Environmental Quality

Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

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Copies of the reports listed below may be obtained by contacting the office at 517.373.8080 or contacting Kathryn Bateson.

Questions on the following documents should be directed to Austin Scott Fiscal Analyst for the Environmental Quality budget.

Fiscal Brief: State Funding to Address PFAS Contamination [602K] March 1, 2019. Prepared by Austin Scott, Fiscal Analyst, Susan Frey, Senior Fiscal Analyst and William E. Hamilton, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This publication describes state funding for PFAS response in the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Health & Human Services.

Legislative Analysis: Adjust School Aid Earmark, Create Renew Michigan fund, and Modify Individual Income Tax Distributions, Houe Bill 4991(S-2) [195K] December 20, 2018. Prepared by Austin Scott, Fiscal Analyst and Jim Stansell, Senior Economist.
Fiscal Brief: 2019 DEQ Fee Sunsets [448K] October 30, 2018. Prepared by Austin Scott, Fiscal Analyst. This publication details the Department of Environmental Quality fees scheduled to sunset in 2019.
Clean Michigan Initiative Memorandum [135K], February 5, 2018. This memorandum provides background and financial information concerning the Clean Michigan Initiative which is partly administered by the Department of Environmental Quality. Prepared by Austin Scott, Fiscal Analyst.

DEQ Waste and Operator Training Fee Sunsets [90K], October 5, 2016. Prepared by Austin Scott, Fiscal Analyst. This memorandum provides background information and the potential budgetary impact for five fees which support the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) budget and are set to expire for FY 2017-18.

Air Quality Fee Increase Memo - House Bill 4449 [38K], May 12, 2015. Prepared by Austin Scott, Fiscal Analyst. This is memo discusses House Bill 4449 on the Air Quality Fee increase.