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House approves emergency appropriations and housing measures with $100 million for St. Louis tornado relief
Summary
In an extraordinary session, the Missouri House approved Senate substitute bills that reauthorize earlier appropriations and add disaster and housing relief, including up to $100 million in general revenue for St. Louis tornado recovery and $25 million for a statewide housing assistance program.
The Missouri House of Representatives approved emergency appropriations and housing measures Monday, moving funds the governor requested for disaster relief and other projects and clearing a path for immediate release once signed into law.
The appropriation measure, carried by the budget committee chairman (Budget Chairman, Representative from McDonald County), would appropriate $360,559,065 to various state departments, including about $175 million in general revenue and the remainder in federal and other funds. The measure and a separate bill to expand emergency housing assistance were passed in votes recorded on the House floor.
The bills package includes a series of previously discussed and vetted projects: money for state fair and park capital improvements, conservation projects and highway-patrol facilities funded from non‑general funds, $35 million in federal funds for the National Guard, and an item tied to a Kansas…
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