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• I represent about 300,000 New Mexicans, rural New Mexicans, and that farm and ranch and live and work
• But when ranch operations get squeezed, as they will with SB 18, the effect on county finances is immediate
• I've heard from people in the Ghost Ranch area.
• I've been here since the beginning of the session, and I'm able to, with my phone, monitor my whole ranch
• And I'm not driving around the ranch in an expensive pickup truck that has expensive tires, that has

Bills: SB12, SB36, SB92, SB120, SB133, SB151, SB18, SB96

Keywords: tax credit, physician, healthcare, income tax, rural health, quantum technology, infrastructure, economic development, New Mexico, corporate tax, research and development, innovation, affordable housing, gross receipts tax, tax deduction, construction materials, multifamily housing, low income, journalism, local news

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• need your help, you know, before we lose American agriculture, before we lose farming. farmers and ranches
• remember Jeff Flake was part of that negotiation as well and he learned this on his farm, on his family's ranch
• , farm and ranch in Arizona.
• in this committee about how the Farm Bill can and should do more to support the diverse farms and ranches
• In my state of Montana we're delivering noxious weed control on many cattle ranches and fishing game

Keywords: agriculture, avian flu, bipartisan farm bill, economic challenges, poultry, dairy, specialty crops

Summary: The committee meeting focused on crucial discussions surrounding the challenges faced by the agriculture sector, particularly concerning avian flu and its impact on poultry and dairy producers. Members provided insights into the economic struggles within the industry, emphasizing the need for a new bipartisan farm bill that addresses the diverse needs of specialty crop and livestock producers. Witnesses from various agricultural sectors spoke about their experiences, illustrating the high costs, regulatory burdens, and emerging diseases that threaten their operations. The meeting underscored a commitment to exploring solutions that will help maintain market stability and ensure food security.

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• If you were to move forward with a fix in that regard, allow retail license holders such as the ranch
• I know that there's a huge bison ranch up in my neck of the woods, and they actually double fence to
• Laramie County with the bison ranch Laramie County with the bison ranch and<03:38:58.480> those
• /c> convert them to bison ranches and convert them to bison ranches and um um um that<03:39:20.720>
• the Durham Ranch? the Durham Ranch?

Keywords: 916, all

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• OK, but say in my case, if I was going to sell my ranch and the buyer happened to be Iranian, yes, but
• You've got somebody in the Panhandle, they're selling their ranch, it's, you know, $2,000 an acre, and
• So now I've sold, I'm from Hale Center, my name's Pete Laney, and I sell this ranch.
• There is land in enemy foreign countries that can be used for farming and ranching.
• Let's allow those Texans to farm, ranch, and do what we do best.

Bills: HB256, HCR19, HB256, HB1308, HB1554, HB1743, HB2308, HB2351, HB2858, HB3676, HB3784, HB4312, HB4552, HB4823, HB4852, HB5007, HB5010, HB5520, HB5524, HCR19

Keywords: severe weather, adaptation plan, vulnerability assessment, environmental protection, state agencies, federal agents, transparency, law enforcement, identification, public trust, immigration enforcement, HCR 19, Texas concurrent resolution, federal immigration enforcement, masked agents, facial coverings, visible identification, uniforms, badges, name tags

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• So this is only in a ranch?
• And you are Jimmy Reed, Colony Ranch Supply, Inc. for this bill. Is that correct? Yes, sir.
• Just a small community, farm and ranch community there. Just want to thank Chairman.
• So I've got we've got a ranch in Lavaca County.
• And that retailer delivers it to my house, to my ranch house in Lavaca County.

Bills: HB134, HB135, HB 1109, HB 1243, HB1392, HB1399, HJR99, HB134, HB135

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, local tax, municipal tax, county tax, tax sourcing, place of business, principal business location, small business, retailer, marketplace seller, economic development agreement, Chapter 321, Chapter 323, Tax Code, Texas Comptroller, local sales and use tax, tax jurisdiction, order consummation, ship-to location

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• USDA has their back and is helping them with the tools and support needed to successfully farm and ranch
• And profitably farm and ranch rather than coercing them into production practices that don't work for
• Texas is home to nearly 230,000... and farms and ranches more than any other state in the country.
• And of course, I love your background in ranching.
• We had Sonny Perdue out at the ranch and had a great barbecue with neighbors.

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• So a wonderful district, lots of oil and gas, lots of farming and ranching.
• So, wonderful district, lots of oil and gas, lots of farming and ranching, a very diverse district that

Keywords: 996, all

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• relating to the powers and duties and values. validating certain acts and proceedings of the Coal Ranch
• current law relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Hunter Ranch

Bills: HCR111, HB5655, HB5689, HB5690, HCR46, HCR83, HCR81, HCR84

Keywords: beekeeping, pollination, agriculture, local economy, Combes, Bee Capital of Texas, water management, eminent domain, bond issuance, Fort Bend County, public infrastructure, special district, government validation, local authority, bonds, Cole Ranch Improvement District, Hunter Ranch Improvement District, property taxes, infrastructure funding, local governance

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• am severely limited in legal options to dispose of the routine livestock deaths that occur on our. ranch
• This bill will provide ranchers a much-needed method for disposing of routine mortalities on the ranch
• Good afternoon, Lizzy Kutsona here on behalf. on behalf of Tomcat Ranch, in support, thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The director at Mo Ranch interviewed with me, which I appreciated.
• and Mary Liz in Ranch House, and Tweety and Dick in Cypress Hollow.
• Mary Liz Eastland is in Ranch House with her four sons, ranging in age from six to 16.
• Mary Liz Eastland is in Ranch House with her four sons, ranging in age from six to 16.
• Mary Liz and her four sons were in Ranch House, taking on a significant amount of water.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Agritourism is the only way to keep farms and ranches... and I are testifying on behalf of and I are
• c><00:22:32.720> keep<00:22:32.880> farms<00:22:33.200> and<00:22:33.360> ranches
• >> The only way to keep farms and ranches viable in Hawaii.
• I again, it's something that we want to allow farmers and ranchers to do if they are farming and ranching
• Something that we want to allow farmers and ranchers to do if they are farming and ranching, if they

Bills: HB1979

Keywords: environmental review, affordable housing, clean energy, judicial proceedings, public participation, Hawaii Revised Statutes, 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1979 HD3, which would shorten the time to file certain judicial challenges to environmental assessments and environmental impact statements for affordable housing and clean energy projects, and would also affect transfer of some environmental court appeals to the Supreme Court. The Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the amended bill, saying the changes were improved from earlier versions and that the shorter filing period was reasonable for these priority projects. Hawaii Gas asked that the bill’s clean energy definition be broadened to align with existing renewable energy law so emerging technologies like renewable hydrogen and renewable gas would be included. Kauai Island Utility Co-op and Greenpeace Hawaii testified in support and opposition, respectively, with supporters arguing the bill would reduce litigation uncertainty and opponents saying the shorter deadline would limit public participation and not solve the real causes of project delays. Opposition testimony came from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Earthjustice, Sierra Club, 350 Hawaii, and others, who argued the bill could chill legitimate public-interest claims, especially where there is limited public notice, and that environmental review was being unfairly blamed for delays caused by permitting, financing, or infrastructure problems. Several speakers said the measure would reduce transparency and make it harder for communities to respond in time. One testifier from Earthjustice said the environmental review process itself is not the problem and should not be weakened for projects that still need public disclosure and community engagement. The committee then moved to decision-making and, citing the volume of opposition and concerns about public participation, transparency, and whether the bill would actually improve timelines, the chair deferred HB 1979 HD3 indefinitely. The hearing was adjourned after the vote decision was announced. The transcript then shifted to HB 2585, relating to tourism and statewide standards for agritourism. Testimony was mixed: farmers and agricultural groups described agritourism as essential to keeping small farms and ranches viable, while also urging safeguards so it would not be abused or displace real agricultural production. Some speakers warned the bill’s revenue-based limits could unintentionally shut down existing farm stays and related operations, especially in Maui County. The Hawaii Farm Bureau said it supported the intent but wanted clearer protections for bona fide agriculture and more flexibility around revenue requirements and force majeure situations. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.

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• to transfer a maximum of two tags, and to be eligible to transfer you had to operate a farming or ranching
• /c><01:46:04.320> a<01:46:04.560> farming<01:46:04.880> or<01:46:05.040> ranching
• to operate a farming or ranching to operate a farming or ranching operation<01:46:06.320> within
• /c><01:46:12.560> a<01:46:12.719> farming<01:46:13.040> or<01:46:13.199> ranching
• um and have a farming or ranching um and have a farming or ranching operation<01:46:14.159> classified

Keywords: 916, all

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• Chairman, Representative Otman, as you'll recall, I managed the Winchester ranch up at Crohart for a
• Chairman, Representative Ottman, as you'll recall, I managed the Winchester ranch up at Crohart for a
• as you'll recall, I managed the Otman, as you'll recall, I managed the Winchester<00:19:07.520> ranch
• Chairman, Representative Ottman, as you'll recall, I managed the Winchester ranch up at Crohart for a
• and I was we started took over a ranch and I was called<00:32:31.120> in<00:32:31.360> to<

Keywords: 916, all

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• grasslands, riparian areas, streams, that's a big focus of what that program has invested in and lots of ranches
• in the Hill Country, working ranches in the Hill Country that have been Protected over the last, uh,
• properties, as I said, from the Rio Grande with Port Isabel Lighthouse, the Charles and Mary Anne Goodnight Ranch
• Um, last year, of course, we were dealing with Charles and Mary Anne Goodnight Ranch in the panhandle

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• I'm here on behalf of myself and the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance in support of the bill.
• My wife and I own and operate CBB Ranch where we raise cattle, horses, chickens, swine, pecans, and fruit
• Um, the work that he's doing with the Center for Grazing Lands and Ranch Management is not something
• a 20-year period, $590 million in ecosystem services will be produced through, um, Texas Farm and Ranch

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• I'm here on behalf of myself and the Farm and Ranch Freedom Lions in support of the. bill.
• My wife and I own and and operate C Bar B Ranch where we raise cattle, horses, chickens, swine, pecans
• The work that he's doing with the Center for Grazing and Ranch Management is not something that is common
• and pretty convincing. $590 million in ecosystem services would be produced through Texas Farmer and Ranch

Bills: HB3032, HB3434, HB3574, HB5339, HB5646

Keywords: nursing education, clinical sites, health facilities, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, legislative study, healthcare training, tuition, financial assistance, higher education, public institutions, student support, nonresident students, Texas Education Code, resident tuition, scholarships, regenerative agriculture, grants, sustainable farming, soil health, bioremediation

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• in 2006 to protect the water and landowner rights of the stakeholders in the county, mostly farms, ranches
• If a municipality is going to continue to pump from the country, taking water from farms and ranches,
• Not everybody's on a lease, and many of these farms and ranches are severely impacted by this pumping
• It's their only water they have available for their farm. for their ranch, for their house, or for their

Bills: HB29, HB685, HB1633, HB1689, HB1690, HB1918, HB2010, HB2500, HB2608, HB2626, HB29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• It's owned by the owner of the farmer of the ranch.
• <00:59:18.960> owner<00:59:19.520> owns ranch owner owns ranch owner owns you<00:59:23.520
• It's owned by the owner of the farmer of the ranch.
• <01:00:06.880> I the owner of the farmer of the ranch.
• I the owner of the farmer of the ranch.

Bills: SF0061, SF0098, SF0110

Keywords: sales tax, motor vehicle, family transfer, tax exemption, Wyoming legislation, veteran, property tax exemption, Wyoming National Guard, honorable discharge, tax benefits, surviving spouse, military service, property tax, residential real estate, tax assessment, primary residence, tax revenue, 916, all

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• with the flooding situation in Lincoln County and then again in Chavis County where I live, where my ranch
• is, we're impacted by both of those, because the Hondo River does go through our ranch on into Roswell
• I do ranch for a living. I do farm for a living, so it's kind of...
• At my ranch, west of Roswell, we got over eight and a half inches of rain in four hours, and then the
• panels to cover your cars while you're shopping, but then also not really ruin any great farm and ranch

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• But here um is Jenny Grim from DLNR, the Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Zach Judd of Parker Ranch
• But here um is Jenny Grim from DLNR, the Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Zach Judd of Parker Ranch

Bills: HB1163, HB2113, HB2333, HB2411, HB2583, HB1613, HB1614, HB2590, HB1950, HB1603, HB1707, HB1832, HB2119, HB2155, HB2594, HB2595, HB1929, HB2015, HB2207, HB1619, HB1667, HB1984, HB2140, HB2097, HB1957, HB2503, HB2581, HB1520, SCR55, SR53

Keywords: commercial drivers license, non-domiciled, federal regulations, commercial learner's permit, citizenship, lawful residency, Department of Transportation, Kainahola Stream, flood prevention, vegetation removal, appropriation, natural resources, transportation, airport special districts, penalties, Hawaii, aeronautics law, public safety, workforce development, sector partnerships