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Conference committee backs $4.5 million youth recreation grant proposal, debates $1 million sewer upgrade at International Peace Garden site
Summary
Members of the conference committee proposed adding $4.5 million for outdoor youth recreation grants with a dollar-for-dollar nonstate match and debated whether to fund a $1 million sewer upgrade for the International Peace Garden/Music Camp site or limit funding to a $100,000 engineering study.
At a conference committee meeting, members proposed adding $4.5 million in outdoor recreation grant funding for youth summer activities and debated whether to include a $1 million sewer upgrade alongside a revitalization appropriation for the International Peace Garden Music Camp.
The discussion focused on two adjustments committee members offered in response to recent Senate proposals. Chairman Sandler said there was “general agreement on just about everything on the budget,” but the committee had “a couple of pieces that we want to offer for consideration.”
Representative Martinson read a proposed amendment for park grants: “4,500,000.0 for outdoor recreation grants to an organization that supports youth summer activities, including but not limited to…
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