Fund Controlled Maintenance Projects

Under current law, enacted by Senate Bill 17-267, the state executed the second of 4 tranches of lease-purchase agreements of up to $500 million in principal value each before the end of state fiscal year 2019-20 for the sole purpose of funding transportation projects. Due to a favorable interest rate environment, the state actually received more than $600 million of proceeds from the execution of this second tranche of lease-purchase agreements. The act requires the first $49 million of proceeds received in excess of $500 million to be credited to the capital construction fund and appropriated for controlled maintenance projects, including controlled maintenance projects that are capital renewal projects, instead of transportation projects.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)