part 1

line-item appropriations

Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, from the following funds:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

Full-time equated unclassified positions	6.0
Full-time equated classified positions	1,575.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	1,083,741,900
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers			4,033,100
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	1,079,708,800
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues			440,830,300
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues			0
Total private revenues			1,360,700
Total other state restricted revenues			303,278,900
State general fund/general purpose		$	334,238,900
Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
Full-time equated unclassified positions	6.0
Full-time equated classified positions	105.0
Unclassified salaries--FTE positions	6.0	$	918,400
Accounting service center			1,460,500
Administrative hearings officers			906,600
Environmental investigations--FTEs	12.0		1,990,700
Environmental support--FTEs	56.0		8,947,000
Environmental support projects			6,500,000
Executive direction--FTEs	20.0		4,441,700
Facilities management			1,000,000
Financial support--FTEs	13.0		2,727,500

Grants and records management--FTEs	4.0		931,900
Michigan geological survey			3,000,000
Property management			7,849,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	40,674,100
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from Michigan department of state police			82,600
IDG from state transportation department			108,100
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			767,000
Special revenue funds:
Private funds			711,700
Air emissions fees			862,300
Aquatic nuisance control fund			79,300
Campground fund			25,800
Cleanup and redevelopment fund			2,730,600
Coal ash care fund			17,100
Electronic waste recycling fund			36,100
Environmental education fund			184,100
Environmental pollution prevention fund			552,300
Fees and collections			19,800
Financial instruments			8,701,600
Great Lakes protection fund			544,200
Groundwater discharge permit fees			123,400
Infrastructure construction fund			2,700
Laboratory services fees			663,400
Land and water permit fees			198,400
Medical waste emergency response fund			36,100

Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue		5,800
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue		17,100
Nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance		16,200
NPDES fees		355,500
Oil and gas regulatory fund		461,600
Orphan well fund		71,000
Public swimming pool fund		50,200
Public utility assessments		723,900
Public water supply fees		380,400
Refined petroleum fund		3,263,700
Renew Michigan fund		4,573,600
Sand extraction fee revenue		2,700
Scrap tire regulatory fund		185,500
Septage waste program fund		48,400
Settlement funds		1,500,000
Sewage sludge land application fees		74,200
Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund		11,700
Solid waste management fund - staff account		740,500
Stormwater permit fees		185,100
Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material		34,400
Underground storage tank cleanup fund		800
Wastewater operator training fees		44,800
Water quality protection fund		8,700
Water use reporting fees		19,900
State general fund/general purpose	$	11,451,800
Sec. 103. WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

Full-time equated classified positions	409.0
Aquatic nuisance control program--FTEs	6.0	$	977,200
Coastal management grants--FTEs	7.0		2,532,300
Expedited water/wastewater permits--FTE	1.0		52,000
Federal - Great Lakes remedial action plan grants			583,800
Federal - nonpoint source water pollution grants			4,083,300
Fish contaminant monitoring			316,100
Great Lakes restoration initiative--FTEs	9.0		11,234,300
Groundwater discharge permit program--FTEs	26.0		3,406,200
Land and water interface permit programs--FTEs	131.0		20,240,200
Nonpoint source pollution prevention and control project program			0
NPDES nonstormwater program--FTEs	110.0		17,451,300
Program direction and project assistance--FTEs	27.0		3,313,500
Sewage sludge land application program--FTEs	7.0		902,900
Stormwater activities--FTEs	27.5		5,806,600
Surface water--FTEs	52.5		6,375,300
Technology advancements for water monitoring			500,000
Water quality protection grants			100,000
Water withdrawal assessment program--FTEs	5.0		862,100
Watershed council grants			600,000
Wetlands program--FTEs	0.0		1,016,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	80,354,000
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from state transportation department			2,014,700

Federal revenues:
Federal funds			34,557,500
Special revenue funds:
Aquatic nuisance control fund			977,200
Environmental response fund			590,000
Groundwater discharge permit fees			1,513,800
Infrastructure construction fund			52,000
Land and water permit fees			2,437,800
NPDES fees			4,374,300
Refined petroleum fund			456,000
Sewage sludge land application fees			904,700
Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund			143,500
Stormwater permit fees			2,283,300
Wastewater operator training fees			311,200
Water pollution control revolving fund			152,500
Water quality protection fund			100,000
Water use reporting fees			262,000
State general fund/general purpose		$	29,223,500
Sec. 104. AIR QUALITY DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions	214.0
Air quality programs--FTEs	214.0	$	35,511,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	35,511,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			7,651,000
Special revenue funds:
Air emissions fees			10,674,500

Fees and collections			211,000
Oil and gas regulatory fund			145,200
Public utility assessments			150,000
Refined petroleum fund			2,141,000
State general fund/general purpose		$	14,538,400
Sec. 105. REMEDIATION AND REDEVELOPMENT DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions	328.0
Brownfield grants		$	1,244,000
Contaminated site investigations, cleanup and revitalization--FTEs	146.0		21,880,100
Emergency cleanup actions			2,000,000
Environmental cleanup support			1,000,000
Environmental cleanup and redevelopment program			27,600,000
Federal cleanup project management--FTEs	40.0		7,381,800
Laboratory services--FTEs	43.0		8,670,400
Refined petroleum product cleanup program--FTEs	99.0		35,347,900
Superfund cleanup			11,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	116,124,200
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			16,612,900
Special revenue funds:
Brownfield development fund			1,100,000
Clean Michigan initiative, response activities			144,000
Cleanup and redevelopment fund			54,655,800
Environmental response fund			1,442,100
Laboratory services fees			8,190,800
Public water supply fees			328,500

Refined petroleum fund			33,204,400
State general fund/general purpose		$	445,700
Sec. 106. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK AUTHORITY
Full-time equated classified positions	8.0
Underground storage tank cleanup program--FTEs	8.0	$	20,095,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	20,095,600
Appropriated from:
Federal funds			0
Special revenue funds:
Private funds			0
Underground storage tank cleanup fund			20,095,600
State general fund/general purpose		$	0
Sec. 107. RENEWING MICHIGAN'S ENVIRONMENT
Full-time equated classified positions	138.0
Information Management--FTEs	22.0	$	6,087,300
Renew Michigan program--FTEs	116.0		70,211,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	76,298,800
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from Michigan department of state police			6,800
IDG from state transportation department			6,300
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			5,800
Special revenue funds:
Private funds			0
Air emissions fees			65,300
Aquatic nuisance control fund			4,600
Campground fund			1,200

Cleanup and redevelopment fund			181,900
Coal ash care fund			1,000
Electronic waste recycling fund			1,100
Environmental pollution prevention fund			39,800
Fees and collections			120,200
Financial instruments			290,300
Great Lakes protection fund			1,200
Groundwater discharge permit fees			10,700
Laboratory services fees			45,000
Land and water permit fees			14,400
Medical waste emergency response fund			1,100
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue			500
Nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance			1,300
NPDES fees			24,900
Oil and gas regulatory fund			33,300
Orphan well fund			5,500
Public swimming pool fund			1,400
Public water supply fees			26,900
Refined petroleum fund			226,500
Renew Michigan fund			70,521,200
Scrap tire regulatory fund			13,200
Septage waste program fund			1,600
Sewage sludge land application fee			4,600
Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund			200
Solid waste management fund, staff account			56,500
Stormwater permit fees			12,300
Strategic water quality initiatives fund			800

Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material		2,000
Underground storage tank cleanup fund		2,200
Wastewater operator training fees		2,800
Water quality protection fund		500
Water use reporting fees		1,100
State general fund/general purpose	$	4,562,800
Sec. 108. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information technology services and projects--FTEs	$	9,240,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION	$	9,240,100
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from Michigan department of state police		21,600
IDG from state transportation department		28,300
Federal revenues:
Federal funds		1,793,000
Special revenue funds:
Air emissions fees		224,700
Aquatic nuisance control fund		20,800
Campground fund		6,700
Cleanup and redevelopment fund		724,600
Coal ash care fund		4,500
Electronic waste recycling fund		9,700
Environmental pollution prevention fund		144,300
Fees and collections		5,200
Financial instruments		1,040,200
Great Lakes protection fund		10,400

Groundwater discharge permit fees			32,000
Infrastructure construction fund			700
Laboratory services fees			172,600
Land and water permit fees			51,300
Medical waste emergency response fund			9,700
Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue			1,500
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue			4,500
Nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance			4,500
NPDES fees			92,300
Oil and gas regulatory fund			119,800
Orphan well fund			18,600
Public swimming pool fund			13,400
Public utility assessments			17,900
Public water supply fees			98,900
Refined petroleum fund			863,000
Renew Michigan fund			1,244,600
Sand extraction fee revenue			700
Scrap tire regulatory fund			48,400
Septage waste program fund			12,600
Sewage sludge land application fees			19,300
Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund			3,000
Solid waste management fund - staff account			192,700
Stormwater permit fees			48,400
Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material			8,900
Wastewater operator training fees			11,900
Water pollution control revolving fund			18,400

Water quality protection fund			2,200
Water use reporting fees			5,200
State general fund/general purpose		$	2,089,100
Sec. 109. DRINKING WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Full-time equated classified positions	159.0
Drinking water--FTEs	107.0	$	16,540,000
Drinking water program grants			830,000
Environmental health--FTEs	51.0		16,903,900
Lead line replacement--FTE	1.0		195,600
Noncommunity water grants			2,500,000
Septage waste compliance grants			125,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	37,094,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			13,614,000
Special revenue funds:
Campground fund			374,500
Fees and collections			34,500
Public swimming pool fund			748,400
Public water supply fees			4,976,700
Refined petroleum fund			761,100
Septage waste program fund			601,300
Wastewater operator training fees			265,100
State general fund/general purpose		$	15,718,900
Sec. 110. MATERIALS MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions	132.0

Environmental sustainability and stewardship-- FTEs	11.0	$	6,246,700
Hazardous waste management program-- FTEs	48.0		6,686,900
Low-level radioactive waste authority-- FTE	1.0		247,900
Medical waste program-- FTEs	2.0		399,600
Pollution prevention-- FTEs	7.0		3,060,100
Radiological protection program-- FTEs	10.0		2,033,100
Recycling initiative-- FTEs	6.0		1,043,800
Scrap tire grants			3,500,000
Scrap tire regulatory program--FTEs	10.0		1,487,500
Solid waste management program--FTEs	37.0		6,589,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	31,294,700
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from Michigan department of state police			1,541,600
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			7,198,700
Special revenue funds:
Private funds			649,000
Clean Michigan initiative, pollution prevention activities			731,800
Cleanup and redevelopment fund			1,043,800
Coal ash care fund			262,100
Community pollution prevention fund			250,000
Electronic waste recycling fund			326,100
Energy efficiency and renewable energy revolving loan fund			250,100
Environmental pollution prevention fund			4,055,600

Medical waste emergency response fund			399,600
Public utility assessments			1,795,400
Retired engineers technical assistance program fund			491,200
Scrap tire regulatory fund			4,987,500
Small business pollution prevention revolving loan fund			134,400
Solid waste management fund - staff account			6,000,900
Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material			452,200
State general fund/general purpose		$	724,700
Sec. 111. OIL, GAS, AND MINERALS DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions	63.0
Oil, gas, and mineral services--FTEs	63.0	$	22,469,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	22,469,700
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from department of licensing and regulatory affairs			223,100
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			5,304,200
Special revenue funds:
Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue			92,500
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue			214,200
Native copper mine fund			50,000
Nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance			377,400
Oil and gas regulatory fund			3,794,500
Orphan well fund			2,340,300

Sand extraction fee revenue			89,600
State general fund/general purpose		$	9,983,900
Sec. 112. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
Full-time equated classified positions	19.0
Community technical, managerial, and financial support for lead line replacement		$	5,000,000
Lead service line replacement			5,000,000
Municipal assistance--FTEs	19.0		4,085,000
Water state revolving funds			400,500,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	414,585,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			353,326,200
Special revenue funds:
Revolving loan revenue bonds			15,000,000
Water pollution control revolving fund			758,800
State general fund/general purpose		$	45,500,000
Sec. 113. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
Dam risk reduction program		$	25,000,000
Environmental justice contaminated site clean-up			25,000,000
Great Lakes Water Authority water infrastructure			100
Groundwater data collection			11,750,000
Lead service line replacement			100,000,000
Renewable ready communities			18,250,000
Wastewater infrastructure enhancement			20,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	200,000,100

Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds		0
Special revenue funds:
State general fund/general purpose	$	200,000,100

part 2

provisions concerning appropriations

for fiscal year 2023-2024

general sections

Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources under part 1 for the fiscal year September 30, 2024 is $637,517,800.00 and state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 is $252,091,000.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY
Brownfield grants	$	1,000,000
Community technical, managerial, and financial support for lead line replacement		5,000,000
Emergency cleanup actions		116,000
Environmental health		400,000
Environmental sustainability and stewardship		100,000
Lead service line replacement		220,000,000
Medical waste program		70,000
Noncommunity water grants		2,500,000

Pollution prevention		200,000
Renew Michigan program		20,000,000
Scrap tire grants		1,000,000
Septage waste compliance grants		130,000
Surface water		200,000
Technology advancements for water monitoring		500,000
Water withdrawal assessment program		875,000
TOTAL	$	252,091,000

Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:

(a) "Department" means the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy.

(b) "Director" means the director of the department.

(d) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

(e) "NPDES" means the national pollutant discharge elimination

system.

Sec. 204. The department shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement shall include transmission of reports via email to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, and it shall include placement of reports on an internet site.

Sec. 205. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261, all of the following apply:

(a) The funds appropriated in part 1 must 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.

(b) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

(c) Preference must 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. 206. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee of the department or departmental agency in the state classified civil service because the employee communicates with a member of the senate or house or a member's staff, unless the communication is prohibited by law and the department or agency taking disciplinary action is exercising its authority as provided by law.

Sec. 207. The department shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

(b) The total transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state

restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

Sec. 208. 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 outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

Sec. 209. Not later than December 31, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior 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 chairs of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

Sec. 210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article 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 $30,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article 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 $500,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

Sec. 211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management, and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for the department:

(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.

Sec. 212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees, the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and environment, Great Lakes, and energy, 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 prior 2 fiscal years.

Sec. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and

improve the department's performance.

Sec. 215. To the extent permissible under the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, the director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure geographically disadvantaged business enterprises 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 geographically disadvantaged business enterprises for services, supplies, or both.

Sec. 216. (1) On a quarterly basis, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and environment, Great Lakes, and energy, and the senate and house fiscal agencies the following information:

(a) The number of FTEs in pay status by type of staff and civil service classification.

(b) A comparison by line item of the number of FTEs authorized from funds appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of FTEs employed by the department at the end of the reporting period.

(2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year and semiannually thereafter, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and environment, Great Lakes, and energy, and the senate and house fiscal agencies the following information:

(a) Number of employees that were engaged in remote work in 2023.

(b) Number of employees authorized to work remotely and the actual number of those working remotely in the current reporting

period.

(d) Reduced use of office space associated with remote work.

Sec. 217. Appropriations in part 1 shall, to the extent possible by the department, not be expended until all existing work project authorization available for the same purposes is exhausted.

Sec. 219. The departments 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. 220. The department shall report no later than April 1 on each specific policy change made to implement a public act affecting the department that took effect during the prior calendar year to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house subcommittees on natural resources and environment, Great Lakes, and energy, the joint committee on administrative rules, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

Sec. 222. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:

(a) Report to the house and senate appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office any amount of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high‐ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.

(b) Maintain an internet site that posts any severance pay in excess of 6 weeks of wages, regardless of the position held by the former department employee receiving severance pay.

(c) By February 1, report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.

(2) As used in this section, "severance pay" means compensation that is both payable or paid upon the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.

Sec. 223. It is the intent of the legislature that departments maximize the efficiency of the state workforce and, where possible, prioritize in-person work. Each executive branch department, agency, board, or commission that receives funding under part 1 must post its in-person, remote, or hybrid work policy on its website.

Sec. 224. (1) The department may expend amounts remaining from the current and prior fiscal year appropriations to meet funding needs of the environmental cleanup and redevelopment program, environmental cleanup support, contaminated site cleanup, contaminated site cleanup contingency reserve, Premcor remediation activities, PFAs remediation grant program, the renew Michigan program, the refined petroleum product cleanup program, brownfield

grants and loans, waterfront grants, and the environmental bond site reclamation program.

(2) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from appropriations from the clean Michigan initiative fund - response activities contained in 2011 PA 63, 2013 PA 59, 2014 PA 252, 2015 PA 84, 2016 PA 268, and 2017 PA 107 are appropriated for expenditure.

(3) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from appropriations from the refined petroleum fund activities contained in 2013 PA 59, 2014 PA 252, 2015 PA 84, 2016 PA 268, 2017 PA 107, 2018 PA 207, 2019 PA 57, 2020 PA 166, 2021 PA 87, and 2022 PA 166 are appropriated for expenditure.

(4) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from the appropriations from the strategic water quality initiatives fund contained in 2011 PA 50, 2011 PA 63, 2012 PA 200, 2013 PA 59, 2014 PA 252, 2015 PA 84, 2016 PA 268, 2017 PA 107, and 2018 PA 207 are appropriated for expenditure.

(5) For the strategic water quality initiatives fund, funds not yet disbursed are appropriated for expenditure for the same program under sections 5201, 5202, and 5204e of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5201, 324.5202, and 324.5204e.

(6) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from the appropriations from the renew Michigan fund contained in 2018 PA 207, 2019 PA 57, 2020 PA 166, 2021 PA 87, and 2022 PA 166 are appropriated for expenditure.

(7) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from the appropriations from the general fund contained in 2021 PA 87, and 2022 PA 166 are appropriated for expenditure.

(8) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from the appropriations from the contaminated site cleanup contingency fund contained in 2021 PA 87 and 2022 PA 166 are appropriated for expenditure.

Sec. 225. Revenues remaining in the settlements fund at the end of the fiscal year shall carry forward into the succeeding fiscal year.

Sec. 226. (1) Semiannually, the department shall prepare a report that contains information pertaining to all remediation and redevelopment efforts funded from part 1.

(2) The report must contain the following information:

(a) List of sites where work is planned to occur, including the county for each site.

(b) The type of site, whether refined petroleum cleanup, nonrefined petroleum cleanup, brownfield, or a combination of types.

(d) The estimated date for project completion.

(e) The amount and funding source or sources allocated to the site.

(3) The report shall be submitted to the house and senate subcommittees on the environment, Great Lakes, and energy and the state budget director.

Sec. 227. The department shall provide a report detailing the expenditure of departmental funds appropriated in 2015 PA 143, 2016 PA 3, 2016 PA 268, and 2016 PA 340. The report shall include the following:

(a) The names and locations of entities receiving funds.

(b) The purpose for each expenditure.

(d) A brief description of how related problems have been or will be resolved if expenditures are made for immediate response.

(e) The job titles and number of departmental FTEs engaged in the Flint declaration of emergency response effort.

Sec. 242. If the department responds to a significant incident to protect life or property, within 12 hours after the department response to a significant incident at a site in this state, the department shall notify the senate and house members whose district includes the site in writing.

REMEDIATION AND REDEVELOPMENT DIVISION

Sec. 301. Revenues remaining in the laboratory services fees fund at the end of the fiscal year shall carry forward into the succeeding fiscal year.

Sec. 302. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for contaminated site investigations, cleanup, and revitalization, the department shall not expend more than 3% for administrative costs.

Sec. 303. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for brownfield grants, contaminated site cleanup, emergency cleanup actions, environmental cleanup and redevelopment program, environmental cleanup support, and the refined petroleum product cleanup program are designated as work project appropriations, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a 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 utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both..

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.

Sec. 304. (1) Upon approval by the state budget director, the department may expend from the general fund of the state an amount to meet the cash-flow requirements of projects funded under any of the following that are financed from bond proceeds and for which bonds have been authorized but not yet issued:

(a) Part 52 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5201 to 324.5206.

(b) Part 193 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19301 to 324.19306.

(2) Upon the sale of bonds for projects described in subsection (1), the department shall credit the general fund of the state an amount equal to that expended from the general fund.

Sec. 305. (1) In addition to the money appropriated in part 1, the department may receive and expend money from the subaccounts of the cleanup and redevelopment fund as described under section 20108 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.20108, including the environmental response fund or the natural resource damages fund, to provide funding for actions by the department that are authorized by a court of competent jurisdiction and set forth in a final court order or judgment in an

action to which the department is a party.

(2) By September 30, 2024, the department shall submit a report to the appropriations subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office that provides a summary of the expenditures incurred under this section during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

Sec. 401. 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 324.11721, 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.

Sec. 410. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall compile a report by November 1 on the status of the implementation plan for the western Lake Erie basin collaborative agreement. In an effort to learn more about the presence and timing of harmful algal blooms, the report shall contain all of the following:

(a) An estimated cost of removal of total phosphorus per pound at the 4 major wastewater treatment plants.

(b) A description of the grants that have been awarded.

(c) A description of the work that has commenced on the issue of dissolved reactive phosphorus, the expected objectives and outcomes of that work, and a list of the parties involved in that effort.

(d) A description of the efforts and outcomes aimed at the total phosphorus reduction for the River Raisin watershed.

UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK AUTHORITY

Sec. 701. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the underground storage tank cleanup program are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to provide underground storage tank cleanup.

(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.

RENEWING MICHIGAN'S ENVIRONMENT

Sec. 801. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the renewing Michigan's environment program are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is for environmental cleanup

and redevelopment, waste management, and recycling.

(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Sec. 901. In addition to the money appropriated in part 1, the department may receive and expend money from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement to provide funding for activities as outlined within the State's Mitigation Plan. The department shall prepare a report to the appropriations subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office by February 1, 2025 of the expenditures incurred under this section during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

Sec. 950. From the federal funds appropriated in part 1 for municipal assistance, the department may increase capacity by a total of 4.0 FTE positions to review and approve clean water and wastewater grants and loans.

Sec. 951. From funds appropriated in part 1 for lead service line replacement, $5,000,000.00 must be used to support lead line replacement activities in significantly overburdened communities, as that term is defined by the department in accordance with the requirements under parts 53 and 54 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5301 to 324.5316 and 324.5401 to 324.5418.

Sec. 952. From funds appropriated in part 1 for community

technical, managerial, and financial support for lead line replacement, $5,000,000.00 must be used to support lead line replacement activities in significantly overburdened communities, as that term is defined by the department in accordance with the requirements under parts 53 and 54 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5301 to 324.5316 and 324.5401 to 324.5418.

Sec. 953. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for water state revolving funds, $15,615,000.00 must be awarded for community wastewater treatment plant upgrades and improvements. The funds shall be allocated as follows:

(a) $3,615,000.00 shall be awarded to a wastewater treatment plant project located in a city with a population between 3,500 and 4,000 and in a county with a population between 370,000 and 375,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census that supports the upgrade and improvement of community wastewater treatment plants.

(b) $2,000,000.00 shall be awarded to a wastewater treatment plant project located in a city with a population between 8,500 and 9,000 and in a county with a population between 370,000 and 375,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census that supports the upgrade and improvement of community wastewater treatment plants.

(c) $10,000,000.00 shall be awarded to the Downriver Utility Wastewater Authority to support the upgrade and improvement of community wastewater treatment plants.

(d) $25,000,000.00 shall be awarded to a river flood prevention project located in a city with a population of between 40,000 and 45,000 and in a county with a population between 80,000

and 85,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census that supports the upgrade and improvement of flood prevention capabilities.

ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 1000. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for lead service line replacement must be used to support lead line replacement activities in significantly overburdened communities, as that term is defined by the department in accordance with the requirements under parts 53 and 54 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5301 to 324.5316 and 324.5401 to 324.5418.

(2) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for lead service line replacement are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for the projects under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to replace lead service lines in significantly overburdened communities.

(b) The projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.

(3) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for lead service line replacement, $19,660,000.00 must be awarded for community lead service line replacement projects. The funds must be allocated as

follows:

(a) $4,900,000.00 shall be awarded to a lead service line replacement project located in a city with a population between 17,500 and 18,000 and in a county with a population between 1,750,000 and 1,800,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census that supports the replacement of lead service lines.

(b) $300,000.00 shall be awarded to a lead service line replacement project located in a village with a population between 2,000 and 2,500 and in a county with a population between 370,000 and 375,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census that supports the replacement of lead service lines.

(c) $14,460,000.00 shall be awarded to a lead service line replacement project located in a city with a population between 34,000 and 35,000 and in a county with a population between 875,000 and 900,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census that supports the replacement of lead service lines.

Sec. 1001. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for groundwater data collection are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for the projects under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to acquire data and perform research on the groundwater resources of this state.

(b) The projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.

Sec. 1002. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for dam risk reduction program must be used for dam removal except in instances where a dam has been assessed as essential to prevent the spread of invasive species, for power generation, or in support of the Michigan Healthy Climate Plan.

(2) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for dam risk reduction program are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for the projects under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to remove dams in order to restore Michigan's waterways and accomplish the objectives of the Michigan Healthy Climate Plan.

(b) The projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.

Sec. 1003. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for environmental justice contaminated site clean-up, $12,500,000.00 must be used to establish an environmental justice community health fund to support activities designed to reduce environmental health burdens within communities experiencing elevated exposure to environmental pollutants due to their proximity to emitting sources as identified by the office of environmental justice public advocate. The fund must be used for any of the purposes set forth in subsection (2).

(2) Funds allocated pursuant to subsection (1) must be used for the following purposes:

(a) Increase monitoring of background levels of pollutants within environmental justice communities.

(b) Provide grants to upgrade pollution control devices and reduce pollutant emissions levels within environmental justice communities beyond levels required under current or proposed state or federal law or regulations.

(c) Provide grants to fund community improvement projects designed to improve public health, such as tree planting and maintenance, the development and maintenance of green spaces, or other projects designed to improve community public health in environmental justice communities.

(3) Any unexpended funds appropriated in subsection (1) may be used for the purposes set forth in subsection (4), not to exceed $30,000,000.00.

(4) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for environmental justice contaminated site clean-up, $12,500,000.00 must be used for the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated sites identified by the department in environmental justice communities as determined by the department's office of environmental justice public advocate.

(5) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for environmental justice contaminated site clean-up are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for the projects under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984

PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to remediate and redevelop sites of contamination and improve public health impacts related to environmental pollution in environmental justice communities.

(b) The projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.

Sec. 1005. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for renewable ready communities are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for the projects under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to provide grants to local units of government, including cities, counties, townships, and villages, for the creation of renewable energy projects for municipal-owned buildings, including, but not limited to, libraries, school districts, public housing authorities, and park commissions, that can demonstrate cost savings based on the establishment of these projects.

(b) The projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.

Sec. 1006. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for wastewater infrastructure enhancements, the department shall award funding as follows:

(2) $10,000,000.00 shall be awarded to a county with a population between 400,000 and 500,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for the construction of a digester at a wastewater facility operated by the office of the drain commissioner for that county.

(3) $5,000,000.00 shall be awarded to a charter township with a population between 40,000 and 50,000 in a county with a population between 800,000 and 900,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for phase 2 or phase 3 of a sewer interceptor project.

(4) $5,000,000.00 shall be awarded to a county with a population between 800,000 and 900,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for a sewer interceptor project that will reduce combined sewer outflows into Lake St. Clair.