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Release of $2.6 million for St. Augustine jail tied to federal funding request; committee asks staff to check whether request was submitted
Summary
Committee members were told a $2.6 million bonded appropriation from last year's capital bill for booking expansion at St. Augustine Correctional Facility is subject to a trigger: the secretary of human services must notify that a federal funding request was submitted. Staff will verify whether the request was filed to allow release of the funds.
The committee heard that $2.6 million in bonded funds from last year's capital bill for a booking expansion at the St. Augustine Correctional Facility may be eligible for release only after a notification that a federal funding request was submitted.
Scott Moore of the Joint Fiscal Office and John Gray of Legislative Council explained that last year's appropriation includes a…
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