On April 20, 2021 Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget has passed through the General Assembly. The budget totals $42.6 billion. Included in this budget was over $1 billion in capital improvements and maintenance. The FY21-22 budget takes effect on July 1, 2021.
The final approved budget has not yet been signed and/or released. However, you can see the wide range and list of recommended projects from the proposed budget by viewing the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget Document, Capital Outlay and Facilities Program. Items listed in this document reflect projects meeting the State Building Commission requirement and policy guidelines.
The Capital Outlay and Facilities Program portion of the Budget lists each maintenance and improvement project that has been approved. We will upload the Final Budget once the Finance & Administration Department has reconciled all amendments into one document which will likely be the end of May/first part of June.
Capital Maintenance Projects
Capital maintenance projects are defined as
major, non-routine repairs and replacements
unrelated to new construction and costing $100,000
or more. Maintenance projects costing less than this
amount are addressed within the departments’
operational budget major maintenance programs.
Capital maintenance projects include items that
appreciably extend the life of the facility, such as
alterations to rectify code deficiencies, modifications
for health and safety issues, repairs to improve utility
systems, repaving, roof repairs, exterior fencing and
lighting, and repair projects that restore a facility to
its former condition and do not result in changes in
facility use. Funding for these projects is allocated
to the individual state entities.
Capital Improvement Projects
Capital improvement projects are defined as
those providing new facilities or materially
extending the useful life and improving or changing
the function of an existing facility. These projects
include facility renovation, new construction, new
utility or service systems, land with or without
buildings, appurtenances, site improvements or
permanent betterments, and initial equipment to
furnish and operate a new or improved facility that
requires the assistance of a design professional or
costs $100,000 or more.