Legislature(2001 - 2002)
05/11/2002 09:18 PM House FIN
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CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 359(RLS) "An Act relating to organization grants for mergers, consolidations, or unifications involving third class boroughs; and relating to identification by the Local Boundary Commission of areas that meet the standards for borough incorporation." MARY JACKSON, STAFF, SENATE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, provided information on SB 359. The bill provides a change in statute to allow consolidations to receive a grant from the state as do other entities when they form new governments. The Senate provided for two, $200 thousand dollar grants: one for each of the first two years. The Senate Finance Committee added section 3 and the Senate Rules Committee deleted the second $200 thousand dollar dispersement. The fiscal note on the legislation would be $250 thousand dollars. She observed that there is a problem with section 3, which was amended in the proposed committee substitute. The sponsor supports the proposed committee substitute. Co-Chair Mulder MOVED to ADOPT proposed committee substitute 22-LS1633\O, 5/11/02. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Representative Foster MOVED to report HCS CSSB 359 (FIN) out of Committee with the accompanying fiscal note. Representative Bunde observed that he has been consistent with not wanted to expand state funding, but he believed that by allowing consolidations the residents would take more local control and need less state funds. There are opportunities in statute for other size boroughs and cities to consolidate. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. HCS CSSB 359 (FIN) was REPORTED out of Committee with a "do pass" recommendation and with a previously published fiscal note: #2 CED.
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