HOUSE BILL No. 4305





February 18, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Byl, Pappageorge, Mead, Toy, Kukuk, Caul, Jellema, Godchaux, Cameron Brown, Geiger, Jansen and Scranton and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.





EXECUTIVE BUDGET BILL

















A bill to make appropriations for the department of environmental quality for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000; to provide for the expenditure of those appropriations; to create funds and accounts; to require reports; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; to authorize certain transfers by certain state agencies; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the various state agencies.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this bill, the amounts listed in this part are appropriated for the department of environmental quality for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY:

Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0

Full-time equated classified positions 1,608.7

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 396,546,000

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 16,778,700

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 379,767,300

Federal revenues:

Total federal revenues 126,831,500

Special revenue funds:

Total local revenues 1,195,600

Total private revenues 460,400

Total other state restricted revenues 155,183,400

State general fund/general purpose $ 96,096,400

Sec. 102. EXECUTIVE

Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0

Full-time equated classified positions 11.0

Unclassified salaries $ 454,200

Executive direction--7.0 FTE positions 1,028,300

Office of the Great Lakes--4.0 FTE positions 767,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,249,500

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

DOI-federal 51,300

EPA-federal 223,200

Special revenue funds:

Environmental education fund 167,100

Environmental response fund 40,600

Oil and gas regulatory fund 84,300

Settlement funds 208,400

State general fund/general purpose $ 1,474,600

Sec. 103. FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

Full-time equated classified positions 77.0

Financial support services--27.0 FTE positions $ 1,497,400

Field operations support--20.0 FTE positions 1,380,900

Automated data processing--8.0 FTE positions 5,916,800

Office of special environmental projects--6.0

FTE position 571,800

Personnel--12.0 FTE positions 756,100

Administrative hearings--4.0 FTE positions 386,200

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 10,509,200

Appropriated from:

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

IDT-interdivisional charges 5,765,800

Federal revenues:

EPA-superfund 71,400

Special revenue funds:

Above ground storage tank fee revenue 22,900

Environmental response fund 766,800

Land and water permit fees 31,800

Michigan underground storage tank financial

assurance fund 164,200

Public water supply fees 156,500

Oil and gas regulatory fund 413,900

Scrap tire regulatory fund 31,700

Settlement funds 183,900

State general fund/general purpose $ 2,900,300

Sec. 104. DEPARTMENTAL OPERATION SUPPORT

Building occupancy charges $ 2,210,600

Rent-privately owned property 4,691,700

Publications 100,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 7,002,300

Appropriated from:

Special revenue funds:

Air emissions fees 341,200

Environmental pollution prevention fund 37,900

Environmental response fund 417,400

Fees and collections 52,700

Land and water permit fees 62,600

Medical waste fees 18,600

Michigan underground storage tank financial

assurance fund 132,300

Oil and gas privilege fee revenue 0

Oil and gas regulatory fund 269,300

Publication revenue 100,000

Public utility assessments 11,300

Public water supply fees 167,000

Scrap tire regulatory fund 35,000

Solid waste program fees 41,900

Stormwater permit fees 43,300

Waste reduction fee revenue 52,000

State water pollution control revolving fund 79,400

Water analysis fees 92,900

Water use reporting fees 4,200

Underground storage tank fees 177,400

State general fund/general purpose $ 4,865,900

Sec. 105. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Full-time equated classified positions 89.5

Services to oil and gas programs--80.0 FTE

positions $ 8,415,800

Well plugging - orphan wells--2.5 FTE positions 1,308,000

Coal and sand dune management--3.0 FTE positions 582,800

Mineral wells management--3.0 FTE positions 400,200

Metallic mining reclamation program--1.0 FTE

positions 62,900

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 10,769,700

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

DOI-OSMRE, federal 303,700

DOI-USGS, federal 101,300

Special revenue funds:

Environmental response fund 71,200

Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue 62,900

Mineral well regulatory fee revenue 400,200

Oil and gas regulatory fund 8,219,100

Orphan well fund 1,308,000

Sand extraction fee revenue 177,800

State general fund/general purpose $ 125,500

Sec. 106. LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT

Full-time equated classified positions 146.0

Land and water administration--15.5 FTE positions $ 1,229,800

Field permitting and project assistance--75.5 FTE

positions 6,276,700

Dam safety, erosion control and clean lakes--25.0

FTE positions 2,184,500

Great Lakes shorelands--30.0 FTE positions 3,162,900

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 12,853,900

Appropriated from:

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

IDG-Michigan transportation fund 813,000

Federal revenues:

EPA-federal 681,800

DOC-NOAA, federal 1,547,700

FEMA-federal 246,900

Special revenue funds:

Local funds 148,700

Land and water permit fees 2,728,500

State general fund/general purpose $ 6,687,300

Sec. 107. AIR QUALITY

Full-time equated classified positions 221.5

Air quality programs--57.0 FTE positions $ 4,893,800

Clean air act implementation--164.5 FTE positions 13,149,100

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 18,042,900

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

EPA-federal 3,243,900

Special revenue funds:

Environmental response fund 82,200

Air emissions fees 8,562,400

State general fund/general purpose $ 6,154,400

Sec. 108. SURFACE WATER QUALITY

Full-time equated classified positions 207.5

Surface water compliance program--75.0 FTE

positions $ 6,156,500

Surface water permits program--35.0 FTE

positions 3,177,100

Surface water surveillance program--65.5 FTE

positions 7,115,500

State and local water quality management

planning--8.0 FTE positions 1,641,500

Stormwater discharge program--14.5 FTE positions 1,152,900

Sewage sludge land application program--9.5 FTE

positions 652,700

Fish contaminant monitoring contracts 321,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 20,217,200

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

EPA-federal 7,172,300

Special revenue funds:

Local funds 1,046,900

CESARS service fee 24,200

Environmental response fund 136,000

Sewage sludge land application fees 652,700

State water pollution control revolving fund 554,100

Stormwater permit fees 1,146,500

State general fund/general purpose $ 9,484,500

Sec. 109. DRINKING WATER PROTECTION AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH

Full-time equated classified positions 199.7

Drinking water--81.2 FTE positions $ 11,713,800

Environmental health--31.0 FTE positions 3,502,300

Laboratory services--69.0 FTE positions 6,078,400

Radiological protection--18.5 FTE positions 1,544,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 22,839,000

Appropriated from:

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

IDG-MDSP 609,400

Federal revenues:

EPA-federal 830,600

EPA-GWDW 3,556,000

EPA-radon 173,100

Special revenue funds:

Private funds 126,700

Drinking water revolving fund 3,280,700

Medical waste fees 378,400

Public water supply fees 2,274,600

Settlement funds 283,100

Water analysis fees 2,060,800

Water use reporting fees 51,600

Fees and collections 670,900

State general fund/general purpose $ 8,543,100

Sec. 110. LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE AUTHORITY

Full-time equated classified positions 3.0

Low level radioactive waste authority--3.0 FTE

positions $ 880,300

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 880,300

Appropriated from:

Special revenue funds:

Public utility assessments 880,300

State general fund/general purpose $ 0

Sec. 111. ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

Full-time equated classified positions 263.0

Environmental cleanup and redevelopment

program $ 16,352,600

Federal cleanup project management--52.0 FTE

positions 5,112,100

Superfund cleanup 7,250,000

Contaminated site investigations, cleanup and

revitalization--211.0 FTE positions 15,527,100

Emergency cleanup action 2,000,000

State cleanup (Part 201 of Public Act 451 of 1994) 3,397,700

Revitalization revolving loan fund 7,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 56,639,500

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

DOD-federal 850,600

EPA-federal 1,411,000

EPA-superfund 8,357,400

Special revenue funds:

Private funds 133,700

Cleanup and redevelopment fund 5,234,000

Environmental protection fund 7,000,000

Environmental response fund 6,531,600

Landfill maintenance trust fund 46,500

Settlement funds 2,108,300

State general fund/general purpose $ 24,966,400

Sec. 112. STORAGE TANKS

Full-time equated classified positions 120.5

Michigan underground storage tank financial

assurance program--36.5 FTE positions $ 61,794,300

MUSTFA emergency response fund 3,000,000

Underground storage tank program--45.0 FTE

positions 6,534,100

Above ground storage tank program--9.0 FTE

positions 664,600

Leaking underground storage tank cleanup

program 5,966,000

Emergency cleanup action 2,000,000

Leaking underground storage tank program--30.0 FTE

positions 4,310,800

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 84,269,800

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

EPA-LUST trust 2,467,400

EPA-UST 267,600

Special revenue funds:

Above ground storage tank fees 664,600

Cleanup and redevelopment fund 2,966,000

Emergency response fund 3,011,600

Environmental response fund 1,031,800

Michigan underground storage tank financial

assurance fund 61,794,300

Underground storage tank fees 6,264,500

State general fund/general purpose $ 5,802,000

Sec. 113. WASTE MANAGEMENT

Full-time equated classified positions 148.0

Administration and technical support--20.0 FTE

positions $ 1,488,900

Compliance and enforcement--75.0 FTE positions 4,548,300

Hazardous waste permits--25.0 FTE positions 1,936,700

Hazardous waste disposal facility closures 1,000,000

Hazardous waste program support 605,000

Groundwater permits--17.0 FTE positions 1,307,900

Solid waste program--11.0 FTE positions 1,263,700

Solid waste disposal facility closures 1,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 13,150,500

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

EPA-federal 2,903,000

Special revenue funds:

Hazardous waste facility closure revenue 1,000,000

Hazardous material transportation permit fund 114,300

Solid waste facility closure revenue 1,000,000

Solid waste program fees 1,123,300

Environmental pollution prevention fund 981,800

Scrap tire regulatory fund 886,300

State general fund/general purpose $ 5,141,800

Sec. 114. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE DIVISION

Full-time equated classified positions 100.0

Environmental services--12.0 FTE positions $ 1,259,500

Pollution prevention outreach programs 200,000

Municipal assistance--39.5 FTE positions 3,192,400

Pollution prevention--28.0 FTE positions 2,562,600 Technical assistance--20.5 FTE positions 2,519,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 9,734,000

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

EPA-federal 783,300

EPA-GWDW 159,600

Special revenue funds:

Private funds 200,000

Air emissions fees 612,900

Drinking water revolving fund 1,218,700

Environmental training revenue 273,900

Settlement revenue 67,100

State water pollution control revolving fund 2,474,500

Stormwater discharge permit fees revenue 80,000

Waste reduction fee revenue 3,213,200

Wastewater operator training fees 155,800

State general fund/general purpose $ 495,000

Sec. 115. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

Full-time equated classified positions 20.0

Criminal investigations-20.0 FTE positions $ 1,673,700

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 1,673,700

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

EPA-federal 128,400

Special revenue funds:

Michigan underground storage tank financial

assurance fund 104,100

Oil and gas regulatory fund 128,400

Scrap tire regulatory fund 54,000

Settlement funds 532,400

State general fund/general purpose $ 726,400

Sec. 116. GRANTS

Water pollution control and drinking water

revolving fund $ 102,353,500

Noncommunity water grants 1,400,000

Grants to local air pollution programs 2,854,900

Land resource program grants 1,800,000

Federal - nonpoint source water pollution

grants 3,500,000

Federal - Great Lakes remedial action plan

grants 700,000

Great Lakes research and protection grants 1,000,000

Local health department operations 9,590,500

GIS floodplain mapping 210,000

Radon grants 135,000

Drinking water revolving fund implementation 1,330,000

Septage waste compliance grants 200,000

Scrap tire grants 500,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 125,573,900

Appropriated from:

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

IDG-MDCH-local public health operations 9,590,500

Federal revenues:

Federal revenues 85,000,000

DOC-NOAA, federal 1,500,000

EPA-federal 4,500,000

EPA-radon 90,000

FEMA-federal 210,000

Special revenue funds:

Air emissions fees 1,664,800

Drinking water revolving fund 1,330,000

Great Lakes protection fund 1,000,000

Public water supply fees 1,400,000

Scrap tire regulatory fund 500,000

Septage waste license fees 200,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 18,588,600

Sec. 118. ENVIRONMENTAL BOND STAFFING

Full-time equated classified positions 2.0

Solid waste implementation staff--2.0 FTE

position $ 140,600

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 140,600

Appropriated from:

State general fund/general purpose $ 140,600

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

GENERAL SECTIONS

Sec. 201. (1) Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending under part 1 for fiscal year 1999-2000 is $251,279,800.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government are as follows:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Grants to counties - air pollution $ 2,854,900

Septage waste compliance program 200,000

Scrap tire grants 500,000

Noncommunity water grants 1,400,000

Radon grants 135,000

Drinking water grants 1,330,000

Total $ 6,419,900

(2) If it appears to the principal executive officer of a department or branch that state spending to local units of government will be less than the amount that was projected to be expended under subsection (1), the principal executive officer shall immediately give notice of the approximate shortfall to the state budget director.

Sec. 202. The expenditures and funding sources authorized under this bill are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

Sec. 203. As used in this bill:

(a) "CESARS" means chemical evaluation search and retrieval system.

(b) "Department" means the Michigan department of environmental quality.

(c) "DOC" means the United States department of commerce.

(d) "DOC-NOAA" means the DOC national oceanic and atmospheric administration.

(e) "DOD" means the United States department of defense.

(f) "DOI" means the United States department of interior.

(g) "DOI-OSMRE" means the DOI office of surface mine reclamation.

(h) "DOI-USGS" means the DOI United States geological survey.

(i) "EPA" means the United States environmental protection agency.

(j) "EPA-GWDW" means the EPA groundwater drinking water.

(k) "EPA-LUST trust" means the EPA leaking underground storage tank trust fund.

(l) "EPA-UST" means the EPA underground storage tank.

(m) "EPA-radon" means the EPA radon grants.

(n) "FEMA" means the federal emergency management agency.

(o) "FTE" means full-time equated position.

(p) "GIS" means geographic information system.

(q) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

(r) "IDT" means intradepartmental transfer.

(s) "MDCH" means the Michigan department of community health.

(t) "MDSP" means the Michigan department of state police.

(u) "MI" means Michigan.

(v) "MUSTFA" means the Michigan underground storage tank financial assurance fund.

(w) "NPL" means the federal national priority list.

Sec. 203. (1) Beginning October 1, 1999, a hiring freeze is imposed on the state classified civil service. State departments and agencies are prohibited from hiring any new full-time state classified civil service employees and prohibited from filling any vacant state classified civil service positions. This hiring freeze does not apply to internal transfers of classified employees from one position to another within a department or to positions that are funded with 80% or more federal or restricted funds.

(2) The state budget director shall grant exceptions to this hiring freeze when the state budget director believes that the hiring freeze will result in rendering a state department or agency unable to deliver basic services.

Sec. 204. The department of civil service shall bill departments and agencies at the end of the first fiscal quarter for the 1% charge authorized by section 5 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963. Payments shall be made for the total amount of the billing by the end of the second fiscal quarter.

Sec. 205. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $30,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this bill pursuant to section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this bill pursuant to section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this bill pursuant to section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this bill pursuant to section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

Sec. 206. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated for the environmental cleanup and redevelopment program listed in section 111, the department of environmental quality is authorized to expend amounts remaining from prior fiscal year appropriations to meet funding needs of legislatively approved sites.

(2) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from appropriations from the environmental protection bond fund contained in 1989 PA 180, 1990 PA 55, 1990 PA 194, 1991 PA 31, 1991 PA 160, 1993 PA 74, 1993 PA 353, 1994 PA 442, 1996 PA 353, and 1997 PA 114 are appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in this bill and any site listed in the public acts referenced in this subsection.

(3) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from appropriations from the cleanup and redevelopment fund and unclaimed bottle deposits fund contained in 1996 PA 319, 1997 PA 113, 1997 PA 114, and 1998 PA 292 are appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in this bill and any site listed in the public acts referenced in this subsection.

(4) The department of environmental quality shall provide an annual report by April 1, 2000 to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on environmental quality, and the house and senate fiscal agencies that separately identifies the expenditures authorized by this section from the revenues available from the environmental bond fund, the unclaimed bottle deposit fund, and the cleanup and redevelopment fund.

AIR QUALITY

Sec. 301. From the funds appropriated in section 107, the department shall report on the status of implementation planning and permit backlog reduction activities under part 55 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5501 to 324.5542, including status of revenue collections, on an annual basis. The report shall be provided to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on environmental quality, the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate that are responsible for issues pertaining to air quality, and the state budget director on or before March 1, 2000.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

Sec. 401. From the appropriation in part 1 for the environmental cleanup and redevelopment program, the department shall continue to make authorizations for response activities at environmental contamination sites and for the administration of the program created by part 201 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.20101 to 324.20142.

Sec. 402. The unexpended portion of the appropriation in part 1 for the state cleanup program, environmental cleanup and redevelopment program, emergency cleanup action, NPL-municipal landfill match grants, and superfund cleanup projects is considered work project appropriations and any unencumbered or unallotted funds are carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year. The following is in compliance with section 451(3) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451:

(a) The purpose of the projects to be carried forward is to provide contaminated site cleanup.

(b) The projects will be accomplished by contract.

(c) The total estimated cost of all projects is identified in each line-item appropriation.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2001.

Sec. 403. Of the funds appropriated in section 111 as state match for the superfund cleanup program, an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 shall be expended as state match for the hazardous substance research center.

Sec. 404. The department shall report by March 1, 2000, all of the following information relative to allocations made in section 111 for the environmental cleanup and redevelopment program, state cleanup, emergency actions, superfund cleanup, and revitalization revolving loan fund and the environmental projects under part 195 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19508 (7) to the state budget director, the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on environmental quality and the senate and house fiscal agencies:

(a) The name and location of the site for which an allocation is made.

(b) The nature of the problem encountered at the site.

(c) A brief description of how the problem will be resolved if the allocation is made for a response activity.

(d) The estimated date of site closure.

(e) The amount of the allocation, or the anticipated financing for the site.

(f) A summary of the sites and the total amount of funds expended at the sites at the conclusion of the fiscal year.

(g) The number of sites that would qualify as brownfields that were redeveloped.

STORAGE TANKS

Sec. 501. (1) The funds appropriated in section 112 from the Michigan underground storage tank financial assurance fund for the purpose of carrying out the duties and responsibilities as specified in part 215 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.21501 to 324.21551, are considered work project appropriations and any unencumbered funds are carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year. The following is in compliance with section 451(3) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451:

(a) The purpose of the projects to be carried forward is to carry out the responsibilities of part 215 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.21501 to 324.21551.

(b) The projects will be accomplished by contract and state employees.

(c) The total estimated cost is identified in a line-item appropriation.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2001.

(2) The Michigan underground storage tank financial assurance policy board shall allocate the amount of the underground storage tank financial assurance fund to be distributed to the department. If the amount recommended by the board is less than that appropriated in section 112, expenditures shall be adjusted accordingly.

(3) Included in the amounts appropriated in section 112 from the Michigan underground storage tank financial assurance fund are amounts sufficient to pay debt service costs on the bonds or notes issued pursuant to part 215 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.21501 to 324.21551.

Sec. 502. The department shall provide reports to the state budget director, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on environmental quality and the senate and house fiscal agencies no later than March 31, 2000, and October 31, 2000, on the Michigan underground storage tank financial assurance fund. Reports shall include the fund balance, estimate of available revenues, number and dollar value of claims processed through September 30, 1999, and total estimated claims liability through December 22, 2001.

Sec. 503. The unexpended portion of the appropriation in section 112 for the leaking underground storage tank cleanup program is considered work project appropriations and any unencumbered or unallotted funds are carried over into the succeeding fiscal year. The following is in compliance with section 451(3) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451:

(a) The purpose of the projects to be carried over is to provide for cleanup of sites of environmental contamination.

(b) These projects will be accomplished by contract.

(c) The total estimated costs of all projects is identified in each line-item appropriation.

(d) The tentative completion date for these projects is September 30, 2001.

WASTE MANAGEMENT

Sec. 601. (1) The level of revenue appropriated in part 1 of this bill from environmental pollution prevention fund revenue is contingent on the enactment into law of amendatory legislation to establish hazardous waste user fees.

(2) The department shall discontinue hazardous waste management operations and all hazardous waste management program responsibilities shall revert to the United States environmental protection agency on October 1, 1999, or when it is determined that the environmental pollution prevention fund revenue has been fully expended, whichever is later.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

Sec. 701. The department shall provide training in support of local efforts to regulate solid waste disposal. Department environmental conservation officers shall be directed to help train law enforcement officers and other enforcement personnel to develop community partnerships to combat illegal dumping at the local level.

GRANTS

Sec. 801. If a certified health department does not exist in a city, county, or district or does not fulfill its responsibilities under part 117 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.11701 to 324.11719, then the department may spend funds appropriated in section 116 under the septage waste compliance program in accordance with section 11716 of part 117 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.11716.

Sec. 802. Loans provided by the water pollution control revolving fund pursuant to the appropriation in section 116 are to be repaid on schedule and penalties shall be assigned for delinquent repayment as provided in part 53 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5301 to 324.5316.





















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