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Commissioner reports pending state vote on CPB grant application; House Bill 304 under appropriations
Summary
A commissioner reported outreach to Department of Rural and Municipal Aid and to local legislators about a CPB project application submitted in September; the commissioner said the legislature chooses projects and noted House Bill 304 has been introduced and sent to appropriations and revenue.
A commissioner updated the commission on a CPB project application submitted in September and said they had spoken with Christy Ross, executive advisor for the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid, who advised that the legislature chooses projects and approves funding. The commissioner said they had emailed local representatives Lindsay Tichenor and Tina Bogansky asking them to consider the request.
The commissioner told colleagues that a House bill (referenced in the remarks as bill ~340 and later as House Bill 304) has been introduced and sent to appropriations and revenue; they said the bill had not yet been voted on and that they would monitor votes and report back to the commission. The commissioner also said they had sent a copy of the application to Senator Kutchner and Representative Bojovsky on Jan. 15 and would follow up as the legislative process moved forward.
The report included a separate note that the state road fund has approximately $20 million and that the commission's submission had been ranked among project needs (the commissioner said the project was placed about sixth in priority). No state action was reported during the meeting; commissioners were told to await further notice from legislators and staff.
