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• and these would entities with projects and these would be<02:10:12.840> projects<02:10:13.239
• areas Are there specific projects areas Are there specific projects already<02:16:34.439> in<
• it's not intended to be construction it's not intended to be vertical<02:19:46.599> construction<
• Sometimes litigation is used to delay a project so long that the project loses financing and the project
• loses financing and the project project loses financing and the project fails<03:17:25.920> but

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on February 12 at 2 p.m. and heard several measures related to corrections, re-entry, law enforcement, retirement benefits, and gun violence prevention. On HB 10002, which would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify unannounced inspection authority, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it had no objection to the term length or to 24/7 unannounced access. The commission’s chair, Commissioner Mark Patterson, asked for a longer term, saying the commission needs more time and stability to manage reform efforts after years without staff during COVID. Community Alliance on Prisons and Carolyn Eaton also supported a longer term, with both suggesting six years would better insulate the position from politics. The chair noted he had asked Chair Bot for background on the prior committee’s changes and said that could be discussed during decision-making. The committee then heard HB 67, which would require DCR to help inmates obtain civil identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and Social Security cards as soon as practicable, including for people in furlough or community placement programs. DCR said it supported the bill and described ongoing work with the city and county on ID machines and with agencies on certificates and Social Security cards. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Office of Public Defense all supported the measure, emphasizing that identification is essential for housing, employment, and successful re-entry and noting the disproportionate impact of incarceration on Native Hawaiians. On HB 1183, which would classify certain law enforcement administrators and Department of Law Enforcement employees as Class A members for retirement purposes, the Department of Human Resources Development, the Employees’ Retirement System, and the Department of Law Enforcement all supported the bill. DHRD said it would help recruitment and retention, ERS said it had technical amendments to suggest, and DLE said the change would help with succession planning and allow the governor to appoint the most qualified leader. The committee also heard HB 1045, an emergency appropriation bill to cover payroll fringe benefits for Department of Law Enforcement personnel after salary funding had been shifted to other departments; Budget and Finance and DLE explained the need for the supplemental funding, and no opposition was noted. Finally, the committee took up HB 664, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a grant program, a resource bank, and a special fund. The Attorney General recommended adding standards for grant awards and warned of overlap with the existing Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission, suggesting consolidation and repeal of the older commission to avoid duplication. Supporters included the Brady Campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Hawaii, a physician, and an Army veteran, who argued the office would centralize data, coordinate prevention efforts, and help secure outside funding. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting 37 supporters, nine opponents, and three commenters, but no vote was taken during the hearing.

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• Many times those are construction projects.
• If it's a fairly substantive construction project, it can take a little while, and they got to, we can't
• Bailey, am I correct that you have a construction project going on on your campus?
• projects.
• To renovate classrooms and minor construction projects, the Rural Pathways Excellence Partnership currently

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <00:38:19.040> and member of the military construction and member of the military construction
• Launched by Project Inspire, this league is about more than just soccer.
• Launched by Project Inspire, this league is about more than just soccer.
• <03:02:31.279> It has kept the project on life support.
• It has kept the project on life support.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, September 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• and the number of projects in the queue and whether or not there are sufficient projects to fulfill
• and the number of projects in the queue and whether or not there are sufficient projects to fulfill
• of projects and the number of projects of projects and the number of projects in<00:29:16.440>
• boiler project which is that's<00:39:30.000> one<00:39:30.359> project<00:39:30.839>
• Stock reference several projects.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:40:59.000> and few years involved in construction and few years involved in construction
• So the department obviously wants to make sure that after this thing is constructed that it's going to
• So the department obviously wants to make sure that after this thing is constructed that it's going to
• So the department obviously wants to make sure that after this thing is constructed that it's going to
• that it's going to work the constructed that it's going to work the way<01:55:02.560> it's<01

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• My question is in regards to these small modular reactors: what are the projected sites, or even feasible
• ...modular reactors, what are the projected sites or even feasible sites and types of setups where, or
• Now this bill would fast-track experimental SMRs to power them while exempting these projects from key
• Again, when you do a technology-neutral RFP for an energy project, you will find that solar plus battery
• Again, when you do a technology-neutral RFP for an energy project, you will find that solar plus battery

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Be with us as we work, constructing homes, caring for the ill, teaching children, tending farms, writing
• Now she does a whole number of projects.
• That's how I felt about stopping the Holman Project. That's how I feel. I love our state.
• equipment, when I hear that industries that... ...you know, construction equipment.
• pursuant to the Water Project Finance Act, allowing the New Mexico Finance Authority to fund water projects

Keywords: 996, all

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• 232625, a bill providing additional bonding to the State Transportation Commission for state highway projects
• An act relating to the financing of highway projects, providing additional bonding authority to the State
• Transportation Commission for state highway projects identified in the Statewide Transportation Improvement
• Program, requiring the Department of Transportation to include a report on highway project selection
• It makes an appropriation to construct, equip, and furnish a new school of medicine facility.

Keywords: 996, all

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• providing additional bonding authority to the State Transportation Commission for the state highway projects
• An act relating to the financing of highway projects, providing additional bonding authority to the State
• Transportation Commission for state highway projects identified in the Statewide Transportation Improvement
• Program, requiring the Department of Transportation to include a report on highway project selection
• It's making an appropriation to construct, equip, and furnish a new school of medicine facility.

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• <00:04:15.599> feedback thoughtful and constructive feedback thoughtful and constructive feedback
• <00:26:55.200> creative by delaying projects creative by delaying projects creative administrative
• With it being a new construction, vendors had already been selected.
• already<00:35:44.800> been construction, vendors had already been construction, vendors
• only on on amounts uh work, construction only on on amounts uh work, construction work,<01:01:21.359

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up Senate File 1750, an HOA/common interest community reform bill, and first adopted the DE9 amendment after the chair moved it to put the bill in the form the author wanted. The bill was described by supporters as a consumer and homeowner protection measure intended to add transparency, dispute-resolution rights, conflict-of-interest rules, and limits on fees and late charges in Minnesota HOAs, which supporters said have grown rapidly and are not adequately covered by current law. Supporters, including legal aid, the Minnesota Home Ownership Center, and Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, said the bill responds to longstanding complaints about HOA abuse, lack of transparency, escalating attorney fees, foreclosure-related problems, and management-company conflicts of interest. They argued the revised bill reflects extensive stakeholder work and would help homeowners resolve disputes without costly escalation while improving fairness and accountability. Opponents, including attorneys and representatives of HOA management interests, argued the bill is too rigid and one-size-fits-all, would raise costs for all homeowners, and could make associations harder to govern. They said fee caps, contract restrictions, procurement mandates, and dispute procedures would increase assessments, reduce flexibility, discourage board service, and create more legal and administrative burden, especially for smaller or financially strained communities. No final vote on the bill itself was taken in the portion provided; the bill was laid over for possible inclusion.

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• One thing that I learned during my first appointment, which was to the Construction Industry Licensing
• , not a construction industry person.
• And I think we talked about it, can you explain what you said to me about Project 2025 and if you were
• , you know, an author or part of that project?
• My name doesn't appear in Project 2025.

Summary: The committee first took up 127 gubernatorial appointees grouped in blocks and, after brief testimony in favor of several nominees, voted to recommend confirmation of the block nominees to the full Senate. The committee then moved through a series of University of West Florida and other board nominations, hearing from each nominee about their background and priorities, with most emphasizing service, local ties, student success, military partnerships, and university growth. Several nominees also answered questions about governance, faculty hiring, diversity, and the university’s strategic direction. For the University of West Florida Board of Trustees, the committee heard from Paul Bailey, Rebecca Matthews, Rachel Moyah, Ashley Ross, Christopher Young, and Adam Kissel. Bailey stressed his local roots, legal background, and support for UWF’s pre-law program and military connections; Matthews highlighted her education and state-government experience, current role as board chair, enrollment growth, fundraising, and alignment with state directives; Moyah cited her education and school board experience, fiscal discipline, and recent positive financial and enrollment figures; Ross emphasized fundraising, workforce needs, cyber opportunities, and support for the governor’s higher education agenda; and Young focused on business accountability, audit oversight, rural access to education, and expanding military-related opportunities. Each of these nominees was questioned about issues such as diversity, “woke” culture, faculty ideology, and the role of the board, and each was ultimately recommended for confirmation by roll-call vote. Adam Kissel’s nomination drew the most extensive debate and public testimony. Kissel described his background in free speech advocacy, federal education policy, philanthropy, and higher education reform, and said he would support UWF’s growth, free-speech protections, military and veteran engagement, and stronger graduation rates. Senators pressed him on prior writings favoring privatization of public higher education, comments about replacing administrators with AI, his work with the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025, and how his views fit with serving on a public university board; he said his long-term libertarian views did not conflict with his short-term support for UWF receiving more resources. Public testimony was split, with supporters praising his free-speech credentials, military focus, and alignment with the governor’s reforms, while opponents questioned his commitment to public higher education and whether he could be trusted to learn the university from the ground up. After debate, the committee voted to recommend Kissel’s confirmation to the full Senate.

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• One increases institute and also creates a pilot project program excuse me that will provide testing
• semester removes the provision related to the option of setting aside 10% of allocated funds for construction
• So I think about construction and different things that you say based on the program, which is the group
• We're projects seeking funding from application process.
• We're projects seeking funding from the I A A F and develop eligibility correct criteria for projects

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The project of the law, H.121/S.61, facilitates the conversion of urban lots, gardens, community spaces
• This project is especially important for me because urban agriculture has multiple benefits: environmental
• Last year we lost our Broadway farm due to city construction projects.
• projects this was a significant loss for the city of everett a city that does not have a supermarket
• The goal of this project is not only to monitor environmental change, but also to act on it.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries held a public hearing on 19 legislative proposals, with testimony limited to three minutes per speaker and seven minutes per panel. The hearing opened with testimony on bills promoting urban agriculture and vacant-lot conversion, including H.121/S.61, which Green Roots staff and community members supported as a way to turn vacant lots in environmental justice communities into urban farms and gardens that improve food access, health, community cohesion, and climate resilience. Rep. James Arena-DeRosa also spoke in support of H.109/S.56, the PFAS bill, describing it as a measure to protect soil and farms from contamination and to create relief for affected farmers. A major portion of the hearing focused on H.109/S.56, which would ban land application of sewage sludge/biosolids, provide liability protection and relief funds for farmers, and address PFAS contamination in soil, water, crops, and animals. Testimony came from environmental groups, farm organizations, and individual farmers, including the Mass Food System Collaborative, Conservation Law Foundation, Clean Water Action, CEMAP, NOFA, Sierra Club, and several farmers who described contamination in Maine and Massachusetts and urged the committee to act. Witnesses emphasized that PFAS poses serious health risks, that farmers should not bear responsibility for legacy contamination, and that the bill should be paired with funding for testing, remediation, and assistance. Committee members asked questions about farm liability, the scope of the bill, contamination in different ownership situations, and the costs and timelines of remediation, with Senator Comerford and others clarifying that the bill is intended to protect farms and farmers rather than non-agricultural landholders. The committee also heard strong support for H.416, a farm-to-institution pilot program, from Rep. Lee Davis, Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, and Berkshire Bounty. They said the pilot would connect Massachusetts farms to schools, hospitals, correctional facilities, and other institutions, creating new markets, strengthening local supply chains, and supporting food-is-medicine efforts. Members discussed whether the model could be statewide and referenced existing programs such as Island Grown Initiative and local hospital and insurance partnerships. Another agricultural bill, H.1058, was supported by Rep. Mark Sylvia and the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association as a way to allow unused cranberry water rights to be transferred within the same watershed for municipal mitigation while helping growers retire or consolidate bogs. The hearing also included testimony on the broader farm omnibus bill H.112/S.55 and related measures, with the Massachusetts Farm Bureau and others praising the committee’s work on agricultural resilience, food security, agritourism, workforce development, and farmland access, while suggesting additional transportation-related fixes for farmers. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Some of his major projects include the Shanghai Disney Resort and the O'Hare Modernization Project.
• These counties regularly construct large projects, including a stormwater capture project, a child and
• projects.
• We see the cost of infrastructure projects continue to rise. We see problems with transit systems.
• AB 2231 supports the timely development of two critical health care projects in the Bay Area.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We can bring in project financing.
• Lastly, financial storage projects cost millions of dollars; a first-of-a-kind GCS project in basalt,
• like the Trap Rock project.
• There was something called the ARPA-E miner project, and that project was an investigation of critical
• There are also some small power projects, hydrogen, and direct air capture projects.

Summary: The committee held an interim work session focused first on carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS), then on hazardous waste and extended producer responsibility (EPR). On the CCUS topic, industry and nonprofit presenters described point-source capture, direct air capture, mineralization, and geologic sequestration, emphasizing Washington’s basalt formations and state trust lands as strong candidates for storage. They argued that CCUS can help hard-to-abate industrial sectors, support jobs and investment, and provide a pathway for compliance, while also noting the need for clearer permitting, subsurface rights, pipeline authority, and storage infrastructure. Ecology and Commerce staff explained current state policy touchpoints, including Cap-and-Invest offsets and exemptions for permanently stored CO2, the public comment process underway to define “thousand-year” permanence, and how CCUS might fit within the Clean Energy Transformation Act without counting emitting generation as non-emitting. Some presenters supported more state action and primacy over federal permitting, while others warned about costs, energy use, uncertain capture performance, and the need to ensure real net greenhouse gas reductions and long-term liability protections. Members asked about public meetings, whether mineralized carbon would qualify as exempt under the Climate Commitment Act, the timeline for Ecology guidance, aquifer and water-quality concerns, energy intensity of capture systems, and liability if storage later proves problematic. Responses said Ecology’s guidance process is already underway, public meetings will be virtual, mineralized carbon would likely qualify if it meets the permanence standard, and EPA rules require storage in deep saline formations below drinking water aquifers. Industry speakers said capture energy use varies by source and concentration, and one presenter noted that some states use trust funds funded by injectors to address long-term liability. The second half of the session shifted to hazardous waste and EPR. Ecology staff reviewed existing product stewardship programs for electronics, paint, batteries, and mercury lights, and described moderate risk waste and household hazardous waste management in Washington. They highlighted that E-Cycle and PaintCare are producer-funded, that the battery stewardship program will begin in 2027, and that the mercury lamp program is in transition after its prior stewardship organization exited, prompting enforcement notices and a pending replacement plan. Ecology recommended best practices for future EPR programs, including clear producer and product definitions, full producer funding, convenience standards, annual reporting, and strong agency enforcement and plan approval authority. Local government speakers from King County and Douglas County described rising collection costs, equity and access barriers, rural travel distances, and the need for stable funding and flexible local implementation. King County said it collected over 3 million pounds of hazardous products in 2025 and supports EPR as a way to shift costs from ratepayers to producers, while Douglas County emphasized that rural residents will participate when services are accessible and that future systems should account for geography and local infrastructure.

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• So farms don't have money to build and embark on $200,000, $400,000 projects.
• So farms don't have money to build and embark on $200,000, $400,000 projects.
• So farms don't have money to build and embark on $200,000, $400,000 projects.
• > very There's that project that's very There's that project that's very controversial<00:38:01.040
• creating jobs in the construction creating jobs in the construction industry. industry. industry

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, with most measures drawing either support or comments rather than opposition. HB 2395, relating to taking marine deposits for research, education, management, or propagation, received support from the University of Hawaii and DLNR. HB 2585, relating to agricultural tourism, drew broad support for its intent to keep agritourism secondary to farming, but agencies and farm groups raised concerns about enforcement, county authority, and the rebuttable presumption language. Testifiers included OPSD, the Agribusiness Development Corporation, Hawaii Farm Bureau, a small farm operator, and others, with some urging clearer definitions, simpler registration, and protections for bona fide farms and hosted farm stays. HB 1728, on rainwater catchment systems, was supported in principle by DLNR, which cited drought conditions and said it deferred to counties and the Department of Health on safety and regulation. HB 1881, which would prohibit passenger ropeways on mountain lands, drew strong support from community testifiers who said it would help prevent development disguised as agritourism and protect forests and country lands. HB 1990, establishing penalties and possible foreclosure for unresolved zoning violations, received comments from the Attorney General recommending removal of AG references and more county-centered enforcement, while the Hawaii Association of Realtors warned the 30-day timeline could create problems for absent or unaware homeowners. The committee also heard HB 1712, which would expand and make permanent certain seats on the State Building Code Council. The Plumbers and Fitters union supported the bill, but BIA Hawaii requested amendments to add “licensed contractor” language, and architects and other professionals opposed the measure, arguing that increasing the council from 12 to 15 voting members would make it less efficient and harder to reach quorum. Finally, HB 2151, relating to hempcrete, was supported by a Kauai workforce development advocate and the Hawaii Farm Bureau, who said hempcrete could support agriculture, manufacturing, and affordable housing while reducing carbon and reliance on imported materials. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• from then President of the system, Evan Dobelle, to begin a film school at Mānoa, and that was a project
• and and set of initiatives was a project and and set of initiatives of<00:03:55.439> undertaken
• , you know, the use of the Sound Stage for three or four days for a specific project.
• We have certainly collaborated, you know, as I said, around special projects, around a grant.
• So, for special projects, for capstone projects.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• A growth rate that can be maintained for years to come that is in line with the state's projected revenue
• Chair, that's actually the project that I'm referring to.
• It takes three years for DOT to get a project out—from conception to construction—and that's just a bit
• ; that's not even construction.
• Eubanks, and I'm with the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project.

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• New construction must be elevated one foot above base flood.
• We had several projects that we were funding at that time.
• Number one, predict the flood, and number two, project the warning. Okay?
• And in so doing with that, to project to project...
• Hi, my name is Byron Olenek, Olenek Construction Incorporated.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• the outside see what those real dollars are that a lot of them have not been getting for capital projects
• But more importantly, it takes a multi- Projects.
• Construction workers often suffer from injuries and chronic pain, leading to the medical interventions
• But through Construction Opioid Awareness Week and other initiatives, we can raise awareness, educate
• But through construction opioid awareness week and other initiatives, we can raise awareness, educate

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, communications, committee reports, and leaves of absence. The journal was approved 50-0. The chamber then took up House Bill 1505, which drew extended debate over school funding and adequacy/tax equity. Senators Coleman and Keefer argued the bill continued to pour money into districts like Allentown without accountability or improved results, while Senators Costa, Miller, Haywood, and Anthony Williams defended the funding as a response to historic underfunding and the Commonwealth Court decision. A motion allowing Senator Coleman a third speaking turn was adopted 27-23, and the bill ultimately passed 45-5. The Senate then considered House Bill 2400, the General Appropriation Act. Supporters, including Senators Martin, Dush, Phillips-Hill, Costa, Ward, Street, Hughes, and Pittman, emphasized that the budget was balanced without using the rainy day fund or raising taxes, reduced the governor’s proposal, increased education and child care funding, supported nursing homes, rape crisis centers, infrastructure, and workforce programs, and shifted money from lapsed or unused accounts to current priorities. Opponents, including Senators Saval and Muth, said the budget failed to address structural deficits and omitted new revenue options, emergency services funding, and other major issues. The bill passed 44-6 with amendments and was returned to the House for concurrence. The Senate also passed a series of other bills, including House Bills 2412, 2413, 96, 858, 1042, 1286, 1646, 1851, 1862, 2017, 2024, 2401, and 2559, with varying margins, and sent them to the House, some with amendments. House Bill 1042 drew a negative recommendation from Senator Costa over a late amendment involving second-degree murder/felony language, but after reconsideration and vote changes it passed 30-20 with amendments. House Bill 1862, creating an Ignition Interlock Driver’s License, passed 45-5 after support from Senator Judy Ward. House Bill 1248 passed 43-7 and designates Pennsylvania rye whiskey as the official state spirit, with Senators Bartolotta and Robinson speaking in support. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 216, after defeating Senator Haywood’s amendment to narrow the scope of a proposed Legislative Budget and Finance Committee study of managed care organizations; the resolution passed 31-19. Several other bills were held over in their order, and the Senate later moved toward a condolence resolution.