Plan for transportation jobs
THE NEWS TRIBUNE
The state House has its version of an updated state transportation budget that lawmakers say will create 3,000 jobs.
The $8.5 billion plan passed on a 78-19 vote and now goes back to the Senate, which passed its own version last month.
The supplemental budget plan is about $1 billion more than last year’s biennial budget.
The increase comes from federal stimulus dollars the state will use to pay for large projects, including $590 million for the state’s portion of a rail corridor from Oregon to British Columbia.
In addition to including federal stimulus money, the House’s proposal calls for $30 million more for fuel costs and $3 million for storm water treatment.
The Associated Press
