Bill Text: MI SB0149 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Chaptered

Michigan Senate Bill 149 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Appropriations: zero budget; state transportation department; provide for fiscal year 2019-2020. Creates appropriation act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-02 - Postponed For The Day [SB0149 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2019-SB0149-Chaptered.html

Act No. 66

Public Acts of 2019

Approved by the Governor*

September 29, 2019

Filed with the Secretary of State

September 30, 2019

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 30, 2019

*Item Vetoes

Sec. 104. DEPARTMENTAL, ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

Road construction unionized labor study $ 50,000

Sec. 117. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT

Incentive challenge fund $ 100

Sec. 119. ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY

Freight rail economic development $ 100

Sec. 280. (a) & (c)

Entire Subdivision(s).

Sec. 308.

Entire Section.

Sec. 309.

Entire Section.

Sec. 311.

Entire Section.

Sec. 320.

Entire Section.

Sec. 327.

Entire Section.

Sec. 328.

Entire Section.

STATE OF MICHIGAN

100TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2019

Introduced by Senator Schmidt

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 149

AN ACT to make appropriations for the state transportation department for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020; 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 state transportation department for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, from the following funds:

STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................. 6.0

Full-time equated classified positions........................................................................................... 2,818.3

GROSS APPROPRIATION ......................................................................................................................... $ 5,386,580,200

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers......................................................... 3,974,300 ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION ................................................................................................. $5,382,605,900

Federal revenues:

Federal aid - transportation programs ....................................................................................................... 1,352,350,100

Total federal revenues ................................................................................................................................... 1,352,350,100

Special revenue funds:

Local revenues ................................................................................................................................................	51,032,000
Private revenues.............................................................................................................................................	900,000
Total local and private revenues ..................................................................................................................	51,932,000
Blue Water Bridge fund ................................................................................................................................	24,879,600
Comprehensive transportation fund ...........................................................................................................	353,651,700
Economic development fund.........................................................................................................................	56,329,000
Intercity bus equipment fund.......................................................................................................................	100,000
Local bridge fund............................................................................................................................................	31,458,500
Michigan transportation fund .......................................................................................................................	1,835,530,500
Qualified airport fund.....................................................................................................................................	5,850,000
Rail freight fund .............................................................................................................................................	6,000,000
State aeronautics fund ...................................................................................................................................	16,594,800
State trunkline fund .......................................................................................................................................	1,247,929,700

Total other state restricted revenues ......................................................................................................... $ 3,578,323,800

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................ $ 400,000,000

Sec. 102. DEBT SERVICE

Airport safety and protection plan..............................................................................................................	$ 3,435,800
Blue Water Bridge fund ................................................................................................................................	6,886,400
Comprehensive transportation.....................................................................................................................	10,896,000
Economic development ..................................................................................................................................	11,638,000
Local bridge fund............................................................................................................................................	2,380,700
State trunkline ................................................................................................................................................	178,660,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$ 213,897,500

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal aid - transportation programs ....................................................................................................... 81,155,000

Special revenue funds:

Blue Water Bridge fund ................................................................................................................................	6,886,400
Comprehensive transportation fund ...........................................................................................................	10,896,000
Economic development fund.........................................................................................................................	11,638,000
Local bridge fund............................................................................................................................................	2,380,700
State aeronautics fund ...................................................................................................................................	3,435,800
State trunkline fund .......................................................................................................................................	97,505,600
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$ 0

Sec. 103. COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT, AND OTHER AGENCY SUPPORT SERVICES

CTF grant to civil service commission .......................................................................................................	$ 250,000
CTF grant to department of attorney general .........................................................................................	106,400
CTF grant to department of technology, management, and budget.....................................................	50,900
CTF grant to department of treasury ........................................................................................................	33,100
CTF grant to legislative auditor general ...................................................................................................	39,800
MTF grant to department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy .................................................	1,383,000
MTF grant to department of state for collection of revenue and fees .................................................	20,000,000
MTF grant to department of treasury .......................................................................................................	2,754,800
MTF grant to legislative auditor general ..................................................................................................	322,100
SAF grant to civil service commission .......................................................................................................	150,000
SAF grant to department of attorney general .........................................................................................	185,100
SAF grant to department of technology, management, and budget.....................................................	38,300
SAF grant to department of treasury ........................................................................................................	73,500
SAF grant to legislative auditor general ...................................................................................................	31,000
STF grant to civil service commission........................................................................................................	6,321,000
STF grant to department of attorney general..........................................................................................	2,076,800
STF grant to department of state police ...................................................................................................	11,903,300
STF grant to department of technology, management, and budget .....................................................	1,460,000
STF grant to department of treasury ........................................................................................................	149,700
STF grant to legislative auditor general....................................................................................................	748,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$ 48,077,000
Appropriated from: Special revenue funds:
Comprehensive transportation fund ...........................................................................................................	480,200
Michigan transportation fund .......................................................................................................................	24,459,900
State aeronautics fund ...................................................................................................................................	477,900
State trunkline fund .......................................................................................................................................	22,659,000
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$ 0

Sec. 104. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................. 6.0

Full-time equated classified positions............................................................................................ 252.3

Unclassified salaries�6.0 FTE positions ................................................................................................... $ 824,100

Asset management council............................................................................................................................ 1,876,400

Business support services�42.0 FTE positions .......................................................................................	$ 6,749,400
Commission audit�29.3 FTE positions......................................................................................................	3,481,400
Economic development and enhancement programs�10.0 FTE positions .........................................	1,701,400
Finance, contracts, and support services�171.0 FTE positions ...........................................................	21,973,400
Property management ...................................................................................................................................	7,254,400
Road construction unionized labor study ...................................................................................................	50,000
Worker�s compensation ..................................................................................................................................	1,874,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$ 45,784,800

Appropriated from:

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

IDG for accounting service center user charges ...................................................................................... 3,974,300

Special revenue funds:

Comprehensive transportation fund ...........................................................................................................	1,588,000
Economic development fund.........................................................................................................................	394,400
Michigan transportation fund .......................................................................................................................	4,382,900
State aeronautics fund ...................................................................................................................................	717,200
State trunkline fund .......................................................................................................................................	34,728,000
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$ 0

Sec. 105. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Information technology services and projects........................................................................................... $ 39,035,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION ......................................................................................................................... $ 39,035,000

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal aid - transportation programs ....................................................................................................... 520,500

Special revenue funds:

Blue Water Bridge fund ................................................................................................................................	56,300
Comprehensive transportation fund ...........................................................................................................	228,900
Economic development fund.........................................................................................................................	37,800
Michigan transportation fund .......................................................................................................................	299,100
State aeronautics fund ...................................................................................................................................	178,500
State trunkline fund .......................................................................................................................................	37,713,900
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$ 0
Sec. 106. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................. 137.0 Planning services�137.0 FTE positions ....................................................................................................	$ 39,409,300
Grants to regional planning councils ...........................................................................................................	488,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$ 39,898,100

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal aid - transportation programs ....................................................................................................... 22,000,000

Special revenue funds:

Comprehensive transportation fund ...........................................................................................................	615,500
Michigan transportation fund .......................................................................................................................	9,703,400
State aeronautics fund ...................................................................................................................................	15,200
State trunkline fund .......................................................................................................................................	7,564,000
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$ 0
Sec. 107. DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions........................................................................................... 1,506.3
Program development and delivery�1,031.3 FTE positions .................................................................	$ 97,795,300
System operations management�357.0 FTE positions ..........................................................................	56,231,200
Business services�118.0 FTE positions ....................................................................................................	17,154,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$ 171,180,800
Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal aid - transportation programs ....................................................................................................... 23,529,800

	For Fiscal Year
	Ending Sept. 30,
	2020
Special revenue funds: Comprehensive transportation fund ...........................................................................................................	$ 187,100
Michigan transportation fund .......................................................................................................................	13,013,900
State aeronautics fund ...................................................................................................................................	160,300
State trunkline fund .......................................................................................................................................	134,289,700
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$ 0

Sec. 108. HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE

Full-time equated classified positions............................................................................................ 760.7

State trunkline operations�760.7 FTE positions .................................................................................... $ 405,641,800

GROSS APPROPRIATION ......................................................................................................................... $ 405,641,800

Appropriated from:

Special revenue funds:

State trunkline fund ....................................................................................................................................... 405,641,800

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................ $ 0

Sec. 109. ROAD AND BRIDGE PROGRAMS

Cities and villages...........................................................................................................................................	$ 621,156,000
County road commissioners ..........................................................................................................................	1,114,091,700
Grants to local programs ...............................................................................................................................	33,000,000
Local agency wetland mitigation bank fund ..............................................................................................	2,000,000
Local bridge program ....................................................................................................................................	29,077,800
Local federal aid and road and bridge construction.................................................................................	278,400,300
Movable bridge fund ......................................................................................................................................	5,337,300
Rail grade crossing.........................................................................................................................................	3,000,000
Rail grade crossing-surface improvements................................................................................................	3,000,000
State trunkline federal aid and road and bridge construction ...............................................................	1,329,604,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$ 3,418,667,700

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal aid - transportation programs ....................................................................................................... 1,065,094,800

Special revenue funds:

Local funds.......................................................................................................................................................	30,003,500
Blue Water Bridge fund ................................................................................................................................	11,341,100
Local bridge fund............................................................................................................................................	29,077,800
Michigan transportation fund .......................................................................................................................	1,781,585,000
State trunkline fund .......................................................................................................................................	501,565,500
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$ 0

Sec. 110. FIXING MICHIGAN ROADS

General fund fixing roads and bridges........................................................................................................ 400,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION ......................................................................................................................... $ 400,000,000

Appropriated from:

Special revenue funds:

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................ $ 400,000,000

Sec. 111. BLUE WATER BRIDGE

Full-time equated classified positions................................................................................................ 41.0

Blue Water Bridge operations�41.0 FTE positions................................................................................ $ 6,595,800

GROSS APPROPRIATION ......................................................................................................................... $6,595,800

Appropriated from:

Special revenue funds:

Blue Water Bridge fund ................................................................................................................................ 6,595,800

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................ $ 0

Sec. 112. TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Community service infrastructure fund ..................................................................................................... $3,000,000

Forest roads.....................................................................................................................................................5,000,000

Rural county primary .................................................................................................................................... $ 8,314,700

Rural county urban system .......................................................................................................................... 2,500,000

Target industries/economic development ................................................................................................... 17,129,400

Urban county congestion........................................................................................................................................ 8,314,700

GROSS APPROPRIATION ......................................................................................................................... $ 44,258,800

Appropriated from:

Special revenue funds:

Economic development fund......................................................................................................................... 44,258,800

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................ $ 0

Sec. 113. AERONAUTICS SERVICES

Full-time equated classified positions................................................................................................ 46.0

Air fleet operations and maintenance�8.0 FTE positions ..................................................................... $1,774,500

Air service program ....................................................................................................................................... 250,000

Aviation services�38.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................................. 5,616,600

GROSS APPROPRIATION ......................................................................................................................... $ 7,641,100

Appropriated from:

State aeronautics fund ................................................................................................................................... 7,641,100

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................ $ 0

Sec. 114. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

Full-time equated classified positions................................................................................................ 36.0

Passenger transportation services�36.0 FTE positions ........................................................................ $ 5,874,700

GROSS APPROPRIATION ......................................................................................................................... $5,874,700

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal aid - transportation programs ....................................................................................................... 972,100

Special revenue funds:

Comprehensive transportation fund ........................................................................................................... 4,902,600

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................ $ 0

Sec. 115. LOCAL BUS TRANSIT

Local bus operating ........................................................................................................................................ $ 190,750,000

Nonurban operating/capital.................................................................................................................................. 30,027,900

GROSS APPROPRIATION ......................................................................................................................... $ 220,777,900

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal aid - transportation programs ....................................................................................................... 28,027,900

Special revenue funds:

Comprehensive transportation fund ...........................................................................................................	190,750,000
Local funds.......................................................................................................................................................	2,000,000
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$ 0
Sec. 116. INTERCITY PASSENGER
Full-time equated classified positions................................................................................................ 39.0
Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority.......................................................................................................	$ 418,200
Freight property management.....................................................................................................................	1,000,000
Intercity services............................................................................................................................................	7,860,000
Marine passenger service..............................................................................................................................	1,500,000
Office of rail�39.0 FTE positions ...............................................................................................................	6,656,500
Rail freight, rail economic development.....................................................................................................	67,566,700
Rail passenger .................................................................................................................................................	18,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$ 103,001,400
Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal aid - transportation programs ....................................................................................................... 14,500,000

Special revenue funds:

Local funds....................................................................................................................................................... 760,000

Private funds ...................................................................................................................................................	$ 900,000
Comprehensive transportation fund ...........................................................................................................	77,894,400
Intercity bus equipment fund.......................................................................................................................	100,000
Michigan transportation fund .......................................................................................................................	2,086,300
Rail freight fund .............................................................................................................................................	6,000,000
State trunkline fund .......................................................................................................................................	760,700
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$ 0
Sec. 117. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT
Municipal credit program ..............................................................................................................................	$ 2,000,000
Service initiatives ...........................................................................................................................................	4,589,200
Specialized services ........................................................................................................................................	18,438,900
Transit capital - urban ...................................................................................................................................	32,317,400
Transit capital - nonurban .............................................................................................................................	24,303,300
Transportation to work..................................................................................................................................	3,875,000
Van pooling ......................................................................................................................................................	195,000
Incentive challenge fund ...............................................................................................................................	100
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$ 85,718,900

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal aid - transportation programs ....................................................................................................... 26,850,000

Special revenue funds:

Local funds....................................................................................................................................................... 5,760,000

Comprehensive transportation fund ........................................................................................................... 53,108,900

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................ $ 0

Sec. 118. CAPITAL OUTLAY

(1) BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

Salt storage buildings and containment control........................................................................................ $ 2,500,000

Special maintenance, remodeling, and additions................................................................................................. 3,001,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION ......................................................................................................................... $ 5,501,500

Appropriated from:

Special revenue funds:

State trunkline fund ....................................................................................................................................... 5,501,500

State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................ $ 0

(2) AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

Airport safety, protection and improvement program ............................................................................ $ 95,477,300

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport....................................................................................................... 5,850,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION ......................................................................................................................... $ 101,327,300

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal aid - transportation programs ....................................................................................................... 79,000,000

Special revenue funds:

Local funds.......................................................................................................................................................	12,508,500
Qualified airport fund.....................................................................................................................................	5,850,000
State aeronautics fund ...................................................................................................................................	3,968,800
State general fund/general purpose ............................................................................................................	$ 0
Sec. 119. ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY
Carbide dock/Soo Locks project ..................................................................................................................	$ 1,000,000
Freight rail economic development.............................................................................................................	100
Rail grade separation project .......................................................................................................................	22,700,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION .........................................................................................................................	$ 23,700,100
Appropriated from:
Federal aid .......................................................................................................................................................	10,700,000
Comprehensive transportation fund ...........................................................................................................	13,000,100
State general fund/general purpose - one-time.........................................................................................	$ 0

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020

GENERAL SECTIONS

Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources under part 1 for fiscal year 2019-2020 is $3,978,323,800.00 and state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2019-2020 is $2,380,150,900.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

Grants to regional planning councils ...........................................................................................................	$ 488,800
Cities and villages...........................................................................................................................................	688,191,000
County road commissions..............................................................................................................................	1,234,324,200
Grants to local programs ...............................................................................................................................	33,000,000
Local bridge program ....................................................................................................................................	54,077,800
Local bridge projects .....................................................................................................................................	67,500,000
Local agency wetland mitigation .................................................................................................................	2,000,000
Movable bridge................................................................................................................................................	2,668,700
Rail grade crossing.........................................................................................................................................	1,500,000
Rail grade surface crossing improvements................................................................................................	3,000,000
Transportation economic development .......................................................................................................	37,749,600
Air service program .......................................................................................................................................	250,000
Local bus operating ........................................................................................................................................	190,750,000
Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority.......................................................................................................	418,200
Marine passenger service..............................................................................................................................	1,000,000
Municipal credit program ..............................................................................................................................	2,000,000
Service initiatives ...........................................................................................................................................	2,614,200
Specialized services ........................................................................................................................................	4,353,900
Transit capital..................................................................................................................................................	40,070,700
Transportation to work..................................................................................................................................	4,375,000
Airport safety, protection, and improvement program ...........................................................................	3,968,800
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport ...........................................................................................	5,850,000
Total payments to local units of government ............................................................................................	$ 2,380,150,900

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) �CTF� means comprehensive transportation fund.

(b) �Department� means the state transportation department.

(d) �DOT� means the United States Department of Transportation.

(e) �DOT-FHWA� means DOT, Federal Highway Administration.

(f) �FTE� means full-time equated.

(g) �IDG� means interdepartmental grant.

(h) �MTF� means Michigan transportation fund.

(i) �SAF� means state aeronautics fund.

(j) �STF� means state trunkline fund.

Sec. 204. 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. 205. 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. 206. 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. 207. 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. 208. 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. 209. 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. 210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed

$40,000,000.00 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 $5,000,000.00 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. 211. 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. 212. 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 chairs, 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, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

Sec. 213. 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 department�s performance.

Sec. 214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are $63,863,700.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $31,045,600.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at

$32,818,100.00.

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. The department shall not require state employees of the department to report communications with a legislator or legislative staff.

Sec. 217. 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. 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. 280. From the general funds appropriated in part 1, section 110, the department shall expend funds and award grants as follows:

(a) One hundred thirty-two million of ongoing general fund dollars shall be used for road and bridge construction and distributed to the following entities in the following amounts:

(i) To county road commissioners, $51,612,000.00 shall be distributed in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662.

(ii) To cities and villages, $28,776,000.00 shall be distributed in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.

(iii) To the department, $51,612,000.00 shall be distributed for road and bridge construction and maintenance of the state trunkline.

(b) Not more than $25,000,000.00 shall be used on a one-time basis for the local bridge program.

(c) The remaining $243,000,000.00 shall be expended on a one-time basis to the following projects in the following order:

(i) To the following bridge projects:

(A) A bridge between Service Drive and Rotunda Drive owned by a county with a population over 1,750,000 in a city with a population between 98,100 and 98,200 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(B) A bridge between 168th Avenue and Landing Drive owned by a city with a population between 2,850 and 2,900 in a county with a population between 260,000 and 270,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(C) A bridge east of Lakeshore Drive owned by a county with a population between 800,000 and 900,000 in a township with a population between 24,500 and 24,600 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(D) A bridge between Platt Street and River Street owned by a city with a population between 114,200 and 114,300 in a county with a population between 280,000 and 290,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(ii) To county road commissioners, cities and villages, and the department in proportion to the distribution amounts identified in section 10(l) of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660. Distributions to county road commissioners shall be made in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662. Distributions to cities and villages shall be made in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.

DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

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. Public hearings under this section shall make reasonable accommodations to allow for participation by the public through electronic formats, including the opportunity to view the public hearing through internet broadcast and to submit comments by digital means.

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.

(3) The auditor general shall use a risk-based approach in developing an audit program for the use of transportation funds.

Sec. 307. Before March 1 of each year, the department will provide to the legislature, the state budget director, 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. By January 15, 2020, the department must provide a report to the legislature that includes all of the following:

(a) A list of all real estate owned or held by the department.

(b) The current market value of any real estate owned or held by the department.

(d) A list of any real estate sold by the department during the prior fiscal year, along with the amount of the sale and the names of the purchasers of the real estate.

Sec. 309. No later than 90 days before the close of the fiscal year, the department shall compile and issue a report to the legislature regarding the use of employee accountability systems, including electronic monitoring of FTEs, contractors, part-time workers, and vendors. The report must include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(a) The number of individuals being monitored during the fiscal year.

(b) The standards used to assess individual performance.

(d) Any specific findings from the accountability systems.

(e) A list of any corrective measures taken as a result of any findings from the accountability systems.

(f) The standards by which the department applied personnel corrective measures.

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. 311. From funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall research 3 options for the relocation of its 3 highest rent operations to an area within the state located in a unit of government that is an enterprise zone under the enterprise zone act, 1985 PA 224, MCL 125.2101 to 125.2123, and not within 75 miles of the state capitol. The department shall report to each house of the legislature on its activities and findings under this section.

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, 2019. The report shall include all of the following:

(a) The balance in the state infrastructure bank at September 30, 2019, 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.

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. 320. From the funds appropriated in part 1, all payments by the department to counties, cities, villages, and transit agencies or authorities must be accompanied by a statement that includes all of the following:

(a) The amount of the current payment.

(b) The date and estimated amount for the next payment.

(d) The amount of any money being withheld by the department and the date by which the money can be fully recovered.

Sec. 323. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall take all actions needed to develop a solicitation for proposals for the sale of department-owned rail property between Grayling and Gaylord by September 30, 2020. Any proposals received by the department shall include a commitment to maintain the rail property between Grayling and Gaylord as an operational rail line.

Sec. 324. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall take all actions needed to develop a solicitation for proposals for the sale of the following state-owned airports in this state by September 30, 2020:

(a) Romeo State Airport.

(b) Linden (Price�s Airport).

(2) In developing solicitations for proposals under this section, the department may include an option for the sale of all state-owned airports in this state.

(3) Money from the sale of state-owned airports shall be used to offset any costs associated with the sale, including costs related to contract termination.

Sec. 327. From the funds appropriated in part 1, Road Construction Unionized Labor Study, the department shall do all of the following:

(a) Provide for economical, nondiscriminatory, neutral, and efficient procurement of construction-related goods and services by this state and political subdivisions of this state in awarding contracts from funds appropriated in part 1.

(b) Not award any contract using funds appropriated in part 1 for the construction, repair, remodeling, or demolition of a project to a prime contractor who, as a condition of awarding or not awarding a contract to a subcontractor, does either of the following:

(i) Requires or prohibits a subcontractor in the performance of work to comply with any rates, terms or conditions, or fringe benefit contributions of a collective bargaining agreement.

(ii) Requires or prohibits a subcontractor with employees to pay into any health, welfare, educational, or retirement benefit fund in which their employees do not participate.

(c) Perform a study analyzing the number of union labor hours and nonunion labor hours used on state road construction projects.

(d) As used in this section, �project� means any actual physical improvement to real property owned or leased by the department, including, but not limited to, roads, bridges, runways, rails, or a building or structure including the building�s or structure�s grounds, approaches, services, and appurtenances.

Sec. 328. From the funds appropriated in part 1, section 104, the department shall do the following:

(a) Not later than 90 days before the close of the fiscal year, the department shall issue a report to each house of the legislature regarding freedom of information act compliance by the department that includes all of the following:

(i) The estimated cost and number of staff hours spent by the department to comply with the freedom of information act during the reporting period.

(ii) The estimated number of freedom of information act requests to the department, listed by subject area, during the reporting period.

(iii) A copy of each freedom of information act request to the department during the reporting period.

(iv) A copy of each freedom of information act response by the department to the requester during the reporting period.

(v) Any documents relating to an appeal or contested case involving a freedom of information act request to the department during the reporting period.

(b) The department shall submit the report described in subdivision (a) in electronic format.

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, 2019. 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, state budget director, and the house and senate fiscal agencies no later than February 1, 2020.

(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.

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 Gordie Howe 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 Gordie Howe 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 Gordie Howe 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 monthly reports to the state budget director, the speaker of the house of representatives, the house of representatives 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 all of the following:

(a) All expenditures made by the state related to the Gordie Howe Bridge.

(b) All reimbursements made by Canada under section 384(1) of this part to the state for expenditures for staff resources used in connection with project activities.

(2) The initial report required under subsection (1) shall be submitted on or before December 1, 2019. The initial report shall cover the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

Sec. 386. (1) On or before May 1 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.

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

(2) The department shall use toll credits to match grants from federal funds in the following order of priority:

(a) State trunkline and local agency road and bridge construction and preservation projects.

(b) Rail infrastructure projects.

(d) Aeronautics capital grants.

(e) Any other eligible projects.

(f) Bike paths.

Sec. 387. (1) Within 60 days of completion of any formal traffic study, formal traffic control study, or formal traffic mitigation study, the department shall post the results of the study on the department�s website.

(2) As used in this section, the terms �traffic study�, �traffic control study�, and �traffic mitigation study� include, but are not limited to, investigations into the need for traffic lights, reviews of traffic speeds and related recommendations regarding speed limits, and ways to improve traffic flow during peak travel times.

Sec. 389. Within 30 days of entering into a long-term agreement with a private contractor, a public agency, or a partnership between 1 or more private contractors or public agencies, the department shall notify the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, and the house and senate fiscal agencies of the agreement, including the subject of the agreement, the term of the agreement, and financial obligations under the agreement. As used in this section, �long-term agreement� means an agreement that obligates the department for a period of 5 years or more and that actually or contingently obligates the department to make payments over the contract period of $5,000,000.00 or more.

Sec. 390. (1) Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall report on prior fiscal year revenues, expenditures, and ending balances, including a description of obligations or restrictions in ending balances, for the following funds and accounts:

(a) The moveable bridge fund.

(b) The rail grade crossing account.

(d) The roads and risks reserve fund.

(e) Any unencumbered general fund revenue.

(f) Any unexpended federal earmarks.

(2) The department shall transmit the reports required under this section to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, and the house and senate fiscal agencies.

Sec. 391. The department shall not use any funds from the appropriations in part 1 to perform, or to assist any other state department in performing, inspections or testing of motor fuel quality.

Sec. 393. 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 health and human services. 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.

Sec. 394. The department and local road agencies shall make the preservation of their existing road networks a funding priority.

Sec. 395. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for state trunkline federal aid road and bridge construction, the department may expend up to $10,000,000.00 on highway maintenance activities to support safety-related, high-priority, and other deferred routine maintenance needs on Michigan�s state trunkline network.

Sec. 396. In soliciting proposals for contractual services, other than construction contracts, the department shall obtain assurance that the respondents have the financial capability, equipment, work force, and prior work experience sufficient to perform the proposed services.

Sec. 398. The department shall continue to work to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on Michigan�s trunkline and shall maintain the Toward Zero Deaths statewide safety campaign. The department shall prioritize additional median cable guardrail installation when appropriate to address trunkline locations with a history of correctable fatal and serious injury crashes.

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.

Sec. 403. After meeting the capital needs of existing section 5310 subrecipients, the department shall include in its grant application to the Federal Transit Administration replacement buses for rural transit agencies to the maximum extent possible based on the federal regulations that govern the section 5310 program.

MICHIGAN TRANSPORTATION FUND

Sec. 501. The money received under the motor carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.42, 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. 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. 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. 605. (1) From the increased funds appropriated in part 1 for highway maintenance, the department shall expand highway maintenance activities in the current fiscal year to support flooding mitigation-related activities on limited- access state trunklines in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties, as well as other safety-related, high-priority, and deferred routine maintenance needs on Michigan�s state trunkline network.

(2) The department shall report on specific outcomes and performance measures, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) The number of drainage catch basins cleaned on limited-access state trunklines in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

(b) The number of flooding-related closures on limited-access state trunklines in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

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. 613. (1) On or before February 1 of each year, the department shall prepare a report on all capital federal aid participating construction projects completed in the prior fiscal year. The report shall include the following information:

(a) Location of the project.

(b) General description of the project.

(d) As-built cost of the project.

(e) Estimated completion date.

(f) Actual completion date.

(g) Whether design engineering was performed by department staff or contract engineering consultants, and, if performed by contract engineering consultants, the name of the contract engineering consultant firm or firms.

(h) Design engineering costs.

(i) Whether construction engineering was performed by department staff or contract engineering consultants, and, if performed by contract engineering consultants, the name of the contract engineering consultant firm or firms.

(j) Construction engineering costs.

(k) Design life.

(2) The report shall include a discussion of design engineering and construction engineering costs as a proportion of total project costs and in comparison with other state transportation agencies. The report shall also include a discussion of relative efficiency and effectiveness of work performed by department staff and work performed by contract engineering consultants.

(3) The report described in this section 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 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.

Sec. 661. (1) From funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall establish a collaborative stakeholder group to review innovative road materials and innovative road and bridge design and construction specifications. The collaborative group shall include representatives from the following stakeholder groups:

(a) The DOT-FHWA.

(b) An appointee of the speaker of the house of representatives.

(d) The Asphalt Pavement Association of Michigan.

(e) The Michigan Concrete Association.

(f) The Michigan Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan.

(g) The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association.

(h) The County Road Association of Michigan.

(i) The Michigan Municipal League.

(j) The Michigan Association of Drain Commissioners.

(k) The Michigan Aggregates Association.

(l) The Michigan Association of Counties.

(m) The Michigan Road Preservation Association.

(2) Beginning July 1, 2020, the department shall report quarterly on the activities of the collaborative stakeholder group established under this section. The report shall be provided by April 1, 2020, to the house appropriations committee, the senate appropriations committee, the house standing committee on transportation and infrastructure, the senate standing committee on transportation and infrastructure, and the house and senate fiscal agencies. The report shall describe the innovative materials and innovative road and bridge design and construction specifications submitted for review. The report shall also describe, of the innovative materials and innovative road and bridge design and construction specifications submitted for review, the submissions recommended for adoption by the department and the submissions not recommended for adoption by the department. The department shall provide recipients with updated reports on activities of the collaborative stakeholder group by July 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020.

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 and 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 and facility 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 and 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 and 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. 704. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall prepare and transmit a report that provides detail regarding the department�s obligations for programs funded under the appropriation in part 1 for rail operations and infrastructure. The report shall include a breakdown of the appropriation by program, year-to-date obligations under each program itemized by project, and an estimate of future obligations under each program itemized by project for the remainder of the fiscal year. The initial report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on transportation, the state budget director, and the senate and house fiscal agencies, on or before February 1, 2020. The department also shall update and resubmit the final report on or before November 1, 2020.

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 June 30 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 Amtrak service route in Michigan.

(b) Revenue and operating expenses 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.

(e) Fare revenue by route and fare revenue as a percentage of route operating expense.

Sec. 712. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall take all actions needed to develop a solicitation for proposals for the delivery of daily round-trip rail passenger service between Grand Rapids and Chicago, Illinois by September 30, 2020.

Sec. 719. It is the intent of the legislature that by September 30, 2020, each subsidized elderly and medical transit system located in a county with a population of 100,000 or more must determine that system�s estimated cost per rider. It is the intent of the legislature that during the fiscal year, each system must issue a request for proposals from ride- sharing companies for 100% of the system�s anticipated service.

Sec. 735. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, the appropriation to a street railway pursuant to section 10e(22) of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660e, is $0.

Sec. 752. At least once each fiscal year, the department shall meet with representatives of a rail industry trade association to provide information on the availability of rail infrastructure loan and grant funding programs and freight economic development project opportunities.

Sec. 753. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for marine passenger service, 60% must be spent on eligible entities servicing multiple destinations. The remaining funds must be spent on eligible entities servicing a single destination.

AERONAUTICS FUND

Sec. 801. Except as otherwise provided in section 903 of this part 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.

Sec. 804. (1) The department shall not expend funds from the appropriation in part 1, air fleet operations and maintenance, if the department owns a Cessna 206 aircraft. The department shall notify the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, and the house and senate fiscal agencies when it no longer owns a Cessna 206 aircraft.

(2) The department shall submit a report by February 1, 2020 to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, and the house and senate fiscal agencies on the number of FTEs required to maintain and operate airfleet operations.

Sec. 805. The department shall take all steps necessary to sell any aircraft with less than 50 flight hours logged by September 15, 2020.

Sec. 806. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for aviation services, the department shall review the information and forms on the office of aeronautics public website to ensure that the terminology used on the website is consistent with the terminology and definitions used in the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.1 to

259.208. In addition, the department shall review the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.1 to 259.208, to identify definitions or provisions that are unclear, out-of-date, or otherwise no longer consistent with current practice.

(2) On or before December 1, 2019, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation and the house and senate fiscal agencies describing its activities under subsection (1). The report shall include a list of terminology, definitions, and provisions of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.1 to 259.208, the department has identified as unclear, out-of-date, or no longer consistent with current practice. The department shall include in the report any recommended changes to the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.1 to 259.208, and the reasons for any proposed changes.

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 less 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 APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 1001. The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for county road commissions shall be distributed among the county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662, to be used by county road commissions as provided under that section. The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for cities and villages shall be distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663, to be used by cities and villages as provided under that section.

Sec. 1002. The one-time appropriation of comprehensive transportation funds for Carbide dock/Soo Locks project shall be used for demolition needs associated with the Carbide dock project.

Sec. 1003. From the funds appropriated in one-time spending in part 1, to enhance the movement of people and goods on public or privately owned rail lines, the department shall award up to $22,700,000.00 of which $10,700,000.00 is federal spending authority, to a county with a population greater than 1,500,000 for a railroad grade separation project in a city with a population between 12,750 and 13,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.