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Committee hears $1.9 billion public‑works pipeline, reviews FY2026 permanent building fund requests
Summary
Legislators reviewed the permanent building fund and Division of Public Works portfolio, including $1.9 billion in active projects and a set of FY2026 capital and maintenance requests spanning higher education, military readiness, and state facilities.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee examined the Permanent Building Fund and Division of Public Works (DPW) project portfolio, and staff told the committee the total value of active public works projects stood at roughly $1.9 billion.
Frances Lippitt, budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services, told the committee the permanent building fund supports construction, maintenance and capital projects and that the fund is structured for multi‑year appropriations. "The total value of active public works projects is 1,900,000,000.0, which includes agency funds as well as funding from the permanent building fund," she said. Lippitt added that approximately 42% of funding for capital projects had been committed at the time of the presentation.
Specific FY2026 recommendations presented to the committee included several capital requests…
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