PIERRE — A bill to make repairs to water damage and other needed maintenance to the State Capitol Building in Pierre has passed the Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota Legislature. Representative Tony Venhuizen says House Bill 1143 would use five-million dollars of general funds to restore, maintain and repair the Capitol…
The bill was amended to specifically include repairs to public areas of the Capitol. Bureau of Administration Commissioner Scott Bollinger opposed the bill. He says those repairs are already on their list…
Bollinger told the Committee a tricky leak is likely behind the damages…
The bill was approved by both Senate and Representative appropriators 11 to seven.
