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House Debates Dedicated Sound‑wall Fund; Motion to Circle Fails Amid Procedural Confusion
Summary
Representative Carnahan introduced House Bill 12 to create a fund for traffic noise abatement (sound walls) on existing freeways. Members debated making the fund non‑lapsing versus annual reauthorization; a motion to 'circle' the bill failed on the floor amid procedural confusion.
Representative Carnahan presented House Bill 12 to establish a fund for sound walls to abate traffic noise along existing freeways. Carnahan argued many long‑established residential stretches that predate sound‑wall requirements now exceed federal noise standards and have not received retrofit sound walls because sound‑wall…
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