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Appropriations subcommittee debates $300M–$330M state hospital project, considers moving construction oversight to OMB
Summary
Committee members debated whether the proposed state hospital — budgeted between $300 million and $330 million — should remain in the Human Services budget or be moved to the Office of Management and Budget for construction management; members also discussed alternate bid items and long-term bed needs.
Senators in the Appropriations — Human Resources Division spent a lengthy portion of the meeting debating the State Hospital capital project, its scope and price tag and whether construction oversight should be managed in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rather than within the Department of Human Services (DHHS).
Committee members summarized the competing price points: the design team initially estimated about $330 million; the governor recommended a $300 million budget and the House left it at $330 million. Chairman Deaver told senators he did not believe the project could be completed for less than $300 million without costly redesigns or construction delays.
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