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• is about notifying the Air Force and other branches with the aviation training facilities and tech dot
• We have one resource witness who I believe wants to tell us something from Tech dot, Dan Harmon.
• Tech dot right now has no role in airspace management. That is purely the domain of the FAA.

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• She's our in our community as Miss Dot.
• . like Miss Dot.
• <04:40:52.400> This<04:40:52.638> bill industry adviserss to the DOT.
• This bill industry adviserss to the DOT.
• so long as the DOT notifies the airport and provides such airport with justification.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• And those bluish teal dots are programs and projects that have been funded through the Board of Water
• It is also more than dots on a map.
• <01:03:35.839> received dots are communities that received dots are communities that received
• <01:04:12.079> Um It is also more than dots on a map.
• Um It is also more than dots on a map.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, for DOT, please. Hi, Tammy.
• Uh, for DOT, please. Hi, Tammy.
• If not, members questions on HB 2336 HD1 for parts. >> Thank you, chair, for DOT.
• >> Thank you, chair for for DOT. >> Thank you, chair for for DOT.
• The five units came, dot tax will be doing the unit calculation.

Bills: HB1977, HB1764, HB1934, HB2533, HB1790, HB2181, HB1870, HB2140, HB2468, HB2358, HB1588, HB1688, HB1986, HB2030, HB2195, HB1949, HB1695, HB1950, HB2094, HB2115, HB2297, HB2336, HB2416, HB2049

Keywords: maternal health, infant health, mobile application, Medicaid, healthcare access, state programs, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, libraries, education, reading programs, early childhood, nonprofit, community engagement, teacher retention, Hawaiian language education, special needs schools

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• value of capital advancement contracts value of capital advancement contracts that<00:29:04.960> Dot
• > enter<00:29:05.760> into<00:29:06.080> fiscal<00:29:06.399> year that Dot
• may enter into fiscal year that Dot may enter into fiscal year establishes<00:29:07.360> certain<
• chair and vice chair uh Dr KH<00:29:17.880> again<00:29:18.120> for<00:29:18.640> DOT
• > this<00:29:20.000> bill<00:29:20.240> is<00:29:20.360> very KH again for DOT

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation heard a 10 a.m. agenda covering a range of transportation, liability, harbor, and bicycle-related bills. Testimony was mixed on several measures: HB 263, which would exempt full-time college students from vehicle weight tax, drew opposition from the Department of Transportation and others; HB 135, authorizing general obligation bonds to purchase property on the North Shore of Oʻahu, had support; HB 860, granting immunity to the state or county for repairs on roads with disputed jurisdiction, drew support from DOT, DLNR, and the City and County of Honolulu but opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice; and HB 996, which would abolish joint and several liability for government entities in highway-related civil actions, also drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice and support from the Attorney General’s office and DOT. The committee also heard HB 1167, an emergency appropriation for motor carrier enforcement, and HB 1259, which would remove the need for an engineering study before reducing speed limits within 10 mph of the current limit; both had support from DOT and related groups. HB 1156 and HB 960, both related to harbor financing and capital advancement contracts, were supported by DOT, with DOT explaining that higher bond and contract ceilings were needed because project costs have increased since the limits were set decades ago. HB 142, exempting certain nonprofit community-based transportation providers from motor carrier regulation, and HB 914, creating a water carrier inflationary cost index mechanism and allowing PUC exemptions, also received support from multiple stakeholders, with the Consumer Advocacy Division noting that the inflationary adjustment issue was already active in a rate case. The committee also took testimony on several electric bicycle and micromobility bills. HB 486 would restrict where electric bicycles may operate, prohibit unsafe operation and removal of speed-limiting devices, and fund a safety education campaign; it drew opposition from the Hawaii Bicycling League and several individuals, with one supporter. HB 435 would redefine and classify electric bicycles, raise the minimum operating age, and add registration and use rules; it was supported by DOT and the Hawaii Bicycling League, with one individual opposing. HB 958 would regulate motorized bicycles and electric micromobility devices, require helmets for minors, and fund a coordinated education campaign; it drew support from the City and County of Honolulu, Council Member Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, and the Hawaii Bicycling League, but opposition from Moped Doctors and others, who argued the bill could harm the moped industry and that more study was needed. After testimony, the committee recessed and then reconvened for decision-making. In decision-making, the committee deferred HB 263 and HB 996. It passed HB 135, HB 860, HB 1167, HB 1259, HB 1156, and HB 960 with amendments, generally adopting HD1 versions, making technical changes, and setting effective dates to July 1, 3000 for the amended measures. The chair explained that HB 263 was deferred because a blanket tax exemption for one class could create inequities and a tax credit might be a better approach. HB 996 was deferred because the chair said the state’s long-standing policy of ensuring safe roads and maintaining accountability for highway design and maintenance remained important. For HB 960, the chair said the current contract caps were too low for modern harbor projects and that higher limits would improve flexibility and efficiency. The committee also noted Representative Cochran was excused for the remaining votes.

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• A dedicated dementia programs manager will help connect those dots.
• the best services for our constituents whose lives are impacted by dementia. will help connect those dots
• this will help connect those dots this position<00:04:39.800> will<00:04:39.919> have<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• get to the slot canyon, and I would love your help to just mitigate that safety issue, to work with DOT
• inter-agency discussion of what the steps need to be in order to get right of way access over that DOT
• Dona Ana County and New Mexico DOT.
• Last year, we have partnered with Dona Ana County and New Mexico DOT on three sites: Anthony, Hatch,
• But we just secured the grant with Jenny's team And New Mexico DOT is going to help us with another DC

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• The committee substitute to House Bill 3134 requires Tech dot in collaboration with the US Department
• It's a block off of I-35, um, and it's just north of downtown and Tech dot, you know, is going through
• We understand we want Tech dot to move. We need highways.
• money the billboard companies are getting when their property is condemned, then by all means, Tech dot
• We're here to work hard for Tech Dot. We're, we're paid well for it.

Bills: HB 341, HB 791, HB 1564, HB 1695, HB 1722, HB 1729, HB 1772, HB 2003, HB 2954, HB 2989, HB 3084, HB 3134, HB 3135, HB 3309, HB 3611, HB 3679, HB 3727, HB 3832

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates

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• that<00:08:58.240> every<00:08:58.600> I<00:08:59.080> is<00:08:59.280> dotted
• <00:09:00.160> and<00:09:00.320> every certain that every I is dotted and every certain
• that every I is dotted and every T<00:09:00.920> is<00:09:01.120> crossed<00:09:01.640
• community about how difficult it is to get things past DEED and that DEED is crossing its T's and dotting
• community about how difficult it is to get things past DEED and that DEED is crossing its T's and dotting

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm William Cass, commissioner of the DOT.
• William Cass, commissioner of the DOT.
• And the third HB 2 request would be to formalize DOT authority to manage its encumbrances.
• And the third HB 2 request would be to formalize DOT authority to manage its encumbrances.
• The state and my former<01:53:53.199> employer<01:53:53.599> DOT<01:53:54.159> when<

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It's not just the physical service; it's how they're able to connect the dots.
• It's not just the physical service; it's how they're able to connect the dots.
• Private vendor may be, they are not going to be able to connect the dots in the way that someone from
• It's not just the physical service; it's how they're able to connect the dots.
• It's not just the physical service; it's how they're able to connect the dots.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• from the NEVI program or, hopefully, should it materialize, the recently awarded CFI program that the DOT
• I'm the Director of Finance for DOT. I'm not here to talk about the sound barrier itself.
• equal footing with the New Hampshire dot equal footing with the New Hampshire dot without<01:30:
• I'm the director of finance for DOT, so I would like to talk a little bit about toll credits in this
• impact on the federal program that dot impact on the federal program that dot manages<01:36:39.159

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The Be Proud mobile workshop is a proven way to connect the dots for students, their parents, teachers
• proven way to mobile workshop is a proven way to connect<00:05:49.919> the<00:05:50.080> dots
• /c><00:05:50.400> for<00:05:50.720> students,<00:05:51.600> their connect the dots
• for students, their connect the dots for students, their parents,<00:05:52.800> teachers,<00:

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development met without a quorum and heard presentations on several workforce and school-safety funding requests. The first item was a proposal for a school mapping data program, presented by Rep. Steve Bratcher with law enforcement and mapping partners. They said the plan would move money to the 911 system so school maps could be embedded there and kept current for all schools, public and private, to improve response times and officer, student, and teacher safety. The request was described as a $10 million one-time appropriation, with an estimate that the work could be completed in about a year. The committee then heard testimony on the Be Proud Initiative, a mobile workshop program aimed at exposing students age 13 and up to skilled trades and related education and career opportunities. Speakers from the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers, MI2, the Kentucky Treasury, and the Associated General Contractors said the program would improve perceptions of manufacturing, construction, and metals careers, connect students to training and employers, and help build the workforce pipeline. They said private industry would contribute $1 million in FY 2026-2027 before state funds are released, and requested $3 million in state funding in FY 2027-2028 contingent on that match. A Treasury official said handling the funds through the Treasury would have minimal impact on the office. Committee members responded favorably, including a comment from Rep. Bojanowski about the value of hands-on learning for students who struggle with test-focused instruction. Speakers also explained that the program includes classroom materials before and after the truck visit and ongoing outreach for students and parents. The final presentation was on an MI2 metals career pathway proposal, which cited economic impact data for Kentucky’s metals industry and asked for a $3 million one-time investment for FY 2027-2028 to pilot a middle- and high-school pathway in Carroll and Logan counties. The proposal would be matched by industry funds and used for curriculum, equipment, dual-credit and apprenticeship connections, student stipends, and parent outreach. The chair closed by noting it was the final scheduled meeting of the session and moved toward adjournment.

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• LET US DO THAT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW BECAUSE I GUARANTEE DEP AND DOT AND OTHERS THAT NEED TO DO THE REVIEW
• EQUIPMENT AND PEOPLE IN SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE ALABAMA AND LOUISIANA ALL CAME IN FLORIDA WITH THEIR DOT
• NOT ONLY DO WE NEED THE WORKFORCE AS A WHOLE WE NEED IT INSIDE DOT.
• IS THERE ANYTHING DOT IS WORKING ON OR ANYTHING THIS COMMUNITY SHOULD BE CONSIDERATE?

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• The grantee shall also be responsible for obtaining a drive permit from New Hampshire DOT District 3
• <00:22:21.039> from<00:22:21.200> New<00:22:21.360> Hampshire<00:22:22.720> DOT
• <00:22:23.280> District<00:22:23.600> 3 permit from New Hampshire DOT District 3 permit
• from New Hampshire DOT District 3 office<00:22:24.080> and<00:22:24.320> secure<00:22:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee met and approved the minutes from June 30, 2025. There was no old business. The committee then heard a series of New Hampshire Department of Transportation requests involving the sale or disposal of state-owned land and easements, including an access point sale in Exeter, land sales in Keene, Guilford, Lincoln, Conway, Chesterfield, Fremont, Belmont, and a utility easement in Albany. Most items were direct sales to abutters or towns, with conditions such as obtaining local and state approvals, commissioning boundary surveys, and paying administrative fees; each of these items was approved by motion and vote. One Guilford parcel was amended to reflect a smaller surveyed area and reduced appraised value before approval. The committee also approved a permanent access easement for a single-family residence on Route 153 in support of the Bickford property. The committee then considered a Department of Administrative Services item, presented as a substitution replacement, authorizing a perpetual utility line easement to Public Service Company of New Hampshire for a facility under construction on the Hampstead hospital property that will serve as the replacement facility for the Manchester senior center. The department requested waiver of the administrative fee because the easement was being granted in exchange for utility service, and the committee approved the request. An informational item, LRCP25-038, was discussed regarding a reduction in fair market value due to a change in access; staff explained no committee action was required because the item was informational only. Additional informational materials from the New Hampshire Council on Resources and Development were received, including meeting minutes and surplus land review memorandums for Meredith and Hampstead. Before adjourning, the committee set its next meeting for December 9 at 9:30 a.m. at Granite Place, Room 228, noting the meeting would be on a Tuesday rather than Monday because of building scheduling. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn, which was seconded and approved.

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• And, uh, we have the imu hall, and the community center is here with the red dot, because that's what
• c> the community center is here with the the community center is here with the Red<00:10:31.880> Dot
• 10:32.399> what<00:10:32.519> we<00:10:32.640> want<00:10:32.720> to Red Dot
• because that's what we want to Red Dot because that's what we want to build<00:10:33.160> first

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs met on February 13 and heard testimony on three measures before taking up decision-making. On SB 1410, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands supported the bill as a practical way to require counties to timely respond when DHHL seeks transfer of infrastructure or facilities, and the chair later recommended passage without amendment. The committee adopted that recommendation, with Senator Ihara excused. The committee then heard extensive testimony on SB 1549, which would help fund the Kahili Homestead community’s planned multi-service center and park improvements. DHHL supported the measure, and community witnesses described a 16-year planning process, prior grant and developer funding, completed phase-one park work, and the need for state bonding to complete phase two. Members asked about community engagement, fundraising, and whether the design included features such as a lāʻau garden, Hōlua mound, imu hall, craft pavilion, and space for Native Hawaiian games and lua practice. The chair recommended passage of SB 1549 unamended, and the committee adopted the recommendation. The committee also considered SB 903, described as a housekeeping bill to create a vehicle for continued funding of OHA after the current working group sunsets. The chair recommended passage with amendments incorporating the contents of proposed Senate Draft 1 and recommittal to the Hawaiian Affairs committee, and that recommendation was adopted. The meeting then shifted to a joint hearing with Transportation and Culture and the Arts on SB 614, relating to Hawaiian Independence Day, and SB 1051, relating to Hawaiian History Month. Testimony on SB 614 was largely supportive, emphasizing cultural recognition and education, though one witness from Hawaii Sovereignty Studies opposed it; the Office of Collective Bargaining said it did not yet know the cost. SB 1051 also drew support, with testimony stressing the importance of teaching the history of the overthrow and Hawaiian sovereignty. Both bills were advanced with amendments, including technical changes and effective dates, and both committees adopted the chair’s recommendations.

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• That's more than my friends at Commerce, DEP, DOT, other agencies combined.
• So again, through the technology, connecting all the dots now, through the standardization, looking at
• So if you start to see how all of those dots are connected, it certainly makes us faster, we get more
• What we were able to do artificially is everybody came up to the state DOT contract rate, and that kind

Summary: The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum present and heard two hurricane-recovery presentations focused on Florida’s response and long-term recovery efforts. Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, reviewed response and recovery operations for Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, including meals, water, sheltering, search and rescue deployments, power restoration, debris removal, flood-control efforts, and generator distribution. He also described ongoing public assistance and mitigation funding, the state’s FROC system for standardizing and speeding reimbursement documentation, and the Elevate Florida residential mitigation program, which will use about $400 million to elevate or reconstruct eligible flood-insurance properties and may expand to county-run programs. Senators asked about manufactured homes, school shelter hardening, mobile home tie-downs, reimbursement for USAR teams, debris hauling, regional sheltering, and FEMA review delays; Guthrie said the state is trying to move recovery faster and more proactively, while acknowledging some limits and federal bottlenecks. The committee then heard from Justin Domer, Deputy Secretary of Community Development at Florida Commerce, on HUD Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery programs. He explained that Commerce administers long-term recovery funds through its Office of Long-Term Resiliency for housing, infrastructure, and economic development, with funds used as a last resort after FEMA and insurance. Domer outlined the process for the most recent $925 million allocation covering multiple disasters, including Idalia, Debby, Helene, Milton, Broward flooding, and North Florida tornadoes, and said the state currently manages about $3.4 billion in DR funds, rising to over $4 billion with the new allocation. He highlighted completed and ongoing housing programs for Hurricane Irma, Michael, and Ian, plus workforce recovery programs and subrecipient infrastructure grants. Senators asked about Broward and Fort Lauderdale funding, homeowner turnaround times, and mobile home eligibility; Domer said Broward and Fort Lauderdale will have separate HUD-directed programs, and the committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• We don't need to connect the dots. You are fully capable of doing that and getting to that point.
• 00:03:51.720> the for you we don't need to connect the for you we don't need to connect the dots
• 53.319> capable<00:03:53.640> of<00:03:53.840> doing<00:03:54.159> that dots
• you are fully capable of doing that dots you are fully capable of doing that and<00:03:54.760> and

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: Minnesota House Democrats reacted to the Minnesota Supreme Court’s ruling that a quorum in the House is 68, saying the decision confirms that neither party can act alone and that Republicans and Democrats must negotiate to organize the chamber. They argued that the GOP’s actions over the prior two weeks were illegitimate once Secretary of State Steve Simon determined there was no quorum, and said all committee activity and the election of a presiding officer during that period were not valid. A major focus was the status of Rep. Brad Tabke’s seat in Shakopee. Democrats said Republicans were trying to use a temporary one-seat advantage to oust Tabke despite his election win, recount victory, and court ruling, which they said found it mathematically impossible that he lost. They said they would not return to the Capitol unless Republicans agreed not to remove him and to respect the voters’ will. Democrats said they were still open to a negotiated power-sharing deal and emphasized that such agreements should be in writing. They described their current offer as allowing Republicans to run the chamber while they hold a one-seat advantage, with committee members from the DFL not voting, and then moving to full power sharing if the House returns to a tie. They said the special election timeline was not changed by the court ruling and that the governor could still issue the writ on February 5, with the session having begun on January 14.

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• And I guess I'd like to get from DOT.
• So, I'd just like to see more of the numbers around that DOT expense.
• I guess I'd like to get from DOT.
• So, I'd just like to see more of the numbers around that DOT expense.
• So, I'd just like to see more of the numbers around that DOT expense.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• You can see that there are 47 existing green dots.
• If you zoomed in, what you'd see around those yellow dots is you'd see white areas.
• <01:34:49.440> You those green dots at a local level.
• You those green dots at a local level.
• Whereas what KSP is looking for is a dot on a map, a 75 by 75 site at the top of a mountain.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:03 Summary of Staff Report on the Firefighter Commission Minimum Training Standards and Administrative Spending- 00:01:00 Staff Update on Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel 00:16:00 Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel Representatives Available for Questions-00:39:34 Kentucky State Police & Finance Cabinet Status Update on Kentucky Statewide Emergency Responder Voice System-00:52:35 Adjournment-01:46:24, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from December 19 and June 12, then received a staff report on the Kentucky Fire Commission’s minimum training standards and administrative spending. Staff explained that the commission’s current minimum training hours are 115 for volunteer firefighters and 300 for paid firefighters, down from 150 and 400 before January 1, 2023, after the commission removed elective classes not directly tied to NFPA standards. The report found the commission’s certification testing aligns fully with NFPA standards, but recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours. On finances, staff said the commission complied with the first statutory cap on administrative reimbursements to KCTCS, but could not verify compliance with a second, more specific cap because the finance system does not break out program-level costs and the statute is vague. Staff recommended the commission work with KCTCS to fix that issue and suggested the General Assembly may wish to clarify the statute. After questions about reimbursement levels and investment income, the committee voted to accept the report. The committee then heard an update on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel. Staff reported that the panel has implemented two of three prior recommendations: it revised its agency notification letter to clearly state the 90-day response deadline and added response prompts and checkboxes to improve completeness. The third recommendation, to adopt formal written procedures, remains in progress; staff said the panel plans to develop those procedures alongside its new case management system. The panel is meeting its statutory membership and meeting requirements, but agency responses to its recommendations have been inconsistent: 48% were timely and appropriate in 2022, 36% in 2023, and 82% in 2024, though only three of nine timely 2024 responses were fully complete. Staff also described the new case management system project, funded with $200,000 in one-time money, and recommended the panel consult budget staff about use of those funds beyond fiscal year 2025. They reissued the recommendation that the panel develop written procedures for case review, findings, recommendations, and annual reports. Committee members raised concerns about the lack of penalties for noncompliance, the volume and length of panel meetings, and technology barriers to reviewing cases, and one member said the panel’s findings should inform future legislation.