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State architect tells budget committee controlled‑maintenance needs total $249M; backlog of unaudited state buildings flagged
Summary
The Office of the State Architect told the JBC it reviewed 162 capital requests and recommends $249 million for controlled maintenance across three priority levels, highlighted a backlog of audits (about 1,700 buildings not audited in >10 years), and asked the committee to consider score‑based reductions rather than dollar‑based cuts.
Tana Lane, State Architect with the Office of the State Architect, told the Joint Budget Committee that the OSA reviewed 162 projects and recommends funding controlled maintenance across three levels totaling $249,000,000.
Lane explained OSA’s scoring criteria—life‑safety/operational disruption, risk of system failure, and criticality (1 year / 3–5 years / 5+ years)—and said projects are scored and ranked for legislative consideration. ‘‘This year, the OSA reviewed a total of 162 project requests…
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