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JFAC modifies earlier highway language, reallocates funding for residential mobility arterial
Summary
The committee adopted new language directing $8 million from TECO distributions and $19.2 million from a prior general‑fund transfer toward a residential mobility arterial connecting a U.S. highway to a state highway; the change replaces previously accepted allocations.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on March 24 adopted revised language that reallocates previously accepted highway funding toward a residential mobility arterial that connects a U.S. highway to a state highway.
Legislative analyst Brooke Dupree described the change as replacing two earlier pieces of language: one that previously directed $13.2 million to a town‑center arterial with 10,000 annual average daily traffic, and a second that had allocated $50,000,000 to a widening and bridge reconstruction project for congestion mitigation. The new language directs $8,000,000 from TECO distributions and $19,200,000 from a general fund transfer (previously approved by the committee) for projects on a residential mobility arterial.
Representative Handy requested unanimous consent to accept the language but Senator Wintrow objected, prompting a formal motion. The motion to accept the revised language was moved and seconded; the combined committee vote was 16 ayes and 4 nays, and the motion will carry a due‑pass recommendation.
Committee analysts said both pieces of new language are directed at the same type of corridor (a residential mobility arterial that connects a U.S. highway to a state highway); the transcript does not specify exact project names, corridor mileages, or city locations. The action adjusts funding sources and amounts from earlier committee language but does not, on its face, change project scope beyond describing the arterial type and intended congestion‑mitigation purpose.
