Committee hears how vetoes affect school maintenance, university projects and disaster funds
OMB told the Senate Finance Committee the governor vetoed parts of the major maintenance grant fund (~$25M) and reduced disaster and fire‑suppression deposits; OMB proposed a supplemental approach and DOT/administration will provide calculations comparing 5‑ and 10‑year averages for relief needs.
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Lacey Sanders told the committee the governor vetoed an approximately $25,000,000 appropriation to the Major Maintenance Grant Fund that the legislature had included to address K–12 deferred maintenance. Sanders said low lapsing appropriations this year reduced the amount that would have flowed through the proposed waterfall into the maintenance grant fund and that the administration retained funds sufficient to address the top three projects but vetoed a portion intended to expand repairs.
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