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Senate begins extended floor debate on $100M-ish capital facilities bond bill; allocation language, Antelope Island and Green River bridge draw contention
Summary
Senate sponsors introduced SB 213 (bonding for capital facilities), outlining allocations across water, transportation and building projects. Floor debate focused on intent language for a Green River bridge item and a contentious attempt to place Antelope Island funding from contingency funds; senators disputed using contingency monies and whether the amendment belonged in a bond bill.
Senate Bill 213, the session's capital‑facilities bonding measure, took up the bulk of the Senate floor debate late Feb. 24 as senators worked through allocation language and several floor amendments.
Senator Glade Nielsen, who introduced the bill under suspension of the rules, told the chamber the text reflects caucus decisions and includes lists of capital projects and amounts. The bill, as discussed on the floor, includes a transportation allocation in the $9 million range (floor discussion referenced $9,000,500) and a $5.5 million allocation for water projects to be split…
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