As the first step in the process, the House Appropriations Committee Monday reported out House Bill 2279 (D.Evans-D-Philadelphia) containing the General Fund budget, after stripping out $180 million in funding from the bill that was revenue projected from natural gas drilling leases of State Forest land with Democratic and Republican votes.
Rep. Evans at first said the funding was removed because it more properly belonged in another bill. Later he said he didn't know if the revenue should be included in this year's budget at all. Both Senate Republicans and Gov. Rendell have said the $180 million is part of the two year budget deal agreed to in October of last year.
The Committee also moved House Bill 2290 (D.Evans-D-Philadelphia) to the House floor raising the RACP Capital Budget borrowing limit to $4.25 billion from $3.45 billion.
Rep. Evans says he expects a vote on the state budget bills in the House on or about March 22.
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