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House places $688M federal relief and supplemental budget on calendar in special session
Summary
During the Aug. 20, 2020 special session, Representative Last outlined HB 6002, a supplemental budget that reallocates CARES Act and state funds for broadband, health clinics, PPE, economic support for hardest‑hit industries, workforce training, and an unemployment supplement; the bill was lifted from Rules and placed on the third‑reading calendar for further action.
Representative Last presented House Bill 6002, the supplemental budget and coronavirus relief appropriations package, as the principal budget measure for the special session. He described HB 6002 as the next step in a multi‑session fiscal response to the pandemic and provided a line‑item overview of targeted restores and appropriations.
Key allocations cited by Last included: approximately $25 million for broadband access in eastern and northern Utah; $4 million to provide Wi‑Fi access for residents in San Juan County; $15 million for classroom supplies, equipment and…
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