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ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Apr 3rd, 2025 at 02:30 pm

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Meaning the Public Service Commission would have a lot to say over that.
Bills: SB2339
Summary: The Energy and Natural Resources Committee continued work on House Bill 1459, which concerns rare earth and critical mineral recovery from North Dakota lignite coal. Testimony from UND researcher Dan Ludo and industry representative David Straely focused on the urgency of developing the process quickly, the technical differences between extracting minerals from coal versus ash, and the potential value of elements such as terbium, dysprosium, gallium, germanium, and synthetic graphite. Straely argued the bill is constitutional, limited to minerals within the coal seam, and needed to avoid years of quiet title litigation and provide certainty for development and compensation to royalty owners. Committee members raised questions about landowner rights, compensation levels, possible amendments from the Department of Trust Lands, and whether the bill should be modified to address constitutional concerns or sunset provisions. No final action was taken on HB 1459; the chair said parties could work on language until Monday before the committee revisits it. The committee then returned to House Bill 1579, a high-load study bill with a possible energy infrastructure investment amendment. Jody Smith of the Retirement and Investment Office presented updated language adding guardrails for in-state infrastructure investing, including requiring approved projects to be underwritten and managed by a qualified investment manager or financial institution and to follow the Legacy Fund investment policy. Members discussed whether the amendment had been shared with the House sponsor and noted that the related bill 1330 was still pending, so HB 1579 was being held for the time being. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 1566, which had an amendment from the Agriculture Commissioner’s office. The committee adopted the amendment 7-0, then passed a due-pass motion on the amended bill and referred it to Appropriations, also by a 7-0 vote. Members discussed the bill’s fiscal impact, including an estimated $580,000 for two FTEs over two years, and clarified that the study component remains in the bill. Senator Gerhardt was assigned to carry the measure.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 3, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • FLORIDA HAS DEVELOPED A ROBUST NETWORK OF WRONG WAY TO VEHICLE DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES THROUGHOUT MAJOR
  • BY DETECTING AND INTERCEPTING THESE VEHICLES WE AIM TO PREVENT POTENTIAL COLLISIONS BEFORE THEY OCCUR
  • AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, IT'S A PRIVATE SECTOR DRIVEN INDUSTRY. BUT WE DO COORDINATE OFTEN.
  • FLORIDA HAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE VERY BEST REGULATORY DEPARTMENTS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.
  • SO WE HAVE MET WITH JUST THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS WE MET WITH A FEW AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE COMPANIES.