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Finance committee retains four appropriation bills for budget consideration
Summary
The Finance Committee voted unanimously to retain four bills — including an appropriation for wastewater projects and funding requests for retirement costs, a conservation grant program and a youth shelter — for consideration during the budget process.
The State Legislature Finance Committee on Feb. 18 voted to retain four bills for consideration in the upcoming budget deliberations, including an appropriation for wastewater infrastructure and requests affecting retirement contributions, conservation grants and a youth shelter.
Committee members said the measures would be considered later as staff and other committees reconcile limited available revenue. Representative McGuire moved to retain House Bill 97, an appropriation to the Department of Environmental Services for wastewater infrastructure projects; the motion carried 21-0, the clerk reported.
The committee retained House Bill 197, a measure that would pay 7.5 percent of certain local retirement contributions for political subdivision employees. A roll call produced a 21-0 vote to retain the bill, committee…
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