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Senate Committee on Institutions reviews policy changes in Act 33 capital bill
Summary
The Senate Committee on Institutions heard a policy overview of Act 33, the biennial capital bill, covering reporting-date alignment, capital-budget presentation changes, cash-fund clawbacks, a conditional property transfer, notice rules for flood recovery, and an expansion of a statehouse authorization. No votes were taken.
On Jan. 13, the Senate Committee on Institutions received a policy overview of Act 33, the state’s biennial capital bill, presented by John Ray of the Office of West Coast Council. Committee Chair Wendy Harrison opened the session and said the committee would focus on policy provisions in the capital bill rather than the financial figures previously reviewed.
Ray told members the bill retains the familiar form of Act 33 but this year will be amended in place rather than assembled anew. He described the front-end sections (1–16) as appropriations, many backed by bonding, and said section 17 governs reallocations of unspent funds. "You may reallocate after, I guess, a 3 year period, and then you shall reallocate after a 5 year period," Ray said, explaining how authorizations return to the committee if projects do not proceed.
Ray said section 18 sets bonding authorizations and section 19 lists cash spending authorizations, noting the bonding…
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