Sen. introduces bill for $21 mil. for renovations at Chadron State

Sen. Dan Watermeier, R-District 1, introduced a bill relating to appropriations and specifically appropriate funds to the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State College System.

Watermeier is the senator for Thurston, Madison, Stanton, Cuming, Burt, Platte, Colfax, Dodge, Washington, Polk, Butler, Saunders, Seward, Lancaster, Cass, and Otoe counties.

When a bill is introduced, it is sent to a committee for public hearings. This bill was sent to the appropriations committee. After the committee passes the bill, the bill will then move to the general file or the general floor.

If the committee fails the bill it can be killed at committee without going to the general file.

At the general floor, there will be a vote after hearings and discussions, and if passed it will move to the select file. After the select file, it goes to final reading. After passing through the final reading, the bill will move to the governor for signing.

The governor can either pass or veto the bill. If the governor signs the bill, it won’t come into affect until three months after the signing.

The bill is asking for $50,393,089 for renovations and construction at the three state colleges. Chadron State College is looking for $21,281,664 for renovations and an addition to the Math and Science building. The allocation will be $8,425,094 for the 2016-17 school year, $7,405,886 for the 2017-18 school year, and $5,450,684 for the 2018-19 school year.

Peru State is looking for $7,597,837 for renovation and an addition of its Theater/Event Center, and Wayne State College is looking for $21,513,588 for renovations to Benthack Hall and construction of the Applied Technology Center.

The sum of Peru’s and Wayne’s allocations will be split between three school years like CSC’s Math and Science renovations.