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Committee approves radon-testing amendment, earmarks $27M for public-school remediation
Summary
The committee voted to incorporate amendment HB 2653 into HB 289, requiring five-year radon testing and mitigation in public schools and reserving $27,000,000 in a restricted account for testing and remediation. Members debated excluding nonpublic schools from the funding stream and whether the transfer could create future unfunded mandates.
The House Environmental Committee voted to report House Bill 289 as amended by HB 2653, a package that would require periodic radon testing and remediation in public K–12 school buildings and creates a dedicated funding transfer to support mitigation.
Sponsor Rep. Tim Briggs described the amendment as a 'gut and replace omnibus amendment to provide funding, remove nonpublic schools, and update reporting requirements.' Briggs told the committee the plan calls for testing every five years…
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