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Committee trims correctional HVAC appropriations, debates flexibility for roof and booking projects
Summary
Committee reduced a proposed $5 million HVAC appropriation at correctional facilities to $4 million and debated language to allow flexibility between roofing, sewage system upgrades and booking‑area construction at several prisons, including a contingency tied to federal funding for St. Albans booking expansion.
During the March 18 meeting, the Corrections & Institutions Committee narrowed funding for correctional facility HVAC upgrades and spent extended time shaping language to preserve legislative intent where multi‑phase projects overlap.
John Gray, legislative counsel, said the committee recommended lowering the $5,000,000 bond appropriation for planning, design and construction for HVAC system upgrades at correctional facilities to $4,000,000. The committee also reviewed itemized correctional projects: accessibility upgrades ($2,000,000), safety and security upgrades ($225,000), and an allocation for door control system replacements at the Northeast Correctional Complex in St. Johnsbury and Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility.
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