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Committee rejects $500,000 emergency funding request for Frostfire Ski Resort; votes do-not-pass and refers matter
Summary
The committee considered House Bill 1523, a request for $500,000 for Frostfire Ski Resort with an emergency clause; members added the emergency clause but then voted against a do-pass motion and approved a do-not-pass recommendation, with referral for further consideration.
House Bill 1523, which requested $500,000 for the Frostfire Ski Resort, drew discussion and votes in the House Agriculture Committee. Representative Schreiberbeck moved to add an emergency clause to HB1523; the amendment was seconded and the committee adopted the emergency clause.
The committee then considered a motion for a do pass as amended. Several members voiced concern about whether state funds should be used for a single private ski facility; Representative Keefer said she would have a hard time supporting funding that appears to benefit a select group rather than broad statewide interests. Representative Henderson also said she would resist the motion, noting the resort had received previous assistance and that the private entity should be able to operate without additional state funds.
The committee voted on the do-pass motion and it failed on the roll. Members then moved to a do-not-pass recommendation; Representative Holly offered the do-not-pass motion that was seconded and amended to include a referral to the next committee or post-session process. The do-not-pass motion carried on a roll-call vote and the clerk recorded that outcome. A committee member agreed to carry the record for the bill.
Why it matters: The committee considered emergency funding for a single resort and declined to recommend state funding; members cited precedent and equitable distribution of limited state resources as concerns.
