Delaware is set to allocate $1.35 billion for capital projects for the upcoming fiscal year, a sum that far surpasses the previous high of $863 million from two years ago. A total of $708 million was allocated for infrastructure and related projects in the current fiscal year, which ends Wednesday. The bond bill is one of the three main “money bills” — key legislation that allocates funding for running state government, aiding nonprofits and performing construction. The operating budget bill, which totals $4.77 billion in recurring expenses, plus a separate $221 million supplement for one-time items, is also the largest in state history. Gov. John Carney in January proposed a $4.71 billion budget and a $36 million supplement, along with an $894 million bond bill and $54.5 million in nonprofit funding through grant-in-aid. The grant-in-aid bill, finalized by the Joint Finance Committee on Monday, comes to $63.2 million.
