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Senate amends and advances $900,000 appropriation for Brigham Young Academy restoration
Summary
The Senate, under suspension of the rules, amended S.B. 48 to reduce a state appropriation request and advanced the bill to the third‑reading calendar; sponsors said the project is nationally significant with large private and municipal contributions.
Senator Peterson presented Senate Bill 48, an appropriation to support restoration of the Brigham Young Academy, and moved under suspension of the rules for floor consideration. He described the project as the single most significant unrestored building west of the Mississippi and said private and local fundraising had already raised large shares of the total cost.
A handout amendment reduced the state's fiscal request from $2,000,000 to $900,000; Senator Peterson and the sponsor said the amendment aligned the bill with anticipated matched funds and local investment. Colleagues asked whether the project could have been included in municipal bonds and the sponsor explained the library portion was structured to secure city and private funding while the state contribution aided broader restoration and public functions.
The amendment was adopted and the bill was read for third time; the presiding officer announced the bill had passed to the third‑reading calendar with recorded 'aye' votes as entered in the roll call.
What happens next: With the amendment adopted, S.B. 48 proceeds to third reading where senators can consider final passage; sponsors said the appropriation leverages substantial local and private investment.
