Common Contracts

Office of the Governor

Legislative Agreement • June 3rd, 2015

• Contract Type
  Legislative Agreement
• Filed
  June 3rd, 2015

The agreement includes a $295 million capital outlay package that will, among other things, increase funding for senior centers and higher education institutions statewide, fully fund the State’s economic development closing fund, split the funding of major statewide highway projects ($45 million) and highway infrastructure development near Santa Teresa ($8 million) in half between general funds and severance tax bonds. Also funded will be $84 million in local infrastructure projects supported by local government officials around the state, and critical capital outlay projects for state agencies including hospitals, correctional facilities and forest/watershed/river restoration. The bill will also provide critical matching funds for tribal water settlement projects.