Post by Logan on Apr 10, 2016 5:15:14 GMT -6
When the S.C. House of Representatives reconvenes on Tuesday, the roads funding ball will be back in their court.
Representatives anticipate voting on a planned $415 million funding bill this week, an expense in line with a Senate proposal passed last month. But House leaders hope to hold that funding to one year, and revive plans for long-term money for road work in the 2017 session.
The House and Senate have traded the issue since the House proposed a long-term plan last year that included increasing the state’s gas tax to help pay for repairs to the state’s roadways. The Senate’s latest plan would not increase the gas tax and funds road maintenance by using surplus funds in the state’s budget.
The House version also uses surplus funds, but would only use the funds once, in this year’s budget.
Read more: www.heraldonline.com/news/politics-government/article70904897.html
Representatives anticipate voting on a planned $415 million funding bill this week, an expense in line with a Senate proposal passed last month. But House leaders hope to hold that funding to one year, and revive plans for long-term money for road work in the 2017 session.
The House and Senate have traded the issue since the House proposed a long-term plan last year that included increasing the state’s gas tax to help pay for repairs to the state’s roadways. The Senate’s latest plan would not increase the gas tax and funds road maintenance by using surplus funds in the state’s budget.
The House version also uses surplus funds, but would only use the funds once, in this year’s budget.
Read more: www.heraldonline.com/news/politics-government/article70904897.html