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Senate amends and passes House Bill 33, directing an initial $50 million toward I‑80 tunnel repairs
Summary
The Wyoming Senate adopted a substantive amendment to House Bill 33 that converts a proposed diversion of sales-and-use tax receipts into an appropriation and directs the first $50,000,000 to I‑80 tunnel work; the amended bill then passed on final reading.
The Wyoming Senate on Feb. 25 adopted a key amendment to House Bill 33 and then passed the bill, moving a portion of sales-and-use tax revenue into the state highway funding stream and directing an initial allocation to repairs on Interstate 80 tunnel facilities.
The amendment, offered by Senator Dan Driscoll, replaced language that would have directly diverted tax receipts with language that appropriates the funds to the Department of Transportation and earmarks the first $50,000,000 for tunnel entrances and tunnel repairs on I‑80. "Folks, what this does is, kinda runs the bill back to its original intent," Driscoll told the Senate during debate.
Supporters said the amendment clarifies the fiscal…
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