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House adopts substitute to scale back dam-safety fiscal note to $5 million; sponsor frames $62 million statewide need
Summary
Lawmakers adopted a substitute for HB60 reducing the bill’s fiscal note from $10 million to $5 million to match the governor’s budget and including protections for dam owners until state funds are available; sponsor said the statewide need to upgrade dams is about $62 million.
The House adopted a substitute version of HB60 on Feb. 6 that reduces the bill’s fiscal note and adjusts requirements for owners of dams subject to state remediation. Sponsors said the original draft carried a $10 million fiscal note and the substitute aligns the request with the governor’s $5 million allocation.
A floor explanation described the larger problem: an…
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