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• In the legislature, it's our privilege to be able to name highways.
• It renames a portion of State Highway 25 between Archer City and Wynthorpe as the U.S.
• and our state.
• In Texas, we are blessed with beautiful public lands in every region of the state, including state parks
• , historical sites, and state natural areas.

Bills: HCR92, HB 114, HB561, HB 1171, HB1894, HB2026, HB2143, HB2337, HB2564, HB114

Keywords: Tuskegee Airmen, commemoration, African American history, civil rights, military recognition, veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, defense, grants, local government, economic support, community development, health and wellness, outdoor recreation, state land use

Bills: HB606, HB606

Keywords: HB606, Alabama, Department of Transportation, DOT, public highways, utility relocation, right-of-way, state right-of-way, road construction, bridge, tunnel, toll road, interstate highway, defense highway, utility facilities, broadband, telecommunications, cable, electricity, gas

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• The total cost of this project is estimated at $11 million, with $5.5 million requested from state bonding
• The total cost of this project is estimated at $11 million, with $5.5 million requested from state bonding
• The total cost of this project is estimated at $11 million, with $5.5 million requested from state bonding
• The total cost of this project is estimated at $11 million, with $5.5 million requested from state bonding
• The total cost of this project is estimated at $11 million, with $5.5 million requested from state bonding

Bills: HF220, HF230, HF240, HF241, HF295, HF429, HF490, HF505, HF574, HF576, HF581, HF865, HF918, HF1085, HF1449, HF1452, HF1454, HF602

Keywords: HF220, Minnesota transportation, highway user tax distribution fund, trunk highway fund, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, transportation finance, dedicated funds, funding restrictions, arts in transportation, cultural strategies, transportation project planning, project design, project construction, placemaking, public art, infrastructure spending, state statutes 161.045, HF230, Wyoming

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• to issue those bonds. to issue those bonds.
• can continue going out from our state can continue going out from our state stuff.<00:20:46.880>
• So, what's the response that state.
• And since we project a doubling of the electric demand in this state in the next 25 years, we're going
• in this state in the electric demand in this state in the next<00:40:05.040> 25<00:40:05.520>

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• An example of this is the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund.
• I'm the State Policy Director with Health Professionals for Healthy Climate.
• and it's a regional asset that serves the state of Minnesota.
• taxes to fund a project of regional or statewide significance.
• The legislature generally doesn't force other local governments seeking state help for the project to

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• increase would not grow the highway increase would not grow the highway trust<00:08:20.720> fund
• Of course serves the state of Minnesota.
• <00:21:56.320> to So, it's appropriate for this project to So, it's appropriate for this project
• The legislature generally doesn't force other local governments seeking state help for a project to fund
• The legislature generally doesn't force other local governments seeking state help for a project to fund

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• Highway Investment Plan through the public process required under state statute.
• We have the second-largest county state aid highway system in the state of Minnesota.
• > state<00:31:55.760> of aid highway system in the state of aid highway system in the state
• on Trunk Highway 8 and our County State Aid Highway 21 in the city of Schaefer.
• trunk highway bonding would gobble up our ability for a bonding committee to also address other needs

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• Then on lines 388 through 392 are Trunk Highway projects that are out of the Trunk Highway Fund, except
• And then almost the same amount for County State Aid Highway on line 430.
• and trunk highway county state aid and trunk highway county state aid and municipal<00:21:20.640
• Um and uh um trunk highway projects.
• <00:49:11.040> projects<00:49:11.839> reporting major highway projects reporting major

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• However, the projects in Moorhead are only 89% done. by the state legislature.
• Paul relating to capital investment and authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
• <01:15:25.199> projects,<01:15:25.600> but several other uh bonding projects, but several
• those scarce general obligation bonds that those projects are seeking.
• are obligation bonds that those projects are obligation bonds that those projects are seeking

Bills: HF2080, HF356, HF1968, HF228, HF569, HF603, HF692, HF1455, HF2224, HF1361

Keywords: contamination, water supply, municipal bonds, environmental mitigation, city funding, Sauk Rapids, PFAS contamination, drinking water, pollution control, bond issuance, Cokato, capital investment, school infrastructure, state bonds, HF228, Lakes Area Police Commission, Lindstrom, Chisago City, regional training facility, public safety facility

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• And are exactly what the state bonding programs exist.
• Did we see this project on the bonding tour? Okay. Thank you.
• State Highway 13. State Highway 13.
• But the trail will exist in MnDOT state highway right of way.
• Also, there state highway right of way.

Bills: HF3599, HF3761, HF3523, HF3515, HF573

Keywords: water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, bond issuance, Becker, sewer improvements, sanitation, Hibbing, state bonds, infrastructure funding, capital investment, safety improvements, mobility, U.S. Highway 12, bonds, transportation funding, trails, Prior Lake, bond funding, recreational improvements

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• The Department of Transportation to spend money in the state highway fund on transit-oriented projects
• money out of the State Highway Fund.
• RAID the State Highway Fund. Thank you. All right.
• flow primarily from the State Highway Fund. ... 27% of the State Highway Fund is reserved for highways
• Over $24 billion from all state highway revenue sources are spent on highways in our state.

Bills: HJR58, HJR63, HB263, HB542, HB905, HB 1288, HB1402, HB2003, HB2262, HB2323, HB2429, HB2876, HB3019, HB263

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, elderly, retirement, benefits, transit-oriented projects, constitutional amendment, state highway fund, funding allocation, voter approval, highway fund, funding, public transportation, transit projects, transportation, local transit, fund allocation, voting rights, election integrity, ballot access

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• just updates some of the criteria for which awards are awarded by the Department of Military or the state
• of<00:08:59.440> milit<00:08:59.839> or<00:09:00.080> the<00:09:00.240> state
• uh department of milit or the state uh department of milit or the state military<00:09:01.040>

Bills: SB332, HB362, HB323, SB332, HB362, HB323

Keywords: public works, construction management, project delivery methods, alternative delivery, administrative rules, public advisory council, contracting, bidding procedures, protests, transparency, local government, public meetings, accountability, education, electric utility, transportation, oversize vehicles, transport permits, state highway system, firefighters

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• that. ...million dollars in bonds to start off the improvement of that state fair district.
• So, My understanding is about the bond. I'll just talk about the bond thing.
• Each year, the Legislature and state and local government invest millions of dollars across the state
• When you think about rural New Mexico, do you think that state highways are lifelines?
• And Madam Chair, I was aware that it was in the bond. Maria Curry that was in the bond. Yes, sir.

Bills: SB36, SB88, SB92, SB97, SB48, SB55, SB58, SB76, SB93, SB89, SB60

Keywords: quantum technology, tax credit, infrastructure, economic development, New Mexico, corporate tax, research and development, innovation, foster care, income tax, guardianship, youth services, financial relief, affordable housing, gross receipts tax, tax deduction, construction materials, multifamily housing, low income, tax credits

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• And on line projects.
• delays across the state.
• construction workers across the state. construction workers across the state.
• > bonding<01:08:09.839> dollars were bonding bills uh bonding dollars were bonding bills
• of doing business outside of the state. of doing business outside of the state.

Bills: HF3228, HF2441

Keywords: workers' compensation, insurance programs, employee protection, Minnesota statutes, safety regulations, prevailing wage, certified payroll, payroll reporting, construction contracts, public works, project registration, labor standards, contractor compliance, subcontractor reporting, state government, Department of Administration, Commissioner of Labor and Industry, Metropolitan Council, highway construction, public construction

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• because the state had to pay off 500 million of the 1 billion in the bond for the Vikings Stadium.
• paid to the state because the state<00:02:22.480> had<00:02:22.640> to<00:02:22.760>
• summer the the state forecast Revenue projected<00:10:45.000> a<00:10:45.279> decline<
• The state plays an important role, but the state can't meet all the needs.
• The state plays an important role, but the state can't meet all the needs.

Bills: HF169, HF195, HF194, HF1756, HF2133

Keywords: HF169, Minnesota insurance, health plan, summary of benefits and coverage, SBC, patient assistance program, deductible, health insurer, consumer disclosure, out-of-pocket costs, medical assistance funds, copay assistance, health coverage transparency, chapter 62Q, enrollee, HF195, Fairmont, street reconstruction, bonding bill, capital investment

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• Currently, it is County State Highway 150.
• bonding as far as anyone at our state bonding as far as anyone at our city<00:52:16.240> can<
• a bonding project from the state.
• bonding project from the ever received a bonding project from the state.<00:53:30.480> So,<00:
• ><01:26:20.159> we bonding funding from the state and so we bonding funding from the state and

Bills: HF2178, HF942, HF2470, HF1043, HF1287, HF1229, HF1230, HF424, HF571, HF404, HF910, HF1055, HF318, HF319, HF401, HF609, HF306, HF1599, HF1881

Keywords: HF2178, Cohasset, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, public infrastructure, water tower, water infrastructure, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, street reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, Public Facilities Authority, bond proceeds fund, Minnesota bonding, local government aid, utility infrastructure, public works, infrastructure, stormwater

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• There's 700,000 LASIK surgeries a year in the United States.
• It's a big issue and are part of the state.
• But they're also beneficiaries of state and federal loans and state coordination, but not state eminent
• Highway 281 as the Ernesto Solis-Cantu Memorial Highway in Brooks County.
• House Bill 2061 seeks to designate a portion of State Highway 242 in Montgomery County as the Lance Corporal

Bills: HB647, HB791, HB1242, HB1729, HB2003, HB2029, HB2061, HB2775, HB3751, HB4804, HB3611

Keywords: driver's license, vision correction, medical verification, Texas Department of Public Safety, renewal fees, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates, license plate, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Transportation Code, general revenue fund, With Loyal Hearts, Catholic school, private school, religious school, school spirit plate, commemorative plate

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard testimony and took action on a series of transportation-related bills. Early in the meeting, Senator Hagenbuch presented HB 647, which would let drivers who have had corrective eye surgery update their licenses by submitting physician verification without an in-person DMV visit; he argued it would reduce DMV lines, though a fiscal note estimated setup costs. The committee also heard HB 2029, a cleanup bill clarifying that travel trailers are not subject to safety inspections after prior legislation removed inspections for trailers and all vehicles, and HB 4804, which would remove Texas’s CDL appeals hearing process to align with federal law and avoid jeopardizing highway funds, while also authorizing DPS action related to the terrorist offender registry. All three bills were left pending after testimony, along with HB 2003, which would require annual public reporting by entities with projects in the Texas Rail Plan, especially in light of the Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project and landowner concerns; supporters said it would improve transparency, while opponents warned it would force disclosure of proprietary financial information from a private project. The committee also heard HB 2775, adding Ector County and Odessa to the I-27 Advisory Committee, and HB 791, authorizing a specialty plate for Central Catholic High School in San Antonio; both were left pending after brief discussion and no opposition testimony. The committee then heard several local or commemorative measures. HB 1242 would designate part of U.S. Highway 281 in Brooks County as the Ernesto Solis-Cantu Memorial Highway, and HB 2061 would name a bridge on State Highway 242 in Montgomery County for Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez. Hernandez’s mother testified emotionally in support, describing his military service and the family’s wish to have the bridge mark his return home; members responded supportively. The committee also heard HB 1729, which would impose term limits on Freeport commissioners, and HB 3751, transferring a DPS commercial vehicle enforcement office building in Woodville from TxDOT to DPS. HB 3611, the “bandit sign” bill, was presented as a targeted enforcement measure against illegal commercial signs in medians and right-of-ways, with added safeguards to avoid affecting political signs and to require written notice before fines. All of these bills were left pending after testimony. At the end of the meeting, the committee took up pending business and voted out multiple bills favorably. HB 3751, HB 261/HB 2061, HB 647, HB 791, HB 1242, HB 1729, HB 2003, HB 2029, HB 2775, HB 3611, HB 4804, and HB 2522 were each reported favorably to the full Senate, generally on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Most were also sent to the local and uncontested calendar, though HB 2029 was ultimately not placed there after an objection. The committee then recessed.

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• of any current plan for an investment in the project.
• House Bill 2003 states that a private entity proposing a high-speed rail project in the Texas Department
• Make that when a private entity is a beneficiary of state federal loans and state coordination.
• The purpose is to designate a portion of Highway 281 as the Ernesto Solis Cantu Memorial Highway in Brooks
• House Bill 2061 seeks to designate a portion of State Highway 242 in Montgomery County as the Lance Corporal

Bills: HB647, HB791, HB1242, HB1729, HB2003, HB2029, HB2061, HB2775, HB3751, HB4804, HB3611

Keywords: driver's license, vision correction, medical verification, Texas Department of Public Safety, renewal fees, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates, license plate, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Transportation Code, general revenue fund, With Loyal Hearts, Catholic school, private school, religious school, school spirit plate, commemorative plate

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• out of every new dollar put a projects out of every new dollar put a trunk<00:57:59.160> highway<
• occasionally been uh trunk Highway occasionally been uh trunk Highway bonding<01:02:56.079> for
• Graves is pulling some details, but in that annual major highway projects report it's itemized, I think
• details but in that annual major highway details but in that annual major highway projects<01:05
• <01:08:43.520> leton State fiscal year 24 it's projects leton State fiscal year 24 it's projects

Bills: HF2382, HF639, SF1075, HF1243, HF1087, SF1360, HF739, HF2337, HF1220, HF712, HF1219

Keywords: accident reporting, law enforcement, data privacy, contracted service providers, public safety, HF639, Minnesota driver license, Department of Public Safety, driver medical review, loss of consciousness, voluntary control, seizure, nonepileptic seizure, epilepsy, antiseizure medication, physician statement, medical certification, commercial driver, CDL, medical examiner's certificate

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• And it, you know, again, that was from the North Dakota Highway Patrol, their input and the DOT, and
• But if we are finally addressing this thing, what we hear from the Highway Patrol, that we might as well
• have a punch card on our highways because there's so many people who just really don't care, and with

Bills: HB1053

Keywords: North Dakota highway system, state roads, road mileage cap, transportation code, Department of Transportation, DOT, highway mileage limit, road classification, county roads, township roads, state highway network, Century Code section 24-01-01.2, infrastructure, public roads, transportation policy, 908, all

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 1298 and first discussed an amendment from Senator Paulson that would add variable electronic speed limit signs to the bill while leaving the 80-mile-an-hour provision unchanged. Members said the signs would be used on interstates I-29 and I-94 in selected problem areas, based on weather or accident conditions, and that the proposal would not require a fiscal note. The discussion then broadened to Senator Rummel’s concerns about related bills, especially 2243, 1250, and 1229. He argued that the House changes were removing municipal authority to double fines, lowering or eliminating points for serious traffic violations, and undoing prior Senate positions. Several members said they were willing to use HB 1298 as the vehicle to restore the earlier fine and point provisions, including the 29 violations previously assigned three points, and to avoid concurring with the House versions. Members did not take final action on the amendments or the bill. Instead, they agreed more work was needed and asked Legislative Council to prepare a combined amendment and options for the next meeting. The committee recessed and scheduled further discussion for the next morning.