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Rep. Stevens Urges Continued Funding for Connect for Ohio; Bill Would Tap Sales‑Tax Holiday Account
Summary
Representative Stevens told the House Transportation Committee that House Bill 151 would use excess state revenue to continue the Connect for Ohio rural corridor program, citing a potential $337 million available from the sales‑tax holiday balance and listing candidate projects across multiple counties; the bill received a first hearing.
Representative Stevens told the Ohio House Transportation Committee on May 20 that House Bill 151 would allocate state revenue surplus to fund road and bridge projects under the Connect for Ohio program, arguing the measure would preserve a funding mechanism focused on rural corridor and non‑urban projects.
"House Bill 151 bolsters the continuation of the Connect for Ohio program," Representative Stevens said in sponsor testimony, describing the program as a two‑year initiative first implemented through the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) in 2023 to help complete corridors between rural counties and to eliminate slowdowns on non‑interstate highways.
Stevens told the committee that…
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