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Senate District 15 Updates

Senate District 15 Updates

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This June, Governor Whitmer signed Public Act 53 of 2023 into law, removing the asset test as a requirement to qualify for food assistance. This bill is designed to go into effect 90 days after sine die, the formal adjournment of the legislative session for the year. Sine die was Tuesday, November 14th, so the asset test will be officially eliminated February 12th of 2024. The asset test was not needed on top of the federal income eligibility rules,and it actually costs our state money to impose this bureaucratic burden between people who need help and federal food assistance.

Read more here:
michiganadvance.com/blog/whitmer-signs-bill-ending-asset-test-for-food-assistance-in-michigan/

View the legislation here: legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2023-SB-0035
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This June, Governor Whitmer signed Public Act 53 of 2023 into law, removing the asset test as a requirement to qualify for food assistance. This bill is designed to go into effect 90 days after sine die, the formal adjournment of the legislative session for the year. Sine die was Tuesday, November 14th, so the asset test will be officially eliminated February 12th of 2024. The asset test was not needed on top of the federal income eligibility rules,and it actually costs our state money to impose this bureaucratic burden between people who need help and federal food assistance. 

Read more here: 
https://michiganadvance.com/blog/whitmer-signs-bill-ending-asset-test-for-food-assistance-in-michigan/

View the legislation here: http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2023-SB-0035

GRANT OPPORTUNITY: Dam Risk Reduction

EGLE has announced its Dam Risk Reduction Grant Program Request for Pre-Proposals. The goal of the Dam Risk Reduction Grant Program is to provide grant funds to dam owners for repair, alteration, or removal activities necessary to address risk associated with publicly or privately owned dams.

Pre-proposals are to be submitted in PDF form to Mason Manuszak with the Dam Safety Unit (DSU) at ManuszakM@Michigan.gov and must be received no later than December 4, 2023.
Learn more here: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIDEQ/bulletins/37941c2
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GRANT OPPORTUNITY: Dam Risk Reduction

EGLE has announced its Dam Risk Reduction Grant Program Request for Pre-Proposals. The goal of the Dam Risk Reduction Grant Program is to provide grant funds to dam owners for repair, alteration, or removal activities necessary to address risk associated with publicly or privately owned dams.
 
Pre-proposals are to be submitted in PDF form to Mason Manuszak with the Dam Safety Unit (DSU) at ManuszakM@Michigan.gov and must be received no later than December 4, 2023. 
Learn more here: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIDEQ/bulletins/37941c2
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