Brownfield,
Historic Credit Replacement Dollars and Allocation Info
 Now
that the Brownfield and Historic Tax Credits have been eliminated
(once the corporate income tax bill is signed by the governor),
the League has been working on two fronts to ensure the projects
that relied on these credits are still feasible. On the funding
front, we received very good news late last week. Somewhere
between $75 and $100 million will be allocated to projects
that previously received Brownfield, Historic, and MEGA credits.
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State
Affairs Update
 Revenue
Sharing Scores Additional Victory In Final Budget Deal! –
Last week, gthe governor and House and Senate leadership announced
the final budget deal for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. Of the
extra $310 million available (due to updated revenue estimates),
another $30 million will be added to revenue sharing. $15
million will go to the "Economic Vitality Incentive"
grants which are replacing statutory revenue sharing. The
other $15 million will go to county revenue sharing. MORE>
House
Holds PA 312 Hearing
Senate
Passes 80/20 Health Care Premium Sharing
League
Holds Two-Part Webinar on Advocacy: Cracking the Capitol Code
Community
Excellence Award: Call for Entries
Governor’s
Reform Plan: League Resource Page Now Available
Federal Update
 2012
Federal Budget Targeting Begins –
House Republicans have set targets for
the 2012 budget, and as predicted in several former posts,
the floor keeps dropping. The targets set additional reductions
of $47 billion that will impact every non-security area of
federal operations and programs. For example, the 2012 spending
limit for the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development
Subcommittee is $7.7 billion less than the fiscal year 2011
enacted level. CDBG, HOME, transportation, and public housing
programs all fall within this subcommittee’s jurisdiction.
MORE>
Federal
Complete Streets Legislation Introduced
Legislation
Protecting Public Access TV Introduced
Rural
Development Solid Waste Grants Available
COPS
Grant Process Now Open
CDBG
Estimates Released
Michigan’s
Census Profile Released
21st Century Communities
 Old
Town Lansing Recipient of Great American Main Street Award
–
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has announced
that Old
Town Lansing is a recipient of the 2011 Great American
Main Street Award. The award recognizes Old Town for following
the Main Street Four-Point Approach, embracing sound historic
preservation ethics and building strategic partnerships. MORE>
New
Report Links Transit with Jobs
Re-Sizing
Michigan Communities: Free Webinar Series
Michigan’s
Complete Streets Actions Bring National Acclaim
State
Announces New Round of Energy Efficiency Grants
Progress
Towards Restoring Detroit’s Depot
Nation’s
Capital Hosts Two Spring Conferences for Community Energy
Leaders
Helping
Small Towns Succeed: A National Conference
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