A Senate panel agreed Thursday to provide $75 million for the new Veterans Affairs hospital in Louisville, $30 million more than was alloted in a House spending bill.



The Courier-Journal reported the increase was requested by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and would be used for design work. Last month, a House panel approved $45 million at the request of Rep. John Yarmuth, D-3rd District.

The $45 million would be used for land acquisition and site preparation in both bills.

McConnell s $30 million addition will be subject to negotiations between the House and Senate.

The new facility, expected to cost $700 million, would replace the existing 57-year-old VA Hospital in Louisville. It is scheduled to open in 2013.

Information from: The Courier-Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com

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