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Committee clarifies town-highway aid escalator; one-time additions to be treated as onetime appropriations
Summary
Legislative staff and the Joint Business Office told the transportation committee that one-time appropriations added to town‑highway aid should not become the new base for the automatic escalator. The committee directed staff to add 'notwithstanding' language and to make escalator language consistent across sections.
A legislative transportation committee on Thursday clarified how one-time appropriations affect town‑highway aid and instructed staff to add language making such additions onetime only, not a reset to the base used by the automatic escalator.
The change matters because some committee members raised concerns that if the committee or administration adds a one‑time appropriation, the current drafting could cause that amount to become the new base and therefore be subject to the automatic inflator in future years.
Committee and staff discussion distinguished two…
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