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Ways and Means approves slate of retroactive federal grant applications, reports and project spending limits
Summary
The Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means voted Nov. 19 to retroactively approve multiple federal grant submissions, acknowledge two agency reports and add expenditure limitations for several capital and program grants after limited debate over retroactivity and remote voting.
The Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means met Wednesday, Nov. 19, and approved a package of subcommittee recommendations that included retroactive submission approvals for multiple federal grants, acknowledgment of two agency reports and several other expenditure-limit requests.
The general government subcommittee asked the committee to approve in block eight federal grant applications from six state agencies — the Department of Education; Oregon Health Authority; Department of State Police; Department of Corrections; Department of Veterans' Affairs; and Department of Transportation — with the understanding that agencies will return to the Legislative Assembly for approval of any necessary federal-funds expenditure limitations or position authority if funds are awarded. Senator Anderson presented the block recommendation.
Representative Reschke registered a procedural objection to retroactive…
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