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Bond bill debate turns into flashpoint over juvenile corrections funding and transportation priorities
Summary
Lawmakers spent extended floor time on a substitute bond bill that lists dozens of projects; members clashed over reduced youth corrections funding and the omission of transportation projects that could leverage federal matching funds.
A substitute bond bill presented on March 1 sparked extended debate on project priorities, particularly juvenile corrections funding versus other capital needs.
Representative Evans and others read a long list of projects included in the substitute: University of Utah Marriott Library phase 3, Bridgerland Applied Technology Center and a Weber State heat plant, youth corrections funding (floor notes a reduction from $7,000,000 to $4,000,000), Hill Air Force Base easements ($9,500,000), Signetics Building purchase ($3,000,000), and State Fair Park Coliseum funding (floor…
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