2023 House Bill 4309

1. Amend page 11, following line 22, by striking out all of section 118 and inserting:

“Sec. 118. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

Local road preservation

600,000,000

Marine passenger capital grant

15,000,000

Michigan bridge bundling initiative

100

Rail grade separation program

35,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION

$

650,000,100”

and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

2. Amend page 39, line 8, by striking out all of section 1008 and inserting:

“Sec. 1008(1). The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for local road preservation shall be allocated and distributed to local road agencies as follows:

(a) 64.2% to county road commissions to be distributed among county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662.

(b) 35.8% to cities and villages to be distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.

(2) A local road agency receiving money under the local road agency preservation program must use the money for the preservation of local roads and streets as defined in section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c.

(3) “Local road agency” means that term as defined in section 9a of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.659a.”.

1. Amend page 24, following line 25, by inserting:

“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.”.

1. Amend page 18, following line 5, by inserting:

“Sec. 214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 is $59,196,000.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $38,949,600.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $20,246,400.00.”.

2. Amend page 18, following line 22, by inserting:

“Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this act, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this act for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.

3. Amend page 21, following line 7, by inserting:

“Sec. 302. Not later than February 1, 2024, the department shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on STF debt service. The report must include all of the following:

(a) An accounting of the prior fiscal year’s STF debt service payments, including a calculation of STF debt service payments as a percentage of STF revenue secured by constitutionally restricted revenue.

(b) A projection of STF debt service obligations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, including a calculation of STF debt service obligations as a percentage of estimated STF revenue secured by constitutionally restricted revenue.

(c) A description of all bond sales planned for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.”.

4. Amend page 26, following line 18, by inserting:

“Sec. 386. On or before March 15 of each year, 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 its toll credit program. The report shall include the following information:

(a) The amount of toll credits earned and certified by the DOT-FHWA in the prior fiscal year.

(b) The value of toll credits used by programs and projects in the previous fiscal year.

(c) The balance of available toll credits at the end of the prior fiscal year.

(d) A discussion of the department’s strategy for using toll credits.”.

5. Amend page 30, following line 20, by inserting:

“Sec. 603. The department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on transportation by December 31, 2023 on the operational condition of the Mackinac Bridge, its long-term viability, the costs of preventative maintenance and potential upgrades, and the cost and feasibility of constructing a separate method of transporting commercial, emergency, and passenger vehicle traffic.”.

6. Amend page 30, following line 25, by inserting:

“Sec. 612. On or before March 15, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the department’s incentive-disincentive program with respect to contracts for state trunkline capital construction. The report shall identify contract incentives and disincentives for state trunkline construction contracts completed in the preceding fiscal year. The 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.”.

1. Amend page 34, following line 3, by inserting:

“Sec. 736. No funds from the appropriations in part 1 may be used for a rail freight development project to support the cessation of energy pipeline operations across the Straits of Mackinac.”.

1. Amend page 20, line 19, by striking out all of section 225 and inserting:

“Sec. 225. Money appropriated in part 1 must not be used to require actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion to restrict or impede any community’s access to government resources, programs, or facilities; or to diminish, interfere with, or restrict an individual’s ability to exercise rights as outlined under the State Constitution.”.

1. Amend page 11, following line 22, by striking out all of section 118 and inserting:

“Sec. 118. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

Michigan bridge bundling initiative

200,000,000

Local road preservation

400,000,000

Marine passenger capital grant

15,000,000

Rail grade separation program

35,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION

$

650,000,000”

and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

2. Amend page 39, line 8, by striking out all of section 1008 and inserting:

“Sec. 1008(1). The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for local road preservation shall be allocated and distributed to local road agencies as follows:

(a) 64.2% to county road commissions to be distributed among county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662.

(b) 35.8% to cities and villages to be distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.

(2) A local road agency receiving money under the local road agency preservation program must use the money for the preservation of local roads and streets as defined in section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c.

(3) “Local road agency” means that term as defined in section 9a of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.659a.”.