MTA Legislative Alerts

March 9, 2010

House Committee Cuts Revenue Sharing

The House General Government Subcommittee on Appropriations today reported HB 5880 with an H-1 substitute, that reduces revenue sharing next fiscal year for townships, cities and villages by $10 million and cuts counties by $3.6 million. Last month the governor unveiled her budget and recommended no cuts to revenue sharing next fiscal year (beginning Oct. 1, 2010). The cut represents a 3.1 percent cut on the total amount of statutory revenue sharing. The appropriations bill also reduces constitutional revenue sharing by $19 million, or roughly 3 percent compared to the amounts in the current year as well. MTA testified against the cuts and explained that the state is hitting local governments with a double whammy, with property tax assessments being sent out last week which will amount to significant reductions in local property taxes. HB 5880 now goes to the full House Appropriations Committee for consideration. MTA will keep township officials abreast of any legislative activity related to the state budget approval process.

Please use the following links to contact your legislators:

www.house.michigan.gov/replist.asp and http://www.senate.michigan.gov/.