| FY 1998-99 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation
|
$400,787,900 |
| Changes from FY 1998-99
Year-to-Date: |
|
| Items Included by the Senate and House |
|
| 1. Cleanup and Redevelopment Fund Reduction.
The
Governor, Senate, and House recommended reductions due
to elimination of Unclaimed Bottle Deposit arrearages. |
(14,813,400) |
| 2. Local Health Department Operations.
The Governor,
Senate, and House recommended the transfer of grant
funds from the Department of Community Health. |
9,590,500 |
| 3. Project Expansions. The Governor,
Senate, and House
expanded the GIS Floodplain Mapping, Pollution
Prevention Office, Waste Management, Hazardous Waste,
and Technical Assistance programs. |
865,300 |
| 4. Environmental Bond Administration.
The Governor,
Senate, and House eliminated $800,000 in environmental
bond funds, to be replaced with $140,000 GF/GP. |
(700,000) |
| 5. Other Changes. The Governor,
Senate, and House
included revenue and economic adjustments. |
893,300 |
| Conference Agreement on Items of Difference |
|
| 6. MUSTFA Emergency Response Fund.
The House
deleted this restricted fund appropriation at the request of
the DEQ. Concurred in Conference. |
(3,000,000) |
| 7. Project Adjustments. The Governor
eliminated funds
for the Big Rapids Dam Removal ($100,000 GF/GP) and
the Volunteer River Cleanup( $50,000). The Senate added
$115,000 GF/GP for Big Rapids, and the House added
$100,000 for scrap tire grants. The Conference provided
$100,000 for Big Rapids, and agreed to the House scrap tire
grants. |
200,000 |
| 8. Brownfield Relocation Revolving Loan
Fund. The
Senate added $2 million in restricted funds for businesses
locating in reclaimed brownfields, which was not approved
by the House or Conference. |
0 |
| 9. Settlement Fund Grants. The Senate
added $500,000
restricted fund to provide revenues to local governments,
which was deleted by the House and Conference. |
0 |
| 10. City of Jackson, Grand River Cap
Removal. The
House added $250,000 GF/GP for this project which was
not concurred in Conference. |
0 |
| 11. Out-of-State Waste. The Senate
added 2.0 FTEs and
$115,000 GF/GP for increased law enforcement of
incoming waste. The Conference reduced this to 1.0 FTE. |
75,000 |
| 12. Low Income Waste Water Assistance.
The House
added $200,000 GF/GP for a new grant to expand rural
assistance program services, which was reduced in
Conference. |
90,000 |
| Total Changes |
($6,799,300) |
| FY 1999-2000 Conference Report Gross Appropriation
|
$393,988,600 |
| Amount Over/(Under) GF/GP Target:
$0 |
|
| FY 1999-2000 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
BUDGET - BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS |
| Changes from FY 1998-99
Year-to-Date: |
| Items Included by the Senate and House |
| 1. Laboratory. The Senate added
language requiring a laboratory accreditation program, and quarterly reports on
revenues and expenditures. Included in House and Conference. (Sec. 501, 502) |
| 2 . Hazardous Waste Program. The
Governor made appropriation from the environmental pollution fund contingent
upon enactment of hazardous waste user fees, which was deleted by the Senate and
House. |
| 3. Community Right-to-Know. The Senate
restored language providing direction on funding for this program,
included in House and Conference. (Sec. 801) |
| 4. Children's Health Study. The Senate
restored language designating $100,000 for research on the adequacy of
department standards to protect children's health, included in House and Conference. (Sec.
1003) |
| 5. Out of State Waste. The Senate added
language directing $115,000 and 2.0 FTE in Criminal Investigations for
monitoring out-of-state waste. Approved by House and amended to 1.0 FTE and $75,000 in
Conference. (Sec. 902) |
| Conference Agreement on Items of Difference |
| 6. Endangered Species. The Senate
prohibited funding permit review activities by organizations that acquire
endangered species habitat. The House replaced this with a transition plan for future operation
of NFI by 3/1/200.
Conference urged DEQ cooperation with the DNR transition plan. (Sec. 226) |
| 7. Settlement Fund Grants. The Senate
provided direction on a new grant program, not included by House. Replaced
with a joint legislative settlement funds work group and concurred in Conference. (Sec
225) |
| 8. Brownfield Relocation Revolving Fund.
The Senate added language on providing pollution prevention loans for
businesses locating in brownfields, not included in House or Conference. |
| 9. Deep Well Injection. The Senate added
language prohibiting deep well injection permits that could result in
contamination, not included in House or Conference. |
| 10. Urban Sprawl. The House added new
language to urge the department to consider the impact of grants, loans or
assistance on urban redevelopment, and comply with local zoning ordinances, not included in
Conference. |
| 11. Public Beach Tests. The House added
new language requiring a report on local beach testing, not included in
Conference. |
| 12. Cleanup Funds. The Senate added
language requiring a report on funds awaiting expenditure, concurred in
Conference. (Sec 210) Language urging priority for previously appropriated funds not included
in Conference. |
| 13. Low Income Community Wastewater Assistance.
The House added language providing direction on this new line
item, included in Conference. (Sec. 803) |
| 14. Drinking Water. The House added
language allowing the use of funds in Sec. 114 for drinking water access in
deprived and depressed communities, not included in Conference. |
| 15 Scrap Tire Grants. The House added
language directing $100,000 to Benzie County for costs associated with scrap
tire fire suppression, included in Conference. (Sec. 1004) |
| 16. Pollution Prevention Grants. The
House added language providing direction on pollution prevention grants from
the community pollution prevention fund, not included in Conference. |
| 17. Great Lakes Bottom Lands. The
House added language directing collection of Great Lakes bottom land permit
fees, and exempting users if a plan is not prepared by 5/1/2000. Amended in Conference. (Sec.
1101) |
