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House Appropriations Committee reviews ARPA shortfall, deadlines and timeline for budget adjustment
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee received an overview of where federal ARPA funds were obligated, identified a remaining shortfall for housing programs, and outlined deadlines and next steps including committee letters, a revenue forecast and the governor's upcoming budget address.
The House Appropriations Committee on Jan. 21 reviewed the status of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) spending, discussed a remaining shortfall affecting housing programs and set a tight calendar for budget-adjustment work ahead of the governor's budget address.
Committee Chair (name not specified), opening the meeting, said committees of jurisdiction had been asked to deliver letters outlining requested changes by the end of day Thursday, with occasional late submissions expected. "If you have language that needs to happen because you've talked to people, there are a couple of places where I know that's happening," the chair said.
The chair walked members through how ARPA money had been allocated when it arrived: roughly three broad buckets of about $250 million each for climate-related projects, workforce and community initiatives, and housing. Specific appropriations were later directed to clean water, housing projects and other categories shown on a spreadsheet prepared by budget staff, the chair said. The committee was reminded of the Dec. 31, 2024 obligation…
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