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Committee reviews first draft of two‑year capital bill, flags bond/cash tracking and reallocations
Summary
Legislative counsel walked the Corrections & Institutions Committee through a first draft of the two‑year capital bill, focusing on the bill's structure, the bond total and how cash appropriations and reallocations will be tracked and presented.
Legislative Counsel John Gray told the Corrections & Institutions Committee on March 18 that the committee was reviewing a first draft of its two‑year capital bill and that the draft reflected prior markup and recommendations.
Gray said the draft presents a list of authorized projects grouped by the agency that will receive the appropriation and a separate funding section that shows bonded authorizations and cash appropriations. “This first section here is just establishing intent saying that this is a 2 year act,” Gray said as he began the walk‑through.
Why it matters: committee members said they need clear, consistent presentation so future readers and staff can reconcile the bill text with the spreadsheet that tracks the committee's choices. Several members…
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