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Capital bill amendments shift and add corrections projects, including women's facility maintenance
Summary
Legislative counsel briefed the committee on capital bill amendments that reallocate bonding dollars, convert correctional sprinkler funding to cash, and designate funds for boiler replacement, Recovery House Inc. renovations and maintenance/renovations serving incarcerated women, including Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility.
The House Corrections and Institutions Committee received a briefing on capital bill changes during its April 29 session that include funding adjustments for correctional infrastructure and other state projects.
John Gray, legislative counsel, told members the Senate's later draft of the capital bill increases the aggregate bonding figure and expands several line‑item purposes. "You'll note a larger aggregate figure here, the 123,000,000," Gray said, and he flagged an expanded purpose changing "2nd Floor fire escape design" to broader "2nd Floor egress design," which could…
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