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Senate finance committee advances $15 million supplemental for repairs to Charleston 'Diamond Building'
Summary
The West Virginia Senate Finance Committee voted to report House Bill 3347 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass. The bill would provide a $15 million supplemental appropriation to the Department of Administration’s Division of General Services for masonry, HVAC and life-safety work at the Diamond Building in Charleston.
The West Virginia Senate Finance Committee voted to report House Bill 3347 to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass after hearing from the Department of Administration about needed repairs to the Diamond Building in Charleston.
Committee counsel introduced House Bill 3347 as a supplemental appropriation of $15,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus balance of general revenue to a new capital outlay repairs and equipment surplus appropriation in the Department of Administration, Division of General Services. The bill is single-referenced to the committee on finance.
Why it matters: The Diamond Building at 350 Capitol Street houses several state offices and roughly 850 employees, and administrators told the committee the facility has failing masonry, water intrusion and aging mechanical systems. Committee…
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