Transcript Highlights:

• Even when there's extreme winds in the area, we believe that it's safe to energize the lines inside the
• Even when there's extreme winds in the area, we believe that it's safe to energize the lines inside the
• Center's ability to support the growing use of intermittent resources in California like solar and wind
• And that's something that was working fine, especially with offshore winds until we had that was working
• fine, especially with offshore winds, until we had the ocean warming that we've seen in recent years

Summary: The Select Committee on Climate Innovation and Infrastructure held a hearing focused on emerging technologies for climate resilience and infrastructure. The first panel discussed the Calistoga Resiliency Center, a utility-driven microgrid that keeps the city powered during public safety power shutoffs using hydrogen fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, and liquid hydrogen storage. PG&E described microgrids as a resilience tool but emphasized that cost remains the main barrier to wider deployment. Energy Vault explained the project’s design, its ability to provide at least 48 hours of backup power on a small parcel of land, and its use of green hydrogen and battery storage to improve efficiency and reduce emissions. A Calistoga councilmember and NCPA representative also discussed the Lodi Energy Center hydrogen project, saying it could help decarbonize power generation and transportation, but that federal and state funding changes, tax credit timing, and other policy shifts have made the project difficult to advance. The Green Hydrogen Coalition supported the Calistoga model as a blueprint and urged policy changes to create demand and reduce barriers for renewable hydrogen, including addressing behind-the-meter rules and recognizing hydrogen in state energy planning. The second panel focused on water resilience and desalination, with the California Desal Association and Oneka Technologies discussing wave-powered desalination for the City of Fort Bragg. Cal Desal said California’s changing hydrology, reduced snowpack, and drought conditions make local water supply options increasingly important, but noted that conventional desalination is expensive and slow to permit. Oneka described its offshore, wave-powered system as a zero-electricity desalination technology that produces drinking water without greenhouse gas emissions and with limited land use, and said the Fort Bragg pilot is intended to demonstrate the technology under California conditions. The company and Cal Desal both stressed that permitting is a major obstacle, with the project requiring multiple agencies and a timeline far longer than in other jurisdictions. They also said the technology’s autonomous operation could improve water resilience because it does not depend on the electrical grid. The final panel featured the Climate Foundation’s marine permaculture proposal, which aims to restore kelp forests and support carbon removal and coastal food systems. The presenter said warming oceans and nutrient loss have devastated kelp forests along the California coast and argued that offshore platforms that raise and lower seaweed to access nutrients and sunlight could help regenerate ecosystems while producing food, feed, fertilizer, and carbon benefits. He said the technology has shown strong growth rates and storm resilience in other regions, but that California permitting remains a major hurdle, involving 17 state and federal agencies. He proposed a streamlined, code-based permitting approach for smaller projects and said the group is seeking matching funds to complete a first California pilot. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly highlighted the tension between innovation and the high cost, complexity, and length of California’s permitting and funding processes.

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• which which companies want to mitigate which which companies want to mitigate that<00:58:28.680>
• off the power during high wind event. off the power during high wind event.
• <02:24:50.840> for<02:24:50.960> services mitigation uh and contract for services mitigation
• <03:15:50.480> Have flying or the wind keeps blowing.
• Have flying or the wind keeps blowing.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Or if somebody put up a wind turbine, could they participate in this fund? Mr.
• We did... look to see if there was such a thing as a rooftop wind.
• Speaker, gentlelady, you know, up in the area where I come from, they had rooftop wind long ago, long
• All those little homesteads had wind generators, and that's how they got a little bit of light at night
• Solar and wind and all those are great sources. Sources. They're expensive sources.

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• team met consistently over that time to discuss the design, address permitting issues, develop mitigation
• For us, for me, primarily it's about flood control and flood mitigation.
• Mitigate flooding, not just in Roseau, but being partners with the Red River Basin Commission and other
• There are some flood mitigation...
• But I also want to follow up with much much said about the fishing and the wind by they keep talking

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• Only hurricane-force winds and our survival instincts. No firefighters on our street could warn us.
• Only hurricane-force winds and our survival instincts.
• In January, when severe fire weather and wind conditions were projected, Cal OES mobilized resources
• There was hurricane-force winds.
• Some properties in Los Angeles also had wind damage that may not have been affected by a wildfire, so

Summary: The committee heard a broad public safety budget hearing focused on youth justice funding, probation incentive grants, and disaster response and recovery. On the youth justice item, the Office of Youth and Community Restoration described a proposed change to the JJRBG funding formula that would shift resources away from a DJJ-based measure and toward county youth population, serious offenses, and step-down placements in less restrictive programs. Members asked about data on Native American youth; OYCR said statewide data are limited, but its SYTF data show about 1% of youth in secure youth treatment facilities were Native in 2024. The Department of Finance had no objections, and the item was discussed as a way to support alternatives to long-term incarceration. The committee then reviewed the community corrections performance incentive program for county probation departments. The Department of Finance proposed stabilizing the program with a maintenance payment, updating the performance baseline, and adding a growth factor; the LAO agreed the formula needed changes but recommended using 2022-23 data instead of 2021-23, using marginal rather than average cost assumptions, rejecting the growth payment and minimum guarantee, and adding stronger oversight through the BSCC. Finance said it was open to some technical changes but opposed a new BSCC audit framework, noting Judicial Council already surveys probation departments and that evidence-based practice use has increased over time. Members and staff indicated the proposal still needed further work. A major portion of the hearing focused on the January 2025 Southern California wildfires and state disaster response. A resident of Altadena gave emotional testimony about evacuation failures, loss of home, and the need for accountability. LAO and Cal OES outlined the disaster response and recovery system, including mutual aid, alert and warning, debris removal, FEMA and state funding streams, and the long timeline for reimbursement. Cal OES said it had pre-positioned resources, temporarily took over the county’s wireless emergency alert function for about three weeks, coordinated debris removal and recovery operations, and had already allocated more than $286 million in state funds. Officials also discussed the 100% federal cost share for emergency work for 180 days and the uncertainty created by changing federal processes and the cancellation of the BRIC resilience program. The committee also heard two smaller Cal OES items: a request to reappropriate about $22 million for the law enforcement mutual aid reimbursement program, which the LAO said should be placed in statute with clearer goals and reporting, and an update on Victims of Crime Act funding, where Cal OES said federal VOCA allocations have fallen sharply and that roughly $224 million would be needed to maintain current service levels if federal funding does not improve. Public comment included a request for funding to expand datacasting and emergency alert receivers for wildfire and earthquake warning.

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• obviously has a negative aesthetic impact on a community, whereas people staying in a tiny home mitigates
• You put people in a stabilized environment, it just mitigates a lot of those negative opportunities.
• I'm sorry for the long-winded answers. We have to get back in shape.
• I have some quick and some long-winded questions, so let's start with the quick.
• They wind up being left too often in medicine cabinets, etc. and wind up in other people's hands, and

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• We mitigate it, but we can't eliminate it.
• leadership, You know, even if you're not particularly interested in it, a lot of times members will wind
• But here again, we would want to do chairperson training so that we don't wind up in the same situation
• I think we're winding up here.
• And maybe you guys already discussed this, but how did we wind up with sort of standing interim committees

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• a movement restriction zone, or MRZ, encompassing El Paso County and part of Hudspeth County to mitigate
• Over 66% of those losses were due to widespread drought, excessive heat, and hot winds.
• Over 66% of those losses were due to widespread drought, excessive heat, and hot winds, conditions that
• The first, and biggest, is solar and wind farms.
• In our situation, the federal government is heavily subsidizing wind and solar farms.

Bills: HB43, HB519, HB 1275, HB1592, HB2842, HB3088, HB3479, HB4163, SB823, HB609

Keywords: agriculture, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, bovine producers, dairy farms, permits, bovine tuberculosis, public health, wildlife management, disease prevention, alert system, Texas A&M, white-tailed deer, public safety

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met with only four members initially present, so quorum was not established until later in the hearing. The committee heard several agriculture-, wildlife-, and food-labeling-related bills, including HB 3479 on expanding the Rio Grande vegetative management program beyond carrizo cane to other noxious vegetation, SB 823 on shrimp origin labeling and restrictions on misrepresenting imported shrimp as Texas or Gulf shrimp, HB 3088 on giving Texas Parks and Wildlife more flexibility to procure resale goods for park gift shops, HB 1275 on permits for non-bovine dairy farms in certain TB-affected areas, HB 519 on honey production and packaging rules, HB 609 on cleaning oyster cages in-bay with bay water only, HB 1592 on a voluntary AgriLife pest and disease alert system, HB 2842 on targeted urban deer depredation permits, and HB 4163 on limiting city requirements that agricultural operators maintain roadside rights-of-way. Testimony generally came from industry groups, agency resource witnesses, and affected producers, with most witnesses supporting the bills and several bills drawing questions about enforcement, labeling responsibility, and the scope of local authority. The most extensive discussion centered on SB 823, where Vice Chair Hancock and others questioned why wholesalers would be covered if they cannot relabel products. The bill author and restaurant association witness said the measure was intended to improve transparency and allow enforcement against intentional mislabeling, while preserving a good-faith defense and clarifying that the bill does not create a private cause of action. HB 519 also drew supportive testimony from beekeepers and a family farm, who argued that current rules treat honey extraction and bottling too much like food manufacturing and burden small operations. HB 609 was presented as a way to save time and resources for cultivated oyster mariculture by allowing cage cleaning in the bay without soaps or chemicals, and HB 1592 was described as a voluntary opt-in alert system for pests and diseases coordinated through AgriLife and other state agencies. HB 43 generated the most detailed policy debate. The bill would restructure and expand the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority, update grant and loan programs, and create a pest and disease control depredation program. The committee substitute reduced some funding caps, changed references from predators to depredating animals, and made the financial provisions contingent on appropriations. Supporters from Texas Farm Bureau, cotton growers, grain and feed interests, and young farmers described severe drought, inflation, land loss, rising input costs, and shrinking infrastructure as major threats to agriculture, while one witness urged preserving priority for young farmers. After testimony, the committee adopted the committee substitute and reported HB 43 favorably. The committee also voted HB 519, HB 609, HB 1275, HB 1592, HB 3088, HB 3479, HB 2842, and HB 4163 favorably, with several recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 823 was reported from committee on a 6-2 vote after adoption of the committee substitute. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would tentatively reconvene Friday morning and then recessed subject to the chair's call.

Transcript Highlights:

• the details of H.R. 1 in order to respond effectively and implement federal changes in a way that mitigates
• Many stakeholders are looking to the state to mitigate, prevent, or offset the fallout from these federal
• And then on July 4th, utility-scale wind and solar projects...
• It establishes the Rural Health Transformation Program, which was supposed to mitigate the impacts of
• We ask you to continue to seek opportunities to mitigate the negative impacts of this legislation.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It's not for everywhere in the state, but in our wind-prone areas, this is a significant step forward
• It's really the brilliance of this body in 2008 approaching this partnership concept for mitigation.
• That's why mitigation companies exist. Again, can I say much about what happened in our instance?
• And there are a lot of areas that only one mitigation company, one board-up, and one public adjuster
• The average fire, it's not like—like what they say—it's usually one or two mitigation companies, one

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on a wide range of insurance-related bills, with much of the discussion focused on affordable housing insurance, homeowners insurance practices, climate resilience, and consumer protections after property losses. Senators and representatives testified in support of a resolve to create a commission on affordable housing insurance (S. 768/H. 1279), arguing that rising premiums and deductibles are threatening the viability of affordable housing properties and new development. Supporters also backed bills to establish private flood insurance standards (S. 719), create climate-resilient home retrofit grants (S. 720), expand the MVP climate resilience program (H. 1310/S. 686), and protect urban trees and limit insurer-driven tree removals (H. 1316). Several lawmakers and advocates said these measures would help reduce risk, preserve insurability, and address the effects of increasingly severe storms and flooding. The committee also heard testimony on bills addressing insurer use of aerial imagery (H. 1242/H. 2142) and notice periods for nonrenewals or repairs (H. 4042 and related measures). Supporters said insurers should be allowed to use drones and satellite images but with stronger guardrails, including current photos, disclosure of risk factors, an appeals process, and time to cure defects. They argued that homeowners are sometimes blindsided by nonrenewals based on inaccurate aerial photos or given too little time to make repairs. Opponents from the insurance industry said aerial imagery is already regulated by the Division of Insurance, that additional statutory requirements could create confusion and litigation, and that existing notice rules already provide 45 days for nonrenewals and 60-day limits on cancellations. Industry witnesses also warned that some proposed timelines conflict with current law and could restrict useful underwriting tools. Another major topic was H. 1077, which would restrict solicitation by restoration companies and public adjusters at fire scenes. A homeowner described being approached immediately after a house fire by restoration and public-adjuster representatives and said the experience was intrusive and overwhelming; supporters said homeowners need time and space to make informed decisions after a disaster. Public adjusters and restoration contractors opposed the bill, saying they provide needed guidance, emergency mitigation, and claims assistance when homeowners are under stress, and that some existing protections already allow consumers to cancel contracts. The hearing ended after all listed witnesses testified, and the committee voted to close the hearing; no bill dispositions were taken during the session.

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• This special session is a critical first step to mitigate the harms facing New Mexicans.
• I'll wind up my remarks by addressing a couple of the issues that are not on the special session because
• Thankfully, our state is in a position to help New Mexicans mitigate the impact of these federal cuts

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• Establish a dedicated hazard mitigation fund aligned with local hazard mitigation plans.
• The second part of flood control is mitigation.
• What has Kendall County done to plan, mitigate, and respond?
• That's the other part of flood warning, and that's mitigation.
• Radar can be added to help map the wind and the rainfall.

Summary: The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness and flooding hearing opened with quorum calls, prayer, testimony time limits, and remarks from legislative leaders emphasizing decorum, respect, and the goal of learning from the July 4 flood to prevent future loss of life. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows said the special session and hearings were intended to hear directly from local officials and residents, and that the state would pursue immediate and longer-term legislation and continue working beyond the current session. The committee then heard invited testimony from Kerr County, Kerrville, Kendall County, Real County, and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, followed by member questions. Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, and emergency management coordinator William B. Thomas described the flood as a sudden, unprecedented event that overwhelmed local systems before many officials or residents understood the danger. They said the county received multiple National Weather Service and IPAWS alerts, but the rain fell in remote upstream areas with limited gauges, and the flood rose too quickly for normal response. They detailed the emergency response, including dispatchers handling heavy call volumes, deputies and volunteer firefighters conducting rescues, and state and federal partners assisting. County officials said 108 people died, including 37 children, and two remained missing. They called for better real-time flood detection, stronger rural emergency management resources, improved broadband and cell coverage, and more funding for swift-water rescue and warning systems. Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring and City Manager Dalton Rice said the city had floodplain rules, emergency plans, and prior preparedness efforts, but the event exposed gaps in communications and regional warning capacity. They urged the Legislature to fund a flood warning system, whether sirens, automated alerts, or a hybrid, and asked for support for predictive weather modeling, broadband expansion, a hazard mitigation fund, and disaster recovery resources. The Upper Guadalupe River Authority said it had long funded gauges and pursued flood-warning and mitigation projects, including a new software-based flood prediction system and possible retention dams, and planned to dedicate reserve funds to feasibility studies and infrastructure improvements. Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk said his county’s emergency action plan and early alerts helped prevent deaths there, and he recommended easier access to alerting tools, a river-wide warning system, simpler grant applications, and regional coordination. Real County Judge Bella Rubio said rural counties face major challenges because of limited cell service, broadband, staffing, and funding, especially for camps and visitors along the Frio and Nueces rivers, and argued that reliable alert systems should be treated as a necessity, not a luxury. Members asked about the timeline of the flood, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and funding, and several witnesses said the key lessons were better communications, better warning systems, and more investment in rural flood mitigation and emergency response.

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• So this is the Wind River, Sierra Madre, Colorado River benefiting ground-based program.
• So this is the Wind<00:54:49.760> River<00:54:50.079> Sierra<00:54:50.480> Madre
• <00:54:51.200> uh<00:54:51.359> Colorado Wind River Sierra Madre uh Colorado Wind River
• We're looking at some other mitigation ideas, such as some improvements of water management and fish
• Uh we're looking at some other Uh we're looking at some other mitigation<00:58:17.280> ideas<00

Bills: HB0078, SF0012, SF0013, SF0052, SF0069, SF0070

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, wildlife management, environmental restoration

Transcript Highlights:

• If we get these 60 mph winds, even in January, and one lightning strike, one careless match thrown out
• Um, so it's a much bigger risk than I think a lot of people realize. these 60 mph winds, even in January
• these 60 mph winds, even in January and<00:40:08.560> one<00:40:08.880> lightning<00:40
• <00:45:44.480> for<00:45:44.720> cheap about doing fire mitigation for cheap about
• doing fire mitigation for cheap grass<00:45:45.520> that<00:45:45.839> dealt<00:45:46.160

Keywords: 916, all

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• In any case where the legislature thinks it's appropriate to mitigate it, it can provide for a lesser
• :16.599> to legislature thinks it's appropriate to legislature thinks it's appropriate to mitigate
• 18.239> provide<00:03:18.560> for<00:03:18.879> a<00:03:19.000> lesser mitigate
• it can provide for a lesser mitigate it can provide for a lesser penalty<00:03:19.720> and<00
• Um, I'd like to say that I'm from Trade Winds Hotel.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 282 would increase penalties for using an uncrewed aircraft, or drone, in the commission of a felony. The Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney strongly supported the bill, saying drones are being used to facilitate crimes such as burglaries, sex offender registration violations, and even murders, and that the measure would create a stronger deterrent and address sentencing issues. Members discussed how drone use could be investigated and noted that a prior Uncrewed Aircraft Offenses Act already covers a range of drone-related offenses. Testimony also included support from a Kauaʻi County Council member and the Office of the Public Defender, and the bill was then set aside as the committee moved on. The committee also heard SB 1032 on campaign finance, which would amend restrictions on foreign nationals and foreign corporations making contributions and expenditures. Testimony was listed in support from labor, civic, and advocacy groups, with some opposition, but the measure was not debated further in the portion provided. SB 1160, a consumer protection bill on ticket resale, drew support from venues and event groups and opposition from the Chamber of Progress, which argued the bill should target scalpers and deceptive practices rather than legitimate resale platforms. The Attorney General suggested an amendment to limit the bill’s scope to Hawaiʻi events, citing Commerce Clause concerns. On SB 344, requiring skateboard users under 16 to wear helmets, the Department of Transportation, Honolulu Police Department, and the Kiki Injury Prevention Coalition supported the measure. SB 106, which would let pedestrians cross outside marked crosswalks when a reasonably careful pedestrian would see no immediate danger, drew mixed testimony: public health and equity advocates supported it as a safety and anti-profiling measure, while others opposed it, warning it could increase danger on wider, faster roads. Committee members questioned whether Hawaiʻi’s current law is more dangerous because pedestrians must step into the roadway before drivers are required to stop, and the discussion continued at length without a final vote in the excerpt. The committee also heard SB 10009 on accessible parking fines, with DCAB and DAGS supporting the intent; a member asked that any new fine revenue go to the state parking revolving fund. SB 820, shortening the vehicle title transfer deadline from 30 days to 14 days, drew opposition from the Public Defender and Honolulu Customer Services, who said the current deadline is reasonable and the bill did not clearly solve a problem. Later measures included SB 1095 on license plate decal restrictions, SB 215 on towing and immobilization fees, and SB 1117 on electric mobility rebates and age/helmet rules, which received support from transportation and safety groups, though the transcript cuts off before any final actions or votes on those bills.

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• DISASTERS, HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS RENDERED DERELICT VESSELS OR RENDER VESSELS DERELICT FROM WIND
• DISPLAYED THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES AND EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE TO REMOVE DERELICT VESSELS THUS MITIGATING
• CENTER IS SELF PLUS AN ADJACENT OFFICE BUILDING, THEY WILL BOTH BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND A CATEGORY FIVE WIND

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• high high-strength winds. high high-strength winds.
• for certain perils associated with wind for certain perils associated with wind and<00:30:37.400
• Um and then also other mitigation Um and then also other mitigation resiliency<00:54:28.480>
• that uh will talk about the mitigation that uh will talk about the mitigation advice<00:58:27.840
• <01:44:15.640> down cuz my practice is probably winding down cuz my practice is probably winding

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 562, which would create a home damage mitigation and resilience grant program aimed at helping homeowners make property improvements that could reduce insurance costs and non-renewals. Commissioner DJ Bettencourt of the New Hampshire Insurance Department explained that the program is modeled in part on Alabama’s safer homes program, but tailored for New Hampshire hazards such as floods, microbursts, heavy snow, ice, and falling trees. He said the grants would be limited to primary residences, subject to a means test, capped at $10,000, and intended to help homeowners make targeted improvements such as roof fortification or tree removal that could improve underwriting outcomes and lead to premium discounts. Bettencourt said the program would not use state taxpayer funds and would instead rely on philanthropic donations, possible federal or regional housing-bank funding, and other outside sources. He said the department would not need new staff, and that a current position could be reconfigured to help administer the program part-time. Committee members asked about the funding language, the meaning of “loans” in the bill, whether there were any other states using a similar no-state-funds model, and how many homeowners could be helped. Bettencourt said Rhode Island and Connecticut were moving forward in a similar way, and that the number of beneficiaries would depend on how much money is raised. Members also questioned how the grant program would actually lower premiums, whether savings would apply only to participants or more broadly, and how the IBHS evaluation process would work. Bettencourt and department staff said the direct benefit would be to the homeowner whose property is improved, though neighbors could also benefit in some cases. They explained that IBHS is a building-safety organization that certifies contractors and inspectors and that its standards can qualify homes for insurer discounts. Questions were also raised about confidentiality provisions, first-come-first-served grant awards, rollover of unused applications, and possible tax treatment of donations. The sponsor said those details would be addressed through rulemaking or existing tax rules, and no vote was taken during the hearing.

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• We're parking it somewhere as a risk mitigation tool, but that is our essentially the state's funding
• We're parking it somewhere as a risk<00:09:00.320> mitigation<00:09:00.880> tool<00:09:
• tool but that is our risk mitigation tool but that is our essentially<00:09:03.440> the<00:09
• And it’s the idea that if there is a need to wind up a bank that is in financial crisis that there be
• And it’s the idea that if there is a need to wind up a bank that is in financial crisis that there be

Bills: SF0021, SF0022, SF0054, SF0055

Keywords: stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation, state commission, decentralized, nonprofit association, merger, conversion, liability, membership, governance, indemnification, banking regulation, special purpose depository institution, conversion process, Wyoming state laws, financial services

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• <02:46:55.240> gash support of HR 1997 the lake wind gash support of HR 1997 the lake wind
• Accurate reporting is necessary to broadly track the progress made on our larger wildfire mitigation
• Accurate reporting is necessary to broadly track the progress made on our larger wildfire mitigation
• There's something about the winds beneath the wings. That's you.
• There's something about the winds beneath the wings. That's you.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This bill creates a regulatory framework for TCEQ to monitor and mitigate the environmental threat posed
• seeks to skip that important process. ...process that focuses on more than just spill response to mitigate
• On our farm, we have coastal grass that sways in the wind, and cows used to be the best part of our life
• It's long-winded, but know that I appreciate you walking us through it. Dr.
• I think the testimony we heard today was regarding runoff, and there are regulatory mitigating factors

Bills: HB1341, HB1674, HB4028, SB2321

Keywords: hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions