SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 176
A bill to make appropriations for the department of
environmental quality for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2012; to provide for the expenditure of those appropriations; to
provide anticipated appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2013; to create funds and accounts; to require
reports; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state
agencies and officials; to authorize certain transfers by certain
state agencies; and to provide for the disposition of fees and
other income received by the various state agencies.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
PART 1
LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012
Sec. 101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this act, the
amounts listed in this part are appropriated for the department of
environmental quality for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2012, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a
summary of the appropriations in this part:
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions........ 1,334.5
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 414,520,000
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
transfers............................................ 9,043,200
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $ 405,476,800
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues................................. 159,701,500
Special revenue funds:
Total private revenues................................. 711,800
Total other state restricted revenues.................. 223,571,900
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 21,491,600
FUND SOURCE SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions........ 1,334.5
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 414,520,000
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, MDOT - Michigan transportation fund............... 1,165,900
IDG, MDSP.............................................. 1,095,900
IDT, interdivisional charges........................... 2,053,400
IDT, laboratory services............................... 4,728,000
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
transfers............................................ 9,043,200
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $ 405,476,800
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 159,701,500
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 711,800
Aboveground storage tank fees.......................... 489,700
Air emissions fees..................................... 10,163,900
Campground fund........................................ 292,700
Clean Michigan initiative - response activities........ 5,500,000
Clean Michigan initiative fund - clean water fund...... 4,030,700
Cleanup and redevelopment fund......................... 16,555,600
Community pollution prevention fund.................... 250,000
Electronic waste recycling fund........................ 269,800
Environmental education fund........................... 260,900
Environmental pollution prevention fund................ 2,425,900
Environmental protection bond fund..................... 1,452,500
Environmental protection fund.......................... 5,832,200
Environmental response fund............................ 8,236,000
Fees and collections................................... 348,000
Financial instruments.................................. 5,000,000
Great Lakes protection fund............................ 1,051,500
Groundwater discharge permit fees...................... 1,624,400
Hazardous materials transportation permit fund......... 912,400
Infrastructure construction fund....................... 434,300
Land and water permit fees............................. 5,695,800
Landfill maintenance trust fund........................ 28,200
Medical waste emergency response fund.................. 330,000
Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue............... 38,000
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue.................... 213,100
NPDES fees............................................. 4,298,400
Oil and gas regulatory fund............................ 10,632,700
Orphan well fund....................................... 2,207,000
Public swimming pool fund.............................. 690,200
Public utility assessments............................. 264,800
Public water supply fees............................... 4,682,500
Refined petroleum fund................................. 37,642,400
Retired engineers technical assistance program......... 1,860,200
Revitalization revolving loan fund..................... 94,100
Revolving loan revenue bonds........................... 11,400,000
Sand extraction fee revenue............................ 81,000
Scrap tire regulatory fund............................. 5,328,800
Septage waste contingency fund......................... 17,000
Septage waste program fund............................. 609,000
Settlement funds....................................... 2,490,900
Sewage sludge land application fees.................... 993,700
Small business pollution prevention revolving loan
fund................................................. 146,700
Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund... 134,100
Solid waste management fund - staff account............ 4,822,600
State site cleanup fund................................ 4,400,000
Stormwater permit fees................................. 3,345,300
Strategic water quality initiatives fund............... 40,000,000
Underground storage tank fees.......................... 2,575,500
Waste reduction fee revenue............................ 4,851,100
Wastewater operator training fees...................... 550,700
Water analysis fees.................................... 3,947,900
Water pollution control revolving fund................. 3,530,500
Water quality protection fund.......................... 100,000
Water use reporting fees............................... 439,200
Total other state restricted revenues.................. 223,571,900
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 21,491,600
Sec. 102. EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions........... 14.0
Unclassified salaries--6.0 FTE positions............... $ 500,000
Executive direction--14.0 FTE positions................ 1,656,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 2,156,400
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 72,100
Special revenue funds:
Environmental response fund............................ 140,500
Oil and gas regulatory fund............................ 231,900
Refined petroleum fund................................. 414,500
Settlement funds....................................... 58,100
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,239,300
Sec. 103. OFFICE OF THE GREAT LAKES
Full-time equated classified positions........... 18.0
Office of the Great Lakes--18.0 FTE positions.......... $ 2,697,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 2,697,700
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 1,591,500
Special revenue funds:
Great Lakes protection fund............................ 680,800
Settlement funds....................................... 106,600
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 318,800
Sec. 104. GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE
Great Lakes restoration initiative..................... $ 25,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 25,000,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 25,000,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 105. DEPARTMENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions........... 37.0
Central support services--37.0 FTE positions........... $ 3,905,400
Accounting service center.............................. 1,224,700
Administrative hearings................................ 489,700
Automated data processing.............................. 2,053,400
Building occupancy charges............................. 5,985,000
Environmental support projects......................... 5,000,000
Rent - privately owned property........................ 1,960,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 20,619,000
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, MDSP.............................................. 86,700
IDT, interdivisional charges........................... 2,053,400
IDT, laboratory services............................... 502,700
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 5,200
Special revenue funds:
Aboveground storage tank fees.......................... 55,900
Air emissions fees..................................... 1,597,600
Campground fund........................................ 15,100
Cleanup and redevelopment fund......................... 1,332,600
Environmental pollution prevention fund................ 105,100
Environmental protection fund.......................... 5,500
Environmental response fund............................ 614,000
Fees and collections................................... 38,300
Financial instruments.................................. 5,000,000
Great Lakes protection fund............................ 82,500
Groundwater discharge permit fees...................... 188,200
Hazardous material transportation permit fund.......... 34,900
Land and water permit fees............................. 309,300
Medical waste emergency response fund.................. 40,400
Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue............... 1,300
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue.................... 15,200
NPDES fees............................................. 412,100
Oil and gas regulatory fund............................ 1,016,800
Orphan well fund....................................... 40,400
Public swimming pool fund.............................. 64,100
Public utility assessments............................. 49,400
Public water supply fees............................... 254,100
Refined petroleum fund................................. 1,879,200
Sand extraction fee revenue............................ 1,000
Scrap tire regulatory fund............................. 200,300
Septage waste program fund............................. 34,000
Settlement funds....................................... 192,500
Sewage sludge land application fees.................... 107,400
Small business pollution prevention revolving loan
fund................................................. 19,000
Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund... 5,300
Solid waste management fund - staff account............ 581,400
Stormwater permit fees................................. 184,400
Underground storage tank fees.......................... 219,100
Waste reduction fee revenue............................ 365,200
Wastewater operator training fees...................... 6,000
Water analysis fees.................................... 355,600
Water use reporting fees............................... 8,900
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 2,538,900
Sec. 106. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE
Full-time equated classified positions........... 44.0
Office of environmental assistance--44.0 FTE positions. $ 6,915,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 6,915,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 880,100
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 537,600
Air emissions fees..................................... 124,500
Environmental education fund........................... 260,900
Retired engineers technical assistance program......... 1,860,200
Settlement funds....................................... 248,400
Small business pollution prevention revolving loan
fund................................................. 118,900
Waste reduction fee revenue............................ 2,884,900
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 107. WATER RESOURCE DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 321.0
Land and water interface permit programs--85.0 FTE
positions............................................ $ 14,806,800
Program direction and project assistance--30.0 FTE
positions............................................ 2,775,000
Water withdrawal assessment program--4.0 FTE positions. 756,600
Expedited water/wastewater permits--3.0 FTE positions.. 434,300
Fish contaminant monitoring............................ 316,100
Groundwater discharge--22.0 FTE positions.............. 2,868,800
NPDES nonstormwater program--89.0 FTE positions........ 11,690,400
Surface water--88.0 FTE positions...................... 15,163,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 48,811,600
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, MDOT - Michigan transportation fund............... 1,108,100
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 14,298,800
Special revenue funds:
Clean Michigan initiative fund - clean water fund...... 4,030,700
Environmental protection fund.......................... 2,546,100
Environmental response fund............................ 183,700
Groundwater discharge permit fees...................... 1,356,900
Infrastructure construction fund....................... 434,300
Land and water permit fees............................. 5,251,400
NPDES fees............................................. 3,685,600
Refined petroleum fund................................. 429,400
Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund... 126,300
Stormwater permit fees................................. 2,972,600
Water pollution control revolving fund................. 734,300
Water use reporting fees............................... 426,100
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 11,227,300
Sec. 108. LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions........... 14.0
Environmental investigations--14.0 FTE positions....... $ 2,396,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 2,396,900
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 703,100
Special revenue funds:
Aboveground storage tank fees.......................... 5,100
Air emissions fees..................................... 150,600
Campground fund........................................ 2,800
Cleanup and redevelopment fund......................... 126,700
Environmental pollution prevention fund................ 10,400
Environmental protection fund.......................... 45,400
Environmental response fund............................ 65,300
Fees and collections................................... 3,800
Great Lakes protection fund............................ 8,300
Groundwater discharge permit fees...................... 17,300
Hazardous material transportation permit fund.......... 3,500
Land and water permit fees............................. 36,800
Medical waste emergency response fund.................. 4,100
Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue............... 500
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue.................... 1,600
NPDES fees............................................. 41,600
Oil and gas regulatory fund............................ 114,200
Orphan well fund....................................... 4,100
Public swimming pool fund.............................. 5,100
Public water supply fees............................... 25,400
Refined petroleum fund................................. 291,600
Sand extraction fee revenue............................ 500
Scrap tire regulatory fund ........................... 97,000
Septage waste program fund............................. 3,400
Settlement funds....................................... 22,200
Sewage sludge land application fees.................... 9,800
Small business pollution prevention revolving loan
fund................................................. 1,900
Stormwater permit fees................................. 18,400
Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund... 600
Underground storage tank fees.......................... 21,900
Waste reduction fee revenue............................ 45,700
Wastewater operator training fees...................... 600
Water analysis fees.................................... 28,400
Water use reporting fees............................... 900
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 478,300
Sec. 109. AIR QUALITY DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 208.0
Air quality programs--208.0 FTE positions.............. $ 24,228,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 24,228,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 7,488,200
Special revenue funds:
Air emissions fees..................................... 7,739,500
Environmental response fund............................ 119,800
Fees and collections................................... 254,900
Oil and gas regulatory fund............................ 121,600
Refined petroleum fund................................. 3,163,200
Waste reduction fee revenue............................ 1,200,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 4,141,600
Sec. 110. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 324.5
Drinking water and environmental health--109.5 FTE
positions............................................ $ 15,098,900
Hazardous waste management program--51.0 FTE positions. 6,593,200
Low-level radioactive waste authority--2.0 FTE
positions............................................ 199,300
Medical waste program--2.0 FTE positions............... 271,000
Municipal assistance--34.0 FTE positions............... 6,020,800
Radiological protection program--12.0 FTE positions.... 1,295,300
Scrap tire regulatory program--11.0 FTE positions...... 1,198,600
Oil, gas, and mineral services--60.0 FTE positions..... 11,176,500
Sewage sludge land application program--6.0 FTE
positions............................................ 841,600
Solid waste management program--37.0 FTE positions..... 4,462,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 47,158,000
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG-MDSP............................................... 979,600
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 15,793,400
Special revenue funds:
Campground fund........................................ 264,600
Electronic waste recycling fund........................ 269,800
Environmental pollution prevention fund................ 2,205,800
Fees and collections................................... 32,100
Hazardous material transportation permit fund.......... 861,300
Medical waste emergency response fund.................. 271,000
Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue............... 35,700
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue.................... 190,800
Oil and gas regulatory fund............................ 8,715,400
Orphan well fund....................................... 2,148,000
Public swimming pool fund.............................. 602,400
Public utility assessments............................. 199,300
Public water supply fees............................... 2,556,900
Refined petroleum fund................................. 601,100
Sand extraction fee revenue............................ 79,200
Scrap tire regulatory fund............................. 1,198,600
Septage waste contingency fund......................... 17,000
Septage waste program fund............................. 281,600
Sewage sludge land application fees.................... 841,600
Solid waste management fund - staff account............ 4,030,500
Stormwater permit fees................................. 103,100
Strategic water quality initiatives fund............... 400,000
Waste reduction fee revenue............................ 162,500
Wastewater operator training fees...................... 541,900
Water pollution control revolving fund................. 2,621,500
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,153,300
Sec. 111. REMEDIATION DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 354.0
Contaminated site investigations, cleanup and
revitalization--207.0 FTE positions.................. $ 26,130,600
Federal cleanup project management--60.0 FTE positions. 9,254,400
Laboratory services--48.0 FTE positions................ 7,702,600
Aboveground storage tank program--8.0 FTE positions.... 856,400
Underground storage tank program--31.0 FTE positions... 3,865,100
Environmental bond site reclamation program............ 1,452,500
Brownfield grants and loans............................ 5,500,000
Emergency cleanup actions.............................. 4,000,000
Environmental cleanup support.......................... 1,840,000
Environmental cleanup and redevelopment program........ 30,000,000
State sites cleanup program............................ 4,400,000
Refined petroleum product cleanup program.............. 20,000,000
Superfund cleanup...................................... 3,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 118,001,600
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDT, laboratory services............................... 4,068,600
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 10,035,000
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.......................................... 174,200
Aboveground storage tank fees.......................... 410,400
Clean Michigan initiative - response activities........ 5,500,000
Cleanup and redevelopment fund......................... 14,626,300
Environmental protection bond fund..................... 1,452,500
Environmental protection fund.......................... 3,234,100
Environmental response fund............................ 6,846,500
Landfill maintenance trust fund........................ 28,200
Public water supply fees............................... 276,800
Refined petroleum fund................................. 29,592,000
Revitalization revolving loan fund..................... 94,100
Settlement funds....................................... 1,782,400
State site cleanup fund................................ 4,400,000
Strategic water quality initiatives fund............... 30,000,000
Underground storage tank fees.......................... 2,123,300
Water analysis fees.................................... 3,357,200
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 112. GRANTS
Coastal management grants.............................. $ 1,750,000
Drinking water program grants.......................... 1,330,000
Federal - Great Lakes remedial action plan grants...... 700,000
Federal - nonpoint source water pollution grants....... 6,500,000
Grants to counties - air pollution..................... 83,700
Great Lakes research and protection grants............. 250,000
Noncommunity water grants.............................. 1,400,000
Pollution prevention local grants...................... 250,000
Radon grants........................................... 90,000
Scrap tire grants...................................... 3,500,000
Septage waste compliance grants........................ 275,000
Strategic water quality initiative loans............... 9,600,000
Water quality protection grants........................ 100,000
Water pollution control and drinking water revolving
funds................................................ 82,943,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 108,771,700
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 81,913,000
Special revenue funds:
Community pollution prevention fund.................... 250,000
Great Lakes protection fund............................ 250,000
Public water supply fees............................... 1,400,000
Refined petroleum fund................................. 83,700
Revolving loan revenue bonds........................... 11,400,000
Scrap tire regulatory fund............................. 3,500,000
Septage waste program fund............................. 275,000
Strategic water quality initiatives fund............... 9,600,000
Water quality protection fund.......................... 100,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 113. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information technology services and projects........... $ 7,762,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 7,762,800
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDT, laboratory services............................... 156,700
IDG, MDSP.............................................. 29,600
IDG, MDOT - Michigan transportation fund............... 57,800
Federal revenues:
Federal funds.......................................... 1,921,100
Special revenue funds:
Aboveground storage tank fees.......................... 18,300
Air emissions fees..................................... 551,700
Campground fund........................................ 10,200
Cleanup and redevelopment fund......................... 470,000
Environmental pollution prevention fund................ 104,600
Environmental protection fund.......................... 1,100
Environmental response fund............................ 266,200
Fees and collections................................... 18,900
Great Lakes protection fund............................ 29,900
Groundwater discharge permit fees...................... 62,000
Hazardous material transportation permit fund.......... 12,700
Land and water permit fees............................. 98,300
Medical waste emergency response fund.................. 14,500
Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue............... 500
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue.................... 5,500
NPDES fees............................................. 159,100
Oil and gas regulatory fund............................ 432,800
Orphan well fund....................................... 14,500
Public swimming pool fund.............................. 18,600
Public utility assessments............................. 16,100
Public water supply fees............................... 169,300
Refined petroleum fund................................. 1,187,700
Sand extraction fee revenue............................ 300
Scrap tire regulatory fund............................. 332,900
Septage waste program fund............................. 15,000
Settlement funds....................................... 80,700
Sewage sludge land application fees.................... 34,900
Small business pollution prevention revolving loan
fund................................................. 6,900
Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund... 1,900
Solid waste management fund - staff account............ 210,700
Stormwater permit fees................................. 66,800
Underground storage tank fees.......................... 211,200
Waste reduction fee revenue............................ 192,800
Wastewater operator training fees...................... 2,200
Water analysis fees.................................... 206,700
Water pollution control revolving fund................. 174,700
Water use reporting fees............................... 3,300
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 394,100
PART 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state
constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources
under part 1 for fiscal year 2011-2012 is $245,063,500.00 and state
spending from state resources to be paid to local units of
government for fiscal year 2011-2012 is $2,175,000.00. The itemized
statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to
local units of government will occur:
GRANTS
Noncommunity water grants.............................. $ 1,400,000
Scrap tire grants...................................... 500,000
Septage waste compliance program....................... 275,000
TOTAL.................................................. $ 2,175,000
Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this act are
subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101
to 18.1594.
Sec. 203. As used in this act:
(a) "Department" means the department of environmental
quality.
(b) "Director" means the director of the department.
(c) "FTE" means full-time equated.
(d) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.
(e) "IDT" means intradepartmental transfer.
(f) "MDOT" means the state transportation department.
(g) "MDSP" means the department of state police.
(h) "NPDES" means national pollution discharge elimination
system.
Sec. 204. The civil service commission shall bill the
department and agencies at the end of the first fiscal quarter for
the 1% charge authorized by section 5 of article XI of the state
constitution of 1963. Payments shall be made for the total amount
of the billing by the end of the second fiscal quarter.
Sec. 205. Unless otherwise specified, the department shall use
the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this act.
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. 206. Amounts appropriated in part 1 for information
technology may be designated as work projects and carried forward
to support technology projects under the direction of the
department of technology, management, and budget. Funds designated
in this manner are not available for expenditure until approved as
work projects under section 451a of the management and budget act,
1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a.
Sec. 207. The department and agencies receiving appropriations
in part 1 shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded
from appropriations in part 1. Federal and state guidelines for
short-term and long-term retention of records shall be followed.
The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless
otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.
Sec. 208. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for
information technology, departments and agencies shall pay user
fees to the department of technology, management, and budget for
technology-related services and projects. The user fees shall be
subject to provisions of an interagency agreement between the
department and agencies and the department of technology,
management, and budget.
Sec. 210. 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. 211. 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. 212. The department shall not take disciplinary action
against an employee for communicating with a member of the
legislature or his or her staff.
Sec. 213. (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. 214. 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. 215. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1,
there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $30,000,000.00 for
federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for
expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item
in this act under section 393(2) of the management and budget act,
1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is
appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for state
restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for
expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item
in this act under section 393(2) of the management and budget act,
1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is
appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for local
contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure
until they have been transferred to another line item in this act
under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431,
MCL 18.1393.
(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is
appropriated an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for private
contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure
until they have been transferred to another line item in this act
under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431,
MCL 18.1393.
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 cleanup,
emergency actions, superfund cleanup, 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 at the conclusion of the fiscal year.
(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 part 201 of the natural resources and
environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.20101 to
324.20142.
(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 leaking underground storage tank
cleanup program, and the refined petroleum product cleanup program.
(2) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from
appropriations from the environmental protection bond fund
contained in 1993 PA 353, 2003 PA 173, and 2006 PA 343 are
appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in this act and
any site listed in the public acts referenced in this section.
(3) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from
appropriations from the cleanup and redevelopment fund contained in
2000 PA 275 and 2002 PA 520 are appropriated for expenditure for
any site listed in this act and any site listed in the public acts
referenced in this section.
(4) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from
appropriations from the clean Michigan initiative fund - response
activities contained in 2000 PA 506, 2001 PA 120, 2004 PA 309, 2004
PA 350, 2005 PA 11, 2006 PA 343, and 2007 PA 121 are appropriated
for expenditure for any site listed in this act and any site listed
in the public acts referenced in this section.
(5) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from
appropriations from the environmental protection fund contained in
2001 PA 43, 2002 PA 520, and 2003 PA 171 are appropriated for
expenditure for any site listed in this act and any site listed in
the public acts referenced in this section.
(6) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from
appropriations from the refined petroleum fund activities contained
in 2005 PA 154, 2007 PA 121, 2008 PA 247, 2009 PA 118, and 2010 PA
189 are appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in this
act 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. 221. Not later than November 15, the department shall
prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the
total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the
close of the previous 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 office of the state budget, the
chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing
committees on appropriations, and the senate and house fiscal
agencies.
Sec. 222. Within 14 days after the release of the executive
budget recommendation, the department shall provide the state
budget director, the senate and house appropriations chairs, the
senate and house appropriations subcommittees on environmental
quality, respectively, 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, 2011 and
September 30, 2012.
Sec. 223. Part 1 of this act provides authorizations to fund
1,334.5 FTE classified positions during the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2012. Line-item appropriations include limitations on
the number of payroll hours to be funded, on the basis of 2,088
hours per each FTE position. The department shall report the number
of funded FTE positions within 15 days after the effective date of
this act. The number of classified employees compensated through
each line item is limited by the authorized FTE positions indicated
in this act, as adjusted for the number of reported funded FTE
positions. The report shall be provided to the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on environmental quality and the house
and senate fiscal agencies.
Sec. 224. On a quarterly basis, the department shall report on
the number of FTEs in pay status by civil service classification to
the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on environmental
quality and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 225. (1) The department shall maintain a searchable
website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is
not limited to, all of the following:
(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.
(2) The department may develop and operate its own website to
provide this information or may reference the state's central
transparency website as the source for this information.
Sec. 226. The department shall not expend more than $10,000.00
from the appropriations in part 1 to implement the requirements of
section 225.
Sec. 227. The department shall provide a report on the
implementation of a permit application status tracking tool on the
department's public internet website to the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on environmental quality, the standing
committees of the house and senate with primary responsibility for
environmental quality issues, and the house and senate fiscal
agencies by December 31, 2011. This permit application status
tracking tool shall allow permit applicants and the general public
to track and review pending permit applications. Searchable
parameters shall include, but are not limited to, applicant name
and address, county of request, date of application, most recent
activity, and status of the permit application. The report shall
include the estimated cost of the proposed tool, the information
technology requirements that would be needed for the database, the
FTE and/or contractual requirements to develop and maintain the
proposed tool, an estimated timeline of the implementation of the
tool, and any potential foreseen challenges to its implementation.
Sec. 228. The department shall develop a customer satisfaction
evaluation program. The program shall utilize customer satisfaction
surveys to receive feedback in select program areas to help
identify opportunities for improvements and efficiencies. The
department shall provide a report on the customer satisfaction
evaluation program and the feedback received to the house and
senate appropriations subcommittees on environmental quality and
the house and senate fiscal agencies by July 1, 2012.
Sec. 229. (1) The department shall submit a report identifying
specific permit programs for which an expedited permitting option
to fast track the permit process could be developed and instituted.
The report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the
following:
(a) A listing of the proposed permit programs.
(b) Estimates of the amount of time a pending permit would be
granted with the expedited process compared to the amount of time
with the normal permit process in those programs.
(c) Any estimated increase in cost to the department or the
applicant for the expedited program.
(2) The report described in subsection (1) shall be submitted
to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on
environmental quality, the standing committees of the house and
senate with primary responsibility for environmental quality
issues, and the house and senate fiscal agencies by December 31,
2011.
REMEDIATION DIVISION
Sec. 301. Revenues remaining in the interdepartmental
transfers, laboratory services at the end of the fiscal year shall
carry forward into the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 302. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for
emergency cleanup actions 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, 2016.
Sec. 303. Effective October 1, 2011, surplus funds not to
exceed $1,000,000.00 in the cleanup and redevelopment trust fund
are appropriated to the environmental protection fund created in
section 503a of the natural resources and environmental protection
act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.503a.
Sec. 304. Effective October 1, 2011, surplus funds not to
exceed $1,000,000.00 in the community pollution prevention fund
created in section 3f of 1976 IL 1, MCL 445.573f, are appropriated
to the environmental protection fund created in section 503a of the
natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451,
MCL 324.503a.
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. The funds appropriated in part 1 for the refined
petroleum product cleanup program shall be used to fund cleanup
activities on the following sites:
Site Name County
Alcona Oil Company Alcona
Former Tavern & Gas Station Alcona
Paragon Metal Works/Mikado Total Alcona
Chatham Corners Store Alger
Christmas Sports Enterprises Alger
Midway Resort Inc. Alger
Superior Shell Munising Alger
Fennville Feed Supply Allegan
New Salem Grocery Allegan
Country Party Store Alpena
Hubbard Lake Garage Alpena
Bellaire Bay Mart Antrim
Res. Wells Torch Lake Twp. Antrim
Torch River Pit Stop Antrim
Arvon Township School Baraga
Blankenstein Pontiac Barry
Bud's of Honor Benzie
Village of Honor Res. Wells Benzie
Berrien County Sheriff's Substation Berrien
Coloma Citgo Berrien
Fredrick's Auto Clinic Berrien
Randy's Amoco Berrien
Sterling Express Ltd. Berrien
Baker Oil (E. Michigan) Calhoun
Helmer I-94 Inc. Calhoun
Korner Krossroads Party Store Calhoun
Indian Lake Mini Super Cass
Rigg's Corner Store Cass
Service Mart 2, Union Cass
Unocal 76, Edwardsburg (Energy Oil) Cass
Arnold's Bait and Tackle Charlevoix
Northern Oil (former) Charlevoix
Club Rd. Property Cheboygan
Park Shell Service Chippewa
Ackels Car Care Clinton
Bay Petroleum Corp. Eaton
Bob's Marathon Eaton
Beckon & Larks Lake Rd. Emmet
Farmers Petroleum Coop - Petoskey Emmet
Action Auto #10 Genesee
Central Distributing Genesee
City of Davison-Mill St. Genesee
Flint FD Fleet Admin. Genesee
Flint Water Department Service Center Genesee
Sunshine Foods #119 Burton Genesee
United Cleaners Inc. Genesee
Watkins & Himelohoch Inc. Genesee
Bondale Dinkens Gladwin
Winegar's Trading Post Gladwin
4 Corners Grand Traverse
Stop N Shop Grand Traverse
Woodland Shop N Go #175 Grand Traverse
KD's Country Store Gratiot
Pat's Service Gratiot
Wilson's Grocery Gratiot
Action Auto Store #30 Ingham
Bay Gas Station Ingham
Bay Petroleum W. Willow Ingham
Bay Petroleum, S. MLK Ingham
Citgo #7 Ingham
Clark Station #1995 Ingham
Former Clark #531 Ingham
Fresh-Up Car Wash Ingham
Miller Oil Company Ingham
Forest Park School District Iron
Alamo General Store Kalamazoo
Bud's Auto Repair Kalamazoo
Dutton Mills Kent
Former Clark #1481 Kent
Great Northern Packaging Kent
MSI #635 Kent
Hurly's Lodge Lake
Church & Sons Gas Station Lapeer
E.J. Green Lapeer
P.T. Auto Sales Lapeer
Schaudt's Service Station Lapeer
Former Ted's Standard Leelanau
Lakeside Resort and Party Store Leelanau
Clark Store #2128 Livingston
Lakeland Montessori School Livingston
The Oasis Truck Stop Livingston
Bob's Standard Service Luce
Action Auto (former) Macomb
Memphis Shell Macomb
Sokana Mobil Macomb
Muffler Man Manistee
Harvey Oil Co. Inc. Marquette
Joe & Son's Service Marquette
Quick Lube Mason
Morley General Store Mecosta
Jack's Mobil Menominee
Dutch Hutch Missaukee
Rinckey's Store Missaukee
A.N. Russell & Son Inc. Montcalm
Coral General Store Montcalm
Edmore Mobil Montcalm
R.V. Jensen Inc. Montcalm
Lowell St. Hillman Twp. Montmorency
Wyson's General Store Montmorency
Bennett Pump Muskegon
Bernie's Amoco Muskegon
Grant Mini Mart Newaygo
Wesco #14/Triangle Market Newaygo
Emma Milner Property, Waterford Oakland
Jenny Enterprises/Wine Basket, Highland Oakland
Little Caesar's Pizza, Ortonville Oakland
Wayne Oakland Oil Company Oakland
Village of Mears GW Contam. Oceana
Kimball's Western Ogemaw
Rose City Feed & Tack Ogemaw
Andy's Standard Osceola
Lowing's Auto Osceola
Neal's Service Osceola
Tiel Oil Company Osceola
Don's Marathon Oscoda
West Otsego Lake Grocery Otsego
Radio Tavern Presque Isle
Westervelt, 805 S. Saginaw
Former Sav-U Station Shiawassee
Frank's Service Shiawassee
Decker Service St. Joseph
Payless SuperAmerica St. Joseph
State Rd. 6842, Millington Tuscola
Clark Store #1126 Van Buren
Drew, Ripple Property Van Buren
Roy Smothers Van Buren
Jimmie's Filling Station Washtenaw
Total #2542 (Huron Mini-mart) Washtenaw
B & H Food & Gas/Dix-Toledo Petro Mart Wayne
Cal's Car Care, Incorporated - BTEX Wayne
City of Detroit - DOT - 5800 Russell St. Wayne
Garden Gas Station Wayne
Hail Investments Wayne
JJ Curran Crane Wayne
K & A Gas Wayne
Master Petroleum Wayne
Micks Auto Wayne
Speedy's Gas & Goodies Wayne
Welcome Gas on Telegraph Wayne
Peterson's Standard Wexford
Sec. 307. Effective October 1, 2011, surplus funds not to
exceed $2,000,000.00 in the small business pollution prevention
assistance revolving loan fund created in section 14513 of the
natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451,
MCL 324.14513, are appropriated to the environmental pollution
prevention fund created in section 11130 of the natural resources
and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.11130.
Sec. 308. Effective October 1, 2011, surplus funds not to
exceed $1,300,000.00 in the small business pollution prevention
assistance revolving loan fund created in section 14513 of the
natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451,
MCL 324.14513, are appropriated to the environmental protection
fund created in section 503a of the natural resources and
environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.503a.
Sec. 309. The funds appropriated in part 1 for the brownfield
grants and loans 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 is to provide contaminated
site cleanup.
(b) The projects will be accomplished by contract.
(c) The total estimated cost of all projects is $5,500,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2016.
Sec. 310. The funds appropriated in part 1 for the
environmental bond site reclamation 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 $1,452,500.00.
(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2016.
Sec. 311. The department shall enter into a memorandum of
understanding with the department of treasury to develop a process
for the review and approval of tax exemption certificates in
accordance with the list of commonly approved air pollution control
equipment adopted by the state tax commission on August 16, 2010
and the list of commonly approved water pollution equipment adopted
by the state tax commission on August 16, 2010.
WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Sec. 401. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for surface
water, $100,000.00 shall be allocated to support the 1 additional
FTE position for the aquatic nuisance control program that was
added in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011. The department
shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees
on environmental quality and the house and senate fiscal agencies
by September 30, 2012 on the use of this funding and the number of
permit applications processed by the program in 2012.
Sec. 402. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the
department shall fund a groundwater dispute resolution process in
such a manner that maintains a strategically selected dispute
resolution process given funds available. The department may
utilize any and all available resources in providing this process
and shall report to the legislature on the need for additional
funds.
Sec. 403. From the funds appropriated in part 1, contingent
upon the creation of an aquatic invasive species advisory council,
the department shall support funding for the advisory council to
provide recommendations to appropriate parties and bodies for a
basin-wide approach to managing invasive species.
GRANTS
Sec. 501. 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.
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Sec. 601. (1) The department shall develop a report that
addresses implementation of the state's solid waste policy. At a
minimum, the report shall do both of the following:
(a) Identify options for long-term funding for the solid waste
management program. For each option, the report shall take into
account the extent to which additional activities or materials, or
both, such as recycling, composting, and beneficial reuse would
impact the long-term funding of the solid waste management program.
(b) Assess the feasibility of contracting out landfill
inspections.
(2) The department shall provide the report prepared under
subsection (1) to the state budget director, the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on environmental quality, and the
house and senate fiscal agencies by June 30, 2012.
ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY
Sec. 1001. For the state fiscal year ending September 30,
2012, there is appropriated from general fund/general purpose
revenue, on a 1-time basis only, $6,000,000.00 for the Muskegon
cleanup site.
PART 2A
PROVISIONS CONCERNING ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 1201. It is the intent of the legislature to provide
appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2013 for
the line items listed in part 1. The fiscal year 2012-2013
appropriations are anticipated to be the same as those for fiscal
year 2011-2012, except that the line items will be adjusted for
changes in caseload and related costs, federal fund match rates,
economic factors, and available revenue. These adjustments will be
determined after the January 2012 consensus revenue estimating
conference.