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House restores funding for UW buildings

The West side of War Memorial are the oldest stands in the stadium where the longest season-ticket holders sit. The facilities for the seating, restrooms, concessions and the press box are long past due for renovation in this area. It would be the last piece of renovation on a project that began more than a decade ago.

LARAMIE (WNE) — In its last substantive vote of the week, the Wyoming House voted Friday afternoon to budget $50 million of state funds for construction projects at the University of Wyoming.

That vote came as the state’s capital construction bill passed the Senate on Monday and included only $500,000 for UW construction.

If the $50 million for UW makes it through three readings in the House, the leaders from the two chambers will need to form a compromise next week before sending the bill to Gov. Mark Gordon.

Ahead of its current budget session, UW had asked the Legislature to provide half the funding for about $100 million worth of projects: A renovation of War Memorial Stadium’s west side stands, an expansion and renovation of the College of Law, and a replacement for Corbett Pool.

If the Legislature approves all requests, UW expects to get enough donations to hit the needed total of roughly $100 million.

The state’s capital construction bill, S.F. 119, originally included only $25 million for all projects and the House planned to double that before leaders from both chambers settled on a funding compromise somewhere between $25 million and $50 million.

However, the Senate opted to strip all funding for UW out of the bill and passed its own version Monday.

Instead of introducing the Senate bill, the House Appropriations Committee crafted a substitute bill Thursday morning.

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