Video & Transcript Research : 'high hazard dams'

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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Reinsurance payments go directly towards covering high-cost claims.
  • claims from real people in high-cost claims from real people in this<01:05:03.440><c> market.
  • </c> directly towards covering high-cost directly towards covering high-cost claims. claims. claims.
  • That's the general high-level of how it works.
Bills: HF3388, HF400
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Utilities Feb 10th, 2026

Utilities

Transcript Highlights:
  • safety mechanisms so that energy generated does not go into the grid to prevent any type of potential hazard
Summary: The committee first announced that House Bill 3724 would be laid over at the author’s request and not heard. House Bill 3392, by Representative Clinton, passed 7-0 after brief discussion; it directs the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to study large-load electric customers, including defining them, assessing their grid impact, and evaluating cost allocation, while not interfering with any OCC rulemaking already underway. Chairman Bowles then presented House Bill 3466, a Corporation Commission request bill to remove an obsolete petty cash fund from statute. It passed 7-0 with no debate. House Bill 4060, by Representative Alonzo, was amended to remove a section dealing with homeownership regulations; the bill then advanced after discussion focused on small plug-in solar devices, their safety features, and the intent to clarify that such devices would not be treated as improper grid interconnections or subjected to burdensome utility or OCC requirements. Members raised questions about backfeeding and line-worker safety, and the sponsor said the devices would have anti-islanding protections and would not send power back into the grid. The committee approved HB 4060 8-0. The chair noted that several additional bills were assigned and expected next week, and the meeting adjourned with no further business.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Workforce Mar 25th, 2025

S/C on Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Employment is high, and within the disability community there are a number of employment resources that
  • Employment is high, and within the disability community there are a number of employment resources that
  • The goal of this bill is to bring high-paying jobs to Cameron County, which is crucial for the future
  • The 'or' allows, you can imagine situations where tensions get high in disputes and sometimes you need
  • demand, high wage.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Jul 11th, 2025

Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • No, I mean, John hit all the high points. We did make a 3D model of.
  • It's that crack in the dam that I discussed.
  • Film critics are giving it very high marks, but we don't have distribution.
  • And so we take the win, like I said, and we recognize it's a crack in the dam.
  • We started high because there is so much Need in this state. It is just unbelievable.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 27, 2026 - 03:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • &nbsp; 78 >> [Witness]: The Kirkpatrick Dam is classified as a high-hazard structure.
  • Second, fiscal responsibility: maintaining the dam costs taxpayers $450,000 a year, with millions more
  • SECOND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY,&nbsp; MAINTAINING THE DAM COSTS TAXPAYERS&nbsp; 84 450,000 A YEAR WITH
  • described as super green by the Riverkeeper, with outbreaks of TMDL noncompliance at historically high
  • The reality is, if they charge too high a price, the consumer will not buy it.
Summary: The committee first took up CS/House Bill 981, which would restore the Ocklawaha River and related natural resources. Supporters, including environmental groups, Save the Manatee Club, business owners, and Reunite the Rivers advocates, argued the bill would improve manatee habitat, fish passage, flood protection, tourism, and long-term economic returns while reducing dam maintenance costs. Opponents and skeptics focused on concerns about water quality, nutrient loading in the St. Johns River, loss of the Rodman Reservoir’s habitat and water-supply value, and potential ecological and economic harms. Members in debate largely supported the restoration effort, and the bill was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. The committee then heard HB 697, the PRICE Act, which would use international reference pricing to set a drug cost benchmark, address pharmacy benefit manager practices, and require health plans to keep drug prices stable for the year. The sponsor said the bill would lower costs and improve access, especially for uninsured Floridians. Supporters, including independent pharmacists, argued PBMs are squeezing pharmacies and that the bill could help lower prices. Opponents from BioFlorida and PhRMA warned the proposal could disrupt the national drug supply chain, fail to pass savings to patients, and lead to shortages, reduced access, and less innovation. After debate, the bill passed favorably, with Rep. Chambliss voting no. The committee also considered CS/HB 1081, which was amended to include private colleges and universities with NCA designation in the program. After brief discussion and support from United Way Miami, the committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, CS/HB 177 was introduced as a framework for Florida’s regional councils to cross-assign bills among regions; it received supportive testimony and was also reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of course, the dams themselves and the wetlands they create also can reduce high-flow events by slowing
  • Beaver dams are rarely barriers to fish movement.
  • This is an example of where a fish barrier did occur with a beaver dam.
  • Beaver rebuilt the dam.
  • Beaver rebuilt the dam.
Summary: The committee held public hearings on several measures, beginning with SB 6241 on enhancing steelhead populations through a wild broodstock conservation program. Staff explained the bill would direct WDFW to create wild broodstock hatchery programs in native steelhead watersheds, with rulemaking on fish health, broodstock requirements, and population targets; the fiscal note estimated about $14.6 million in FY 2027. Senator Braun said the bill was inspired by anglers and Oregon/Alaska examples, but acknowledged the cost and said a substitute was being considered. Proponents, including recreational anglers and conservation groups, said broodstock programs could improve steelhead runs and fishing opportunity while preserving genetics; opponents, including Trout Unlimited, argued the bill was a one-size-fits-all mandate that should be left to science-based agency and tribal management. The hearing closed with 1,536 pro, 4 con, and 38 other sign-ins. The committee then heard SB 6104 on protecting agriculture. Staff described a broad bill requiring agricultural impact statements for agency actions and local land-use changes, consultation on agricultural viability, mitigation measures when actions harm agricultural property, farmland conservation ratios in zoning changes, and a new OFM agricultural fiscal note process. Senator Muzzall said Washington agriculture is under severe pressure and that the bill is meant to force agencies to account for farm viability. Farm organizations supported the measure as a concrete step to protect farmland and require agencies to avoid or minimize harm, while several others opposed it or raised concerns that it would not help small farmers, could constrain modernization, or could open the Habitat Conservation Account to uncertain new uses. The hearing closed with 22 pro, 62 con, and 0 other sign-ins. Next, the committee took up SJM 8015, a memorial urging the federal government to ensure wildfire response consolidation does not reduce capacity or firefighter safety and to have the new federal wildfire service fully operational before the 2026 fire season. Senator Short said the memorial was intended to protect federal firefighting capacity in Washington. Testimony strongly supported the memorial and broader wildfire funding, with private forest landowners, conservation groups, tribal representatives, students from the Methow Valley, counties, and others urging full funding of the state wildfire account and warning that reduced investment would worsen fire risk, damage rural economies, and threaten community safety. The hearing closed with 271 pro, 3 con, and 1 other sign-ins. Finally, after waiving the five-day notice rule, the committee heard SB 6318 on commercial shellfish fees. Staff said the bill would cap DOH shellfish licensing and biotoxin fees at inflation-adjusted levels, cap export certificates at $75, exempt the program from the requirement that licensing programs be fully fee-supported, and apply retroactively with an emergency clause; the fiscal note estimated about $4.7 million in general fund impact over four years. Shellfish growers and industry representatives thanked the committee for moving quickly and said the adopted DOH fee increases would have been unsustainable and could harm small farms and the broader industry. One remote testifier warned that very large fee increases could push small operators out and encourage black-market activity. The hearing closed with 77 pro and 7 con/other sign-ins. Afterward, the committee held an extended informational presentation on beaver restoration and relocation in the Methow/Okanogan region, with researchers and practitioners describing beavers’ benefits for water storage, stream cooling, fish habitat, wildfire resilience, and coexistence strategies, but no action was taken on that presentation during the hearing.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (03/17/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, to me that sounds high, right?
  • Well, to me that sounds high, right?
  • Well, to me that sounds high, right?
  • Well, to me that sounds high, right?
  • hazardous waste collection events.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first took up a House Bill 2 amendment to remove a bail-related section that had already passed in another bill and was now considered duplicative. Members discussed the earlier change to how bail commissioners are reimbursed, concerns that the Judiciary was losing money collecting the fees, and whether the magistrate-related language would still be needed. They noted the bill had already crossed over to the Senate, that the section was obsolete, and that any remaining issue about magistrates’ five-year terms might need to be raised with the Criminal Justice Committee. Amendment 997H, deleting section one, was moved, seconded, and adopted unanimously. The committee then reviewed a package of HB 1 position transfers involving the Department of Environmental Services, Fish and Game, and the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Staff explained that several positions were being shuffled to correct position numbers and align permitting functions, including one Fish and Game position moving back to Fish and Game, one DEES position remaining funded after ARPA money ends, and adjustments to hours for permitting and environmental services positions. Members discussed whether the Fish and Game position had been intended to be temporary, but ultimately agreed to accept the first four Environmental Services items and the last two Natural and Cultural Resources items as a package; that motion passed unanimously. They then also accepted sections 2 through 8 of HB 1 with the related amendments and footnote language. The committee next turned to dredge-and-fill fee changes in section 11, where one member objected to a 50% fee increase for seasonal docks, arguing it could discourage permitted work and might apply to repairs that only require notification. Staff said the increase was intended to help cover the cost of additional positions in future biennia, but members decided to hold that section for more information, including how many seasonal dock repair fees are actually collected. Finally, the committee began discussing HB 215 and a proposed tipping-fee/surcharge structure to make a solid waste accounting unit self-funded, with members saying the fee could offset about $2.9 million in general fund costs and support the grant program, but no final action was taken on that item in the portion of the meeting provided.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Land Grant Oct 7th, 2025

House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • With an example of Murphy Lake in our trilateral agreement, there was a high hazard dam at Murphy Lake
  • But anything that happens in water delivery, dam maintenance, or dam issues, has an impact on state park
  • construction or dam issues may occur.
  • We have a dam above Espanola now that, boy, they were scheduled to get federal funding, and if that dam
  • I mean, I too worry about dams and the Department of State.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 01/28/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Workplace Standards

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this is a good little bill to make sure that employers are notified within 10 days of a hazard at
  • I used to work at Wanapum Dam on the Columbia River.
  • And we purchased a giant transformer that was two stories high, probably half this room, and we had to
  • I used to work at Wanapum Dam on the Columbia River.
  • I want to make sure that those living arrangements are high quality. So I appreciate this bill.
Summary: The Labor and Workplace Standards Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2479, the Wage Recovery Act. Staff explained that the bill would create a wage recovery program and account to provide limited advance payments to low-wage workers facing immediate economic harm from unpaid wages, while also giving the Department of Labor and Industries more discretion to prioritize wage complaints and changing civil penalty rules for willful violations. Representative Fosse and several testifiers from labor, business, and legal groups described the bill as a bipartisan, consensus product of the Wage Recovery Work Group and said it would help workers recover wages faster while targeting repeat violators. No one testified in opposition, and the hearing was closed without questions from members. The committee then moved into executive session and took action on several bills. It reported House Bill 291, 2105, 2107, 2151, 2190, 2303, and 2345 out of committee with due pass recommendations, and deferred action on 2191 and 2218. House Bill 2105, concerning employer notice of federal I-9 audits and related worker-record access, was amended with a technical correction and a revised penalty amendment before passing 6-3. House Bill 2151, on factory-built housing and commercial structures, was amended to exempt certain prefabricated enclosures for utility energy equipment. House Bill 2303, prohibiting employer requests for microchip implantation, was amended to remove administrative enforcement and passed 6-3. House Bill 2345, which adjusts paid family and medical leave premium allocations in response to IRS guidance, passed unanimously after members described it as a technical fix to avoid a potential federal tax liability. Other bills passed without substantive controversy: House Bill 291 on employee contact information for bargaining representatives, House Bill 2107 on notifying employers of construction hazards, and House Bill 2190 on paying language access providers for missed appointments. The committee also heard briefings on proposed substitutes and amendments for the remaining bills before voting, and adjourned after completing its executive session actions.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Land Grant Jul 14th, 2025

House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was because the Department of Game and Fish identified the dam for that lake as not being sufficient
  • But now we've got to address making sure we bring that dam up to safety standards.
  • at the engineering on that and figure out what exactly, if anything, is needed for repairs to that dam
  • That area has been designated within the Enchanted Circle as a high-risk area for fire, so it's less
  • But you can see the sheer number is quite high.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Legacy Finance Committee 4/8/26

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • on private land, and flooding behind the dam on private land.
  • Because that and flooding behind the dam. We're on private land.
  • In these three instances of soil excavation, construction of a dam, and the flooding behind the dam,
  • Carter will discuss the construction of the dam.
  • You know, this high off the ground. It was the contractor, I told, have events.
Keywords: 1183, house
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Appropriations Feb 12th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • With this dam being nearly 70 years old and being classified by the state as a high hazard, this bill
  • The Rodman-Kirkpatrick Dam was built in 1968.
  • The dam, Rodman Dam, was completed in 1968 while the Cross Florida Barge Canal was still authorized.
  • The dam, Rodman Dam, was completed in 1968 while the Cross Florida Barge Canal was still authorized.
  • So defense costs can go as high.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 694, which would compensate the descendants of the Groveland Four—Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepard, and Ernest Thomas—for the wrongful convictions, incarceration, and death tied to the 1949 case. Senator Bracey Davis described the bill as a final step after prior state apologies, pardons, and exonerations. The committee adopted a $4 million amendment that divided compensation equally among the four families and updated the recipient for Ernest Thomas’s share. Multiple family members and advocates testified in support, emphasizing the decades of trauma and the need for full justice. Senators in debate largely supported the bill, and it was reported favorably. The committee then approved SB 330, which clarifies disability provisions for firefighters, law enforcement officers, and correctional officers by refining the definition of heart disease and allowing certain officers who transfer agencies to rely on a prior physical under specified conditions. SB 474 also passed, expanding military leave protections to include public officials and employees who serve in the Coast Guard or Florida State Guard, adjusting pay eligibility for federal service, and updating related retirement and assistance provisions. SB 96, the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program bill, was amended to expand eligibility to veterans with incomes up to 400% of the federal poverty level and to move funding into the General Appropriations Act; members debated whether the broader eligibility could increase demand, but the bill was reported favorably. The committee also advanced SB 7018 on child welfare, making the Step Into Success pilot program permanent statewide, adjusting visitor/background-check rules for out-of-home placements, and creating a best-practices program through the Florida Institute for Child Welfare. CS/SB 480 on state IT governance was reported favorably after amendments that strengthened vendor performance metrics and restored state data center security provisions; it creates a new central IT governance structure under the Governor’s office and aims to improve oversight of procurement, spending, and technical debt. SB 1066, addressing partial restoration of the Ocklawaha River and Kirkpatrick Dam, passed after a late-file amendment and extensive testimony from environmental, recreation, and local economic interests. SB 1216, which gives school districts more flexibility in educator compensation, and SB 1120, which increases oversight and reporting for water management district spending, were also reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 1366 on claims against the government, which raises sovereign immunity caps, ties future adjustments to CPI, shortens claim deadlines, and changes attorney-fee provisions. The bill drew support from local government and public-hospital groups as a compromise, but also significant concern from some senators about the impact on self-insured agencies and whether the fee changes would discourage attorneys from taking cases. The discussion remained ongoing, and the bill was still moving forward as the meeting continued.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you. 166 I think we might need one more high.
  • It manages nearly 500 dams and nearly 300 reservoirs.
  • During this time, my parents' house was flooded waist-high, and my sister's house was flooded to the
  • , Hoover Dam, as well as Glen Canyon Dam.
  • But let me let me just talk a little bit about Hoover Dam.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Apr 28th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • By allowing a permit exemption, the dam and surrounding natural infrastructure could be maintained more
  • reservoir as needed for the limited purpose of using it to repair and maintain. or rehabilitate the dam
  • Those developments have resulted in the ponds being reclassified as high hazard, and this bill would
  • Samsung chip plant, and that's having a lot of impact on our dams.
  • These are the sponsors of those NRCS-built dams.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • I was a program manager and I worked on high hazard dam programs, post-flood debris removal, and some
  • </c><00:43:44.480><c> hazard</c><00:43:44.880><c> dam</c> manager and I worked on high hazard dam manager
  • and I worked on high hazard dam uh<00:43:46.400><c> programs,</c><00:43:47.520><c> post</c><00:43:47.839
  • <00:48:32.640><c> projects,</c><00:48:33.200><c> multis</c><00:48:33.599><c> sector</c> multi-hazard
  • And once again, that multi-hazard mitigation look, looking across the scope of disasters.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The interim task force on disaster prevention and resiliency met for its fourth meeting and focused heavily on insurance markets, affordability, and mitigation. Cochairs noted they are working toward recommendations for a later fall meeting. The main presentation came from David Snyder of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, who said the insurance industry sees itself as part of the problem and part of the solution because it ultimately pays for losses created by natural conditions, development choices, and construction practices. Snyder described rising losses from natural catastrophes, inflation-driven increases in rebuilding and repair costs, more development in disaster-prone areas, wildfire exposure, severe convective storms, hail, and roof damage. He argued that Kentucky should avoid the mistakes he attributed to California, where regulatory responses contributed to a strained insurance market and greater reliance on the FAIR Plan. He said Kentucky’s private market appears to be functioning better, with relatively few FAIR Plan policies, and urged lawmakers to preserve that market through risk-based rates and policies that do not worsen availability. He recommended a broad mitigation strategy involving stronger building codes, land-use decisions, stormwater infrastructure, public access to risk data, and incentives for resilient construction. He highlighted programs such as the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, fortified-home standards, wildfire-prepared community practices, and examples from Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida showing that mitigation can produce quick returns and insurance discounts. He also suggested catastrophe savings accounts, flexible coverage options, and a whole-of-government approach that includes the insurance department, building-code agencies, first responders, FEMA, NFIP, and NOAA. In questions, a legislator asked about the prognosis if carriers continue exiting markets and if nothing is done to address affordability and accessibility. Snyder said he could not predict market exits but stressed that regulators should monitor the market closely, use available data, and focus on loss prevention and mitigation. He said insurers want to do business in Kentucky and that the long-term solution is coordinated action among public and private stakeholders to reduce risk and keep coverage available.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • They also build knowledge by managing innovative, complicated projects like dam removals and cranberry
  • I'm very glad you touched on dam removal. That was going to be my exact question.
  • Additionally, our cloud-based sensor picked up exponentially high, dangerous readings outside of CSO
  • While some communities have access to high-quality parks, trails, and open spaces, other communities,
  • Pilots know the local details such as depths, currents, and hazards.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee hearing covered several bills related to environmental, natural resources, and maritime issues. Representative Markey testified in support of H. 1000, which would create a commission to study financing wastewater infrastructure, especially in southeastern Massachusetts and the South Shore, citing combined sewer overflows and impacts on aquaculture. Members agreed the core challenge is finding long-term financing for wastewater solutions. The committee also heard testimony on H. 902 to establish an Office of Outdoor Recreation, with supporters describing its role in expanding access, supporting underrepresented communities, and helping grow the outdoor economy. Related testimony also supported H. 986, which would codify the Division of Ecological Restoration and the Office of Fishing and Boating Access within the Department of Fish and Game, with witnesses emphasizing habitat restoration, flood reduction, public access, and boating/fishing opportunities. A major portion of the hearing focused on H. 901/S. 597, “An Act Providing Nature for All,” which would dedicate existing sporting goods sales tax revenue to a new conservation fund. Supporters from Mass Audubon, Environmental League of Massachusetts, Appalachian Mountain Club, Trust for Public Land, Massachusetts Rivers Alliance, and conservation groups argued the bill would provide a sustainable revenue stream for land conservation, parks, trails, wetlands, water protection, and climate resilience, while also advancing environmental justice and outdoor recreation. They said the state needs roughly $300 million more per year to meet land conservation goals and that the bill could generate about $100 million annually without raising taxes. Committee members asked about balancing conservation with housing and development, and witnesses said the goals are compatible and that the bill includes safeguards. Witnesses also noted similar funding models in other states. The hearing also included H. 1053, a bill to create a Merrimack River Collaborative. Regional planning and watershed advocates said the river faces bacterial contamination, heavy metals, combined sewer overflows, and other pollution, and that a formal collaborative would help coordinate municipalities, state agencies, and nonprofits across the watershed and possibly across state lines. Another bill, H. 4109, would relocate harbor lines in New Bedford Harbor to allow reconstruction of deteriorating bulkheads at a waterfront industrial site; the New Bedford Port Authority, engineers, and the property owner said the change is needed for permitting and would support port modernization and jobs. Finally, the committee heard extensive testimony on S. 641 regarding marine pilotage in New Bedford. Supporters argued the bill would remove a District 3 pilotage restriction and improve port flexibility and offshore wind operations, while opponents warned it would undermine the state’s compulsory pilotage system, weaken safety, and allow ship owners to shop for pilots. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/8/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's 1 foot over 147 acres. is to fund a flood hazard mitigation is to fund a flood hazard mitigation
  • Rapids Dam and then the Lock and Dams in Minneapolis that are closed that are good Asian carp barriers
  • ><c> Minneapolis</c> then the Lockxton Dams in Minneapolis then the Lockxton Dams in Minneapolis that
  • was in the NOA high school in 1991?
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