Blog tagged as Infrastructure

Hall Wants SFA's Projected $1B Surplus To Go To Roads 

01/10/25 12:26 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Hall Wants SFA's Projected $1B Surplus To Go To Roads 
House Speaker Matt Hall said Thursday the estimated $1 billion that the Senate Fiscal Agency says the state will ultimately end Fiscal Year 2024 with, and the extra $1 billion expected in the current FY ‘25 and next year’s FY '26 should be put into roads, bridges and infrastructure.

CRC: Hall's Road Funding Plan Creates $2.5B Hole

12/10/24 01:00 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
CRC: Hall's Road Funding Plan Creates $2.5B Hole
House Minority Leader Matt Hall (R-Richland Township)'s plan to shift $2.7 billion in tax revenue to road infrastructure will mean "major reductions" of around 17 percent to the state's General Fund

Infrastructure Disaster Relief Fund Moves 

12/04/24 01:50 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Infrastructure Disaster Relief Fund Moves 
Every year, $5 million would be set aside for an emergency infrastructure disaster relief fund under legislation that moved out of a House committee Tuesday

New $2 Water Affordability Program Flows Into Lame Duck 

12/03/24 02:40 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
New $2 Water Affordability Program Flows Into Lame Duck 
Proponents of a first-of-its-kind water affordability program in Michigan – funded by a $2 monthly charge on customers – are continuing their support in lame duck with a new version that keeps fee revenue in the region it came from.

MITA Pushes For Sustainable Road Funding By Year's End As County Roads Crumble

10/02/24 11:12 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MITA Pushes For Sustainable Road Funding By Year's End As County Roads Crumble
The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA) is making a new push to get lawmakers to a $3.9 billion annual road funding shortfall by year's end as a new County Roads Association (CRAM) report points to crumbling concrete.