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FY 2023-24 TRANSPORTATION BUDGET

S.B. 178 (S-2): SENATE-PASSED

(as passed by the Senate)

Committee: Appropriations                                                                                                                                         

 

FULL-TIME EQUATED (FTE) CLASSIFIED

POSITIONS/FUNDING SOURCE

FY 2022-23

YEAR-TO-DATE*

FY 2023-24

SENATE-PASSED

CHANGES FROM

FY 2022-23 YEAR-TO-DATE

AMOUNT

PERCENT

FTE Positions.............................................................

 3,050.3

 3,153.3

 103.0

 3.4 

GROSS.......................................................................

 6,129,448,900

 6,830,949,900

 701,501,000

 11.4 

Less:

 

 

 

 

Interdepartmental Grants Received............................

 4,123,800

 4,353,000

 229,200

 5.6 

ADJUSTED GROSS....................................................

 6,125,325,100

 6,826,596,900

 701,271,800

 11.4 

Less:

 

 

 

 

Federal Funds..........................................................

 2,026,480,000

 2,090,121,400

 63,641,400

 3.1 

Local and Private......................................................

 102,573,500

 102,573,500

 0

 0.0 

TOTAL STATE SPENDING.........................................

 3,996,271,600

 4,633,902,000

 637,630,400

 16.0 

Less:

 

 

 

 

Other State Restricted Funds....................................

 3,905,021,600

 4,082,402,000

 177,380,400

 4.5 

GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE......................

 91,250,000

 551,500,000

 460,250,000

 504.4 

PAYMENTS TO LOCALS............................................

 2,412,503,600

 2,901,291,500

 488,787,900

 20.3 

*As of February 7, 2023.

 

Major Boilerplate Changes from FY 2022-23 Year-to-Date:

1.   Contingency Funds. The Senate increased funds for Federal contingency from $40 million to $200 million and State contingency funds from $5 million to $40 million. (Sec. 210)

2.   NEW   Rail Projects. The Senate included several projects for rail improvements including rail separation and high-speed rail projects.

3.   Boilerplate Sections. Several sections were removed by the Senate, including: 303 (rules on signs identifying bond financed projects), 308 (requiring a winter maintenance program), and 601(requiring the Department to develop construction and performance warranties, among others).

4.   NEW   Large One-Time Projects. The Senate included boilerplate for multiple large one-time programs totaling $653 million involving bridge bundling, intermodal capital investments, local road funding, critical infrastructure projects and rail projects.

 


FY 2022-23 Year-to-Date Appropriation..................................................

$6,129,448,900

$91,250,000

 

 

 

CHANGE FROM
FY 2022-23
 Y-T-D

FY 2023-24 RECOMMENDED
 APPROPRIATION

Gross

GF/GP

Gross

GF/GP

Baseline Adjustments

 

 

 

 

  1.  Restricted Debt Service. The Senate included an increase of $118.4 million for debt service payments.

118,439,600

0

343,740,100

0

  2.  Transit and Rail Programs Revenue Adjustments. The Senate included an increase of $62.3 million for transit and rail programs to transit capital, marine passenger service, and local bus operating, with a decrease to intercity services.

62,337,900

0

484,846,100

0

  3.  County Road Commissions. The Senate included an increase to County Road Commissions.

25,152,800

0

1,251,973,100

0

  4.  Highway Materials Maintenance Increase. The Senate increased the funding by $21.7 million for highway maintenance materials.

21,698,500

0

N/A

N/A

  5.  Aeronautics Program Revenue Adjustments. The Senate increased funding by $20.1 million to the aeronautics program.

20,127,800

0

N/A

N/A

  6.  Cities and Villages Increase. The Senate increased restricted funding for cities and villages by $14.0 million.

14,021,900

0

N/A

N/A

  7.  Economic Development Revenue Adjustments. The Senate included an increase to economic development funding of $9.4 million directed at rural county primary, target industries, and urban county congestion.

9,418,000

0

N/A

N/A

  8.  Capital Outlay Special Maintenance Increase. The Senate increased funding for capital outlay special maintenance by $2.0 million.

1,999,000

0

N/A

N/A

  9.  CSB Technical.  The Senate included a CSB technical adjustment.

804,400

0

N/A

N/A

10.  Capital Outlay Increase. The Senate included an increase to salt/sand storage and containment control.

500,000

0

N/A

N/A

11.  Local Bridge Program. The Senate included an increase to the local bridge program.

416,900

0

N/A

N/A

12.  Office of Rail Staffing. The Senate included an increase to the office of rail staffing, including an increase of 2.0 FTEs.

300,500

0

N/A

N/A

13.  Asset Management Council Administrative Support. The Senate increased the administrative support for the asset management council.

250,000

0

N/A

N/A

14.  Federal Aid Buyout Program Staffing. The Senate increased the staffing for the Federal aid buyout program, including an increase of 1.0 FTE.

165,100

0

N/A

N/A

15.  Movable Bridge Program. The Senate increased funding for the movable bridge program.

158,200

0

N/A

N/A

16.  Restore TEDF Target Industry Program Funding. The Senate allowed the statutory sunset of funding, which reverted to target industry.

0

0

25,684,400

0

17.  State Trunkline Road & Bridge. The Senate reduced State trunkline road & bridge funding by $158.8 million due to road and bridge programs revenue adjustments, and the direction of funds in one-time.

(158,848,100)

0

N/A

N/A

18.  Economic Adjustments. Includes negative $84,800 Gross and $0 GF/GP for total economic adjustments.

(84,800)

0

N/A

N/A

New Programs/Program Increases

 

 

 

 

19.  Program Staffing. The Senate increased program staffing funding which included the addition of 100.0 FTEs.

15,643,300

0

N/A

N/A

One-Time Appropriations

 

 

 

 

20.  Michigan Bridge Bundling Initiative. The Senate included a one-time bundling initiative for local and State bridges.

150,000,000

150,000,000

150,000,000

150,000,000

21.  Local Road Funding. The Senate included a one-time local road funding package to support local roads.

150,000,000

150,000,000

150,000,000

150,000,000

22.  Intermodal Capital Investment Grants. The Senate included a one-time grant to support capital needs for rail, marine, intercity and local transit infrastructure.

100,000,000

40,000,000

100,000,000

40,000,000

23.  Critical Infrastructure Projects. The Senate included one-time funding to support critical infrastructure needs across the State.

104,000,000

104,000,000

104,000,000

104,000,000

24.  High-Speed Rail/Regional Transit. The Senate included a one-time item to encourage high-speed rail development in the State.

100,000,000

100,000,000

100,000,000

100,000,000

25.  Critical Rail Separation. The Senate included a one-time item for rail separation.

50,000,000

0

50,000,000

0

26.  Trail Network. The Senate include a one-time item to improve a trail network.

4,500,000

4,500,000

4,500,000

4,500,000

27.  MI Contracting Opportunity. The Senate included a one-time contracting opportunity for socially or economically disadvantaged contractors.

3,000,000

3,000,000

3,000,000

3,000,000

28.  Removal of Prior Year One-Time Funding. The Senate removed the prior year one-time and current year supplementals.

(92,500,000)

(91,250,000)

N/A

N/A

Other

 

 

 

 

29.  Fund Shift Road & Bridge to Operating. The Senate included a fund shift from State trunkline Federal aid and road & bridge construction, county road commissions, and cities and villages to program development and delivery and system operations management.

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Changes...............................................................................................

$701,501,000

$460,250,000

 

FY 2023-24 SENATE-PASSED......................................................................

$6,830,949,900

$551,500,000

 

 

 

Date Completed: 5-11-23                                                                                                 Fiscal Analyst: Robert Canell