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Senate advances 1999 bond bill after floor amendments; senators ask about bonding capacity and UTAX funding
Summary
Senate sponsor outlined a capital bond bill funding higher‑education buildings, UTAX and other state projects; senators questioned statutory and constitutional bonding limits and whether the UTAX project would be impeded; the Senate approved a procedural suspension to read the bill fully and recorded a roll call.
Senator Beverly Evans guided the body through Senate Bill 2, the 1999 capital facilities and bond bill, outlining a slate of projects and the funding mechanisms the measure relies on.
The bond package, as described on the floor, would fund campus projects including Utah Valley State College ($29,000,000), Southern Utah University (roughly $2,000,493), University of Utah renovations (Kohl Building, $7,268,500) and a Salt Lake Community College education center ($47,501,200). The bill also proposed $7,000,000 in…
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