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FY 2023-24 ENVIRONMENT, GREAT
LAKES, AND ENERGY BUDGET
S.B. 199 (S-2): SENATE APPROPRIATIONS REC.
Committee: Appropriations Throughout this document Senate means Committee Recommendation
FULL-TIME EQUATED (FTE) CLASSIFIED POSITIONS/FUNDING SOURCE |
FY 2022-23 YEAR-TO-DATE* |
FY 2023-24 |
CHANGES FROM FY 2022-23 YEAR-TO-DATE |
|
AMOUNT |
PERCENT |
|||
FTE Positions............................................................. |
1,510.0 |
1,575.0 |
65.0 |
4.3 |
GROSS....................................................................... |
728,654,300 |
1,083,741,900 |
355,087,500 |
48.7 |
Less: |
|
|
|
|
Interdepartmental Grants Received............................ |
3,406,400 |
4,033,100 |
626,700 |
18.4 |
ADJUSTED GROSS.................................................... |
725,247,900 |
1,079,708,800 |
354,460,900 |
48.9 |
Less: |
|
|
|
|
Federal Funds.......................................................... |
287,641,700 |
440,830,300 |
153,188,600 |
53.3 |
Local and Private...................................................... |
1,415,500 |
1,360,700 |
(54,800) |
(3.9) |
TOTAL STATE SPENDING......................................... |
436,190,700 |
637,517,700 |
201,327,000 |
46.2 |
Less: |
|
|
|
|
Other State Restricted Funds.................................... |
337,354,900 |
303,278,900 |
(34,076,000) |
(10.1) |
GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... |
98,835,800 |
334,238,900 |
235,403,100 |
238.2 |
PAYMENTS TO LOCALS............................................ |
35,716,000 |
252,091,000 |
216,375,000 |
605.8 |
*As of February 7, 2023.
Major Boilerplate Changes from FY 2022-23 Year-to-Date: |
1. Deleted. The Senate proposed eliminating the following sections from current-year boilerplate. Sec. 214 (Legacy Cost Reporting), 219 (Interdepartmental Transfers), 223 (COVID-19 Vaccination), 227 (Small Businesses), 237 (Flint Legal Fees), 238 (FTE Report), 243 (Geological Survey), 303-306 and 314 (Remediation and Redevelopment), 401 (Water Resources), 902 (Materials Management), 925 (Oil, Gas, and Minerals), and 1000-1004 (One-time Appropriations). |
2. Modified - Amendments made to streamline reporting and partially removed provisions of certain sections. The Senate proposed amending the following sections: Sec. 201 (Payments to Locals) to require the state budget director to report differences in payments, and 209 (Expenditure of Unanticipated Revenues) to streamline receipt and expenditure of such funds. |
3. NEW Sections - Included language to address the implementation of new programs and one-time appropriations. The Senate proposed adding the following sections: Sec. 951 and 952 (Lead Service Line Replacement), 953 (Earmarks for Water State Revolving Funds), 1000 (Lead Service Line Replacement), 1001 (Groundwater Data Collection), 1002 (Dam Risk Reduction), 1003 (Environmental Justice Contaminated Site Clean-up), 1005 (Renewable Ready Communities), and 1006 (Wastewater Infrastructure Enhancement). |
|
FY 2022-23 Year-to-Date Appropriation.................................................. |
$728,654,300 |
$98,835,800 |
|
|
|
CHANGE
FROM |
FY 2023-24 RECOMMENDED |
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Gross |
GF/GP |
Gross |
GF/GP |
||
Baseline Adjustments |
|
|
|
|
|
1. Authorization for the Michigan Agency for Energy. The Senate proposed $996,600 in restricted funds and $9,400 IDGs to provide funding for FTE authorizations transferred to EGLE with the Michigan Agency for Energy. |
1,006,000 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
2. Michigan Department of Transportation IDG Adjustment (3.0 FTEs). The Senate proposed $653,800 in IDGs to provide funding for aligning available revenues from MDOT for the support of state infrastructure project permitting. |
653,800 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
3. Current Service Baseline Technical Adjustments. The Senate proposed a negative $58.9 million Gross in technical adjustments made to the current service baseline. |
(58,857,200) |
0 |
|
|
|
4. Economic Adjustments. Includes a negative $1,417,200 Gross and a negative $318,900 GF/GP for total economic adjustments. The Senate included a $17,700 increase in unclassified salaries. |
(1,417,200) |
(318,900) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
New Programs/Program Increases |
|
|
|
|
|
5. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funding - Water State Revolving Fund Authorization. The Senate proposed $250,000,000 in Federal funds and $30,500,000 GF/GP to provide the match funding for and spending authorization of the IIJA federal funding for the Water State Revolving Fund. |
280,500,000 |
30,500,000 |
400,500,000 |
35,500,000 |
|
6. Lead Service Line Replacement Program (5.0 FTEs). The Senate proposed $10.8 million to provide funding for the Lead Service Line Replacement Program for the replacement of lead service lines in Michigan's poorest 10% of communities. |
10,755,400 |
10,755,400 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
7. Orphan Wells Remediation (2.0 FTEs). The Senate proposed $5.2 million in Federal funding and $5.2 million GF/GP to provide match funding for federal IIJA funds for orphan well remediation throughout the state. |
10,352,100 |
5,201,000 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
8. Permitting Staff Capacity Increase (44.0 FTEs). The Senate proposed $6.6 million to provide funding to increase the overall permitting staff capacity across several divisions within the department. |
6,615,800 |
6,615,800 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
9. Sustainable Groundwater Resources Technical Support (2.0 FTEs). The Senate proposed $299,700 to provide funding for data acquisition of Michigan's groundwater resources to support resource management and permitting decisions. |
299,700 |
299,700 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Eliminations/Reductions |
|
|
|
|
|
10. Removal of FY 2022-23 One-Time Funding. The Senate proposed the removal of current year one-time funding. |
(94,820,900) |
(17,650,000) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
One-Time Appropriations |
|
|
|
|
|
11. Lead Service Line Replacement Program. The Senate proposed $100.0 million one-time to provide funding for the Lead Service Line Replacement Program for the replacement of lead service lines in Michigan's poorest 10% of communities. |
100,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
|
12. Environmental Justice Contaminated Site Clean-up Fund. The Senate proposed $25.0 million one-time to create the Environmental Justice Contaminated Site Clean-up Fund to investigate, remediate, and redevelop contaminated sites in areas identified as environmental justice priorities. |
25,000,000 |
25,000,000 |
25,000,000 |
25,000,000 |
|
13. Dam Safety and Risk Reduction Grant Program. The Senate proposed $25.0 million one-time to provide funding and support for dam removal projects and safety assistance initiatives. |
25,000,000 |
25,000,000 |
25,000,000 |
25,000,000 |
|
14. Wastewater Infrastructure Enhancement. The Senate proposed $20.0 million one-time funding to support a number of wastewater infrastructure projects around the state. |
20,000,000 |
20,000,000 |
20,000,000 |
20,000,000 |
|
15. Renewable Ready Communities. The Senate proposed $18.3 million one-time to provide funding for an incentive program to encourage communities to host wind, solar, and storage facilities. |
18,250,000 |
18,250,000 |
18,250,000 |
18,250,000 |
|
16. Sustainable Groundwater Resources Technical Support. The Senate proposed $11.8 million one-time to provide funding for data acquisition of Michigan's groundwater resources to support resource management and permitting decisions. |
11,750,000 |
11,750,000 |
11,750,000 |
11,750,000 |
|
17. Great Lakes Water Authority infrastructure improvement. The Senate included $100 in one-time funding for the Great Lakes Water Authority to improve water infrastructure around the state. |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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Other |
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|
|
|
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18. Authorization of FTEs for the Solid Waste Program (5.0 FTEs). The Senate proposed providing authorization for 5.0 FTEs necessary due to new programmatic needs stemming from statutory changes to the Natural Resources and Protection Act in 2022. |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$355,087,600 |
$235,403,100 |
|
|
|
FY 2023-24 SENATE APPROPRIATIONS REC.............................................. |
$1,083,741,900 |
$334,238,900 |
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Date Completed: 4-26-23 Fiscal Analyst: Jonah Houtz