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House panel reviews expanding BGS authority to shift capital funds across projects
Summary
Committee members debated language that would let the State Buildings & General Services (BGS) shift unexpended capital balances between projects to keep active work moving, and asked legislative counsel to clarify statutory limits and approval thresholds under Title 29.
The House Corrections & Institutions Committee debated language in the capital bill that would give the commissioner of Buildings & General Services more flexibility to transfer unexpended project balances across projects and, potentially, across sections of the biennial capital bill.
Deputy Commissioner Emily Cassiki told the committee that "DGS is supportive of this language," and explained the department's goal is to avoid stalled projects by reallocating funds to projects ready to move. She described scenarios in which a project allocated to one agency is delayed while…
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