Sen. Mark Miller said he will be introducing an amendment to give the full Joint Finance Committee oversight of projects funded by federal stimulus dollars, not just the committee co-chairs.

The bill currently requires the governor to provide the Joint Finance Committee co-chairs with a plan for the expenditure of federal stimulus funds. After receiving the plans, the co-chairs could direct the governor to implement the plan, or the JFC could convene within 14 days to either approve the plan or modify it.

The provision does not include $298.7 million in pre-approved projects included in the bill.

The state will receive about $550 million from the federal government for transportation and infrastructure projects.

-- By Greg Bump