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Committee tables $100,000 Chaparral feasibility study — item already in budget

House Appropriations & Finance Committee · March 5, 2025
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Summary

Representative Silva introduced HB288, a one-time $100,000 appropriation for a Chaparral feasibility study to be administered by DFA; members noted the item is already in the budget and the committee voted to table the bill.

Representative Silva presented House Bill 288, a $100,000 one-time appropriation for the Department of Finance and Administration to contract with the South Central/Southeast Council of Governments to conduct a feasibility study for Chaparral.

Committee members confirmed the proposal’s inclusion in the current budget and moved to table the bill rather than advance a separate appropriation. The tabling motion carried with no recorded opposition. The committee noted the funding remains accessible through the budget process and thanked Representative Silva for the work on the item.

Because this proposal is included in the budget, the committee did not advance a separate funding bill and instead paused separate committee consideration.