OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Supporters of a plan to spend $40 million in state money to help complete a Native American museum in Oklahoma City say they're trying to come up with a new way to fund the project after the original proposal stalled before a House deadline.
Oklahoma City Republican Rep. David Dank said Monday one new idea being discussed is a three-year deal for $15 million next year, followed by $15 million in Fiscal Year 2016 and $10 million in 2017.
The Senate earlier this session passed a bill to tap $40 million from the state's Unclaimed Property Fund to match another $40 million in non-state funds to complete the project.
But supporters couldn't get the 51 Republican votes House Speaker Jeff Hickman said he wants for the proposal.