FIRST CONFERENCE REPORT
The Committee of Conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses concerning
Senate Bill No. 132, entitled
Recommends:
First: That the House recede from the Substitute of the House as passed by the House.
Second: That the Senate and House agree to the Substitute of the Senate as passed by the Senate, amended to read as follows:
(attached)
Third: That the Senate and House agree to the title of the bill to read as follows:
A bill to make appropriations for the department of transportation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
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Goeff Hansen Edward J. Canfield
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Marty Knollenberg Roger Victory
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Coleman Young II Brian Banks
Conferees for the Senate Conferees for the House
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 132
A bill to make appropriations for the department of
transportation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016; and
to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
PART 1
LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of
transportation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, from
the following funds:
STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions........ 2,912.3
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 3,896,201,400
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
transfers............................................ 3,928,500
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $ 3,892,272,900
Federal revenues:
Federal aid – transportation programs.................. 1,257,488,000
Total federal revenues................................. 1,257,488,000
Special revenue funds:
Local revenues......................................... 50,293,500
Private revenues....................................... 100,000
Total local and private revenues....................... 50,393,500
Blue Water Bridge fund................................. 23,943,300
Comprehensive transportation fund...................... 272,383,600
Economic development fund.............................. 50,859,000
IRS debt service rebate................................ 6,974,200
Intercity bus equipment fund........................... 140,000
Local bridge fund...................................... 29,235,400
Michigan transportation fund........................... 1,046,130,000
Rail freight fund...................................... 6,000,000
State aeronautics fund................................. 16,878,600
State trunkline fund................................... 731,847,300
Total other state restricted revenues.................. 2,184,391,400
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 400,000,000
State general fund/general purpose schedule:
Ongoing state general fund/general
purpose............................... $142,000,000
One-time state general fund/general
purpose............................... $258,000,000
Sec. 102. DEBT SERVICE
State trunkline........................................ $ 194,617,900
Economic development................................... 11,672,600
Local bridge fund...................................... 2,406,800
Blue Water Bridge fund................................. 6,963,600
Airport safety and protection plan..................... 4,997,700
Comprehensive transportation........................... 18,202,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 238,860,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal aid – transportation programs.................. 45,766,900
Special revenue funds:
Blue Water Bridge fund................................. 6,963,600
Comprehensive transportation fund...................... 18,202,200
Economic development fund.............................. 11,672,600
Local bridge fund...................................... 2,406,800
IRS debt service rebate................................ 6,974,200
State aeronautics fund................................. 4,997,700
State trunkline fund................................... 141,876,800
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 103. COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT, AND OTHER AGENCY
SUPPORT SERVICES
MTF grant to department of environmental quality....... $ 1,310,500
MTF grant to department of state for collection of
revenue and fees..................................... 20,000,000
MTF grant to department of treasury.................... 2,700,000
MTF grant to legislative auditor general............... 309,600
STF grant to department of attorney general............ 2,377,300
STF grant to civil service commission.................. 5,447,000
STF grant to department of technology, management, and
budget............................................... 1,136,300
STF grant to department of state police................ 11,413,900
STF grant to department of treasury.................... 149,200
STF grant to legislative auditor general............... 719,100
SAF grant to department of attorney general............ 173,800
SAF grant to civil service commission.................. 150,000
SAF grant to department of technology, management, and
budget............................................... 31,200
SAF grant to department of treasury.................... 75,300
SAF grant to legislative auditor general............... 29,700
CTF grant to department of attorney general............ 200,100
CTF grant to civil service commission.................. 200,000
CTF grant to department of technology, management, and
budget............................................... 36,800
CTF grant to department of treasury.................... 8,900
CTF grant to legislative auditor general............... 38,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 46,506,900
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Comprehensive transportation fund...................... 484,000
Michigan transportation fund........................... 24,320,100
State aeronautics fund................................. 460,000
State trunkline fund................................... 21,242,800
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 104. EXECUTIVE DIRECTION
Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions........... 29.3
Unclassified salaries.................................. $ 735,600
Asset management council............................... 1,626,400
Commission audit--29.3 FTE positions................... 3,347,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 5,709,900
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Michigan transportation fund........................... 1,626,400
State trunkline fund................................... 4,083,500
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 105. BUSINESS SUPPORT
Full-time equated classified positions........... 53.0
Business support services--44.0 FTE positions.......... $ 6,625,800
Economic development and enhancement programs--9.0 FTE
positions............................................ 1,449,200
Property management.................................... 7,740,500
Worker's compensation.................................. 1,805,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 17,620,700
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Comprehensive transportation fund...................... 1,742,700
Economic development fund.............................. 378,700
Michigan transportation fund........................... 777,100
State aeronautics fund................................. 661,900
State trunkline fund................................... 14,060,300
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 106. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information technology services and projects........... $ 31,429,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 31,429,600
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal aid – transportation programs.................. 520,500
Special revenue funds:
Blue Water Bridge fund................................. 53,600
Comprehensive transportation fund...................... 217,800
Economic development fund.............................. 37,200
Michigan transportation fund........................... 287,600
State aeronautics fund................................. 170,000
State trunkline fund................................... 30,142,900
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 107. FINANCE, CONTRACTS, AND SUPPORT SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 185.0
Finance, contracts, and support services--185.0 FTE
positions............................................ $ 21,416,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 21,416,800
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG for accounting service center user charges......... 3,928,500
Special revenue funds:
Michigan transportation fund........................... 1,545,500
State trunkline fund................................... 15,942,800
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 108. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 141.0
Transportation planning--141.0 FTE positions........... $ 38,213,700
Grants to regional planning councils................... 488,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 38,702,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal aid – transportation programs.................. 20,000,000
Special revenue funds:
Comprehensive transportation fund...................... 610,500
Michigan transportation fund........................... 8,619,300
State aeronautics fund................................. 15,000
State trunkline fund................................... 9,457,700
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 109. DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions........ 1,590.3
Systems operations management--460.6 FTE positions..... $ 78,572,900
Development and delivery--1,079.7 FTE positions........ 76,247,700
Welcome center operations--50.0 FTE positions.......... 4,457,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 159,277,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal aid – transportation programs.................. 23,529,800
Special revenue funds:
Michigan transportation fund........................... 11,913,200
State trunkline fund................................... 123,834,800
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 110. HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 743.7
State trunkline operations--743.7 FTE positions........ $ 310,692,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 310,692,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
State trunkline fund................................... 310,692,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 111. ROAD AND BRIDGE PROGRAMS
State trunkline federal aid and road and bridge
construction......................................... $ 839,663,400
Local federal aid and road and bridge construction..... 240,443,000
Grants to local programs............................... 33,000,000
Rail grade crossing.................................... 3,000,000
Local bridge program................................... 26,828,600
County road commissions................................ 615,734,000
Cities and villages.................................... 343,299,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 2,101,968,300
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal aid – transportation programs.................. 982,720,800
Special revenue funds:
Local funds............................................ 30,000,000
Blue Water Bridge fund................................. 10,580,400
Local bridge fund...................................... 26,828,600
Michigan transportation fund........................... 995,033,300
State trunkline fund................................... 56,805,200
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 112. BLUE WATER BRIDGE
Full-time equated classified positions........... 41.0
Blue Water Bridge operations--41.0 FTE positions....... $ 6,345,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 6,345,700
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Blue Water Bridge fund................................. 6,345,700
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 113. TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Forest roads........................................... $ 5,000,000
Rural county urban system.............................. 2,500,000
Target industries/economic redevelopment............... 15,385,300
Urban county congestion................................ 7,942,600
Rural county primary................................... 7,942,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 38,770,500
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Economic development fund.............................. 38,770,500
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 114. AERONAUTICS SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions........... 54.0
Aviation services--54.0 FTE positions.................. $ 7,039,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 7,039,300
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
State aeronautics fund................................. 7,039,300
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 115. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions........... 36.0
Passenger transportation services--36.0 FTE positions.. $ 5,689,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 5,689,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal aid – transportation programs.................. 972,100
Special revenue funds:
Comprehensive transportation fund...................... 4,717,400
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 116. BUS TRANSIT DIVISION: STATUTORY OPERATING
Local bus operating.................................... $ 167,400,000
Nonurban operating/capital............................. 26,027,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 193,427,900
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal aid – transportation programs.................. 24,027,900
Special revenue funds:
Comprehensive transportation fund...................... 167,400,000
Local funds............................................ 2,000,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 117. INTERCITY PASSENGER
Full-time equated classified positions........... 39.0
Office of rail--39.0 FTE positions..................... $ 6,355,400
Freight property management............................ 1,000,000
Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority.................... 468,200
Intercity services..................................... 5,690,000
Rail operations and infrastructure..................... 103,090,400
Marine passenger service............................... 400,000
Terminal development................................... 150,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 117,154,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal aid – transportation programs.................. 64,600,000
Special revenue funds:
Local funds............................................ 150,000
Private funds.......................................... 100,000
Comprehensive transportation fund...................... 43,449,500
Intercity bus equipment fund........................... 140,000
Rail freight fund...................................... 6,000,000
Michigan transportation fund........................... 2,007,500
State trunkline fund................................... 707,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 118. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT
Specialized services................................... $ 17,938,900
Municipal credit program............................... 2,000,000
Transit capital........................................ 31,160,800
Van pooling............................................ 195,000
Service initiatives.................................... 2,349,800
Transportation to work................................. 3,900,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 57,544,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal aid – transportation programs.................. 16,350,000
Special revenue funds:
Local funds............................................ 5,635,000
Comprehensive transportation fund...................... 35,559,500
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 119. CAPITAL OUTLAY
(1) BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
Special maintenance, remodeling, and additions......... $ 3,001,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 3,001,500
Appropriated from:
State trunkline fund................................... 3,001,500
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
(2) AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
Airport safety, protection, and improvement program.... $ 95,043,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 95,043,200
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal aid – transportation programs.................. 79,000,000
Special revenue funds:
Local funds............................................ 12,508,500
State aeronautics fund................................. 3,534,700
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 120. ONGOING STATE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS
State trunkline federal aid and road and bridge
construction......................................... $ 113,000,000
State and local road and bridge programs............... 2,478,900
Transit capital and rail infrastructure................ 25,000,000
Airport safety, protection, and improvement program.... 1,521,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 142,000,000
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose - ongoing........... $ 142,000,000
Sec. 121. ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY
State and local road and bridge programs............... $ 258,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 258,000,000
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose – one-time.......... $ 258,000,000
PART 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state
constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources
under part 1 for fiscal year 2015-2016 is $2,584,391,400.00 and
state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of
government for fiscal year 2015-2016 is $1,438,206,000.00. The
itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which
spending to local units of government will occur:
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Grants to regional planning councils................... $ 488,800
Grants to local programs............................... 33,000,000
Rail grade crossing.................................... 3,000,000
Local bridge program................................... 26,828,600
Grants to county road commissions...................... 615,734,000
Grants to cities and villages.......................... 343,299,300
Economic development fund.............................. 23,385,200
Local bus operating.................................... 167,400,000
Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority.................... 468,200
Marine passenger service............................... 400,000
Terminal development................................... 150,000
Specialized services................................... 3,853,900
Municipal credit program............................... 2,000,000
Transit capital........................................ 24,610,800
Service initiatives.................................... 999,800
Transportation to work................................. 3,900,000
Airport safety, protection, and improvement
program............................................... 5,055,800
Transit capital and rail infrastructure................ 25,000,000
State and local road and bridge programs............... 158,631,600
Total payments to local units of government............ $ 1,438,206,000
Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this part and
part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431,
MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:
(a) "Amtrak" means the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation.
(b) "CTF" means comprehensive transportation fund.
(c) "Department" means the state transportation department.
(d) "Director" means the director of the department.
(e) "DOT" means the United States Department of
Transportation.
(f) "DOT-FHWA" means DOT, Federal Highway Administration.
(g) "FTE" means full-time equated.
(h) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.
(i) "IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service.
(j) "MTF" means Michigan transportation fund.
(k) "SAF" means state aeronautics fund.
(l) "STF" means state trunkline fund.
Sec. 204. In addition to the metrics required under section
447 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1447, for
each new program or program enhancement for which funds in excess
of $500,000.00 are appropriated in part 1, the department shall
provide not later than November 1, 2015 a list of program-specific
metrics intended to measure its performance based on a return on
taxpayer investment. The department shall deliver the program-
specific metrics to members of the senate and house subcommittees
that have subject matter jurisdiction for this budget, fiscal
agencies, and the state budget director. The department shall
provide an update on its progress in tracking program-specific
metrics and the status of program success at an appropriations
subcommittee meeting called for by the subcommittee chair.
Sec. 205. The department shall provide notice to the speaker
of the house, the house minority leader, the senate majority
leader, the senate minority leader, the house and senate standing
committees on transportation, the appropriate house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on transportation, and the house and
senate fiscal agencies on proposed federal rule changes related to
the department that would require amendments to the laws of this
state. The notice shall be given within 30 business days of the
proposed federal rule being posted to the federal register and
shall include a description of the proposed federal rule, the
publication date, the date when public comment closes, the document
citation, and a description of the statutory changes needed when
the rule is finalized.
Sec. 206. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1,
there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $200,000,000.00 for
federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for
expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item
in part 1 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 $40,000,000.00 for state
restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for
expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item
in part 1 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 $1,000,000.00 for local
contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure
until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1
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 $1,000,000.00 for private
contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure
until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1
pursuant to section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984
PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 207. The department shall cooperate with the department
of technology, management, and budget to maintain a searchable
website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is
not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.
(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.
(c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor,
including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and
payment description.
(d) The number of active department employees by job
classification.
(e) Job specifications and wage rates.
Sec. 208. The departments and agencies receiving
appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the
reporting requirements of this part. This requirement may include
transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients
identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include
placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.
Sec. 209. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for
the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if
competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or
services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to
goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan
businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable
quality. In addition, preference shall be given to goods or
services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan
businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are
competitively priced and of comparable quality.
Sec. 210. The director shall take all reasonable steps to
ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for
and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both.
Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the
department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in
depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.
Sec. 215. A department shall not take disciplinary action
against an employee for communicating with a member of the
legislature or his or her staff.
Sec. 228. Not later than November 30, the state budget office
shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of
the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the
close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the
projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation
lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report
shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house of
representatives standing committees on appropriations and the
senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 229. Within 14 days after the release of the executive
budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the
state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations
chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on
transportation, respectively, and the senate and house fiscal
agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund
balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state
restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September
30, 2015 and September 30, 2016.
Sec. 233. Not later than April 1, the department shall prepare
and transmit a report that provides detail regarding the
department's expenditures for administration and planning
associated with local units of government. The report shall list
the portion of all the expenditures from part 1 that are allocated
for administration and planning that are associated with the
disbursement of all local funds. The report shall be transmitted to
the office of the state budget, the senate and house appropriations
chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on
transportation, respectively, and the senate and house fiscal
agencies.
Sec. 235. The department shall maintain, on a publicly
accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks,
and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and
improve the agency's performance.
Sec. 260. The departments and agencies receiving
appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state
travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel
report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and
unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately
preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with
funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be
submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the
house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director.
The report shall include the following information:
(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.
(b) The transportation and related costs of each travel
occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general
fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state
restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues,
and the proportion funded with other revenues.
Sec. 262. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a
principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire
a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of
the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal
services for bonding activities and for those activities that the
attorney general authorizes.
Sec. 270. In order to reduce costs and maintain quality, it is
the intent of the legislature that, excluding the fleet of motor
vehicles for the department of state police, the department will
prioritize the utilization of remanufactured parts as the primary
means of maintenance and repair for the state of Michigan's fleet
of motor vehicles.
Sec. 271. Total authorized appropriations from all sources
under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2016 are $68,873,400.00. From this amount, total agency
appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at
$39,092,200.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care
legacy costs are estimated at $29,781,200.00.
DEPARTMENTAL SECTIONS
Sec. 301. (1) The department may establish a fee schedule and
collect fees sufficient to cover the costs to issue the permits
that the department is authorized by law to issue upon request,
unless otherwise stipulated by law. All permit fees are
nonrefundable application fees and shall be credited to the
appropriate fund to recover the direct and indirect costs of
receiving, reviewing, and processing the requests.
(2) A bridge authority shall hold 3 public hearings on an
increase in any toll charged by the authority at least 30 days
before the toll change will become effective. Two of the hearings
shall be held within 5 miles of the bridge over which the bridge
authority has jurisdiction. One hearing shall be held in Lansing.
Public hearings held under this section shall be conducted in
accordance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to
15.275, and shall be conducted so as to provide a reasonable
opportunity for public comment, including both spoken and written
comments.
Sec. 304. If, as a requirement of bidding on a highway
project, the department requires a contractor to submit financial
or proprietary documentation as to how the bid was calculated, that
bid documentation shall be kept confidential and shall not be
disclosed other than to a department representative without the
contractor's written consent. The department may disclose the bid
documentation if necessary to address or defend a claim by a
contractor.
Sec. 305. (1) The department may permit space on public
passenger transportation properties to be occupied by public or
private tenants on a competitive market rate basis. The department
shall require that revenue from the tenants be placed in an account
to be used to pay the costs to maintain and improve the property.
(2) The department shall charge public transit agencies and
intercity bus carriers equal rates per square foot for leasing
space in state-owned intermodal facilities.
Sec. 306. (1) The amounts appropriated in part 1 to support
tax and fee collection, law enforcement, and other program services
provided to the department and to transportation funds by other
state departments shall be expended from transportation funds
pursuant to annual contracts between the department and those other
state departments. The contracts shall be executed prior to the
expenditure or obligation of those funds. The contracts shall
provide, but are not limited to, the following data applicable to
each state department:
(a) Estimated costs to be recovered from transportation funds.
(b) Description of services provided to the department and/or
transportation funds and financed with transportation funds.
(c) Detailed cost allocation methods appropriate to the type
of services being provided and the activities financed with
transportation funds.
(2) Not later than 2 months after publication of the state of
Michigan comprehensive annual financial report, each state
department receiving funding pursuant to an interdepartment
contract with the department shall submit a written report to the
department, the state budget director, and the house and senate
fiscal agencies stating by spending authorization account the
amount of estimated funds contracted with the department, the
amount of funds expended, the amount of funds returned to the
transportation funds, and any unreimbursed transportation-related
costs incurred but not billed to transportation funds. A copy of
the report shall be submitted to the auditor general, and the
report shall be subject to audit by the auditor general as provided
in subsection (3).
(3) Biennially, in each even-numbered fiscal year, the auditor
general shall conduct an audit of charges to transportation funds
by state departments for the 2 preceding fiscal years. The audit
shall include both charges governed by interdepartmental contracts
as well as miscellaneous charges from other state departments not
governed by contracts. The auditor general shall prepare a detailed
report, with recommendations and conclusions, including a summary
of charges and related services to transportation funds by
department, the appropriateness of those charges, the cost
allocation methodologies used in determining the level of funding,
and any unreimbursed transportation-related costs, if any. The
report shall be provided to the senate and house of representatives
committees on appropriations, the senate and house fiscal agencies,
and the state budget director 9 months after publication of the
state of Michigan comprehensive annual financial report.
Sec. 307. Before March 1 of each year, the department will
provide to the legislature, the state budget office, and the house
and senate fiscal agencies its rolling 5-year plan listing by
county or by county road commission all highway construction
projects for the fiscal year and all expected projects for the
ensuing fiscal years.
Sec. 308. (1) As prescribed in subsection (2), the department
shall submit reports to the state budget director, the house and
senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, and the
house and senate fiscal agencies on department activities related
to the prequalification of construction contractors under 1933 PA
170, MCL 123.501 to 123.508, and related administrative rules. The
report shall be submitted on or before March 1, 2016.
(2) The report shall include all of the following:
(a) A description of the department's processes and procedures
for evaluating construction contractor performance on capital
construction projects administered by the department including
state trunkline projects, rail infrastructure projects, local
agency federal-aid highway projects, and airport improvement
projects.
(b) Criteria that would cause the department to rate
contractor performance as unsatisfactory.
(c) The impact, if any, on a contractor's prequalification if
given an unsatisfactory performance rating by the department.
(d) A description of all department actions related to
unsatisfactory contractor performance ratings and restrictions on
contractor prequalification during the fiscal year ending September
30, 2015.
Sec. 310. The department shall provide in a timely manner
copies of the agenda and approved minutes of monthly transportation
commission meetings to the members of the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on transportation, the house and
senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director.
Sec. 313. (1) From funds appropriated in part 1, the
department may increase a state infrastructure bank program and
grant or loan funds in accordance with regulations of the state
infrastructure bank program of the United States Department of
Transportation. The state infrastructure bank is to be administered
by the department for the purpose of providing a revolving, self-
sustaining resource for financing transportation infrastructure
projects.
(2) In addition to funds provided in subsection (1), money
received by the state as federal grants, repayment of state
infrastructure bank loans, or other reimbursement or revenue
received by the state as a result of projects funded by the program
and interest earned on that money shall be deposited in the
revolving state infrastructure bank fund and shall be available for
transportation infrastructure projects. At the close of the fiscal
year, any unencumbered funds remaining in the state infrastructure
bank fund shall remain in the fund and be carried forward into the
succeeding fiscal year.
(3) The department shall submit a report to the state budget
director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on
transportation, and the house and senate fiscal agencies on the
status of the state infrastructure bank. The report shall be
submitted on or before December 1, 2015. The report shall include
all of the following:
(a) The balance in the state infrastructure bank at September
30, 2015, including a breakdown of the balance by cash and cash
equivalents, outstanding loans, and balance available for loan to
local agencies.
(b) A breakdown of the state infrastructure loan balance by
amounts designated as originating from federal sources and the
amounts originating from nonfederal sources.
(c) A list of outstanding loans by agency, original loan
amount, project description, loan term, and amount outstanding.
Sec. 319. The department shall post signs at each rest area to
identify the agency or contractor responsible for maintenance of
the rest area. The signs shall include a department telephone
number and shall indicate that unsafe or unclean conditions at the
rest area may be reported to that telephone number.
Sec. 353. The department shall review its contractor payment
process and ensure that all prime contractors are paid promptly.
The department shall ensure that prime contractors are in
compliance with special provision 109.10 regarding the prompt
payment of subcontractors.
Sec. 357. When presented with complete local federal aid
project submittals, the department shall complete all necessary
reviews and inspections required to let local federal aid projects
within 120 days of receipt. The department shall implement a system
for monitoring the local federal aid project review process.
Sec. 375. The department is prohibited from reimbursing
contractors or consultants for costs associated with groundbreaking
ceremonies, receptions, open houses, or press conferences related
to transportation projects funded, in whole or in part, by revenue
appropriated in part 1.
Sec. 376. The department shall not spend funds appropriated in
part 1 for the purpose of examining the potential association
between commercial signs, outdoor advertising signs, billboards,
digital billboards, or commercial electronic variable message signs
and motor vehicle activity or motor vehicle driver behavior.
Sec. 381. The department shall require as a condition of each
contract or subcontract for construction, maintenance, or
engineering services that the prequalified contractor or
prequalified subcontractor agree to use the E-Verify system to
verify that all persons hired during the contract term by the
contractor or subcontractor are legally present and authorized to
work in the United States. The department may verify this
information directly or may require contractors and subcontractors
to verify the information and submit a certification to the
department. The department shall report to the house and senate
appropriations committees and the house and senate fiscal agencies
by March 1 of each year describing the processes it has developed
and implemented under provisions of this section. As used in this
section, "E-Verify" means an Internet-based system operated by the
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services in partnership with the Social Security Administration.
Sec. 382. In administering a contract with a county road
commission, city, or village that allocates costs of construction
or reconstruction of highways, roads, and streets as provided in
section 18d of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.668d, the department shall
submit the final cost-sharing bill to the county road commission,
city, or village not later than 2 years after the date of the final
contract payment to the construction contractor.
Sec. 383. (1) The department shall prepare a report on use of
department-owned aircraft during the fiscal year ending September
30, 2015. With respect to each department-owned aircraft, the
report shall include all of the following:
(a) Total hours of usage.
(b) Description of specific flights including dates of travel,
names of passengers including state agency, university, or local
government affiliation, travel origin and destination, and total
estimated costs associated with the air travel.
(2) The report shall be submitted to the senate and house
appropriations subcommittees on transportation and the house and
senate fiscal agencies no later than February 1, 2016.
(3) The department shall maintain a system for recovering the
cost of operating department-owned aircraft through charges to
aircraft users.
(4) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department is
prohibited from transporting legislators or legislative staff on
state-owned aircraft without prior approval from the senate
majority leader or the speaker of the house of representatives and
only when the aircraft is already scheduled by state agencies on
related official state business.
(5) It is the intent of the legislature that the department
work with the Michigan state police to establish a reciprocal
agreement on employing fixed-wing aircraft with specifically
designed equipment for use by the Michigan state police when
conducting operations.
Sec. 384. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2),
the department shall not obligate the state to expend any state
transportation revenue for construction planning or construction of
the Detroit River International Crossing or a renamed successor. In
addition, except as provided in subsection (2), the department
shall not commit the state to any new contract related to the
construction planning or construction of the Detroit River
International Crossing or a renamed successor that would obligate
the state to expend any state transportation revenue. An
expenditure for staff resources used in connection with project
activities, which expenditure is subject to full and prompt
reimbursement from Canada, shall not be considered an expenditure
of state transportation revenue.
(2) If the legislature enacts specific enabling legislation
for the construction of the Detroit River International Crossing or
a renamed successor, subsection (1) does not apply once the
enabling legislation goes into effect.
Sec. 385. (1) The department shall submit reports to the state
budget director, the speaker of the house, the house minority
leader, the senate majority leader, the senate minority leader, the
house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation,
and the house and senate fiscal agencies on department activities
related to all nonconstruction or construction planning activities
related to the Detroit River International Crossing or a renamed
successor. The initial report shall be submitted on or before
December 1, 2015 and shall cover the fiscal year ending September
30, 2015.
(2) The initial report shall include, at a minimum, all of the
following:
(a) Department costs incurred in the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2015, including employee salaries, wages, benefits,
travel, and contractual services, and what activities those costs
were related to.
(b) Costs of other executive branch agencies incurred in the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, including employee salaries,
wages, benefits, travel, and contractual services, and what
activities those costs were related to.
(c) A breakdown of the source of funds used for the activities
described in subdivisions (a) and (b).
(d) A breakdown of reimbursements made by Canada under section
384(1) to the state for expenditures for staff resources used in
connection with project activities.
(e) A narrative description of the status of the Detroit River
International Crossing or a renamed successor, including efforts
undertaken to implement provisions of the crossing agreement
executed June 15, 2012 by representatives of the Canadian
government and this state.
(3) After submission of the initial report, a subsequent
report shall be submitted on March 1, 2016, June 1, 2016, and
September 1, 2016 and shall include the same information described
in subsection (2) for the applicable previous fiscal quarter.
Sec. 393. (1) The department shall promote best practices for
public transportation services in this state, including, but not
limited to, the following:
(a) Transit vehicle rehabilitation to reduce life-cycle cost
of public transportation through midlife rehabilitation of transit
buses.
(b) Cooperation between entities using transit, including
school districts, cities, townships, and counties with a view to
promoting cost savings through joint purchasing of fuel and other
procurements.
(c) Coordination of transportation dollars among state
departments which provide transit-related services, including the
department of human services and the department of community
health. Priority should be given to use of public transportation
services where available.
(d) Promotion of intelligent transportation services for buses
that incorporate computer and navigation technology to make transit
systems more efficient, including stoplight coordinating, vehicle
tracking, data tracking, and computerized scheduling.
(2) The department shall report on efforts taken to implement
this section as well as section 393 of article XVII of 2011 PA 63.
The department shall complete and submit the report to the state
budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees
on transportation, and the house and senate fiscal agencies on or
before March 1, 2016.
Sec. 394. The department and local road agencies shall make
the preservation of their existing road networks a funding
priority.
FEDERAL
Sec. 402. A portion of the federal DOT-FHWA highway research,
planning, and construction funds made available to this state shall
be allocated to transportation programs administered by local
jurisdictions in accordance with section 10o of 1951 PA 51, MCL
247.660o. A local road agency, with respect to a project approved
for federal aid funding in a state transportation improvement
program, may enter into a voluntary buyout agreement with the
department or with another local road agency to exchange the
federal aid with state restricted transportation funds as agreed to
by the respective parties. The state restricted transportation
funds received in exchange for federal aid funds shall be used for
the same purpose as the federal aid funds were originally intended.
MICHIGAN TRANSPORTATION FUND
Sec. 501. The money received under the motor carrier act, 1933
PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.43, and not appropriated to the department
of licensing and regulatory affairs or the department of state
police is deposited in the Michigan transportation fund.
Sec. 503. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the
economic development and local bridge programs shall not lapse at
the end of the fiscal year but shall carry forward each fiscal year
for the purposes for which appropriated in accordance with 1987 PA
231, MCL 247.901 to 247.913, and section 10(5) of 1951 PA 51, MCL
247.660.
(2) Interest earned in the department of transportation
economic development fund and local bridge fund shall remain in the
respective funds and shall be allocated to the respective programs
based on actual interest earned at the end of each fiscal year.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the
department of transportation economic development fund and local
bridge fund may receive federal, local, or private funds or
restricted source funds such as interest earnings. These funds are
appropriated for projects that are consistent with the purposes of
the respective funds.
(4) None of the funds statutorily dedicated to the
transportation economic development fund and local bridge fund
shall be diverted to other projects.
Sec. 504. Funds from the Michigan transportation fund shall be
distributed to the comprehensive transportation fund, the economic
development fund, the recreation improvement fund, and the state
trunkline fund, in accordance with this part and part 1 and part
711 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994
PA 451, MCL 324.71101 to 324.71108, and may only be used as
specified in this part and part 1, 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.651 to
247.675, and part 711 of the natural resources and environmental
protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.71101 to 324.71108.
STATE TRUNKLINE FUND
Sec. 601. (1) The department shall work with the road
construction industry and engineering consulting community to
develop a warranty program for capital road and bridge
construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation projects. In
developing the warranty program, the department shall consider all
of the following:
(a) Scope of warranties, including warranties on materials and
workmanship, pavement or bridge performance criteria, and the
application of warranties to design/build projects.
(b) Length of warranty.
(c) Costs and benefits associated with scope of warranty and
various warranty provisions, including length of warranty.
(d) Any other relevant factors that might determine the use of
warranties, scope of warranty, or length of warranty.
(e) Use of warranties on local agency projects administered by
the department.
(f) Other measures used to identify premature failure of road
pavement or bridge elements and the related cause of those
failures.
(2) The department shall report on March 1 of each year to the
house of representatives and senate appropriations subcommittees on
transportation and the house and senate fiscal agencies on
provisions of the department's warrant program described under
subsection (1). The department shall timely inspect warrantied
projects prior to the expiration of any associated warranty.
(3) The department shall report to the legislature all of the
following with regard to road and bridge construction projects:
(a) An update on procedures involving the attorney general's
office regarding nonresponsive contractors that had received notice
but failed to fulfill the terms of a warranty.
(b) An update on any upgrades and improvements to the
statewide warranty administrative database.
(c) The number of active road and bridge construction
warranties.
(d) The number of road and bridge project warranties that
required corrective action, and the date or dates of any corrective
action.
(e) The number of warrantied projects that required corrective
action but expired prior to the contractor receiving notice and the
total cost of each of those projects.
(f) The number of instances where a contractor was notified of
the need for corrective action more than 60 days after the
associated warranty period.
(g) The number of unresolved corrective actions outstanding
beyond 15 months, and the department's findings and any changes to
existing policies and procedures as required in subsection (5).
(4) The report required under subsection (3) is due on March 1
of each calendar year, shall reflect the prior 12-month period, and
shall be transmitted to the house of representatives and senate
appropriations subcommittees on transportation, the state budget
director, and the house and senate fiscal agencies.
(5) The department shall maintain documentation to support
initial acceptance of warrantied projects, interim and final
inspections, and notifications to contractors that the warranty
period had expired. The department also shall review and evaluate
consultant evaluation requirements or recommendations and update
existing policies and procedures accordingly.
Sec. 603. The department shall use traffic congestion as 1 of
the criteria in determining the priorities for designating which
roads shall be remediated in its 5-year road plan, which must be
submitted on or before March 1 of each year. Criteria for
evaluating traffic congestion shall include, but not be limited to,
coordination with local, county, and regional planning, improvement
in traffic operations, improvement in physical roadway conditions,
accident reduction, and coordination with area public
transportation planning.
Sec. 604. At the close of the fiscal year, any unencumbered
and unexpended balance in the state trunkline fund shall remain in
the state trunkline fund and shall carry forward and is
appropriated for federal aid road and bridge programs for projects
contained in the annual state transportation program.
Sec. 610. The department shall have as a priority the removal
of dead deer and other large animal remains from the traveled
portion and shoulder of state highways. The department, and
counties that perform state highway maintenance under contract,
shall remove animal remains, wherever practicable and when funds
are available, away from the traveled portion and shoulder of state
highways.
Sec. 612. The department shall establish guidelines governing
incentives and disincentives provided under contracts for state
trunkline projects. The guidelines shall include specific financial
information concerning incentives and disincentives. On or before
January 1 of each year, the department shall prepare a report for
the immediately preceding fiscal year regarding contract incentives
and disincentives. This report shall include a list, by project, of
the contractors that received contract incentives and/or
disincentives, the amount of the incentives and/or disincentives,
the fund source of any incentives, and the number of days that each
project was completed either ahead or past the contracted
completion date. This report shall be provided to the senate and
house appropriations subcommittees on transportation, the senate
and house standing committees on transportation, and the senate and
house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 660. (1) The legislature encourages the department to
examine the use of alternative road surface materials, including
recycled materials, and to develop criteria and specifications for
their use in both department-managed and contracted projects.
(2) The department shall evaluate the use of a bituminous mix
which incorporates crumb rubber from scrap tires.
(3) The department shall report on efforts taken to implement
this section. The report shall include descriptions of specific
materials evaluated, evaluation methods, and results of specific
field or laboratory tests. The department shall complete and submit
the report to the state budget director, the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on transportation, and the house and
senate fiscal agencies on or before March 1 of each year.
TRANSIT AND RAIL RELATED FUNDS
Sec. 701. The department shall establish an intercity bus
equipment and facility fund as a subsidiary fund within the
comprehensive transportation fund created under section 10b of 1951
PA 51, MCL 247.660b. Proceeds received by this state from the sale
of state-owned intercity bus equipment shall be credited to the
intercity bus equipment facility fund for the purchase and repair
of intercity bus equipment, as appropriated. Security deposits not
returned to a lessee of state-owned intercity bus equipment under
terms of the lease agreement shall be credited to the intercity bus
equipment fund for the repair of intercity bus equipment, as
appropriated. Money received by the department from lease payments
for state-owned intercity bus equipment, and facility maintenance
charges under terms of leases of state-owned intercity facilities,
shall be credited to the intercity bus equipment facility fund for
the purchase and repair of intercity bus equipment or for the
maintenance and rehabilitation of state-owned intercity facilities,
as appropriated. At the close of the fiscal year, any funds
remaining in the intercity bus equipment facility fund shall remain
in the fund and be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 702. Money that is received by this state as repayment
for loans made for rail or water freight capital projects, and as a
result of the sale of property or equipment used or projected to be
used for rail or water freight projects shall be deposited in the
rail freight fund created by section 17 of the state transportation
preservation act of 1976, 1976 PA 295, MCL 474.67. At the close of
the fiscal year, any funds remaining in the rail freight fund shall
remain in the fund and be carried forward into the succeeding
fiscal year.
Sec. 703. After receiving notification from a railroad company
pursuant to section 8 of the state transportation preservation act
of 1976, 1976 PA 295, MCL 474.58, the department shall immediately
notify the house of representatives and senate appropriations
subcommittees on transportation and the state budget office that
the railroad company has filed with the appropriate governmental
agencies for abandonment of a line.
Sec. 706. The Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority shall issue
a complete operations assessment and a financial disclosure
statement. The operations assessment shall include operational
goals for the next 5 years and recommendations to improve land
acquisition and development efficiency. The report shall be
completed and submitted to the house of representatives and senate
appropriations subcommittees on transportation, the state budget
director, and the house and senate fiscal agencies by February 15
of each fiscal year for the prior fiscal year.
Sec. 711. (1) As prescribed in subsection (2), the department
shall submit reports to the state budget director, the house and
senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, and the
house and senate fiscal agencies on rail passenger service provided
by Amtrak under a contractual agreement with the department. The
report shall be submitted on or before May 1 of each year.
(2) The report shall include all of the following:
(a) Passenger counts for the preceding fiscal year for each of
the 3 Amtrak routes in Michigan.
(b) Revenue and operating expenses by Amtrak route.
(c) Total state operating payments to Amtrak in the preceding
fiscal year by Amtrak route.
(d) A discussion of major factors affecting route costs and
revenue and net state costs in the preceding fiscal year, and
factors affecting route costs and revenue and net state costs
anticipated in the current and future fiscal years.
Sec. 713. On or before November 1, 2015, the department shall
report to the state budget director, the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on transportation, and the house and
senate fiscal agencies on the status of commuter rail demonstration
projects in the state, including the disposition of rail cars
leased by the department for commuter rail service.
Sec. 735. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, the
appropriation to a street railway pursuant to section 10e(22) of
1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660e, is $0.
AERONAUTICS FUND
Sec. 801. Except as otherwise provided in section 903 for
capital outlay, at the close of the fiscal year, any unobligated
and unexpended balance in the state aeronautics fund created in the
aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.1
to 259.208, shall lapse to the state aeronautics fund and be
appropriated by the legislature in the immediately succeeding
fiscal year.
Sec. 802. The legislature encourages the department to find
private entities or local public agencies to assume ownership and
operating responsibility for airports currently owned by the
department.
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Sec. 901. (1) From federal-state-local project appropriations
contained in part 1 for the purpose of assisting political entities
and subdivisions of this state in the construction and improvement
of publicly used airports and landing fields within this state, the
state transportation department may permit the award of contracts
on behalf of units of local government for the authorized locations
not to exceed the indicated amounts, of which the state allocated
portion shall not exceed the amount appropriated in part 1.
(2) Political entities and subdivisions shall provide not less
than 5% of the cost of any project under this section, unless a
total nonfederal share greater than 10% is otherwise specified in
federal law. State money shall not be allocated until local money
is allocated. State money for any 1 project shall not exceed 1/3 of
the total appropriation in part 1 from state funds for airport
improvement programs.
(3) The Michigan aeronautics commission may take those steps
necessary to match federal money available for airport construction
and improvement within this state and to meet the matching
requirements of the federal government. Whether acting alone or
jointly with another political subdivision or public agency or with
this state, a political subdivision or public agency of this state
shall not submit to any agency of the federal government a project
application for airport planning or development unless it is
authorized in this part and part 1 and the project application is
approved by the governing body of each political subdivision or
public agency making the application and by the Michigan
aeronautics commission.
Sec. 903. The appropriations in part 1 for capital outlay
shall be carried forward at the end of the fiscal year consistent
with the provisions of section 248 of the management and budget
act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1248.
ONE-TIME AND ONGOING GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 1001. The state general fund/general purpose
appropriation in part 1 for state trunkline federal aid and road
and bridge construction shall be used to ensure that the state
match all available federal-aid highway funds.
Sec. 1002. The general fund/general purpose appropriation in
part 1 for state and local road and bridge programs shall be
distributed to the state trunk line fund, county road commissions,
and cities and villages in the same percentages described in
section 10(1)(j) of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660. Funds distributed to
county road commissions under this section shall be distributed
among the county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of
1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662. Funds distributed to cities and villages
under this section shall be distributed among cities and villages
in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.
Sec. 1003. By December 1, 2016, the department shall report to
the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on
transportation, and the house and senate fiscal agencies, on the
use of general fund/general purpose funds appropriated in part 1
for transit capital and rail infrastructure. The report shall
include a summary of funds expended, encumbered, and lapsed for
both transit capital and rail infrastructure. With regard to
transit capital projects, the report shall include grantees, grant
amounts, project description, and project completion dates. With
regard to rail infrastructure projects, the report shall include
grant amounts, project description, and project completion dates.
Sec. 1006. The department shall prepare a report regarding
progress on the construction of a new rail tunnel crossing of the
Detroit River between the city of Detroit and Windsor, Ontario,
Canada, referenced in the balance of this section as "the project".
On November 10, 2015, the department shall provide the report to
the house and senate transportation appropriations subcommittees
and the house and senate fiscal agencies. The report shall include
the following:
(a) Whether the project has obtained all necessary
environmental and cross-border crossing permits from the
governments of Canada and the United States.
(b) Whether the project is included in the long-range
transportation plan of the southeast Michigan council of
governments.
(c) Whether the department is satisfied that the project will
accommodate not fewer than 400,000 rail cars per year.
(d) Whether the department is satisfied that the project will
be available for use by all rail companies.
(e) Whether the department is satisfied that all approvals
necessary for the completion of the project have been secured.
PART 2A
PROVISIONS CONCERNING ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 1201. It is the intent of the legislature to provide
appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2017 for
the line items listed in part 1. The fiscal year 2016-2017
appropriations are anticipated to be the same as those for fiscal
year 2015-2016, except that the line items will be adjusted for
changes in caseload and related costs, federal fund match rates,
economic factors, and available revenue. These adjustments will be
determined after the January 2016 consensus revenue estimating
conference.