Transcript Highlights:

• California added zero.
• We have had zero job growth, zero recovery if it weren't for government jobs.
• California added zero. 20,100. California added zero.
• ><c> job</c><04:33:45.279><c> growth,</c><04:33:46.080><c> zero</c> had would have zero job growth, zero
• had would have zero job growth, zero recovery<04:33:47.680><c> if</c><04:33:47.920><c> it</c><04:33:

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

Transcript Highlights:

• Zero. So that will pass. Back to you. Sorry.
• Zero.
• So, it's a net zero to the general fund.
• So, it's a net zero to the general fund.
• </c> governor's budget now and there is zero governor's budget now and there is zero expended<04:10:12.720

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met with Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre and Charitable Gaming Chief Compliance Officer Kulie Aoyo to review proposed changes in HB 2 and related amendments affecting video lottery terminals, historic horse racing, charitable gaming, and scratch tickets. McIntyre said the late-arriving amendment made revenue estimates difficult, especially because the bill would allow operators to decide when to convert from HHR to VLTs and would change the floor-space rules. He explained that the existing 70/30 floor-space split between machines and table games was negotiated to protect charity revenue, and warned that moving to a 90/10 split could reduce charity revenue, potentially by as much as $17 million, while also changing the character of the facilities. Committee members discussed whether to keep the 70/30 split, and McIntyre said he could provide updated estimates later that day, including net impacts after any offsetting gains or losses under current law. Members also asked about the governor’s proposed operator share versus the Sweeney amendment’s higher operator share. McIntyre said the governor’s 45% figure was based on his own estimate and on comparable rates in other states, and he supported it as a way to maximize revenue for the state and charities. He also described a change to high-stakes tournaments: after speaking with Rep. Sweeney, he said the amendment was clarified to apply only to those tournaments and would lower the house take from 10% to 5% to encourage participation in rare, high-buy-in events. The committee also discussed a separate proposal to raise the maximum scratch ticket price from $30 to $50; McIntyre said the change would take time to implement, would likely increase net state revenue by about $1 million in year two, and was consistent with pricing in neighboring states such as Massachusetts and Connecticut. Additional questions covered sports betting and a separate Kino-related estimate. McIntyre said March Madness is the busiest period for sports betting and that the state’s sports betting revenue has exceeded initial expectations. He also said he had estimated that removing a municipal-vote restriction for Kino could cost about $12 million total, with $2 million in the first year and $10 million thereafter. No formal votes were taken during the discussion; the chair indicated the committee would revisit the VLT amendment and other sections later, and McIntyre agreed to send updated revenue estimates to committee members.

Transcript Highlights:

• And as you can see by this chart, fiscal years 2026 and 2027 have zeroed out because those general funds
• out because those and 27 have zeroed out because those General<03:32:31.640><c> funds</c><03:32:31.960
• </c> yeah I noticed the 2025 all the zeros yeah I noticed the 2025 all the zeros and<05:05:33.878><c>
• The general fund was zeroed out. Where is that money? Hold on.
• </c><05:09:55.920><c> out</c><05:09:56.160><c> where</c> um the general fund was zeroed out where um

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from the University System of New Hampshire chancellor on the system’s budget, enrollment, finances, workforce role, and response to federal policy changes. The chancellor said the governor’s recommended budget would reduce university system funding by about $16.5 million over the biennium, or roughly 8.3%, and asked that state funding be held at the governor’s level. She described planned cost reductions already underway, including lower headcount, reduced benefits and retirement contributions, property sales, and lease reductions, and said the system expects to remove about $20 million from its cost structure in fiscal year 2026. A large portion of the discussion focused on enrollment and finances. The chancellor said fall 2024 enrollment was about 23,000, with New Hampshire enrollment increasing for the first time since 2013, and noted that the system remains a major workforce pipeline, with about 3,000 graduates entering the state workforce each year. She explained that net tuition has fallen over time because of declining enrollment and increased financial aid, while research grants and contracts have grown significantly. She also walked through endowment funding, explaining that payouts are based on a 12-quarter rolling average and are intentionally smoothed to reduce volatility; members asked for follow-up information on payout comparisons, administrative salaries, headcounts, and compensation per student. Members questioned the university about the relationship between state support, tuition, endowments, and research spending. The chancellor said the system has used state capital support to leverage major investments, including the UNH Life Sciences building, Plymouth’s Hyde Hall, and the Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center, and described partnerships with businesses such as Lonza and regional manufacturers. She also explained a long-running New Hampshire 529-related revenue stream that has built endowment support for scholarships, and said the system’s endowment now totals about $988 million. In response to questions about possible cuts, she said the system is considering academic program sharing, consolidation of specialties, online delivery, AI-assisted administrative efficiencies, and footprint reductions, but declined to name specific programs. The committee also discussed DEI-related issues and federal grants. The chancellor said the system is reviewing executive orders and a U.S. Department of Education Dear Colleague letter, and that general counsel is working through websites, programs, and more than 1,200 federal grants to ensure compliance. She said the system spends about $3 million on what it calls DEI-related offices and services, but emphasized that these services include disability support, veteran support, Title IX, ADA, and employment-law compliance, and that the system does not have race-based programs, separate housing, or separate graduation ceremonies. She reported that the system had received stop-work orders on four federal grants totaling about $700,000 and warned that reductions in federal direct or indirect costs could affect research, jobs, and innovation.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's also the one program on that list the state of Minnesota has invested zero dollars into.
• It would continue to cost this state zero dollars to make the most effective pathway usable for more
• </c><01:29:34.800><c> And</c> invested zero dollars into. And invested zero dollars into.
• dollars to make the cost this state zero dollars to make the most<01:30:03.920><c> effective</c><01:
• Put a big fat zero there.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Principal repayment was zero interest, but 50% principal forgiveness, or 100% grant.
• Principal repayment was zero interest, but 50% principal forgiveness, or 100% grant.
• Principal<00:52:42.240><c> repayment</c><00:52:42.920><c> was</c><00:52:43.080><c> zero</c><00:52:43.480
• </c> Principal<00:52:47.240><c> repayment</c><00:52:47.960><c> was</c><00:52:48.080><c> zero</c><00:52
• :48.480><c> interest,</c> Principal repayment was zero interest, Principal repayment was zero interest

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee received a budget and program update from Kentucky Emergency Management on the state’s urban search and rescue buildout. Eric Gibson and Doug Hargrave said the legislature’s funding was used to create FEMA-type urban search and rescue capacity, including Kentucky Task Force 1 and 2, the incident support team, and the helicopter aquatic rescue/hoist team. They emphasized that the effort is not just equipment purchases but also training, credentialing, warehouse and training-facility development, canine program expansion, and coordination with local search and rescue agencies across the Commonwealth. Gibson reported that the agency executed 99.4% of the $16.175 million appropriation by the end of the fiscal year and said the team met its readiness target ahead of schedule, with equipment already being deployed in recent flood response operations. He also said $500,000 per year was set aside for local search and rescue grants, with about $482,000 awarded to 29 teams in one year and $490,000 to 36 teams in the next, averaging about $20,000 per grant. Several members urged the committee to consider increasing support for local responders in future budgets, noting rising equipment costs and the importance of local teams as first on scene. Members asked about staffing, coverage, and benefits. Gibson explained that the task force is a mixed workforce of full-time fire personnel loaned from local departments, professional service staff such as doctors and engineers, and temporary deployment staff, with workers’ compensation coverage provided through KYEM and/or home agencies depending on the arrangement. He also said local search and rescue members are not currently included in line-of-duty death benefits. In response to questions about coverage and deployment, he described the two task force locations as designed to keep resources within roughly 100 miles of every Kentuckian. The discussion also turned to recent flood response and disaster recovery. Gibson said the state had mobilized up to 24 teams over the weekend, documented roughly 60 to 80 water rescues or assisted evacuations, and was seeing significant damage in counties such as Cumberland, Clinton, and Metcalfe, including agricultural losses. He said several counties were meeting FEMA public assistance thresholds and that the state was preparing a broader relief request that could include FEMA, SBA, and USDA assistance. He also updated members on efforts to claw back and reallocate unused “strained fiscal liquidity” funds by the statutory deadline, saying notices were sent and funds were redirected where possible to unmet local needs.

Transcript Highlights:

• Actually, the account went uh to zero, I believe, before the end of February. Senator Holsten.
• Actually, the account went uh to zero, I believe, before the end of February.
• The problem is if there is nothing left, if the entire calf was taken, there's zero way to um prove.
• calf was nothing left, if the entire calf was taken,<01:03:30.680><c> there's</c><01:03:31.360><c> zero
• </c><01:03:31.840><c> way</c><01:03:32.120><c> to</c><01:03:32.960><c> um</c> taken, there's zero way

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• deployment, and the DOE suggests that we might need up to 376,000 new workers, sorry, there seems to be a zero
• We've had zero issues with any of the dry cask storage. Zero.
• Dang, zero radiation yet again.
• If we detect any defects in the cladding—and we've gotten to a zero-defect mentality, where I think 99.9
• identified and the mitigating or offset to those risks, we'll then try to bring it down as close to zero

Committee: Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• First, we have three in support, zero opposed. Anyone here wishing to testify on this measure?
• <00:48:14.440><c> three</c><00:48:14.720><c> in</c><00:48:14.840><c> support,</c><00:48:15.640><c> zero
• </c> we have three in support, zero opposed. we have three in support, zero opposed.
• Okay, on this measure, we have six in support, zero opposed, and two with comments. This is 212.
• There are 81 opposed, 12 in support, zero comments. Members, are there any questions?

Bills: SB2706 , SB2320

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Environment

Keywords: workforce development, agriculture, biosecurity, pilot program, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, University of Hawaii, Leeward Community College, DHRD, training, apprenticeship, career pathways, credentialing, job training, internship, hands-on experience, state employment, workforce pipeline, agricultural jobs, biosecurity jobs, general fund appropriation

Summary: The committees first heard SB 2371, which would prioritize lease offers on agrivoltaics parcels for beginning farmers, require annual compliance reports to DAB, authorize penalties for noncompliance, and allow solar facilities on certain agricultural lands. DAB, the State Energy Office, PUC, and Hawaii Farm Bureau generally supported the intent, while OPPSD recommended amendments to preserve agricultural lease affordability and strengthen food-production language. Members questioned whether the bill would meaningfully encourage solar on ag lands, whether beginning farmers would have enough information to use such parcels, and how the bill would interact with Land Use Commission review. The Farm Bureau said agrivoltaics remains challenging and largely in pilot form, and noted the Mililani project as a promising example of dual use. The committees voted to pass SB 2371 with amendments, with one member expressing a preference that it be opened to all farmers rather than only beginning farmers. The next measure, SB 2800, appropriates funds to DAB, DLNR, and ADC for acquisition, repair, and maintenance of irrigation systems. All testifying agencies and the Farm Bureau supported the bill, and members pressed them for estimates of needed funding and the condition of existing systems. DAB cited major repair needs, including Waimea, Molokai, Kahuku, and Kawailoa, and said its backlog could total roughly $65 million; ADC estimated about $35 million for several systems; and DLNR said its current needs for three systems were about $35 million, with the largest cost tied to piping in Kekaha. The committees amended the bill to defer its effective date to July 1, 2050 and to blank out the appropriation amounts in the bill text, with the agencies’ requested amounts to be included in the committee report for consideration. SB 2800 then passed in AEN, Water and Land, and EIG. The final measure discussed was SB 2718, a food hub pilot program beginning in 2028 that would require state departments and UH to source 30% of certain food purchases from local agricultural products, create a nutrition- and ʻāina-based school program, and have DAT partner with a regional aggregator for Native Hawaiian staple crops. DAT, DOH, the Farm Bureau, Food Plus Policy Group, HAPA, and others supported the bill’s intent, while the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation opposed it, saying it is already struggling to meet the current local procurement percentage and faces procurement and quantity barriers, especially for staple items used daily. The testimony focused on whether agencies could realistically meet the higher local purchasing target and whether smaller farms could supply the needed volumes.

Transcript Highlights:

• Protectors Hawaii, Solid Waste Task Force of Hawaiʻi, Environmental Change Agents, Surf Rider Foundation, Zero
• </c><00:34:19.520><c> Zero</c> Surf Rider Foundation in support.
• Zero Surf Rider Foundation in support.
• Zero Waste<00:34:20.240><c> Kauaii</c><00:34:20.639><c> in</c><00:34:20.879><c> support.
• the road, um, and we'd be much further along in reducing our carbon emissions and making our 2045 zero-emission

Bills: HB2241 , HB2316 , HB1566 , HB1926 , HB1673 , HB1948 , HB2602 , HB1598 , HB2334 , HB2451 , HB2243

Committee: House Energy & Environmental Protection

Keywords: renewable energy, income tax credit, solar energy, wind energy, low-income households, energy policy, lead materials, drinking water, public health, water infrastructure, safety regulations, HB1566, energy efficiency, LED lighting, light-emitting diodes, fluorescent bulbs, fluorescent fixtures, compact fluorescent lamps, CFL ban, mercury-free lighting

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a bill to expand the solar energy tax credit for single-family residential properties by removing certain cap amounts and raising the adjusted gross income limits for taxpayers to elect a refund of excess credits. The Hawaii State Energy Office and Department of Taxation both said they were standing on written testimony, while industry and advocacy groups largely supported the measure. Members questioned whether the income thresholds were set appropriately, how many taxpayers would be affected at different income levels, and how many would qualify for refundable treatment; Taxation said it did not yet have the requested numbers but was preparing a fiscal estimate. A major issue raised was drafting and administration: witnesses said the bill appears to apply differently to owner-purchased systems versus third-party leased systems, and Taxation said it likely could not easily verify household income for leased systems or cross-reference different taxpayers. Discussion also covered whether the credit should remain refundable, whether credits should be limited to amounts actually expended, and whether the bill should instead be structured to keep the credit with the system owner or lessor, with concerns about equity, market effects, and possible incentives to lease rather than buy. The committee then moved to HB 2316, which would align state restrictions on lead materials in drinking water infrastructure with federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. The Department of Health and other supporters testified in favor, and there were no questions from the chair. Next, HB 1566 on energy efficiency would require state agencies to use energy-efficient lighting, with the Hawaii State Energy Office providing technical assistance and a compliance survey prioritized for first responder facilities; testimony from state agencies and advocates was in support, and again there were no questions. For HB 1926 on Red Hill, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Board of Water Supply, and multiple organizations and individuals supported funding for remediation studies, environmental monitoring, groundwater research, independent testing, and a public dashboard, with DLNR emphasizing that decades of work remain necessary even after defueling and that the bill supports ongoing university and community partnerships. The committee then heard HB 1673 on landfill units. The Department of Health initially said it was in support but later corrected the record and stated it strongly opposes the measure, saying the bill would undo protections enacted last session that keep landfills out of areas over aquifers; the Board of Water Supply also opposed repeal of those protections, while the City and County of Honolulu supported the HD1 version that leaves siting decisions to the counties. Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi and the Energy Justice Network opposed the bill, arguing the original protections should remain and that the amended version had confused commenters; supporters of the original version urged restoring it and considering additional language on ash.

Transcript Highlights:

• "Close the machine, Madam Clerk, by vote 128, zero nays, the bill passes. Next item, gentlemen."
• "Close the machine, Madam Clerk, by vote 128, zero nays, the bill passes. Next item, gentlemen."
• "Close the machine, Madam Clerk, by vote 128, zero nays, the bill passes." "Next item, gentlemen."
• "Close the machine, Madam Clerk, by vote 128, zero nays, the bill passes. Next item, gentlemen."
• By vote 118 yeas, zero nays, the bill passes. Anything further, gentlemen? >> Yes, sir. Mr.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 21 January, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You can zero in on it.
• You can zero in on it.
• You can zero in on it.
• You can zero in on it.
• So, I urge you to support the amendment as a simple, zero-cost, common-sense reform that will benefit

Bills: HF1532 , HF1290 , HF2231 , HF2013

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: eminent domain, reimbursement, property acquisition, appraisal, landowner rights, HF1290, AED, automatic external defibrillator, defibrillator signage, wayfinding signs, roadside signs, directional signage, public access AED, emergency medical response, cardiac arrest, sudden cardiac arrest, public safety, Minnesota Department of Transportation, road authority, transportation law

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, I'm sure, I know Republicans do that, maybe even Democrats too, talk about zero-based budgeting.
• Under the first Trump administration, in 2019, that number was zero and often in the single digits.
• Zero. Zilch. Nada. So, if we're going to solve it, the world is warming.
• This amendment calls for zero, not one penny of additional funding. Okay, thank you.
• If Congress, with the power of the purse, was doing its job, and do the Through zero-based budgeting,

Committee: Senate Senate Budget

Transcript Highlights:

• It might not make a real difference in terms of reducing that from one to zero, and I wish we could reduce
• it to zero.
• It might not make a real difference in terms of reducing that from one to zero, and I wish we could reduce
• it to zero.
• it to zero.

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.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><02:20:47.359><c> Zero</c> provisions. Advanced clean trucks. Zero provisions.
• Zero emission<02:20:48.319><c> airport</c><02:20:48.800><c> shuttle.
• Zero emission emission airport shuttle.
• There's zero evidence of any wrongdoing by ActBlue.
• There's zero evidence of shut them down.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, so anywhere from zero on up, um, 50% with a cap of, Mr.
• </c><00:43:03.440><c> or</c> Le could be um it could be um zero or Le could be um it could be um zero
• </c> any amount amount above zero. any amount amount above zero.
• </c><00:43:54.880><c> on</c><00:43:55.200><c> up,</c> Um, so anywhere from zero on up, Um, so anywhere
• from zero on up, um,<00:43:57.599><c> 50%</c><00:43:58.319><c> with</c><00:43:58.560><c> a</c><00:43

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• As of right now, there is zero representation for terrestrial wildlife at our local national park.
• As of right now, there is zero representation for terrestrial wildlife at our local national park.
• As of right now, there is zero representation for terrestrial wildlife at our local national park.
• As of right now, there is zero representation for terrestrial wildlife at our local national park.
• As of right now, there is zero representation for terrestrial wildlife at our local national park.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Zero issue. However, currently the private property owner can designate that space.
• </c><02:18:48.559><c> Zero</c><02:18:48.960><c> issue.</c> issue. You folks pass that.
• Zero issue. issue. You folks pass that. Zero issue.
• Motion carries 17 to zero. Is there any objection going on consent calendar?
• Motion carries 17 to zero. Is &gt;&gt; All right. Motion carries 17 to zero.

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With 63 I zero please close the machine.
• With 62 yes, zero no, and three excused, the motion is adopted.
• With 62 yes votes, zero no votes, and three excused, the motion is adopted.
• With 62 yes votes, zero no votes, and three excused, the motion is adopted.
• With 62 yes votes, zero no votes, and three excused, the motion is adopted.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's kind of a zero-sum situation because they are other government agencies and they're providing a
• not it's<06:21:52.558><c> kind</c><06:21:52.680><c> of</c><06:21:52.798><c> a</c><06:21:52.920><c> zero
• </c><06:21:53.280><c> sum</c><06:21:53.680><c> situation</c> it's kind of a zero sum situation it's kind
• of a zero sum situation because<06:21:54.520><c> they</c><06:21:54.680><c> are</c><06:21:54.920><c>
• million for State fiscal year 26 and then decrease again to $6 million for our final ask and then to zero

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance held an informational briefing with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations on its budget, staffing, and operations. The director reviewed department leadership and reported on recruitment and retention efforts, including a 14% vacancy rate, a 10.5% workforce increase from filling 189 positions, and the Hela Imua internship program, which has placed 516 interns since inception and led to 62 permanent hires. The department also described modernization efforts, including the UI Huakai project and the Disability Compensation Division’s electronic case management system, and said the unemployment compensation trust fund exceeded $71.5 million, triggering Schedule C for calendar year 2025. The department’s main budget requests included $2.9 million for fiscal year 2026 to support maintenance and operations of the electronic case management system, plus restoration of two enforcement specialist positions. Officials said those positions are needed to address a decline in investigators from 11 to six since 2009, improve compliance, and handle Hawaii Compliance Express certificate work. Additional requests included two human resources specialists to address recruitment backlogs, two labor enforcement specialists to reduce a backlog of Chapter 104 prevailing wage and wage cases, and two positions for the Office of Community Services to expand immigrant services and access centers. The department also discussed federal funding for unemployment insurance and workforce programs, including National Dislocated Worker Grants and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds, and said some funding is received in increments and may require extensions. Members asked about Kauai inspection coverage, federal funding uncertainty, the size of the special unemployment insurance fund, and whether the department could ramp up staffing during a future crisis. Officials said Kauai is currently served by inspectors from Honolulu and there are no plans to open a permanent island position because of staffing constraints. They said the department is meeting federal guidelines and is not in jeopardy, and that the special unemployment insurance fund has about $10 million, with current UI operations funded at a little over $15 million, meaning the fund may need to cover roughly $5 million if federal support declines. The director said the department would use the special fund to supplement shortfalls, but noted that federal funding cuts and the loss of ARPA support have already affected operations.

Transcript Highlights:

• with the utility in New England, in Massachusetts or Rhode Island, and then in turn they’ll bid in zero
• /c><00:19:26.799><c> they'll</c><00:19:27.039><c> bid</c><00:19:27.400><c> in</c><00:19:27.640><c> zero
• </c><00:19:28.080><c> into</c> then in turn they'll bid in zero into then in turn they'll bid in zero
• New Hampshire is not — has not adopted a net-zero mandate.
• </c><02:20:47.800><c> impact</c> pollution uh there is no zero impact pollution uh there is no zero impact

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all