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Legislature amends ARPA spending language amid debate; Intro. 287 advanced
Summary
Intro. 287 (Res. 232) on ARPA appropriations and intermunicipal contracts was amended during the meeting to change Section 7 language on youth and senior programming and the aggregate amount; amendment recorded with several named affirmative votes.
Legislator Maffucci introduced Intro. 287 (Res. 232), a package authorizing appropriation transfers, intermunicipal agreements, and ARPA grant contracts. During floor action a motion to amend Section 7 altered the language governing intermunicipal agreements for youth and senior congregate programming and adjusted the aggregate funding cap for those agreements.
The minutes record that the amendment drew recorded positive votes from Legislators Barnhart, Cruz, Delvecchio Hoffman, DiFlorio, Hughes-Smith, and Vazquez-Simmons. The text in the amendment as entered to the record changes the aggregate amount provision; the meeting record shows the amended aggregate cap as $8,000,000 for terms commencing on or after Aug. 15, 2024 and terminating on or before Dec. 31, 2026. The motion and amendment are captured in the minutes under Intro. 287 and the main motion for Intro. 287 is recorded as Res. 232 (for introductory purposes).
The minutes do not transcribe floor debate or detailed explanations of programmatic allocation; committee reports referenced Ways & Means Committee and Intergovernmental Relations Committee reviews.
