HB5220: SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL IN COMMITTEE (Date Completed: 1-25-16)

CONTENT

The bill would provide supplemental appropriations for fiscal year (FY) 2015-16 for the Flint water emergency. The bill proposes Gross appropriations of $28.0 million, including $22.6 million of General Fund/General Purpose (GF/GP) revenue, for six State departments. These supplemental appropriations would be in addition to the $9.4 million Gross ($7.2 million GF/GP) previously enacted for Flint water services in Public Act 143 of 2015. All of the supplemental appropriations in the bill were recommended by the State Budget Office (SBO) in Request 2016-2. Table 1 summarizes the appropriations in the bill.

Table 1

Summary of Supplemental Appropriations
Budget Area	Gross	Federal	State Restricted	GF/GP
Education	$935,000	$0	$0	$935,000
Environmental Quality	5,786,500	0	0	5,786,500
Health & Human Services	17,207,000	2,845,000	2,552,000	11,810,000
Licensing & Regulatory Affairs	2,000,000	0	0	2,000,000
Military & Veterans Affairs	2,000,000	0	0	2,000,000
State Police	100,000	0	0	100,000
Total	$28,028,500	$2,845,000	$2,552,000	$22,631,500

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would increase FY 2015-16 Gross State appropriations by $28,028,500 and GF/GP appropriations by $22,631,500. Table 2 summarizes the details of the appropriations in the bill, based on information in the SBO request and from the pertinent State departments. The bill includes a lump sum line-item amount entitled "Flint declaration of emergency", for each department and does not include specific dollar amounts for any of the appropriation items listed in Table 2.

BOILERPLATE LANGUAGE SECTIONS

Sec. 201. General. Records amount of total State spending and payments to local units of government.

Sec. 202. General. Subjects appropriations and expenditures in the bill to the provisions of the Management and Budget Act.

Sec. 301. Department of Education. Allocates funds appropriated for the Department to the following activities related to the Flint emergency: hiring additional school nurses; Early

On and special education services in the Genesee Intermediate School District (ISD); coordination of ISD wraparound services; nutritional snacks for ISD elementary students; and coordination of ISD communications to parents, educators, and the community.

Sec. 401. Department of Environmental Quality. Allocates funds appropriated for the Department to the following activities related to the Flint emergency: water system needs; City of Flint utility issues; lab and testing costs; corrosion control procedures; and an infrastructure integrity study using outside experts.

Sec. 501. Department of Health and Human Services. Allocates funds appropriated for the Department to the following activities related to the Flint emergency: purchase of bottled water, water filters, and replacement filter cartridges; field operations; epidemiological analysis/case management of individuals at risk of elevated blood lead levels; nutrition support and community education; child and adolescent health centers/children's health care access program; assessment of linkages to other diseases; food inspections; crisis counseling; and behavioral health services.

Sec. 601. Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Allocates funds appropriated for the Department to address needs within the City of Flint related to plumbing fixture replacements for schools, child care and foster care centers, nursing homes, dialysis centers, and surgery centers.

Sec. 701. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Allocates funds appropriated for the Department to support National Guard efforts related to the Flint emergency.

Sec. 801. Department of State Police. Allocates funds appropriated for the Department to support operations of the Flint Water Interagency Coordinating Committee.

Fiscal Analyst: Ellen Jeffries

Steve Angelotti

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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.

Table 2

House Bill 5220: FY 2015-16 Supplemental Recommendations
	SBO Recommendation			House-Passed
Department/Program	Gross	GF/GP	Gross		GF/GP
Education
Flint School District nurses (9.0 positions)..............................................................................	$320,000	$320,000	$320,000		$320,000
Genesee ISD Early On service coordinators/psychologist (3.0 positions)..........................	260,000	260,000	260,000		260,000
Genesee ISD school lunch/breakfast program fresh fruit/vegetables.....................................	140,000	140,000	140,000		140,000
Genesee ISD communication resources...................................................................................	115,000	115,000	115,000		115,000
Genesee ISD community trainer/wraparound services coordinator.......................................	100,000	100,000	100,000		100,000
Total Education...........................................................................................................................	$935,000	$935,000	$935,000		$935,000

Environmental Quality
Potential payment to Flint to aid with utility/unpaid bills issues..............................................	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000		$3,000,000
Flint water system needs.............................................................................................................	2,000,000	2,000,000	2,000,000		2,000,000
Infrastructure integrity study using outside experts.................................................................	500,000	500,000	500,000		500,000
Lab and testing costs..................................................................................................................	250,000	250,000	250,000		250,000
Maintain additional corrosion control procedures for one year............................................	36,500	36,500	36,500		36,500
Total Environmental Quality......................................................................................................	$5,786,500	$5,786,500	$5,786,500		$5,786,500

Health and Human Services
Purchase bottled water, filters, replacement cartridges for Flint residents............................	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000		$8,000,000
Treatment of Flint children with high blood lead levels..........................................................	3,870,000	1,335,000	3,870,000		1,335,000
Departmental field operations costs..........................................................................................	1,510,000	0	1,510,000		0
Child/adolescent health centers-health care access programs.............................................	1,470,000	1,470,000	1,470,000		1,470,000
Women infants children (WIC) nutrition education and screening.......................................	957,000	30,000	957,000		30,000
Local CMH crisis counseling......................................................................................................	500,000	500,000	500,000		500,000
Assessment of potential linkages to Legionnaire's disease...................................................	275,000	275,000	275,000		275,000
Genesee County food safety inspections.................................................................................	200,000	200,000	200,000		200,000
Epidemiologists to analyze blood lead levels..........................................................................	145,000	0	145,000		0
Genesee County Health Dept. community education...............................................................	120,000	0	120,000		0
Lead investigations.....................................................................................................................	90,000	0	90,000		0
Nurse case management.............................................................................................................	70,000	0	70,000		0
Total Health and Human Services.............................................................................................	$17,207,000	$11,810,000	$17,207,000		$11,810,000

Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Replace plumbing fixtures-schools, child care, adult foster care, nursing homes...............	$1,460,443	$1,460,443	$1,460,443		$1,460,443
Departmental inspection staff.....................................................................................................	350,000	350,000	350,000		350,000
Contingency funding..................................................................................................................	189,557	189,557	189,557		189,557
Total Licensing and Regulatory Affairs...................................................................................	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000		$2,000,000

Military and Veterans Affairs
National Guard support for three months (79 members as of 1-25-16)..................................	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000		$2,000,000
Total Military and Veterans Affairs............................................................................................	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000		$2,000,000

State Police
Flint Water Interagency Coordinating Committee operations support..................................	$100,000	$100,000	$100,000		$100,000
Total State Police........................................................................................................................	$100,000	$100,000	$100,000		$100,000

TOTAL FY 2015-16 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS......................................................	$28,028,500	$22,631,500	$28,028,500		$22,631,500
Note: Numbers in this table are not specifically included in HB 5220 or the SBO request, but are included in SBO information regarding estimated "Flint declaration of emergency" spending.

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.