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• underfunding by the state of Minnesota, our wages and benefits have not kept up and positions like mine
• 00:16:03.760> and<00:16:03.920> positions<00:16:04.400> like<00:16:04.560> mine
• <00:16:04.840> are<00:16:04.960> hard kept up and positions like mine are hard kept
• up and positions like mine are hard to<00:16:05.320> fill.
• , it looks like I mean, on a surface, it looks like there's<00:56:41.400> going<00:56:41.680><

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• mine shaft backfilled.
• We've heard this loud and clear, especially from our mining stakeholders.
• These deposits currently can be mined for 50 years.
• Chair, Steve Trussell, Arizona Rock Products, Arizona Mining Association.
• Timothy Marsh's comments about our mining and our resources here in Arizona.

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Summary: The Joint Natural Resources and House Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committees of Reference heard the Arizona Auditor General’s sunset review of the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board. The audit found the board generally met some licensing requirements, but it did not timely investigate and resolve 49 of 159 complaints in fiscal year 2024, and it did not fully comply with conflict-of-interest disclosure and filing requirements. The Auditor General also identified weaknesses in continuing-education verification and other sunset-factor areas, and the board agreed to implement all 21 recommendations. Board staff said complaint volume has risen sharply since the pandemic, that the board’s process is slower because every case goes through an investigative committee and then the full board, and that it has already corrected some conflict-of-interest issues and is adding tools to improve continuing-education audits. The committee then heard testimony from the board’s executive director and from the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association. The executive director emphasized the board’s public-protection mission, described the shortage of veterinarians and veterinary technicians, and said the board is working to improve efficiency through a new e-licensing system and staff training. Members asked about the shortage of large-animal veterinarians, complaint backlogs, and whether the board could do more to recruit rural practitioners; the board said it lacks direct recruiting authority but supports multiple licensure pathways and loan-assistance efforts. The veterinary association supported the board’s oversight and said it is also working on rural and large-animal workforce issues through partnerships and advocacy. The committee then voted to recommend continuing the board for eight years, until July 1, 2034. The committee next took up the Arizona State Land Department, beginning with the Auditor General’s presentation on the department’s sunset review and prior special audit. The audit found the department had not updated its required five-year disposition plan since 2011, had sold more than 48,000 acres without an active plan, had allowed agricultural rental rates to go unchanged since 2006 despite market increases, and had not consistently inspected mineral-related leases or properly managed reclamation bonds. The Auditor General said these issues created risks of lost revenue, reduced transparency, and public-safety hazards, and recommended 18 corrective actions in the main review plus 34 additional recommendations on other issues; the department agreed to most recommendations but declined to adopt a written policy for commissioner-initiated land sales. Commissioner Robin Sahid said the department is working through audit recommendations, has created a rules team, improved its customer portal, and is pursuing new policies on water use, transportation-basin leases, and disposition planning. Members questioned the department about agricultural leases, groundwater valuation, the Fondomonte leases and reimbursement for improvements, the canceled Coyotes land auction, backlog and processing times, and the use of consultants and administrative funds. The commissioner said the department had over 2,000 applications in queue when she arrived, that it has made progress reducing the backlog, and that it is conducting stakeholder outreach on water-efficiency standards and lease addenda. No final vote on the land department continuation was taken in the portion provided.

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• Um, they both deal with surface water management and surface water fees, so they are the same type of
• water management and deal with surface water management and surface<00:03:54.560> water<00:03
• as a surface water management program. as a surface water management program.
• <00:19:42.000> water Title 16's reference to surface water Title 16's reference to surface
• <00:20:28.400> water municipal storm water or surface water municipal storm water or surface

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• <00:25:46.200> data,<00:25:47.320> the<00:25:48.160> um surface data, the um surface
• <00:30:11.720> transportation on its federal surface transportation on its federal surface
• can do some significant surface can do some significant surface treatments,<01:03:23.480> but
• That's the only time I mine, I believe.
• That is all the trona mines, all the coal mines, all the power plants.

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• permit and they wished to had a mining permit and they wished to continue<01:39:44.159> mining
• wait until next year to submit a mining wait until next year to submit a mining bill.<01:40:17.679
• and make it so the next mining and make it so the next mining applicants<01:41:47.920> do
• to obtain a mining permit.
• So that for these mining projects.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• . >> Senate File 50, sponsored by Senator Love, State Engineer, surface and groundwater study, an act
• Senator Love, State Engineer, surface Senator Love, State Engineer, surface and<00:04:26.240>
• <00:04:38.320> and 50 and gross state engineers surface and 50 and gross state engineers surface
• Only one of those is mine.
• Only one of those is mine.

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• Yeah, I see it on mine just in the room.
• I am the mining and minerals program manager, part of the Department of Natural Resources' products,
• The mining and minerals program manages earth resources on DNR trust lands.
• DNR cannot lease water rights separately from surface rights.
• Pore space is not defined currently as part of either the surface estate or part of the mineral estate

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Summary: The committee’s interim work session focused first on carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS), with presenters from industry, nonprofits, and state agencies describing Washington’s geologic potential, the role of basalt formations, and the difference between point-source capture, direct air capture, utilization, and permanent storage. Industry and project developers emphasized that Washington has major opportunities to reduce industrial emissions, create jobs, and support hard-to-electrify sectors, while state agencies explained current policy touchpoints in the Cap and Invest Program, emissions exemptions for permanently stored CO2, and the Clean Energy Transformation Act. Several presenters urged clearer statutory and regulatory pathways, including rules for pore space, subsurface rights, pipeline siting, and long-term liability; others cautioned that CCUS should be limited to real emissions reductions and not treated as a substitute for broader clean energy measures. Committee members asked about public comment opportunities, whether mineralized carbon would qualify for exemption under the Climate Commitment Act, the energy intensity of capture systems, aquifer protection, and liability if storage later proves problematic. Ecology said it is developing guidance through a public engagement process running through late June and that mineralized or otherwise permanently stored CO2 would likely qualify if it meets the 1,000-year permanence standard. DNR and outside experts also discussed trust lands, water rights, and the need for additional geophysical surveys and test wells. The panel did not take any votes or formal actions. The second half of the meeting turned to hazardous waste and extended producer responsibility. Ecology reviewed existing product stewardship programs for electronics, paint, batteries, and mercury lights, and described how moderate risk waste and household hazardous waste are currently collected through county facilities and events. Ecology said the electronics program is its best model, while the mercury lamp program is currently in transition after the prior stewardship organization exited and a new organization is seeking approval. Ecology recommended that future EPR programs have clear producer and product definitions, full producer funding, convenience standards, annual reporting, and strong enforcement authority. Local government witnesses from King County and Douglas County described rising costs, access barriers in rural areas, and the need for stable funding and flexible local delivery models. King County said it collected over 3 million pounds of hazardous products in 2025 and argued that EPR could reduce costs for ratepayers and improve equity. Douglas County stressed that rural residents are willing to participate when services are available, but travel distance and operating costs make access difficult. An industry representative supported narrowly scoped stewardship programs like PaintCare but warned that broad household hazardous waste EPR systems can become difficult to administer and may require legislative revisions if responsibilities are not clearly defined. No votes were taken on the hazardous waste topic either.

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• Since surface water rights have a use them or lose them principle, holding them in a trust for conservation
• systems are regulated by TCQ and they're too small to have their own operators, they hire companies like mine
• aquifer that would maybe potentially mobilize minerals that you don't want mobilized beneath the surface
• discuss at least one other time, uh, the West Travis County Public Utility Agency, which provides surface
• The water availability is a very different number that could be provided from surface water from another

Bills: HB 5208, SB 863, SB 1243, SB 1624, SB 1965, SB 2660, SB 2702, SB 2885

Keywords: water filtration, public drinking water, health and safety, well maintenance, water quality, Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, public utility agency, dissolution, local government, regulatory framework, municipal authority, Texas Water Bank, Texas Water Trust, water rights, water banking, instream flow

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• And I also want to point out that I have some guests here in the room from the Colorado School of Mines
• And I also want to point out that I have some guests here in the room from the Colorado School of Mines
• Uh, from the Colorado School of Mines.
• for people to do convenient surface for people to do their<00:46:38.840> drugs<00:46:39.200><
• Interestingly enough, the surface of the baby changing table contaminated with methamphetamine, you'd

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, approved the journal, and then moved through a series of announcements and committee notices. Members highlighted upcoming events including Sportsman’s Day at the Capitol, Auctioneer Day, and an Earth Day press conference, and several committees announced meetings and bills to be heard later in the day. The Majority Leader also moved to make House Bill 1132, House Bill 1130, Senate Bill 136, and House Bill 1287 special orders for the next day, and the House agreed without objection. The chamber then took up House Bill 1132, concerning increasing pollinator habitats on state lands. Supporters said the bill builds on years of work to support pollinators and encourages planting native species on public lands; they also explained that the fiscal note reflects use of existing continuously appropriated funds, including GOCO lottery money and oil and gas fee revenue. After committee reports were adopted and questions about funding were answered, the bill passed as amended. The House next considered House Bill 1130, concerning baby diaper changing stations in public restrooms. An amendment was adopted that exempted local governments and expanded the small-business carveout to employers with 25 or fewer employees and no more than $3.5 million in annual revenue, while also clarifying restroom designation. Supporters argued the bill was the product of extensive stakeholder work and would improve access for families. Opponents said it imposed an unfunded mandate on businesses and raised concerns about contamination in public restrooms, including claims that some changing tables have been found contaminated with methamphetamine and fentanyl; after debate, the amendment was adopted, and discussion on the bill continued.

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• It is a distinct privilege of mine to introduce Dr. Mayfeld.
• It is a distinct privilege of mine to introduce Dr. Mayfeld.
• Zoe has shadowed me today and is also a constituent of mine.
• circle the lunar surface or board Orion, I want every Arizona to know that our state is not just watching
• developed and created a lot of opportunities and workers' rights for farm workers, like families like mine

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened, approved the journal, heard the prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and welcomed several guests and a Doctor of the Day. Members also adopted a proclamation honoring the people of Iran and heard a brief disturbance in the gallery that led to the sergeant-at-arms escorting a person out. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several Senate bills. In Committee of the Whole, SB 1166 received a do pass recommendation without debate. SB 1184, a bill concerning flags that homeowners and condominium associations may not prohibit, drew debate over a proposed floor amendment by Rep. Villegas to add the pride flag to the protected list; the amendment was defeated 21-32 after division, and the bill then received a do pass recommendation. SB 1252 also received a do pass recommendation. The House later adopted the Committee of the Whole report, placing SB 1166, SB 1184, and SB 1252 on third reading. An additional Committee of the Whole was then used to amend SB 1092, which was reported out as amended and deferred to engrossing. On third reading, SB 1020, a special license plate bill supporting the Arizona Space Commission and space-related education/workforce efforts, passed 35-21 with several members explaining votes in favor and against, including objections that a community college scholarship plate had not been heard. SB 1247, an emergency measure relating to health care institutions, passed 55-1 and met the two-thirds threshold. The House also concurred in Senate amendments to HB 2307, and later passed HB 2307 on final reading with the required emergency vote. The chamber also passed HB 2072 on final reading by a two-thirds margin after extensive debate over repealing Cesar Chavez Day in light of allegations of abuse and whether the day should instead be replaced with a farm worker recognition day. The House adjourned until Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

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• answers to their concerns and remain deeply uneasy about the potential risk of injecting treated surface
• I bet you mine are more costly by the time I’m done. Any other questions? I appreciate this, guys.
• This clarifies what applies to surface water, but then also creates a separate process for groundwater
• They've got other districts in the same GMAs that are permitting out 10 times as much water per surface
• And frequently, those dam authorizations are not for impounding surface water; therefore, impounding

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• recognized the importance of long-term planning in order to protect our precious water resources, both surface
• provided critical resources for neighboring communities, allowing for a reduction of groundwater use in mining
• It looked like the surface of a planet that NASA beamed back to Earth.
• Sometimes craters broke out on the surface, but it was my mother's tortilla with its dark brown toasted

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Arizona House and Senate held the joint protocol session for the 31st Annual Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day, opening with a tribal blessing, presentation of the colors, the national anthem, and the Pledge of Allegiance. House Speaker Steve Montenegro and Senate President Warren Petersen welcomed tribal leaders, elders, and guests, emphasizing the importance of government-to-government collaboration, tribal sovereignty, and the role of Arizona’s 22 federally recognized tribes in issues such as water, energy, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. The tribal address was delivered by Fort Mojave Chairman Timothy Williams, who focused heavily on Colorado River water rights, drought, climate change, and the need to include tribes in any future river management framework as current guidelines expire. He also discussed tribal economic development, education, public safety, border security, and the importance of protecting culture, language, land, and water. Thana Autumn Nation Chairman Verlin Jose similarly stressed unity, tribal sovereignty, border issues, water stewardship, and the economic impact of tribal gaming, arguing that tribes should be full partners in state and federal policy discussions and opposing a fixed border wall. Dr. Laura Tohi of the Navajo Nation gave a poetry reading and spoke about her background, the importance of language and oral tradition, and her role as Arizona State Poet Laureate. Her poems centered on food, water, weaving, and homeland. The session concluded with closing remarks from legislative leaders thanking participants for their perspectives and contributions, and the joint protocol session was dissolved. No votes or formal legislative actions were taken.

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• Landowner, which would include the sale of water, groundwater rights, and surface rights.
• And To exempt groundwater and surface water from these notices.
• These statutes were intended to give disclosures that really applied to surface use of the land to prospective
• I don't know that that will happen, but I want to move it, and I'm going to hold mine until Senator..

Bills: SB2082, SB2203, SB2351, SB2550, SCR48

Keywords: concrete crushing, hospital proximity, environmental regulation, public health, zoning laws, SB 2203, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, contested case, administrative law judge, ALJ, discovery, scope of discovery, certification, administrative procedure, permit dispute, agency rules, Government Code

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• Arizona Department of Water Resources, for the purpose of determining whether sufficient groundwater, surface
• commingling is the practice of mixing different water sources, so this can be effluent, groundwater, surface
• water, into a... ...different water sources, so this can be effluent, groundwater, surface water, into
• sources in order to retire the solely the development that is solely built and dependent on groundwater mining
• sources in order to retire the solely the development that is solely built and dependent on groundwater mining

Bills: HB2013, HB2026, HB2056, HB2098, HB2113, HB2156, HB2158, HCM2011, HCR2057

Keywords: air pollution, wildfires, environmental standards, public health, Arizona Revised Statutes, assured water supply, groundwater, commingling, commingled water, water supply, Arizona Department of Water Resources, ADWR, active management area, AMA, subdivision plat, development approval, water rights, municipal provider, private water company, certificate of assured water supply

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from February 27 and March 3, 2026, and then heard several natural resources and water-related measures. House Bill 2013 would require ADEQ to submit an exceptional event demonstration to EPA when wildfire smoke from federally managed land affects Arizona air quality. The sponsor said this would help Arizona’s ozone/nonattainment position, while Sierra Club and ADEQ raised concerns that the bill duplicates an existing process and could waste staff time and resources. The bill passed 5-3. House Bill 2156 would appropriate $250,000 to the Livestock Compensation Fund. Supporters argued ranchers need help with livestock losses and drought impacts, while opponents criticized the board’s transparency and said the program already receives federal and prior state funding. The bill passed 5-3. House Bill 2113 would require RUCO to intervene in utility rate cases when a proposed increase reaches 100% or more; the sponsor said rural customers are being overlooked, while RUCO said it would need significant additional staff and funding and could not absorb the workload without more resources. The bill passed 6-2, with members noting they expected a future amendment to add funding. The committee also approved House Concurrent Memorial 2011, which urges Congress to delist the Mexican gray wolf and return management to states and local authorities. Supporters cited livestock losses and ranching impacts, while opponents said the species remains endangered and recovery decisions should remain science-based; the memorial passed 5-3. House Bill 2026, concerning how ADWR evaluates water availability when supplies are commingled, passed 5-3 despite concerns that it could weaken groundwater safeguards. House Bill 2056, which funds a feasibility study for brackish groundwater desalination sites, also passed 5-3 after debate over whether the study was necessary given existing groundwater accounting and treatment efforts. House Bill 2098, modernizing Pinal County Water Augmentation Authority bonding authority, passed unanimously 8-0. Finally, House Concurrent Resolution 2057, supporting a geothermal permitting roadmap and agency coordination for next-generation geothermal development, passed unanimously 8-0.

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• Next to her is a good friend of mine from Rio Rancho as well, Ms. Jan Parr.
• President, that everything you just heard only scratches the surface of what Bernalillo County is up
• What we read in this certificate simply scratches the surface.
• Mining and Technology Board of Regents. I now yield to Senator Stefanik.
• Yolanda Jones-King to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Board of Regents.

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• For those of you in the committee that may not have been down there, Lac Lavon Lake is an old mining
• The vest inflates and brings you to the surface. It's the exact same thing with a BCD.
• The vest inflates and brings you to the surface. It's the exact same thing with a BCD.
• Senator Lisy: Madam Chair, I spent most of my afternoon actually yesterday talking to a friend of mine
• Senator Lisy: Madam Chair, I spent most of my afternoon actually yesterday talking to a friend of mine

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• So it's their job to take their project proposal to the grazing lease or any other surface lease for
• So it's their job to take their project proposal to the grazing lease or any other surface lease for
• Their use and enjoyment of their grazing lease, they also will be paid a surface impact payment that
• <00:57:26.000> between they're doing in that gold mine between they're doing in that gold
• mine between Laramie<00:57:27.119> and<00:57:27.200> Cheyenne<00:57:27.760> where

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• And I'm proud to say that we brought home a national champion this year from a constituent of mine, a
• Assembly Bill 580 by Assembly Member Wallace and an act relating to mining.
• Mining and Reclamation Act, ensuring efficient maintenance of the Colorado River Aqueduct, a lifeline
• Thank you. ...15 years for Metropolitan Water District's master reclamation plan under the Surface Mining
• for equitable economic growth in Contra Costa County, as well as those other county affected like mine

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, with members observing a moment of silence for the Minnesota tragedy mentioned by the Speaker. The chamber then moved quickly through a large daily file, taking up many Senate amendments and third-reading measures, with most bills passing by wide margins or unanimously. Early procedural actions included returning AB 1308 to the Senate, rescinding action on SB 863, and later taking up several resolutions and bills on concurrence and third reading. Among the main policy items, members adopted AJR 8 on temporary protected status after debate over immigration policy, and AJR 19 urging opposition to dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. The Assembly also adopted ACR 112 recognizing September as Deaf Awareness Month, with several members speaking in support of the deaf community and accessibility. Other notable measures included bills on water reclamation and Colorado River Aqueduct maintenance (AB 580), telehealth (AB 688), housing approvals and ADU enforcement/cleanup (AB 920, SB 9, SB 543), pension and retirement rules (SB 301), volunteer fire department tax exemptions (SB 87), dementia training for home care aides (SB 412), and a San Francisco public-safety measure on stolen goods resale (SB 276), which drew opposition over permitting and criminalization concerns. The Assembly also passed or concurred in a number of Senate bills dealing with local government finance and infrastructure, public contracts, the Delta, fairgrounds compensation, and San Francisco liquor licenses, as well as AJR 3 on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Most measures were approved on roll-call votes with few no votes; SB 227 and SB 276 were urgency measures and received the required two-thirds support. The consent calendar was adopted unanimously, and the day concluded with several adjournment-in-memory tributes, including remembrances of former Assembly staffer Lawrence Merman, Jeff Brady, Fran Urcini, and Alejandro Luna, before the House adjourned until the next morning.

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• was a barrel tax, there was plenty of lobbyists for the industry coming against the counties like mine
• counties like mine and uh you<00:19:00.720> know<00:19:01.039> and<00:19:01.280> we
• my speech here was talking about mine my speech here was more<00:32:51.279> just<00:32:51.440
• Secure configurations, minimal attack surface.
• minimal attack surface. minimal attack surface.

Keywords: Discussion of BR 25 (2026 RS) 04:15 Presentation on voting systems by ES&S 48:14 Presentation on voting systems by Hart InterCivic and Harp Enterprises 01:13:07, 958, all

Summary: The committee met to approve the October 21 minutes and then took up BR 25 for the 2026 regular session, a proposal relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and public resources. The sponsors said the bill is intended to strengthen existing law by adding civil and criminal penalties for taxpayer-funded advocacy on ballot questions, especially in light of controversies during the 2024 election over school officials and districts using public resources to oppose a constitutional amendment. They also described related concerns about school districts hiring third-party lobbyists and public relations firms, particularly in Fayette County, and said the proposal was meant to keep tax dollars focused on public services rather than political persuasion. Committee members raised several concerns about scope and drafting. Some asked whether the bill should specifically mention schools, school boards, and school employees, and the sponsors said they would add that language. Others questioned whether the measure would also affect local government lobbying through groups like KLC and KCO, and the sponsors said they intended to focus narrowly on schools while exempting certain advocacy organizations and internal government lobbyists. Members also asked whether public employees could still speak as private individuals, and the sponsors said yes. Several members suggested splitting the lobbying and ballot-advocacy issues into separate bills, and the sponsors said they would consider that. Members also pressed for clarification on how the bill would apply in practice, including whether it would cover legal challenges to petition drives or only advocacy after a question is on the ballot. Counsel for the sponsors said the bill would not cover some petition-related litigation as drafted, though they believed it should. The sponsors and supporters argued the proposal was needed to give the existing prohibition real enforcement, while some members warned that the language could unintentionally limit legitimate public representation or be too broad if not carefully drafted. No final vote was taken during the discussion.

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• They are also our closest ally, as well as our partners in energy, mining, agriculture, and so much more
• 00:10:37.360> energy, as well as our partners in energy, as well as our partners in energy, mining
• mining, agriculture, and so much more. mining, agriculture, and so much more.
• 01:04:33.520> 50<01:04:34.319> state<01:04:34.559> engineer<01:04:35.200> surface
• President, I move to introduce Senate File 50, State Engineer Surface and Groundwater Study, and request

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