HB-5264, As Passed House, November 13, 2003

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5264

                                                                             A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled                                             

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"                       

by amending section 19608 (MCL 324.19608), as added by 1998 PA              

288.                                                                        

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 19608.  (1) Money in the fund that is allocated under                  

2   section 19607 shall be used for the following purposes:                     

3       (a) Money allocated under section 19607(1)(a) shall be used                 

4   by the department to fund all of the following:                             

5                                                                                (i) Corrective actions undertaken by the department to                              

6   address releases from leaking underground storage tanks pursuant            

7   to part 213.                                                                

8       (ii) Response activities undertaken by the department at                     

9   facilities pursuant to part 201 to address public health and                

10  environmental problems or to promote redevelopment.                         

House Bill No. 5264 (H-1) as amended November 13, 2003

1       (iii) Assessment activities undertaken by the department to                  

2   determine whether a property is a facility.                                 

3       (iv)  Not more than $20,000,000.00 $75,000,000.00 shall be                  

4   used to provide grants and loans to local units of government and           

5   brownfield redevelopment authorities created under the brownfield           

6   redevelopment financing act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2651 to                   

7   125.2672, for response activities at known or suspected                     

8   facilities with redevelopment potential.  Of the money provided             

9   for in this subparagraph, not more than $37,500,000.00 shall be             

10  used to provide grants and not more than $37,500,000.00 shall be            

11  used to provide loans pursuant to the clean Michigan initiative             

12  revolving loan program created in section 19608a.  However,                 

13  grants or loans provided for in this subparagraph shall not be              

14  made to a local unit of government or a brownfield redevelopment            

15  authority that is responsible for causing a release or threat of            

16  release under part 201 [at the site proposed for grant or loan funding].

17      (v) Not more than [$12,000,000.00 $14,000,000.00] shall be used for grants  

18  pursuant to the municipal landfill grant program under section              

19  20109a. [Of the money provided under this subparagraph for grants, not less than $2,000,000.00 shall be used for response activities on land, containing 1 or more landfills and 1 or more abandoned oil or gas wells, that is being redeveloped for use as a county park.]

20      (b) Money allocated under section 19607(1)(b) shall be used                 

21  for waterfront redevelopment grants pursuant to part 795.                   

22      (c) Money allocated under section 19607(1)(c) shall be used                 

23  for response activities for the remediation of contaminated lake            

24  and river sediments pursuant to part 201.                                   

25      (d) Money allocated under section 19607(1)(d) shall be used                 

26  for nonpoint source pollution prevention and control grants or              

27  wellhead protection grants pursuant to part 88.                             

1       (e) Money allocated under section 19607(1)(e) shall be                      

2   deposited into the clean water fund created in  part 88 section            

3   8807.                                                                       

4       (f) Money allocated under section 19607(1)(f) shall be                      

5   expended as follows:                                                        

6                                                                                (i) $10,000,000.00 shall be deposited into the retired                              

7   engineers technical assistance program fund created in section              

8   14512.                                                                      

9       (ii) $5,000,000.00 shall be deposited into the small business                

10  pollution prevention assistance revolving loan fund created in              

11  section 14513.                                                              

12      (iii) $5,000,000.00 shall be used by the department to                       

13  implement pollution prevention activities other than those funded           

14  under subparagraphs (i) and (ii).                                            

15      (g) Money that is allocated under section 19607(1)(g) shall                 

16  be used by the department of community health for remediation and           

17  physical improvements to structures to abate or minimize exposure           

18  of persons to lead hazards.                                                 

19      (h) Money allocated under section 19607(1)(h) shall be used                 

20  for infrastructure improvements at Michigan state parks as                  

21  determined by the department of natural resources.  The                     

22  installation or upgrade of drinking water systems or rest room              

23  facilities shall be the first priority.                                     

24      (i) Money allocated under section 19607(1)(i) shall be used                 

25  to provide grants to local units of government for local                    

26  recreation projects pursuant to part 716.                                   

27      (2) Of the money allocated under section 19607(1)(a),  not                  

1   less than $40,000,000.00 or more than $60,000,000.00

2   $93,000,000.00 shall be used for facilities that pose an imminent           

3   or substantial endangerment to the public health, safety, or                

4   welfare, or to the environment.  For purposes of this subsection,           

5   facilities that pose an imminent or substantial endangerment                

6   shall include, but are not limited to, those where public access            

7   poses hazards because of potential exposure to chemicals or                 

8   safety risks and where drinking water supplies are threatened by            

9   contamination.                                                              

10      (3) Before expending any funds allocated under subsection                   

11  (1)(c) at a site that is an area of concern as designated by the            

12  parties to the Great Lakes water quality agreement, the                     

13  department shall notify the public advisory council established             

14  to oversee that area of concern regarding the development,                  

15  implementation, and evaluation of response activities to be                 

16  conducted with money in the fund at that area of concern.                   

17      (4) Money in the fund shall not be used to develop a                        

18  municipal or commercial marina.                                             

19      (5) Money provided in the fund may be used by the department                

20  of treasury to pay for the cost of issuing bonds and by the                 

21  department and the department of natural resources to pay                   

22  department costs as provided in this subsection.  Not more than             

23  3% of the total amount specified in section 19607(1)(a) to (f)              

24  shall be available for appropriation to the department to pay its           

25  costs directly associated with the completion of a project                  

26  authorized by section 19607(1)(a) to (f).  Not more than 3% of              

27  the total amount specified in section 19607(1)(h) and (i) shall             

1   be available for appropriation to the department of natural                 

2   resources to pay its costs directly associated with the                     

3   completion of a project authorized by section 19607(1)(h) and               

4   (i).  It is the intent of the legislature that general fund                 

5   appropriations to the department and to the department of natural           

6   resources shall not be reduced as a result of costs funded                  

7   pursuant to this subsection.                                                

8       (6) A grant shall not be provided under this part for a                     

9   project that is located at any of the following:                            

10      (a) Land sited for use as a gaming facility or as a stadium                 

11  or arena for use by a professional sports team.                             

12      (b) Land or other facilities owned or operated by a gaming                  

13  facility or by a stadium or arena for use by a professional                 

14  sports team.                                                                

15      (c) Land within a project area described in a project plan                  

16  pursuant to the economic development corporations act, 1974                 

17  PA 338, MCL 125.1601 to 125.1636, for a gaming facility.                    

18      (7) The department, the department of natural resources, and                

19  the department of community health shall each submit annually a             

20  list of all projects that will be undertaken by that department             

21  that are recommended to be funded under this part.  The list                

22  shall be submitted to the governor, the standing committees of              

23  the house of representatives and the senate that primarily                  

24  address issues pertaining to the protection of natural resources            

25  and the environment, and the appropriations committees in the               

26  house of representatives and the senate.  The list shall be                 

27  submitted to the legislative committees not later than                      

1   February 15 of each year.  This list shall also be submitted                

2   before any request for supplemental appropriation of bond funds.            

3   For each eligible project, the list shall include the nature of             

4   the eligible project; the county in which the eligible project is           

5   located; an estimate of the total cost of the eligible project;             

6   and other information considered pertinent by the administering             

7   state department.  A project that is funded by a grant or loan              

8   with money from the fund does not need to be included on the list           

9   submitted under this subsection.  However, money in the fund that           

10  is appropriated for grants and loans shall not be encumbered or             

11  expended until the administering state department has reported              

12  those projects that have been approved for a grant or a loan to             

13  the standing committees of the house of representatives and the             

14  senate that primarily address issues pertaining to the protection           

15  of natural resources and the environment and to the                         

16  appropriations subcommittees in the house of representatives and            

17  the senate on natural resources and environmental quality.                  

18  Before submitting the first cycle of recommended projects under             

19  section 19608(1)(a) pursuant to this  subsection (1)(a), the               

20  department shall publish and disseminate the criteria it will use           

21  in evaluating and recommending these projects for funding.                  

22      (8) The legislature shall appropriate prospective or actual                 

23  bond proceeds for projects proposed to be funded.  Appropriations           

24  shall be carried over to succeeding fiscal years until the                  

25  project for which the funds are appropriated is completed.                  

26      (9) Not later than December 31 of each year, the department,                

27  the department of natural resources, and the department of                  

1   community health shall each submit a list of the projects                   

2   financed under this part by that department to the governor, the            

3   standing committees of the house of representatives and the                 

4   senate that primarily address issues pertaining to the protection           

5   of natural resources and the environment, and the subcommittees             

6   of the house of representatives and the senate on appropriations            

7   on natural resources and environmental quality.  Each list shall            

8   include the name, address, and telephone number of the recipient            

9   or participant, if appropriate; the name and location of the                

10  project; the nature of the project; the amount of money allocated           

11  to the project; the county in which the project is located; a               

12  brief summary of what has been accomplished by the project; and             

13  other information considered pertinent by the administering state           

14  department.                                                                 

15      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

16  effect unless House Bill No. 5270 of the 92nd Legislature is                

17  enacted into law.