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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — In a story Jan. 29 about the Missouri Senate approving proposals to repair public facilities, The Associated Press erroneously reported the amount that would go toward repairing and renovating the state Capitol. The amount set aside would be $40 million, not $40,000.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Missouri Senate OKs building repair plan for $400M in bonds
Missouri senators approve plan for $400 million in bonds for college, state building repairs
By SUMMER BALLENTINE
Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State senators on Thursday approved a plan to use about $400 million in bonds to repair college campuses, the Capitol and other state buildings across Missouri.
Senators voted 31-3 in favor of two proposals to use $200 million in bonding for higher education buildings and another $200 million in bonding at other state facilities, including state parks.
New roofs, additions for handicapped access and heating and cooling system repairs are among projects planned with the bond money.
Republican Sen. Mike Parson of Bolivar, who sponsored the proposal, said the money is necessary for basic maintenance.
"There's nothing too glamorous in these," Parson said of the repairs.
The legislation follows efforts last year to finally take action on years of deferred building maintenance.
Lawmakers last year authorized the state to issue $600 million in bonds, with $200 million of that going to build a new Fulton State Hospital.
Projects for higher education institutions range from more than $415,000 for fire safety projects at the Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City to $38.5 million to renovate Lafferre Hall at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Parson's plan also would set aside $40 million to repair and renovate the Capitol, which Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has said is "critical" to maintain the building. Nixon and state lawmakers have said leaks in the basement threaten the building's structure.
An additional $35 million would go to convert Department of Transportation headquarters in Jefferson City into space for legislative and executive workers.
Parson said that could free up space for hearing rooms and other offices in the Capitol.
The resolution, which pledges that lawmakers will set aside money to pay back the roughly $400 million in bonds, now heads to the House for review.
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