FY 2012-13 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BUDGET S.B. 953 (CR-1): CONFERENCE REPORT
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$429,012,100 |
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Items Included by the Senate and House |
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1. LUST Cleanups. The Governor, House and Senate included additional funding from the Refined Petroleum Fund for the cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks (LUSTs). |
10,000,000 |
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2. MiWaters IT Project. The Governor, House and Senate included restricted funding to add the NPDES Maintenance system to the rewrite of the Coastal Inland Waters Permit Information System rewrite. The combined system would be called MiWaters, and would serve residents seeking permits under either system. |
2,000,000 |
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3. Drinking Water Revolving Loan Program. The Governor, House and Senate included $2.5 million in ongoing funding to be used as State match for available Federal grant money. The funds would be used for loans to municipalities for upgrades to their drinking water systems. |
2,500,000 |
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4. State Revolving Fund Staffing. The Governor, House and Senate included 5.0 FTEs and funding for the recommendations of the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Advisory Committee. |
725,000 |
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5. Nonferrous Metallic Mining Program. The Governor, House and Senate restored funding to this program, as it was removed in the FY 2011-12 budget by mistake. |
100,000 |
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6. Great Lakes Compact Council. The Governor, House and Senate included $50,000 in GF/GP to fund Michigan's share of the costs of the Great Lakes Compact Council. |
50,000 |
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7. Economic Adjustments. Includes $22,074,100 for OPEB and a negative $11,623,600 for other economic adjustments. |
10,450,500 |
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8. Other Changes. The Governor, House and Senate made other changes including a reduction in excess restricted fund appropriations, a removal of one-time funding from the FY 2011-12 budget and supplemental appropriations, the removal of 1.0 FTE and related funding for the FY 2011-12 employee concession contingency plan, and a technical adjustment related to available funding for the wetlands program. |
(28,962,500) |
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Conference Agreement on Items of Difference |
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9. Water Withdrawal Assessment Program. The Governor recommended a fee increase expected to raise $648,300. The Conference did not include anticipated revenue from a fee increase, but did include an additional $350,000 GF/GP for the program. |
(194,400) |
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10. GF/GP Reduction. The House included a $333,000 GF/GP reduction to a number of programs. The Conference did not include this reduction. |
0 |
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11. Unclassified Employees Increase. The Conference included additional funding for DEQ unclassified employees. |
200,000 |
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12. FY 2012-13 One-Time Appropriations. The Conference included $1,549,200 in State employee lump-sum payments, $2.5 million in Drinking Water Revolving Fund State match, and $1.5 million to fund the wetlands regulation program. |
5,549,200 |
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$2,417,800 |
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FY 2012-13 Conference Report Ongoing/One-Time Gross Appropriation............................ |
$431,429,900 |
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Amount Over/(Under) GF/GP Target: $0 |
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FY 2012-13 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS
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Changes from FY 2011-12 Year-to-Date: |
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Items Included by the Senate and House |
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1. RPF Cleanup Sites. The House and Senate included language listing the sites that Refined Petroleum Fund revenue would be used for in the bill. (Sec. 306) |
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2. FTE Reports. The House and Senate included two reports on FTEs funded by the Department. (Secs. 223 and 224) |
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Conference Agreement on Items of Difference |
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3. Civil Service Payments. The Conference retained a section requiring the DEQ to make 1% payments for civil service charges. (Sec. 204) |
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4. Information Technology Work Projects. The Conference retained a section designating appropriations for IT projects as work projects. (Sec. 206) |
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5. Information Technology User Fees. The Conference retained a section requiring the DEQ to pay user fees to the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB) for IT services. (Sec. 208) |
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6. Out-of-State Travel Report. The House added a new section requiring the DEQ to produce a report on all out-of-state travel. The Conference retained it. (Sec. 209) |
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7. Office Consolidation Plan. The House added a new section requiring the DEQ to work with DTMB on a statewide office consolidation plan. The Conference retained it. (Sec. 218) |
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8. Expenditure Website. The Conference retained a section requiring the DEQ to post all of its expenditures on a searchable website. (Sec. 225) |
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9. Expedited Permit Program. The House and Senate retained a section requiring a report on the expedited permit program; however the House modified the reporting requirements to include implementation actions and program changes rather than a list of potential programs to be included in the program. The Conference used the House language. (Sec. 229) |
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10. Clean Michigan Initiative Earmark. The House added a new section requiring $300,000 from CMI – Response Activities Revenue be spent on an engineering study for the Wickes Manufacturing TCE plume site. The Conference retained it. (Sec. 307) |
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11. Brownfield Grants and Loans Work Project Status. The Conference retained a section designating Brownfield grants and loans as work projects. (Sec. 309) |
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12. Aquatic Nuisance Control Program. The House and Senate retained a section allocating resources to the Aquatic Nuisance Control Program. The Senate modified the section to allocate $700,000 and 5.0 FTEs for the program. The Conference included the Senate's language. (Sec. 401) |
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13. Groundwater Dispute Resolution Program. The Conference retained a section requiring the DEQ to conduct a groundwater dispute resolution program. (Sec. 402) |
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14. Water Withdrawal Assessment Program Funding. The Senate added a new section requiring the DEQ to work with a statewide agricultural industry group on a long-term funding solution for this program. The Conference did not include this section. (Sec. 404 of SB 953) |
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15. Department Metrics. The House added a new report on ten metrics chosen by the DEQ. The Conference retained it. (Sec. 230) |
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16. Clean Sweep Program. The House added a new section requiring the DEQ to work with other State and Federal agencies to maintain and expand the Clean Sweep program for the disposal of hazardous household chemicals and prescription drugs. The Conference retained it. (Sec. 602) |
Date Completed: 5-24-12 Fiscal Analyst: Josh Sefton
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.