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Utah House Approves $54.5 Million Bond Package After Heated Debate Over University Projects
Summary
After hours of floor debate and multiple failed amendments to cut or rescope university projects, the Utah House approved Senate Bill 2 — a $54.5 million general obligation and revenue bond package — by a 55-16 vote on Feb. 24, 1999.
The Utah House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 2, a $54,501,200 bond package for capital facilities, by a 55-16 vote on Feb. 24, 1999, after extended debate on whether to remove or reduce several higher-education projects.
The bill — described on the floor as a broad capital list including classroom renovations, court facilities and technology projects — drew its sharpest dispute over the renovation of the Coles (recorded variously as “Coles” and “Cowles” in the transcript) Building at the University of Utah and the scope of an Information Sciences Building for Utah Valley State College (UVSC). Representative Short moved to reduce the Information Sciences allocation from $29 million to $16 million and other members…
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