Transcript Highlights:

• He said they have never in practice been regulated that way.
• He said he used to work in highly regulated software development and was never required to maintain a
• </c> used to work in uh highly regulated used to work in uh highly regulated software<00:28:44.480><c
• in that regulated space is much<00:28:58.240><c> more</c><00:28:58.399><c> focused</c><00:28:58.760>
• </c><05:16:36.040><c> policies</c> Code that relate to regulations policies Code that relate to regulations

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing opened on House Bill 192, which concerns the Joint Committee on Employee Classification process for state employee positions. Representative Peter Schmidt explained that the bill is a procedural step to send already-reviewed classifications to Korn Ferry and then into statute and the budget. Department of Corrections staff and Commissioner Helen Hanks testified that one Deputy Director of Medical Services position had been omitted from the bill by mistake even though it had already gone through the JCEC process, and they asked for an amendment to add it. Hanks clarified that the position is an existing classified job being converted to unclassified status, not a new position. The committee discussed how the amendment would work and the quorum requirements for the JCEC, then closed the hearing on HB 192 after no further testimony. The committee then heard House Bill 435, sponsored by Representative Don McFarland, which would clarify professional engineering licensure law. McFarland said the bill is intended to make clear that work in IT security, electronics, digital systems, computing, and software is not the practice of engineering requiring a professional engineer license, while preserving licensure requirements for fields such as civil, structural, and building-related engineering. He said he had consulted with the American Council of Engineering Companies and that the bill is meant to remove ambiguity and legal risk, not deregulate engineering. Several members with engineering backgrounds spoke in support, describing the distinction between licensed PE work and other technical fields, and one member noted that software development and regulated software work typically do not require a PE license. The committee voted ought to pass on HB 435 by a roll call of 16-0 and placed it on consent. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 210, which would create a commission to study the New Hampshire state flag. Representative Tom Corman argued that the current flag is a generic “state seal on a blue bedsheet” and does not meet common vexillological design principles such as simplicity, meaningful symbolism, limited colors, and distinctiveness. He said the proposed commission would include legislative members plus representatives of the New Hampshire Historical Society and the New England Vexillological Association, and would review the flag’s history and recommend whether to redesign it and how to do so. He also indicated he intended to add language to avoid costs, but the bill discussion was not completed in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• prohibits establishing a family burial ground within 100 feet of an existing well source of drinking water
• or 200 feet of an existing spring source used for drinking water.
• substitute prohibits establishing a family burial ground within 100 feet of existing well source of water
• of drinking water or 200 feet of an existing spring source used for drinking water the existing spring
• source used for drinking water the bill currently makes it a civil infraction to a violation of the

Bills: HB2548 , HB2453 , HB2640 , HB2095 , HB2386 , HB2239

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: health care market standards, hospital consolidation, merger review, health care transaction notice, attorney general review, antitrust, provider organizations, hospital systems, contracting affiliation, material change, nonprofit conversion, for-profit conversion, health care acquisition, asset sale, Washington RCW, health care competition, price transparency, market oversight, premerger notification, antitrust revolving fund

Transcript Highlights:

• Amy Walen, Jim Walsh, Kevin Waters, Sharon Wylie, Alex Ybarra, Janice Zahn. Madam Speaker, Mr.
• Further remarks, the good member from the 17th District, Representative Waters. Thank you, Mr.
• tribes to harvest all these invasive California sea lions, which historically were never in those waters
• A good member from the 17th District, Representative Waters. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• A good member from the 17th District, Representative Waters. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, offered the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer, approved the prior day’s minutes, recognized visitors from the Colville Tribal Business Council, and then caucused briefly before taking up bills. The chamber also received a Senate message announcing passage of Substitute Senate Bill 5000. Members advanced and passed several bills. House Bill 1269, raising pawnbroker interest rates and fees modestly, passed 83-14 after supporters said it would help small businesses serving unbanked customers and maintain operations amid inflation. Substitute House Bill 2123, changing foreign national campaign contribution reporting rules, passed 68-29 amid debate over whether it appropriately reduced burdens on candidate campaigns while still protecting initiative campaigns. Substitute House Bill 2178, a technical court-rules and procedure cleanup bill, passed 89-8; House Bill 2120, which removes two duplicative JLARC reports to free staff for higher-value audits, passed unanimously 97-0; House Bill 2309, eliminating postgraduate degree requirements for certain state jobs to reduce employment barriers, passed 97-0; and Substitute House Bill 2158, allowing electronic remote notarization of physical documents, passed 96-0. The House also passed Substitute House Bill 2411, expanding shared leave eligibility to include absences related to hate crimes and immigration enforcement actions, by a vote of 60-36 after supporters framed it as support for public employees and opponents raised cost and policy concerns. House Joint Memorial 4004, a nonbinding request to Congress concerning sea lion management to protect salmon and treaty fishing rights, passed 80-16 after debate focused on salmon restoration and tribal rights. Finally, Substitute House Joint Memorial 4001, honoring Russell Blount by naming the future East 34th Street overpass over I-5, passed 96-0. The House then adjourned until the next scheduled session.

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• sponsor of House Bill 436 just removed the date for when a corporation would be able to organize a rural water
• This is removing so that those can qualify for grants that are more available for those rural water districts
• Some of those are just establishing a clear, distinct distinction between produced water and recycled
• water.

Bills: SR28 , SB201 , SB1379 , SB1525 , SB1966 , SB2112 , SB2170 , HB2749 , HB3262 , HB3265 , HB3673 , HB3781 , HB3040 , HB3076 , HB3369 , HB3982 , HB3462 , HB3465 , HB3521 , HB3796 , HB3800 , HB4095 , HB4298 , HB4316 , HB4338 , HB4408 , HB4454

Keywords: alpha-gal syndrome, alpha gal, tick-borne illness, tick bite allergy, red meat allergy, meat allergy, dairy allergy, anaphylaxis, Lyme disease, public health, tick prevention, vector-borne disease, allergy awareness, May awareness month, Oklahoma Department of Health, outdoor safety, health education, research funding, minimum salary, education funding

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• With Representative Barnard voting and Waters absent—excuse me, anyone wishing to change your vote, please
• With Representatives Barnard voting and Waters excused, and if staff would announce the vote, please.
• And with Representatives Barnard voting and Waters excused...
• And with Representatives Barnard voting and Waters excused.

Summary: The Technology, Economic Development, and Veterans Committee met for what was described as its last meeting of the session and took executive action on three bills. Members also noted plans for at least one interim meeting in Olympia, including a possible briefing from the Department of Commerce and a tour of the Emergency Management Center. The committee first considered Senate Bill 6046, which would allow the Civil Air Patrol to be dual-hatted to operate under either federal or state authority. Supporters said the bill would formalize an existing arrangement and give the Civil Air Patrol more flexibility for search and rescue and wildfire support. The bill passed out of committee with a do pass recommendation on a 10-0 vote, with 3 excused. Next, the committee approved Substitute Senate Bill 6149, which updates the definition of a rural county to a population threshold of 45,000 for purposes tied to grants, loans, and public facilities funding. Members said the change would preserve eligibility for counties that have lost rural designation and noted the broader issue of how rural areas are defined as populations grow. It also passed 10-0, with 3 excused. Finally, the committee took up Substitute Senate Bill 6289, creating a statewide economic development and competitiveness strategic plan. The committee adopted amendment Whale 402, changing the required update cycle for the plan from every two years to every five years, and then passed the bill as amended. Supporters said the plan would help guide statewide economic development and manufacturing efforts and that the longer update cycle was more fiscally prudent. The final vote was 10-0, with 3 excused, and the committee then adjourned.

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• And I'd like to recognize Senator Waters. Well, thank you so much. Welcome to Public Works.
• Thanks, Senator Waters and Senator McConkey for bringing it forward and pushing it through the Senate
• Thanks, Senator<00:25:14.160><c> Waters</c><00:25:15.200><c> and</c><00:25:15.280><c> Senator</c><00:
• 25:15.520><c> McConkey</c><00:25:16.040><c> for</c> Senator Waters and Senator McConkey for Senator Waters
• </c> regional drinking water infrastructure. regional drinking water infrastructure.

Committee: House Public Works and Highways

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• not a cut proposal related to IHSS, but is instead an obligation we have related to a new federal regulation
• cuts in which people are already struggling to make ends meet and trying to keep their head above water—cuts
• Well, my mouth is watering, so we look forward to more conversations. Any questions?
• They barely keep their heads above water as it is, taking away any... above water as it is.

Summary: The hearing began with opening remarks on the Governor’s May Revision for child care and human services, with committee members and advocates stressing that the budget should not be balanced on the backs of low-income families, children, and providers. Legislative members and public witnesses strongly opposed the proposed suspension of the child care COLA, reductions to the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program, and the lack of codified rate reform tied to the alternative methodology. Several speakers also urged more support for providers affected by the Eaton fire and other disasters, and called for child care to be funded at the true cost of care and for additional slots to be restored. Administration, LAO, and Department of Education staff described the child care proposal as maintaining existing funding levels while adding administrative resources to prepare for federally required prospective payment changes and single-rate reform. The administration said the May Revision would suspend the 2025–26 COLA and reduce Bridge Program funding to align with utilization, while the LAO raised questions about the size and purpose of the proposed rate-reform and prospective-payment funding and recommended rejecting a Department of Technology exemption. CDE supported continued early education investments but said it would need additional resources if prospective pay were extended to state preschool, and it objected to a proposed reallocation of preschool funds for inclusive education grants. The committee then moved to the IHSS portion of the May Revision. DSS outlined five major proposals: capping provider work hours at 50 per week, eliminating IHSS for undocumented adults age 19 and older, shifting certain Community First Choice reassessment penalties to counties, reinstating the Medi-Cal asset test as a conforming IHSS reduction, and automating the termination of IHSS when Medi-Cal eligibility ends. DSS also discussed funding to implement a federal HCBS access rule and a separate reassessment of IHSS administrative methodology that found counties would need additional administrative funding. Finance said the proposals were intended to slow program growth and improve sustainability, while the LAO said it was still analyzing the package and raised concerns about implementation, county workload, and the potential loss of services. Committee members and public commenters criticized the IHSS cuts, especially the overtime cap and the elimination of services for undocumented adults and people affected by the asset test. Advocates argued that IHSS workers and recipients depend on these services, that county administration is already underfunded, and that the proposals could destabilize vulnerable consumers. The chair closed by saying the committee would continue to fight for child care and would not pause on child care, and the meeting recessed before moving on to the remaining May Revision items.

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• These heartbreaking statistics have motivated me to pursue a statewide water safety educational policy
• Half of our parents really don't have much water safety or drowning prevention knowledge.
• And being water safe is something that's a life skill. I do have one question regarding your bill.
• And being water safe is something that's a life skill. I do have one question regarding your bill.
• By 2025, OIHA needs to adopt regulations by 2028.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a full agenda of bills, first adopting a consent calendar of 11 measures without individual presentations. The committee then took up AB 1412, which would require California schools to implement or adopt a transferred special education student’s IEP within 30 days for out-of-state transfers and to coordinate more quickly on records. The author and military-family witnesses said the bill would reduce delays for highly mobile students, especially military children; a school administrators group opposed it. The bill received initial support from committee members and was moved on call. The committee also reconsidered AB 281, which would require notice to parents when outside consultants provide sex education instruction; the author accepted amendments removing a copy-right provision, but the bill remained on call after a split vote. The committee heard AB 1005, which would create a statewide drowning-prevention education and swim-lesson voucher framework for underserved communities. The author and supporters described drowning as a preventable public health and equity issue, while the bill was clarified as developing a plan rather than immediately launching a voucher program. It was voted out on a 3-0 roll with the measure placed on call. AB 908, as amended, would add compliance monitoring for existing requirements that schools use LGBTQ-inclusive instructional materials and curriculum under the FAIR Act. Supporters said the bill would improve implementation and student safety; opponents raised concerns about privacy, girls’ sports, and school burdens. The committee approved the bill 5-2 and sent it to Appropriations. The committee then heard AB 1401, which would affirm parents’ access to school records, including unofficial records unless exempt by law. The author argued that parents need clearer access to information held by schools and vendors, while school officials and teachers’ union representatives warned the bill was too vague and could sweep in personal notes, journals, and other sensitive material. The bill failed on a 2-3 vote and was placed on call. Finally, AB 727 would require student ID cards to include the Trevor Project hotline for LGBTQ youth; supporters framed it as a suicide-prevention measure, while opponents argued it conflicted with parental rights and religious beliefs. Committee discussion focused on whether 988 already provides similar access and whether the Trevor Project is an appropriate resource to print on IDs; the hearing continued with the bill still under consideration.

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• CNAs benefit from structured certification, career advancement opportunities, and regulated wage standards
• We got a House child body waters care center granty.
• <01:30:54.280><c> house</c><01:30:54.520><c> child</c><01:30:54.719><c> Body</c><01:30:54.960><c> Waters
• </c><01:30:55.360><c> Care</c> we got a house child Body Waters Care we got a house child Body Waters

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• When flood waters rose and from Dallas.
• </c><01:30:22.159><c> One</c> circles for hours without water. One circles for hours without water.
• As waters, and saving American lives.
• </c><07:39:04.240><c> and</c> been forced to drink poisoned water and been forced to drink poisoned water
• And when you surface of that water.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• SNAP is a very heavily regulated federal program, and recipients must meet income and other program requirements
• ><00:11:49.360><c> a</c><00:11:49.600><c> very</c><00:11:49.760><c> heavily</c><00:11:50.160><c> regulated
• </c><00:11:50.800><c> finan</c> SNAP is a very heavily regulated finan SNAP is a very heavily regulated
• TANF is a program that has regulations as well, but basically, as long as you're within the four primary
• four months of payment for housing rent or mortgage, as well as for different utilities: electric, water

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services held an informational briefing on the federal shutdown’s impact on state benefits, with the main focus on SNAP. DHS Benefit, Employment and Support Services Division Administrator Scott Morish explained that SNAP serves about 86,229 households statewide, or 168,947 individuals, and averages roughly $58–60 million in monthly federal benefits. He said USDA directed states to suspend November SNAP benefits effective November 1 if the shutdown continues, while existing October balances on EBT cards remain usable and cash benefits such as TANF, General Assistance, and AABD are not affected. DHS said it has continued processing applications, recertifications, interviews, and required reporting, and has posted public guidance on its website. Morish also reviewed other SNAP-related changes taking effect November 1 under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including expanded able-bodied adult work requirements and tighter non-citizen eligibility rules. He said the work requirements now extend from ages 18–54 to 18–64 and apply to additional groups previously exempt, while only lawful permanent residents, COFA residents, and Cuban or Haitian entrants will remain eligible among non-citizens. He also noted Hawaii’s ongoing SNAP benefit reduction tied to a federal calculation error in the thrifty food plan, which has lowered benefits by about $8 per person per month for the past three years. On the state response, DHS said it is working with the Hawaii Food Bank and seeking $2 million in state funding to support it, and is also developing a Hawaii Relief Program using TANF reserve funds. The program is intended as a short-term housing and utility assistance program for families with dependent children under 300% of the federal poverty level, with up to four months of assistance. Senators questioned why rainy day funds were not being used and whether the state could directly fund EBT cards; DHS responded that the TANF approach was the fastest available option, that EBT delivery involves significant technical and administrative mechanics, and that the department is still in discussions with the vendor and other stakeholders about additional options.

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• in detention centers, especially status offenders, and to keep Kentucky in compliance with OJJDP regulations
• How do we get a sense that we're now working with this juvenile and we're trying to build some regulation
• in this room are walking hand in hand up through the woods saying, "Where are people going in the water
• Where are they going in the water?" We have to decide that.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee first heard from the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet’s Grants Management Division on federal victim-services funding. Staff described the main grant programs they administer, including STOP VAWA, VOCA victim assistance, sexual assault services, Byrne state crisis intervention, and Project Safe Neighborhoods. They emphasized that VOCA is especially volatile because it is funded by the federal Crime Victims Fund, which has declined sharply in recent years, reducing Kentucky’s available awards and forcing cuts to state, local, and nonprofit subgrants. They also outlined steps the cabinet has taken to stabilize funding, including changing the subaward formula, aligning the grant period with the state fiscal year, subawarding one year behind the federal cycle, and retaining a reserve. Members asked about how funds reach victims, how subgrantee amounts are determined, and requested a breakdown of grant recipients and amounts; staff said they would provide that information later. The committee then received a detailed presentation from the Department of Juvenile Justice on alternatives to detention. Commissioner Randy White and staff explained that ATDs are short-term, less restrictive placements for low-risk youth, including electronic monitoring, home supervision, group homes, foster care, private child care, community programs, mentoring, evening reporting centers, and in-home wraparound services. They described the referral and approval process involving court-designated workers, detention alternative coordinators, courts, and county attorneys, and said DJJ currently has 16 ATD-related contracts, with placements, programs, and electronic monitoring among them. They also reported that between July 1, 2024, and July 30, 2025, 1,652 juveniles were involved in the process, including 168 diversion cases. Members questioned the cost of juvenile detention versus adult incarceration, whether families pay for electronic monitoring, whether there is a national model for juvenile detention, and what alternatives exist for truancy and contempt cases. DJJ said families do not generally reimburse for electronic monitoring, there is no single national model, and day treatment centers are an important alternative for some youth. The department also said it builds daily routines and wellness education into its facilities, and that more than two-thirds of its programs are evidence-based. Officials said they currently monitor vendor performance through quarterly reviews and can end contracts for poor performance, but that data tracking is still largely manual. They said the new JCOM system, now in pilot in the eastern region, should improve reporting and help identify outcomes and recidivism more effectively.

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• That area is a large water and sewer district that is served by uh water and sewer through an agreement
• </c> the Cheyenne uh the South Cheyenne Water the Cheyenne uh the South Cheyenne Water and<00:04:14.239
• that is served water and sewer district that is served by<00:04:19.680><c> uh</c><00:04:19.919><c> water
• </c><00:04:44.560><c> and</c> um based on the provision of water and um based on the provision of water
• That area is a large water and sewer district that is served by, uh, water and sewer through an agreement

Bills: HB0076 , HB0102 , HB0115

Committee: House Education

Keywords: annexation, landowner rights, municipal law, city planning, property, local government, artificial intelligence, synthetic sexual material, child protection, self-harm, criminal liability, cardiac emergency, defibrillator, school safety, training, public health, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• make sure that they have safe drinking water.
• make sure that they have safe drinking water.
• So that first grant program is a statewide drinking water contamination mitigation program.
• </c><01:03:04.480><c> contamination</c> wide drinking water contamination wide drinking water contamination
• to</c><01:04:23.080><c> these</c> provide water hookups to these provide water hookups to these communities

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of pensions or some other fiscal gray area, for those cost Minnesotans real money when we pay off water
• of pensions or some other fiscal gray area, for those cost Minnesotans real money when we pay off water
• of pensions or some other fiscal gray area, for those cost Minnesotans real money when we pay off water
• of pensions or some other fiscal gray area, for those cost Minnesotans real money when we pay off water
• infrastructure, buildings for um water infrastructure, buildings for um the<00:21:24.160><c> city</c

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Waters, you, Mr. Chairman.
• Senator<00:08:25.280><c> Waters,</c> Senator Waters, you, Mr. Chairman.
• Senator Waters. Senator Waters: Thank you.
• Senator<00:25:10.799><c> Waters.</c> Senator Waters. Senator Waters.
• Senator Waters. Waters. Waters. &gt;&gt; Thank<00:36:16.880><c> you,</c><00:36:17.040><c> Mr.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, the first to testify on this measure is a Board of Water Supply in support. Good morning.
• My name is Kathy Mitchell with the Board of Water Supply.
• My name is Kathy Mitchell with the Board of Water Supply.
• supply in support in is a board of water supply in support in person.
• </c><00:16:07.680><c> We</c> with the Board of Water Supply. We with the Board of Water Supply.

Committee: House Energy & Environmental Protection

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard a series of Senate resolutions focused largely on climate, sustainability, public health, and energy policy. Measures discussed included integrating Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge into climate policy (STR 93), creating a temporary working group to investigate the dangers of POS (STR 103), studying the feasibility of a green bonds program (STR 110), declaring a public health emergency related to climate change (STR 111), affirming the importance of marine ecosystems to decarbonization goals (STR 115), encouraging adoption of recommendations from the UN global plastics treaty and Rapanui summit declaration (STR 132), convening a geothermal energy working group (STR 136), affirming support for the Aloha Plus Challenge (STR 183), and encouraging insurers to pursue subrogation claims against polluters to reduce costs for residents (STR 198). Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive on most measures, with support coming from agencies such as the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii State Energy Office, DLNR, PUC, Board of Water Supply, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Green Growth, and numerous advocacy groups and individuals. STR 111 drew both support and opposition, with supporters arguing climate change is a public health emergency and opponents disputing the underlying science and urgency. STR 136 also drew mixed testimony, including support from state agencies and one opposition submission from the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. Several witnesses emphasized indigenous knowledge, climate justice, public health impacts, and the need for coordinated state action. Supporters of STR 93 said Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge has sustained communities for generations and should be woven into Hawaii’s future climate decision-making. Supporters of STR 111 described climate change as a threat multiplier affecting heat illness, mental health, displacement, wildfire impacts, and food insecurity, while opponents argued the resolution overstated the issue. Testimony on STR 183 highlighted the Aloha Plus Challenge as a statewide sustainability framework with regional influence across the Pacific, including Guam, and stressed its role in tracking progress toward 2030 goals. On STR 198, supporters argued that polluters should help pay for climate-related costs borne by residents and insurers. After testimony concluded, the committee moved into decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass STR 93, SD1 unamended by roll call vote, with the chair, vice chair, Rep. Kahaloa, and Rep. Kush voting aye and Rep. Quinnland excused. The transcript then begins the committee’s action on STR 103, SD1, with the chair again recommending passage as is, but the remainder of the vote is cut off in the provided record.

Transcript Highlights:

• Waters: Yes, I think you heard my earlier question.
• Waters: Yes, I think you heard my earlier question.
• I'll actually let Senator Waters repeat it, since he knows what he wanted to say.
• Um, I'll actually let Senator Waters repeat it, since he knows what he wanted to say.
• </c> amendment proposed by Senator Waters amendment proposed by Senator Waters there<00:26:29.000><c>

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• House Agriculture, Water, and Natural Resources Committee will be meeting at 1:30 or 15 minutes upon
• House Agriculture,<00:19:02.200><c> Water,</c><00:19:02.480><c> and</c><00:19:02.560><c> Natural</c>
• Agriculture, Water, and Natural Agriculture, Water, and Natural Resources<00:19:03.520><c> Committee<

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• an act to amend Title 30 relative to cooperative endeavor agreements for the withdrawal of surface water
• an act to amend Title 30 relative to cooperative endeavor agreements for the withdrawal of surface water
• to prohibit the sale of running surface water belonging to the state.
• systems to provide respect to municipalities and municipal water systems, and to provide relative to
• This is the one where the federal drawdown, federal money, is the drawdown for the lead drinking water

Keywords: 974, senate, all