Bill Text: MI SB0137 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Chaptered


Bill Title: Appropriations: zero budget; department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy; provide for fiscal year 2019-2020. Creates appropriation act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-02 - Postponed For The Day [SB0137 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2019-SB0137-Chaptered.html

Act No. 57

Public Acts of 2019

Approved by the Governor*

September 29, 2019

Filed with the Secretary of State

September 30, 2019

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 30, 2019

 

 

*Item Veto

 

   Sec. 239.

      Entire Section. 

 

   Sec. 412.

      Entire Section. 

 

   Sec. 413.

      Entire Section. 

 

   Sec. 503.

      Entire Section. 

 

   Sec. 1002.

      The words: "$15,000,000.00 is allocated for a grant program for municipal airports for costs of monitoring and additional testing related to PFAS testing results. From the remaining funds," 

 

 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 100TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2019

Introduced by Senator Bumstead

 

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 137

AN ACT to make appropriations for the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

 

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

 

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS

 

Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, from the following funds:

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................. 6.0

Full-time equated classified positions........................................................................................... 1,416.0

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................   $                                        616,140,800

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

IDG, MDOT - Michigan transportation  fund .............................................................................................                                        1,383,000

IDG from department of  state police..........................................................................................................                                         1,793,600

Total  interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.........................................................                             3,176,600

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION .................................................................................................   $612,964,200

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                          175,269,900

Total  federal revenues ...................................................................................................................................                                        175,269,900

Special revenue funds:

Private funds ...................................................................................................................................................

1,201,800

Total private revenues...................................................................................................................................

1,201,800

Total other state restricted revenues .........................................................................................................

267,915,100

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................

$          168,577,400

FUND SOURCE SUMMARY

 

Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................. 6.0

 

Full-time equated classified positions........................................................................................... 1,416.0

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................

$          616,140,800

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

IDG, MDOT - Michigan transportation  fund .............................................................................................                                        1,383,000

IDG from department of state police..........................................................................................................

$              1,793,600

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.........................................................

3,176,600

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION .................................................................................................

$          612,964,200

Federal revenues:

Total  federal revenues ...................................................................................................................................                                        175,269,900

Special revenue funds:

Private funds ...................................................................................................................................................

1,201,800

Total private revenues...................................................................................................................................

1,201,800

Air emissions fees...........................................................................................................................................

12,613,200

Aquatic nuisance control fund ......................................................................................................................

948,400

Campground fund ...........................................................................................................................................

328,600

Clean Michigan initiative - clean water fund.............................................................................................

2,617,100

Clean Michigan initiative - nonpoint source ..............................................................................................

2,000,000

Cleanup and redevelopment fund ................................................................................................................

21,253,900

Coal ash care fund ..........................................................................................................................................

260,000

Community pollution prevention fund ........................................................................................................

1,250,000

Drinking water declaration of emergency reserve fund .........................................................................

100

Electronic waste recycling fund...................................................................................................................

339,700

Environmental education fund .....................................................................................................................

176,500

Environmental pollution prevention fund ..................................................................................................

6,900,800

Environmental protection fund ....................................................................................................................

521,400

Environmental response fund ......................................................................................................................

5,012,200

Fees and collections .......................................................................................................................................

395,500

Financial instruments ....................................................................................................................................

9,555,400

Great Lakes protection fund ........................................................................................................................

531,600

Groundwater discharge permit fees............................................................................................................

1,793,900

Infrastructure construction fund .................................................................................................................

52,200

Laboratory services fees ...............................................................................................................................

6,637,000

Land and water permit fees .........................................................................................................................

3,357,400

Landfill maintenance trust fund ..................................................................................................................

31,000

Medical waste emergency response fund ...................................................................................................

344,200

Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue ...................................................................................................

101,100

Mineral well regulatory fee revenue...........................................................................................................

223,200

Native copper mine fund ...............................................................................................................................

50,000

Nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance ..................................................................................................

370,200

NPDES fees.....................................................................................................................................................

4,689,700

Oil and gas regulatory fund ..........................................................................................................................

7,331,200

Orphan well fund ............................................................................................................................................

4,329,800

Public swimming pool fund ...........................................................................................................................

665,500

Public utility assessments .............................................................................................................................

2,608,700

Public water supply fees ...............................................................................................................................

5,057,900

Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................

42,407,400

Renew Michigan fund ....................................................................................................................................

69,000,000

Retired engineers technical assistance program ......................................................................................

498,200

Revitalization revolving loan fund...............................................................................................................

103,100

Revolving loan revenue bonds .....................................................................................................................

15,000,000

Sand extraction fee revenue .........................................................................................................................

93,000

Scrap tire regulatory fund ............................................................................................................................

5,127,000

Septage waste program fund........................................................................................................................

530,600

Settlement funds.............................................................................................................................................

427,000

Sewage sludge land application fees ...........................................................................................................

1,020,000

Small business pollution prevention revolving loan fund........................................................................

167,400

Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund ..............................................................................

175,300

Solid waste management fund - staff account ...........................................................................................

5,304,600

Stormwater permit fees ................................................................................................................................

2,527,000

Strategic water quality initiatives fund .....................................................................................................

1,220,500

Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material......................................................

250,000

Underground storage tank cleanup fund ...................................................................................................

20,044,300

Wastewater operator training fees..............................................................................................................

$                 608,600

Water pollution control revolving fund.......................................................................................................

668,900

Water quality protection fund ......................................................................................................................

100,000

Water use reporting fees...............................................................................................................................

294,800

Total other state restricted revenues .........................................................................................................

267,915,100

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................

$          168,577,400

 

Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................. 6.0

Full-time equated classified positions................................................................................................ 83.0

Unclassified salaries—6.0 FTE positions ...................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

$                 824,100

Accounting service center.............................................................................................................................

1,438,000

Administrative hearings officers .................................................................................................................

396,000

Central support services—39.0 FTE positions .........................................................................................

5,239,500

Communications and community outreach—31.0 FTE positions...........................................................

4,659,000

Environmental support projects ..................................................................................................................

5,000,000

Executive direction—13.0 FTE positions ..................................................................................................

2,133,600

Facilities management ...................................................................................................................................

1,000,000

Property management ...................................................................................................................................

            7,741,300

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................

$            28,431,500

Appropriated from:

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

IDG from department of  state police..........................................................................................................                                              76,500

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                                   59,800

Special revenue funds:

Private funds ...................................................................................................................................................

364,100

Air emissions fees...........................................................................................................................................

1,534,000

Campground fund ...........................................................................................................................................

15,800

Cleanup and redevelopment fund ................................................................................................................

1,611,300

Electronic waste recycling fund...................................................................................................................

15,300

Environmental education fund .....................................................................................................................

176,500

Environmental pollution prevention fund ..................................................................................................

1,759,700

Environmental protection fund ....................................................................................................................

327,000

Environmental response fund ......................................................................................................................

531,600

Fees and collections .......................................................................................................................................

151,500

Financial instruments ....................................................................................................................................

7,369,100

Groundwater discharge permit fees............................................................................................................

217,700

Laboratory services fees ...............................................................................................................................

309,100

Land and water permit fees .........................................................................................................................

646,800

Medical waste emergency response fund ...................................................................................................

18,200

Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue ...................................................................................................

5,200

Mineral well regulatory fee revenue...........................................................................................................

9,100

Nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance ..................................................................................................

800

NPDES fees.....................................................................................................................................................

278,400

Oil and gas regulatory fund ..........................................................................................................................

948,000

Orphan well fund ............................................................................................................................................

53,600

Public swimming pool fund ...........................................................................................................................

27,900

Public utility assessments .............................................................................................................................

21,400

Public water supply fees ...............................................................................................................................

291,400

Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................

2,652,600

Retired engineers technical assistance program ......................................................................................

7,000

Sand extraction fee revenue .........................................................................................................................

4,300

Scrap tire regulatory fund ............................................................................................................................

175,600

Septage waste program fund........................................................................................................................

20,500

Settlement funds.............................................................................................................................................

427,000

Sewage sludge land application fees ...........................................................................................................

125,800

Small business pollution prevention revolving loan fund........................................................................

19,700

Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund ..............................................................................

$                   19,100

Solid waste management fund - staff account ...........................................................................................

371,400

Stormwater permit fees ................................................................................................................................

266,400

Wastewater operator training fees..............................................................................................................

35,000

Water use reporting fees...............................................................................................................................

25,000

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................

$              7,462,300

 

Sec. 103. OFFICE OF THE GREAT LAKES

 

Full-time equated classified positions................................................................................................ 23.0

Coastal management grants .........................................................................................................................

 

$              1,250,000

Great Lakes restoration initiative—11.0 FTE positions .........................................................................

8,444,800

Office of the Great Lakes—12.0 FTE positions ........................................................................................

            2,263,100

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................

$            11,957,900

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                            10,510,400

Special revenue funds:

Great Lakes protection fund ........................................................................................................................                                             506,600

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................   $                                      940,900

 

Sec. 104. WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................. 312.0

 

Aquatic nuisance control program—6.0 FTE positions...........................................................................

$                 948,400

Expedited water/wastewater permits—1.0 FTE position ......................................................................

52,200

Federal - Great Lakes remedial action plan grants .................................................................................

583,800

Federal - nonpoint source water pollution grants ....................................................................................

4,083,300

Fish contaminant monitoring .......................................................................................................................

316,100

Great Lakes restoration initiative ...............................................................................................................

6,252,100

Groundwater discharge permit program—22.0 FTE positions..............................................................

3,286,400

Land and water interface permit programs—82.0 FTE positions ........................................................

12,037,700

Nonpoint source pollution prevention and control project program.....................................................

2,000,000

NPDES nonstormwater program—83.0 FTE positions..........................................................................

13,467,800

Program direction and project assistance—27.0 FTE positions ............................................................

3,164,500

Surface water—51.5 FTE positions ............................................................................................................

9,392,300

Sewage sludge land application program—7.0 FTE positions ...............................................................

859,600

Stormwater activities—27.5 FTE positions...............................................................................................

5,100,000

Technology advancements for water monitoring ......................................................................................

500,000

Water quality protection grants...................................................................................................................

100,000

Water withdrawal assessment program—5.0 FTE positions .................................................................

829,200

Wetlands program ..........................................................................................................................................

            1,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................

$            63,973,400

Appropriated from:

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

IDG, MDOT - Michigan transportation  fund .............................................................................................                                        1,296,900

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                            26,967,200

Special revenue funds:

Aquatic nuisance control fund ......................................................................................................................

948,400

Clean Michigan initiative - clean water fund.............................................................................................

2,617,100

Clean Michigan initiative - nonpoint source ..............................................................................................

2,000,000

Environmental response fund ......................................................................................................................

1,404,800

Groundwater discharge permit fees............................................................................................................

1,479,900

Infrastructure construction fund .................................................................................................................

52,200

Land and water permit fees .........................................................................................................................

2,359,400

NPDES fees.....................................................................................................................................................

4,234,300

Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................

445,900

Sewage sludge land application fees ...........................................................................................................

859,600

Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund ..............................................................................

143,200

Stormwater permit fees ................................................................................................................................

$              2,171,400

Wastewater operator training fees..............................................................................................................

293,200

Water pollution control revolving fund.......................................................................................................

146,800

Water quality protection fund ......................................................................................................................

100,000

Water use reporting fees...............................................................................................................................

253,400

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................

$            16,199,700

 

Sec. 105. LAW ENFORCEMENT

Full-time equated classified positions................................................................................................ 15.0

Environmental investigations—15.0 FTE positions.................................................................................   $ 3,035,700

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................   $3,035,700

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                                 575,800

Special revenue funds:

Air emissions fees...........................................................................................................................................

58,000

Campground fund ...........................................................................................................................................

2,100

Cleanup and redevelopment fund ................................................................................................................

192,500

Electronic waste recycling fund...................................................................................................................

1,600

Environmental pollution prevention fund ..................................................................................................

265,400

Environmental response fund ......................................................................................................................

41,900

Fees and collections .......................................................................................................................................

4,100

Financial instruments ....................................................................................................................................

532,800

Groundwater discharge permit fees............................................................................................................

19,600

Laboratory services fees ...............................................................................................................................

35,600

Land and water permit fees .........................................................................................................................

79,900

Medical waste emergency response fund ...................................................................................................

2,400

Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue ...................................................................................................

700

Mineral well regulatory fee revenue...........................................................................................................

1,200

NPDES fees.....................................................................................................................................................

33,100

Oil and gas regulatory fund ..........................................................................................................................

89,300

Orphan well fund ............................................................................................................................................

7,100

Public swimming pool fund ...........................................................................................................................

3,700

Public utility assessments .............................................................................................................................

2,000

Public water supply fees ...............................................................................................................................

27,300

Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................

375,800

Sand extraction fee revenue .........................................................................................................................

600

Scrap tire regulatory fund ............................................................................................................................

30,200

Septage waste program fund........................................................................................................................

2,700

Sewage sludge land application fees ...........................................................................................................

11,700

Small business pollution prevention revolving loan fund........................................................................

2,600

Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund ..............................................................................

2,600

Solid waste management fund - staff account ...........................................................................................

42,400

Stormwater permit fees ................................................................................................................................

18,300

Wastewater operator training fees..............................................................................................................

4,600

Water use reporting fees...............................................................................................................................

3,100

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................

$                 565,000

 

Sec. 106. AIR QUALITY DIVISION

Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................. 187.0

Air quality programs—187.0 FTE positions..............................................................................................   $                                29,944,100

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................   $                                          29,944,100

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                              7,392,300

Special revenue funds:

Air emissions fees...........................................................................................................................................                                           10,340,700

Fees and collections .......................................................................................................................................                                               205,400

 

Oil and gas regulatory fund ..........................................................................................................................

$                 142,400

Public utility assessments .............................................................................................................................

150,000

Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................

3,697,100

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................

$              8,016,200

 

Sec. 107. REMEDIATION AND REDEVELOPMENT DIVISION

 

Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................. 308.0

Contaminated site investigations, cleanup, and revitalization—130.0 FTE positions .......................

 

$            15,480,500

Emergency cleanup actions ..........................................................................................................................

2,000,000

Environmental cleanup support...................................................................................................................

1,000,000

Federal cleanup project management—40.0 FTE positions...................................................................

7,163,300

Laboratory services—39.0 FTE positions .................................................................................................

6,471,000

Refined petroleum product cleanup program—99.0 FTE positions......................................................

34,849,000

Superfund cleanup ..........................................................................................................................................

            1,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................

$            67,963,800

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                              6,480,300

Special revenue funds:

Private funds ...................................................................................................................................................

192,500

Cleanup and redevelopment fund ................................................................................................................

17,641,200

Community pollution prevention fund ........................................................................................................

1,000,000

Environmental protection fund ....................................................................................................................

107,000

Environmental response fund ......................................................................................................................

2,864,800

Laboratory services fees ...............................................................................................................................

6,153,200

Landfill maintenance trust fund ..................................................................................................................

31,000

Public water supply fees ...............................................................................................................................

317,800

Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................

32,765,900

Revitalization revolving loan fund...............................................................................................................

103,100

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................

$                 307,000

 

Sec. 108. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK AUTHORITY

Full-time equated classified positions.................................................................................................. 5.0

Underground storage tank cleanup program—5.0 FTE  positions ........................................................   $ 20,044,300

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................   $20,044,300

Appropriated from:

Special revenue funds:

Underground storage tank cleanup fund ...................................................................................................                                     20,044,300

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................   $                                                 0

 

Sec. 109. RENEWING MICHIGAN’S ENVIRONMENT

Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................. 133.0

Mapping and other support—5.0 FTE positions  ......................................................................................   $                                 4,300,000

Renew Michigan program—128.0 FTE positions................................................................................................         69,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................   $                                          73,300,000

Appropriated from:

Special revenue funds:

Renew Michigan fund ....................................................................................................................................                                          69,000,000

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................   $                                   4,300,000

 

Sec. 110. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Information technology services and projects...........................................................................................   $                                 9,679,200

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................   $                                            9,679,200

Appropriated from:

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

IDG, MDOT - Michigan transportation  fund .............................................................................................                                             86,100

IDG from department of  state police..........................................................................................................                                              25,800

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                              1,838,700

 

 

 

For Fiscal Year

 

Ending Sept. 30,

 

2020

 

Special revenue funds:

Air emissions fees...........................................................................................................................................

 

$                 680,500

 

Campground fund ...........................................................................................................................................

8,400

 

Cleanup and redevelopment fund ................................................................................................................

808,900

 

Electronic waste recycling fund...................................................................................................................

6,500

 

Environmental pollution prevention fund ..................................................................................................

469,100

 

Environmental protection fund ....................................................................................................................

87,400

 

Environmental response fund ......................................................................................................................

169,100

 

Financial instruments ....................................................................................................................................

1,653,500

 

Great Lakes protection fund ........................................................................................................................

25,000

 

Groundwater discharge permit fees............................................................................................................

76,700

 

Laboratory services fees ...............................................................................................................................

139,100

 

Land and water permit fees .........................................................................................................................

271,300

 

Medical waste emergency response fund ...................................................................................................

10,000

 

Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue ...................................................................................................

2,700

 

Mineral well regulatory fee revenue...........................................................................................................

4,900

 

Nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance ..................................................................................................

300

 

NPDES fees.....................................................................................................................................................

143,900

 

Oil and gas regulatory fund ..........................................................................................................................

333,500

 

Orphan well fund ............................................................................................................................................

29,500

 

Public swimming pool fund ...........................................................................................................................

15,100

 

Public utility assessments .............................................................................................................................

7,900

 

Public water supply fees ...............................................................................................................................

151,100

 

Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................

1,748,700

 

Sand extraction fee revenue .........................................................................................................................

2,300

 

Scrap tire regulatory fund ............................................................................................................................

64,300

 

Septage waste program fund........................................................................................................................

11,300

 

Sewage sludge land application fees ...........................................................................................................

22,900

 

Small business pollution prevention revolving loan fund........................................................................

10,700

 

Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund ..............................................................................

10,400

 

Solid waste management fund - staff account ...........................................................................................

174,700

 

Stormwater permit fees ................................................................................................................................

70,900

 

Wastewater operator training fees..............................................................................................................

19,200

 

Water pollution control revolving fund.......................................................................................................

7,400

 

Water use reporting fees...............................................................................................................................

13,300

 

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................

$                 478,100

 

 

Sec. 111. CLIMATE AND ENERGY

Full-time equated classified positions................................................................................................ 21.0

Office of climate and energy—21.0 FTE positions ...................................................................................   $                                 7,192,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................   $                                            7,192,500

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                              3,810,200

Special revenue funds:

Private funds ...................................................................................................................................................

140,000

Public utility assessments .............................................................................................................................

2,188,700

Retired engineers technical assistance program ......................................................................................

491,200

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................

$                 562,400

 

Sec. 112. DRINKING WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

 

Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................. 125.0

Drinking water—68.0 FTE  positions..........................................................................................................

 

$            11,650,600

Environmental health—57.0 FTE positions ..............................................................................................

7,052,700

Drinking water program grants ..................................................................................................................

830,000

Noncommunity water grants........................................................................................................................

1,905,700

Septage waste compliance grants................................................................................................................

               275,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................

$            21,714,000

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................   $                                       10,417,100

Special revenue funds:

 

Campground fund ...........................................................................................................................................

302,300

Fees and collections .......................................................................................................................................

34,500

Public swimming pool fund ...........................................................................................................................

618,800

Public water supply fees ...............................................................................................................................

4,270,300

Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................

721,400

Septage waste program fund........................................................................................................................

496,100

Wastewater operator training fees..............................................................................................................

256,600

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................

$              4,596,900

 

Sec. 113. MATERIALS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

 

Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................. 118.0

Hazardous waste management program—45.0 FTE positions ..............................................................

 

$              6,977,000

Low-level radioactive waste authority—2.0 FTE positions ...................................................................

238,700

Medical waste program—2.0 FTE positions..............................................................................................

313,600

Pollution prevention—7.0 FTE positions ...................................................................................................

2,289,400

Radiological protection program—12.0 FTE positions............................................................................

2,004,600

Recycling initiative—3.0 FTE positions.....................................................................................................

1,000,000

Scrap tire grants.............................................................................................................................................

3,500,000

Scrap tire regulatory program—10.0 FTE positions ...............................................................................

1,356,900

Solid waste management program—37.0 FTE positions ........................................................................

            5,292,400

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................

$            22,972,600

Appropriated from:

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

IDG from department of  state police..........................................................................................................                                         1,691,300

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                              4,033,500

Special revenue funds:

Private funds ...................................................................................................................................................

505,200

Cleanup and redevelopment fund ................................................................................................................

1,000,000

Coal ash care fund ..........................................................................................................................................

260,000

Community pollution prevention fund ........................................................................................................

250,000

Electronic waste recycling fund...................................................................................................................

316,300

Environmental pollution prevention fund ..................................................................................................

4,406,600

Medical waste emergency response fund ...................................................................................................

313,600

Public utility assessments .............................................................................................................................

238,700

Scrap tire regulatory fund ............................................................................................................................

4,856,900

Small business pollution prevention revolving loan fund........................................................................

134,400

Solid waste management fund - staff account ...........................................................................................

4,716,100

Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material......................................................

250,000

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................

$                            0

 

Sec. 114. OIL, GAS, AND MINERALS DIVISION

Full-time equated classified positions................................................................................................ 57.0

Oil, gas, and mineral services—57.0 FTE positions .................................................................................   $                               11,011,900

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................   $                                          11,011,900

Appropriated from:

Special revenue funds:

Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue ...................................................................................................

92,500

Mineral well regulatory fee revenue...........................................................................................................

208,000

Native copper mine fund ...............................................................................................................................

50,000

Nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance ..................................................................................................

369,100

Oil and gas regulatory fund ..........................................................................................................................

5,818,000

Orphan well fund ............................................................................................................................................

4,239,600

Sand extraction fee revenue .........................................................................................................................

85,800

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................

$                 148,900

 

Sec. 115. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

Full-time equated classified positions................................................................................................ 29.0

Municipal assistance—29.0 FTE positions .................................................................................................   $                                  4,919,800

Water  state revolving funds...................................................................................................................................       120,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................   $                                        124,919,800

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal funds...................................................................................................................................................                                          103,184,600

Special revenue funds:

 

Revolving loan revenue bonds .....................................................................................................................

15,000,000

Strategic water quality initiatives fund .....................................................................................................

1,220,500

Water pollution control revolving fund.......................................................................................................

514,700

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................

$              5,000,000

 

Sec. 116. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

 

Drinking water declaration of emergency .................................................................................................

$                        100

Lead and copper rule implementation ........................................................................................................

30,000,000

PFAS and emerging contaminants ..............................................................................................................

40,000,000

Drinking water revolving fund loan forgiveness ......................................................................................

35,000,000

Private well testing ........................................................................................................................................

7,500,000

Affordability and planning ............................................................................................................................

            7,500,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................

$          120,000,100

Appropriated from:

Special revenue funds:

Drinking water declaration of emergency reserve  fund .........................................................................                                              100

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................   $                               120,000,000

 

 

 

 

PART 2

 

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources under part 1 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 is $436,492,500.00 and state spending from state sources to  be paid to local units of government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 is $19,646,000. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY

Surface water ..................................................................................................................................................

$                 160,000

Technology advancements for water monitoring ......................................................................................

500,000

Drinking water program grants ..................................................................................................................

600,000

Medical waste program .................................................................................................................................

70,000

Noncommunity water grants........................................................................................................................

1,830,000

Pollution prevention .......................................................................................................................................

250,000

Recycling initiative.........................................................................................................................................

500,000

Scrap tire grants.............................................................................................................................................

500,000

Septage waste compliance grants................................................................................................................

120,000

Emergency cleanup actions ..........................................................................................................................

116,000

Renewing Michigan’s environment..............................................................................................................

          15,000,000

TOTAL..............................................................................................................................................................

$            19,646,000

 

Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:

(a)  “Department” means the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy.

(b)  “Director” means the director of the department.

(c)  “FTE” means full-time equated.

(d)  “IDG” means interdepartmental grant.

(e)  “NPDES” means national pollution discharge elimination system.

 

Sec. 204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an internet or intranet site.

 

Sec. 205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

 

Sec. 206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. The director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

 

Sec. 207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department’s budget. The report shall be submitted to the house and senate appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

(a)  The dates of each travel occurrence.

(b)  The total transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

 

Sec. 208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those activities that the attorney general authorizes.

 

Sec. 209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

 

Sec. 210. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred  to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

 

Sec. 211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management, and budget to maintain  a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

(a)  Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

(b)  Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

(c)  Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

(d)  The number of active department employees by job classification.

(e)  Job specifications and wage rates.

Sec. 212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittee chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

 

Sec. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the agency’s performance.

 

Sec. 214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $31,893,100.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $15,504,000.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $16,389,100.00.

 

Sec. 216. (1) The department shall report all of the following information relative to allocations made from appropriations for the environmental cleanup and redevelopment program, state cleanups, emergency actions, superfund cleanups, the revitalization revolving loan program, the brownfield grants and loans program, the leaking underground storage tank cleanup program, the contaminated lake and river sediments cleanup program, the refined petroleum product cleanup program, and the environmental protection bond projects under section 19508(7) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19508, to the state budget director, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on environmental quality, and the senate and house fiscal agencies:

(a)  The name and location of the site for which an allocation is made.

(b)  The nature of the problem encountered at the site.

(c)  A brief description of how the problem will be resolved if the allocation is made for a response activity.

(d)  The estimated date that site closure activities will be completed.

(e)  The amount of the allocation, or the anticipated financing for the site.

(f)  A summary of the sites and the total amount of funds expended at the sites by September 30, 2020.

(g)  The number of brownfield projects that were successfully redeveloped.

(2) The report prepared under subsection (1) shall also include all of the following:

(a)  The status of all state-owned facilities that are on the list compiled under section 20108c of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.20108c.

(b)  The report shall include the total amount of funds expended during the fiscal year and the total amount of funds awaiting expenditure.

(c)  The total amount of bonds issued for the environmental protection bond program pursuant to part 193 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19301 to 324.19306, and bonds issued pursuant to the clean Michigan initiative act, 1998 PA 284, MCL 324.95101 to 324.95108.

(3) The report shall be made available by March 31 of each year.

 

Sec. 217. (1) The department may expend amounts remaining from the current and prior fiscal year appropriations to meet funding needs of legislatively approved sites for the environmental cleanup and redevelopment program, the refined petroleum product cleanup program, brownfield grants and loans, waterfront grants, and the environmental bond site reclamation program.

(2)    Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from appropriations from the environmental protection bond fund contained in 2003 PA 173, 2005 PA 109, 2006 PA 343, 2011 PA 63, and 2012 PA 236 are appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in this part and part 1 and any site listed in the public acts referenced in this section.

(3)       Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from appropriations from the clean Michigan initiative   fund - response activities contained in 2000 PA 52, 2004 PA 309, 2005 PA 11, 2006 PA 343, 2007 PA 121, 2011 PA 63, 2013 PA 59, 2014 PA 252, 2015 PA 84, 2016 PA 268, and 2017 PA 107 are appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in  this part and part 1 and any site listed in the public acts referenced in this section.

(4)        Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from appropriations from the refined petroleum fund activities contained in 2007 PA 121, 2008 PA 247, 2009 PA 118, 2010 PA 189, 2011 PA 63, 2012 PA 200, 2013 PA  59, 2014 PA 252, 2015 PA 84, 2016 PA 268, 2017 PA 107, and 2018 PA 207 are appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in this part and part 1 and any site listed in the public acts referenced in this section.

(5)      Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from the appropriations from the strategic water quality initiatives fund contained in 2011 PA 50, 2011 PA 63, 2012 PA 200, 2013 PA 59, 2014 PA 252, 2015 PA 84, 2016 PA 268, 2017 PA 107, and 2018 PA 207 are appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in this part and part 1 and any site listed in the public acts referenced in this section.

Sec. 219. Unexpended settlement revenues at the end of the fiscal year may be carried forward into the settlement fund in the succeeding fiscal year up to a maximum carryforward of $2,500,000.00.

 

Sec. 220. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with a member  of the legislature or his or her staff.

 

Sec. 221. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by the department to promulgate a rule that will apply   to a small business and that will have a disproportionate economic impact on small businesses because of the size of those businesses if the department fails to reduce the disproportionate economic impact of the rule on small businesses as provided under section 40 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.240.

(2) As used in this section:

(a)  “Rule” means that term as defined under section 7 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.207.

(b)  “Small business” means that term as defined under section 7a of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.207a.

 

Sec. 235. The department shall prepare an annual report to the legislature by March 31 that details all of the following for each of the allocations from the clean Michigan initiative bond fund as described in section 19607(1)(a) to (i) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19607:

(a)  The progress of each project funded in each category.

(b)  The current cost to date of each project funded in each category.

(c)  The estimated remaining cost of each project funded in each category.

(d)  The remaining balance of money in the fund allocated for each category.

(e)  The total debt obligation on all clean Michigan initiative bonds and the length of time remaining until full bond repayment is achieved.

 

Sec. 236. The department shall provide a report detailing the expenditure of departmental funds appropriated in 2015 PA 143, 2016 PA 3, 2016 PA 268, and 2016 PA 340. The report shall include the following:

(a)  The names and locations of entities receiving funds.

(b)  The purpose for each expenditure.

(c)  The status of programs supported by this funding.

(d) A brief description of how related problems have been or will be resolved if expenditures are made for immediate response.

(e)  The job titles and number of departmental FTEs engaged in the Flint declaration of emergency response effort.

 

Sec. 237. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall be responsible for the necessary and reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred by private and independent legal counsel chosen by current and former classified and unclassified department employees in the defense of the department employees named as a party in any state or federal lawsuits or investigations related to the city of Flint municipal water system.

 

Sec. 238. From funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall post the following on the department’s publicly accessible website:

(a)  By November 1, a report listing each fee the department assessed during the previous fiscal year. The report shall include the dollar amount of each fee, the amount of revenue that was projected to be received from each fee at   the beginning of the previous fiscal year, and the actual revenue received for each fee. If the actual revenue for a particular fee is not available by November 1, the department may use an unaudited or estimated figure and indicate it as such in the report.

(b) By November 1, a report listing all fees currently assessed by the department. The report shall include the dollar amount of each fee, projected revenue for each fee, and the program areas within the department that each fee will support. The report shall also list the fund into which each fee is deposited. By May 1, the department shall update this report with year-to-date revenue for each fee.

(c)  By November 1, a report listing all federal and state fund sources utilized by the department during the previous fiscal year. The report shall include the amount of revenue that was projected to be received from each fund source at the beginning of that fiscal year, the current balance of each fund source, and the actual revenue received for each fund source during that fiscal year. If actual revenue for a particular fund or the actual balance of a particular fund is not available by November 1, the department may use an unaudited or estimated figure and indicate it as such in the report.

(d) By November 1, a report listing the federal and state fund sources that will be utilized by the department during the current fiscal year. The report shall contain the following for each fund source: an estimate of revenue that will be collected during the fiscal year, the balance of the fund source at the beginning of the fiscal year, and the program areas within the department that each fund source will support. If the actual fund balance is not available on November 1, the department may use an unaudited or estimated figure and indicate it as such in the report. By May 1, the department shall update this report with year-to-date figures for each item in the report, and include year-to-date revenue for each fund source.

(e)  Any audits conducted on department programs or funds.

 

Sec. 239. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for central support services, not more than $150,000.00 is designated for the chair of the environmental rules review committee to contract with consultants pursuant to section 65 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.265, to assist with business before the committee.

 

 

 

REMEDIATION AND REDEVELOPMENT DIVISION

Sec. 301. Revenues remaining in the laboratory services fees fund at the end of the fiscal year shall carry forward into the succeeding fiscal year.

 

Sec. 305. It is the intent of the legislature to repay the refined petroleum fund for the $70,000,000.00 that was transferred to the environmental protection fund created in section 503a of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.503a, as part of the resolution for the fiscal year 2006-2007 budget.

 

Sec. 306. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the refined petroleum cleanup program shall be used to fund corrective actions performed by the department pursuant to section 21320 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.21320.

(2) By January 1, the department shall provide a report to the house and senate subcommittees on environmental quality and the state budget director on the refined petroleum product cleanup program containing the following information:

(a)        A list of sites the department intends to work on during the current fiscal year, including the fiscal year the project began.

(b)       A list of sites at which the department performed corrective actions during the previous fiscal year.

(c)      A list of sites the department closed during the previous fiscal year.

 

Sec. 308. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for emergency cleanup actions, the environmental cleanup and redevelopment program, and the refined petroleum product cleanup program are considered work project appropriations and any unencumbered or unallotted funds are carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a)  The purpose of the projects to be carried forward is to provide contaminated site cleanup.

(b)  The projects will be accomplished by contract.

(c)  The total estimated cost of all projects is identified in each line-item appropriation.

(d)  The tentative completion date is September 30, 2022.

 

Sec. 310. (1) Upon approval by the state budget director, the department may expend from the general fund of the state an amount to meet the cash-flow requirements of projects funded under any of the following that are financed from bond proceeds and for which bonds have been authorized but not yet issued:

(a)  Part 52 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5201 to 324.5206.

(b)  Part 193 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19301 to 324.19306.

(c)  Part 196 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19601 to 324.19616.

(2) Upon the sale of bonds for projects described in subsection (1), the department shall credit the general fund of the state an amount equal to that expended from the general fund.

 

 

 

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

Sec. 405. If a certified health department does not exist in a city, county, or district or does not fulfill its responsibilities under part 117 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.11701 to 324.11720, then the department may spend funds appropriated in part 1 under the septage waste compliance program in accordance with section 11716 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.11716.

Sec. 410. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall compile a report on the status of the implementation plan for the western Lake Erie basin collaborative agreement. In an effort to learn more about the presence and timing of harmful algal blooms, the report shall contain all of the following:

(a)  An estimated cost of removal of total phosphorus per pound at the 4 major wastewater treatment plants.

(b)  A description of the grants that have been awarded.

(c)   A description of the work that has commenced on the issue of dissolved reactive phosphorus, the expected objectives and outcomes of that work, and a list of the parties involved in that effort.

(d) A description of the efforts and outcomes aimed at the total phosphorus reduction for the River Raisin watershed.

 

Sec. 412. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for surface water, $675,000.00 in grant funds shall be awarded to watershed councils for education, administration, and conservation efforts. A grant to an individual watershed council shall not exceed $40,000.00.

(2) On or before April 1, the department shall transmit to the appropriations subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and post on the department’s website a report on the previous calendar year’s activities of the watershed grant program. The report shall include a list of all grantees and award amounts.

 

Sec. 413. From funds appropriated in part 1 for surface water, $150,000.00 is allocated to the continuation of the department’s contract for the cooperative lakes monitoring program to ensure the continued operation of the program.

 

 

 

RENEWING MICHIGAN’S ENVIRONMENT

Sec. 503. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for renewing Michigan’s environment program, $500,000.00 is allocated for the Michigan geological survey.

 

 

 

CLIMATE AND ENERGY

Sec. 601. The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the public service commission to outline the responsibilities to be served by the office of climate and energy.

 

 

 

UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK AUTHORITY

Sec. 701. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the underground storage tank cleanup program are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a)  The purpose of the project is to provide contaminated site cleanup.

(b)  The project will be accomplished by contract.

(c)  The total estimated cost of the project is $20,000,000.00.

(d)  The tentative completion date is September 30, 2023.

 

 

 

ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 1001. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for lead and copper rule implementation, the department shall award grants as follows:

(a)        Grants for asset management plan creation and distribution system materials inventory. A grant under this subdivision shall not exceed $2,000.000.00.

(b)      Grants for public awareness and education efforts related to lead and other potential drinking water contaminants. A grant to an individual water supply advisory council under this subdivision shall not exceed $25,000.00. Not more than

$1,000,000.00 shall be allocated for grants under this subdivision.

(2) On or before April 1, the department shall transmit to the appropriations subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and post on the department’s website a report on the previous calendar year’s activities funded with lead and copper rule implementation funds. The report shall include a list of all grantees and award amounts.

Sec. 1002. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for PFAS and emerging contaminants, $15,000,000.00 is allocated for a grant program for municipal airports for costs of monitoring and additional testing related to PFAS testing results. From the remaining funds, the department shall award grants for up to $5,000,000.00 to drinking water systems for contaminant remediation efforts or connection to an alternate system as well as to invest in technologies to address contaminants in public water systems.

(2) On or before April 1, the department shall transmit to the appropriations subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and post on the department’s website a report on the previous calendar year’s activities funded with PFAS and emerging contaminants funds. The report shall include a list of all grantees and award amounts.

 

Sec. 1003. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for drinking water revolving fund loan forgiveness, the department shall award grants for drinking water infrastructure upgrades included in community asset management plans. An applicant is eligible for annual grant funding for 30% of the total project cost or $2,000,000.00, whichever is less.

(2) On or before April 1, the department shall transmit to the appropriations subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and post on the department’s website a report on the previous calendar year’s activities funded with drinking water revolving fund loan forgiveness funds. The report shall include a list of all grantees and award amounts.

 

Sec. 1004. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for affordability and planning, the department shall award grants to communities for 1 or more of the following:

(a)  To enhance asset management plans.

(b)  To develop sustainable water rate plans.

(c)  To develop watershed plans.

(2)      Grants under subsection (1) shall be awarded on a competitive basis and shall not exceed $500,000.00 for an individual grant applicant. If a region applies on behalf of multiple community water supplies, the maximum grant shall not exceed $2,000,000.00.

(3)     On or before April 1, the department shall transmit to the appropriations subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and post on the department’s website a report on the previous calendar year’s activities funded with affordability and planning funds. The report shall include a list of all grantees and award amounts.

 

Sec. 1005. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for private well testing, the department shall award grants to local health departments to provide free or low-cost water testing to private well owners. Testing offered shall include coliforms, nitrates/nitrites, arsenic, and other contaminants as determined by application.

(2) On or before April 1, the department shall transmit to the appropriations subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and post on the department’s website a report on the previous calendar year’s activities funded with private well testing funds. The report shall include a list of all grantees and award amounts.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

 

 

 

 


Clerk of the House of Representatives

 

 

Approved                                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 


Governor

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