Tulsa World
BY WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
Monday, January 02, 2012
1/2/2012 7:59:34 AM
Repairs to the state Capitol would be first in line for a state bond issue, if there is going to be one next year, two key legislative committee chairmen said this week.
House Appropriations and Budget Committee Chairman Earl Sears, R-Bartlesville, said a Capitol repairs bill would be the only bond issue he would push for next year, and he would only favor that idea if it were approved by a vote of the people.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, said there isn't a lot of enthusiasm in the Legislature for any bond issue at this point, but if there is going to be one, a bill to repair the Capitol would be first in line.
A state bond issue would likely have to pass through both lawmakers' committees next year.
Both said they would have strong doubt about attempting to generate more bond money for an American Indian Cultural Center in Oklahoma City.
Three previous state bond issues have put $67.4 million into the partially completed project at the intersection of Interstate 35 and Interstate 40. With federal, city and private money, some $91 million has been invested in the project... FULL ARTICLE
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