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FY 2024-25 TRANSPORTATION BUDGET

S.B. 761 (S-1): SENATE-PASSED

(as passed by the Senate)

Committee: Appropriations

 

FULL-TIME EQUATED (FTE) CLASSIFIED

POSITIONS/FUNDING SOURCE

FY 2023-24

YEAR-TO-DATE*

FY 2024-25

SENATE-PASSED

CHANGES FROM

FY 2023-24 YEAR-TO-DATE

AMOUNT

PERCENT

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

3,218.3

3,022.3

(196.0)

(6.1)

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

6,626,549,900

6,809,900,400

183,350,500

2.8

Less:

 

 

 

 

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

4,353,000

4,316,700

(36,300)

(0.8)

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

6,622,196,900

6,805,583,700

183,386,800

2.8

Less:

 

 

 

 

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

2,149,121,400

2,253,675,100

104,553,700

4.9

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

102,573,500

106,248,500

3,675,000

3.6

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

4,370,502,000

4,445,660,100

75,158,100

1.7

Less:

 

 

 

 

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

4,082,402,000

4,230,660,000

148,258,000

3.6

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

288,100,000

215,000,100

(73,099,900)

(25.4)

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

2,689,706,300

2,637,859,500

(51,846,800)

(1.9)

*As of February 7, 2023.

 

Major Boilerplate Changes from FY 2023-24 Year-to-Date:

1.   Federal Match. The Senate recommended a one-time investment of $95.0 million for Federal match dollars. $75.0 million is GF/GP and $20.0 million is STF.

2.   Transit Innovation Grants. The Senate included a one-time investment of $20.0 million, all GF/GP, for transit grants to generate innovation and help Michiganders connect to more public transportation options.

3.   MI Contracting Opportunity. The Senate included a one-time investment of $5.0 million, all GF/GP, to support contractors and suppliers that are socially or economically disadvantaged. This is a renewal of the same item from FY 2023-24 with an increase in funding from $3.0 million to $5.0 million.

4.   Priority Bridge Investments. The Senate included $40.0 million, all GF/GP for bridge construction for local bridges.

 


FY 2023-24 Year-to-Date Appropriation..................................................

$6,626,549,900

$288,100,000

 

 

 

CHANGE FROM
FY 2023-24
Y-T-D

FY 2024-25 RECOMMENDED
APPROPRIATION

Gross

GF/GP

Gross

GF/GP

Baseline Adjustments

 

 

 

 

  1.  State Trunkline Road and Bridge. The Senate included a $123.4 million increase for trunkline road and bridge construction.

123,409,800

0

1,617,892,700

0

  2.  County Road Commissions. The Senate included a $64.8 million increase for county road commissions per the Public Act 51 of 1951 formula.

64,840,200

0

1,316,610,100

0

  3.  Transit Capital. The Senate included a $36.9 million increase for transit capital for public transportation development.

36,925,800

0

259,601,300

0

  4.  Cities and Villages. The Senate included a $36.2 million increase for cities and villages per the Public Act 51 of 1951 formula.

36,151,300

 

734,069,200

0

  5.  Local Federal Aid Road and Bridge. The Senate included a $26.2 million increase for local Federal aid road and bridge. This is all Federal dollars.

26,181,000

0

411,168,800

0

  6.  Aeronautics. The Senate included a $21.5 million increase for aeronautics which includes airport safety, protection, and improvement program, Detroit metropolitan Wayne County airport, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) airport infrastructure grants.

21,537,700

0

305,391,200

0

  7.  Highway Maintenance. The Senate included a $17.9 million increase for highway maintenance materials and services.

17,878,700

0

486,654,800

0

  8.  Marine Passenger Service. The Senate included a $15.1 million increase for marine passenger services.

15,053,000

0

20,205,000

0

  9.  Rail Operations and Infrastructure. The Senate included a $14.5 million increase for operations and infrastructure for rails.

14,500,000

0

152,189,200

0

10.  Local Bus Operating. The Senate included a $45.0 million ($40.0 million GF/GP and $5.0 million restricted) increase for local bus operating.

45,000,000

40,000,000

261,750,000

40,000,000

11.  Other Baseline Increases. The Senate included several other small baseline increases totaling $2.4 million. These mainly consist of nonurban operating/capital ($780,900), asset management council ($423,600), and CSB technical changes ($353,300).

2,362,000

0

N/A

N/A

12.  Service Initiatives. The Senate included a $2.1 million dollar increase for public transportation development.

2,120,400

0

20,802,000

0

13.  State Planning and Research. The Senate included a $2.0 million increase for state planning and research under the formula grants from IIJA.

2,000,000

0

N/A

N/A

14.  Removal of Current One-Time Funding. The Senate included the removal of previous year s one-time funding. This removes $407.0 million Gross and $288.1 million GF/GP.

(407,000,000)

(288,100,000)

0

0

15.  Debt Service. The Senate included a decrease in debt service of $3.0 million.

(3,036,400)

0

340,703,700

0

16.  Other Baseline Decreases. The Senate included decreases for three other smaller programs, urban county congestion ($660,700), rural county primary ($660,700), and local bridge program ($483,800).

(1,805,200)

0

N/A

N/A

17.  Target Industries. The Senate included a decrease for target industry and economic development road construction of $1.3 million.

(1,321,300)

0

24,363,100

0

18.  Economic Adjustments. Includes $10.9 million Gross and $0 GF/GP for total economic adjustments.

10,936,500

0

N/A

N/A

New Programs/Program Increases

 

 

 

 

19.  Airport Safety, Protection, and Improvement. The Senate included $1.1 million from an increase in the Michigan aircraft registration fee.

1,111,100

0

N/A

N/A

20.  Blue Water Bridge Staffing and Maintenance/Operations. The Senate included $515,800 and 3.0 FTEs for operations at the Blue Water Bridge.

515,800

0

N/A

N/A

Eliminations/Reductions - NONE

 

 

 

 

One-Time Appropriations

 

 

 

 

21.  Federal Match. The Senate included $95.0 million ($75.0 million GF/GP, $20.0 million STF) for one-time Federal match. The restricted funds were shifted from Program development and delivery ($6.0 million) and System operations management ($14.0 million).

95,000,000

75,000,000

95,000,000

75,000,000

22.  Priority Bridge Investments. The Senate included $40.0 million (all GF/GP) for local bridge construction.

40,000,000

40,000,000

40,000,000

40,000,000

23.  Infrastructure Projects. The Senate included $30.0 million (all GF/GP) for infrastructure improvement projects.

30,000,100

30,000,100

30,000,100

30,000,100

24.  Transit Innovation Grants. The Senate included $20.0 million (all GF/GP) for one-time grants meant to spur innovation and connect Michiganders with more transit options.

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

25.  MI Contracting Opportunity. The Senate included $5.0 million (all GF/GP) and 1.0 limited term FTE as a continuing one-time program for MI contracting opportunity. This program assists suppliers and contractors that are socially or economically disadvantaged.

5,000,000

5,000,000

5,000,000

5,000,000

26.  Road Usage Charge Study. The Senate included $5.0 million (all GF/GP) for a road usage charge study to study the possibilities of replacing the gas tax.

5,000,000

5,000,000

5,000,000

5,000,000

27.  Blue Water Bridge Equipment and Facilities Purchases. The Senate included $990,000 (all State Restricted funds) of one-time funds to replace winter maintenance and capital maintenance equipment for the Blue Water Bridge.

990,000

0

N/A

N/A

Other

 

 

 

 

28.  Fund Shifts. The Senate included a net-zero fund shift, transferring 242.4 FTEs and $35.8 million from the Business services line item (-127.6 FTEs), Program development and delivery line item (-112.8 FTEs), and Finance line item (-1.0 FTE) to the System operations management line item (216.4 FTEs) and Business support services line item (26.0 FTEs) to more properly align the services and activities provided with MDOT s current organizational structure. Also included is a net-zero shift of $473,000 (all Restricted funds) within the Planning services line item (-1.0 FTE) to more accurately reflect the costs of services that support local agencies and aeronautics programs. Additionally, a net-zero fund shift of $2.2 million (Restricted funds) between the Business services line item and Program development and delivery line item to more accurately reflect costs within MDOT s current organizational structure.

0

0

0

0

29.  Ongoing to One-time Fund Shift. A fund shift from Program development and delivery of $6.0 million and a reduction of 60 FTEs and System operations management of $14.0 million and a reduction of 140 FTEs to Federal match. This shows as a reduction of $20.0 million to balance the addition of $20.0 million to the Federal match line.

(20,000,000)

0

(20,000,000)

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

$183,350,500

($73,099,900)

 

FY 2024-25 SENATE-PASSED......................................................................

$6,809,900,400

$215,000,100

 

 

 

Date Completed: 5-9-24 Fiscal Analyst: Bobby Canell