SB0199: SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE REC. (Date Completed: 4-24-23) - FY 2023-24 ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY BUDGET

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FY 2023-24 ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY BUDGET

S.B. 199 (S-2): SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE REC.

(as reported)

Committee: Appropriations Throughout this document Senate means Subcommittee Recommendation

FULL-TIME EQUATED (FTE) CLASSIFIED POSITIONS/FUNDING SOURCE	FY 2022-23 YEAR-TO-DATE*	FY 2023-24 SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE REC.	CHANGES FROM FY 2022-23 YEAR-TO-DATE
	FY 2022-23 YEAR-TO-DATE*	FY 2023-24 SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE REC.	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 2022-23 Y-T-D		FY 2023-24 RECOMMENDED APPROPRIATION
	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 $15.0 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
Other
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

Total Changes...............................................................................................	$355,087,600	$235,403,100
FY 2023-24 SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE REC.................................................	$1,083,741,900	$334,238,900

Date Completed: 4-24-23 Fiscal Analyst: Jonah Houtz