Bill Text: MI SB0137 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Engrossed
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-Engrossed.html
SB-0137, As Passed Senate, May 15, 2019
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 137
A bill 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........ 1,279.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 598,273,300
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........................... $ 595,096,700
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 160,895,300
Total federal revenues................................. 160,895,300
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 1,061,800
Total private revenues................................. 1,061,800
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............................ 3,812,200
Fees and collections................................... 395,500
Financial instruments.................................. 9,555,400
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............................ 5,331,200
Orphan well fund....................................... 2,429,800
Public swimming pool fund.............................. 665,500
Public utility assessments............................. 420,000
Public water supply fees............................... 5,057,900
Refined petroleum fund................................. 42,407,400
Renew Michigan fund.................................... 69,000,000
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
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.................. 259,346,600
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 173,793,000
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.................................... 7,630,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 28,320,400
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from department of state police.................... 76,500
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 29,800
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
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..................... $ 7,388,200
Sec. 103. 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...................... 9,542,300
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.................................... $ 64,123,400
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............................ 204,800
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..................... $ 17,549,700
Sec. 104. 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. 105. 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. 106. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 329.0
Drinking water--68.0 FTE positions..................... $ 11,650,600
Environmental health--57.0 FTE positions............... 7,052,700
Drinking water program grants.......................... 830,000
Hazardous waste management program--45.0 FTE positions. 6,727,000
Low-level radioactive waste authority--2.0 FTE
positions............................................ 238,700
Medical waste program--2.0 FTE positions............... 313,600
Michigan geological survey............................. 500,000
Municipal assistance--29.0 FTE positions............... 4,919,800
Noncommunity water grants.............................. 1,905,700
Oil, gas, and mineral services--57.0 FTE positions..... 11,011,900
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
Septage waste compliance grants........................ 275,000
Solid waste management program--37.0 FTE positions..... 5,292,400
Water state revolving funds............................ 120,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 180,868,300
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from department of state police.................... 1,691,300
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 117,635,200
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 505,200
Campground fund........................................ 302,300
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
Fees and collections................................... 34,500
Medical waste emergency response fund.................. 313,600
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............................ 3,818,000
Orphan well fund....................................... 2,339,600
Public swimming pool fund.............................. 618,800
Public utility assessments............................. 238,700
Public water supply fees............................... 4,270,300
Refined petroleum fund................................. 721,400
Revolving loan revenue bonds........................... 15,000,000
Sand extraction fee revenue............................ 85,800
Scrap tire regulatory fund............................. 4,856,900
Septage waste program fund............................. 496,100
Small business pollution prevention revolving loan
fund................................................. 134,400
Solid waste management fund - staff account............ 4,716,100
Strategic water quality initiatives fund............... 1,220,500
Wastewater operator training fees...................... 256,600
Water pollution control revolving fund................. 514,700
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 14,145,800
Sec. 107. REMEDIATION AND REDEVELOPMENT DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 308.0
Contaminated site investigations, cleanup and
revitalization--130.0 FTE positions.................. $ 15,173,500
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.................................... $ 67,656,800
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..................... $ 0
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........... 40.0
Mapping and other support--5.0 FTE positions........... $ 4,300,000
Renew Michigan program--35.0 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........... $ 9,630,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 9,630,200
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, MDOT - Michigan transportation fund............... 86,100
IDG from department of state police.................... 25,800
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 1,814,700
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
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. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
Drinking water declaration of emergency................ $ 100
Drinking water revolving fund loan forgiveness......... 30,000,000
Lead and copper rule implementation.................... 25,000,000
PFAS and emerging contaminants......................... 30,000,000
Private well testing................................... 5,000,000
Stormwater, asset management, and wastewater program... 30,000,000
Watershed grant program................................ 1,350,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 121,350,100
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Drinking water declaration of emergency reserve fund... 100
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 121,350,000
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
$433,139,600.00 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. 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 April 30 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. 235. The department shall prepare an annual report to the
legislature by April 30 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.
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. 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. 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.
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. 802. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the
watershed grant program, grants shall be awarded to watershed
councils for education, administration, and conservation efforts. A
grant to an individual watershed council shall not exceed
$80,000.00.
(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.
