Rep. Sweeney announces $2 billion capital re-appropriations budget signed into law
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) today announced that the $2 billion capital re-appropriations budget for fiscal years 2023-24 has been signed into law. The legislation, House Bill (HB) 597, is a timely measure that complies with the Ohio Constitution’s two-year limit on appropriations. It was voted out of the House Finance Committee, 22-0, where Rep. Sweeney is the Ranking Member.
“HB 597 will keep previously-approved capital projects moving forward across the State of Ohio,” said Ranking Member Sweeney. “This legislation will ensure access to these dollars at a time when inflation, supply chain issues and other pandemic-related disruptions have already posed significant challenges. Many of these projects support the work of community partners that enhance our quality of life and provide critical health care amid the pandemic.”
The bill also re-appropriates over $32 million to 65 community projects across Cuyahoga County, including:
· $3,850,000 for Severance Hall
· $3,500,000 for Lakefront Pedestrian Bridge
· $1,750,000 for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Great Lakes Science Center
· $1,500,000 for the City of Cleveland’s Lakefront Access Project
· $1,000,000 for Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace Theatre Renovations
· $1,000,000 for Cuyahoga County’s Restoration of Mental Health Diversion Center
· $1,000,000 for Case Western Reserve University’s Health Education Campus
· $850,000 for The Foundry
· $750,000 for the Cleveland Museum of Art
· $700,000 for the Cuyahoga County Mental Health Jail Diversion Facility
· $500,000 for BAYarts
· $450,000 for Lake Erie Nature and Science Center’s Wildlife Gardens Education Project
· $400,000 for Providence House
· $350,000 for Applewood Center’s Jones Home Campus
· $250,000 for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank
· $150,000 for Karamu House
· $150,000 for Y-Haven
HB 597 passed the House unanimously and will become effective on July 1, 2022.