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• contracted for the rights to store water in a reservoir owned by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
• contracted for the right to store water in a reservoir owned by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
• contracted for the right to store water in a reservoir owned by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
• contracted for the right to store water in a reservoir owned by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
• As most of the committee is aware, my husband is an environmental engineer.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• So I was just wondering how much of the $1.4 billion are projects that have been through the engineering
• Quite often, the entity hires an architect or an engineer and designs it and pays for that with their
• Yeah, because I guess that's where the confusion is coming in with some of the engineering contractors
• A lot of times it's their architects or engineers that are better able to estimate their schedule.
• A lot of times it's their architects or engineers that are better able to estimate their schedule and

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• their credit card is no longer active, the hour has run out, and the geofence now shuts the actual engine
• associated with these devices will help inform the planning process to figure out whether, from an engineering
• If, from an engineering standpoint, there is one, I think you've seen local municipalities address this
• for us to have data that we can rely on will definitely help us inform future decisions from an engineering
• For us to have data that we can rely on will definitely help us inform future decisions from an engineering

Summary: The committee held a panel discussion on micro-mobility device regulation and enforcement, focusing on e-bikes and e-scooters. Sheriff Robert Hardwick and Chief Jamie Cruz described serious injuries involving children, including crashes at high speeds, and argued that current law is outdated because it folds e-bikes into the bicycle statute. They urged a separate statewide framework with clearer age limits, licensing or training requirements, helmet rules, and penalties for modifying devices to go faster. Both also emphasized that parents should bear responsibility and that enforcement should include education, progressive discipline, and, if needed, civil citations. FDOT District 6 Secretary Daniel Iglesias and DHSMV representative Lonnie Groner said their agencies are prioritizing education, outreach, and better data collection. They noted that micromobility devices are increasingly common, create safety and accessibility issues on sidewalks and shared-use paths, and are difficult to track because crash reports often do not identify them consistently. Members discussed whether motorized devices should be barred from sidewalks, whether riders should be licensed and insured, and how enforcement could be made uniform statewide. The panel also said manufacturers have not been meaningfully engaged and that local approaches vary widely. The committee then heard 2026 legislative priorities from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue and DHSMV Executive Director Dave Kerner. Perdue outlined FDOT’s large five-year work program, ongoing congestion-relief projects, investments in ports, airports, rail, workforce, heavy equipment, facilities, and cybersecurity, and the need to do more with flat revenues. Kerner summarized DHSMV’s agency bill priorities, including requiring a Florida address and proof of residence for vehicle registration, updating identification requirements, aligning tank vehicle and motor carrier rules with federal standards, improving IFTA administration, raising the crash-report damage threshold, and allowing electronic notices. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• It removes liability from operators without requiring clear science-based engineering bylaws or environmental
• In recent years, states like California have begun... ...phasing out internal combustion engine vehicles
• While EVs are a growing part of the market today, many Texans still rely on internal combustion engine
• restricting the sale or use of a vehicle based on its energy source, including internal combustion engine
• And lastly, to find... ...engine and energy source to align with existing definitions in the code.

Bills: SB3074, HB49, HB2440, HB3556, HB3619, HB3866, HB4042, HB4112, HB4271, HB4413, HB4426, HB5033, HB49

Keywords: SB 3074, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Water Code, permit applications, environmental permitting, administrative record, ex parte communications, legislative communications, governor, lieutenant governor, state legislators, district projects, public records, recusal, conflict of interest, substantial interest, agency transparency, environmental regulation, permit renewal

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• that you're going to get money, you're going to develop the planning, you're going to develop the engineering
• with the assumptions that exist around the ridership and around the costing. ...and around the engineering
• Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen in the state of Texas.
• More engineers, more conductors, you're likely to have an increase in some of these costs.
• Devices used to communicate with the engineer on the locomotive have a limited range and often don't

Bills: HB341, HB791, HB1564, HB1695, HB1722, HB1729, HB1772, HB2003, HB2954, HB2989, HB3084, HB3134, HB3135, HB3309, HB3611, HB3679, HB3727, HB3832

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates

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• So with every home, we actually have to engage a windstorm engineer, um, that designs the, uh, the, the
• To answer your first question, I am not an engineer, but I, I'm looking at one right now and uh.
• I don't know rafters, yeah, yeah, see, I told you I'm not an engineer, but, but yeah, I mean, there's
• So there is a lot of engineering that goes into it.
• It is important to us to advance the technology and the engineering, um, and then we think the market

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• My last six years with the department were as director of construction and finally as chief engineer.
• My last six years with the department were as director of construction and finally as chief engineer.
• I'm the State Materials Engineer for the Florida Department of Transportation.
• I'm an engineer, but certainly there are a number of factors.
• I'm not an economist, I'm an engineer, but certainly, there are a number of factors at play that can

Summary: The Transportation Committee heard and acted on a series of transportation, licensing, and memorial bills. The first major item was CS/SB 462, the Department of Transportation agency package, which included provisions on transportation trust fund revenue for electric vehicles, county project reporting, speed limits, workforce grants, procurement and utility relocation procedures, airport participation, metropolitan planning, and related DOT administration. The committee adopted a substitute amendment after extensive discussion, especially over utility relocation reimbursement, penalties, and whether the bill was too rigid while stakeholders continued negotiating. Testimony came from industry and utility representatives both supporting the need to address delays and opposing the bill’s prescriptive approach. The bill passed 8-3. The committee then approved several specialty license plate and memorial measures. CS/SB 1024 added a United States Military Academy plate alongside the Naval Academy plate. CS/SB 824 created a Florida Highway Patrol specialty plate. CS/SB 666 created a Miami Northwestern Senior High School alumni plate, with supporters emphasizing the school’s history and scholarship uses for the revenue. CS/SB 916 authorized indemnification and insurance arrangements for commuter rail operations on the Brightline corridor, modeled on SunRail law, and was reported favorably after technical amendments. CS/SB 1290 updated DHSMV rules to conform to IFTA and federal motor carrier standards, raised the crash-damage reporting threshold, and made other registration and email-notification changes; CS/SB 1292 created a public-records exemption for certain email addresses used in motor vehicle and vessel notifications. CS/SB 1408 designated memorial highways for fallen officers Jesse Madsen and Elio Diaz, and CS/SB 1502 authorized FDOT blanket permits for mobile cranes to travel at night under specified conditions. All of these bills were reported favorably. The committee also received a lengthy informational presentation from FDOT on aggregates and the state’s construction-material supply chain. The witness described aggregate sources, transportation methods, recycling efforts, the importance of the Lake Belt and out-of-state imports, and the department’s supply-chain grant program. Senators asked about long-term reserves, stranded reserves, pricing, and the impact of regulation on future supply, and requested the study and a summary of regulatory impacts for members. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.

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• the laboratories, with highly specialized research staffs, are at the forefront of scientific and engineering
• advances, collaborating with universities and companies and performing multidisciplinary science and engineering
• educational programs and initiatives that inspire and support the next generation of scientists and engineers
• King, has worked to strive to enhance women in science, technology, engineering, and math, both at the
• that they are equally qualified to take on STEM jobs and to help lead in science, technology, and engineering

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• As we were driving down Highway 5, we kept passing engines from fire and fire crews.
• example on the DSA side would be making sure that there's a prompt deployment of DSA professional engineers
• Elaborate on how many more fire engines we've acquired over the last couple of years.
• During the base fire season staffing, when we would only have, I think, 65 fire engines staffed, we have
• over 300 fire engines staffed in addition to our aerial resources, where we have 10 helitack bases and

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• "Electrical engineering?" "Definitely. All right.
• 1969 >> Electrical engineering? >> Definitely. 1970 All right.
• our equipment, do not reverse engineer our software.
• The engineers come in, they help diagram this. They'll stamp it.
• The engineers come in, they help diagram 2298 this.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce held its first interim hearing on securing critical infrastructure and supply chain integrity, with a focus on Texas’s electric grid and the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act. The chair also highlighted Texas’s relatively low electricity prices and welcomed new committee members. ERCOT, the Public Utility Commission (PUC), and the Attorney General’s office were invited to explain how the state screens market participants and grid equipment for ties to China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, and how the agencies respond to noncompliance. ERCOT testified that it has implemented the requirements of three related Senate bills by requiring attestations on corporate affiliations and on critical grid equipment and services. ERCOT said it has processed thousands of attestations, used additional requests for information and third-party verification tools such as Dun & Bradstreet, and terminated nonresponsive market participants. ERCOT also said it has not seen a case requiring direct Attorney General involvement, but it does refer matters to the PUC when needed. The PUC said it can investigate suspected violations and impose penalties of up to $1 million per violation per day, and that most investigations into late or missing attestations have been resolved through compliance, market exit, or removal by ERCOT. The Attorney General’s office said its role is currently limited to audits and court involvement, and that it lacks broad independent investigatory authority under the act. Members pressed the panel on whether the current system is too reliant on self-reporting and whether it adequately addresses indirect foreign influence, especially through supply chains for batteries, inverters, transformers, and other equipment with routable connectivity. ERCOT acknowledged that the current attestation process has gaps and said it plans to refine definitions of critical grid equipment and grid services, improve information requests, and continue stakeholder rulemaking. The panel also discussed possible legislative changes, including tying prohibitions to the Department of Defense Section 1260H list and the Texas Prohibited Technologies list, clarifying warranty and service access, and expanding the statute to cover grid services more directly. Several senators raised concerns about cost, reliability, and the extent to which foreign-sourced components remain embedded in Texas infrastructure, while others suggested incentives for domestic manufacturing and stronger verification tools, including possible work with national labs such as Sandia.

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• </c> relationship engine. relationship engine.
• </c> During that process, the state engineers During that process, the state engineers evaluated<01:54
• And so I think there is an opportunity that the engineers that helped Mr.
• But for even then, the engineers who do these for all of our schools, they're specialists.
• </c><01:59:18.840><c> that</c> opportunity that the the engineers that opportunity that the the engineers

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• as well as inventions like the sewing machine and the telegraph, required more and more trained engineers
• , as well as inventions like the sewing machine and the telegraph required more and more trained engineers
• That mission today is broad, and like the Murrill Act called for, it still addresses ag, engineering,
• Our College of Engineering is one of the things we're perhaps known for.
• This is a great opportunity to talk about her: she's duly enrolled in our College of Engineering and

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from University of Idaho representatives on the university’s land-grant mission and its role in federalism, followed by detailed overviews of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Natural Resources. Speakers described the Morrill, Hatch, and Smith-Lever Acts, the university’s history, and examples of research, extension, and workforce training in agriculture, engineering, law, forestry, fire science, and youth programs such as 4-H. They highlighted facilities and programs including research stations, the Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, the deep soil ecotron, the Wildland Fire Center, the experimental forest, and the policy analysis group, while also noting the impact of federal and state funding delays and cuts on staffing and research capacity. Committee members asked about several current issues, including quagga mussels, screw worm, chronic wasting disease, and the effects of funding cuts. University officials said they were not actively researching some of those wildlife and livestock disease issues but were willing to help if capacity and funding allowed. They also said budget reductions had caused real losses, including layoffs and reduced programs, and that federal grant delays had disrupted research timelines. The committee also raised questions about conflicts of interest and university employees’ outside work; the university said it has annual conflict-of-interest and conflict-of-commitment training and review procedures. The committee then heard from Bonneville County Sheriff Sam Hulse and the Idaho Sheriffs Association on the federal 287(g) immigration partnership program. Hulse argued that participation should remain voluntary and locally controlled, describing the different 287(g) models, the training and liability concerns, and the distinction between local law enforcement and federal immigration enforcement. He said Idaho agencies already cooperate with ICE in other ways and that mandatory participation could create staffing, legal, and community-trust problems. Members asked about costs, liability, detention standards, and whether deputies lose local control under task force arrangements; Hulse said the answer depends on the specific model and operation, and he emphasized the need for local discretion. Later, the committee took testimony on the long-running bighorn sheep and domestic sheep conflict affecting western Idaho grazing allotments. Idaho Wool Growers representatives and affected ranchers described the history of state legislation, federal litigation, and the closure of grazing areas after bighorn sheep transplants, which they said cut livestock operations in half and caused major financial and personal hardship. They argued that the state and federal agencies had not lived up to assurances that permittees would be held harmless, and they urged continued attention to the issue. No formal votes or committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• You can engineer your way through a number of seismic issues, but there’s a cost to that.
• You can engineer your way through a number of seismic issues, but there’s a cost to that.
• But, ...engineer, and that seems to be their full understanding of the types of jobs that we have.
• And I just tell her, well, you married a nuclear engineer, so that's what you get.
• When I, as a nuclear engineer, go out there and say, “Well, I’m going to educate people,” sometimes the

Summary: The committee met to hear a series of presentations on advanced nuclear economics, workforce, community impacts, and financing. Nucleon Energy’s William Bridge presented a report estimating the economic impacts of hypothetical 200-megawatt and 600-megawatt SMRs, including construction and operating jobs, local spending, tax revenue, and the private-sector conditions needed to attract investment. He said the report used nth-of-a-kind cost assumptions, discussed security and water siting considerations, and argued that early community engagement and permitting work should be timed to when projects are closer to being economic. Committee members questioned cost assumptions, security staffing, transmission and water siting, and whether large reactors or SMRs are more likely to be financed in the near term. Lori Brady of the Nuclear Energy Institute then outlined national nuclear workforce needs and NEI’s strategic workforce planning. She described declining labor-force demographics, the need for hundreds of thousands of new energy workers by 2050, and six workforce priorities: career awareness, pipelines, training and qualification, policy support, retention, and non-traditional pipelines. She highlighted the Nuclear Works career website, the Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap, the new federal Energy and Natural Resources career cluster, and the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program for community colleges. Members asked about AI, robotics, and when training should begin relative to future plant construction; Brady said AI is not expected to replace workers broadly and that training timelines depend on the specific project and staffing plan. Red Wing, Minnesota Mayor Gary Yako described hosting the Prairie Island nuclear generating facility. He said the plant provides a large share of the city’s property tax base, supports well-paid jobs, contributes to local emergency preparedness, and is a strong community partner through donations and employee involvement. He said the city supports relicensing, has regular emergency drills, and has had no issues with dry cask storage. The committee also heard from NEI’s Benton Arnett, who reviewed the current financing landscape, including federal tax credits, DOE loan authority, offtake agreements, and the shift toward project developers and special-purpose vehicles. He said early projects face high first-of-a-kind costs, but federal support and long-term power purchase agreements are helping make projects financeable. Finally, DOE’s Julie Kazeraki described the Office of Energy Dominance Financing and its role in supporting new nuclear, restarts, uprates, and supply chain investments, emphasizing that federal loan and tax-credit tools are intended to reduce upfront risk and improve project affordability.

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• They're a big part of our economic engine in California, and they need to make sure that our children
• I have been a software engineer in Silicon Valley in San Francisco for over 30 years.
• So my engineering husband had to flag that. So she no longer has that app.
• In particular, I come at this as a builder, so I lead product and engineering.
• Dashboards are great for engineers. They’re really not that great for parents.

Summary: The hearing focused on online safety controls and whether parental controls are sufficient to protect children on social media and other digital platforms. The chair and several members framed the issue as a child safety and public health problem, not just a technology issue, and said the goal was to understand what parental controls do, where they fail, and what policy solutions might be needed. Opening remarks also emphasized that California should lead on safer online spaces for children. Victoria and Paul Hinks gave emotional testimony about the death of their daughter, Alexandra, saying that despite using screen time limits, content filters, app restrictions, and other parental controls, their daughter was still exposed to harmful content and found ways around the settings. Researchers and advocates from Stanford, Children Now, and other organizations said parents face major challenges because digital parenting is complicated, platforms and apps change constantly, children can bypass controls, and many tools are costly or inaccessible. They argued that parental controls are often incomplete, hard to use, and not enough on their own to prevent harms such as cyberbullying, self-harm content, eating disorder content, and exploitation. Witnesses also discussed broader risks in digital spaces, including mental health harms, addiction, fentanyl-related contact through social media, and concerns about AI chatbots. Several speakers said safety should be built into products from the start, with stronger age assurance, clearer reporting systems, independent standards, and corporate accountability. Members asked about what “safe” means, whether other countries’ restrictions are effective, and which features are most harmful. There was broad agreement that no single tool is enough and that multiple layers of protection are needed. The final panel featured representatives from Meta, Google, OpenAI, and Roblox, who described their companies’ teen safety features and parental tools. They pointed to default protections for minors, content limits, bedtime and screen-time tools, age assurance efforts, and new parent notifications for certain self-harm searches. They also supported legislation on age assurance and app-store parental approval. Members pressed the companies on whether their tools are truly effective, and several witnesses acknowledged that current systems still have gaps and that more work is needed.

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• And so, uh, I think a lot of it though was, you know, having to hire architects and engineers to draw
• And so, uh, I think a lot of it though was, you know, having to hire architects and engineers to draw
• And so, uh, I think a lot of it though was, you know, having to hire architects and engineers to draw
• And so, uh, I think a lot of it though was, you know, having to hire architects and engineers to draw
• Having to hire architects and engineers to draw a shop, and I think things like that are simple like

Keywords: Government Structure - Room 409, 12 January, 2026; 2:00 P.M., 925, all

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• I'm not an<00:53:45.440><c> engineer,</c><00:53:45.760><c> so</c><00:53:45.920><c> I'm</c><00:53:46.000
• 46.160><c> going</c><00:53:46.160><c> to</c><00:53:46.240><c> get</c><00:53:46.400><c> on</c> an engineer
• , so I'm not going to get on an engineer, so I'm not going to get on the<00:53:46.720><c> technical</
• </c><00:54:15.119><c> They're</c><00:54:15.359><c> going</c><00:54:15.520><c> to</c> in, our engineers
• They're going to in, our engineers.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force opened its sixth meeting by approving the minutes and then taking up a presentation from University of Pikeville representatives and local leaders on an Eastern Kentucky Disaster Relief Center at Bear Mountain in Pike County. Speakers included Greg May, Rep. Ashley Tacket Laferty, Lori Worth, and Laura Damron. They described repeated flooding and other disasters in eastern Kentucky, the lack of a single prepared relief location, and the need for a centralized, elevated site that could serve as a flood and broader natural-disaster hub. The presenters said the Bear Mountain property, about 530 acres and well above flood levels, could support a multi-use facility combining disaster response functions with university and community uses. Proposed features included a command and communications center, distribution space, emergency shelter, medical and clinic support, food service, restroom facilities, RV hookups, and an indoor track/distribution building. They emphasized that the project would help avoid disrupting existing venues such as the Pikeville Expo Center and Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, while also supporting tourism and economic recovery. Committee members asked about community and emergency-management support, annual operating costs, and resilience standards such as tornado-related building codes. In response, the presenters said local stakeholders, including Appalachian Wireless, Pikeville Medical Center, Community Trust Bank, the city of Pikeville, and emergency management officials, had expressed support. They said the university planned to absorb some operating costs through multiple uses of the facility, community camps, and budgeted maintenance, and that construction documents were nearly complete with plans to begin building within months. After the presentation, the chair thanked the presenters and moved the committee into its recommendations discussion, noting the broader fiscal and humanitarian importance of disaster preparedness and resiliency and indicating that future legislation would likely follow from the task force’s work.

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• Uh, Jason Sawala, Deputy State Highway Engineer, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. >> I'm Chad Laroo.
• Uh, Jason Sawala, Deputy State Highway Engineer, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. >> I'm Chad Laroo.
• Um, and especially, you know, if we can take a little bit of load off some of our district engineers
• </c> internal resources to do uh engineering internal resources to do uh engineering work,<00:31:45.279
• from the design district engineers from the design standpoint<00:32:19.360><c> on</c><00:32:19.600><

Keywords: 00:05 Call to Order and Roll Call 01:20 Road Projects 46:30 Approval of Minutes 46:50 Railroads 57:26 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met without a quorum, so it could not approve the minutes. The chair announced an Eastern Kentucky University health forum later that day and then proceeded with testimony on alternative delivery methods for road projects. Jason Sawala of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Chad Laroo of the Kentucky Association of Highway Contractors were sworn in and introduced themselves. Sawala explained KYTC’s use of alternative delivery tools, including design-build, construction manager/general contractor (CMGC), and public-private partnerships (P3s). He said the cabinet’s goal is to deliver the best value to taxpayers in terms of quality, cost, and time, and emphasized that alternative delivery is most useful on projects with special circumstances such as innovation needs, specialized technology, complex constructibility, schedule pressure, or early contractor input. He cited the cabinet’s wrong-way driving prevention project as an example where design-build helped evaluate technologies and coordinate with stakeholders such as EMS and first responders. He also outlined the main tradeoffs: alternative delivery can improve collaboration and sometimes accelerate schedules, but it also brings risks related to right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, changing scope, and the need for dedicated staff and compressed decision-making. He stressed that these methods are not a cure-all and are not appropriate for every project, while noting that traditional design-bid-build remains effective for most of KYTC’s work. Representative Branscum responded favorably, saying early contractor involvement is valuable and consistent with his experience in the vertical construction world. No votes or formal actions were taken because the committee lacked a quorum.

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• SB2928 protects one of our state's largest economic engines and promotes consistency. for families and
• Getting a degree in biomedical engineering changed the trajectory of my life. ...life, giving me a shot
• These students are future doctors, teachers, and engineers.
• Our Texas alumni include nurses, teachers, engineers, and entrepreneurs.
• Not as a drain, but as an engine of growth.

Bills: SB1798, SB1835, SB1319, SB2942, SB2928, SB784, SB1049

Keywords: higher education, tuition rates, financial support, immigration status, Texas law, SB 1835, resident tuition, nonresident students, scholarship students, public higher education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Education Code Section 54.213, tuition waiver, in-state tuition, out-of-state students, higher education finance, enrollment cap, capacity limit, workforce development area, nonimmigrant visa

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• Uh, as a consulting engineer, I've worked with MPCA for decades securing these permits.
• Engineer, I've worked with MPCA for decades securing these permits.
• :22.640><c> permit</c> frustrate project applicants, permit frustrate project applicants, permit engineers
• </c><00:31:24.720><c> The</c> engineers, and the agency alike. The engineers, and the agency alike.
• </c> engineers permit from the federal level. engineers permit from the federal level.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• funding cuts as deep as this, you're really hurting not just the immediate regional economic drive and engine
• funding cuts as deep as this, you're really hurting not just the immediate regional economic drive and engine
• funding cuts as deep as this, you're really hurting not just the immediate regional economic drive and engine
• funding cuts as deep as this, you're really hurting not just the immediate regional economic drive and engine
• funding cuts as deep as this, you're really hurting not just the immediate regional economic drive and engine

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Division II work session considered several amendments to HB 2. The first two items were rejected: a proposal to add a new “Lakes” license plate with proceeds to the cyanobacteria fund failed 7-8, and Amendment 1040, which would have imposed a 5% administrative fee on certain dedicated funds to raise general fund revenue, failed 4-5. Representative Maguire explained the fee would apply only to new revenue going forward and would not change existing fund balances; he also described exemptions for federal funds, bequests, and other special cases. Representative Murray questioned the consistency of the approach and who currently pays administrative costs, while Maguire said the charges are often handled case-by-case by agencies or the treasurer. The committee then revisited revenue distribution changes in HB 2. Members first reconsidered and reversed prior acceptance of sections affecting the Education Trust Fund, then adopted Amendment 1381H, which changes the distribution of business profits tax and business enterprise tax revenue, along with related sections, to shift more money to the General Fund. Supporters argued the change was needed to address revenue shortfalls and to align with historical distributions; opponents said it reduced support for education. The reconsideration motion passed 7-3, and the amendment itself passed 5-3. The committee also adopted Amendment 1413H, incorporating the language of HB 741 on open enrollment and student attendance in public schools. Supporters said it was House policy and had sufficient policy and fiscal impact to belong in HB 2; opponents noted the underlying bill had been controversial and passed the House by a relatively close margin. Finally, the committee considered a USNH budget reduction proposal that would cut the University System of New Hampshire by $25 million per year net. Supporters said the cut was necessary to balance the budget and that K-12 obligations had to take priority, while opponents argued the cut would harm workforce development, the state economy, and student retention. The transcript cuts off during extended debate, and no final vote on the USNH item is shown in the provided text.