Tuesday, April 26, 2011
SB229 would earmark $60 million per year for transfer from the General Fund to the Transportation budget beginning in FY13. This amount would augment the generous appropriations for FY12, which totaled over one billion dollars, including existing transportation earmarks of $295 million from the General Fund. Like other transportation earmarks, SB229 also is designed to expand over time, growing from $60 million to $250 million by FY18. Governor Gary Herbert recognized that earmarking additional funds for transportation is a bad idea and vetoed the bill. The Legislature still has time to see that this bill is not worth resuscitation.
Transportation Doesn't Need Another Earmark
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