Little brother
Referendums C and D may be twins, but D is definitely the little brother.
The measure would allow the state to borrow, by selling and paying off bonds over a period of years, up to $2.07 billion for four specific purposes:
Highways: $1.7 billion could be borrowed to accelerate construction and repair projects on the state Department of Transportation’s priority list.
Pensions: $175 million would go to pay existing state obligations to assist local pension plans to cover police officers and firefighters hired before April 8, 1978.
School buildings: $147 million is designated for repair and replacement of K-12 school buildings, as required by a lawsuit settlement.
College buildings: $50 million for construction, maintenance and repair projects on state university, college and community college campuses.
Citizens will vote separately C and D. If C passes but D is defeated, the provisions of C will go into effect, but none of the borrowing listed above will happen. But if C is defeated and D is passed, no bonds will be sold.