2005 House Bill 4572 / Public Act 254

Authorize grants for local wastewater application consulting costs

Introduced in the House

March 24, 2005

Introduced by Rep. John Stakoe (R-44)

To create a new wastewater application grant fund to be expended for grants to cover the engineering and consulting costs incurred by local communities associated with sewage treatment projects. The fund would use money borrowed under the Great Lakes Water Quality initiative of 2002.

Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy

April 14, 2005

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 3, 2005

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that places management of the program in the Strategic Water Quality Initiatives Fund (SWQIF), and revises details of other procedures and requirements for local governments seeking to borrow from the fund.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. John Stakoe (R-44)

To only allow bond money to be used for engineering and consulting work done on local projects that have already started to develop a project plan before the bill passed.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. John Stakoe (R-44)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. John Stakoe (R-44)

To only allow bond money to be used for engineering and consulting work done on local projects that have already started to develop a project plan before the bill passed.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 86 to 23 (details)

Received in the Senate

May 4, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Oct. 11, 2005

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-5) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Oct. 19, 2005

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Oct. 20, 2005

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

To authorize up to $40 million to be expended for grants to cover the engineering and consulting costs incurred by local communities associated with sewage treatment projects paid for with money borrowed from the state revolving fund created by the Great Lakes Water Quality initiative of 2002. Authorization to borrow money for the grants would come from that initiative. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 4572 and 4573 and 789, 790, 799 and 800.

Received in the House

Oct. 20, 2005

Nov. 9, 2005

Amendment offered by Rep. John Stakoe (R-44)

To revise which House bills and Senate bills will be included in the final package. This has no substantive effect on the package.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 105 to 0 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, except that for changes in which bills are included in the final legislative package.

Received in the Senate

Nov. 10, 2005

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Dec. 1, 2005