Alabama lawmakers have advanced a spending plan to use the state's final $1 billion in federal pandemic relief funds.
The Alabama House of Representatives convenes for the 2023 legislative session Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Montgomery, Alabama. Alabama lawmakers on Thursday advanced a spending plan to use the state’s final $1 billion in federal pandemic relief funds on water and sewer infrastructure, broadband expansion, health care reimbursements and other projects.
“We need to get this passed and get it up to the Senate, and we’ll address any amendments that come up,” Reynolds said. The spending plan directs pots of money to state agencies, such as the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, and other entities to distribute for the allotted purposes. Reynolds said that lawmakers voted to create the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on American Rescue Plan Act State Funds, which can request reports on expenditures.
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