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House approves Appropriations Act after contested votes over transit funding, employee raises and tuition language
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 1 (Appropriations Act) 50–24 on Feb. 22, 2001, after extended floor debate. Lawmakers debated reallocating a portion of proposed Utah Transit Authority corridor funds to housing and job-training programs, a proposed across-the-board employee pay increase, and deletion of several higher-education intent provisions about tuition surcharges.
The Utah House approved House Bill 1, the Appropriations Act, on Feb. 22, 2001, by a 50–24 recorded vote after more than an hour of floor debate over allocations and intent language.
Sponsor Representative Jeff Alexander described the bill as the product of subcommittee work and noted state revenues had increased substantially this year. On the floor, several subcommittee chairs summarized budget priorities that included corrections facility openings and operational funding, public-safety equipment and Olympic security expenses, higher-education enrollment growth and scholarship funding, and transportation and environmental-quality priorities.
Representative Curtis offered a substitute motion to amend the appropriations…
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