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Ohio budget office testifies reappropriation bill would reauthorize nearly $1.93 billion to keep projects moving
Summary
Ohio Office of Budget and Management Director Kimberly Murnix told the House Finance Committee that the governor’s capital reappropriation proposal (estimated $1.93 billion) simply reauthorizes unspent balances so ongoing projects continue; lawmakers pressed her on revenue drivers, timing to meet a March 31 enactment deadline, and debt service implications.
Director Kimberly Murnix of the Ohio Office of Budget and Management told the House Finance Committee on Tuesday that the governor’s capital reappropriation proposal is designed to reauthorize unspent balances from previous capital budgets so ongoing projects can continue without interruption. "Reappropriations reauthorize the unexpended balances for previously approved projects from past capital budgets to ensure that work continues uninterrupted," she said.
Murnix said the measure is not intended to create new capital spending. She explained that state law and constitutional practice limit appropriations to two years, so reappropriation is the routine mechanism that allows multi‑year capital projects to proceed. She also cited Section 509.14 (as referenced in testimony) tying the actual…
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