House Bill 1830. Local road and street account. Provides that the first $30,000,000 of the investment earnings on the major moves construction fund during each of the next two state fiscal years is to be deposited in the local road and street account. Rep. Austin.
This bill passed the House on a party-line 51 to 48 vote. It has now been referred to the Senate Rules committee. To quote Bones McCoy, “It’s dead, Jim.” (Or so I suspect.)
[tags]HB1830-2007[/tags]
We can only hope it dies.
What’s wrong with this bill? Wasn’t Major Moves sold to the public largely on the promise that the funds it raised would be spent on improvements to the public roads?
Why is there a problem with the General Assembly proposing a bill that actually delivers on a promise the Governor made?