FY 2024-25: ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY
Summary: As Passed by the House
House Bill 5499 (H-2) as amended
Analyst: Austin Scott
Difference: House
FY 2023-24 From FY 2023-24
Enacted FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25 Enacted
as of 2/7/24 Executive House Senate Conference Amount %
IDG/IDT $4,035,100 $4,085,900 $4,085,900 $ $ $50,800 1.3
Federal 441,297,200 463,788,900 463,788,900 22,491,700 5.1
Local 0 0 0 0 --
Private 1,360,700 1,364,200 1,364,200 3,500 0.3
Restricted 358,966,800 387,149,300 347,149,300 (11,817,500) (3.3)
GF/GP 245,952,100 247,810,800 257,860,800 11,908,700 4.8
Gross $1,051,611,900 $1,104,199,100 $1,074,249,100 $ $ $22,637,200 2.2
FTEs 1,616.0 1,704.0 1,655.0 39.0 2.4
Note: Appropriation figures for FY 2024-25 include all proposed appropriation amounts, including amounts designated as "one-
time."
Overview
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is responsible for managing Michigan's air, land,
water, and energy resources. Departmental functions include improving resource quality, reducing waste, and mitigating
threats to Michigan's environment.
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
Enacted House
Major Budget Changes from FY 2023-24 Enacted Appropriations (as of 2/7/24) Change
1. Fee Increase – Landfill Tipping Fee (Renew Michigan Program) FTE 131.0 15.0
Executive appropriates $80.0 million from the Renew Michigan Fund and Gross $70,211,500 $0
36.0 FTE positions to integrate a proposed increase in the landfill tipping Restricted 70,211,500 0
fee from $0.36 per ton to $5.00 per ton. New revenue would be GF/GP $0 $0
expended in accordance with the Renew Michigan Program's statutory
purposes: environmental remediation and brownfield redevelopment,
recycling, and solid waste programs. An additional 15.0 FTE positions
are also added to increase staff for contaminated site remediation.
House does not appropriate $80.0 million from the Renew Michigan
Fund and 36.0 FTE positions; House does appropriate additional 15.0
FTE positions.
2. GF/GP Match for Federal Lead Line Replacement Funding Gross NA $50,000,000
Executive provides $40.0 million GF/GP ($5.0 million ongoing, $35.0 Restricted NA 40,000,000
million one-time) to access available federal funding for lead service line GF/GP NA $10,000,000
replacement projects.
House provides $50.0 million Gross funding ($5.0 million ongoing, $45.0
million one-time). Non-GF/GP funding is from the Make it in Michigan
Competitiveness Fund.
3. Clean Fuel and Charging Infrastructure (One-time) Gross $0 $15,000,000
Executive includes $25.0 million GF/GP for electric vehicle charging GF/GP $0 $15,000,000
stations and hydrogen fueling facilities.
House includes $15.0 million GF/GP.
4. Clean Fleets (One-time) Gross $0 $10,000,000
Executive appropriates $20.0 million GF/GP for grants to local GF/GP $0 $10,000,000
governments, transit authorities, colleges, universities, ports, and
airports for the purchase of electric and hydrogen vehicles.
House includes $10.0 million GF/GP.
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Enacted House
Major Budget Changes from FY 2023-24 Enacted Appropriations (as of 2/7/24) Change
5. Water State Revolving Funds – Federal Infrastructure Act IIJA FTE NA 2.0
Executive provides $25.0 million Gross ($3.5 million GF/GP) and 2.0 Gross NA $82,156,200
FTE positions for local water infrastructure projects. The GF/GP funding Federal NA 21,456,000
is to be used as match to access federal Infrastructure Act funding. GF/GP NA $60,700,200
House provides $82.2 million Gross ($60.7 million GF/GP) and 2.0 FTE
positions.
6. Stormwater Grants FTE 0.0 2.0
Executive includes $15.3 million GF/GP ($5.3 million ongoing, $10.0 Gross $0 $15,300,200
million one-time) and 2.0 FTE positions for grants to local governments GF/GP $0 $15,300,200
for stormwater projects that mitigate climate change.
House concurs.
7. Permitting Outreach Staff FTE NA 13.0
Executive appropriates $4.4 million GF/GP and 26.0 FTE positions for Gross NA $2,200,300
staff to improve permit applications. GF/GP NA $2,200,300
House appropriates $2.2 million GF/GP and 13.0 FTE positions.
8. Information Technology Services and Projects Gross $9,240,100 $1,008,100
Executive provides $1.0 million Gross ($226,100 GF/GP) for increasing IDG 49,900 4,900
costs related to computer operations, systems development, and design Federal 1,793,000 241,500
projects. Restricted 5,308,100 535,600
House concurs. GF/GP $2,089,100 $226,100
9. Drinking Water and Environmental Health – Healthy Hydration FTE 157.0 3.0
Executive includes $450,300 GF/GP and 3.0 FTE positions to support Gross $36,803,500 $450,300
the acquisition of drinking water filtration devices in schools and Federal 13,619,200 0
childcare centers located in areas of need. Restricted 7,763,500 0
House concurs. GF/GP $15,420,800 $450,300
10. Environmental Investigations FTE 12.0 0.0
Executive appropriates $384,000 GF/GP for pay increases to Gross $1,990,700 $384,000
conservation officers to approach compensation rates of comparable law IDG 13,300 0
enforcement personnel, including the Michigan State Police. Restricted 1,415,400 0
House concurs. GF/GP $562,000 $384,000
11. Spending Authorization Alignment Gross NA ($104,500)
Executive increases IDG funding by $4,100 and reduces restricted IDG NA 4,100
funding by $108,600 across divisions to align spending authorization Restricted NA (108,600)
with available resources. GF/GP NA $0
House concurs.
12. Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Program FTE 8.0 4.0
Executive provides 4.0 new FTE positions to administer the Gross $20,095,600 $0
Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Program which provides funding Restricted 20,095,600 0
for reimbursements to owners and operators who pay to clean up their GF/GP $0 $0
respective leaking underground storage tanks.
House concurs.
13. Composting Acceleration Program (One-time) Gross $0 $2,500,000
House appropriates $2.5 million GF/GP to accelerate elective statewide GF/GP $0 $2,500,000
composting programs managed by local governments.
14. Drinking Water Intake Monitoring Program (One-time) Gross $0 $1,500,000
House provides $1.5 million GF/GP a drinking water intake monitoring GF/GP $0 $1,500,000
program to protect drinking water from potential spills and discharges.
15. State Employees' Retirement System Implementation Costs Gross $0 $50,000
(One-time) GF/GP $0 $50,000
House includes $50,000 GF/GP to cover additional pension-related
costs if HB 4665, 4666, and 4667 enacted into law.
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Major Budget Changes from FY 2023-24 Enacted Appropriations (as of 2/7/24) Change
16. Wetlands Mapping (One-time) Gross $0 $1,000,000
House appropriates $1.0 million GF/GP to improve or expand wetlands GF/GP $0 $1,000,000
identification and mapping.
17. Removal of FY 2023-24 One-Time Appropriations Gross $164,585,200 ($164,585,200)
Executive removes $164.6 million Gross ($109.6 million GF/GP) of one- Restricted 55,000,000 (55,000,000)
time funding that was included in the FY 2023-24 budget to support the GF/GP $109,585,200 ($109,585,200)
following:
• Carbon emissions tracking software and services ($1.7 million
Gross)
• Contaminated site remediation and redevelopment ($55.0 million
Gross)
• Critical mineral recycling research hub ($5.0 million Gross)
• Dam risk reduction program ($1.8 million Gross)
• Delineation of critical sand dunes ($2.5 million Gross)
• Environmental justice contaminated site cleanup ($20.0 million
Gross)
• Geologic core facility ($3.0 million Gross)
• Groundwater data collection ($15.0 million Gross)
• Renewable-ready communities program ($30.0 million Gross)
• Reverse vending machine technology ($2.0 million Gross)
• Sustainable business park ($5.0 million Gross)
• Transfer facility ($1.0 million Gross)
• Water and energy nexus research ($2.5 million Gross)
• Water career and workforce development pilot ($100,000 Gross)
• Water infrastructure reserve fund ($5.0 million Gross)
• Water project inflation ($15.0 million Gross).
House concurs.
18. Economic Adjustments Gross NA $5,777,800
Executive reflects increased costs of $5.8 million Gross ($2.2 million IDG NA 41,800
GF/GP) for negotiated salary and wage increases (5.0% on October 1, Federal NA 794,200
2024), actuarially required retirement contributions, worker's Private NA 3,500
compensation, building occupancy charges, rent, and other economic Restricted NA 2,755,500
adjustments. GF/GP NA $2,182,800
House concurs.
Major Boilerplate Changes from FY 2023-24
Sec. 206. Disciplinary Action Against State Employees – RETAINED
Prohibits department from disciplining state employees for communicating with members of the legislature and their staffs
unless communication is prohibited by law. (Governor deemed this section unenforceable in FY 2023-24.)
Executive deletes, House retains.
Sec. 210. Contingency Fund Transfer Authority – REVISED
Allows for the legislative transfer process to increase state restricted authorization by up to $3.0 million and private
authorization by up to $10.0 million. Revises to increase federal authorization by up to $100.0 million.
Executive revises, House concurs.
Sec. 211. Expenditure Posting on Internet – RETAINED
Requires expenditures to be reported on the internet on a searchable website, including specific expenditure information.
Executive deletes, House retains.
Sec. 212. Restricted Fund Revenues, Expenditures, and Fund Balances – RETAINED
Requires annual report on fund balances, revenues, and expenditures for state restricted funds for previous and current
fiscal years.
Executive deletes, House retains.
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Sec. 214. Website Scorecard – DELETED
Requires department to maintain on a publicly accessible website a department scorecard with key metrics concerning
the department's performance.
Executive deletes, House concurs.
Sec. 217. Remote Working – RETAINED
States legislative intent to prioritize in-person work for the state's workforce where possible unless they were working
remotely prior to February 28, 2020.
Executive deletes, House retains.
Sec. 219. State Administrative Board Transfers – DELETED
Allows legislature to adopt a concurrent resolution to intertransfer funds within the department's budget if the State
Administrative Board transfers appropriated funds. (Governor deemed this section unenforceable in FY 2023-24.)
Executive deletes, House concurs.
Sec. 219. Receipt and Retention of Reports – RETAINED
Requires department to receive and retain copies of all reports.
Executive deletes, House retains.
Sec. 220. Report on Policy Changes Made to Implement Public Acts Affecting Department – RETAINED
Requires department to report on each specific policy change made to implement a public act affecting the department
that took effect during the prior calendar year by April 1.
Executive deletes, House retains.
Sec. 222. Expending Available Work Project Authorization – RETAINED (renumbered to Sec. 222)
Advises department not to expend appropriations until existing work project authorization for the same purpose has been
expended. (Governor deemed this section unenforceable in FY 2023-24.)
Executive deletes, House retains.
Sec. 223. Severance Reporting – DELETED
Requires department to report details of severance pay for certain departmental employees.
Executive deletes, House concurs.
Sec. 225. Registered Apprentices – NEW
Permits departmental funding to be used for building construction, repair, or remodeling performed by registered
apprentices.
House adds new section.
Sec. 238. Permitting Report – RETAINED
Requires report on department's permitting programs including applications, approvals, denials, and backlogs.
Executive deletes, House retains.
Sec. 242. Legislator Notification – REVISED
Requires the department to inform local state legislators within 12 hours when responding to significant incidents to protect
life and property. Revises response time to "as soon as possible and within 24 hours."
Executive revises, House concurs.
Sec. 245. Single Grant Recipients – DELETED
Provides process requirements for grants or projects awarded to single recipient organizations or local governments.
Executive deletes, House concurs.
Sec. 302. Work Projects – Remediation and Redevelopment Division – REVISED
Authorizes unexpended funds appropriated for brownfield grants, contaminated site cleanup, emergency cleanup actions,
environmental cleanup and redevelopment program, environmental cleanup support, and the refined petroleum product
cleanup program to be considered work project appropriations and carried forward into succeeding fiscal year; programs
will perform contaminated site cleanups. Revises to add contaminated site investigations, cleanup, and revitalization and
remove brownfield grants, contaminated site cleanup, environmental cleanup support, and the refined petroleum product
cleanup program.
Executive revises, House concurs.
Sec. 902. Municipal Assistance (Stormwater Grants Earmark) – NEW
Earmarks $5.0 million from Municipal Assistance for grants to local governments for stormwater projects that mitigate
climate change; at least 40% of grants must be awarded to communities located within environmental justice,
overburdened, or significantly overburdened communities as defined by the department.
Executive adds new section, House concurs.
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Sec. 1001. Work Project – Critical Mineral Recycling Research Hub – DELETED
Authorizes unexpended funds for Critical Mineral Recycling Research Hub totaling $5.0 million to be considered a work
project appropriation and carried forward into succeeding fiscal year; funds will be used to award grants of no more than
$5.0 million each to Michigan based companies or consortiums partnered with a Michigan based university to create a
critical mineral recycling research hub to research the reuse of critical materials for clean energy production.
Executive deletes, House concurs.
Sec. 1001. Work Project – Clean Fleet