Video & Transcript Research : 'capital projects'

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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 12th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

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  • And there was no money in the project for that, but they would have to issue a certificate of obligation
  • Right now, we have a project. We are building a community art center in our Riverwalk area.
  • This art project. And so we're gonna finance the project over three to five years.
  • What is the level of project cost that takes you from doing short-term anticipation notes on a project
  • El Paso County recently completed a multi-year public-facing capital planning process that included a
Bills: SB512, SB1024
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 6th, 2026 at 09:18 am

Senate Finance

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  • The project has become kind of a very big project for the state of New Mexico, and it is directly related
  • Those are three-year pilot projects.
  • All of them are capital.
  • The local projects are on the one above, line 381, the Transportation Project Fund.
  • That's for your local projects.
Bills: SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 6th, 2026 at 04:27 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

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  • I'm 13 years old, and I'm a youth member at the Samir Project. I'm here today to support HB 271.
  • My name is Zaire Johnson, and I'm a youth intern with the Samir Project here in support of HB 271.
  • They've received very significant capital investments alongside the investments in the Department of
  • They've received very significant capital investments alongside the investments in the Department of
  • Chairman and members of the committee, Lincoln County acts as the fiscal agent for the project.
Bills: HB2, SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • level public involvement plan and project communication protocols, updating the project website, and
  • The very first project to begin construction was the I-10 Gila River Bridges project.
  • A member asked whether the project was a city project or an interstate project.
  • I do want to start by saying, and prefacing, that both of these projects are phase projects.
  • HB 2285 is a solar streetlight project. It is a phase project.
Summary: The committee heard an ADOT presentation on Interstate 11, SR 347, the I-10 Wild Horse Pass corridor, and the I-40/US 93 West Kingman project. ADOT said the I-11 corridor remains under a federal lawsuit covering the full 280-mile route from Mexico to Nevada, with a Tier 1 reevaluation underway and public outreach expected later in the year, concluding in early 2027. ADOT said segmentation of the corridor would add time and cost, and that current work is limited to pre-NOI Tier 2 activities and other allowed planning steps. For SR 347, ADOT described widening, intersection upgrades, two grade separations, and a schedule that could begin construction in summer pending clearances. For I-10, ADOT outlined four widening projects adding a third lane each way, interchange reconstructions, a new interchange at Coley Road, and corridor-wide freeway management systems, with completion expected by late 2029. For the West Kingman I-40/US 93 project, ADOT said the $106.5 million project is about 60% complete and should finish in early 2027; members asked about temporary traffic control near Beale Street and possible additional signage or signals on the corridor. Members also raised local traffic and safety concerns on the SR 347 and I-10 projects, including signal timing, median barriers, construction hours, truck traffic, and the need for clearer driver education and digital signs. ADOT said it would look into signal optimization, possible temporary fixes, and additional signage, and noted the I-10 corridor total cost is just under $1 billion, funded through a mix of MAG, federal, and state money. On I-40, members also discussed a possible temporary traffic light near Beale Street to improve safety and access. The committee then moved to a series of transportation appropriation bills and announced a mass-motion process for the projects. Staff explained HB 2067 for Apache Junction ($29.4 million), HB 2068 for the Wolford Road extension in Show Low ($6.5 million), HB 2164 for Ray Lane improvements in Graham County ($3.73 million), HB 2200 for SR 89 widening in Chino Valley ($36 million, contingent on a $1 million local commitment), HB 2201 for Sedona SR 89A/Forest Road/Ranger Road projects ($8.03 million), and HB 2304, the ARTEC bill, which appropriates about $473 million for multiple highway projects statewide. Witnesses from Show Low, Eloy, Coolidge, Casa Grande, Lake Havasu City, Clarkdale, San Luis, Yuma, and Yavapai County testified in support of their local projects, emphasizing congestion relief, freight movement, emergency evacuation, safety, economic development, and local matching funds. No final votes were taken in the portion provided; the chair indicated the committee would proceed with a mass motion on the project bills after testimony.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 14th, 2026 at 10:07 am

Senate Finance

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  • quantum computing and advanced energy, this builds the connectivity tissue needed to turn intellectual capital
  • working with the state to see how they can partner if we had more flexible and dynamic sources of capital
  • When I was in venture capital, we helped execute an investment in a company called Entropica out of Singapore
  • galvanize them, host events, and help with the navigation from going from technical assistance to capital
  • computing companies, sensor companies, and chip-scale atomic clock companies will have better access to capital
Bills: SB151, HB8, SB177
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 13th, 2026 at 09:37 am

Senate Finance

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  • and, you know, assuming a typical cost of that project and the GRT on the cost of those projects.
  • projects like the UNM Medical School, as well as providing funding for students' life and housing projects
  • outlay project, and $100 million allocated for student life projects, capital outlay projects throughout
  • They’re to finish a capital project at UNM, and they’re to finish a capital project at another higher-ed
  • And it's a very large project.
Bills: SB151, HB8, SB177
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 11:00 am

Appropriations - Government Operations Division

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  • Okay, the next piece to the amendments is adding the state hospital project to the OMB budget, with $200
  • on staff now, hired within the last six months, and so she would have the expertise to manage this project
  • million, and that... ...doing the reconfiguration of it of $4 million, and that's all within the capital
  • Our ask was $2.5 million for space reconfiguration, which would be on the capital complex, mostly in
  • Okay, another proposed change is to declare capital assets, deferred maintenance, and moving and space
Bills: HB1015
Summary: The Government Operations Division met to review proposed amendments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) budget, with the chair noting the bill would not be voted out that day and would likely be held until the following week for any technical corrections. Members discussed a series of amendments, generally without objection: a $1.5 million appropriation for a pro-life education committee; a $40,000–$45,000 deficiency appropriation for Uniform Laws travel costs; creation of a state deferred maintenance fund with $40 million for deferred maintenance projects; adding the state hospital project to the OMB budget with $200 million from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund (SIF) and $85 million from a line of credit, plus construction management oversight; $110,114 for custodial equity increases; $1 million for a retirement incentive pool; $3 million to cover a shortfall in the new and vacant FTE funding pool; and $4 million for space reconfiguration and rent/moving costs. Prairie Public Broadcasting was also discussed, with a suggestion to change the purpose from local programming to infrastructure and set the amount at $850,000, likely as one-time SIF funding. The committee also heard a heads-up about a possible $180,000 federal reimbursement issue tied to an education grant, but no action was taken on that item. The committee further discussed a broader amendment to reduce the transfer from the social services fund to the human services fund from $250 million to $232 million, based on DHS needs and available carryover funding. Members also agreed to add emergency clauses to the capital assets, deferred maintenance, and moving/space reconfiguration items. The chair indicated Brady could begin incorporating the discussed changes into a consolidated amendment, while noting there could still be additional items next week. Staff also reported the SIF balance was about $280 million positive, though some removed agency items, including airport grants, would need to be considered. The committee then reconsidered its earlier action on House Bill 1581 and restored it to its original form at $100,000 after hearing that the funding would support tribal tourism-related events tied to upcoming 2026 celebrations and the Theodore Roosevelt Library opening. A motion for do pass on the bill as originally introduced passed unanimously by roll call. Finally, the committee postponed action on another bill until later that day, directing that revised materials be distributed and that the item be taken up in the afternoon session.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 24th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Local governments have used COs to finance a variety of capital improvement projects and services.
  • of that project over the life of its issuer.
  • I'll give you my sense of that, which is that there are some projects, big projects, that you plan for
  • to cash flow small, smaller projects.
  • They say, well, if there's a road project ready for January—well, there's no road project ready for January
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/12/2026 - House Rural Economic Development

Rural Economic Development

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  • It's going to create a single point of contact to help facilitate projects.
  • Affordable projects make up a very small percentage of overall housing builds.
  • other long-term capital improvements.
  • Projects require serious capital for water upgrades, grid resiliency, mechanical and structural improvements
  • Can you use this tool on leased land to invest in capital infrastructure?
Summary: The committee began with a presentation on the modernization of the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona. Testimony from the port authority chair, a county supervisor, and the Nogales mayor emphasized that the port is outdated, flood-prone, congested, and a safety concern because CBP facilities and traffic lanes sit on or near the international boundary and stormwater infrastructure. Speakers said the port is critical to local and state commerce, tourism, and tax revenue, and requested state support and letters backing federal funding efforts. Members discussed the sewer/stormwater flooding issue, the estimated $1.5 billion to $2 billion cost, and the need for federal action; the chair said a letter of support would be prepared for committee members to sign. The committee then heard and passed HB 2237, which appropriates $4.5 million for Apache Junction’s Superstition Trails and visitor gateway project, and HB 2926, the Workforce Housing Accelerator Act. HB 2926 would create expedited permitting for workforce housing, provide a single point of contact, reduce the state portion of prime contracting tax for qualifying projects, and lower the population threshold for certain industrial development authority bond actions. After an amendment, the bill passed 6-1. Testimony in support came from the sponsor and housing advocates, who said the bill would help address Arizona’s missing-middle housing shortage and reduce regulatory delays. The committee also passed HB 2113, which would require RUCO to intervene in utility rate cases when proposed residential rate increases are 100% or more. The sponsor argued RUCO should focus more on rural customers facing large percentage increases, while RUCO’s director said the office has only nine staff, a $1.9 million budget, and limited capacity, warning the bill could increase costs and delay cases. Members discussed rural ratepayer impacts, and the bill passed 5-1-1. HB 2824, authorizing local C-PACE programs for voluntary financing of commercial property improvements, also passed unanimously after testimony that it would support energy, water, and infrastructure upgrades without state general fund exposure. Finally, HB 2939, a rural investment tax credit bill tied to large qualifying investments and net new jobs, passed unanimously after Lucid Motors testified in support. The committee held HB 2950 due to time and adjourned, noting it would be heard first next week.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 2nd Revised Apr 20th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

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  • There could be some in a project already.
  • State or expanding existing project nursing programs.
  • Moved to other already projects that they have in place.
  • Projects, I really don't know how much time they have to expend this money to complete this project.
  • in venture capital companies.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 20th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

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  • This bill reappropriates the ARPA funds from projects in danger.
  • One is the Boys and Girls Clubs for $3 million to fill gaps and finish out projects.
  • gives them some Flexibility to maneuver that money around to pay for those projects.
  • Allows them to close out the projects and address any gaps in funding. Move adoption.
  • pharmaceutical expansion project in Tulsa.
KY
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  • in place for this project.
  • place for this project. place for this project.
  • for this project. for this project.
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  • if these projects don't move forward? if these projects don't move forward?
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met on July 15, 2025, approved the June 4 minutes, and heard updates on aviation and riverport funding programs. Commissioner Mark Carter of the Kentucky Department of Aviation reported on the $200,000 grants for general aviation airports included in House Bill 1, saying the money is being used mainly for hangar projects, fuel trucks, parking lot resurfacing, airport equipment, crew cars, and public education efforts. He said about 25 hangar-related projects were reported, with an estimated 60 T-hangars and four or five box hangars supported, and noted that the grants are often used to match federal funds. He also said the state’s jet fuel tax revenue generates about $23 million annually, up from about $19 million in 2021, and that most airports are now compliant with the ADS-B/VOR-related reporting system required in budget language, which has improved reported operations and may help airports qualify for FAA grants. Members asked about the pace of airport projects, the limited number of contractors for hangar construction, and whether airports could finance hangars themselves. Carter said timing has generally been good, though federal projects have slowed somewhat and contractor capacity remains a challenge, and he said there is no statute preventing airports from financing part or all of a hangar project. Questions also focused on the long-term need for hangars and the effect of the jet fuel cap, with Carter saying general aviation airports still have significant hangar demand and rely on state assistance because hangars are a key revenue source. Jeremy Edgeworth of the Transportation Cabinet and Brian Wright of the Kentucky Association of Riverports then reviewed riverport projects funded through House Bill 265 and House Bill 1. Edgeworth said the cabinet’s riverport grant program awarded $500,000 in each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026 for 13 projects under an 80/20 match, and that House Bill 1 provided $7.5 million per year for public riverports with no local match. He described completed or underway projects at multiple ports, including equipment replacements, dock and road repairs, material handling upgrades, mooring cell rehabilitation, and a waterline loop at Owensboro. He said $12.6 million of the KPRCM funds had been awarded across 20 projects, with about $2.4 million still to be awarded later in the fall. Wright said the riverport investments are helping ports replace aging assets, expand capacity, and match federal dollars, but he also said the statewide capital need remains large, with the current list of top projects already in the $90 million range and longer-term needs still estimated at $60 million to $90 million. Members asked about timelines and future needs, and Edgeworth said many of the larger projects will take two to five years because of permitting and coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.