Bill
HB 5922
Adjusts TEDF Category C population ranges to preserve current five-county share (Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee, Kent) after 2020 census.
Status and timeline
- Introduced: Sept. 11, 2024 (Rep. Jaime Greene et al.).
- Passed House: Sept. 25, 2024. Passed Senate: Dec. 10, 2024.
- Approved by Governor: Jan. 16, 2025. Filed with Secretary of State: Jan. 16, 2025.
- Effective date: April 2, 2025.
- Enacted as: Public Act 203 of 2024. (Companion: SB 1011)
Purpose
- Adjust the population thresholds used to allocate the Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category C (Urban Congestion Relief) so that the current percentage allocations among the five designated urban counties remain the same after the 2020 U.S. Census.
Key provisions
- Amends section 11 of 1987 PA 231 (MCL 247.911) — distribution rules for TEDF Category C (25% of TEDF after other set distributions).
- Replaces the Category C county population ranges as follows:
- 1,750,000 or more: 16% (unchanged)
- 1,000,000 to 1,749,999: 40% (unchanged)
- 700,000 to 999,999: 20% (changed from 650,001–999,999)
- 400,000 to 699,999: 24% (changed from 400,000–650,000)
- When two or more counties fall in the same category, the category’s percentage is split equally among those counties.
- Confirms eligible Category C uses: widening county primary roads, widening city major streets, and advanced traffic management systems.
Who is affected / impact
- Affects allocation of Category C project capacity among Michigan’s urban counties (those with population > 400,000). Category C historically covers five counties: Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee, and Kent.
- Intent: preserve the existing percentage shares among those five counties despite population shifts reported in the 2020 census (notably Kent County’s growth).
- Fiscal impact: nonpartisan House and Senate fiscal analyses report no net change in total state funding and a net zero fiscal impact on local units overall. The adjustment prevents statutory reclassification that would have shifted shares between counties (examples provided in legislative analyses estimated modest shifts in FY 2022–23 dollars if unchanged).
- Practical note: TEDF “allocations” are accounting shares for eligible projects in a county; funds are not directly transferred to counties. MDOT administers contracts and draws on the county’s Category C allocation for eligible construction costs.
Context
- TEDF: a restricted state transportation fund for economic-development-related road projects. Category C is specifically for congestion reduction in urban counties. For FY 2024–25, Category C appropriation was about $10.4 million (used as context in analyses).
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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