Senate Government Operations panel pauses H.935 after concern that $2.5M was directed to Central Vermont project
Lawmakers in the Senate Government Operations committee on May 5 pressed the Vermont Department of Public Safety for clarification after the Appropriations Committee directed the final $2.5 million of a 2022 emergency-communications appropriation to a Central Vermont project. The committee asked DPS for written follow-up and indicated it would hold H.935 pending conference negotiations.
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The Senate Committee on Government Operations paused consideration of H.935, the Emergency Management bill, on May 5 after members raised concerns that the Appropriations Committee had directed the last $2.5 million from a 2022 $11 million appropriation to a specific Central Vermont project rather than preserving the funds for a statewide public-safety communications plan.
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