Video & Transcript Research : 'wildlife impact'
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TX
Bills:
SB3074, HB49, HB2440, HB3556, HB3619, HB3866, HB4042, HB4112, HB4271, HB4413, HB4426, HB5033, HB49
Keywords:
SB 3074, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Water Code, permit applications, environmental permitting, administrative record, ex parte communications, legislative communications, governor, lieutenant governor, state legislators, district projects, public records, recusal, conflict of interest, substantial interest, agency transparency, environmental regulation, permit renewal
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department then has 45 days to conduct a review of the impact the proposed
- Fish and Wildlife Service, and that there would be adverse impacts to that species.
- Fish and Wildlife Service in 2013.
- Let's be thoughtful, deliberate, and cognizant of the way that we're impacting our wildlife and our wild
- While it does impact each individual, it doesn't impact everyone equally. ...So income and frontline
Bills:
SB3074, HB49, HB2440, HB3556, HB3619, HB3866, HB4042, HB4112, HB4271, HB4413, HB4426, HB5033, HB49
Keywords:
SB 3074, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Water Code, permit applications, environmental permitting, administrative record, ex parte communications, legislative communications, governor, lieutenant governor, state legislators, district projects, public records, recusal, conflict of interest, substantial interest, agency transparency, environmental regulation, permit renewal
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Committee, February 17, 2026
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- What we were trying to do and and<00:10:06.400><c> probably</c> the<00:10:09.480><c> impact</c><00:10
- of this bill is is basically the impact of this bill is is basically it<00:10:12.440><c> repeals</c>
- The response was that all funds at every county level would be impacted: the school foundation 12-mill
- The response was that all funds at every county level would be impacted: the school foundation 12-mill
- </c> The commissioners are having conversations now about what the impacts of that bill look like, and
Keywords:
landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Committee, February 17, 2026 - AM
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Wildlife distribution.
- </c> they do for our wildlife is is critical. they do for our wildlife is is critical.
- I just maybe could you go describe a little bit more in detail the impact that this wildlife has on egg
- detail the impact that this wildlife<00:26:15.200><c> has</c><00:26:15.440><c> on</c><00:26:15.760><c
- of supporting the state's impact of supporting the state's wildlife<00:26:59.360><c> that's</c><00:26
Keywords:
landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Committee, February 17, 2026 - PM
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> advance their business as it impacts advance their business as it impacts Wyoming.<00:15:29.760>
- </c> get some elements out of the wildlife get some elements out of the wildlife natural<00:26:27.760
- </c><01:04:18.240><c> and</c> upon our wild lands, our wildlife and upon our wild lands, our wildlife
- </c> wrong decisions impact the entire state. wrong decisions impact the entire state.
- I'm a wildlife biologist.
Keywords:
landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology (10-23-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> have a direct and significant impact. have a direct and significant impact.
- This impact is impact um is 87 million.
- is an impact.
- So, we have impact and we have repeat impact, which is important.
- and we have repeat impact we have impact and we have repeat impact which<00:15:47.519><c> is</c><00:
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00:12
Roll Call: 00:00:21
Visit Jessamine - Making an Impact: 00:03:15
Fort Knox Update & Impact: 00:27:20, 958, all
Summary:
The committee approved the September minutes and heard two presentations focused on tourism and economic development. First, Visit Jessamine and local winery representatives described Jessamine County’s tourism branding, visitor center renovation at the old jail in Nicholasville, wayfinding signs, kiosks, murals, and the Jessamine Wine and Spirits Trail. They said Kentucky tourism generates more than $1 billion in taxes and $14.3 billion in economic impact statewide, and that Jessamine County tourism generates about $6.2 million in taxes and $87 million in economic impact. They emphasized that the wine trail and related events, including the Kentucky Wine and Vine Festival, draw repeat visitors, support surrounding counties, and attract visitors from across the country and overseas. Committee members praised the presentation and discussed local events such as Halloween activities in Nicholasville and Wilmore and the Great Jessamine Pumpkin event.
The committee also received prepared comments on Fort Knox from Lance O’Brien of the Knox Regional Development Alliance after a Fort Knox representative could not attend because of the federal government shutdown. The remarks highlighted Fort Knox’s role as a military installation, economic engine, tourism draw, and workforce partner. The presentation cited an estimated $5.6 billion in annual output, about $1.3 billion in payroll, more than 60,000 retirees and veterans in the surrounding area, and roughly 11,000 to 13,000 soldiers stationed there at a time. It also noted major tourism-related activity such as Cadet Summer Training, the National Raider Challenge, and the George Patton Museum, along with more than $484 million in small-business contracts in fiscal year 2025 and Fort Knox’s role in IT and cybersecurity. Members discussed the importance of tourism revenue, out-of-state visitors, and the broader economic impact of both Jessamine County and Fort Knox.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Sean Donahue, of Florida, and Jessica Kramer, of Wisconsin, both to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United State Apr 9th, 2025 at 08:45 am
Environment and Public Works Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- meeting here to vote on the nominations of Brigadier General Brian Nesvick to be Director of Fish and Wildlife
- decades of relevant experience and experience. extensive leadership, he will make a great Fish and Wildlife
- protection is, in my view, contrary to the very purpose of the Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Department of Wildlife Service has, by all standards, known, and this meets the letter of the law and
- So again, back to... how that impacts communities.
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on the presidential nominations of Brigadier General Brian Nesvick as Director of Fish and Wildlife and Jess Kramer and Sean Donahue as assistant administrators at the EPA. Each nominee presented their qualifications and experiences in their respective fields, with an emphasis on their commitment to uphold the laws passed by Congress. The discussion highlighted the nominees' dedication to addressing environmental issues and their proactive stances on regulatory matters. After deliberation, votes were held to report the nominations favorably, despite some members voicing concerns regarding their qualifications and potential conflicts with environmental interests.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Enright, assistant area wildlife manager. Thanks, Torin.
- It's the irreversible impact on people's lives. Is a pond for ducks really worth more than that?
- impact on people's lives. lives. lives.
- </c><00:21:06.400><c> I</c><00:21:06.480><c> also</c> negatively impacting area farms.
- I also negatively impacting area farms.
Bills:
HF3879
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Thu Jan 29, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- We are uniquely, or somewhat uniquely, maybe almost uniquely, impacted by plastic in our oceans and on
- Thank you. almost uniquely maybe um impacted by uh almost uniquely maybe um impacted by uh plastic<00
- Uh, Katherine Stanaway, DNR, Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
- Or we can just reference, like, has the greatest impacts to XYZ... >> Environment, environmental quality
- </c><01:02:21.040><c> to</c><01:02:21.760><c> XYZ</c> greatest impacts to XYZ greatest impacts to XYZ
Keywords:
PFAS, single-use plastics, environmental health, food ware, pollution reduction, HB1802, conservation banking, conservation bank, mitigation banking, compensatory mitigation, incidental take permit, incidental take license, habitat conservation plan, HCP, DLNR, BLNR, Board of Land and Natural Resources, endangered species recovery committee, threatened species, endangered species
Summary:
The committee heard several environmental and energy bills, beginning with HB 644 on single-use plastics. DLNR and DOH supported the measure, and environmental advocates said it would reduce plastic waste in oceans and landfills. Testifiers urged the bill to avoid weakening existing county ordinances, and some supported delaying implementation to use up inventory, while Upstream opposed compostable-plastic exemptions and urged prompt passage. Committee members asked whether reusable and refillable foodware could be added to the PFAS prohibition, and Upstream said that would be consistent with the bill’s goals.
The committee then took up HB 1802 on conservation mitigation banks, HB 1569 on microfiber filters for newly manufactured washing machines, and HB 1619 on electric vehicle infrastructure. HB 1802 drew mostly agency testimony from DLNR, with opposition testimony noted from environmental groups, and members discussed whether suggested amendments would address concerns. HB 1569 received limited testimony, with support from the Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition and opposition from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers. HB 1619 was supported by the PUC, Hawaiian Electric, the Department of Transportation, and several advocacy groups; Earthjustice said the bill was needed to address a widening EV charging shortfall and described the funding increase as relatively small compared with the benefits.
The committee also heard HB 1620, which would increase the barrel tax to fund the EV charging rebate program. The State Energy Office and PUC offered comments, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii opposed the special-fund approach and said the bill should also address the non-petroleum fossil-fuel portion of the barrel tax. Earthjustice and youth transportation advocates supported the measure, and the chair asked for information on unused hydrogen fueling subaccount funds; PUC said no hydrogen program funds had been deployed and estimated the balance was likely around $2 million, with exact figures to be provided later.
Finally, the committee heard HB 1730 on wastewater systems, which would create a wastewater technical advisory group and fund positions at DOH. DLNR, DOH, OPSD, UH, and several environmental groups supported the bill, emphasizing cesspool pollution, affordability, and the need for more staffing and technical assistance. Testifiers suggested amendments to create a separate cesspool conversion implementation working group and debated the size and composition of the advisory group, including whether to include outside engineers and whether SHIP should be on the panel. No votes were taken during the hearing segment provided.
MN
Bills:
HF601
Keywords:
agriculture, depredation compensation, livestock, crop damage, elk, wolves, wildlife management, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Ways and Means Committee OKs budget resolution 4/1/25
Ways and Means
Bills:
HF601
Keywords:
agriculture, depredation compensation, livestock, crop damage, elk, wolves, wildlife management, 1183, house
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The Fish and Wildlife Service does make PILT payments called revenue-sharing payments, but that's not
- Fish and Wildlife Service.
- um fish and wildlife will easements um fish and wildlife will acquire<00:26:32.240><c> the</c><00:26
- </c> subdivision 2E accelerating The Wildlife subdivision 2E accelerating The Wildlife Management<00:
- They are location-based, and they’re working to buy Wildlife Management Areas, and those Wildlife Management
Bills:
HF1250
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210, 25 March, 2026; 1:00 PM
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'm assuming you want to hear about me, for what I know about wildlife and outdoors. Outdoors.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210, 18 March, 2026; 1:30 PM
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll go ahead and call the Wildlife, Fisheries Committee to order.
- , for the public good. for wildlife, for the public good.
- </c><00:12:55.120><c> to</c> recreational and economic impact to recreational and economic impact to
- Would you say that you are a wildlife.
- </c><00:21:12.000><c> conservation</c> to improve the wildlife conservation to improve the wildlife conservation
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210, 2 February, 2026; 3:00 P.M.
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Transcript Highlights:
- The Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee will come to order.
- </c> commissioners, Tennessee wildlife commissioners, Tennessee wildlife commissioners,<00:10:22.399>
- </c> the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Enforcement<00:15:17.600><c> Division
- ,</c> commercialization of wildlife, commercialization of wildlife, especially<00:15:22.720><c> through
- </c><00:38:14.000><c> uh</c> was kind of going to the wildlife uh was kind of going to the wildlife uh
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 216, Oct. 23, 2025; 2:00 PM
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210; 2 April, 2025: 9:30 AM
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210; 27 March, 2025: 1:30 PM
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210; 4 March, 2025: 1:00 PM
MS