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The bill contains $787 billion in federal funding for a wide range of purposes, from tax cuts to infrastructure spending. Included is an additional $4 billion in capitalization for Clean Water State Revolving Funds (SRF or CWSRF) administered by the states, of which Michigan has received $168,509,000. These funds will provide Michigan with the ability to tender more loans through the SRF and provide additional subsidy (principal forgiveness for 40 percent of a projects cost). Stimulus funds will have to be utilized within the current structure of the SRF and there are additional requirements that apply to projects funded by the ARRA. The ARRA requires the states, if sufficient project applications are submitted, to use at least 20 percent of its ARRA capitalization for “projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements of other environmentally innovative projects”. To meet this requirement, and to further the MDEQ’s desire to encourage the integration of these practices into water and wastewater infrastructure, qualifying SRF projects were actively solicited. A number of projects with green reserve qualifying components currently have applications in process. Projects seeking assistance from stimulus funds channeled through the SRF first have to appear on Michigan’s Project Priority List (PPL) and Intended Use Plan (IUP). In order to be included in Michigan’s FY 2010 PPL and IUP, a municipality had to submit to the MDEQ on or before July 1, 2009, a final project plan that provides a comprehensive evaluation of wastewater system needs for a 20-year planning period. Michigan obligated over $78 million of its SRF ARRA allotment to 40 projects that appeared on the FY 2009 PPL, including over $6 million to green reserve qualifying projects. Twenty-seven additional projects from the FY 2010 PPL are currently advancing through the application process seeking 1st Quarter loans (January 2010 loan closing) in the hopes of capturing principal forgiveness from Michigan’s remaining ARRA resources. This announcement will be updated as additional information is available. 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