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• You're going to see a different customer base develop.
• It takes time to develop prospects. You can't just go out there.
• I mean, it may take you a year to develop your leasehold.
• Interest in developing electrolysis projects has waned.
• Be used as it's developed.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <00:52:35.079> your understand uh as your developing your understand uh as your developing
• Commissioner for Workforce Development Commissioner for Workforce Development I'm<01:18:50.639><
• > Youth<01:19:05.639> Development particularly Our Youth Development particularly Our Youth
• through our local Workforce Development through our local Workforce Development areas<01:21:02.280
• employment and Business Development employment and Business Development opportunities<01:30:04.239

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I would move that House File 8 be recommended to be re-referred to the Labor and Workforce Development
• in our state while Pro development in our state while Pro protecting<00:20:33.960> our<00:20:
• the concept phase or early development the concept phase or early development and<00:22:34.320><
• the fen management plan and then three years to develop an operating plan.
• Wetland and it took one year to develop Wetland and it took one year to develop the<00:25:09.679

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee heard House File 8, which was moved for referral to the Labor and Workforce Development Committee. The bill’s author described it as a permitting and environmental review reform measure intended to maintain environmental standards while making permitting more predictable and timely for businesses, municipalities, and agricultural projects. He walked through nine sections, including limiting Wetland Conservation Act extension requests, requiring the MPCA to issue permitting efficiency reports twice a year, separating municipal and industrial permit data, allowing judicial review when the MPCA misses a 150-day two-tier permit goal, requiring quicker notice of incomplete applications, allowing separate construction and operation permits, creating a business permitting ombudsman at DEED, eliminating duplicative scoping EA requirements for projects already requiring a mandatory EIS, and adding an intent statement that the bill does not relax standards. The author and supporters emphasized that the bill is meant to reduce delays and duplication rather than weaken protections. He cited letters of support from groups including Building Trades, Mining Minnesota, pork producers, the Minnesota Biofuels Association, Apex, and the Red River Watershed, while noting that some groups opposed the bill. Testimony in support came from the Minnesota Pork Producers Association, the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, the Red River Watershed Management Board, and Minnesota Milk, all of whom said permitting delays and inconsistent processes add significant cost and uncertainty. They argued the bill would help farmers, watershed projects, and businesses invest and expand in Minnesota while preserving environmental standards. Supporters also provided examples of the costs of current permitting processes, including long delays for air permits, repeated extensions, and large sums spent on environmental review before projects are halted or delayed. The Red River Watershed Management Board said its projects have spent millions on permitting and review, with some projects taking years and involving many permits from state, local, and federal agencies. Minnesota Milk said the bill and amendment would let farmers and responsible governmental units sequence applications more efficiently. No vote was taken in the portion provided beyond the motion to recommend re-referral, and the committee proceeded to public testimony.

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• They supported major environmental gains, enabled the development of critical fueling infrastructure
• Of those, 21 participated in the tax preference for low-income homeownership developers.
• We want to be able to help promote future tax exemption for affordable homeownership developers like
• for rental units. ...nonprofit housing development for rental units.
• We're advocating for this tax exemption to continue for the low-income homeownership developer.

Summary: The Citizens Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on September 22, 2025, confirmed a quorum, and unanimously approved the August 6, 2025 meeting minutes. The main business of the meeting was public testimony on the 2025 tax preference reviews, with Commissioner Forsyth recusing himself for the first witness, Joey Halverson of Tote Maritime Alaska, who testified in support of the tax preference for natural gas as a transportation fuel. He argued that LNG has enabled major emissions reductions, supported infrastructure at the Port of Tacoma, and should continue to receive tax preferences to encourage further clean maritime fuel adoption. The second witness, Michelle Preston of Habitat for Humanity of Washington State, testified in support of the tax preference for low-income homeownership developers. She said the preference helps Habitat affiliates advance homeownership and sustain operations, but noted that reporting has been inconsistent across independent affiliates and that JLARC’s metrics may not fully capture the program’s benefits. Commissioners asked questions about affiliate accounting, the distinction between benefits to nonprofits versus homebuyers, and whether the reporting/renewal period should be shorter than the current seven years; Preston said the preference benefits the nonprofit developer, not the homebuyer, and suggested shorter renewal periods might improve compliance and awareness. JLARC staff then outlined the process for the commission’s upcoming comments on the 2025 tax preference reviews. Commissioners will receive a web-based comment form, with responses due September 30, the chair will compile consolidated comments, and those materials will be distributed for the October 21, 2025 meeting. The chair noted that only voting members will complete the comment forms, though individual members may also submit minority reports. The meeting ended with a reminder that written testimony could still be submitted to JLARC and that the next commission meeting is scheduled for October 21, 2025.

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• We now have S. 327, an act relating to economic development, introduced by the Committee on Economic
• Development, Housing, and General Affairs.
• > economic<00:08:24.160> development, committee on economic development, committee on economic
• <00:13:35.519> In<00:13:35.760> addition of commercial development.
• In addition of commercial development.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Are you developing a scenario and a chart of who, I mean ultimately somebody is leading this?
• The proposed unit is the first step in developing those contacts and sources of information.
• I'd like to just speak a little bit about the water quality standards that we're developing.
• Another example would be the TCEQ standards that are developing for surface discharge.
• Do in developing these standards?

Bills: HB48, HB49, HB 1169, HB1971, HB2584, HB2663, HB2890, HB48, HB49

Keywords: HB 48, oilfield theft, organized theft, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, DPS, Department of Public Safety, Texas, Railroad Commission, criminal justice, energy resources, theft prevention, organized crime, border region, El Paso, law enforcement task force, asset recovery, pipeline theft, drilling equipment, equipment theft

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• <00:01:26.680> and Employment and economic development and Employment and economic development
• <00:02:53.159> programs and Community Development programs and Community Development programs
• Mark Majors, Deputy Commissioner for Workforce Development.
• Mark Majors, Deputy Commissioner for Workforce Development.
• <01:14:44.679> that not tied to Workforce Development that not tied to Workforce Development

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You gave us three PhDs and $1.5 million to develop a data team.
• And each project will have their own pace of development.
• That's where most of it is developed and where the fuel is.
• development cycle.
• a five year 6650 first development cycle that we're in right now is about a five year 6651 development

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce held its first interim hearing on securing critical infrastructure and supply chain integrity, with a focus on Texas’s electric grid and the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act. The chair also highlighted Texas’s relatively low electricity prices and welcomed new committee members. ERCOT, the Public Utility Commission (PUC), and the Attorney General’s office were invited to explain how the state screens market participants and grid equipment for ties to China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, and how the agencies respond to noncompliance. ERCOT testified that it has implemented the requirements of three related Senate bills by requiring attestations on corporate affiliations and on critical grid equipment and services. ERCOT said it has processed thousands of attestations, used additional requests for information and third-party verification tools such as Dun & Bradstreet, and terminated nonresponsive market participants. ERCOT also said it has not seen a case requiring direct Attorney General involvement, but it does refer matters to the PUC when needed. The PUC said it can investigate suspected violations and impose penalties of up to $1 million per violation per day, and that most investigations into late or missing attestations have been resolved through compliance, market exit, or removal by ERCOT. The Attorney General’s office said its role is currently limited to audits and court involvement, and that it lacks broad independent investigatory authority under the act. Members pressed the panel on whether the current system is too reliant on self-reporting and whether it adequately addresses indirect foreign influence, especially through supply chains for batteries, inverters, transformers, and other equipment with routable connectivity. ERCOT acknowledged that the current attestation process has gaps and said it plans to refine definitions of critical grid equipment and grid services, improve information requests, and continue stakeholder rulemaking. The panel also discussed possible legislative changes, including tying prohibitions to the Department of Defense Section 1260H list and the Texas Prohibited Technologies list, clarifying warranty and service access, and expanding the statute to cover grid services more directly. Several senators raised concerns about cost, reliability, and the extent to which foreign-sourced components remain embedded in Texas infrastructure, while others suggested incentives for domestic manufacturing and stronger verification tools, including possible work with national labs such as Sandia.

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• energy, but also develops new products. energy, but also develops new products.
• of some of our new product development of some of our new product development efforts<00:23:54.000
• efforts as we were developing these chemistries in parallel in the early stages of development for the
• <00:37:19.520> uh R&D and new product development uh R&D and new product development
• <00:37:21.520> these efforts as we were developing these efforts as we were developing these

Bills: HF4059, HF76

Keywords: climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, financing, sustainability, environmental policy, renewable energy, Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority, earned incentive release credit, release credits, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, sentence reduction, good time, prison time, incarceration, violent offenses, murder, criminal sexual conduct, sex offenses

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• regional sustainable development regional sustainable development partnership<00:54:28.760> with
• Regional sustainable development Regional sustainable development partnership<00:54:38.200> we
• <01:21:54.320> and developed and developed and um<01:21:56.400> who<01:21:57.159> owns
• <01:22:37.960> the Council the person that develops the Council the person that develops the
• <01:34:06.440> a<01:34:06.600> talent develop the develop an upscale a talent develop

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• As we developed the recommendation, there were a few key considerations.
• background information that could be developed annually.
• annual professional development conference for legislators.
• And then last, Ongoing professional development, and then an annual professional development conference
• The idea of developing a public-facing platform for official communication, The idea of developing a

Summary: The Legislative Arrangements and Procedure Committee met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and then took up several follow-up items related to legislative security, public records, and the impacts of term limits. The Secretary of State’s office presented draft language to make legislators’ and candidates’ residential addresses confidential in public records, with discussion of who would be covered, how the protection would work, and whether it should expire when a candidate’s term ends. Members raised concerns about unintended consequences, transparency, and whether the public should still be able to see enough information to evaluate residency requirements. Rather than act immediately, the committee set the draft aside for a future meeting and asked for an amendment reflecting the Secretary of State’s suggested changes. The committee also reviewed a security best-practices memo and NCSL materials on capitol security. The memo encouraged legislators to be aware of their surroundings, avoid real-time vacation posting, vary routines, report threats, and follow security alerts. Members discussed a recent incident and the need to improve alert distribution and update contact information so legislators and staff receive notices consistently. The Secretary of State and committee members noted that the alert system may need refinement, including a separate legislative notification channel. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to Garrity Consulting’s final report on how to mitigate the effects of legislative term limits. The consultants summarized interviews, surveys, and focus groups with legislators, the public, and stakeholders, identifying major themes such as loss of institutional knowledge, leadership turnover, staffing pressures, and the need for stronger onboarding and training. Recommendations included considering annual sessions or shifting biennial sessions to even-numbered years, restructuring organizational session, making interim committees more consistent with regular committees, adding office hours, formalizing mentorship and leadership succession planning, expanding staff and professional development resources, creating public-facing educational tools, and improving communication and virtual testimony options. Members generally appreciated the report and its phased implementation roadmap, while also debating the practicality of some recommendations and the tension between making service more demanding and keeping the legislature accessible to new candidates.

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• This bill creates the Alabama Development Fund while developing a very creative funding mechanism for
• Again, this is rural development.
• It's a good economic development strategy, right? That's right. Development strategy, right?
• real economic development... economic development in these real communities.
• Development, one is Bibb County.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Of a luxury tourism development economy with the Ski Valley.
• Many of our families, for the first time in history, are losing our lands to developers that will never
• It does work on enhanced economic development, especially in our rural communities.
• And also, it gives us the time to be able to develop increased production as we move forward.
• So if there's a relationship in the production area or as we develop a particular area, we will follow

Keywords: 996, all

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• The guardrails that we're talking about so they develop in each district the plan.
• And then, develop plans to divert people with mental illness and mental health.
• And then the next step, which be to develop plans.
• Because it's a two-step thing: identify the resources and gaps and then develop plans.
• development of the stormwater utility.

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• Tony Ayala Faculty of Child Development and Family Studies in strong support. Sarah Weber.
• We see this as allowing for our state departments to have the opportunity to develop a program.
• of Los Angeles, and Tony Ayala, the Child Development and Family Studies Instructor at Salome.
• Development Consortium of Los Angeles, or CDCLA, a community-based non-profit organization.
• Care and Development Centers.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We developed a strategy to achieve this.
• model called greet which was developed model called greet which was developed by<00:20:55.280>
• <00:25:42.600> in accelerating saff Development in accelerating saff Development in Minnesota
• <00:57:21.680> wood concerns and barriers to developing wood concerns and barriers to developing
• These were developed back in the late 90s and have been in place for a number of years.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee heard testimony on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and Minnesota’s efforts to build a SAF industry. Andrea Veble of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture said the Walz administration strongly supports SAF because it could benefit agriculture, forestry, clean energy, and rural economies. She highlighted the 2023 state SAF tax credit and sales tax exemption for facility construction, describing the credit as a nation-leading incentive designed to stack with federal IRA credits and attract producers and blenders to Minnesota. Jeff Davidman of Delta Airlines said aviation is difficult to decarbonize and that SAF is the airline industry’s best available tool to reach net-zero goals by 2050. He explained that SAF is a certified drop-in fuel that can be blended with conventional jet fuel and used in existing aircraft and infrastructure, and he cited growing global demand and limited supply. He said Minnesota has many potential feedstocks, including used cooking oil, corn, soybeans, and camelina, and praised the state’s SAF tax credit and the Minnesota SAF Hub as important steps toward making Minnesota a leader in the sector. Peter Fros of Greater MSP described the Minnesota SAF Hub as a public-private partnership aimed at building an industrial-scale SAF value chain in Minnesota. He said the state has key advantages, including airport demand, corporate partners, research institutions, and agricultural inputs, and estimated that three SAF biorefineries could create tens of thousands of jobs and significant emissions reductions. He also said the Hub is working on blending infrastructure, private demand commitments, a winter camelina expansion study, and efforts to secure additional refineries before 2030. Members raised questions about how sustainability is measured, and Fros said the Hub relies on the federal GREET model but wants a clearer, transparent, and standardized national method that also accounts for issues like water quality and biodiversity. Amanda Bellik of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association said corn-based ethanol is a strong fit for SAF production through the alcohol-to-jet pathway because it is abundant, affordable, and supported by existing infrastructure. She said SAF development could create a new value-added market for corn without requiring new acres, but emphasized the need for significant capital investment, stable tax policy, and efficient permitting. She also said the group has worked with a consultant on third-party sustainability assessments of corn production practices to help fill data gaps and support the carbon-intensity requirements tied to SAF incentives.

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• We work with the developer to keep it going, and to date I believe only one developer has asked for the
• Development Development Corporation Corporation Corporation welcome<00:42:11.200> good<00:42:
• The bill in particular puts emphasis on mixed-use development and transit-oriented developments in the
• support Community Development support Community Development uh uh uh Authority<00:50:59.960>
• <00:53:08.280> and emphasis on mixed use development and emphasis on mixed use development

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 946 on wastewater management, which would clarify that the ban on discharging wastewater or raw sewage into state waters after 12/31/26 applies to treatment plants. Testimony was in support from the Department of Health, Maui County Council, Mayor Bisson, and individuals, and no one testified in opposition. SB 849 on wildlife conservation would prohibit intentional taking, harming, or killing of the Hawaiian hawk (ʻio) and increase penalties for taking native aquatic life, wildlife, and land plants; DLNR supported the bill, noting the ʻio was delisted federally in 2020 and that the measure also updates penalties and adds a rehabilitation/community service option. No questions were raised, and the bill drew support testimony only. For SB 330 on invasive species prevention, the Attorney General raised a supremacy clause concern with language requiring state enforcement of federal quarantines and recommended reverting to a prior version with a catchall for federal regulation. The Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species supported the bill as a way to close a biosecurity gap, while the Department of Agriculture said it supported the intent but wanted to avoid acting without a cooperative agreement with USDA and suggested deleting the portion allowing action without such an agreement. The committee also heard SB 1393 on public land use, which would require the School Facilities Authority to consult with DOE and other agencies before land conveyances or leases and repeal a requirement that DOE transfer title upon request; both SFA and DOE supported the measure, with DOE emphasizing the need for early communication and consultation, and members asked about possible disagreements or stalemates. The committee then heard SB 321 on private roads and ways, which would deem certain privately owned roads and similar ways transferred to adjacent owners or community associations if conditions are met. The Hawaii Land Title Association said the bill as drafted would create uncertainty and proposed a court process to clarify ownership and create a recordable order; written support came from the Mortgage Bankers Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Financial Services Association, and one individual. SB 66 on housing permitting would require permit decisions within 60 days for certain housing projects and deem permits approved in some circumstances; DLNR’s historic preservation office supported the intent but noted county historic preservation roles, OHA suggested amendments to clarify county duties, and DPP opposed the time limits as risky for health and safety reviews, warning about back-and-forth review cycles and possible mismatches between approved plans and field work. Realtors, NAIOP, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii YIMBY, and the Maui Chamber supported the measure, while Lahaina Strong, Hawaii Good Neighbor, and two individuals opposed it. Finally, the committee heard SB 1170 on expeditious redevelopment of affordable rental housing, which would speed permits for rebuilding permanently affordable multifamily rental housing damaged by natural disasters and exempt certain projects from EIS requirements. HHFDC supported the bill, citing the Front Street Apartments rebuild and the long SMA permit timeline on Maui, and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the intent while suggesting technical placement of amendments. Testimony in support also came from the Maui Chamber of Commerce and Joe Blanco, who described difficulties rebuilding a project originally developed under older statutory requirements and said the bill’s added language addressed those issues.

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• This is our new team development.
• work uh this is our new team development work uh this is our new team development uh<00:03:07.799
• Is that something, you know, to be developed over time?
• <00:18:23.039> over something you know to be developed over something you know to be developed
• build that program up to to be developed build that program up to to be developed those<00:21:29.400

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• and maintenance of our developed communities.
• and maintenance of our developed communities.
• We developed reports in several years.
• neurological development of the fetus. neurological development of the fetus.
• <01:10:07.440> and<01:10:07.679> most economic development and most economic development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They'll discuss other legal developments relating to federal climate policy and regulation.
• It would also support the development of the region's first multi-day battery storage project in Maine
• And we are partnered with three different developers on the implementation of NEVI.
• And that informs how we see all those federal developments and the role of the state.
• If the ITC is repealed, it could make costs become unpalatable for developers.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on the impact of the Trump administration’s federal climate policy changes on Massachusetts, with a focus on threatened grants, regulatory rollbacks, and state options to continue climate work. Chair Creem and other senators emphasized that Massachusetts still has a 2050 net-zero mandate and needs contingency plans for clean energy, transportation electrification, offshore wind, resilience, and financing if federal support is reduced or withdrawn. Executive branch witnesses said Massachusetts has already experienced disruptions to more than $1 billion in climate-related federal funds, though many suspended grants were restored after litigation by the Attorney General’s office. EEA reported continued uncertainty around a $389 million Grid Innovation Program award and a FEMA dam-safety reimbursement, while MassDOT said its NEVI fast-charging program remains on track with about $50 million obligated, but a $14.4 million competitive charging grant is on hold and future unobligated NEVI funds remain uncertain. Senators also discussed EV rebates, charging infrastructure, the role of the Community Climate Bank, and whether the state can expand independent financing and support for municipalities, higher education, and nonprofits. The Attorney General’s office described successful multi-state litigation that won a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the federal funding freeze, restoring access to many EPA, DOE, USDA, and Interior funds, while noting continued enforcement actions over FEMA manual reviews and other barriers. The office said it is also preparing to defend the endangerment finding, California vehicle-emissions waivers, offshore wind permits, and other federal climate protections. Outside advocates warned that federal tax-credit rollbacks, tariffs, and possible repeal of IRA and infrastructure funding could slow EV adoption and raise costs, while offshore wind testimony said federal permitting pauses and legal challenges are delaying projects and could leave Massachusetts far short of its 2030 offshore wind goals. Nonprofit witnesses also described canceled or delayed grants for wetland restoration and urban heat mitigation, and urged the Legislature to increase state funding, including for the environmental bond bill and municipal vulnerability preparedness work.