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Transportation committee sends $26 million in sales-tax funds to Bi State Metro operations
Summary
On July 24 the Transportation and Commerce Committee voted to send Board Bill 60 to the full Board with a due-pass recommendation, allocating $26,000,000 in transportation sales-tax revenue for Bi State Metro’s regular operations; the measure excludes infrastructure funding for the Green Line expansion.
The Transportation and Commerce Committee on Friday voted to send Board Bill 60 to the full Board with a due-pass recommendation, approving an appropriation of $26,000,000 in transportation sales-tax revenue for Bi State Metro’s operations.
"This is for their regular operations, not for infrastructure or other related items to the the green line," the chair said, noting that Bi State Metro had already presented its budget and operations to the committee previously. The chair described Board Bill 60 as a companion to Board Bills 52 and 53 and as part of completing the agency’s funding for the year.
Committee members asked no substantive questions during the presentation and there was no written or public testimony. A motion to pass the bill was made and a request for a previous roll was entered; the chair announced there were no objections and that Board Bill 60 "passes out of committee with a due pass recommendation." The committee did not record a detailed roll call for this item in the transcript beyond the chair’s announcement of passage.
The action sends the bill to the full Board for further consideration; the committee’s role was limited to recommending approval and allocating operating funds, not authorizing capital or Green Line expansion projects. The clerk noted that all members were present for the hearing.
