evidence_text: Senator Albert offered the following amendments:
  
  1. Amend page 197, following line 21, by inserting:
  
  “Public safety facility grants 25,000,000”.
  
  2. Amend page 318, following line 26, by inserting:
  
  “Sec. 996. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for public safety facility grants, the department of treasury shall establish and administer a program to provide matching grants to local units of government for the purpose of consolidating or renovating local law enforcement or fire fighter facilities. The grant program must be structured as follows:
  
  (a) Grants shall be awarded to local units of government on a competitive basis. The department of treasury must prioritize demonstrated need and cost savings when selecting grant recipients.
  
  (b) In order to be eligible for a grant under this section, a local unit of government must commit $1.00 for every $1.00 of grant funding received for the purposes described in subsection (1).
  
  (c) The maximum award for a grant shall be $5,000,000.00 per local unit of government.
  
  (d) The department of treasury shall expend not more than 1% of the funds allocated in part 1 for public safety facility grants for administrative purposes.
  
  (2) The department of treasury shall develop and post a grant application on a publicly accessible page of the department website no later than November 15, 2026.
  
  (3) The department of treasury must set a deadline for receipt of applications of December 31, 2026. Funds must be awarded no later than March 15, 2027.
  
  (4) The unexpended portion of funds appropriated for public safety facility grants are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for the project under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
  
  (a) The purpose of the project is to provide grants to support the consolidation and renovation of law enforcement and fire department facilities owned and operated by local units of government.
  
  (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state resources and grants.
  
  (c) The total estimated cost of the project is $25,000,000.00.
  
  (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2031.”.
  
  The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.