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• funds initially being held in non-interest-bearing impound accounts.
• And then also that disaster relief funds were being held in...
• And then also that disaster relief funds were being held in non-interest-bearing accounts.
• They put our account into... ...found out that our loan was transferred to a third lender.
• We need another way to access funds that are going to carry us through at least till the lawsuit.

Committee: House Banking and Finance

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• care development funds, Proposition 64, and the need for mid-year transfers and funding for CCTR spaces
• care development funds, Proposition 64, and the need for mid-year transfers and funding for CCTR spaces
• funds, which is $568,000 in General Fund in 2026-27, and then a little less, $925,000 General Fund ongoing
• City County funding.
• funding.

Summary: The committee heard an extensive Department of Social Services presentation on child care budget issues, including the Governor’s proposed 2026-27 budget, federal CCDF changes, Prop. 64 revenue adjustments, and a one-time $11.5 million disaster-related infrastructure grant for licensed child care facilities affected by 2025 declared disasters. DSS said federal formula updates and lower Prop. 64 revenues would reduce funding and could result in about 4,176 CCTR slots being reduced, but the department said it was working to avoid impacts to currently enrolled children. The LAO supported aligning general child care funding with lower revenues and asked for more detail on the disaster grant. Members pressed DSS and Finance on why reductions were not being backfilled and why so many awarded slots remain uncontracted or unused; DSS said delays are largely due to providers building new infrastructure, licensing, staffing, and enrollment challenges, and that some unspent funds revert to the General Fund. The committee also discussed whether some contract dollars should be shifted to vouchers and whether more flexibility should be allowed for infrastructure and expansion costs. A second panel focused on the state’s commitment to expand child care and on rate reform. DSS reported that nearly 125,000 new slots have been awarded since 2021-22, but speakers from Stanislaus County Office of Education, Parent Voices California, and the California Budget and Policy Center argued that unmet need remains large and that the system still leaves many families without access. Stanislaus County described a large local shortage of infant and toddler care and said reimbursement disparities between child care programs and state preschool create disincentives for providers. Parent Voices gave testimony about the burdens and instability families face when trying to access care, especially for survivors and low-income parents, and called for a universal, publicly funded system. The Budget Center said only about 16% of eligible children were enrolled in 2024, urged expansion across the mixed delivery system rather than concentrating investment in TK, and called for faster rate reform and new revenue. LAO estimated that bringing certain CCTR adjustment factors up to CSPP levels would cost $88 million to $131 million ongoing. Members and witnesses discussed the single rate structure, automation needs, and the need for deadlines and a ramp-up plan; DSS said the goal is to eliminate disparities, but that policy decisions are still needed before automation can proceed. The committee then reviewed several trailer bill proposals. DSS outlined a 2026-27 COLA proposal that would apply a 2.41% increase through cost-of-care-plus payments, though the department said it had inadvertently excluded CalWORKs Child Care and the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program and would revise the proposal; LAO recommended making the COLA methodology uniform across programs. DSS also proposed replacing the market rate survey with the federally approved alternative methodology on a triennial schedule, limiting temporary absences in family child care homes to 20% of monthly hours, defining excessive unexplained absences as more than 30 days in a year, and aligning family fee deductions with new federal requirements so providers receive the full voucher value. Members generally supported the temporary absence change and asked about implementation timing for the family fee deduction, with DSS saying it was in contact with Riverside County. The committee also heard a brief update on the Early Childhood Policy Council reappropriation, which would extend unused funds through June 30, 2028 because prior costs came in higher than expected.

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• </c> encouraged local housing trust funds encouraged local housing trust funds with<00:10:40.519><c>
• there are over 35 local housing funds there are over 35 local housing trust<00:10:51.519><c> funds</
• It had to establish three local housing trust funds, and their funds provide matching funds to stretch
• The funds were established by individual counties, which designated SEMRA as their fund administrator
• :13:18.240><c> three</c> each with up to two separate funds three each with up to two separate funds

Bills: HF1143 , HF1548 , HF1340 , HF2549 , HF2559 , HF1673 , HF2740 , HF2507 , HF2461 , HF2381 , HF2695

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: education funding, unemployment aid, special education, Minnesota statutes, appropriations, housing, redevelopment, local government, trust funds, community development, HF1340, housing infrastructure bonds, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, affordable housing, supportive housing, permanent housing, adaptive reuse, area median income, AMI

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• If funding is needed for a particular project, it is state funds, and whether it's in the pool or not
• If funding is needed for a particular project, it is state funds, and whether it's in the pool or not
• There was a provision in the bill to include infrastructure funding, but that has not yet been funded
• State-funded study would, anyway.
• State-funded study would, anyway.

Committee: Joint Joint Transportation Committee

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from WSDOT on balancing uncertainty in capital program estimates and cash flow management. WSDOT explained the differences between design-bid-build and design-build delivery, its tiered risk-assessment process by project size, and how it uses base estimates, inflation, and risk modeling to set budgets. Staff said design-bid-build estimates are generally accurate within about 1% across the program, while design-build projects carry much wider uncertainty and are better communicated as ranges; they cited a P85 budget approach and noted that large, complex projects can be affected by market competition and long procurement timelines. Members asked about the Columbia River Bridge cost growth and about value engineering, and WSDOT said it uses value engineering but has limited scope to cut costs because of project requirements and policy mandates. Troy Swing also discussed cash flow, noting that a few large projects can significantly affect biennial funding needs, and said a risk pool would not reduce overall program risk but could help manage timing if paired with appropriation and cash-flow controls. The committee then received the final presentation in the WSDOT Project Delivery and Innovative Practices study from HKA Global. The consultant said WSDOT’s estimating practices are generally robust and recommended improving transparency by presenting budget authorizations as ranges or estimate classes, better tracking estimate growth over time, and adjusting advertisement timing to avoid competing lettings. The report also discussed surety bonding, suggesting the legislature consider restoring authority for reduced bonding on select large design-build projects or using phased bonding and alternative securities. On indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracting, the consultant said current job order contract rules are restrictive and recommended legislative changes to make such tools more usable, especially for smaller tasks and to help use unspent funds more flexibly. The committee also heard a follow-up presentation on transit-oriented development policy recommendations tied to HB 1491. The Urban Institute’s Yona Freemark said Washington has been a national leader on TOD but that housing construction, especially in the Puget Sound, has slowed sharply since 2022. He said rising construction costs, high financing costs, and local tax and rent conditions are making many TOD projects infeasible, and recommended that the state fill infrastructure funding gaps around stations, revisit MFTE affordability requirements, consider minimum rather than average density requirements near transit, and create a statewide system to track TOD outcomes such as affordability, gentrification, and transit access. Members questioned the study’s developer interviews, the role of rent control and crime, property tax assumptions, and parking needs; the presenter said the study included five private developers, that rent control was not part of the study scope, and that parking was included in the model assumptions. Finally, the committee began a presentation on regulating emissions from ocean-going vessels at berth. Staff and consultants described California-style at-berth rules, which require shore power or equivalent emissions controls so ships can shut off diesel auxiliary engines while docked. The study is examining vessel traffic, emissions reductions, implementation costs, labor and operational needs, and possible effects on port competitiveness and cargo diversion. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• And what other states have a similar statute where they have the transfer of information like this?
• And what other states have a similar statute where they have the transfer of information like this?
• And what other states have a similar statute where they have the transfer of information like this?
• She asked how the state could protect the people of Louisiana, since information would be transferred
• House Bill 996 by Representative DeWitt provides for the use of campaign funds for clothing required

Bills: HB88 , HB181 , HB210 , HB250 , HB486 , HB529 , HB544 , HB639 , HB996 , HB1036 , HB1071 , HB1113

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: local law, special bill, legislative process, transparency, election amendment, lobbying, public service, ethics, statewide officials, compensation, disclosure requirements, government employment, financial disclosure, public servants, immediate family, psychology, telepsychology, interjurisdictional practice, compact, licensure

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• This subjects Texas to potential loss of federal highway funds and decertification of the state's CDL
• Construction plans, cost projections, funding sources, and company leadership have changed countless
• This information from a private company with no ties to state funding would then be published on the
• And if I'm 75 and can sell my land land or transfer my land to the next monetizable entity, but it's
• The funds will be deposited into the general revenue.

Bills: HB647 , HB791 , HB 1242 , HB1729 , HB2003 , HB2029 , HB2061 , HB2775 , HB3751 , HB4804 , HB3611

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• funds as well as mandatory funds, the CBO really, you know, says that this is an issue immediately and
• The base resources show they reflect that transfer.
• So we did they reflect that transfer.
• :45.199><c> higher</c> argument against funding higher argument against funding higher education.<01:
• </c> student grant uh, or state grant funding student grant uh, or state grant funding based<01:42:40.560

Committee: Senate Higher Education

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• awarded for airport projects and the estimated amount of funds returned to the general fund, accounting
• of $16 million in federal grant funds over the past decade.
• Approximately $500,000 in state grant funds with the leverage of $16 million in federal grant funds over
• Aren't MTCA funds supposed to go for toxic cleanup?
• If you combine these funds with the potential funding stream—state, federal, and local—you'd have a pool

Summary: The committee began with a work session on aircraft fuel taxes, hearing from WSDOT Aviation about the FAA’s aviation fuel tax rules, Washington’s compliance history, and the potential consequences of noncompliance. WSDOT said the state has collected roughly $210 million in aviation fuel taxes since the federal compliance period began, and that FAA has questioned some of the state’s claimed offsets. Members asked about the federal authority behind the rules, who pays the taxes, and whether Boeing is affected. The committee then moved to public hearing on several bills tied to aviation fuel tax revenue. SB 5989 would redirect a small share of state sales and use tax on aircraft fuel to the aeronautics account and require reporting on airport project funding. Supporters, including port, airport, and pilot groups, said it was a measured step toward FAA compliance and airport investment; the bill’s staff summary said it would reduce general fund revenue and increase DOR costs. SB 5898 would redirect hazardous substance, petroleum products, and oil spill-related taxes on aircraft fuel to the aeronautics account. Supporters said it would bring Washington into compliance and help airports, while Ecology, counties, and ports warned it would significantly reduce MTCA and related environmental funding. SB 6240 would create a new noise and air quality mitigation account funded by a portion of hazardous substance tax revenue; airport and aviation groups opposed it as duplicative or noncompliant with FAA rules, while community and environmental advocates from Sea-Tac area cities supported it as a needed mitigation source. The committee also heard SB 6244, which would extend a hazardous substance tax exemption for certain pesticides used in Washington agriculture through 2038. Agricultural and logistics witnesses supported it as important for food security, storage, and competitiveness, and staff said it would have a small revenue loss and administrative cost. SB 6231, a governor-request bill, would repeal the sales tax exemption for data center refurbishments while keeping the exemption for original server equipment; OFM and local government groups supported it as a revenue-raising budget measure, while data center, labor, and business representatives opposed it, warning of lost investment, jobs, and competitiveness. SB 6228 would repeal the preferential B&O rate for prescription drug resellers; OFM supported it as an outdated preference, but pharmacies, wholesalers, and business groups argued the cost would be passed through to pharmacies, hospitals, insurers, and patients and could worsen pharmacy closures. The committee then heard SB 6220, which would narrow and clarify a property tax exemption for nonprofit low-income homeownership property by allowing temporary community use and preserving the exemption when property is transferred to another exempt nonprofit. The sponsor said the bill was intended to let a community land trust host local performances without jeopardizing affordable housing plans. Finally, the committee heard SB 5880, which would allow blood and breath toxicology results to be admissible if tested by ISO/IEC 17025-certified labs, in addition to the state toxicologist process. Seattle’s city attorney supported it as a way to reduce a long toxicology backlog and speed DUI cases, while counties raised concerns about shifting costs to local governments and creating unequal access based on local resources. No votes were taken in the transcript provided.

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• requests that the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources is authorized to request and transfers
• meeting, the alternate member that attends in the member's place must be of the same political party, transfers
• This bill instead transfers these duties to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs
• requires certain reports to be submitted to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary and transfers
• less than four mailings from either the state or my county clerk, which is a waste of our taxpayer funds

Bills: AB534 , AB562 , AB595 , AB597 , AB600 , SB74 , SB226 , SB422 , SB488

Committee: Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections

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• There's a lot of funding going into finding new cures and gene therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
• So then you can transfer the prescription by law. How many times? One.
• So you can transfer a controlled substance once by law to another pharmacy, and that's it.
• So if you have an electronic copy, you get one chance to get it, and I have transferred prescriptions
• can only be transferred so many times after it's been sent to a pharmacist.

Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum present and took up five health-related bills. HB 1089, which would add Duchenne muscular dystrophy to Florida’s newborn screening panel, was presented as a way to enable earlier diagnosis and treatment; a pediatric neurologist from Nemours testified in support, noting existing FDA-approved therapies and ongoing clinical trials. After supportive debate, the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. HB 1083 would standardize patient access to medical records by setting deadlines for providers to produce or allow inspection of records and requiring electronic delivery when available. Supporters said it would reduce delays in care and costs, while two industry groups appeared in opposition. Members from both parties spoke in favor, and the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. HB 1297, which aligns Florida’s electronic prescribing rules more closely with federal law and removes some state exceptions, drew opposition from physicians who argued paper prescriptions are still needed for emergencies, shortages, and price shopping. The sponsor said the bill’s goals were patient safety, fraud prevention, and efficiency; despite concerns, it passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. The committee then considered PCS for HB 1421, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which would create a statewide blood clot and pulmonary embolism registry, require hospital reporting and risk-assessment policies, and expand training requirements in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. The bill was presented with emotional testimony from Emily Adkins’ parents, who urged support and co-sponsorship in her memory. Members from both parties praised the family’s advocacy, and the PCS passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. Finally, HB 449 on optometry would expand optometrists’ authority to prescribe certain medications and perform specified laser and non-laser eye procedures after certification. The bill and amendment drew strong opposition from ophthalmologists and their association, who raised patient-safety, training, and delegation concerns, while optometrists argued the bill would improve access, especially in rural areas and counties without ophthalmologists. The amendment was adopted, and the bill as amended passed on a recorded vote and was reported favorably.

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• If you don't know what a transfer hearing is, a transfer hearing is the most important moment in a young
• This bill would allow secrets as we're trying to secure funding.
• What project needs to diminish transparency in order to secure funding in the future?
• We lost a federal funding partner.
• The merits of the bill specifically talk about the loss of federal funding.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then approved a procedural motion by a 41-17 roll call to re-refer AB 2690 and AB 1863 to Appropriations and to allow guests for the Latino Spirit Awards ceremony. House Resolution 92, recognizing Cinco de Mayo Week, was adopted after supportive remarks from members of several caucuses, and the chamber then held the 2026 Latino Spirit Awards ceremony honoring 11 individuals and organizations in higher education, human rights, philanthropy, health and science, advocacy, business, environmental justice, journalism and media, culinary arts, and a legacy award for Los Tigres del Norte. After the ceremony, the Assembly resumed business with guest introductions and moved through the daily file, passing or retaining a number of bills and resolutions. Among the measures taken up, the Assembly passed AB 1657 on domestic violence restraining order procedures (64-0), AB 2042 on civil procedure and service of process (66-0), AB 1660 on probate and public guardians (45-10), AB 1917 on criminal procedure and reinstatement of dismissed charges (43-15), AB 2148 clarifying that public school employees are human beings in the context of AI (69-0), AB 1647 protecting juvenile statements at transfer hearings (63-0), AB 1555 expanding community college access in Siskiyou County (66-0), AB 1608 on High-Speed Rail Inspector General oversight and reporting (45-18), AB 1803 requiring anti-hate speech training in workplace harassment prevention (50-9), AB 2128 protecting tenants in subsidized housing from certain federal work requirements and time limits (44-16), AB 2576 as a land-use cleanup bill protecting historic resources (61-0), AB 2601 allowing concurrent review for certain housing projects, and AB 2764 on extended foster care eligibility (60-0). Several items were passed and retained on file, and AB 2601 was interrupted by a call of the house before later business continued. The chamber also adopted ACR 159 on indigent defense after adding 59 coauthors, then heard guest introductions from chief public defenders from multiple counties. ACR 179, designating Wildland Urban Interface Preparedness and Resilience Day, was adopted with 65 coauthors after remarks on wildfire risk and forest management. Later, ACR 183 establishing Black Health Equity Advocacy Week was presented with extensive testimony from members of multiple caucuses emphasizing racial health disparities, maternal mortality, life expectancy gaps, and the need for systemic change; the debate continued beyond the excerpt provided. Throughout the session, members repeatedly used guest introductions to recognize visiting groups and individuals, including Delta Sigma Theta Sorority members, UAW President Shawn Fain, California Women in Agriculture, and others.

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• directly to wallet often sending funds directly to wallet accounts<00:08:14.080><c> controlled</c><00
• Once funds are protected transactions.
• Once funds are sent<00:08:53.680><c> through</c><00:08:53.920><c> a</c><00:08:54.080><c> crypto</c><00
• And the point of transfer is the best place to deter potential victims from becoming actual victims.
• And the point of transfer<00:20:50.559><c> is</c><00:20:50.799><c> the</c><00:20:51.039><c> best</c><

Committee: Senate Banking & Insurance

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• funding, SRF loans, internal<00:08:16.560><c> transfers,</c><00:08:17.280><c> or</c><00:08:17.440><c
• It's certainly not just the general fund. It's also our enterprise funds.
• It's certainly not just the general fund. It's also our enterprise funds.
• It's certainly not just the general fund. It's also our enterprise funds.
• </c> an enterprise fund. an enterprise fund.

Committee: Joint Select Water Committee

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• to continue funding.
• million from the general fund.
• , to ensure funding stability.
• Billion of federal funding.
• funding streams.

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• We have Greg Black representing Satoshi Action Fund, waving in support. We have Karen Sivitel.
• Greg Black, Satoshi Action Fund, is waving in support.
• I'm going to create the trust fund for the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve.
• It also updates one of those mechanisms, which is a transfer from a trust fund for inflation, keeps NICA
• Yet the funding structure has not changed.

Bills: S0198 , S0570 , S0772 , S0808 , S1038 , S1040 , S1286 , S1440 , S1504 , S1668

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

Summary: The Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1286 by Senator Wright. That bill expands the law enforcement recruitment bonus program to include firefighters, creates a DFS grant review panel for fire-related grants, and establishes an institute for PTSD and first-responder behavioral health. Testimony from fire chiefs and others supported the measure, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee then considered several insurance and financial regulation bills. CS/SB 198 by Senator Rousan, as amended, regulates virtual currency kiosks with transaction limits, notice and receipt requirements, and OFR enforcement authority; witnesses described it as a needed anti-fraud measure, especially for seniors, and it was reported favorably. CS/SB 772 by Senator Burgess, as amended, allows limited licenses for portable electronics and eyewear insurance, and CS/SB 1504 by Senator Claudio, as amended, creates a pathway for high school students to qualify for insurance customer representative licensure; both were reported favorably. The committee also approved two cryptocurrency reserve bills by Senator Gruters: CS/SB 1038 creates the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve framework, and CS/SB 1040 creates the related trust fund; both received technical amendments and favorable reports. CS/SB 1440 by Senator Martin, as amended, creates public records exemptions and cybersecurity reporting provisions for financial institutions and related entities, and it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1668 by Senator Burton, which updates the NICA program’s funding and benefit structure, and CS/SB 570 by Senator Polsky, which creates a task force on payment scams, were both heard with supportive testimony and reported favorably. Senators later recorded additional affirmative votes on selected bills before the committee adjourned.

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• It stretches funds is a good thing.
• That being those funds even further.
• :39.040><c> cover</c><00:45:39.280><c> Northstar</c> funding it enough to cover Northstar funding it
• Northstar Promise which would funding Northstar Promise which would then<00:47:33.280><c> fund</c><00
• </c> then fund Northstar Promise Plus. Sure. then fund Northstar Promise Plus. Sure.

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• it into the highway fund.
• Chair, that is the bill, and I believe we have a testifier.” transfers it into the highway fund and transfers
• In the next biennium, so I don't think we can afford to fund toys.
• </c> problem and uh we have to be funding problem and uh we have to be funding basic<00:36:54.599><c>
• Seeing none, he said the bill is moved to Ways and Means. uh funds here thank you uh uh funds here thank

Bills: HF2066 , HF340 , HF341 , HF566 , HF2107 , HF2130

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: electric bicycles, tax rebate, transportation, environment, local economy, fleeing peace officer, culpable negligence, traffic laws, public safety, motor vehicle offenses, driving violations, penalties, license suspension, traffic enforcement, all-terrain vehicle, ATV, class 1 ATV, class 2 ATV, road rights-of-way, public roads

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• in the fund.
• and put money in the fund created a fund and put money in the fund the<00:50:37.960><c> sheriff's</c
• </c> fund so it's a self-replenishing fund fund so it's a self-replenishing fund that<00:51:06.799><c
• <00:51:21.480><c> that's</c><00:51:21.640><c> the</c> fund that's the fund that's the bill<00:51:24.079
• </c><00:56:14.920><c> once</c> once the so the initial funding once once the so the initial funding once

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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• According to the 2024 Fatalities Report by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, line
• But I'm aware of about three that are in the process of transferring to other agencies.
• That fund is in utter disarray. It currently has a $31 billion unfunded liability.
• Revenue in the supplemental pension fund is pay-as-you-go and equally financed.
• The law doesn't allow us to hold reserves to fund those.

Bills: SB5379 , SB6106 , SB6147 , SB6180 , SB5927 , SB6287

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: interest arbitration, parks and recreation, public employees, labor relations, employee rights, laid-off employees act, WARN notice, mass layoff, business closure, plant closing, worker adjustment and retraining notification, employment security department, employee notice, layoff notice, worker protections, job loss, employment loss, public records exemption, privacy, employee names and addresses

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• We do not bank with one bank, and that's what we intend to do with our funds.
• Ultimately, they informed us about some funding that was available.
• Basically, they put in the rest of the funding so we could get it done.
• We have to look for different ways to fund this.
• We would like to have the funds to pay them. Thank you. It's wonderful.

Committee: House House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs