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Committee backs larger bond authority for I‑5 bridge replacement, 18‑7
Summary
The House Transportation Committee recommended a due‑pass on a substitute to House Bill 1958 that raises maximum bond authority for the Interstate 5 bridge replacement from $1.6 billion to $2.5 billion; the committee recorded an 18‑7 vote with two excused members.
House Bill 1958, as reported out in substitute form, would authorize the issuance of bonds to pay for design, right‑of‑way and construction work for the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project. The committee voted 18 in favor and 7 opposed, with two members excused, to recommend the bill for passage.
Mister Menicki, a staff member who briefed the committee, said the original bill "allows for the issuance of up to $1,600,000,000 worth of bonds for the design right of way and construction of the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project." He said a proposed substitute — identified in committee as H-2096.1 — would…
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