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Senate passes capital outlay and bond authorization bills; leaders tout project additions
Summary
The Senate approved House Bill 2 (capital outlay) and House Bill 3 (Omnibus Bond Authorization) after floor amendments; sponsors said the measures keep P‑1 projects within capacity and add P‑2 listings to allow for future funding.
The Louisiana Senate voted to pass the capital outlay budget (House Bill 2) and the companion Omnibus Bond Authorization Act (House Bill 3), motions that allow the state to designate projects and provide the bonding authority to finance them.
Senator Foyle (floor sponsor for HB 2) described the bill as the capital outlay package that initially included some $552 million in new capacity and roughly $1.8 billion overall in P‑1 projects.…
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