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• So what does that mean to outsiders, rich developers?
• We are also trying to finish developing our south annex.
• So it's a land grant and a SECIA infrastructure fund.
• Which is the Tribal Infrastructure Fund at 4.5 percent and the Colonia Infrastructure Fund, which is
• And any infrastructure. We're a public service.

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• Significant resources are dedicated to strengthening the environmental infrastructure.
• The Mass Ready Act clears the way for climate-resilient housing developments and natural restoration
• When we spend tax dollars today to replenish the long-term physical infrastructure and health of this
• And the House today is leading with $150 million in infrastructure grants for our food systems.
• One of the major platforms of my 2024 campaign was focused on infrastructure needs.

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Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed several student and community guests, including ambassadors from Robinson Middle School in Lowell, visitors honoring the Gaudet family and Patricia Rappucci, Scottish visitors celebrating Scotland’s World Cup appearance, Top-Notch Scholars students from Lawrence, and the King Philip Regional High School baseball team after its first state championship. The chamber also adopted several routine resolutions and orders, including extending the reporting deadline for the Health Care Financing Committee and suspending Joint Rule 12 for a condominium-related petition. The House then rejected concurrence with the Senate on the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act and instead voted to appoint a committee of conference. The major policy action was on Senate Bill 3064, the Mass Ready Act, a large climate resilience and environmental bond bill. Members speaking in support emphasized flood protection, clean water, PFAS remediation, municipal vulnerability preparedness, coastal resilience, parks, trails, housing, and agricultural and food-system investments. The bill was described as authorizing roughly $3.8 billion in general obligation bonds, with discussion of specific funding for the Clean Water Trust, PFAS remediation, coastal infrastructure, biodiversity, healthy homes, and farmland preservation. A consolidated amendment was adopted, and after debate the House passed the bill to be engrossed by a roll call vote. The House also took up the conference report on H. 5511, the early literacy and teacher preparation bill. Supporters said the measure would require evidence-based reading instruction, move away from three-cueing approaches, support educator training and apprenticeships, and improve student literacy outcomes statewide. The conference report was accepted on a roll call vote of 152-0. Later, the House considered amendments to the Mass Ready Act, including one proposal to increase PFAS remediation funding that was ultimately withdrawn, and adopted another consolidated amendment before passing the bill to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 151-0. The House then adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjourned to an informal session.

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• The metrics were created to address the financial issues that I just referenced and were developed in
• You are recognized to speak. >> We are we showing us being developed like how about now? No, ma'am.
• I am Melissa Smith, the chief middle development with the Florida Department of Transportation.
• Recommendations were developed based on industry.
• However, they do share infrastructure. And I just want to kind of highlight.

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• <00:08:13.599> although was very positive development although was very positive development
• uneconomic coal plants, infrastructure uneconomic coal plants, infrastructure that's<00:10:29.600
• A hugely impactful potential development.
• <00:55:08.240> partners then global infrastructure partners then global infrastructure partners
• So, we found out in development.

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• leaders in data center development leaders in data center development reaping<00:22:48.200> the
• and new energy infrastructure and new energy infrastructure Investments<00:22:52.000> and
• part of these efforts the city developed part of these efforts the city developed an<00:34:50.119
• requirements data center developments requirements data center developments need<00:36:44.920>
• large-scale development.

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• So what is the nature of the economic development, local economic development efforts in this area?
• What's the nature of their economic development organization?
• So what is the nature of the economic development, local economic development efforts in this area?
• What's the nature of their economic development organization?
• Imperial Small Business Development Center, in support.

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Summary: The committee began with announcements about consent items and then heard AB 72, which would create an electric vehicle economic opportunity zone in Riverside County. Supporters said the bill would help bring EV manufacturing jobs and training to the Inland Empire, while some senators questioned whether the state should favor one region over others and whether local economic development groups should handle the effort. The bill was passed on a roll call vote and sent to Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement. Members then took up AB 685, which would establish the Small Business Resiliency and Innovation Fund to support technical assistance and capital infusion programs for small businesses. The author and supporters emphasized the importance of TAP and related programs for women-owned, minority-owned, immigrant-owned, veteran-owned, and rural businesses, while some chambers of commerce raised concerns about amended eligibility language and whether the funding would be truly supplemental. After discussion, the bill was passed and sent to Senate Appropriations. The committee also approved ACR 173 on a 7-0 vote, and consent items AB 375 and AB 1587 were adopted 10-0. Later, AB 1760, a Dental Practice Act cleanup bill, and AB 1637, which would limit who may alter physician-authored medical records, both passed unanimously. AB 1785, allowing online sales of pseudoephedrine products with existing safeguards, also passed 10-0. AB 1973, expanding abortion-care authority for advanced practice clinicians, drew strong support and opposition and passed 7-3 after senators raised safety and training questions. AB 2025, requiring disclosures for digitally altered rental listings, passed 8-1, and AB 2697, allowing locally approved drive-through cannabis sales with security requirements, passed 7-3. The committee then heard AB 2249, which would tighten cannabis packaging rules to reduce child appeal, and the author described it as a response to poison-control calls and an audit finding that current law is too vague.

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• This bill is the path that gets us to developing our own program.
• We're just requiring, we're just developing the program in-state.
• It also includes electric vehicle infrastructure, as well as bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.
• This bill is about the infrastructure and the lack of infrastructure, specifically charging stations
• for the Economic Development Department.

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• The bill modernizes the state law to support emerging aviation technology, infrastructure, and development
• Jeff Sharkey continued that DOT has done a remarkable job developing the strategic plan and that the
• They're already developing them down in Miami.
• What does develop and review mean in...
• What does develop and review mean in terms of—does that mean yes or no?

Summary: The Transportation Committee met with a quorum and first took up SB 1362 on advanced air mobility. Senator Harrell described the bill as creating a framework for vertiports and eVTOL operations, including DOT oversight, vertiport licensing, preemption of local design and operational regulation, and limited liability protections. An amendment was adopted that removed the bill’s sales tax exemptions and narrowed the sovereign immunity language so it would apply only to vertiports co-located at airports, aligning the bill more closely with the House companion. Supporters from eVTOL companies praised Florida’s leadership and the regulatory clarity, while the Florida Justice Association urged caution about extending immunity to unproven entities. The committee then reported the bill favorably. The committee next considered SB 260 on storage and cleanup of electric vehicles after crashes. An amendment narrowed the bill to EVs with visible battery or battery-compartment damage or saltwater submersion, clarified that the fee applies to storage rather than towing, and tied the proposal to existing fire marshal rules requiring damaged EVs to be stored away from structures. Insurance and rental-car industry representatives supported the narrowed approach but asked for more data reporting, clearer limits on cleanup language, and safeguards against overcharging or cost shifting. The bill was debated as a response to the space and safety burdens placed on tow operators, and it was reported favorably after amendment. The committee also approved SB 1352, which creates a secure online portal for license plate seizure/confiscation processing, allows disabled veterans to retain their DV plate alphanumeric designation, authorizes immediate issuance of DV plates by tax collectors, bans license plate covers/overlays that obscure plates, and routes online driver license/ID renewals to the customer’s county tax collector with service fees remitted accordingly. SB 1370 was reported favorably as well; it closes a loophole so drivers who never had a license can still be treated similarly to suspended-license offenders for habitual traffic offender purposes after repeated offenses. Finally, the committee considered SB 1220, FDOT’s transportation package, which included updates to trail prioritization, SunTrail materials and sponsorships, seaport and airport resilience planning, drone delivery and personnel delivery device provisions, LiDAR coordination, turnpike toll programming changes, and felony penalties for damaging autonomous vehicles. An amendment removed some provisions, including digital driver license authorization and the rapid rail transit compact, and added advanced air mobility corridor language and an FDOT study on alternative-fuel revenue impacts; after support from several stakeholders, the committee reported the bill favorably and adjourned.

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• <00:58:35.680> Investments dollars in infrastructure Investments dollars in infrastructure
• <01:17:56.239> of to the devel the further development of to the devel the further development
• <01:24:19.760> City there for a small fully developed City there for a small fully developed
• <01:25:21.199> please with the same old infrastructure please with the same old infrastructure
• <01:32:21.719> for congestion and stimulate development for congestion and stimulate development

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• We kind of got hit out of left field with AI and all this infrastructure growth.
• Yet in Iceland, we have developed commercially.
• And we are very much interested in helping to develop this technology in the state.
• for carbon dioxide removal can be developed independently.
• Globally, this is still a new area of development and technological change.

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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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• and increase economic development in the state of New Mexico.
• I'm the governor's economic development policy advisor.
• Our development community will be able to execute this more quickly because that's where the infrastructure
• Affordable housing developers like Seoul and Yes, and Litech developers that are developing 100% affordable
• And so it'd be allowing that kind of development.

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• Almost every one of our developments takes advantage of it.
• Almost every one of our developments takes advantage of it.
• But one of the, actually, On things like infrastructure provision.
• And that's, of course, helpful to the development community.
• and the cost of that development.

Summary: The committee heard a series of presentations on comprehensive plan updates, permitting reform, special purpose district coordination, and subdivision reform. Pierce County and the City of Redmond described their recent comprehensive plan updates, emphasizing housing production, transit-oriented development, middle housing, preservation of affordable housing, and the need for technical assistance and clearer state guidance. Both jurisdictions said the planning process took years and was complicated by overlapping state requirements, changing legislative mandates, and multiple review authorities. Redmond in particular said mid-course legislative changes forced supplemental environmental review and added significant cost and delay, and both local governments asked for more stability, clearer statutes, and better-aligned timelines. Presenters from the architecture, building official, and development sectors focused on permitting delays and proposed ways to speed housing delivery. Dave Boucher of AIA Washington argued for a provisional construction permit process for projects stamped by licensed professionals, along with mandatory deadlines and fewer stalled review cycles. Tim Woodard of WABO described existing tools such as pre-application meetings and phased approvals, noting they can improve certainty but also require staff time and careful coordination. Representatives from Master Builders and D.R. Horton said permit and subdivision delays add substantial cost to housing, citing studies showing months of delay and tens of thousands of dollars added per home, and urged administrative approvals, concurrent review, self-certification, and limits on repeated review cycles. The committee also reviewed a Commerce-led task force report on integrating special purpose districts into Growth Management Act planning. The task force recommended early invitation and notice to water, sewer, school, port, and other service providers during countywide planning policy and comprehensive plan updates, better coordination on grants and capital projects, updated water system coordination plans, and improved school siting and funding alignment in fast-growing areas. Speakers stressed that the recommendations were intended to be light-touch and focused on better communication rather than major statutory overhaul, while also noting that rural and slow-growing areas should not be burdened with the same requirements as rapidly growing jurisdictions. On subdivision reform, FutureWise and the City of Spokane discussed making more subdivision decisions administrative, preserving vesting, clarifying exemptions, and reducing unnecessary notice and appeal steps. Spokane described local reforms such as smaller minimum lot sizes, unit lot subdivisions, and reduced-process “minor engineering review” for simple plats, while raising concerns about new notice requirements and appeals to city councils for technical plat decisions. Across the hearing, members repeatedly returned to the theme that local governments, builders, and state agencies need clearer, more coordinated rules to reduce delay and uncertainty while still protecting safety and planning goals.

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• and you've set up an infrastructure to and you've set up an infrastructure to support<00:24:19.120>
• building off the infra in infrastructure building off the infra in infrastructure was<00:24:25.600
• And then lastly, the infrastructure development in general, generation and transmission development,
• Thoughtful policy decisions to support timely infrastructure development, realistic planning horizons
• support timely infrastructure support timely infrastructure development<01:02:31.440> uh<

Bills: HF3296, HF3802

Keywords: energy conservation, data centers, electric sales, energy optimization, utility regulations, energy regulation, certificate of need, renewable energy, power production, energy efficiency, Minnesota statutes, 1183, house

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• demand for water infrastructure funding. demand for water infrastructure funding.
• access to safe, functioning water infrastructure.
• sanitary, and storm sewer infrastructure sanitary, and storm sewer infrastructure to<00:15:34.720
• . infrastructure. infrastructure.
• And with that, I uh infrastructure plan.

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• But New Mexico is really driving a lot of developers, like our company, into the state.
• This is very much like a The Embraer is building infrastructure, but it's water infrastructure for New
• Slide number 11 lists a couple of developing projects in terms of water.
• We have several developing projects in agriculture.
• He's also been able to develop certain kinds of organic solar cells.

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• <00:03:48.720> and protecting critical infrastructure and protecting critical infrastructure
• Etc as well as manage uh infrastructure Etc as well as manage uh numerous<00:09:48.760> uh<00
• It would be developing the RFP, hopefully with consultation with stakeholders as well, but that may be
• <00:24:01.120> uh<00:24:01.400> the Minnesota it would be developing uh the Minnesota
• ...to protect Minnesotans' water infrastructure, as well as sensitive data.

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• development throughout this great land. development throughout this great land.
• 03:29:59.120> and it the office of policy development and it the office of policy development
• The United States has long been a leader in the development and deployment of the wireless infrastructure
• <04:40:00.000> This infrastructure near Bolts Lake. This infrastructure near Bolts Lake.
• access to critical water infrastructure access to critical water infrastructure and<04:41:31.360

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• The next line item is the disaster recovery community development block grants.
• The next set of funds are the rural infrastructure funds.
• It requires investing in both our people and our infrastructure.
• This infrastructure is absolutely important.
• This infrastructure is absolutely important.

Summary: The committee met to hear the Governor’s proposed budget for the Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development silo and to consider one bill. The Governor’s Office outlined a $117.4 billion state budget, including $18.3 billion for the TED area, with major allocations for the Department of Transportation, Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, State, Military Affairs, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard. Agency heads then presented their priorities, including housing and disaster recovery funds at Commerce; pay, vehicles, aviation, and data systems at Highway Safety; facility modernization, recruitment, retention, and maintenance at Military Affairs; election audit, conservation lab, and historic preservation funding at State; transportation, aviation, seaport, and safety investments at DOT; and emergency response, flood mitigation, grant systems, and alerting at Emergency Management. Members asked questions about Visit Florida’s private match, FHP’s role in immigration enforcement and body cameras, National Guard deployment tempo and staffing, State Guard staffing and facilities, arts grant rules, rail funding, and the number of detainees at the Everglades detention site. Several notable positions were expressed during questioning. Visit Florida said it met and exceeded its private match requirement and described the match as important to ensuring value from public dollars. The Highway Patrol said its aviation assets have been used more heavily in immigration enforcement and that in-vehicle camera systems were a higher priority than body cameras at present. The National Guard and State Guard both emphasized heavy operational demands, readiness needs, and the importance of additional funding for facilities, personnel, and equipment. The Department of State said its audit funding would help counties move to automated post-election audits and that its arts grant rule changes were intended to create more consistent scoring rather than reduce access. The committee then took up CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units. The bill requires local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, preserves homestead treatment for the primary residence portion, limits parking restrictions, and extends density bonus incentives to housing for military families receiving basic housing allowance. An amendment was adopted removing reusable tenant screening reports and clarifying that compliant ADUs are allowed by right without a separate hearing or permit. Testimony from the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, especially the long-term rental requirement, as a tool to help workforce housing. The committee reported the bill favorably by a roll call vote, and then adjourned.

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• The vector truck is another infrastructure project, and this was back in 2020.
• We have about 120 million worth of infrastructure that we still need to replace.
• I think we need to start looking at our infrastructure.
• That also has worked in my previous work as economic developer for Cibola County.
• But that tells you the age of our infrastructure.

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• <00:41:22.960> Area uh the US da Rural Development Area uh the US da Rural Development Area
• So there's the development cost, which has a lot to do with the configuration, the developer, the flavors
• <01:32:57.960> cost level so there's the development cost level so there's the development
• It could be that the developer had to work with land that required some type of land remediation or infrastructure
• It could be that the developer had to work with land that required some type of land remediation or infrastructure

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