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DNR law enforcement briefs appropriations panel: personnel and equipment top budget priorities
Summary
Chief Jason Haines told the subcommittee that the law enforcement division’s primary costs are payroll and equipment, outlined staffing levels and said body‑worn cameras rollout is nearly complete.
Chief Jason Haines, chief of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources law enforcement division, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee that personnel and equipment — not land or capital projects — drive the division’s budget and that the division faces fleet and technology cost pressures.
Haines told the committee that law enforcement comprises about 10% of the overall DNR appropriation, with a division budget of roughly $54.9 million. He said payroll represents about 74% of the division budget; fleet costs account for about 10%; unit (district) operating budgets about 7%; and IT and equipment account for the remainder. Haines said 39% of the division’s funding comes from game and fish revenues, 36% from the state general fund and about 13% from federal grants, including U.S. Coast Guard support for marine…
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