Department of State

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

14100 Department services – operations 155,800

15100 Regulatory services – operations 255,000

19100 Branch operations 534,400

19300 Central operations 100,000

45500 Information technology services and projects       300

1,045,500

17. Department of State Police

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

15010 Management services 268,400

22210 Standards and training 600,000

32010 Uniform services 1,500,000

32500 At-post troopers 4,768,400

42010 Laboratory operations 3,811,000

51140 Fleet leasing 2,200,000

61000 Information technology services and projects    860,000

14,007,800

18. Department of Treasury

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

01201 Treasury operations information technology services 75,500

 and projects

01308 Rent and building occupancy charges – property 43,600

 management services

01314 Travel 100,000

01900 Department services 12,500

01950 Program management 6,300

01960 Mail operations 10,400

02440 Property tax appeal program 500,000

02450 Revenue enhancement program 300,000

02480 Michigan business tax implementation 1,300,000

03501 Student financial assistance programs 23,800

04201 Supervision of the general property tax law 406,000

04501 Local finance 28,200

06301 Commercial forest reserve 16,900

06303 Swamp and tax reverted lands 5,300

09316 Senior citizen cooperative housing tax exemption 316,500

 program

09430 Grants to counties in lieu of taxes 1,300

09450 Special grants 106,000

30100 Economic development job training grants 1,166,200

4,418,500

The amount in Section 952 of 2008 PA 261 is reduced to $106,000.00.

19. Expenditure Reductions – Furlough Days

General fund/general purpose expenditures authorized by appropriations contained in the following public acts are reduced by the amounts listed for the following departments and offices resulting from the temporary layoff of personnel. The State Budget Director is authorized to take any and all related actions necessary to properly record the expenditure reductions resulting from the temporary layoff of personnel, including federal and state restricted revenue expenditures, as part of the financial transactions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009.

Public Act Department Amount

2008 PA 253 Agriculture $398,300

2008 PA 261 Attorney General 463,800

2008 PA 261 Civil Rights 166,600

2008 PA 246 Community Health 2,310,700

2008 PA 245 Corrections 9,470,400

2008 PA 212 Education 67,500

2008 PA 251 Energy, Labor and Economic Growth 160,700

2008 PA 247 Environmental Quality 290,600

2008 PA 261 Executive Office 82,000

2008 PA 254 History, Arts, and Libraries 239,000

2008 PA 248 Human Services 5,055,600

2008 PA 261 Management and Budget 621,800

2008 PA 214 Military and Veterans Affairs 205,600

2008 PA 252 Natural Resources 154,300

2008 PA 261 State 289,500

2008 PA 249 State Police 1,161,600

2008 PA 261 Treasury     563,100

TOTAL $21,701,100

C. Portions of appropriations financed with special purpose revenue amounting to $117,522,600.00 contained in the following public acts are reduced as follows:

Reduction

Public Act Department Amount

2008 PA 253 Agriculture $7,677,800

2008 PA 246 Community Health 4,592,600

2008 PA 251 Energy, Labor and Economic Growth 14,000,000

2008 PA 213 Higher Education 5,000,000

2008 PA 248 Human Services 23,443,200

2008 PA 275 Transportation 12,000,000

2008 PA 261 Treasury   50,809,000

TOTAL $117,522,600

D. The reduction totals for the departments and agencies in Section C include the following appropriation items or are predicated upon the following actions:

1. Department of Agriculture – State Services Fee Fund

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

03820 Office of racing commissioner 3,811,000

03920 Premiums – county and state fairs 1,466,800

5,277,800

2. Department of Agriculture – Agriculture Equine Industry Development Fund

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

03910 Purses and supplements – fairs/licensed tracks 1,000,000

03930 Thoroughbred program 1,400,000

2,400,000

3. Department of Community Health – Healthy Michigan Fund

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

11268 Minority health grants and contracts 225,000

11352 Cancer prevention and control program 397,700

11360 Smoking prevention program 272,500

11363 Diabetes and kidney program 377,500

11369 Physical fitness, nutrition and health 280,000

11380 Chronic disease prevention 275,000

11384 Alzheimer’s information network 116,000

11387 Michigan Parkinson’s foundation 20,000

11390 Tobacco tax collection and enforcement 152,500

11393 Morris Hood Wayne State University diabetes outreach 160,000

12271 Local health services 55,000

14251 Pregnancy prevention program 21,400

14254 Childhood lead program 250,000

14259 Special projects 275,000

14262 Local MCH services 61,500

14274 Dental programs 37,500

14281 Family planning local agreements 102,000

16758 Immunization program management and field support 81,600

16778 Immunization local agreements 437,500

33860 Special Medicaid reimbursement 75,000

46512 Nutrition services   167,000

3,839,700

The amount in Section 1010 of 2008 PA 246 is reduced to $150,000.00.

The amount in Section 1109(1) of 2008 PA 246 is reduced by $37,500.00.

The amount in Section 1132 of 2008 PA 246 is reduced to $300,000.00.

4. Department of Community Health – Michigan Health Initiative Fund

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

11356 AIDS and risk reduction clearinghouse and media 540,400

 campaign

540,400

5. Department of Community Health – Merit Award Trust Fund

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

46520 Respite care program 212,500

212,500

The amount in Section 1406 of 2008 PA 246 is reduced to $4,787,500.00.

 6. Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families – Federal Funds

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

09530 Jobs, education and training program 14,000,000

14,000,000

The amount in Section 442(1) of 2008 PA 251 is reduced to $7,000,000.00.

 7. Higher Education – Michigan Merit Award Trust Fund

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

80100 Michigan promise grant program 5,000,000

5,000,000

 8. Department of Human Services – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families – Federal Funds

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

32550 Day care services 9,530,000

32630 Indigent burial 71,700

72240 Family preservation and prevention services 954,300

72270 Families first 750,000

72290 Strong families, safe children 2,000,000

72310 Zero to three 1,000,000

72320 Family group discussion making 802,200

72340 Community protection and permanency 4,000,000

72400 Teenage parent counseling 1,300,000

81450 Employment and training support services 60,000

81460 Marriage initiative 950,000

81470 Fatherhood initiative 800,000

82380 Community services block grants  1,200,000

23,418,200

The amount in Section 420 of 2008 PA 248 is reduced to $30,000.00.

The amount in Section 424 of 2008 PA 248 is reduced to $150,000.00.

 9. Department of Human Services – Child Care Development Fund – Federal Funds

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

32550 Day care services 25,000

25,000

The amount in Section 676(2) of 2008 PA 248 is reduced to $0.00.

10. Department of Transportation – Transportation Economic Development Fund

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

87210 Target industries/economic redevelopment 12,000,000

12,000,000

11. Department of Treasury – Delinquent Tax Collection Revenue

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

01301 Worker’s compensation insurance premium 134,000

01870 Collections 100,000

01950 Program management  25,000

259,000

12. Department of Treasury – Michigan Merit Award Trust Fund

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

03216 Michigan education savings program 100,000

100,000

13. Department of Treasury – Sales Tax Revenue

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

09466 Statutory state general revenue sharing grants 41,400,000

41,400,000

14. Department of Treasury – Michigan Strategic Fund – 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund

Appropriation Item Reduction

Number Amount

20000 Jobs for Michigan investment program – 9,050,000

 21st century jobs fund

9,050,000

E. The following 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund work project accounts, totaling $9,950,000.00, are hereby reduced:

Appropriation Number Reduction

(Appropriation Year) Item Amount

14530 (AY 06) Treasury 5,000,000

Agriculture development fund

20501 (AY 06) Michigan Strategic Fund 4,950,000

Grant to Michigan forest finance authority

9,950,000

The State Budget Director is authorized to take any and all actions necessary to implement the provisions of this Order to reduce expenditures authorized by appropriations as specified above for the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2008 and ending on September 30, 2009.

This Order is effective upon approval by the appropriations committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, as provided under Section 20 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and Section 391 of The Management and Budget Act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1391.

[SEAL] Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State of Michigan this fifth day of May, in the year of our Lord, two thousand nine.

Jennifer M. Granholm

Governor

By the Governor:

Terri L. Land

Secretary of State

The message was referred to the Clerk.

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Notices

May 5, 2009

Mr. Richard J. Brown, Clerk

House of Representatives

State of Michigan

State Capitol Building

Lansing, MI 48909

Dear Mr. Brown:

Pursuant to the authority vested in Governor Jennifer M. Granholm by Article V, Section 20 of the Constitution of the State of Michigan and language contained in P. A. 431 of 1984, as amended: I, Representative George Cushingberry Jr., Chair of the House Appropriations Committee of the Michigan State Legislature, hereby certify that the official minutes of the Committee show that the majority of members of the Committee, elected and serving, are recorded as approving Executive Order No. 2009 – 22, dated May 5, 2009.

Sincerely,

Representative George Cushingberry Jr., Chair

House Appropriations Committee

Communications from State Officers

The following communication from the Department of Transportation was received and read:

April 28, 2009

Pursuant to Section 384(2) of Public Act 275 of 2008, attached is a report intended to fulfill the requirements of the following language:

The department will report on a quarterly basis to both the house and senate appropriations committees on any expenditures relative to the process identified in subsection (1).

Sec. 384 (1) The state transportation department is allowed to finish the Detroit River international crossing (DRIC) study provided that activity associated with finishing the DRIC study shall not bind the state in any way to construction. Certain preliminary activities which are necessary to prepare a proposal for a decision by the legislature are allowed as long as they do not bind the state. Those activities include all of the following:

(a) Applications for permits and approvals.

(b) Preliminary design engineering work.

(c) Preliminary utility planning and relocation.

(d) Preliminary financial and funding arrangements.

The report includes a listing of internal, consultant, and total study expenditures to-date through the end of the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2009, two charts detailing expenditures by year and source of funds, and monthly progress reports for the quarter detailing the history of the consultant team’s efforts on behalf of the department.

The Michigan Department of Transportation takes great pride in the way we are conducting the DRIC study. We urge you to visit the project Web site, www.partnershipborderstudy.com, where a wealth of additional information regarding study data and activities has been available since 2005. All material attached to this memo will be made available on the project Web site if not already posted.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (517) 373-3946 or DeCookR@michigan.gov.

Sincerely,

Ronald K. DeCook, Director

Office of Governmental Affairs

The communication was referred to the Clerk.

Introduction of Bills

Rep. Haines introduced

House Bill No. 4871, entitled

A bill to amend 1973 PA 186, entitled “Tax tribunal act,” by amending section 55 (MCL 205.755).

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

Rep. Haines introduced

House Bill No. 4872, entitled

A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by amending section 30c (MCL 211.30c), as amended by 1996 PA 476.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

Rep. Haines introduced

House Bill No. 4873, entitled

A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by amending section 24c (MCL 211.24c), as amended by 2003 PA 247.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

Rep. Haines introduced

House Bill No. 4874, entitled

A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by amending section 30 (MCL 211.30), as amended by 2003 PA 194.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

Rep. Haines introduced

House Bill No. 4875, entitled