Agriculture and Rural Development Archives

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Copies of the reports listed below may be obtained by contacting the office at 517.373.8080 or contacting Kathryn Bateson.

Questions on the following documents should be directed to William E. Hamilton, Fiscal Analyst for the Agriculture and Rural Development budget.

Budget Briefings

• FY 2021-22 Agriculture and Rural Development Budget Briefing
• FY 2020-21 Agriculture and Rural Development Budget Briefing
• FY 2019-20 Agriculture and Rural Development Budget Briefing
• FY 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Development Budget Briefing
• FY 2017-18 Agriculture and Rural Development Budget Briefing
• FY 2016-17 Agriculture and Rural Development Budget Briefing
• FY 2015-16 Agriculture and Rural Development Budget Briefing
• FY 2014-15 Agriculture and Rural Development Budget Briefing
• FY 2013-14 Agriculture and Rural Development Budget Briefing
• FY 2012-13 Agriculture and Rural Development Budget Briefing
• FY 2010-11 Agriculture and Rural Development Budget Briefing
• FY 2009-10 Agriculture and Rural Development Budget Briefing

Line Items Summaries

• Line Item Summary FY 2023-24 [531K], prepared by William E. Hamilton
• Line Item Summary FY 2022-23 [515K], prepared by William E. Hamilton
• Line Item Summary FY 2021-22 [515K], prepared by William E. Hamilton
• Line Item Summary FY 2020-21 [486K], prepared by William E. Hamilton
• Line Item Summary FY 2019-20 [667K], prepared by William E. Hamilton
• Line Item Summary FY 2018-19 [410K], prepared by William E. Hamilton
• Line Item Summary FY 2017-18 [292K], prepared by William E. Hamilton
• Line Item Summary FY 2016-17 [273K], prepared by William E. Hamilton
• Line Item Summary FY 2015-16 [271K], prepared by William E. Hamilton
• Line Item Summary FY 2014-15 [428K ], prepared by Paul Holland
• Line Item Summary FY 2013-14 [130K], prepared by Susan Frey.
• Line Item Summary FY 2012-13 [118K], prepared by William E. Hamilton.
• Line Item Summary FY 2011-12 [118K], prepared by William E. Hamilton.
• Line Item Summary FY 2010-11 [119K], prepared by William E. Hamilton.
• Line Item Summary FY 2009-10 [657K], prepared by William E. Hamilton.
• Line Item Summary FY 2008-09 [589K], prepared by William E. Hamilton.
• Line Item Summary FY 2007-08 [585K], prepared by William E. Hamilton.
• Line Item Summary FY 2006-07 [116K], prepared by William E. Hamilton
• Line Item Summary FY 2005-06 [132K], prepared by William E. Hamilton.
• Line Item Summary FY 2004-05 [155K], prepared by Kirk Lindquist.
• Line Item Summary FY 2003-04 [256K], prepared by Kirk Lundquist.
• Line Item Summary FY 2002-03 [209K], prepared by Tim Aben.

Prior Appropriation Bill Summaries

FY 2023-24 Appropriation Bill Summaries

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Line Item Decision Document
• Boilerplate Decision Document
• Summary: As Reported by House Subcommittee
• Agriculture and Rural Development Budget Bill, House Bill 4289
• Summary: As Passed by the House
• Summary: As Passed by the Senate
• Summary: Conference Report, Article 1, House Bill 4437 (H-1) CR-1

FY 2022-23 Appropriation Bill Summaries

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported by House Subcommittee
• MDARD Budget Bill, House Bill 5778
• Summary: As Reported by House Appropriations Committee
• Summary: As Passed by the Senate
• Summary: Conference Report, Article 1 House Bill 5783 (H-2) CR-1
• Decision Document Enacted - Part 1 Line Item
• Decision Document Enacted - Part 2 Boilerplate
• Summary: As Enacted, House Bill 5783, Pubic Act 166 of 2022, Article 1

FY 2021-22 Appropriation Bill Summaries

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Decision Document - Part 1 Line Item Appropriations, Enacted
• Decision Document Part 2 - Boilerplate, Enacted
• Summary: House Subcommittee Chair's Recommendation, House Bill 4394
• Agriculture and Rural Development Budget Bill, HB 4394 (H-2)
• Summary: As Reported by House Subcommittee, House Bill 4394 (H-2)
• Summary: As Reported by House Appropriations Committee, HB 4394 (H-3)
• Summary: As Passed by the House, HB 4394(H-3)
• Summary: As Passed by the Senate, Senate Bill 77 (S-1)
• MDARD Budget Bill, As Passed by the House, House Bill 4394 (H-3)
• Summary: As Enacted, Senate Bill 82, Article 1

FY 2020-21 Appropriation Bill Summaries

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: Conference Report
• Decision Document - Part 1 Appropriations
• Decision Document - Part 2 Boilerplate
• Summary: Enacted PA 166 of 2020 (HB 5396, Article 1)

FY 2019-20

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported by House Subcommittee, HB 4229 (H-2)
• Summary: As Reported by House Appropriations Committee HB 4229(H-3)
• Summary: As Passed by the Senate, Senate Bill 133 (S-1)
• Summary: As Passed by the House, House Bill 4229 (H-3)
• Summary: Conference Report, House Bill 4229 (H-3) CR-1*
• Summary: Enacted with Vetoes and Ad Board Transfers, House Bill 4229, Public Act 65
• Decision Document - Part 1 Appropriations (After Vetoes, State Administrative Board Transfers, Senate Bill 152 adjustments, and Legislative Transfer dated December 11, 2019)
• Decision Document - Part 2 Boilerplate

FY 2018-19

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: House Subcommittee Chair's Recommendation
• Decision Document - Part 1 Appropriations
• Decision Document - Part 2 Boilerplate
• Summary: As Reported by the House Appropriations Committee,
  Article I, House Bill 5578(H-1)
• Summary: As Passed by the House, Article I, HB 5578(H-1), as Amended
• Summary: As Passed by the Senate, Senate Bill 850(S-1)
• Conference Report Summary: House Bill 5568
• Decision Document - Part 1 Appropriations
• Decision Document - Part 2 Boilerplate
• SB 848(S-1) CR-1 General Omnibus Conference Report Summary

FY 2017-18

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Decision Document - Part 1 Appropriations
• Decision Document - Part 2 Boilerplate
• Summary: Reported by House Subcommittee
• Summary: As Passed by the House
• Summary: As Passed by the Senate, SB 139(S-1)
• HB 4323 (H-1) Agriculture and Rural Development, Article I General Omnibus Conference Report Summary

FY 2016-17

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported by the House Subcommittee
• Appropriations Summary Table
• Line Item Decision Document-House Subcommittee
• Boilerplate Decision Document - House Subcommittee
• Summary: As Reported by House Appropriations Committee
• Summary: As Passed by the House
• Summary: As Passed by the Senate
• Conference Report Summary

FY 2015-16

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported from House Subcommittee
• Summary: As Reported by House Appropriations Committee
• Summary: As Passed by the House
• Boilerplate Decision Document
• Conference Report Summary

FY 2014-15

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported from House Subcommittee
• Summary: As Reported by House Appropriations Committee
• Summary: As Passed by the House
• Senate Bill 760: Conference Report Summary
• HB 5313(H-1) CR-1 General Omnibus Conference Report Summary

FY 2013-14

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: For House Subcommittee Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported from House Subcommittee
• HB 4211 Substitute, Draft 2, As reported from Subcommittee
• Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations - Decision Document
• Summary: As Passed the Senate
• SB 201 Conference Report Summary
• Enacted Summary, HB 4328, Article I
• General Omnibus Budget Conference Report Summary, HB 4328(H-1) CR-1
• Enacted Decision Document - Part 1 and Part 2

FY 2012-13

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported from Subcommittee
• Conference Report Summary: HB 5365, Article 1

FY 2011-12

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported from House Subcommittee
• Summary: HB 4524(H-1) As Reported from House Appropriations Committee
• HB 4526 (H-3) Summary - As Passed by the House
• Conference Report Summary: SB 169
• Conference Report Summary: HB 4526

FY 2010-11

• HB 5875
• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported from House Committee
• Summary: As Passed the House
• HB 5875 Conference Summary
• Summary: As Enacted

Special Reports

2014

• Agriculture Equine Industry Development Fund Memo [59K], Prepared by Paul Holland, Fiscal Analyst, March 10, 2014. This memo discusses the Agriculture Equine Industry Development Fund.

2013

• Bovine Tuberculosis Indemnification - State Budget Office Request No. 2012-12 [21K] June 5, 2012, prepared by William E. Hamilton, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This memo provides background information on State Budget Office Supplemental Budget Request No. 2012-12 for the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

2012

• Agriculture Equine Industry Development Fund - State Support for Horse Race Programs [39K] April 26,2012, prepared by William E. Hamilton. This memo talks about the Agriculture Equine Industry Development Fund and State Support for Horse Race Program.

2011

• Agriculture Equine Industry Development Fund - State Support for Horse Race Programs [38K] March 2, 2011, prepared by William E. Hamilton. This memo talks about the Agriculture Equine Industry Development Fund and State Support for Horse Race Programs.
• Milk Safety and Quality Assurance Program [41K], December 1, 2011. Prepared by William E. Hamilton.
• State Services Fee Fund [108K] October 11, 2011, prepared by Ben Gielczyk. This memo provides information on the State Services Fee Fund, its sources of revenue, the annual appropriations from the fund, and issues with the divergence in revenues and appropriations.

2010

• The Treatment of Game Animals as Livestock in Michigan: Fiscal and Regulatory Issues [60K] October 5, 2010. Prepared by William E. Hamilton, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This memo provides detailed information on the Treatment of Game Animals as Livestock in Michigan, Fiscal and Regulatory Issues.

2009

• Agricultural Development Fund [23K]. Prepared by William E. Hamilton, March 5, 2009.

2008

• Pseudo rabies Outbreak and the Fiscal Impact [20K], Prepared by William E. Hamilton, June 25, 2008. A memo on the Michigan Department of Agriculture and animal health.

2006

• Food and Dairy - Food Safety and Quality Assurance [44K], prepared by William E. Hamilton, March 14, 2006. This memo is a revised version of a memo presented to the subcommittee on February 28, 2006.

2005

• Privately Owned Cervid Licensing and Inspection Program [38K] Prepared by William E. Hamilton, March, 2005. This memo provides an overview of PA 190 of 2000 (HB 4427), the Privately Owned Cervidae Producers Marketing Act (the Cervidae Act). This act established standards governing privately owned cervid livestock facilities.

1999

• Challenges to Michigan's Horse Racing Industry (Fiscal Focus) [134K], October 1999.

Subcommittee Testimony

2020

March 10, 2020

• MSFW Enumeration Profiles Study Presentation by: Lee Gonzales, Deputy Director, Michigan Department of Civil Rights
• Michigan 2020 Migrant Farm Work Enumeration Profiles Study by: Hector Arroyo
• MSFW Enumeration Profiles Study
• Michigan 2020 Agricultural Worker Enumeration Study by: IMSC Member - Michigan Departmen tof Labor and Economic Opportunity-Workforce Development
• Michigan 2020 Agricultural Worker Enumeration Study by: Dale Freeman, Director, Office of Migrant Affairs, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Interagency Migrant Services Committee Chair
• Michigan Alliance for Animal Agriculture by: George W. Smith, Associate Director of MSU AgBioResearch

March 3, 2020

• Michigan Conservation Districts Presentation by: Michigan Association of Local Conservation Districts
• State Support for County Fairs Memorandum by: William E. Hamilton, Senior Fiscal Analyst
• Local Conservation Districts Memorandum by: William E. Hamilton, Senior Fiscal Analyst
• Jackson County Conservation District by: Steven V. Law, Jackson County Conservation District

February 25, 2020

• Michigan Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Presentation by: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
• MSU Extension's Commitment to Improvement Water Quality Presentation by: Dr. Ron Bates
• Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) Presentation
• USDA Farm Service Agency Updates by: Joel C. Johnson, Michigan FSA State Executive Director
• USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Presentation by: Kelly Losey, Conservation Program Specialist

February 18, 2020

• Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development - FY 2021 Budget Presentation by: Gary McDowell, Director
• Agriculture and Rural Development Executive Budget Recommendation Summary - FY 2020-21 by: William E. Hamilton, Senior Fiscal Analyst

2019

December 3, 2019

• Work Projects Memorandum by: William E. Hamilton, Senior Fiscal Analyst
• Work Projects Presentation by: Maria Tyskiewicz, Budget Director, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

November 7, 2019

• Bovine Tuberculosis by: Dr. Nora Windeland, State Veterinarian and Dr. Kelly Straka, Wildlife Veterinarian

November 5, 2019

• Industrial Hemp in Michigan by: Gina Alessandri, HempMichigan Department of Agriculture

April 16, 2019

• Michigan Horse Racing by: Michigan Harness Horsemen's Association
• Michigan Association of Fairs and Exhibitions (MAFE)

April 9, 2019

• MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Presentation by: George Smith, Associate Director MSU AgBioResearch

March 19, 2019

• MDARD Briefing on Agriculture Development Programs
• MDARD Briefing on Emerging Contaminates Coordination Position
• MDARD Briefing on Michigan's Dairy Program

March 12, 2019

• Michigan Department of Agriculture Budget Presentation - FY 2019-20 by: Gary McDowell, Director
• Double Up on Food Bucks by: Todd Regis, UFCW 951

2018

March 22, 2018

• Going our ACRE Presentation

2017

March 23, 2017

• Michigan Food Processors Association Testimony by Matt Breslin, Executive Director

March 9, 2017

• Michigan United Conservation Clubs Presentation by Amy Trotter, Deputy Director
• Michigan Tree Fruit Commission Presentation by Jim Nugent, Chairman

March 2, 2017

• Talent Development of Youth Involved with County Fairs handout - Michigan Association of Fairs and Exhibitions

February 23, 2017

• Agriculture and Rural Development Executive Budget Recommendation Summary - FY 2017-18

February 16, 2017

• MDARD Striving For Efficiency, Effectiveness, Value and Customer Focus Handout by MDARD Director, Jamie Clover Adams
• FY 2018 Governor's Executive Recommendation - MDARD by Director Jamie Clover Adams

2016

March 8, 2016

• AFDP Independent Retailers
• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association
• Food Bank Council
• Michigan Good Food Fund - Frequently Asked Questions
• Michigan Good Food Fund - Pamphlet
• Public Testimony Cards

March 1, 2016

• Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine - DCPAH Presentation [37K]
• Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine - DCPAH Safeguarding Michigan's Animals and Agriculture [886K]
• Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)Presentation - MDARD [442K]
• Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories [37K]
• American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Presentation [167K]
• Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Center for Animals - Funding and Expenses [58K]
• Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Center for Animals - Funding and Expenses (August 2015) [189K]
• Actual and Projected DCPAH Losses - Chart 1) [215K]
• DCPAH Client Type Chart [189K]

February 23, 2016

• MDARD Executive Recommendation Summary for FY 2016-17 [96K]
• MDARD Preliminary Summary for FY 2016-17 [74K]
• Farmland and Open Space Preservation - MDARD [20K]
• PA 116 Agreement Processing Time [42K]
• MDARD Executive Recommendation Summary FY 2016-17 [96K]
• Preliminary Review of FY 2017 Executive Budget [42K]

February 16, 2016

• Preliminary Review of FY 2017 Executive Budget [42K]
• FY 2017 Executive Budget Recommendation Overview [19K].
• MDARD Overview 2015 Accomplishments [161K]
• MDARD Overview [93K]
• MDARD Striving for Efficiency [79K]
• Fair and Grant Awards - 2015 [92K]
• Michigan Association of Fairs and Exhibitions Presenation [356K]

2014

• March 6, 2014, Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee Documents [1.14K] International Marketing and Food Exports Program, submitted by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development at the Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee meeting on March 6, 2014.
• March 6, 2014, Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee Documents [2.96K] Michigan's Food & Agriculture Industry - Economic Development, submitted by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development at the Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee meeting on March 6, 2014.
• February 25, 2014, Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee Documents [6K] Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program History, submitted at the Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee meeting on February 25, 2014.
• February 18, 2014, Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee Documents [410K] Update on Michigan's Regional Food System and the Michigan Food Hub Network, submitted at the Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee meeting on February 18, 2014.
• February 18, 2014 Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee Documents [117K]. Michigan Food Hub Learning and Innovation Network Information Sheet, submitted at the Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee meeting on February 18, 2014.
• February 18, 2014 Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee Documents [267K]. Farmland and Open Space Preservation (PA 116) Program Funding, submitted at the Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee meeting on February 18, 2014.
• February 18, 2014 Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee Documents [2.75K]. 2015 Executive Budget Overview Presentation, Director Jamie Clover Adams, submitted at the Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee meeting on February 18, 2014.

2013

• March 5, 2013 Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee Documents [6,147K]. Written testimony submitted at the March 5, 2013, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
• February 26, 2013 Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee Documents [481K]. Written testimony submitted at the February 26, 2013, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
• February 19, 2013 Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee Documents [481K]. Written testimony submitted at the February 19, 2013, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
• February 12, 2013 Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee Documents [2,614K]. Written testimony submitted at the February 12, 2013, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development.