"Our steadfast commitment to Michigan's environment is paying off," Engler says. "We are a national leader in such areas as brownfield redevelopment and ridding waterways of contaminated sediments."
Senate Bill 291 provides:* $35.7 million for the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties.
* $15 million to address leaking storage tanks.
* $4 million for the Municipal Landfill Grant program, which supports environmental response activities at certain municipal solid waste landfills.
* $3 million for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, which encourages environmentally sound practices on agricultural lands to improve water quality and wildlife habitat.
* $2.4 million for the Abandoned Well Management Program, which assists communities in locating and plugging abandoned wells to avoid contaminating public water supply wells.
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