Posted on June 6, 2017
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With the hours ticking away to an adjournment of the 2017 legislative session, State Representative Tom O’Dea (R-125) introduced an amendment to strengthen a “lockbox” resolution before the House which would amend the state constitution purporting to reserve funds deposited in the state’s Special Transportation Fund to that fund, preventing sweeps of transportation dollars for other state budget expenses.
Citing flaws in the underlying legislation, O’Dea proposed the amendment to assure that the funds intended for the state’s roads and bridges could not be swept by future legislatures.…