HB3962 Summary

• Appropriates $314,212,190 total for Department of Natural Resources fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, consisting of $42,000,000 from General Revenue Fund, $249,032,197 from Other State Funds, and $23,179,993 from Federal Funds

• Defines "operational expenses" to include personal services, Social Security contributions, group insurance, contractual services, travel, commodities, printing, equipment, electronic data processing, telecommunications, vehicle operation, refunds, employee retirement contributions, permanent improvements, and deposits to other funds

• Makes appropriations across multiple DNR offices and programs including General Office, Realty and Capital Planning, Strategic Services, Law Enforcement, Land Management and Education, Resource Conservation, Mines and Minerals, and Oil and Gas Resource Management

• Includes reappropriations of unexpended funds from prior fiscal years (Article 2) and conditional new appropriations (Articles 3 and 4) that depend on whether related budget bills become law

• Takes effect July 1, 2017, only if Senate Bill 2063 (the Unbalanced Budget Response Act) becomes law