February 21, 2001, Introduced by Senators BENNETT, NORTH, GOUGEON,
JOHNSON, MC MANUS and GAST and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
EXECUTIVE BUDGET BILL
A bill to make appropriations for the department of environmental quality for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002; to provide for the expenditure of those appropriations; 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
Sec. 101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this bill, the
amounts listed in this part are appropriated for the department of environmental quality for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, 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 1,635.7
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 416,556,600
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
transfers 17,809,000
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 398,747,600
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues 130,777,500
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues 1,133,400
Total private revenues 433,700
Total other state restricted revenues 163,227,700
State general fund/general purpose $ 103,175,300
FUND SOURCE SUMMARY:
GROSS APPROPRIATIONS:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from MDOT, Michigan transportation fund 885,300
IDG from MDOT, state aeronautics fund 40,000
IDG-MDSP 625,800
IDG-MDCH, local public health operations 10,472,500
IDT, interdivisional charges 5,785,400
Total interdepartmental grants and
intradepartmental transfers 17,809,000
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 398,747,600
Federal revenues:
DOC-NOAA, federal 3,047,700
DOD, federal 850,600
DOI, federal 51,300
DOI-USGS, federal 101,300
DOI-OSMRE, federal 303,700
EPA, federal 26,609,900
EPA-GWDW 4,715,600
EPA, radon 309,100
EPA, superfund 7,056,400
EPA-UST 267,600
EPA-LUST trust 2,067,400
FEMA, federal 396,900
Federal revenues 85,000,000
Total federal revenues 130,777,500
Special revenues funds:
Local funds 1,133,400
Total local revenues 1,133,400
Private funds 433,700
Total private revenues 433,700
Aboveground storage tank fees 714,500
Clean Michigan initiative - administration 2,428,400
Clean Michigan initiative - clean water fund 2,547,500
Community pollution prevention fund 250,000
Hazardous waste facility closure revenue 1,000,000
Solid waste facility closure revenue 1,000,000
Air emission fees 11,903,300
CESARS service fee 26,000
Cleanup and redevelopment fund 8,200,000
Drinking water revolving fund 6,023,600
Environmental response fund 8,983,600
Environmental education fund 182,700
Environmental pollution prevention 194,600
Environmental protection fund 6,000,000
Environmental training revenue 293,400
Fees and collections 800,800
Great Lakes protection fund 2,000,000
Hazardous materials transportation permit fund 86,900
Land and water permit fees 3,072,100
Landfill maintenance trust fund 46,500
Medical waste fees 434,100
Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue 67,500
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue 213,200
Michigan underground storage tank financial
assurance fund 62,411,200
Oil and gas regulatory fund 9,621,100
Orphan well fund 1,317,300
Publication revenue 102,000
Public utility assessments 781,900
Public water supply fees 4,337,400
Revitalization revolving loan fund 1,000,000
Settlement funds 3,383,200
Saginaw Bay and River restoration revenue 152,800
Sand extraction fee 187,800
Scrap tire regulatory fund 1,806,000
Septage waste license 1,750,000
Sewage sludge land application fee 742,400
Solid waste program fees 1,301,700
Stormwater permit fees 1,350,600
Submerged log recovery fund 100,000
Underground storage tank fees 5,206,100
Water analysis fees 2,469,900
Waste reduction fee revenue 5,582,500
Water pollution control revolving fund 2,924,700
Wastewater operator training fees 167,000
Water use reporting fees 63,400
Total other state restricted revenues 163,227,700
State general fund/general purpose $ 103,175,300
Sec. 102. EXECUTIVE
Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions 15.0
Unclassified salaries--6.0 FTE positions $ 495,100 Executive direction--8.0 FTE positions 1,089,700
Office of the Great Lakes--7.0 FTE positions 901,800 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,486,600 Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
EPA, federal 223,200
DOI, federal 51,300
Special revenue funds:
Environmental response fund 42,600
Environmental education fund 182,700
Great Lakes protection fund 100,000
Oil and gas regulatory revenue 88,500
Settlement funds 208,400
State general fund/general purpose $ 1,589,900
Sec. 103. DEPARTMENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions 96.0
Financial support services--32.0 FTE positions $ 1,759,100 Field operations support--20.0 FTE positions 1,481,200 Automated data processing--21.0 FTE positions 6,236,900 Office of special environmental projects--6.0
FTE positions 603,800
Personnel--13.0 FTE positions 810,000
Administrative hearings--4.0 FTE positions 411,800
Building occupancy charges 7,213,200
Rent-privately owned property 2,365,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 20,881,900 Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDT, interdivisional charges 5,785,400
Federal revenues:
DOD, federal 1,000
EPA, federal 300,000
EPA, superfund 56,400
Special revenue funds:
Aboveground storage tank fee revenue 24,900
Clean Michigan initiative fund -
administration 159,400
Air emission fees 377,600
Environmental response fund 1,296,100
Environmental pollution prevention fund 57,000
Fees and collections 85,600
Land and water permit fees 103,500
Medical waste fees 31,600
Michigan underground storage tank financial
assurance fund 323,900
Oil and gas regulatory revenue 743,300
Public utility assessment 12,000
Public water supply fees 454,100
Scrap tire regulatory fund 84,500
Settlement funds 183,900
Solid waste program fees 63,000
Stormwater permit fees 48,300
Waste reduction revenue 53,500
Water analysis fees 157,900
Water pollution control revolving fund 83,600
Water use reporting fees 7,100
Underground storage tank fees 196,400
State general fund/general purpose $ 10,191,900
Sec. 104. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Full-time equated classified positions 74.5
Services to oil and gas programs--65.0 FTE
positions $ 8,962,100 Well plugging - orphan wells--2.5 FTE positions 1,317,300 Coal and sand dune management--3.0 FTE
positions 592,800
Mineral wells management--3.0 FTE positions 213,200
Metallic mining reclamation program--1.0 FTE
position 67,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 11,152,900 Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DOI-USGS, federal 101,300
DOI-OSMRE, federal 303,700
Special revenue funds:
Environmental response fund 75,000 Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue 67,500
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue 213,200
Orphan well fund 1,317,300
Oil and gas regulatory revenue 8,653,000
Publication revenue 102,000
Sand extraction fee 187,800
State general fund/general purpose $ 132,100
Sec. 105. LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions 156.0
Land and water program direction--14.0 FTE
positions $ 1,182,200 Field permitting and project assistance--85.0 FTE
positions 7,082,500
Water management--26.0 FTE positions 2,877,500
Great Lakes shorelands--31.0 FTE positions 3,314,800
Submerged log recovery 100,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 14,557,000 Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, Michigan transportation fund 885,300
IDG, state aeronautics fund 40,000
Federal revenues:
EPA, federal 681,800
DOC-NOAA, federal 1,547,700
FEMA, federal 396,900
Special revenue funds:
Land and water permit fees 2,968,600
Submerged log recovery fund 100,000
State general fund/general purpose $ 7,936,700 Sec. 106. AIR QUALITY
Full-time equated classified positions 216.5
Air quality programs--216.5 FTE positions $ 19,167,100 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 19,167,100 Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
EPA, federal 3,243,900
Special revenue funds:
Air emissions fees 9,212,900
Environmental response fund 88,400 State general fund/general purpose $ 6,621,900 Sec. 107. SURFACE WATER QUALITY
Full-time equated classified positions 214.5
Compliance and permits--112.0 FTE positions $ 10,174,500
Surface water surveillance program--36.5 FTE
positions 7,755,500
Watershed management and non-point source--42.0
FTE positions 4,602,800
Fish contaminant monitoring contracts 321,000
Sewage sludge land application program--9.5 FTE
positions 742,400
Stormwater discharge program--14.5 FTE positions 1,222,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 24,819,100 Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
EPA, federal 7,172,300
Special revenue funds:
Local funds 1,133,400
CESARS service fee 26,000
Clean Michigan initiative fund -
administration 553,600
Clean Michigan initiative - clean water fund 2,547,500
Environmental response fund 146,100
Saginaw Bay and River restoration revenue 152,800
Septage waste license fees 225,000
Sewage sludge land application fee 742,400
State water pollution control revolving fund 584,100
Stormwater permit fees 1,216,500
State general fund/general purpose $ 10,319,400
Sec. 108. DRINKING WATER PROTECTION AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH
Full-time equated classified positions 215.7
Environmental health--34.0 FTE positions $ 3,725,600
Laboratory services administration--70.0 FTE
positions 6,275,100
Drinking water--93.2 FTE positions 12,940,900 Radiological protection--18.5 FTE positions 1,689,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 24,631,300 Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG-MDSP 625,800
Federal revenues:
EPA, federal 890,600
EPA-GWDW 4,056,000
EPA, radon 219,100
Special revenue funds:
Drinking water revolving fund 3,430,500
Medical waste fees 402,500 Public water supply fees 2,483,300 Settlement funds 283,100 Water analysis fees 2,312,000 Water use reporting fees 56,300
Fees and collections 715,200
State general fund/general purpose $ 9,156,900
Sec. 109. LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE AUTHORITY
Full-time equated classified positions 2.0
Low level radioactive waste authority--2.0 FTE
positions $ 769,900 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 769,900
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Public utility assessments 769,900 State general fund/general purpose $ 0
Sec. 110. ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE
Full-time equated classified positions 257.0
Environmental cleanup and redevelopment
program $ 16,352,600
Contaminated site investigations, cleanup, and
revitalization--206.0 FTE positions 16,609,100
State cleanup (Part 201 of Public Act 451 of 1994) 3,397,700
Emergency cleanup action 2,000,000
Federal cleanup project management--51.0 FTE
positions 5,420,300
Revitalization revolving loan fund 7,000,000
Superfund cleanup 7,250,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 58,029,700
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DOD, federal 849,600
EPA, federal 2,783,400
EPA, superfund 7,000,000
Special revenue funds:
Private funds 133,700
Clean Michigan initiative fund -
administration 1,027,200
Cleanup and redevelopment fund 5,234,000
Environmental response fund 5,980,100
Environmental protection fund 6,000,000
Landfill maintenance trust fund 46,500
Revitalization revolving loan fund 1,000,000
Settlement funds 2,640,700
State general fund/general purpose $ 25,334,500
Sec. 111. STORAGE TANKS
Full-time equated classified positions 112.5
Michigan underground storage tank financial
assurance program--36.5 FTE positions $ 61,976,800 Underground storage tank program--39.0 FTE
positions 5,482,300
Above ground storage tank program--9.0 FTE
positions 689,600
Leaking underground storage tank cleanup
program 5,966,000
Emergency cleanup actions 2,000,000
Leaking underground storage tank program--28.0 FTE
positions 4,408,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 80,523,400
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
EPA-LUST trust 2,067,400
EPA-UST 267,600
Special revenue funds:
Above ground storage tank fees 689,600
Clean Michigan initiative fund -
administration 609,100
Cleanup and redevelopment fund 2,966,000
Environmental response fund 1,095,300 Michigan underground storage tank financial
assurance fund 61,976,800
Underground storage tank fees 5,009,700
State general fund/general purpose $ 5,841,900 Sec. 112. WASTE MANAGEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions 151.0
Administration and technical support--20.0 FTE
positions $ 1,587,600
Compliance and enforcement--72.0 FTE positions 5,250,500 Hazardous waste permits--28.0 FTE positions 2,535,800 Groundwater permits--18.0 FTE positions 1,261,200 Solid waste program--13.0 FTE positions 1,401,600 Hazardous waste program support 515,000 Hazardous waste disposal facility closures 1,000,000 Solid waste disposal facility closures 1,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 14,551,700 Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
EPA, federal 2,903,000
Special revenue funds:
Hazardous waste facility closure revenue 1,000,000
Hazardous materials transportation permit fund 86,900
Solid waste facility closure revenue 1,000,000
Environmental pollution prevention fund 137,600
Environmental response fund 260,000
Scrap tire regulatory fund 964,100
Solid waste program fees 1,238,700
Waste reduction fee 1,211,000
State general fund/general purpose $ 5,750,400 Sec. 113. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE
Full-time equated classified positions 103.0
Municipal assistance--33.5 FTE positions $ 3,060,200
Pollution prevention--37.0 FTE positions 3,368,700
Low-income community wastewater assistance 96,000
Environmental services--12.0 FTE positions 1,637,200
Pollution prevention outreach 300,000
Technical assistance--20.5 FTE positions 3,146,900 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 11,609,000 Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
EPA, federal 783,300
EPA-GWDW 659,600
Special revenue funds:
Private funds 300,000
Air emissions fees 648,000
Clean Michigan initiative fund -
administration 79,100
Settlement funds 67,100
Drinking water revolving fund 1,263,100
Environmental training revenue 293,400
State water pollution control revolving fund 2,257,000
Stormwater permit fees 85,800
Waste reduction fee revenue 4,318,000
Wastewater operator training fees 167,000
State general fund/general purpose $ 687,600
Sec. 114. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
Full-time equated classified positions 22.0
Environmental investigations--22.0 FTE
positions $ 1,925,400 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 1,925,400 Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
EPA, federal 128,400
Special revenue funds:
MUSTFA fund 110,500
Oil and gas regulatory fund 136,300
Scrap tire regulatory fund 57,400
State general fund/general purpose $ 1,492,800
Sec. 115. GRANTS
Grants to counties-air pollution $ 2,854,900
Water pollution control and drinking water
revolving fund 102,353,500
Noncommunity water grants 1,400,000
Land resource program grants 1,800,000
Federal - nonpoint source water pollution
grants 6,500,000
Federal - Great Lakes remedial action plan
grants 700,000
Great Lakes research and protection grants 1,900,000
Pollution prevention local grants 250,000
Radon grants 135,000
Septage waste compliance grants 1,525,000
Scrap tire grants 700,000
Drinking water revolving fund implementation 1,330,000
Local health department operations 10,472,500
Volunteer river stream, and creek cleanup 50,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 131,970,900 Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG-MDCH, local public health operations 10,472,500
Federal revenues:
DOC, federal 1,500,000
EPA, federal 7,500,000
EPA, radon 90,000
Federal revenues 85,000,000
Special revenue funds:
Air emissions fees 1,664,800
Community pollution prevention fund 250,000
Drinking water revolving fund 1,330,000
Great Lakes protection fund 1,900,000
Public water supply fees 1,400,000
Scrap tire regulatory fund 700,000
Septage waste license fees 1,525,000
State general fund/general purpose $ 18,638,600
Sec. 116. BUDGETARY SAVINGS
Budgetary savings $ (519,300)
GROSS APPROPRIATION $ (519,300)
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose $ (519,300)
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 2001-2002 is $266,403,000.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2001-2002 is $7,944,900.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to units of local government will occur:
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
GRANTS
Grants to counties - air pollution $ 2,854,900
Septage waste compliance program 1,525,000
Scrap tire grants 700,000
Noncommunity water grants 1,400,000
Radon grants 135,000
Drinking water grants 1,330,000
TOTAL $ 7,944,900
Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this bill are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
Sec. 203. As used in this bill:
(a) "CESARS" means chemical evaluation search and retrieval system.
(b) "CMI" means clean Michigan initiative.
(c) "Department" means the department of environmental quality.
(d) "DOC" means the United States department of commerce.
(e) "DOC-NOAA" means the DOC national oceanic and atmospheric administration.
(f) "DOD" means the United States department of defense.
(g) "DOE" means the United States department of energy.
(h) "DOI" means the United States department of interior.
(i) "DOI-OSMRE" means the DOI office of surface mine reclamation.
(j) "DOI-USGS" means the DOI United States geological survey.
(k) "EPA" means the United States environmental protection agency.
(l) "EPA-GWDW" means the EPA groundwater drinking water.
(m) "EPA-LUST trust" means the EPA leaking underground storage tank trust fund.
(n) "EPA, radon" means the EPA radon grants.
(o) "EPA-UST" means the EPA underground storage tank.
(p) "FEMA" means the federal emergency management agency.
(q) "FTE" means full-time equated.
(r) "GIS" means geographic information system.
(s) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.
(t) "IDT" means intradepartmental transfer.
(u) "MDCH" means the Michigan department of community health.
(v) "MDOT" means the Michigan department of transportation.
(w) "MDSP" means the Michigan department of state police.
(x) "MI" means Michigan.
(y) "MUSTFA" means the Michigan underground storage tank financial assurance fund.
Sec. 204. The department of civil service shall bill departments 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. (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 bill 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 bill 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 bill 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 $100,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this bill under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 206. Unless otherwise specified, the department shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this bill. This 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. Quarterly, the department shall provide to the appropriations subcommittee members, state budget office, and the fiscal agencies an electronic and paper copy listing of the reports submitted during the most recent 3-month period along with the Internet or Intranet site of each report, if any.
Sec. 207. (1) A hiring freeze is imposed on the state classified civil service. State departments and agencies are prohibited from hiring any new full-time state classified civil service employees and prohibited from filling any vacant state classified civil service positions. This hiring freeze does not apply to internal transfers of classified employees from one position to another within a department.
(2) The state budget director shall grant exceptions to this hiring freeze when the state budget director believes that the hiring freeze will result in rendering a state department or agency unable to deliver basic services, cause loss of revenue to the state, result in the inability of the state to receive federal funds, or would necessitate additional expenditures that exceed any savings from maintaining a vacancy. The state budget director shall report by the thirtieth of each month to the chairpersons of the senate and house standing committees on appropriations the number of exceptions to the hiring freeze approved during the previous month and the reasons to justify the exception.
Sec. 208. (1) The negative appropriation for budgetary savings in part 1 shall be satisfied by savings from the hiring freeze imposed in Section 207 and, if necessary, by other savings identified by the department director and approved by the state budget director.
(2) Appropriation authorizations shall be adjusted after the approval of transfers by the legislature pursuant to section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 209. (1) From funds appropriated under part 1, the department shall prepare a report that lists all of the following regarding grant or loan or grant and loan programs administered by the department for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2002:
(a) The name of each program.
(b) The goals of the program, the criteria, eligibility, process, filing fees, nominating procedures, and deadlines for each program.
(c) The maximum and minimum grant and loan available and whether there is a match requirement for each program.
(d) The amount of any required match, and whether in-kind contributions may be used as part or all of a required match.
(e) Information pertaining to the application process, timeline for each program, and the contact people within the department.
(f) The source of funds for each program, including the citation of pertinent authorizing acts.
(g) Information regarding plans for the next fiscal year for the phaseout, expansion, or changes for each program.
(h) A listing of all recipients of grants or loans awarded by the department by type and amount of grant or loan.
(2) The reports required under this section shall be submitted to the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees and senate and house fiscal agencies by January 1, 2002.
Sec. 210. (1) The department shall report all of the following information relative to allocations made in part 1 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, 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 of representatives 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 sites that would qualify as brownfields that were 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.
SURFACE WATER QUALITY
Sec. 301. Of the funds appropriated in part 1 for surface water surveillance, a minimum of $250,000.00 shall be designated for grants to local organizations for water quality monitoring activities.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE
Sec. 401. The unexpended portion of the appropriation in part 1 for the state cleanup program, environmental cleanup and redevelopment program, emergency cleanup action, contaminated site investigations, cleanup and revitalization, revitalization revolving loan program, and superfund cleanup projects is 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, 2006.
Sec. 402. Of the funds appropriated in part 1 as state match for the superfund cleanup program, an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 shall be expended as state match for the hazardous substance research center.
STORAGE TANKS
Sec. 501. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 from the Michigan underground storage tank financial assurance fund for the purpose of carrying out the duties and responsibilities as specified in part 215 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.21501 to 324.21551, are considered work project appropriations and any unencumbered 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 carry out the responsibilities of part 215 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.21501 to 324.21551.
(b) The projects will be accomplished by contract and state employees.
(c) The total estimated cost is identified in a line-item appropriation.
(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2006.
(2) The Michigan underground storage tank financial assurance policy board shall allocate the amount of the underground storage tank financial assurance fund to be distributed to the department. If the amount recommended by the board is less than that appropriated in section 112, expenditures shall be adjusted accordingly.
(3) Included in the amounts appropriated in part 1 from the Michigan underground storage tank financial assurance fund are amounts sufficient to pay debt service costs on the bonds or notes issued pursuant to part 215 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.21501 to 324.21551.
Sec. 502. The department shall report to the state budget director, the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on environmental quality, and the senate and house fiscal agencies no later than October 31, 2002 on the Michigan underground storage tank financial assurance fund. The report shall include the fund balance, estimate of available revenues, number and dollar value of claims processed through September 30, 2001, and
total estimated claims liability through December 22, 2003.
Sec. 503. The unexpended portion of the appropriation in part 1 for the leaking underground storage tank cleanup program is considered work project appropriations and any unencumbered or unallotted funds are carried over 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 over is to provide for redevelopment and contaminated site cleanup.
(b) These projects will be accomplished by contract.
(c) The total estimated costs of all projects is identified in each line-item appropriation.
(d) The tentative completion date for these projects is September 30, 2006.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE
Sec. 601. The appropriation in part 1 for low-income community wastewater assistance shall be provided to the Michigan community action agency association. This appropriation enables the association to maintain rural community assistance program services to all Michigan counties.
GRANTS
Sec. 701. 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 324.11719, 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. 702. Of the amount of money appropriated in part 1 for scrap tire grants, $100,000.00 shall be available for grants to communities to cover scrap tire fire suppression costs, provided owner liability bonds and other available funding sources have been exhausted.