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Transportation bills all to 2nd reading

The House Ways & Means Committee considers three new transportation bills on Thursday morning, as part of a session-ending transportation funding deal. (Betsy Russell / The Spokesman-Review)
The House Ways & Means Committee considers three new transportation bills on Thursday morning, as part of a session-ending transportation funding deal. (Betsy Russell / The Spokesman-Review)

The three new transportation bills all were introduced in Ways & Means and sent to the 2nd Reading calendar in the House. Chairman Rich Wills, R-Glenns Ferry, expressed concern about setting up a situation where ISP and parks funding would have to rely on a draw from the general fund. Rep. James Ruchti, D-Pocatello, said, "I do have a concern with placing more of a burden on our general fund. ... I'm going to be very interested in the task force process to find dedicated funds for the parks and rec department and the state police." Said Wills, "I guess it's one of those times that you have to trust what the task force is going to do," adding that he is counting "without a shadow of a doubt" on dedicated funding being identified.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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