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House advances supplemental general government budget with targeted amendments including search-and-rescue funding
Summary
The Wyoming House took up House Bill 1, the general government supplemental appropriation, and approved several targeted amendments including a search-and-rescue funding proposal and a position for school-authorizing oversight while rejecting other amendments to add maintenance staff.
The Wyoming House spent a substantial portion of the day working through third-reading amendments to House Bill 1, the biennial supplemental appropriations measure for general government. Several targeted amendments won floor approval; others failed or were withdrawn. Lawmakers debated funding for search-and-rescue, additional janitorial and trades positions in agency facilities, cost-allocation adjustments for boards and commissions, and reports on telework.
Search-and-rescue funding Representative Nicholas offered a floor amendment (third reading amendment #1) to move $200,000 from the tourism reserve and project account into search-and-rescue support, noting that a portion of rescues involve out-of-state visitors and saying the lodging-tax-funded account is an appropriate source. The amendment passed on a roll call, 32 aye, 28 no, 2 excused.
A follow-up proposal from Representative Yen (third reading amendment #2) would have split $400,000 between the tourism account and the general fund in a…
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