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Appropriations debate centers on federal-authority bill and proposal to sweep ARPA interest into capital projects
Summary
The Appropriations Committee spent extended time on House Bill 4, the federal-authority/budget amendment bill, debating a proposal to move existing ARPA interest and remaining balances into specific infrastructure bills and then to sweep any remaining balance into the capital development fund.
House Bill 4, the biennial budget amendment and federal-authority bill, dominated a lengthy Appropriations Committee discussion about federal awards, agency authority and a proposed plan to move American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) interest into infrastructure spending and then into the capital development fund.
Budget staff and the Office of Budget and Program Planning (OBPP) described the bill as a regular vehicle to grant agencies authority to accept and spend federal awards received while the Legislature is in session. OBPP's Evelyn Davis…
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