The Legislature's plan does not raise taxes. The Republican-authored transportation funding plan increases overall year-over-year spending on roads and bridges by about $373 million, approximately $392 million less than what Whitmer's plan called for through a phased-in fuel-tax hike, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency. The House has scheduled a vote Tuesday on the transportation budget in Senate Bill 149. The leftover $175 million would go into the state's Act 51 funding formula and be split among the Michigan Department of Transportation, counties, cities and villages, according to the bill. Officials in those communities say about $68 million is needed to replace all four bridges. Lawmakers set aside $243 million of the $400 million in one-time funds for repairs that include the four specific bridge projects. 30 deadline to finalize a 2020 fiscal year budget and avoid a state government shutdown. The Legislature is expected to send Whitmer a $5.38 billion transportation budget and all other spending plans by the end of this week as lawmakers and the governor face a Sept. ![]() "They were picked to reflect what the governor has identified publicly as some of her infrastructure funding priorities," said Amber McCann, spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake. Whitmer, a Democrat, has showcased all four bridges in her fruitless bid to get the Legislature to raise the fuel tax by 45 cents to better fund Michigan's crumbling roads and bridges.
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