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Local infrastructure fund bill withdrawn for rewrite after questions on allocation and oversight
Summary
Representative Desautels withdrew House Bill 346 after committee members raised concerns about how a proposed Local Infrastructure Fund would allocate dollars and whether existing vetting (water-sector, levee programs) should be used. The author agreed to work with colleagues on amendments.
Representative Desautels withdrew House Bill 346, a proposed Local Infrastructure Fund, after committee members raised concerns about project vetting and allocation rules.
The bill would have directed telecommunications-related revenue created in the special session into a Local Infrastructure Fund for local projects such as water, sewer, roads and drainage. Desautels told the committee the…
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