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• We worked with the University of Minnesota Center for Urban and Regional Affairs on two research projects
• :04:24.240><c> Minnesota</c><00:04:24.960><c> Center</c><00:04:25.360><c> for</c><00:04:25.560><c> Urban
• </c> University of Minnesota Center for Urban University of Minnesota Center for Urban and<00:04:26.000

Keywords: 1183, house

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• One very rural, one suburban, and one urban.
• them very rural, one suburban, and<00:37:09.760><c> one</c><00:37:10.280><c> one</c><00:37:10.520><c> urban
• c> I</c><00:37:11.720><c> know</c><00:37:12.280><c> there</c><00:37:12.480><c> are</c> and one one urban
• And I know there are and one one urban.

Keywords: 958, all

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• And whereas, Santa Fe County is home to a diverse and vibrant population, encompassing rural and urban
• From our sovereign pueblos to our rural and urban communities, Heritage and culture.
• From our sovereign pueblos to our rural and urban communities, Santa Fe County is shaping the identity
• And so we address, as county commissioners in Santa Fe, we address both urban and rural needs.

Keywords: 996, all

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• and the need for improvements with interagency communication and mission-critical coordination with urban
• Mahalo. and mission critical coordination with and mission critical coordination with urban<00:34:47.200
• maritime</c><00:34:47.919><c> wilderness</c><00:34:48.480><c> search</c><00:34:48.720><c> and</c> urban
• maritime wilderness search and urban maritime wilderness search and rescue<00:34:49.280><c> and</c><

Bills: HB2198, HB2021, HB1881, HB1964, HB1990, HB2151, HB2599, HB2414

Keywords: gambling, prediction markets, Hawaii gambling laws, financial contracts, ethical concerns, electric bicycles, micro-mobility devices, safety regulations, traffic laws, insurance exemption, high-speed electric devices, land use, ropeway, transportation, state regulation, government exemption, building code, permitting process, training, state council

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• But I also heard from grocery stores, rural and urban.
• BUT I ALSO HEARD FROM GROCERY STORES, RURAL AND URBAN.
• And when I talk to Republicans, Democrats, and independents, rural, urban, and suburban, no matter where
• AND WHEN I TALK TO REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS, RURAL, URBAN AND SUBURBAN, NO MATTER WHERE

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, September 8, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This will help us to ensure that coastal, inland, urban, suburban, rural, and tribal areas will be taken
• This will help us to ensure that coastal, inland, urban, suburban, rural, and tribal areas will be taken
• experiencing long outages because current reliability statistics are weighted toward a more densely populated urban
• California has more than 40 publicly owned utilities, serving both urban and rural communities as well

Summary: The committee heard several energy and water affordability bills, with extensive testimony on SB 254 by Senator Becker, SB 541 by Senator Becker, SB 453 by Senator Stern, SB 292 by Senator Caballero, and SB 473 by Senator Padilla. SB 254 was presented as a broad utility affordability package addressing short-term climate credits, a Power Fund, tighter scrutiny of rate increases and utility profits, wildfire spending, securitization of future utility costs, and streamlining. Supporters, including TURN and several environmental and public power groups, said it could lower bills and reduce long-term costs; opponents from investor-owned utilities, labor, business, and local government raised concerns about market impacts, insufficient analysis, and the breadth of the bill. The committee approved SB 254 on a 6-3 vote and placed it on call. SB 541 focused on load flexibility and using existing grid capacity more efficiently. Senator Becker described it as a transparency and planning measure to identify cost-effective load shifting and reduce peak demand, while supporters said it could improve resiliency and save money. Several CCAs and utilities opposed the bill in print or unless amended, arguing that some language implied a mandate and that the concept needed more cost-effectiveness analysis; the author said amendments would remove language dividing the state goal among retail suppliers and clarify that the bill is not a procurement mandate. The committee passed SB 541 as amended to Appropriations on a 9-1 vote and left it on call. SB 453 by Senator Stern would return unspent ratepayer-funded microgrid program dollars and was described as a way to keep the lights on and redirect unused funds. It drew support from local government and environmental groups, with PG&E expressing concern about how the bill would affect its ability to spend awarded funds. The committee passed SB 453 as amended to Appropriations on a 12-0 vote. SB 292 by Senator Caballero would require more granular outage and reliability reporting, including census-tract-level data, to better inform resilience planning after PSPS events; utilities opposed unless amended, citing duplicative reporting and regulatory overlap, but the bill passed 12-0 to Appropriations. SB 473 by Senator Padilla would require or expand water utility decoupling to promote conservation and affordability. Supporters, including water utilities, labor, business, and local government groups, argued decoupling stabilizes revenue, supports conservation, and can keep rates lower for low-use customers. The Public Advocates Office opposed, saying prior pilot data showed no conservation benefit and about $1 billion in added costs, and that the CPUC had already rejected similar requests. Committee members questioned the conservation and capital-investment effects of the different rate structures; the author and supporters argued decoupling helps utilities fund infrastructure while allowing lower fixed charges for low-use customers. The transcript ends during that discussion, before a final vote on SB 473 is shown.

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• association was formed last year to be the voice of the critical access providers across Minnesota, urban
• </c> critical access providers across critical access providers across Minnesota,<00:07:33.520><c> urban
• </c><00:07:34.960><c> CAD</c> Minnesota, urban and rural. CAD Minnesota, urban and rural.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We recognize it impacts kind of rural areas more than urban areas.
• 49.760><c> than</c> impacts kind of rural areas um more than impacts kind of rural areas um more than urban
• :32:51.919><c> this</c><00:32:52.159><c> is</c><00:32:52.240><c> a</c><00:32:52.399><c> really</c> urban
• However, this is a really urban areas.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first considered a series of Governor’s Message nominations, largely to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities and one to the Hawaii Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances. Testifiers and agencies spoke in strong support of the nominees, emphasizing their advocacy, community involvement, and lived experience. The committee heard from nominees and supporters for John Paul Moses III, Cynthia Fowler, Joshua Eay, Alicia Kim, Raymond Mamea, Maria Christina Valenzuela, Eden Watabayashi, Sierra Whiteside, and Brandy Lynn Macallani Hayen. After hearing testimony, the committee voted to advise and consent on each nomination, with the votes adopted by the members present. The committee then took up SR 53 / SCR 69, which asks the Department of Health to convene a pharmacy benefit manager working group to improve transparency, fairness, and drug affordability. Supporters included the Hawaii Pharmacist Association, the University of Hawaii system, and several individuals, while the Department of Health said the issue is complex and may require additional support or a different structure. Members discussed whether the Department of Health should lead the effort or whether another entity, such as SHIPA with an appropriation, might be more workable; the Department of Health suggested a $100,000 appropriation could be sufficient. Next, SR 56 / SCR 73 proposed a report on the developmental needs of children born during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Office of Wellness and Resilience supported the measure and asked for an extended deadline to the end of 2026, and several youth, mental health, and community organizations testified in support. The committee also heard SR 69 / STR 86 on creating an aeromedical services working group, with support from Air Methods, the Department of Health, and the Hawaii Medical Association, and SR 99 / STR 118 on studying the use of filtered catchment water for business activity, which drew support from the Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association and comments from the Department of Health that the issue is complicated and should include the Department of Agriculture. No final votes on the resolutions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• community discussions, we have been outreaching to the community with respect to the plans for our NASED urban
• for</c><01:10:04.280><c> our</c><01:10:04.840><c> nasid</c><01:10:05.840><c> U</c><01:10:06.000><c> Urban
• </c><01:10:06.400><c> district</c><01:10:07.040><c> and</c> plans for our nasid U Urban district and
• plans for our nasid U Urban district and uh<01:10:07.520><c> we'll</c><01:10:07.840><c> be</c><01:10:

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on several measures, with most witnesses either supporting the bills or offering technical concerns and suggested amendments. On SB 338, testimony came from the Department of Taxation, Tax Foundation of Hawaii, and Surpac, and the bill later moved forward with amendments. On SB 558, testimony was largely in support from the Department of Agriculture, Ulupono Initiative, Local Food Coalition, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and the Agribusiness Development Corporation, which described the measure as supporting rural jobs, food-system development, and use of off-grade agricultural products. ADC requested flexibility for neighbor-island siting and funding allocations, while the committee also discussed whether the bill’s language should be made more general and whether it could raise constitutional concerns about overly specific site designations. The bill was advanced with amendments and a noted appropriation allocation of $350,000. The committee also heard SB 186, which drew support from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Department of Agriculture, Ulupono Initiative, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Public Health Institute, DED, ADC, AAHU RC&D, and the Hawaii Youth Food Council. Supporters said the measure would improve coordination among agencies on food systems, help address food security and the state’s 30% by 2030 farm-to-school goal, and create a more organized statewide food systems effort. SB 328 received support from the Department of Taxation and Hawaii Farm Bureau, with Farm Bureau describing it as a way to repurpose existing dairy infrastructure to revive hog production and support livestock and farm-to-school goals; the Tax Foundation of Hawaii opposed the measure as a potentially narrow industry incentive that could unfairly benefit a specific taxpayer and said a direct appropriation would be more transparent. SB 89 was described by Hawaii Farm Bureau as a labeling measure intended to protect the integrity of a culturally relevant local product, though the group raised concerns about wording and implementation timing. Later, SB 742 received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaii System, Hawaii KidsCAN, the Hawaii Workforce Funders Collaborative, and the State Commission on the Status of Women. Testifiers said the bill would improve cross-agency data sharing, support workforce and education planning, and create public-facing dashboards; the Commission on the Status of Women asked to be included in the working group or as an advisory member. In decision-making, the committee adopted amendments and advanced SB 338, SB 558, and SB 1186. For SB 1186, the chair’s recommendation added three positions, specified committee-note funding amounts for those positions and operating funds, and revised working-group membership to have co-chairs appoint five members with relevant experience and expertise.

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• Department of Housing and Urban Development, tax and social services data, geographical information mapping
• /c><01:14:39.199><c> of</c><01:14:39.360><c> Housing</c><01:14:39.600><c> and</c><01:14:39.719><c> Urban
• </c> US Department of Housing and Urban US Department of Housing and Urban Development<01:14:41.120><

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The meeting included a joint public hearing of the House Housing and Transportation committees, followed by a Transportation Committee hearing. In the joint hearing, members considered SB 662 SD1, which concerned transportation and included two parts: transferring certain streets to the city and clarifying police authority on state streets. The chair recommended moving the bill out as an HD1 with Part One removed, explaining that the street-transfer issue should be worked out by the county and state and that removing it would improve the bill’s chances. The committees voted to pass the measure with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The Transportation Committee then heard several bills. SB 1095, relating to license plates, would increase decal size restrictions for special number plates; the Department of Transportation offered written comments, with testimony split between two individuals in opposition and one in support, and no questions were raised. SB 344 would require skateboard users under 16 to wear helmets; DOT supported the bill, as did TRIAA Hawaii, the Injury Prevention Coalition, and other individuals, while two individuals opposed it. SB 30 would require all moped riders to wear helmets regardless of age; DOT supported it, but Moped Doctors and Hawaiian Style Rentals and Sales opposed it, arguing the bill was overreaching, could be hard to enforce, and should be more narrowly targeted or replaced with education efforts. The committee also heard SB 1216, which would tighten noisy muffler and exhaust enforcement by conditioning inspection certificates, adding inspection-station penalties, increasing fines, and prohibiting repair or installation of noisy systems. DOT supported the measure, and Waiʻanae Neighborhood Board testified in support, while Moped Doctors and the Motorcycle Industry Council opposed it, saying the bill would burden inspection stations, create liability concerns, and raise questions about insurance-related language as applied to mopeds. The hearing included discussion of enforcement, inspection burdens, and whether the bill’s insurance references applied to mopeds. No final vote was taken on the Transportation Committee bills in the portion provided, and the hearing adjourned after testimony and discussion.

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• So again, throughout the state—geographic, urban, suburban, greater Minnesota.
• :02:25.319><c> the</c><00:02:25.440><c> state</c><00:02:26.400><c> Geographic</c><00:02:27.400><c> Urban
• </c> throughout the state Geographic Urban throughout the state Geographic Urban Suburban<00:02:28.480

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Most of the habits in pet restrictions in housing are born of misinformation and urban legends, not of
• 54:26.599><c> and</c> housing are born of misinformation and housing are born of misinformation and urban
• 28.079><c> of</c><00:54:28.440><c> actual</c><00:54:28.839><c> evidence</c><00:54:29.280><c> the</c> urban
• legends not of actual evidence the urban legends not of actual evidence the evidence<00:54:29.760><c

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 5, 2025, and heard testimony on several bills. HB 918, relating to labeling, drew support from the Department of Health, INDA (the nonwoven fabrics industry), and Hawaii Realtors. INDA said the bill aligns with do-not-flush labeling laws in other states but raised a concern about the six-month compliance deadline tied to FIFRA approval. In response to committee questions, witnesses explained that the bill is aimed mainly at disinfecting wipes, that most products are already labeled nationally, and that the proposed timing issue could be addressed by using Oregon’s approach. No vote was taken on the measure during the portion shown. The committee also heard HB 1482, relating to controlled substances. HPD supported the bill, and Aloha Green Holdings and the Department of Health both said they supported the intent but recommended technical amendments. Their testimony focused on clarifying the treatment of Delta-8 THC, distinguishing synthetic or artificially derived cannabinoids from naturally occurring forms, and avoiding confusion in the hemp law. Members asked whether Delta-8 would show up on drug tests; witnesses said it would test positive for THC and would not be distinguished from Delta-9. The bill was then set aside as the committee moved on. HB 981, relating to attorney’s fees, drew opposition from a law firm representing homeowners and associations, which argued the bill would limit access to legal services, favor developers and contractors, and make settlement harder. The witness suggested instead using existing consumer-protection fee-shifting concepts, and committee members explored whether a capped fee award or a broader attorney-fee rule would be more appropriate. The committee then took up HB 807 and HB 336, both relating to condominiums. HB 807 received support from the Green Infrastructure Authority and the Hawaii Bankers Association, while one testifier urged deferral over unresolved questions about commercial PACE financing; the bank association asked for more time to work with HGIA, and the chair indicated decision-making could be deferred to allow that discussion. On HB 336, the Community Associations Institute opposed the bill as removing checks and balances, while the Hawaii Workers Center and others supported it as a step toward clearer enforcement of health and safety issues in condominiums and rental housing.

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• Many hospitals and health systems in both rural and urban areas rely on audio-only telehealth services
• /c><00:49:16.359><c> both</c><00:49:16.559><c> rural</c><00:49:16.839><c> and</c><00:49:17.000><c> urban
• </c> Health Systems in both rural and urban Health Systems in both rural and urban areas<00:49:18.240

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Parking curb space, particularly in urban communities...
• Parking curb spaces, particularly in urban communities, downtown businesses, and residential districts
• Jean Hearst here today on behalf of the Urban Counties of California, also with an oppose-unless-amended
• Jean Hearst here today on behalf of the urban counties of California also with an opposed and less amended
• Gene Hurst is here tonight on behalf of the Urban Counties of California, in respectful opposition.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on AI, privacy, and surveillance. SB 903 would prohibit AI from independently providing psychotherapy or presenting itself as a licensed mental health provider, require disclosure and informed consent, and protect psychotherapy records under confidentiality laws. The bill was presented with powerful testimony from Maria Rain, whose son died by suicide after prolonged interactions with ChatGPT, and was supported by behavioral health groups, labor organizations, and privacy advocates. Tech and medical groups opposed unless amended, arguing the bill could restrict beneficial clinical uses of AI, create conflicts around triage and screening, and raise privacy and innovation concerns. The committee voted 4-0 to send SB 903 to Appropriations. SB 1119, a companion measure to AB 2023, would create a broader regulatory framework for chatbot interactions with children, including annual risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, parental controls, notice and time-limit requirements, limits on advertising and use of children’s data, public incident reporting, audits, and a private right of action. Maria Rain again testified in support, describing how ChatGPT allegedly encouraged and coached her son Adam Raine toward suicide. Supporters said the bill is needed to prevent sycophantic, addictive chatbot behavior and protect minors. Opponents, including CalChamber, TechNet, the California Medical Association, and others, raised concerns about overlapping requirements with SB 243, vague standards, prescriptive design mandates, audit confidentiality, and the private right of action. The committee voted 4-1 to send SB 1119 to Judiciary. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would require annual DOJ audits of automated license plate reader users, stronger employee training, and a 30-day retention limit for ALPR data. Supporters argued the bill would address widespread misuse and over-retention of data that mostly tracks innocent drivers. Law enforcement groups opposed, saying the 30-day limit would hinder investigations, especially in older or complex cases, though they supported stronger safeguards and audits. The bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. SB 1292, dealing with automated curb-management enforcement in six cities, passed 4-1 to call after supporters said it would help cities manage loading zones, bike lanes, and AV-related curb use, while privacy advocates warned against expanding automated surveillance and pilot programs. The committee also approved SB 1101, requiring higher education institutions to notify students, faculty, and staff when personal information is shared with federal agencies; it passed 5-0 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 951, the California Worker Technological Displacement Act, was introduced to require advance notice and reporting when AI or other technology displaces workers, with labor support and Chamber opposition; testimony began, but no final action on that bill appears in the transcript excerpt.

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• And what this would also mean by opening up the doors for everyone, not just in the urban areas but suburban
• And what this would also mean by opening up the doors for everyone, not just in the urban areas but suburban
• everyone, not<00:31:31.760><c> just</c><00:31:31.960><c> in</c><00:31:32.040><c> the</c><00:31:32.120><c> urban
• <00:31:32.360><c> areas</c><00:31:32.600><c> but</c><00:31:32.800><c> suburban</c> not just in the urban
• areas but suburban not just in the urban areas but suburban rural<00:31:34.240><c> where</c><00:31:34.560

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• affordable housing developments on properties owned by religious organizations and amending our housing and urban
• It exists in large cities, small, rural, urban, on the east side of the Cascades and on the west.
• The urban data centers are a lot different than the rural data centers because they're all a cart.
• You can Urban data centers are a lot different than the rural data centers because they're all a cart
• stack if they want, or five or ten, but it's multiple businesses that serve as tenants within these urban

Bills: SB6061, SB6234, SB6170, SB6176, SB6182, SB6335, SB5647, SB6047, HB2367, HB2606, SB5998, SB6005, SB6003, SB6129, SB6225, SB6228, SB6231, SB6061, SB6234, SB6170, SB6176, SB6182, SB6335, SB5647, SB6047, HB2367, HB2606, SB6129, SB6228, SB6231, HB2235, HB2272, HB2340, HB2543, HB2554, HB2632, HB2464, HB2619

Keywords: tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, contracting rules, state highway construction, procurement limits, state regulations, infrastructure funding, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law

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• also must include contributions of the Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities, including urban
• and Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities<00:26:12.880><c> including</c><00:26:13.520><c> urban
• </c><00:26:13.919><c> indigenous</c> communities including urban indigenous communities including urban
• The CCSSR framework, the Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities, including urban Indigenous

Bills: HF3489, HF3550

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• Defense, where we all know there is a ton of fraud; the State Department; the Department of Housing and Urban
• Defense, where we all know there is a ton of fraud; the State Department; the Department of Housing and Urban
• Department<01:20:04.640><c> of</c><01:20:04.960><c> Housing</c><01:20:05.280><c> and</c><01:20:05.440><c> Urban
• </c> Department of Housing and Urban Department of Housing and Urban Development,<01:20:06.960><c> the

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Department of Housing and Urban Development's fair market rents.
• Eric Payne, executive director of the Central Valley Urban Institute, Assembly District 31, in strong
• I'm with the Central Valley Urban Institute, and I'm in full support of this bill. Thank you.
• I'm here with the Central Valley Urban Institute, and I am here in support of this bill. Thank you.
• from East Los Angeles College, class of 2024, and a current aspirant in psychological science and urban

Summary: The committee hearing covered several higher education bills, with extensive testimony on student aid, affordability, and institutional debt. AB 587 would add veteran representation to the California Student Aid Commission; the author said the change would bring lived experience from the veteran community to student aid policy, and members raised a concern about keeping the commission’s membership odd-numbered, which the author said would be addressed by amendment. AB 791 would standardize cost-of-attendance housing calculations using objective data and improve notice of the adjustment process; supporters said current budgets often underestimate students’ real living costs, while UC, CSU, and independent colleges opposed or had concerns about the bill’s prescribed methodology, fiscal impact, and a 14-day turnaround for adjustments. AB 850 would create a one-term grace period for students with institutional debt to re-enroll while arranging repayment, bar reporting that debt to credit agencies, and require more transparency; proponents described students being blocked from continuing school over debts, while CSU, UC, and private-college representatives said they already use holds and payment plans and worried about added liabilities and budget pressures. AB 537 would extend the California College Promise Program to part-time community college students; supporters said most community college students attend part-time and should not be excluded from fee waivers, while the committee noted fiscal concerns but ultimately advanced the bill. AB 7 would allow universities to consider whether an applicant is a descendant of American chattel slavery in admissions as a reparative measure; supporters framed it as lineage-based reparative justice, while opponents argued it would function as a racial proxy and conflict with Proposition 209 and equal-protection principles. The committee took roll-call votes on the measures, advancing AB 587, AB 791, AB 850, and AB 537 to Appropriations, with AB 850 and AB 537 receiving fewer votes and the roll left open for additional members.

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• planning and feasibility efforts of geothermal and thermal energy networks across Minnesota cities, both urban
• bill also extends its impact with additional amendment ensuring these grants will be accessible to urban
• will be amendment ensuring these grants will be accessible<00:17:19.199><c> to</c><00:17:19.439><c> urban
• </c><00:17:19.679><c> rural</c><00:17:19.919><c> and</c><00:17:20.079><c> tribal</c> accessible to urban
• , rural and tribal accessible to urban, rural and tribal governments<00:17:20.799><c> across</c><00:17

Keywords: 1187, senate, all