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Historical Commission requests $1.5M for storm repairs, committee questions reversion of $737K
Summary
Interim director Miranda Montgomery asked for a $1.5 million non-recurring maintenance increase to address storm damage and deferred maintenance; the chair questioned why $737,000 was reverted to the state even as needs persist.
Miranda Montgomery, interim executive director of the Tennessee Historical Commission and State Historic Preservation Officer, presented the agency's FY26 budget and asked for a $1.5 million non-recurring increase to the major maintenance fund to address storm damage and deferred maintenance ahead of national celebration events. "We are asking for a non recurring increase to our maintenance fund in amount of $1,500,000 to address storm damage, critical deferred maintenance needs," Montgomery told the committee.
Chairman Briggs pressed Montgomery on a reported $737,000 reversion to the state and whether unspent appropriations contributed to the current backlog. Montgomery said the agency is a pass-through entity with large, irregular direct appropriation grants and capital projects that create year-to-year variation; she described new planning and procurement improvements intended to reduce future reversions. Committee members signaled they may send a letter or pursue supplemental options to ensure appropriations are used to address urgent maintenance needs.
