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• on the system and save reduce waste on the system and save rateayers<00:52:52.000><c> money.
• and Prairie Island and storing casks of nuclear waste and all of that.
• :40.880><c> u</c><01:17:41.040><c> of</c><01:17:41.199><c> nuclear</c><01:17:41.600><c> waste</c><01:
• 17:41.840><c> and</c><01:17:42.080><c> all</c> storing casks u of nuclear waste and all storing casks
• u of nuclear waste and all of<01:17:42.320><c> that</c><01:17:42.640><c> and</c><01:17:42.880><c> as

Bills: HF2986, HF3555

Keywords: virtual power plant, VPP, distributed energy resources, DER, demand response, load management, grid modernization, peak demand, peak shaving, battery storage, energy storage, solar photovoltaic, solar panels, electric vehicles, smart thermostats, heat pumps, aggregator, public utilities commission, PUC, rate recovery

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• I think it's toxic waste.
• I do not believe this water waste is benign.
• and chemical wastes.
• and chemical wastes.
• Those are today's legacy wastes.

Keywords: 996, all

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• </c> construction alone between a nuclear construction alone between a nuclear plant<05:35:05.600><c>
• Press the green button to pass this bill. nuclear or gas units to start changing nuclear or gas units
• </c><05:41:36.160><c> and</c> commitments, carry unresolved waste and commitments, carry unresolved waste
• </c><05:42:20.400><c> micro</c> turbine engines or nuclear micro turbine engines or nuclear micro reactors
• with DEs, battery recycling organizations, waste haulers, municipal organizations, waste managers, fire

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I think it's toxic waste.
• Produced water is radioactive waste. This is a fact.
• I do not believe this water waste is benign.
• and chemical wastes.
• Those are today's legacy wastes.

Summary: The committee met to hear House Bill 207, as amended, which would direct the Water Quality Control Commission to adopt rules for permits allowing certain beneficial uses of treated produced water, including industrial, commercial, energy-related, infrastructure, pilot project, and other approved uses. Representative Brown presented the bill as a science-driven response to New Mexico’s water scarcity, citing the state’s 50-year water plan and research from the New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium. The committee adopted an amendment requiring the rules to be informed by credible scientific data and other evidence, including consortium research, before moving to public comment. Supporters argued the bill would create a regulated framework for reuse of treated produced water, preserve scarce freshwater, and support economic development, construction, and energy-related uses. Testimony in favor came from the bill sponsor, the consortium’s Dr. Zach Stoll, the chair of the Water Quality Control Commission, business and industry representatives, local economic development officials, and some residents. They emphasized recent peer-reviewed studies, pilot projects, and the need for the commission to act on updated science. State agencies, including the Environment Department, said the amended bill addressed some of their concerns and kept the focus on science-based rulemaking. Opponents said the bill would override the Water Quality Control Commission’s prior findings and force approval of uses that remain scientifically unproven and potentially harmful. Many speakers from environmental groups, acequia and agricultural organizations, faith groups, and local residents warned about unknown contaminants, risks to groundwater, crops, roads, and human health, and the possibility of spills or long-term environmental damage. Several argued the bill would politicize a technical process and create liability or cleanup burdens for the public. No vote on final passage was taken in the portion provided; the committee recessed briefly after public comment and then returned to sponsor remarks and questions.

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• There is, you know, waste that is still there. It's just really going to impact long term.
• A small modular reactor is a nuclear power plant, but small.
• I feel that the votes for this bill are voting for a nuclear power plant, a nuclear reactor in your backyard
• A small modular reactor is a nuclear power plant, but small.
• I feel that the votes for this bill are voting for a nuclear power plant, a nuclear reactor in your backyard

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and approval of the prior journal. Members then introduced guests, including Dr. Stephen Brown as doctor of the day, Arizona State Troopers Day participants, the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and the Arizona delegation of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The Senate also adopted a proclamation recognizing the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association for its work serving people with communication disorders. The Committee of the Whole considered several House bills. HB 2133, dealing with sexual material and synthetic depictions, was amended on the floor and advanced despite objections that it was overbroad and raised First Amendment concerns. HB 2167, relating to the Attorney General, HB 2600, relating to public school clubs and parental consent, and HB 2811, relating to obstruction of public administration, were also advanced. In a second Committee of the Whole, HB 255 on brackish groundwater recovery, HB 2787 on limiting local cooperation with Mexican wolf reintroduction, HB 2795 on county zoning for small modular reactors, and HB 2985 on state land water allocations were considered; HB 2787, HB 2795, and HB 2985 advanced, while HB 2795 later failed on third reading. HB 2003, concerning driver licenses and instruction permits, was also amended to add a delayed effective date and advanced. On third reading, the Senate passed HB 2013, HB 2031, HB 2102, HB 2103, HB 2117, HB 2226, HB 2262, HB 2278, HB 2378, HB 2584, HB 2693, HB 2270, HB 2370, HB 2665, HB 2666, HB 2876, HB 487, HB 2003, HB 255, HB 2133, HB 2167, HB 2600, HB 2787, HB 2811, and HB 2985, with several members explaining no votes over water policy, local control, public safety, and free speech concerns. HB 2795 failed by a 15-13 vote. The Senate also agreed to a free conference committee on HB 2874 and appointed Senators Finchem, Bolick, and Ortiz to it. Bills passed in open session were ordered transmitted to the House.

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• </c> Iranian regime boasted of 11 nuclear Iranian regime boasted of 11 nuclear bombs<02:08:26.719><c>
• </c> Iran's nuclear program. Iran's nuclear program.
• </c> Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon. Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon.
• </c> of nuclear weapons. of nuclear weapons.
• </c><06:18:58.000><c> So</c> decimated their nuclear program. So decimated their nuclear program.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• In any event, um we are wasting money.
• </c> again for his billions of dollars wasted again for his billions of dollars wasted in<02:14:03.520
• This effort to waste tens of budget.
• c> on</c><02:49:02.080><c> death</c><02:49:02.399><c> and</c> you are wasting on death and you are wasting
• </c> Republicans actually go after the waste Republicans actually go after the waste in<03:05:03.279>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• the management of household hazardous waste and small quantity generator waste.
• waste and household hazardous waste.
• Household hazardous waste is considered any waste that exhibits the properties of dangerous waste but
• Moderist waste is defined as a solid waste limited to conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste
• Household hazardous waste is considered any waste that exhibits the property of dangerous waste but is

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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• We were capable of taking plastic waste and converting it into usable gasoline, diesel, paraffin, and
• That's a great point because in the nuclear business, we have lost so much of that experience.
• For years, trying to get young people into nuclear engineering is critical. So, thank you for that.
• , specifically in nuclear weapons survivability.
• I think we've crossed paths with some of the same people at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center.

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• </c><04:49:39.638><c> technology</c><04:49:40.718><c> nuclear</c> advanced nuclear technology nuclear
• advanced nuclear technology nuclear energy<04:49:41.638><c> technology</c><04:49:42.280><c> to</c><04
• type of uh nuclear energy we know<04:50:32.638><c> that</c><04:50:32.840><c> nuclear</c><04:50:33.280
• And you know, I'm concerned about the nuclear waste issue, but that's a relatively small amount volume-wise
• </c><04:54:56.878><c> waste</c> I'm concerned about the nuclear waste I'm concerned about the nuclear

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So when it arrives at the job site, there's much less waste and they have a lower carbon footprint.
• So when it arrives at the job site, there's much less waste and they have a lower carbon footprint.
• I know that would probably be a hill too hard to climb at this point, but at this point nuclear reactors
• even though the technology exists and the protective measures have been put in place to handle the nuclear
• waste.

Summary: The House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee met on February 3 and first took up House Bill 153, the Low Carbon Construction Material Rebate Act, with a committee substitute that added an Environmental Product Declaration program and shifted administration to the Environment Department. Sponsor Representative Dixon said the bill would create rebates for buyers of lower-carbon construction materials, support local manufacturers, and reduce industrial emissions. Support came from the New Mexico Home Builders Association, Sierra Club, and the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce. Some members questioned whether the bill would actually lower housing costs or instead create future price pressure once subsidies expire, and raised concerns about rulemaking and whether some materials would be incentivized even without state help. The committee voted 7-4 to do pass the committee substitute and do not pass the original bill. The committee then heard House Bill 154, which would broaden and decouple New Mexico’s advanced energy tax credit definitions from federal law and add fusion energy and related components as eligible advanced energy products. Representative Dixon said the change would give the state more flexibility to include emerging technologies while keeping the existing credit structure and cap intact. The Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, a Santa Fe fusion company, a Los Lunas economic development official, and an online fusion company all testified in support, arguing the bill would provide certainty, attract investment, and help build a local supply chain. One member suggested future consideration of nuclear fission, while another questioned whether some renewable technologies were still appropriate, but the committee ultimately voted 9-2 to do pass HB 154. House Bill 184, a technical fix to the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund, was then presented by Representative Small. The amendment adopted by the committee delayed the three-year moving average for distributions by one year and extended the time to use funds from two years to three years, with the sponsor saying this would better reflect the fund’s growth and give projects more time to complete. Witnesses from Western Resource Advocates, conservation districts, and Conservation Voters New Mexico supported the measure, saying it would strengthen successful outdoor, watershed, and conservation programs. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill unanimously. Finally, the committee heard House Memorial 20, which would create a study group to examine barriers to renewable energy transmission and project development. The sponsor said the goal was to bring agencies, stakeholders, and possibly courts together to identify ways to speed up renewable infrastructure while preserving environmental review and public input. Sierra Club, Western Resource Advocates, Defenders of Wildlife, and the League of Women Voters supported the memorial, but several members said it should be broadened to include all energy infrastructure or more clearly address transmission, permitting, tribal, federal, and military coordination. In response to those concerns, the sponsor asked to roll the memorial for further discussion and possible revisions rather than advancing it that day.

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• The example of that would be the nuclear power plant in Callaway.
• The solar panels are considered hazardous waste right now.
• I'm sure you are, Representative Hayden, with what the setbacks are for ponds full of hog waste?
• And the setback for spraying hog waste is only 50 feet.
• ...and as the country's focus returns to dependable baseload energy sources such as nuclear.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Utilities first met in executive session and approved House Bill 2383, Representative Simmons’s bill addressing theft of copper and other infrastructure-related property. The bill received 17 ayes, one no, and one present, and was reported due pass. The committee then heard House Bill 2711, which would lower the assessed valuation of broadband communications equipment from 33.5% to 12% for a limited period, with discussion centered on whether the reduction should apply only to new builds or also to upgrades and existing infrastructure. Representative Deal said the bill is intended to improve broadband investment, especially in rural areas, and several industry witnesses from AT&T, Verizon, Missouri Cable Association, Missouri Broadband Providers Association, Missouri Chamber, and electric co-ops supported it as a way to encourage deployment and remain competitive with neighboring states. Opponents, including the Boone County Assessor and the Missouri State Assessor Association, argued the bill would create unequal treatment, reduce local tax revenue, and could set a precedent for other industries. Committee members also questioned the statewide scope, the sunset period, and the fiscal impact on local taxing districts. The committee then took up House Bills 2402 and 2816 together, both dealing with solar energy siting and taxation. Sponsors Hayden and Busick described the bills as responses to rapid solar development in rural counties and said the measures would require local assessment of solar facilities, set a valuation of $2,500 per megawatt with an annual escalator, classify solar land as commercial rather than agricultural, establish a 500-foot setback from homes, schools, and churches, and limit solar use to no more than 4% of a county’s tillable agricultural land, with Chapter 100 agreements generally superseding those provisions. Supporters, including Missouri Farm Bureau and county officials, said the bills would add needed guardrails, protect farmland, and create more consistent local tax treatment. Opponents and affected residents raised concerns about property rights, glare, noise, dust, decommissioning, and the impact on neighboring homes and farmland, while a solar developer said the state needs clearer, more consistent rules for future projects. The committee did not take final action on the solar bills before recessing.

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• </c><00:44:05.280><c> management</c> budget as far as solid waste management budget as far as solid waste
• Great." "416 with yard waste. Did we have anything we need to do that?"
• Great. 416<00:57:44.000><c> with</c><00:57:44.240><c> yard</c><00:57:44.559><c> waste.
• Well, I mean, if we're concerned about the waste being in the water, it should be for both, right?
• </c><01:03:31.440><c> things</c> technically some of the nuclear things technically some of the nuclear

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c> Amazon to build 235 megawatt nuclear Amazon to build 235 megawatt nuclear small<00:58:53.200><c>
• Advanced nuclear nuclear resour Advanced nuclear resources<01:12:53.480><c> up</c><01:12:53.679><c>
• </c> putting our thumb on on uh small nuclear putting our thumb on on uh small nuclear reactors<02:55
• </c><03:48:33.279><c> waste</c><03:48:33.800><c> I</c><03:48:33.920><c> do</c> how to dispose of nuclear
• waste I do how to dispose of nuclear waste I do have<03:48:34.439><c> some</c><03:48:34.880><c> reservations

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Yes, this particular amendment is put in place for companies that produce their own energy with waste
• It's the industrial symbiosis that we talk about many times, and this is the best way to use that waste
• This is the best way to use that waste and create energy for a company so they don't use more energy
• I've got nuclear steel, wanted to come to my hometown, 250 jobs. I'll tell you this.
• I've got nuclear steel, wanted to come to my hometown. 250 jobs are, the jobs in Quincy are farm workers

Bills: SB6013

Keywords: ski areas, winter sports, terminology, recreation, economic development, 904, all

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• But this way we don't waste your time.
• </c><00:08:01.720><c> You</c><00:08:01.800><c> all</c><00:08:01.920><c> know</c> We don't waste your
• And um, I'm a huge supporter of nuclear power.
• </c> I'm a uh huge supporter of nuclear I'm a uh huge supporter of nuclear power.<00:10:51.360><c> I<
• And nuclear is certainly a potential way to do that.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:01:28 Introduction of Guests 00:02:08 American Electric Power and Kentucky Power Presentation 00:03:31 SB 89 Discussion 00:53:55 SB 89 Roll Call Vote 01:07:46, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for an initial natural resources hearing with a quorum present and introductory housekeeping, including prayer, roll call, and recognition of guests. Chair Smith outlined ground rules for questions and then invited Kentucky Power and American Electric Power representatives to the table to discuss a proposed plan involving the Mitchell Power Plant and future generation needs in Eastern Kentucky. Witnesses Cindy Wiseman, Alex Vaughn, and AEP CEO Bill Fehrman said the company’s goals are to stabilize and lower rates, reduce rate volatility, and expand generation in the Commonwealth. They explained that Kentucky Power seeks legislative authority to securitize its 50% interest in the Mitchell coal plant, describing securitization as a refinancing mechanism that would lower annual plant costs by about $34 million and help offset roughly one-third of the expected cost of adding new generation in Kentucky. They emphasized that the proposal is not intended to close Mitchell, and said Kentucky Power currently has no plan to divest its interest; the company still needs the plant to serve customers while it pursues additional dispatchable generation in Kentucky. Members pressed the witnesses on the plant’s book value versus fair market value, whether the Mitchell interest had ever been assigned a nominal value, how any divestiture proceeds would be handled, whether Kentucky Power owns Wheeling Power, and how long Mitchell can continue operating. The company said it values Mitchell at net book value for accounting purposes, not fair market value, and explained that Wheeling Power is a separate AEP affiliate and that West Virginia affiliates have already proposed securitization of their share. Witnesses said Kentucky Power’s interest cannot technically operate past 2028 without additional environmental control investment, while the West Virginia side is depreciating through 2040. They also described the financing timeline, saying securitization would require enactment of legislation, a PSC financing order, bond issuance, and then parallel work to acquire or build new generation, with any reinvestment terms to be addressed through the regulatory process.

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• That is inferred nuclear.”
• I understand, like, people’s visceral response and concern about nuclear power.”
• You think about the work that’s going on with small modular nuclear.
• in my district bring their waste to these farms, and it creates energy.
• We identified $4.2 million wasted on the Steamship Authority's website.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• That is inferred nuclear.”
• Look, I'm a kid who grew up in the shadows of Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, right?
• I understand, like, people's visceral response and concern about nuclear power.
• You think about the work that's going on with small modular nuclear.
• We identified $4.2 million wasted on the Steamship Authority's website.

Summary: The hearing opened the FY27 budget process with remarks from the Senate and House Ways and Means chairs and testimony from Governor Healey and Administration and Finance Secretary Matthew Gorzkowicz. The chairs emphasized fiscal caution amid choppy revenue growth, rising health care and education costs, and federal uncertainty, while the governor framed House 2 as a $62.8 billion budget that grows spending by about 1% without new taxes or fees and aims to protect core services while advancing affordability. The administration said the budget uses efficiencies, program integrity, and Fair Share surtax revenue to support education, transportation, housing, child care, health care, and public safety, and it also filed a supplemental Fair Share bill using surplus FY25 funds. Much of the questioning focused on the federal “OB3” tax law and the administration’s separate proposal to delay or phase in certain corporate tax changes, especially research and experimental deductions, to avoid in-year budget shocks. Members also pressed the administration on Fair Share allocations, with the governor and secretary explaining that operating-budget surtax spending is weighted more toward education while supplemental spending is more transportation-focused, and that combined spending is roughly balanced overall. The administration highlighted Chapter 70 aid, special education circuit breaker funding, rural school aid, local aid, child care, the MBTA deficit, regional transit authorities, and a new HHS transportation line item as part of the broader transportation strategy. Several members raised concerns about Chapter 70 equity, rural districts, municipal overrides, out-migration, housing affordability, public housing repairs, and the MBTA Communities Act. The governor and secretary said they are open to further discussion on school funding formulas, PILOT, and municipal aid, and stressed housing production, energy affordability, and workforce development as key responses to out-migration. On energy, the governor defended an all-of-the-above approach, including renewables, gas, and exploration of nuclear, while saying she would continue pushing utilities and regulators to reduce ratepayer costs. The governor also said fire safety grants would not be withheld for noncompliance with the MBTA Communities Act, and members discussed public safety, housing, and local grant impacts in that context. Other topics included the Bright Act and higher education capital investments, with the administration saying it is preparing to support campus infrastructure across the public higher education system and that the bill is intended to strengthen Massachusetts’ competitiveness and retain graduates. Members also questioned cuts to the PCA program and EAEDC, and the governor responded that the state’s PCA program remains strong but is under pressure from large federal health care reductions. No votes were taken; the session was a hearing on the governor’s budget proposal and related policy bills, with the administration taking questions and offering explanations of its recommendations.

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• </c> uh nuclear power plant for pink ammonia. uh nuclear power plant for pink ammonia.
• We're decommissioning nuclear plants.
• We're decommissioning nuclear plants.
• we're decommissioning nuclear We're we're decommissioning nuclear plants.<01:09:16.040><c> We</c><01
• </c> moratorium that we have on nuclear. moratorium that we have on nuclear.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A nuclear technician uh that would work at a nuclear facility would make $104,000.
• It will save so much in costs and in waste.
• It will save so much in costs and in waste.
• We use nearly one trillion of in waste.
• </c> waste, which by the way costs consumers. waste, which by the way costs consumers.

Keywords: 981, all