Appropriations Requests for

• Cosponsoring legislators' names (if applicable):
• Physical address of legislatively directed spending item recipient and the intended location of the project or activity:
  3185 Mackinac Trail Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
• The recipient's employer identification number:
  382078808
• Requested amount of the legislatively directed spending item:
  $600,000.00
• What is the purpose and how does the legislatively directed spending item provide a public benefit that is an appropriate use of taxpayer money?
  Restore and augment car ferry service to Neebish Island. This is the only way for residents and visitors to travel to and from the island. Currently, winter service hours end at 6pm, preventing residents from accessing healthcare visits, school and work functions, and complicating emergency and utility vehicle access. Mobility and accessibility for these people is severely hindered.
• Has the legislatively directed spending item previously received or been awarded any of the following types of funding in the past 5 years?
  Federal Funding, State Funding, Local Funding
• If so, how?
  Amount: $3,454,000.00
• Estimated time frame for completion of the legislatively directed spending item project:
  a. Funding would address three years of service immediately
• Has the nonprofit corporation continuously operated in this state for the preceding 36 months?
  No
• Has the nonprofit corporation had a physical office in this state for not less than the preceding 12 consecutive months?
  No
• Does the nonprofit corporation have a board of directors?
  No
• List all of the officers and active members on the board of directors:

Certification By Sponsoring Legislator