SB-0136, As Passed House, February 18, 2016

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 136

     A bill to make, supplement, and adjust appropriations for

various state departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 2016; 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 various state departments

and agencies to supplement appropriations for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 2016, from the following funds:

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $     30,000,000

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental

   transfers............................................                 0

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $     30,000,000

Total federal revenues.................................                 0

Total local revenues...................................                 0

Total private revenues.................................                 0

Total other state restricted revenues..................                 0

State general fund/general purpose..................... $     30,000,000

   Sec. 102.  DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

   (1)  APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $     30,000,000

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental

   transfers............................................                 0

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $     30,000,000

   Federal revenues:

Total federal revenues.................................                 0

   Special revenue funds:

Total local revenues...................................                 0

Total private revenues.................................                 0

Total other state restricted revenues..................                 0

State general fund/general purpose..................... $     30,000,000

   (2)  GRANTS

Flint declaration of emergency......................... $     30,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $     30,000,000

    Appropriated from:

State general fund/general purpose..................... $     30,000,000

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

GENERAL SECTIONS

     Sec. 201. In accordance with the provisions of section 30 of

article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending

from state resources in this appropriation act for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 2016 is $30,000,000.00 and state

appropriations paid to local units of government are $0.

     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.

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

     Sec. 301. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the

Flint declaration of emergency, up to $30,000,000.00 shall be

allocated to reimburse the water enterprise fund of the city of

Flint in an amount equal to credits posted to its customers'

accounts in accordance with section 302.

     (2) The department shall report quarterly to the senate and

house appropriations committees, the senate and house fiscal

agencies, and the state budget director on the distribution of the

funds allocated pursuant to part 1.

     Sec. 302. (1) There shall be no administrative charges, from

any entity, removed or expended from the appropriations in part 1.

     (2) There shall be no expenditures from the funds appropriated

in part 1 without specific authorization by the state treasurer.

     (3) All unexpended funds from the appropriations in part 1, as

of September 30, 2016, shall lapse to the general fund.

Senate Bill No. 136 as amended February 17, 2016

     (4) The credit to a water customer's account shall be equal to

the following:

     (a) For a residential customer, an amount determined by the

state treasurer not to exceed 65% of the amount billed for water

from the beginning of the billing period containing April 30, 2014

to the end of the billing period containing the date upon which the

declaration of disaster, as described in Senate Concurrent

Resolution No. 23 [or a successor concurrent resolution] of the 98TH

Legislature, expires.

     (b) For all other customers, an amount determined by the state

treasurer not to exceed 20% of the amount billed for water from the

beginning of the billing period containing April 30, 2014 to the

end of the billing period containing the date upon which the

declaration of disaster, as described in Senate Concurrent

Resolution No. 23 [or a successor concurrent resolution] of the 98th

Legislature, expires.

     (5) Credits for sewer services are not to be reimbursed under

this section or section 301.

     (6) The amount of the credits calculated under subsection (4)

shall reflect rates consistent with the rates paid at the time of

billing.

     (7) The state treasurer, or his or her designee, and the

auditor general may audit transactions provided for under this

section and section 301 at their discretion.