A bill to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Allocates $75,000,000 from the state general fund for storm disaster relief grants to assist local governments and communities affected by storm damage, with a project completion date of September 30, 2027.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
1. Amend page 3, after line 7, by inserting:
“Sec. 103. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
GROSS APPROPRIATION
$
6,000,000
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers
0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION
$
6,000,000
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues
0
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues
0
Total private revenues
0
Total other state restricted revenues
0
State general fund/general purpose
$
6,000,000
(2) ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
Contracted ambulance providers
$
6,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION
$
6,000,000
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose
$
6,000,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
2. Amend page 5, after line 18, by inserting:
“DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
Sec. 401. Funds appropriated in part 1 for contracted ambulance providers must be used by the department to reimburse ambulance providers that are in full compliance with section 20921 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20921, and that can verify they are owed payments by a provider of health care services the department of corrections contracted with for services between the years of 2023 and 2024.
Sec. 402. (1) Within 30 days of the effective date of this act, the department shall collaborate with the department of corrections to develop a grant application that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(a) The name of the ambulance provider applying for a grant.
(b) The location of the principal office of the ambulance provider.
(c) The grant amount sought by the ambulance provider.
(d) Documentation supporting the grant amount sought by the ambulance provider.
(2) The department shall publish the grant application on the department’s publicly accessible website immediately upon development.
(3) The department shall allow 30 days from publication of the application for potential grant recipients to apply for grant funding.
(4) The department shall distribute grant funding not later than 30 days after the grant application window is closed.
Sec. 403. If any recipient of grant funding provided under this section receives reimbursement of services provided through a litigation settlement, funding received through the litigation settlement must be returned to this state.
Sec. 404. (1) Funds distributed to ambulance providers must not exceed the amount agreed to by the former provider of health care services.
(2) Any funds remaining after the debt to ambulance providers has been satisfied must lapse to the state general fund.”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 3, after line 7, by inserting:
“Sec. 103. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
GROSS APPROPRIATION
$
30,000,000
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers
0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION
$
30,000,000
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues
0
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues
0
Total private revenues
0
Total other state restricted revenues
0
State general fund/general purpose
$
30,000,000
(2) ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
Contracted hospital providers
$
30,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION
$
30,000,000
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose
$
30,000,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
2. Amend page 5, after line 18, by inserting:
“DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
Sec. 401. Funds appropriated in part 1 for contracted hospital providers must be used by the department to reimburse hospital providers that can verify they are owed payments by a provider of health care services the department of corrections contracted with for services between the years of 2023 and 2024.
Sec. 402. (1) Within 30 days of the effective date of this act, the department shall collaborate with the department of corrections to develop a grant application that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(a) The name of the hospital provider applying for a grant.
(b) The location of the hospital provider.
(c) The grant amount sought by the hospital provider.
(d) Documentation supporting the grant amount sought by the hospital provider.
(2) The department shall publish the grant application on the department’s publicly accessible website immediately upon development.
(3) The department shall allow 30 days from publication of the application for potential grant recipients to apply for grant funding.
(4) The department shall distribute grant funding not later than 30 days after the grant application window is closed.
Sec. 403. If any recipient of grant funding provided under this section receives reimbursement of services provided through a litigation settlement, funding received through the litigation settlement must be returned to this state.
Sec. 404. (1) Funds distributed to hospital providers must not exceed the amount agreed to by the former provider of health care services.
(2) Any funds remaining after the debt to hospital providers has been satisfied must lapse to the state general fund.”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 3, after line 3, by inserting:
“Emergency management assistance
$
56,000,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
2. Amend page 3, line 4, after “grants”, by striking out “$”.
3. Amend page 3, after line 28, by inserting:
“Sec. 301. Funds appropriated in part 1 for emergency management assistance are to be used by the department to reimburse the state grant program for emergency management disaster relief efforts, including disaster recovery grants, grants for homeland security, nonprofit security, emergency management performance, and hazard mitigation.” and renumbering the remaining sections.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Substitute H-1 offered
by
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 107 to 1 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
