HB 5870 Summary

• Supplements appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, totaling $115,000,000 from state general fund sources.

• Allocates $110,000,000 to the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy for a drinking water infrastructure grant program targeting a county with population between 260,000-270,000 affected by groundwater contamination from a former industrial site.

• Allocates $5,000,000 to the Department of Treasury for disaster relief grants to local units of government in a county with population between 260,000-270,000 to cover costs of natural disasters.

• Designates the drinking water infrastructure funding as a work project appropriation with estimated completion date of September 30, 2028, with unencumbered funds not lapsing at fiscal year end.

• Requires the county receiving disaster relief funds to award grants within 2 years or return unallocated funds to the state treasury.