Introduced
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The executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Department of Transportation budget. This would appropriate $2.760 billion in gross spending, compared to $3.257 billion enrolled for the previous year. Of this, $752.4 million is federal money, compared to $1..227 billion the previous year (plus additional “stimulus” money appropriated in other budgets).
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To adopt a version of this budget that expresses the fiscal and policy preferences of the Democratic-majority in the House on various spending items and programs. For details see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/billanalysis/House/pdf/2009-HLA-5889-3.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency">analysis</a> from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the department to post on the internet a listing of all expenditures, including federal "stimulus" money, with the purpose of each (a "check register").
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To cut the department employee payroll line item by the amount that would be saved if the legislature rejected a 3 percent state employee pay hike scheduled to go into effect on Oct. 1, 2010. The Senate <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HCR-34">tried</a> to reject the pay hike and came up three votes short; the House leadership chose not to bring up <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HCR-34">the measure</a> for a vote.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To transfer $75 million that the House proposes to appropriate for "21st Century Jobs Fund" business subsidies to road spending.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To limit to five years the amount of time a business can remain in a minority-owned contractors set-aside program (the "disadvantaged business enterprise program").
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To prohibit the department from disadvantaging it in road project bidding because it is deemed to have "unsatisfactory performance ratings" until all administrative appeals by the company have been completed.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require to sell a jet airplane it owns.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To prohibit the Department of Transportation from spending any more money on a Detroit River International Crossing study without explicit legislative approval.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To distribute gas tax and vehicle registration fee revenue earmarked for local bus agency subsidies using a formula that advantages agencies that get a higher portion of their money from fares paid by riders.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To transfer $9 million from a variety of health care spending programs (the "Healthy Michigan Fund") to the Department of Transportation, to be used to provide the state share needed to acquire federal matching funds for various road construction and repair projects.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To transfer $6 million set aside for "transportation economic development fund" spending and subsidies to subsidize more service on Amtrak rail passenger routes.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the department to cooperate with the Graafschap fire department and Laketown Township to develop a gated, limited access point along U.S. 31 in Allegan County in order to improve emergency response times along this highway.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the department to post on the internet a listing of all expenditures, including federal "stimulus" money, with the purpose of each (a "check register").
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the department to post on the internet a listing of all expenditures, including federal "stimulus" money, with the purpose of each (a "check register"), but not spend more than $10,000 on this.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To adopt a version of this budget that expresses the fiscal and policy preferences of the Republican minority in the House on various spending items and programs. Among other things it contains no references to a proposed gas tax hike.
The substitute failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To shift $20 million from the “<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-HB-5047">21st Century Jobs Fund</a>” business subsidy program money to local road projects.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the department to send to the legislature a monthly listing of all expenditures.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To adopt a second version of this budget that does not incorporate revenue from any tax increase. For details see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/billanalysis/House/pdf/2009-HLA-5889-4.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 59 to 47 (details)
The House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Department of Transportation budget. This would appropriate $3.318 billion in gross spending, compared to $3.257 billion enrolled for the previous year. Of this, $1.227 billion is federal money, compared to $1.227 billion the previous year (plus additional “stimulus” money appropriated in other budgets). Most of the rest is money from state gas tax and vehicle registration fees. Unusually, the House uses $84 million of state "general fund" money in this budget to meet federal road money "matching funds" requirements.
Substitute offered
To adopt a version of this budget that expresses the fiscal and policy preferences of the Republican-majority in the Senate on various spending items and programs. For details see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2009-SFA-5889-F.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require signs to be placed in highway work zones ""whenever practical notifying motorists of the increased fines and penalties for traffic safety violations in work zones.
The amendment failed 13 to 21 (details)
Amendment offered
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To strip out a provision prohibiting the department from spending any money or committing the state to any spending related to the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) project unless the legislature enacts specific enabling legislation to allow its construction.
The amendment failed 10 to 24 (details)
Passed in the Senate 21 to 13 (details)
The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Department of Transportation budget. This would appropriate $3.244 billion in gross spending, compared to $3.257 billion enrolled in for the previous year. Of this, $1.227 billion is federal money, compared to $1.227 billion the previous year (plus additional “stimulus” money appropriated in other budgets). Most of the rest is money from state gas tax and vehicle registration fees.
To concur with a Senate-passed version of the bill. The vote sends the bill to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.
Failed in the House 0 to 105 (details)
Received
Passed in the House 60 to 45 (details)
The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Department of Transportation budget. This would appropriate $3.235 billion in gross spending, compared to $3.257 billion enrolled for the previous year. Of this, $1.227 billion is federal money. Most of the rest is money from state gas tax and vehicle registration fees.
Passed in the Senate 33 to 3 (details)
