Appropriations Committee advances major maintenance, law-enforcement and veterans-home projects; several items pass by roll call

The House Appropriations Committee voted on multiple capital-construction units covering state buildings, school major maintenance, law-enforcement training facilities and a Veterans Home remodel during its supplemental-session review.

Key outcomes

- Unit 1211 (carryover of previously appropriated inflation funds): Passed by roll call (6 ayes, 1 no). Committee staff said roughly $13 million could be available to cover inflationary costs on current and future projects.

- Unit 1406 (contingency for unanticipated costs): The committee adopted an amendment that reduced the projected contingency by $10,887,593, leaving a balance of $1,789,963. The amended unit passed on roll call 7-0.

- Unit 1407 (demolition projects): The line item that included demolition funding for Campbell County High School and a transportation facility failed on roll call (2 ayes, 5 no). The committee had earlier been told the demolition split would be $6,314,828 for the high school and $941,720 for the transportation facility.

- Unit 1411 (component/major-maintenance projects for K-12): Passed unanimously by roll call (7 ayes). State Construction Department testimony described component projects as major-maintenance-style repairs prioritized by facility condition, imminent shutdown risk to classes, and available major-maintenance balances at the district level.

- Unit 1501 (major maintenance): The…