FY 1999-2000 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BUDGET - S.B. 364 (H-1): HOUSE-PASSED

FY 1999-2000 Senate-Passed Gross Appropriations $399,353,600
House Changes to Senate-Passed:
1. MUSTFA Emergency Response Fund. The House deleted this restricted fund appropriation at the request of the department to reflect repeal of the MUSTFA emergency response fund on 12/22/98. (3,000,000)
2. Brownfield Relocation Revolving Fund. The House deleted this Senate-added program, to be funded with Waste Reduction revenues. (2,000,000)
3. Settlement Fund Grants. The House deleted this Senate-added program, to be funded with Settlement revenues. (500,000)
4. Dam Safety, Erosion Control, and Clean Lakes. The House reduced this Senate GF/GP increase. (115,000)
5. City of Jackson, Grand River Cap Removal. The House added a new GF/GP grant 250,000
6. Low Income Community Wastewater Assistance. The House added a new GF/GP grant to assist low income areas in obtaining funding for wastewater improvements. 200,000
7. Scrap Tire Grants. The House increased this restricted fund line item, and added boilerplate designating the additional funds for Benzie County tire fire suppression. 100,000
8. Pollution Prevention Grants. The House added a new restricted fund grant line item. 50,000
9. Volunteer River, Stream, Creek Cleanup. The House added GF/GP to create an item of difference with the Senate. 100
Total Changes (5,014,900)
FY 1999-2000 House-Passed Gross Appropriation $394,338,700

FY 1999-2000 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BUDGET - BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS

Changes from FY 1999-2000 Senate-Passed:
1. Sec. 218. Natural Features Inventory (NFI). The House substituted Senate language with a requirement that the department submit a transition plan for future operation of NFI by 3/1/200 (Sec. 226).
2. Sec. 223. Work Projects. The House restored FY 1998-99 language requiring a list of work projects be provided to the Legislature.
3. Sec. 224. Urban Sprawl. The House inserted new language that urges inter-governmental cooperation in providing assistance, grants, or loans that promote urban redevelopment, and urges compliance with local zoning ordinances.
4. Sec. 225. Settlement Funds. The House inserted new language establishing a work group on court settlements to develop a strategy for disbursement of this revenue to local governments.
5. Sec. 227. Clean Michigan Initiative. The House inserted new language requiring submission of plans for implementation of the Clean Michigan Initiate (CMI).
6. Sec. 402. Public Beach Tests. The House inserted new language requiring a report on local beach testing, results, and closures.
7. Sec. 605. Cleanup Funds. The House deleted Senate language requiring the department report on the amount of funds awaiting expenditure from prior appropriations, and amended Sec. 210 (4) to include these funds in an annual report.
8. Sec. 605. Cleanup Sites. The House inserted the list of cleanup sites in the environmental cleanup and redevelopment program as submitted by the DEQ.
9. Sec. 704. UST Cleanup Sites. The House inserted the list of underground storage tank cleanup sites as submitted by the DEQ.
10. Sec. 803. Brownfield Relocation Revolving Fund. The House deleted Senate language designating the use of these funds for low interest loans for pollution prevention projects.
11. Sec. 803. Low Income Community Wastewater Assistance. The House inserted new language providing direction on this new line item, to be provided to the MI community action agency association.
12. Sec. 804. Drinking Water. The House inserted new language allowing use of funds in Sec. 114 (Environmental Assistance Division) for drinking water access in deprived and depressed communities.
13. Sec. 1004. Settlement Fund Grants. The House deleted Senate language that allocated funds from this new line item for local units of government where the settlement was reached.
14. Sec. 1004. Scrap Tire Grants. The House inserted new language directing $100,000 to Benzie County for costs associated with scrap tire fire suppression.
15. Sec. 1005. Pollution Prevention Grants. The House inserted new language providing direction on pollution prevention grants from the community pollution prevention fund. (MCL 445.573f)
16. Sec. 1101. Deep Well Injection Permits. The House deleted Senate language that prohibited a permit for deep well injection operations that could result in subsurface trespass or contamination.
17. Sec. 1101. Great Lakes Bottom Lands. The House inserted new language directing collection of Great Lakes bottom land permit fees, and exempting users if a plan not prepared by 5/1/2000.
Date Completed: 6/1/99 - Fiscal Analyst: G. Cutler