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Andy Josephson

113:37 - 114:18

“What this amendment does— just a little more background— there was a municipal group called the Municipal Advisory Group in the mid-teens. They negotiated with producers and I'm told had a— came to the conclusion that as much as $800 million was needed in community impact aid. The current version of the Senate resources bill cut that down to $200 million. In the House resources The amount was raised from $30 to $40 million”
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They did that with COVID dollars as well, so that they have some capacity there. What this amendment does— just a little more background— there was a municipal group called the Municipal Advisory Group in the mid-teens. They negotiated with producers and I'm told had a— came to the conclusion that as much as $800 million was needed in community impact aid. The current version of the Senate resources bill cut that down to $200 million. In the House resources The amount was raised from $30 to $40 million.

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