Posts Tagged ‘budget’
Michigan Legislature Passes Omnibus Budget, Includes $64 million for Brandon Road Lock and Dam
Legislators passed a multi-department omnibus budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year Wednesday night. The package, House Bill 4437, heads to Gov. Whitmer for her signature. A condensed analysis of the entire budget can be found HERE. Within the omnibus is the department budget for each segment of state government. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources…
Read MoreApril NRC Preview
Written by MUCC Barnum Conservation Policy Fellow, Tess Bradley Proposed deer regulations will be presented at the April Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting April 13. The meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. at Lansing Community College, 5708 Cornerstone Drive Lansing, MI 48917. Topics include deer, nuisance animals, budget discussions, the Pure Michigan Hunt, fisheries…
Read MoreMichigan DNR Receives Unprecedented General Fund Appropriations
Last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the general government appropriation legislation for fiscal year 2023 (FY23) beginning October 1, 2022. The appropriation provides unprecedented levels of general fund investment for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). MUCC views much of this money as transformational for the department, particularly for fisheries division, said Michigan United Conservation…
Read MoreAction Alert: Conservation Officer funding at risk, contact your elected officials now
The budget deadline is approaching fast; now is the time for sportsmen and sportswomen like you to express which items are most important in the coming budget. The budget deadline is September 30, and the importance of budget items such as chronic wasting disease funding, PFAs, invasive species and conservation officers need to be stressed…
Read MoreChronic wasting disease funding looking promising, DNR law enforcement could have funding cut
Both the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural Resources reported their appropriations bills for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to the House Appropriations Committee. This recap only covers the natural resources issues pertinent to MUCC. If you are interested in looking at the full…
Read MoreFunding for Chronic Wasting Disease and PFAs outlined in the Executive Budget
Last Tuesday, the executive branch proposed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Most notable is the $2.3 million earmarked for research of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Of that allotment, $2 million is one-time funding for the research on the transmission, spread, and prevention of the disease. And $300,000 is ongoing funding to support the…
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