When allowed the lottery here in Colorado, it was clearly stated on the ballot that the funds would go to State parks and recreation.
Shortly after the ballot passes, the State government ignored this requirement and started spending the funds on other things like prisons, etc. We had ANOTHER election which made it very clear how and where the wanted the money spent.
Seems like the same MO for the bureaucrats.
A few years back, Carl Levin tried getting $20 million from highway funds to save Tiger stadium. He justified it by claiming a bus stop could be built into the place.
The fact was that the place was 80% on the ground when he asked for the money. He knew damn well he wasn’t going to save the stadium, he was just grabbing for the money.