to adopt the amendment. The committee debated the amendment.
Representative Cherry moved to adopt the amendment. The committee debated the amendment. The motion did not prevail by a vote of 12-16-0. UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL: Yeas: Reps. Hoadley, Love, Pagan, Hammoud, Peterson, Sabo, Anthony, Brixie, Cherry, Hood, Kennedy, and Tate. Nays: Reps. Hernandez, Miller, Albert, Allor, Brann, VanSingel, Whiteford, Yaroch, Bollin, Glenn, Green, Huizenga, Lightner, Maddock, Slagh, and VanWoerkom. Pass: None. Representative Tate offered the following amendments for HB 4234, as substitute (H-1): 1. Amend page 37, following line 11, by inserting: "Blight removal grants........................................................................................ $ 350,100" and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 2. Amend page 159, following line 17, by inserting: “Sec. 998. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for blight removal grants, $350,000.00 shall be awarded to blight removal projects located in counties with populations under 50,000 with priority given to communities with the greatest population loss since 2000 and cap individual grants at no more than $50,000.00. (2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for blight removal grants, $100.00 shall be awarded to blight removal projects in a city with a population of greater than 600,000 as of the most recent federal decennial census.”. Representative Tate explained the amendments.