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• <01:54:21.679> the name is Lilia kapuni I we operate the name is Lilia kapuni I we operate
• Additionally, the operating request would help offset operating costs for 5,600 home-delivered meals
• Additionally, the operating request would help offset operating costs for 5,600 home-delivered meals
• Additionally, the operating request would help offset operating costs for 5,600 home-delivered meals
• including Hawaiian fish cond operators including Hawaiian fish cond operators Aqua<03:15:03.640>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Finance informational briefing on grants and aids was held February 14 and was organized as a high-volume public testimony session with strict procedures: no Q&A, one representative per applicant, one minute per testimony, in-person testimony first, and then Zoom participants. The chairs also announced a recess at 11:00 a.m. for floor sessions and a reconvening at 1:00 p.m. Testimony was heard first from neighbor island applicants, then Oʻahu applicants, with members repeatedly directing speakers to line up and keep remarks brief. Neighbor island testimony focused on a wide range of capital and operating requests. Health and community projects included Hawaii Island Community Health Center’s workforce housing in Kau, Wuli Hawaiian Homestead Association’s learning center and predevelopment work, Rescue Tube Foundation’s beach rescue tube expansion, Puna Community Medical Center’s planned hospital/ER campus, Maui Humane Society’s free veterinary care after the wildfires, Hawaiʻi Care Choices’ palliative care readiness, and the Lyman Museum’s HVAC replacement. Other requests included the Maui Advanced Manufacturing Alliance’s Pāʻia Mill redevelopment, Laua 2020’s preschool and learning lab, Mālama Aina’s USDA-compliant meat processing facility, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association’s water safety programs, Kaha P Organization’s agriculture education support, Ohana Arts’ youth performance project, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center’s emergency closet, EOA Pacific’s Marshall Islands teacher training, and the Central Pacific Youth Athletic Club’s new facility. Oʻahu testimony included the YWCA Oʻahu/Pythink Center’s renovation of Juliet M. Atherton Hall and its community kitchen, West Oʻahu Community Health Center’s wildfire protection and security needs, the Early School’s playground improvements, Surfing the Nations’ food distribution center expansion, and Sounding Joy Music Therapy’s weekly services for people with disabilities. Speakers generally emphasized community benefit, workforce development, health access, food security, disaster recovery, and support for children, seniors, and underserved populations. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• SO WE STARTED OPERATING LANDFILLS IN THE 24 SEVEN AND ALLOWED SOME LANDFILLS TO MEET THEIR OBLIGATIONS
• IN PLACE THAT ALLOW THEM TO NOT GO TO 24 SEVEN OPERATIONS. WE TOOK THAT ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
• MANY TIMES WE HAVE TO ESTABLISH CAMPS, VOLUNTEER VILLAGES IS WHAT WE CALL THEM AND THESE CAMPS ARE ESTABLISHED
• WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR BASE OPERATING BUDGET OVERVIEW.
• WHILE FLORIDA ALONE COULD OPERATE I THINK IT'S THE LONG TERM.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:11:46.959> the meaning the state owns and operates the meaning the state owns and operates
• 00:11:57.120> we're owns and operate the prisons so we're owns and operate the prisons so we're
• kitchen operations.
• 19:37.280> 13,300<00:19:38.280> meals operations we serve about 13,300 meals operations
• It will not be privately operated.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Bonneville system operators keep the lights on.
• Also, but internment camps were set up at the Convention Hall camps, at McNulty Park, and at the Tulsa
• <03:37:17.040> for<03:37:17.319> 24 the tournament camp for 24 the tournament camp
• <03:50:17.239> out Behind Bars and in internment camps out Behind Bars and in internment camps
• ranking member of a federal operations ranking member of a federal operations subcommittee<04:05

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Um, for example, our service members on Operation Lone Star are in state active duty.
• Currently on Operation Lone Star, we, we make sure we have chaplains providing support.
• It's just a summary of, um, state operations that we do.
• Um, obviously, we're doing Operation Lone Star. Um, we do storm response.
• And so that organization at the national level will be winding down their operations.

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• Uh, the key operating language here is that line eight: substantial and unjustifiable risk of bodily
• I was at summer camp when I was a kid. We had rifle. >> Okay.
• I remember being 9 years old at summer camp.
• Uh, riflery was part of our sporting activities at the summer camp I went to.
• Uh, riflery was part of our sporting activities at the summer camp I went to.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• elections and government operations elections and government operations committee<00:04:17.519><
• It was just kind of the way to operate all the way up until four years ago.
• It was just kind of the way to operate all the way up until four years ago.
• It was just kind of the way to operate all the way up until four years ago.
• It was just kind of the way to operate all the way up until four years ago.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Veterans and Military Affairs Division held its first meeting with a quorum present, opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and reviewed decorum expectations and basic operating rules. Members and staff introduced themselves, and Chair Aaron Repinski emphasized that the committee would operate as a nonpartisan body focused on veterans’ issues. No minutes were approved because it was the division’s first meeting. Nonpartisan House staff then gave an overview of the Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs, including their missions, organizational structure, and budgets. The presentation highlighted the Minnesota National Guard, Camp Ripley, enlistment incentives, the Emergency Services Program, and the Veterans Affairs programs for veterans homes, cemeteries, benefits assistance, and state-funded benefits such as the State Soldiers Assistance Program, Minnesota GI Bill, and Post-9/11 bonus. Staff also noted housing and homelessness-related initiatives, several committee-supported outside programs, and the Support Our Troops license plate funding split between the two agencies. The committee then heard from Trent Dils of Disabled American Veterans Minnesota on behalf of the Commander's Task Force, a coalition of congressionally chartered veterans organizations. He described the group’s unanimous legislative process and urged continuation of a separate veterans omnibus bill, arguing it has helped keep veterans issues apart from broader partisan disputes. He also began outlining the task force’s 2025 priorities, including hunting, fishing, and trapping benefits for veterans, but the transcript cuts off before the full list or any committee action on those priorities is completed.

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• But the one was for a place in my district called Camp Bliss, and it is, uh, it's done in such a way
• And the other thing with Camp Bliss is they were able to talk with other vets.
• And that's what I believe this camp does, uh, from checking it out. And it's been successful.
• does uh from checking believe this camp does uh from checking it<00:05:18.800> out.
• Um, I know that that camp does equine therapy. It, you know, talks about community resources.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• with public health operations. with public health operations.
• We're getting them from our schools or camps.
• So all these people schools or camps.
• Probably from to operate their agency?
• federal government for them to operate. federal government for them to operate.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• That would be when the agency is fully operational. Okay.
• She's our Chief of Operations for our Veteran Homes Division.
• We're talking about homeless camps on the side of the roads.
• are operating legally in the state of California.
• California Cannabis Operators Association.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• it. do things that you build a website and then operate it.
• But how many have to go to camps and use he every camper.
• But, you know, we already own and operate launch complex as we own and operate.
• I started at Kennedy Space Center's of operations engineer.
• that occurs on the eastern range regardless of the operations location.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• They also have early childhood literacy programs, such as story time, which tend to operate not only
• The Gila Valley Library does a STEM camp in the summers, and they do about like three hours of STEMX
• They are operating out of that building.
• But they have been operating that.
• We operate multi-million-dollar budgets.

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from the New Mexico Rural Library Initiative in support of fully funding the rural library endowment with an additional $29.5 million. The presenters described rural libraries as essential community infrastructure that provide not only books and internet access, but also early childhood programs, adult education, workforce support, telehealth, disaster response, and civic meeting space. They argued that the endowment would provide stable annual support for staffing and operations, help sustain libraries in very small towns and tribal communities, and support new or developing libraries. Members asked about eligibility, county coverage, how funds are distributed, and whether the state tracks broader outcomes such as job placements or certifications; the presenters said the State Library administers the funds and that the initiative itself is a nonprofit capacity-building organization, not the fund manager. Some members raised concerns about whether an endowment is the best long-term model versus recurring annual appropriations, and about the need for better reporting and state-library involvement. The committee then heard from food bank leaders Jill Dixon and Katie Anderson about food security and its economic impact. They said New Mexico’s five food banks and more than 500 partner agencies serve all 33 counties, distribute over 45 million meals, and rely mostly on philanthropy, with some state and local support. They emphasized that SNAP is a major economic driver, supporting grocery access, jobs, and local spending, and that recent legislative growth funding helped food banks respond to a surge in demand during a SNAP disruption. They also highlighted food banks as community hubs that can connect people to health care, job training, and other services, including through clinic referrals and closed-loop systems. In response to questions, they said food access gaps remain in some rural areas, that clients can generally seek food at other distribution sites without barriers, and that longer-term solutions should include more grocery access, healthy corner stores, and stronger broadband and health care infrastructure. The final presentations came from the Gallup-McKinley County Chamber of Commerce and the Artesia Chamber of Commerce. Gallup-McKinley described a shrinking workforce, youth outmigration, crime, health care shortages, malpractice costs, and gross receipts tax burdens as major barriers to rural economic growth, and urged action on workforce pipelines, housing, public safety, malpractice reform, and tax/regulatory changes. Artesia highlighted its murals, library, sports tradition, oil and gas, agriculture, federal training center, and refinery, while also noting workforce shortages, health care recruitment challenges, housing constraints, and the need for quality-of-life investments and more flexible regulation. The committee also briefly heard a bill presentation proposing a New Mexico-Ireland Trade Commission to promote bilateral trade and investment, especially in technology, agriculture, and energy sectors. No votes were taken because quorum was not reached, and the endorsement item was not acted on.

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• Moving on, HB629FN, funding<00:27:26.720> the<00:27:27.520> operation,<00:27:28.320>
• maintenance,<00:27:28.799> and funding the operation, maintenance, and funding the operation
• Open the exec hearing on HB 629-FN, funding the operation, maintenance, and repair of state dams.
• ,<01:32:51.679> maintenance,<01:32:52.159> and funding the operation, maintenance,
• that there's a handful of I think camps that there's a handful of I think camps that<01:38:40.400

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began with introductions and a description of the day’s process: a full committee work session on four bills, with no public testimony, followed by caucus and then executive action. The first bill discussed was HB 113, concerning OHRV operation on certain highways in Windsor. Representative Nab presented an amendment that would require a public hearing and Department of Transportation approval, modeled on procedures used in Coös and Grafton counties. Members discussed whether Windsor had already held a local vote or hearing, whether minutes from a town meeting existed, and whether the amendment truly preserved local control. A Windsor resident testified informally that the town had not taken a final vote and that the matter had been left to the state. Committee members also raised concerns about noise, dust, public safety, and the fact that the road in question would connect OHRVs on a state road rather than a trail system. The chair closed the work session on HB 113 and said the committee would return after caucus to vote on the bill and amendment. The committee then took up HB 595FN, relative to coastal resilience zones. Representative Nat said the bill addressed flooding concerns in both coastal and inland New Hampshire, but that the sponsor viewed it as too complex and had recommended breaking the issue into separate parts in future legislation. On that basis, Nat said it was appropriate to ITL the bill, and noted that the sponsor supported that course. No further discussion followed, and the work session was closed. Next was HB 629FN, funding the operation, maintenance, and repair of state dams. Representative Darby explained that the original bill had proposed both a waterfront frontage tax and a $5 charge tied to boat registration, but that the amendment would replace the bill by removing the frontage tax, moving the $5 dam-maintenance fee to the boat decal section of statute, and changing the effective date to January 1, 2027. Darby said the larger fee had raised concerns about impacts on current-use property and enforcement, while the revised $5 fee would raise roughly $500,000 to $600,000 annually. Representative Dunn thanked Darby and said the Marine Trades Association supported the revised approach. A question was raised about whether the original prime sponsors supported the amendment; the chair said they were on board, and Darby added that the proposal reflected recommendations from a prior study committee. The committee then closed HB 629FN and opened SB 27FN, relative to dwellings over water. On SB 27FN, Representative Derby said he opposed the bill because it would take away public access rights and amounted to a one-off legislative solution for a private concern. Representative Donnelly asked how many similar structures might be affected and whether the Department of Environmental Services knew of other cases; DES responded that there was one other related case under settlement compliance and no other active cases with the same issue. In follow-up discussion, DES clarified that the proposal was not a shoreland 50-foot setback issue, but rather involved structures extending over public water. The discussion remained focused on the scope of the bill and its potential precedent-setting effect, with no vote taken in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• > any improperly operate without any improperly operate without any corresponding<00:30:31.440
• While the CCP operates classrooms.
• <02:41:30.880> in classrooms are funded and operated in classrooms are funded and operated
• and influence operation. and influence operation.
• <08:06:53.600> Their camps were American citizens. Their camps were American citizens.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• only preserve our operational only preserve our operational capabilities,<00:42:22.400> but
• Um, I know they've hosted a a camp them.
• :22.000> camp<01:20:22.239> from<01:20:22.480> the there, an aviation camp from
• They want to increase that due to rising costs on their operational costs for that.
• They want to increase that due to rising costs on their operational costs for that.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee approved the October 15 minutes and observed a moment of silence for the victims of the UPS Worldport plane crash. The main presentation was from Transportation Cabinet Commissioner Bobby Joe Lewis on the Local Assistance Road Program/County Priority Projects Program (LAARP/CPP), which was implemented under House Bill 546 and now requires rehabilitation projects to restore roads to original condition, cap funding at $500,000 per project, use a new scoring matrix, include a local match, and submit one photograph per 300 feet of project length. He reported that the 2026-2027 cycle ran from June 1 to October 1 and drew 1,215 project applications from 107 counties and 106 cities, with total submitted project costs of about $121.1 million and about $102.3 million requested after local match. He also said 30% of submissions scored 10s and 22% scored 9s, and that the list of requests and required photos had been submitted to the General Assembly and LRC. Members asked about how scores change over time, whether roads can move from lower scores to 10s, and whether the new process gives a better picture of local needs. Lewis said scores can change based on weather and road conditions, but the new system provides more information and a more standardized evaluation than before. Several members raised concerns about the volume and size of required photographs, suggesting drone footage or video as an alternative; Lewis said the photo requirement has caused confusion and large file uploads, and he was open to considering easier ways to document conditions. Members also discussed continuity in scoring across districts, and Lewis explained that district staff appointed by chief district engineers use a handbook and scoring matrix, with the scores entered into a computer system so evaluators do not see the final score while scoring. The committee also discussed funding levels and carry-forward balances for the program. Lewis said the program began with $20 million authorized in HR92, noted underruns from completed projects, and reported a carry-forward amount that had grown to $355,432.42 available for reauthorization as of October 13. In response to questions, he said the current process concentrates applications into a short window, with 63% of applications arriving in the last few days and 417 on October 1, which created a heavy workload but was completed on time. The meeting then moved to multimodal funding priorities, with Jennifer Kersner of Kentuckians for Better Transportation introducing herself and offering condolences for the UPS aviation incident before beginning her remarks.

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• But we would have to look at camp prices, membership prices, field trip rates, hours of operation, special
• But we would have to look at camp prices, membership prices, field trip rates, hours of operation, special
• But we would have to look at camp prices, membership prices, field trip rates, hours of operation, special
• But we would have to look at camp prices, membership prices, field trip rates, hours of operation, special
• But we would have to look at camp prices, membership prices, field trip rates, hours of operation, special

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The substitute clarifies that the bill would apply to any inmate confined to a facility either operated
• In 2004, I was incarcerated at a trustee camp, and our trustee camp worked for, at that time, Director
• And so this trustee camp is where they kept the people that worked for the executive offices.
• And does that include beds equipped with an actual HVAC-operated air-conditioned room, or include rooms
• To ensure they're operating in what we call the best interests of students, TDCJ created a post-secondary

Bills: HB1826, HB2854, HB3006, HB4614, HB5261, HB5639

Keywords: mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, HB 2854, Pokuaa-Flowers Act, parole, mandatory supervision, electronic monitoring, releasee, parole officer, hospital visit approval, general hospital, law enforcement notification, DSHS, Department of State Health Services, corrections, public safety, liability immunity

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• It also provides a sales tax holiday for hunting, fishing, and camping items.
• crossbows, and certain accessories for firearms and bows and crossbows, and includes certain fishing and camping
• The amendment makes the change to the tax distribution from voter discretion operating millage as levied
• It also allows the effects of certain provisions to operate retroactively to earlier dates.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• They're locally owned, locally operated, and they're tied to the communities where they serve.
• But because I know how the Workforce Solutions Department operates, and because most of that budget is
• So currently in Texas, on Fort Bliss, there is a camp, and it is called Camp East Montana. So, Mr.
• Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas. Mr.
• Speaker, gentlemen, in the case, part of this facility is still operating and part of it is not.

Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM25, HB9, SB2, SB19

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• You know, like RVs and camping trailers, many are used the first year they're purchased, and then they
• The rest of it all goes directly to those programs and operates independently from us.
• My big concern is Doñana Range Camp. Have we done any studies?
• Is there the Doñana Range Camp that's on the New Mexico side, north of Fort Bliss? Mr.
• operations and maintenance is that when you look at some of these old weapon systems.