Well compensation grants, lead service line replacements, funding for soil and water programs, and making an appropriation. (FE)

The bill also appropriates to DNR $173,000 to fund a position to administer the program.

Replacement of lead service lines Under current law, the state may contract up to $74,950,000 in public debt for the safe drinking water loan program. This bill increases the bonding authority for the program by $40,000,000 and requires DOA to allocate up to $40,000,000 of the authorized public debt to projects involving forgivable loans to private users of public water systems to cover not more than 50 percent of the cost to replace lead service lines.

Contaminated sediment removal Under current law, the state may contract up to $36,000,000 in public debt to pay a portion of the costs of a project to remove contaminated sediment from Lake Michigan or Lake Superior, or a tributary of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior, if DNR has identified the body of water as being impaired by the sediment. This bill increases the bonding authority for sediment removal projects by $21,000,000.

Lake and river protection Under current law, DNR administers a financial assistance program to provide lake management planning grants and to award contracts for certain lake projects.

The bill increases the amount appropriated to DNR for this program by $1,494,800.

Under current law, DNR administers a financial assistance program to provide grants for river planning and management projects and contracts for lake monitoring and protection. The bill increases the amount appropriated to DNR for this program by $1,421,000.

Local pollution control grants in TMDL watersheds This bill requires DNR to award grants to municipalities and counties for water pollution control infrastructure projects within watersheds that have a total maximum daily load (TMDL) in effect. A TMDL is the maximum amount of pollutants that an impaired water body can assimilate while still meeting water quality standards. The bill provides for $4,000,000 in general obligation bonding authority for this purpose.

Nonpoint source water pollution abatement Under current law, DNR administers a financial assistance program for the abatement of nonpoint source water pollution. The bill increases the amount appropriated to DNR for this program by $600,000. Under current law, DNR may contract for services relating to the nonpoint source water pollution abatement program. The bill increases the amount appropriated to DNR for these contracts by $460,000.

Soil and water resource management Under current law, DATCP administers a program to award soil and water resource management grants to counties. The bill increases the amount appropriated to DATCP for this program by $1,126,000.