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Appropriations Requests for Great Lakes Water Authority

Sponsoring legislator

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Rosemary Bayer
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1. Cosponsoring legislators:
  • Jeff Irwin

Recipient Information

2. Intended legislatively directed spending item recipient:
Great Lakes Water Authority
3. Physical address of legislatively directed spending item recipient and the intended location of the project or activity:
735 Randolph, Suite 1900, Detroit, MI 48207
4. The recipient's employer identification number:
47-3993379

Funding Details

5. Requested amount of the legislatively directed spending item:
$15,000,000.00
6. What is the purpose and how does the legislatively directed spending item provide a public benefit that is an appropriate use of taxpayer money?
The $15 million state investment will drawn down a $15 million U.S. DOE matching grant for a wastewater biosolids hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) demonstration project to transform up to 10 tons of carbon waste daily into usable fuel while eliminating PFAS and other harmful contaminants and avoid growing biosolids disposal costs. The project, which will be located at GLWA's Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF), will establish Michigan as the national leader in PFAS removal in wastewater and circular economy technologies.
7. Has the legislatively directed spending item previously received or been awarded any of the following types of funding in the past 5 years?
Federal Funding
Amount received: $1,000,000.00
8. Estimated time frame for completion of the legislatively directed spending item project:
12-24 months

Additional Information For Nonprofit Corporations

9. Is the recipient a nonprofit corporation?
No

Certification By Sponsoring Legislator

  • "I certify that my immediate family members, legislative staff members, and I have no direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the requested legislatively directed spending item."
  • "I certify that the intended recipient of this legislatively directed spending item is not a for-profit entity."
  • "I certify that the information in this form is true to the best of my knowledge."

Senator Rosemary Bayer