HB-4573, As Passed Senate, October 20, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

HOUSE BILL NO. 4573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

 

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

 

by amending section 19708 (MCL 324.19708), as added by 2002 PA 397.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 19708. (1) Subject to subsections (2),  and  (3), and

 

(4), the state treasurer shall transfer money in the fund as

 

follows:

 

     (a)  Ninety percent  In aggregate, not more than

 

$900,000,000.00 of the money in the fund shall be deposited into

 

the state water pollution control revolving fund created in section

 

16a of the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141.1066a.

 

     (b)  Ten percent  In aggregate, not more than $100,000,000.00

 

of the money in the fund shall be deposited into the strategic

 


water quality initiatives fund created in section 5204.

 

     (2) Money in the fund may be used by the department of

 

treasury to pay for the cost of issuing bonds and the costs

 

incurred under section 19703(3).

 

     (3) Money from the fund shall not be used as the state match

 

for receipt of federal funds for purposes of the state water

 

pollution control revolving fund  created in  established under

 

section 16a of the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL

 

141.1066a, at 2002 state match levels. However, if federal revenues

 

become available at higher levels than were provided in 2002, money

 

from the fund may be used to match federal revenues in excess of

 

2002 levels.

 

     (4) Bonds that are directly deposited into the state water

 

pollution control revolving fund or strategic water quality

 

initiatives fund as authorized by section 19703 shall be taken into

 

account for the purpose of determining the allocation and transfer

 

of money set forth in subsection (1).

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are

 

enacted into law:

 

     (a) Senate Bill No. 789.

 

     (b) Senate Bill No. 790.

 

     (c) Senate Bill No. 799.

 

     (d) Senate Bill No. 800.

 

     (e) House Bill No. 4572.