Human services: services or financial assistance; water rate affordability fund; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14t. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0250'25, SB 0252'25
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Overview
This bill establishes a fund to help low-income Michigan residents afford their water bills. The ‘Low-Income Water Residential Affordability Fund’ will be created within the state treasury and funded through a monthly fee added to retail water bills. The money in the fund can be used to cover administrative costs, provide bill discounts or caps to eligible customers, pay past-due water bills, and fund water loss mitigation programs. The funding factor, which is the monthly fee, will be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index.
Key provisions
- Creates the ‘Low-Income Water Residential Affordability Fund’ within the state treasury.
- Funds the fund through a monthly fee ($1.25 per month initially, increasing annually) added to retail water bills.
- Allows the fund to be used for administrative costs, bill discounts, past-due payments, and water loss mitigation programs.
- Requires providers to include the funding factor on water bills and remit collected funds to the state treasurer.
- Establishes reporting requirements for providers regarding funding factor collections and amounts not collected.
- Allows for donations to the fund from retail water customers or philanthropic entities, offering a ‘water affordability champion’ designation for significant donations.
- Specifies a process for adjusting the funding factor annually based on the Consumer Price Index.
- Requires the department of treasury to annually report on the fund's performance and make recommendations for adjustments.
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