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University Bonding Projects on Fast Track to Pass House This Week

FRANKFORT — A bill authorizing bonding projects for most of Kentucky's public universitiesappears to have ample support to be approved this week in  the state House.House Bill 7  authorizes more than $300 million in projects, including renovations for dorm rooms, academic buildings and football stadium renovations at the University of Kentucky.The bill unanimously passed the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday morning, without a single lawmaker even questioning the bill.Committee Chair Rick Rand, a Democrat from Bedford, said he expects the bill to easily pass the House very soon."You know I think we're gonna go ahead and move it on to the Senate, get this thing moving so the universities can, it has an emergency clause in it so as soon as the governor signs it they can move forward," Rand said.Several of the university presidents were in attendance during the committee, did not speak.University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto was the only president to address the committee; he said he's hopeful the bill will pass both chambers promptly."We're very optimistic given the expressions of support that I've heard from both sides of the aisle in the Senate and the House respectively," he said.