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• <00:51:00.200> Our<00:51:00.320> CVG infrastructure environment.
• Our CVG infrastructure environment.
• Additionally, DHL, along infrastructure.
• The economy, the landscape, infrastructure, everything.
• , economy, the landscape, infrastructure, economy, the landscape, infrastructure, everything.<01:

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met on October 14, confirmed a quorum, and adopted the September 16, 2025 minutes. Members then received a Kentucky Air National Guard 101 briefing from Brigadier General Bruce Bancroft, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard, who described the Guard’s structure, missions, and statewide role. He emphasized that Kentucky is a single-wing state centered at Louisville’s 123rd Airlift Wing and highlighted several unique capabilities, including the Contingency Response Group, critical care air transport teams, medical detachment for chemical environments, explosive ordnance disposal, fatality search and recovery, and special tactics personnel. General Bancroft also discussed staffing and readiness, saying the Guard has 1,273 authorized positions, with a mix of AGR, Title 32, and Title 5 personnel. He noted that AGR positions are funded at about 96 percent, while technician positions are funded at about 53 percent, leaving the organization to operate at roughly 75 percent of authorized manpower overall. He said the wing converted from the C-130H to the C-130J in 2021 and completed the transition in about 2.5 years, ahead of the original three-year timeline. The briefing further covered the Guard’s operational tempo and community role. Bancroft said the unit has earned 21 Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, has deployed about 500,000 days since 9/11 across 45 countries, and routinely supports federal and domestic missions. He described the C-130J’s tactical airlift, airdrop, and blacked-out operations as directly useful for disaster response in Kentucky, and he pointed to strong ties with UPS and other aviation employers. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.

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• culture, infrastructure and background. culture, infrastructure and background.
• . antiquated u infrastructure that is not antiquated u infrastructure that is not as<00:34:15.440>
• <00:34:50.879> more called K buildings infrastructure more called K buildings infrastructure
• have really serious infrastructure have really serious infrastructure challenges<00:35:28.560>
• . infrastructure. infrastructure.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Kentucky Wired Critical Infrastructure. Kentucky Wired Critical Infrastructure.
• <00:07:20.720> through valuable public infrastructure through valuable public infrastructure
• Kentucky Infrastructure Authority. Kentucky Infrastructure Authority.
• 01:26:26.800> along<01:26:27.040> with any infrastructure that goes along with any infrastructure
• <01:27:05.760> It to cover off-site infrastructure. It to cover off-site infrastructure.

Keywords: 0:00:07 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:47 Approval of Minutes 0:01:05 Correspondence and Information Items 0:54:15 Lease Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions 0:56:19 Project Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet 1:08:46 Lease Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet 1:13:00 Rpt from Office of Financial Mgmt - KIA 1:20:00 Office of Financial Management 1:35:50 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with routine business, including welcoming new committee member Senator Reginald Thomas, approving the minutes, and receiving a correspondence report on several information items. Those items included University of Kentucky research equipment funding, UK capital project funding using federal/private funds, debt issues from McGoffin County and Owen County school districts, lease modifications by the Division of Real Properties, asset preservation project revisions at Eastern Kentucky University and Northern Kentucky University, and Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA) information on Kentucky Wired critical infrastructure. The main discussion focused on a dispute over the Kentucky Wired communication shelters, or “huts,” and related payments under KCNA’s agreement with Asellicom/Excel. Brad Kilby of Asellicom testified that KCNA had not paid for the huts, that Asellicom had not received the alleged $8 million or any later payment, and that Asellicom remained the legal owner. Committee members pressed him on whether payment had been received, whether anyone else might have received it, and whether the lawsuit or dispute resolution process clarified the issue. Kilby said no payment had been received and that the matter was part of ongoing litigation. KCNA Executive Director Doug Hendricks and General Counsel Adam Atkins then testified. They said a certified check for $8.5 million was mailed in July, based on the Finance and Administration Cabinet secretary’s determination that $8.5 million was due under the model procurement code, even though KCNA had initially requested about $12 million to cover a worst-case estimate. They said the contract allowed payment in full or in tranches, that the huts were completed and operational, and that KCNA had not received documentation supporting Asellicom’s higher $10.1 million claim. Members expressed frustration over the missing check and the broader implications for Kentucky Wired, and one member requested that the committee obtain all agency requests related to KCNA/Kentucky Wired since inception; the co-chairs said they would look into making that information available. No formal vote was taken on the dispute during the portion provided.

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• This is GYAA from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority.
• <00:29:35.720> Authority<00:29:36.200> and green infrastructure Authority and green
• First up, we have the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority online in support.
• we have the Hawaii green infrastructure we have the Hawaii green infrastructure Authority<00:35:
• infrastructure infrastructure Authority<00:39:30.960> Miss<00:39:31.200> yamam Authority

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee opened by outlining testimony procedures and then heard SB 376 on tax credits, which would create a home fire safety improvement tax credit. Testimony from the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi urged that the concept would be better handled as a subsidy program and raised drafting concerns about unclear definitions and eligibility. Later, the committees agreed to pass SB 376 with amendments, including making the credit nonrefundable, clarifying third-party certification, deleting recapture-related language, and making technical changes. Members then heard SB 417, which would make unlicensed contractor work during or within five years after an emergency or disaster a class B felony. The Contractors License Board was listed for comments, and the Subcontractors Association supported the measure. The committees ultimately recommended passage with technical, non-substantive amendments and an adjusted effective date, and the measure was adopted. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on SB 782, which would require free and accessible voice communication services for incarcerated people and prohibit state agencies from profiting from those services, while also directing the PUC to set standards and providing funding for the SAVIN victim notification program. Supporters, including the Public Defender, ACLU of Hawaiʻi, Worth Rises, and others, argued the bill would reduce costs for families, improve reentry, and align adult corrections with the juvenile system. Opponents, including the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Hawaiʻi Paroling Authority, and SAVIN-related witnesses, warned that changing the funding structure could weaken victim notification and safety services. The committees deferred SB 782. The committee also heard SB 999 on fireworks, which would repeal permissible consumer fireworks uses, impose civil penalties and forfeiture remedies, and create a forfeiture special fund for safety education. The Department of Law Enforcement and Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, while fireworks industry representatives and others opposed it, arguing prohibition would be ineffective and urging stronger enforcement and education instead. The committees deferred SB 999 for further consideration, and SB 1136 on insurance was also deferred after insurers and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs opposed it. In the later joint session with the Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, SB 744 on condominium loans was heard with support from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority and banking groups, while one testifier raised concerns that the program could function like C-PACE financing and add risky debt to condominium associations; testimony and discussion continued on that measure.

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• We did receive a $60 million grant, a federal grant for infrastructure.
• So we're going to see a spike and growth in the city of Las Cruces with that infrastructure grant of
• See a spike and growth in the city of Las Cruces with that infrastructure grant of $60 million.
• No, the grant was for the infrastructure for the road.
• It's an infrastructure grant for the road.

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• investments, you know, the $3.5 million in infrastructure investments.
• The infrastructure piece of it is more straightforward.
• We've also talked a little bit about the infrastructure grant piece.
• about the infrastructure grant piece. about the infrastructure grant piece.
• <00:39:27.359> improvement<00:39:27.839> grants, infrastructure improvement grants, infrastructure

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• . infrastructure. infrastructure.
• It's different infrastructure.
• on the Armor infrastructure, which is on the Armor infrastructure, which is one<02:02:29.520> thing
• It's different infrastructure. system. It's different infrastructure.
• . infrastructure. infrastructure.

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• We're able to put those in spaces where maybe you don't have good existing infrastructure or a lot of
• <00:10:57.839> amount<00:10:58.079> of existing infrastructured amount of existing
• infrastructured amount of cameras<00:10:58.639> so<00:10:59.320> green<00:10:59.680>
• That extends our security infrastructure even farther and sometimes puts it in places that are dark,
• research project it's an infrastructure research project it's an infrastructure that<00:54:17.559

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Hydrogen can be used as a transition from existing power infrastructure into clean energy infrastructure
• and the ability to repurpose existing infrastructure.
• While using existing infrastructure and the ability to repurpose existing infrastructure ensures affordability
• While using existing infrastructure and the ability to repurpose existing infrastructure ensures affordability
• Data centers are the essential digital infrastructure for California's economy, supporting everything

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This 4.25 million allows us to start to build that infrastructure.
• Healthcare professionals have to have infrastructure to work in.
• And so building healthcare infrastructure around our state is absolutely essential.
• Building infrastructure allows us to take care of patients.
• The scope of work will cover all necessary infrastructure upgrades and system integration.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Well, as the Chair of Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure, I agree with that as well. Thank you.
• communities currently in the infrastructure plan in the CEC.
• This chart shows what delivery infrastructure can do.
• It shows that the delivery infrastructure can do.
• And then step two on the infrastructure side also means looking at where could that supply come from.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <00:03:24.400> on<00:03:24.560> the of this essential infrastructure on the of this
• essential infrastructure on the community<00:03:25.519> Through<00:03:25.799> good<00:
• such as this is is felt infrastructure such as this is is felt heavily<00:05:35.520> uh<00:05
• needs we have come to you infrastructure needs we have come to you today<00:54:53.880> to<00:
• I am hopeful you will find that our water infrastructure facilities are worthy of this important and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We're not saying, okay, these are the infrastructure needs of our state.
• Because maybe we need to do just a big infrastructure project.
• We should know, okay, every year we need to allocate X more for infrastructure.
• Ours go beyond just infrastructure.
• So I just want to Gasoline, rent, leases, ours go beyond just infrastructure.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We really need an integrated system with EMS infrastructure so that both the dispatchers and EMS field
• It's more focused on infrastructure. >> So, you think this res would force that to happen?
• You're taking business away from a local infrastructure.
• <01:13:10.360> community infrastructure to serve the community infrastructure to serve the
• . infrastructure. infrastructure.

Bills: SCR180

Keywords: wildfire, fire hazard, Lahaina, West Maui, Maui wildfire, vegetation management, fuel reduction, defensible space, fuel breaks, invasive grasses, emergency access, evacuation route, fire lane, state lands, public safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, community risk reduction, hazard mitigation, brush clearance, wildland-urban interface

Summary: The committee opened by noting it was likely its last hearing of the 2026 session, then took up several resolutions. SCR 54, on appointing a hydrogen fire safety expert and training on hydrogen-related protocols, and SCR 59, on allowing certain health care professionals to practice without a license during a state of emergency, drew no testimony. Members discussed SCR 59 as a response to past emergencies and the need for pre-approved, updated registries of professionals who could be deployed quickly in emergencies. SCR 62 SD1, which asks the 911 Board to form a working group with the disability community to address access issues in emergency and 911 responses, received testimony from disability advocates and the 911 Board. Testifiers said the measure should ensure an integrated system with EMS infrastructure, real-time access for dispatchers and field personnel, and public education about the system; they also noted that Smart911 is no longer being used on Oahu and Maui and that a statewide, integrated approach is needed. Members agreed to work the suggested language into the resolution. SCR 179, urging Maui County to enforce fire code provisions on brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation clearing, and emergency access, was noted as having no testimony but continuing to raise important issues. SCR 74, calling for an audit of no-bid contracts issued under emergency proclamations from 2020 through 2025, drew strong support from a late testifier who tied the measure to emergency procurement concerns after the Lahaina wildfire and COVID-era contracting. The witness argued that procurement rules should not be waived in ways that compromise safety, and described concerns about unlicensed contractors and construction problems in a state housing project. Members asked about the scope of the audit and whether it would interfere with criminal investigations; the witness said the audit should cover a broad range of contracts, including nonprofit contracts, and should not be limited to the wildfire period. The committee also heard SCR 28 SD1 on creating a Hawaii Vietnam Veterans Medal, with support from the Department of Defense and veterans advocates, who said the resolution is intended to do the groundwork for a future appropriation and to determine eligibility and distribution procedures. Finally, SCR 60 SD1, requesting updates on the “Breaking Cycles” rehabilitation and restorative justice study, received support from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Correctional System Oversight Commission, and reform advocates. The department asked that reporting be annual rather than quarterly because of the complexity of the OCCC project, and supporters said the measure would promote transparency and help ensure the study’s recommendations are implemented. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• a smaller appropriation infrastructure a smaller appropriation bond<00:42:57.599> that<00:42:
• It was the EV infrastructure in 2020.
• Where was that infrastructure placed, and just give us some background on that?
• that infrastructure placed and where was that infrastructure placed and uh<00:54:30.440> just
• On the electric vehicle infrastructure, I will have to...

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Capital Investment Committee met on January 16 for an informational overview on state bonding and capital investment. House Research analyst Chelsea Griffin and House Fiscal analyst Andrew Lee explained the nonpartisan roles of their offices and then walked members through the basics of Minnesota bonding: how bonds are issued and repaid, how they are categorized, and the main legal authorities governing state general obligation bonds, including the state constitution, Minnesota statutes, and federal tax law. Griffin emphasized that state GO bond proceeds must be used for a public purpose, for a purpose authorized in the constitution, as specifically described in law, and must mature within 20 years. She also noted that state GO bonding is typically originated in the House and that capital projects financed with state GO bonds generally require a three-fifths vote in each chamber. The presentation also covered practical limits and requirements on bonding projects, including the distinction between state and local GO bonding, the role of bond counsel, restrictions on bond-financed property, the prohibition on reimbursing already-paid costs, and the full funding and non-state match requirements. In response to member questions, Griffin clarified that the full funding requirement in section 16A.502 means a project must be fully funded before the appropriation is available, while section 16A.86 reflects an expectation that local governments provide about half the financing for local projects, though the legislature can choose to fund more than half or waive a local match. She also said she did not believe a bill to make the 50 percent match requirement statutory passed last session. Lee then began a spreadsheet-based overview of the 2023 capital budget laws, explaining how capital investment spreadsheets are organized and how different fund types appear in the documents. He highlighted examples such as University of Minnesota projects funded with GO bonds and Minnesota State projects using user financing, where the system contributes a share of project costs from non-state sources such as tuition or system revenues. The committee did not take any votes or formal actions during this informational meeting.

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• It works with our engines, and it works at MSP Airport and other airports, and all the infrastructure
• um also as you've already infrastructure um also as you've already heard<00:39:18.359> uh<00:
• <00:59:29.799> systems<00:59:30.799> including infrastructure systems including infrastructure
• <01:21:54.080> um State-of-the-art infrastructure, which has been part of a plan that our
• It's going to be a valuable part of our infrastructure for years to come. Thank you. Thank you, Mr.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee held an introductory meeting that began with housekeeping, a correction to the committee rules (the room number should be G3, not G35), and member and staff introductions. Members described their districts, agricultural ties, and priorities for the session, including consumer food costs, urban agriculture, farm economics, livestock disease preparedness, and support for Minnesota’s agricultural sectors. No votes were taken during the introductory portion. The committee then turned to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Deputy Commissioner Andrea Veble of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture said the Walz administration strongly supports SAF because of its potential for agriculture, forestry, and clean energy, and reviewed Minnesota’s 2023 SAF tax credit and related sales tax exemption. She said the state has feedstocks and should continue investing so Minnesota can attract SAF production and support rural jobs. Jeff Davidman of Delta Airlines testified that aviation is difficult to decarbonize and that SAF is the airline industry’s main path to net zero by 2050; he cited current use of SAF, the need to scale production, and Minnesota’s role in supplying feedstocks and hosting future production. Peter Frost of Greater MSP described the Minnesota SAF Hub as a public-private partnership aimed at building the full SAF value chain in Minnesota. He emphasized that Greater MSP is coordinating investors and partners to grow the regional economy and said the SAF effort is intended to create jobs and economic development. Committee members did not ask questions during the portion captured, and no formal action or vote was recorded on the SAF presentations in this transcript excerpt.

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• and vulnerable infrastructure.
• critical infrastructure and vulnerable infrastructure.<04:52:13.120> And<04:52:13.280> I
• And I reserve the infrastructure.
• . infrastructure. infrastructure.
• We can protect US infrastructure.

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• They likely won't have the infrastructure for fire emergencies, and their fire hoses won't be long enough
• They likely won't have the infrastructure for fire emergencies, and their fire hoses won't be long enough
• They likely won't have the infrastructure for fire emergencies, and their fire hoses won't be long enough
• An unlimited number of new housing units without adequate consideration of local infrastructure capacity
• <01:24:30.600> and situation the in the infrastructure and situation the in the infrastructure

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• But with the advent of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, which was a huge increase to us, we
• This year, about $7 million in the fee-based grant, $74 million in that bipartisan infrastructure law
• But with the advent of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, which was a huge increase to us, we
• But with the advent of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, which was a huge increase to us, we
• But with the advent of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, which was a huge increase to us, we

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the October 13 minutes and then moved through a large agenda of contracts and agreements, including a deferred list from the September 2025 agenda. Members questioned several agencies about the purpose, cost, and duration of the items before them, with repeated motions to consider the contracts reviewed without objection passing by roll call. The Office of Energy Policy and Energy and Environment Cabinet presented a solar-and-battery program. Members asked about panel and battery lifespan, warranty coverage, who would pay for replacement or disposal, and whether the program made sense in Kentucky. The agency said panels and batteries generally last 25 to 30 years, warranties would cover replacement during the warranty period, EPA guidance would govern disposal, and federal funds would cover program expenses. Officials estimated the program could reduce participating homeowners’ utility bills by about 70%, with a minimum required savings of 20%. The Department for Community Based Services explained a new vendor contract for SSI initial and redetermination work for children in out-of-home care, saying the work is federally required, the department lacks in-house capacity, and the contract replaced a prior vendor after an RFP protest and rebid. The Department of Highways described umbrella traffic engineering contracts for smaller highway safety projects, noting they are used for spot improvements and are nearing full utilization. The Kentucky Historical Society said its contract funded a temporary exhibit tied to 250th anniversary programming, and the Board of Medical Licensure discussed an amended audit contract, explaining that annual audits were adopted after an auditor’s recommendation and that the board is funded by state allocation plus fees and fines. The Department for Natural Resources/Abandoned Mine Lands gave the most extensive presentation, describing a $5 million engineering services contract as part of a much larger workload increase driven by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, with projects prioritized by citizen complaints and safety impacts; the agency said the contract supports design and oversight for community-scale mine reclamation projects that exceed in-house capacity.

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• 39:25.320> switchgear critical infrastructure and switchgear critical infrastructure and switchgear
• looking to uh harden that infrastructure looking to uh harden that infrastructure in<00:40:57.800
• Infrastructure Authority. Infrastructure Authority.
• director at Kentucky Infrastructure director at Kentucky Infrastructure Authority.
• That's not something that Kentucky Infrastructure typically funds.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee received a budget and program update from Kentucky Emergency Management on the state’s urban search and rescue buildout. Eric Gibson and Doug Hargrave said the legislature’s funding was used to create FEMA-type urban search and rescue capacity, including Kentucky Task Force 1 and 2, the incident support team, and the helicopter aquatic rescue/hoist team. They emphasized that the effort is not just equipment purchases but also training, credentialing, warehouse and training-facility development, canine program expansion, and coordination with local search and rescue agencies across the Commonwealth. Gibson reported that the agency executed 99.4% of the $16.175 million appropriation by the end of the fiscal year and said the team met its readiness target ahead of schedule, with equipment already being deployed in recent flood response operations. He also said $500,000 per year was set aside for local search and rescue grants, with about $482,000 awarded to 29 teams in one year and $490,000 to 36 teams in the next, averaging about $20,000 per grant. Several members urged the committee to consider increasing support for local responders in future budgets, noting rising equipment costs and the importance of local teams as first on scene. Members asked about staffing, coverage, and benefits. Gibson explained that the task force is a mixed workforce of full-time fire personnel loaned from local departments, professional service staff such as doctors and engineers, and temporary deployment staff, with workers’ compensation coverage provided through KYEM and/or home agencies depending on the arrangement. He also said local search and rescue members are not currently included in line-of-duty death benefits. In response to questions about coverage and deployment, he described the two task force locations as designed to keep resources within roughly 100 miles of every Kentuckian. The discussion also turned to recent flood response and disaster recovery. Gibson said the state had mobilized up to 24 teams over the weekend, documented roughly 60 to 80 water rescues or assisted evacuations, and was seeing significant damage in counties such as Cumberland, Clinton, and Metcalfe, including agricultural losses. He said several counties were meeting FEMA public assistance thresholds and that the state was preparing a broader relief request that could include FEMA, SBA, and USDA assistance. He also updated members on efforts to claw back and reallocate unused “strained fiscal liquidity” funds by the statutory deadline, saying notices were sent and funds were redirected where possible to unmet local needs.