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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Jan 21st, 2026

Senate Finance

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  • , project readiness, and how expensive those projects are likely to be.
  • Sale on the project.
  • will replace a proposed project.
  • Chair, Senator Padilla, it depends on the project and what the parameters of the project are as to what
  • that get automatic revenues into them, Local Government Project Fund, Transportation Project Fund, and
Bills: SB2
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 12th, 2026 at 05:47 pm

Senate Finance

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  • Plus an additional $25 that still remains. You're correct.
  • Plus an additional $25 that still remains. Mr.
  • So, of that $75 million, what are those projects?
  • Because they already have $25 million for those projects. I understand the State Fair projects.
  • Now, what are the projects out of the public lands restoration? What would those projects be?
Bills: SB190, HB247, HB8
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 12th, 2026 at 10:24 am

Senate Finance

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  • on reauthorizations and new appropriations for capital outlay projects.
  • You can name the list of projects that Larry Barker's done stories on.
  • They even complement some other project.
  • So I would just suggest that we do it for publicly owned projects.
  • Chairman, I move that we add language for publicly owned projects. Mr.
Bills: SB190, HB247, HB8
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/10/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

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  • But for 2025, the livestock loss board only received 25 requests from ranchers for depredations in Arizona
  • According to the 2025 State of the Rockies Project Survey, 66% of Arizonans oppose reducing protections
  • of Water Resources for a required feasibility study of potential brackish groundwater desalination project
  • acquire, or improve a wastewater treatment facility, drinking water facility, or nonpoint source project
  • But maybe Cheyenne, we can talk about what projects you're looking at for this bonding authority.
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.
KY
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Summary: The Artificial Intelligence Task Force met with a quorum, adopted prior meeting minutes, and then focused on energy policy and economic development as they relate to AI and data centers. John Bevington of LG&E and KU, introduced by Caroline Clark of LG&E/KU and PPL, described the utility’s Kentucky-only service territory, vertically integrated system, 1.3 million customers, and about 7.5 gigawatts of generating capacity. He said the company has supported 76 Kentucky projects in 2024 totaling about $3 billion in announced investment and roughly 3,000 jobs, with a large share of statewide announcements occurring in its service area. Bevington said LG&E and KU’s current project pipeline is unusually strong, totaling about 170 projects and 8.5 gigawatts of requested power, with data centers accounting for about two-thirds of that demand. He broke the pipeline into existing customer expansions, new-to-Kentucky projects, and 20 data center projects representing about 5.6 gigawatts of potential load. He highlighted a Louisville data center project by PO Development Company and Powerhouse Data Centers that has announced a 400-megawatt facility and may expand to 525 megawatts, estimating that such a project could represent about $4 billion in investment. He also explained that large data centers generally must locate near transmission lines and that utilities must conduct studies, order long-lead equipment, and secure reimbursement commitments before proceeding so other customers are not harmed. Members asked about how Kentucky compares with other states, the size of data center projects, and whether regulatory reform is needed. Bevington said the 20 projects reflect current Kentucky interest, which he attributed in part to the state’s sales tax exemption for data centers, and noted that states like Ohio have had similar incentives for years. In response to questions from Senator Thomas, he confirmed that data centers can vary in size and said the state should have a regulatory environment that supports economic development, while emphasizing that the benefits would flow to the state, local communities, and schools rather than just the utility. He also cited national and regional data suggesting data centers generate indirect jobs and tax revenue, and said LG&E and KU are investing in transmission, reliability, solar, and gas generation projects, including proposed additional 645-megawatt natural gas units and other system upgrades, to meet expected demand.