05/17/2002 05:44 PM House FIN

HOUSE BILL NO. 2002                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating  to the issuance of  general obligation                                                                   
     bonds  for the  purpose of  paying the  cost of  design,                                                                   
     construction, and  major maintenance of  educational and                                                                   
     museum facilities; and providing for an effective                                                                          
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair   Williams   observed   that  HB   2002   duplicates                                                                   
legislation previously sent to the Senate.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Mulder   noted  that   a  proposed  House   Finance                                                                   
Committee  substitute would  be prepared,  which would  adopt                                                                   
the Senate Finance  Committee version. He explained  that the                                                                   
Senate Finance  Committee version funded  projects 1 -  10 on                                                                   
the  new  school  construction   list  and  appropriated  $61                                                                   
million  dollars  for  University  upgrades  and  $5  million                                                                   
dollars for the museum.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB  2002  was  heard  and  HELD   in  Committee  for  further                                                                   
consideration.