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• <00:20:03.320> amount building most of the time small amount building most of the time small
• We used $79,000 of our own money that we saved, and we took out a small loan.
• We used $79,000 of our own money that we saved, and we took out a small loan.
• Next we have Mark Bruner, president of the Manufactured and Modular Home Association.
• home Association of Minnesota modular home Association of Minnesota we're<01:22:06.159> formed

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

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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• Fund A loan increase of $262,300 is for the Springfield Wastewater Treatment Plant Sequencing Batch Reactor
• :21.640> Plant<00:04:22.240> Sequencing<00:04:23.360> Batch<00:04:23.840> Reactor
• Treatment Plant Sequencing Batch Reactor Treatment Plant Sequencing Batch Reactor project. project

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Summary: The committee first discussed and approved a new airport-related project involving two 60-by-80 corporate hangars. Members asked about how the project would generate revenue, and staff explained that hangar rent and fuel sales would help repay the costs, with more than half of the funding coming from the FAA. The project was approved by roll call vote. The committee then approved two large capital pool projects: a $1,715,120 roof replacement and skylight project for the Libraries and Archives building in Frankfort, and a $2,105,400 exterior renovation project for several state buildings, including Health and Family Services, the Kentucky History Center, and the State Office Building. After that, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented one loan increase and five grant reallocations. The loan increase was for Springfield’s wastewater treatment plant project, rising by $262,300 to just over $2.88 million because bids came in higher than estimated. Members asked about the delay between approval and bidding, and staff explained the design, environmental review, and state approval process can take one to two years. The committee approved the six action items, and then received informational updates on additional water projects that required no action. The Cabinet for Economic Development next presented one forgivable loan and 11 KPDI/KPDI EDF grant projects. The loan was a $1 million forgivable loan for the Perry County Economic Development Board to acquire the Coalfields Industrial Building, with repayment forgivable if a project creates at least 75 jobs. The grant projects included site-readiness and industrial development work in Pendleton, Elizabethtown/Hardin, McCreary, Floyd, Marion, Fleming, Graves, Eddyville/Lyon, Caldwell, Mercer, and Johnson counties. Members asked how local match percentages are set and were told they are based on county population and updated every two years; staff also explained that beneficiaries usually provide the match and are reimbursed after submitting costs. The committee approved the action items. Finally, the Office of Financial Management presented two new debt issues and three SFCC debt issues. The new debt items were a Kentucky Housing Corporation bond authorization of up to $600 million for single-family mortgage revenue bonds, including a $100 million initial transaction, and a $5.5 million multifamily conduit bond for 98 apartments in Lexington. Informational items covered University of Kentucky refunding bonds and Turnpike Authority refunding bonds, both of which produced savings. The three SFCC debt issues for Campbell, Edmonson, and Perry counties were then approved by roll call vote. The meeting ended with brief discussion of the upcoming calendar and scheduling before adjournment.

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• The previous studies you may be familiar with simply looked at small modular, or what we call advanced
• <00:15:41.480> modular<00:15:42.200> or<00:15:42.440> what<00:15:42.600>
• we<00:15:42.720> call looked at small modular or what we call looked at small modular or what
• We also raised the penalty amounts so that they don't affect sort of that small volunteer treasurer.
• small volunteer treasurer. small volunteer treasurer. And<00:23:08.320> Mr.

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• So these are utility-scale applications in modular, you know, multimegawatt scale power blocks.
• Just the tax on gas, just a small little portion.
• Just the tax on gas, just a small little portion.
• Just the tax on gas, just a small little portion.
• <01:43:54.960> tax small tax small tax on<01:43:57.199> gas<01:43:57.440> storage

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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• He is from a small town in northeast Oklahoma named Merrimack, Oklahoma, in Pawnee County.
• He is from a small town in northeast Oklahoma named Merrimack, Oklahoma, in Pawnee County.
• Members, a vote for this bill is one small step for you, one giant leap for drug-free schools.

Bills: SB1346, SB1509, SB1928, SB2028, SB2071, SB2110, SB2117, SB2127, SB2134, SB722, SB3

Keywords: water infrastructure, wastewater, investment program, loans, local government, SB1509, groundwater, water wells, well spacing, water rights, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, OWRB, basin, subbasin, maximum annual yield, aquifer management, water allocation, water permits, temporary permits, irrigation

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• What it does, it protects small business owners with significant financial stake from having to choose

Bills: HB418, SB138, SB215, HB418, SB138, SB215

Keywords: financial services, banking, insurance, debanking, social credit score, ESG, environmental, social, and governance, diversity, equity, and inclusion, DEI, religious freedom, free speech, viewpoint discrimination, political discrimination, firearms, gun industry, ammunition, fossil fuels, oil and gas, mining, timber

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• Every Native American client I've represented has come from a reservation or a pueblo or at least a small
• So it did not provide, I believe, what the committee thought it provided in terms of support for small
• clinics, hospitals that are, I think they're called domestically organized, and the like, will, the small
• I think the cap is flawed because I think we want to protect our local doctors and our small hospitals
• It makes a small opening in the peripheral iris so that fluid can flow back and forth from the front

Bills: HB99, HJR5, HM39, HB206, HB213, SB41, SB153, SB165, SB261, SB264

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• issue when somebody maybe had inherited some land or, or needed for financial reasons to sell off a small
• for the purposes of repairing, maintaining, or rehabilitating dams and reservoirs or building, uh, a small

Bills: SB 612, SB 1855, SB 2568, SB 3058

Keywords: SB 612, Texas Water Code, Section 49.2127, conservation and reclamation district, water district, reclamation district, developer fees, pipeline construction, water pipeline, sewer pipeline, associated infrastructure, subdivision infrastructure, cost recovery, fee cap, actual reasonable documented costs, engineering fees, legal fees, inspection fees, infrastructure relocation, utility connections

Bills: SB311, SB322, SB304, SB313, SB315, SB316, HB489, SB90

Keywords: electric transmission, public highways, permit processing, economic growth, infrastructure, rural development, condemnation actions, state regulations, community development district, CDD, annexation, municipal annexation, wet municipality, dry county, wet county, Sunday alcohol sales, ABC Board, alcohol licensing, on-premises consumption, golf course

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• It's from a small business. Yay.
• It designates the first Saturday of each month as small... Small Business Saturday.
• This dedication of Small Business Saturdays each month allows small businesses to thrive and stabilize
• I appreciate the opportunity to tell you my small business story.
• They all started as a small business. Thank you for your time.

Bills: HB 112, HB199, HB621, HB1349, HB2214, HB3466, HB3698, HB3699, HCR9, HB112, HB199, HCR9

Keywords: science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration, infrastructure development, Texas Economic Development Office, workforce development, unemployment benefits, state average unemployment rate, benefit year, economic support, Texas Workforce Commission, property owners' association, free speech, assembly rights, government officials, political candidates, floodplain, landlord, tenant

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• businesses which are us which is small businesses which are uh<00:43:33.079> residential<00:43
• Food trucks are small operations, and they should benefit from something like this.
• Food trucks are small operations, and they should benefit from something like this.
• Food trucks are small operations, and they should benefit from something like this.
• Collecting retail funds and sales tax to be eligible, so it could be a really small mom-and-pop shop,

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• The Energy Committee overall represents a small portion of our state budget, but it has a really big
• And I'm a little bit disappointed that Minnesota is not deciding here to be a leader with the... small
• modular nuclear.
• coal plants that shut down, we'd be able to put in those modular nuclear and localized power.
• That $0.80, though, is a great example of how a lot Of small contributions by a large group of people

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• Up north, like Napa and Sonoma counties, those are really small agencies, though, compared to, say, the
• But even after all this happens, it's still going to be a small fraction of what already is taking place
• But even after all this happens, it's still going to be a small fraction of what already is taking place
• Because, you know, in my area, you probably know there's that one treatment plant that's very small that
• So this question made us configure a new stage that consists of a two-stage reactor.

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology held an informational hearing on the role of biotechnology industries in wastewater treatment, hosted at Bakar Labs on the UC Berkeley campus. Opening remarks emphasized California’s water scarcity, the rising cost of wastewater infrastructure, and the need to reuse and clean contaminated water. Committee members framed the hearing as a look at both current treatment challenges and emerging technologies that could improve water quality, affordability, and resilience over time. The first panel focused on statewide wastewater challenges. BACWA Executive Director Laurie Fono described wastewater plants as part of a broader circular economy, noting their roles in recycled water, environmental enhancement, biosolids management, carbon sequestration, and renewable energy generation. She highlighted major challenges including aging 1970s-era infrastructure, nutrient reduction mandates, sea level rise, evolving regulations, and PFAS source control. She said Bay Area agencies face about $11 billion in nutrient reduction costs, with rate increases, state revolving funds, WIFIA loans, and bonds as the main financing tools. Members asked about regional differences, energy revenue opportunities, smaller decentralized plants, and agricultural collaboration. The second panel featured researchers and lab experts discussing biotechnology solutions. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s Dr. Romine Chakarvati described using microbial communities and machine learning to help break down PFAS and treat produced water. CEL Analytical’s Dr. Yigi Dearborn explained pathogen testing for direct potable reuse, wastewater monitoring, and the need for larger sample volumes and more funding to validate methods for viruses and protozoa. Stanford’s Dr. Chunhung-Shin presented an anaerobic membrane system that turns domestic wastewater into clean water and energy with less biosolids and lower operating costs. Committee members asked about AI, assay development, scaling technologies, and funding priorities. Public comment from the California Association of Sanitation Agencies stressed the need to balance scalability, reliability, and affordability, and the hearing adjourned without any formal vote or action.

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• expect this bill to be difficult topic area, maybe even controversial, although I'm concerned about our small
• Eventually, you may have the mom-and-pop or a very small producer.
• Taking in all of those dynamics, maybe you'd have a representation from large industry... from small
• Industry has actually been working on this, large and small. operators in response to questions from
• , not only in the U.S. but also the reactors we do have here in Texas.

Bills: SB1150, SB763, SB1061, SB1146, SB1198, HB279, HB310

Keywords: concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting

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• um I've been uh involved with small um I've been uh involved with small business<00:37:37.760>
• this state in general uh with this small this state in general uh with this small business<00:38
• question for you do you think that small question for you do you think that small businesses<00:
• businesses because small our small businesses because small businesses<00:42:07.599> is<00:42
• and we see so many of our small and we see so many of our small businesses<00:42:17.000> go

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Summary: The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism heard confirmations for two Hawaii Technology Development Corporation board nominees, Jaclyn Ka and Gregory Oara. Testimony for both was overwhelmingly in support. Supporters for Ka emphasized her Kauaʻi roots, work in workforce development and digital equity, and ability to connect schools, industry, and community needs. In her own remarks, Ka said she wants to bring resources to Kauaʻi and the neighbor islands, strengthen local workforce pathways, and use the HTDC board to help local residents access technology jobs and training. Members questioned Ka about how to reduce reliance on mainland hires for jobs at PMRF and other technology employers, how to better align training with local needs, and how to connect Kauaʻi schools, community college programs, and creative media/digital technology efforts. Ka described KDB’s role in building islandwide digital media and drone clubs, professional development for teachers, and partnerships intended to create a pipeline from school to workforce. She also said the legislature can help mainly by listening and staying informed about local needs. For Oara, supporters highlighted his engineering and semiconductor background, his experience in academia, industry, and startups, and his potential to help HTDC with technology commercialization, IP, and exportable services. Oara said he wants HTDC to better support early-stage companies, improve coordination among universities, government, and the private sector, and create a directory of technical skill sets to connect startups with needed expertise. He also discussed AI, saying Hawaii can contribute by developing smaller, locally relevant models rather than only relying on large-scale data-center infrastructure. The hearing focused on these nominations and testimony; no vote or final committee action was stated in the transcript.

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• THE MEDICAL MODULAR UNITS ARE SINGLE UNITS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR PLACEMENT AT SOUTH FLORIDA SECTION
• THEY ARE MODULAR IN THE MATTER IN WHICH THEY COME IN BUT WILL BE PERMANENT UNITS SET UP ON A FOUNDATION
• SO, WITH THE PROCUREMENT AND PURCHASE DETAILS OF THE MEDICAL MODULAR UNIT IN IT'S FINAL STAGES DMP FOR
• OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER WE IMMEDIATELY PUT FDC IN LINE FOR THE PRECAST MODULAR CELL FABRICATION.
• IT WILL BE A PRECAST MODULAR CELL UNIT.

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• This is the first time in over a decade that a commercial reactor has been authorized and permitted,
• and the first time in over 40 years that a non-light-water reactor has been commercially authorized to
• has been been that a commercial reactor has been been authorized<00:05:36.080> and<00:05:36.320
• <00:05:41.680> has<00:05:41.919> been<00:05:42.720> uh lightwater reactor has
• been uh lightwater reactor has been uh commercial<00:05:44.080> commercially<00:05:44.639>

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• In their admin budget, they have a request for a small animal processing facility on Oahu, and they do
• Their suggestion is for brick-and-mortar facilities to complement, not only the small animal processors
• <00:05:00.520> animal invest in to help the small animal invest in to help the small animal
• <00:05:05.759> animal<00:05:06.160> processing request for small animal processing
• <00:50:22.599> little and is we still have the small little and is we still have the small

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Summary: The committee heard several measures on agriculture, energy, stadium governance, and hotel consumer protections. On SB 448 relating to agriculture, Agra Business Development Corporation and the Hawaii Farm Bureau testified in support of a proposed conservation easement acquisition in Central Oahu; the chair asked follow-up questions about the exact location, cost, and agricultural potential of the land, and the witness said the parcel had good soil and water and was former pineapple land, with cost still to be provided. On SB 827 relating to meat processing, the Department of Economic Development and Tourism said the state needs more meat-processing capacity and that any grant program should complement, not compete with, existing efforts; the Attorney General’s office warned the bill lacked legally sufficient standards for grants of public money under the state constitution and offered draft standards. Several industry and chamber witnesses supported the measure, while discussion focused on the need for brick-and-mortar or modular facilities, infrastructure costs, federal inspection needs, and access for hunters and neighbor islands. The committee then took up SB 1269 relating to geothermal resources, which drew broad support from county officials, energy consultants, utility representatives, and community advocates, with one witness opposing it. Supporters described geothermal as a viable, indigenous, firm baseload energy source that could help reduce Hawaii’s high electricity costs and support clean energy goals; one witness emphasized prior work in New Zealand and another urged the state to move forward with exploration. A DBEDT representative explained that the department is coordinating geothermal-related work with the Hawaii Technology Development Corp., the University of Hawaii, and the Hawaii State Energy Office, noting a prior $3 million appropriation, phase-one community engagement work, and plans to seek a contractor for geoscience and exploration in phase two. Members pressed DBEDT to explain how this bill fits with other geothermal measures moving through different committees, and the chair asked the department to review SB 993 and better coordinate the package of geothermal bills. On SB 1337 relating to the Stadium Authority, the stadium manager testified in support of clarifying quorum rules, explaining that the authority currently has eight seated voting members out of nine possible voting seats and that the bill would help ensure voting members are counted for quorum; he said meetings have not been delayed. Finally, on SB 883 relating to hotels, the Attorney General’s office raised First Amendment and contract-law concerns and recommended adding a purpose statement and a non-impairment savings clause. Unite Here Local 5 and other supporters said guests should be notified of hotel service disruptions such as construction, closures, or labor disputes, while opponents questioned who would enforce the law, what penalties would apply, and whether the measure could require hotels to pay damages even without a complaint. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• Uh, Mark Bruner, Manufactured Modular Home Association of Minnesota.
• We represent the manufactured modular home builders in Minnesota, about 15 plants that build homes in
• We represent the uh manufactured<00:48:19.119> modular<00:48:19.599> home<00:48:19.920>
• builders<00:48:20.319> in manufactured modular home builders in manufactured modular home
• He said the driver towing the modular home was not at fault in that case.

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• Priority is given to small communities.
• Yeah, I think it's the reactor. So it's the reactor? No? No, I didn't think so.
• The reactor is $50 million. The reactor is $50 million. No, no, I totally recall.
• But you take a small county like Worth.
• So we are a very small piece for them.

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