“Nearly two dozen agencies receive reappropriations. Three agencies – the Public Works Commission, the Facilities Construction Commission, and the Department of Higher Education – account for $1.19 billion, or 80 percent of those total estimated re-appropriations.”
The bill passed the Senate unanimously. It must be signed by April 1. After that, the much-bigger two-year capital budget will be unveiled, which makes major state investments in construction projects. |