Montana infrastructure bonding bill adds new projects
HELENA – Changes to the $80 million infrastructure bonding bill that’s moving through the Legislature now allow more projects to be funded with borrowed money.
One amendment to House Bill 652, which sets a list of public works projects to be funded with general bonds, moves $9 million to a special tax fund for MSU’s Romney Hall renovation.
“(Romney Hall) would see more than a million student visits per year making it one of the most heavily used buildings in the entire University system,” said Tracy Ellig with the Montana University System.
Ellig said Romney Hall, which will cost a total of $32 million to renovate, has been a priority ask since 2010. Projects like Romney Hall have caused Legislators in past sessions to vote against a comprehensive bonding bill.
