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• Proceeds will be used to replace water mains and provide standby power for the pumping station.
• Proceeds will be used to replace water mains and provide standby power for the pumping station.
• Project sources total $4.29 million and include $3.19 million in water sector grant funding.
• It was a net increase of $410. 32 is the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority for the Drinking Water
• Revolving Loan Fund Match Program. 32 is the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority for the Drinking Water

Summary: The State Bond Commission met on May 21, established a quorum, approved the April 16 minutes, and then considered a long agenda of bond, refunding, and election-related requests. Items 3 through 10 were election propositions for the November 3 ballot involving ad valorem taxes, parcel fees, and charter amendments for purposes such as fire protection, agricultural centers, neighborhood security, recreation, aging services, drainage, and roads and bridges; staff said they met technical and legal requirements, and the commission approved them. The commission also approved several local financings, including water and sewer projects, fire district equipment and facility improvements, school board and parish bonds, and refunding transactions for the East Baton Rouge City-Parish and St. James Parish School Board. A retroactive approval request from the City of Kenner related to a CEA with GMB Basketball LLC was discussed; staff made no recommendation because it was retroactive, but noted it appeared to be an oversight, and item 22, the related airport district agreement, was approved. The commission approved additional financing for the Louisiana Housing Corporation’s Federal City Building 10 affordable housing project, a preliminary approval for the Northwest Louisiana Finance Authority’s Petro Tower redevelopment in Shreveport, and two Louisiana Public Facilities Authority projects: Southern University’s Scott’s Bluff student housing project and the Crescent City Schools project for Harriet Tubman Charter School. During discussion of the Crescent City Schools financing, a commissioner asked about the use of MFP funds; staff explained that lease payments would be the repayment source and that MFP dollars are generally split between educational expenses and facilities costs, with the school’s typical split around 72% instructional and 28% administrative/facilities-related. Both items were approved. The commission then received six cost-of-issuance reports for previously approved bond issues, with various fee adjustments but no motions required. It also reviewed a debt schedule update and adopted Resolution No. 2 authorizing up to $425 million in general obligation refunding bonds to refund Series 2016 bonds and tender other outstanding bonds for savings, with pricing tentatively set for June 16 and closing for June 30. In other business, the commission heard a brief public comment from New Orleans City Council President J.P. Morrell thanking the commission for helping place a charter amendment on the ballot to improve New Orleans budgeting transparency and oversight. The meeting ended after monthly reports were noted and no further business was raised.

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• Inadvertently, we did miss the soil and water conservation districts.
• You tell me what that new language does because I don't—is that all on the soil and water conservation
• I do believe that says the case with that it is for the soil and water conservation and the five supervisors
• Representative Mitchell, I'm just wondering if you can tell us on this, are soil and water conservation
• And I think we had to bring the clerks into this conversation and some of the soil and water conservation

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• relating to finance, authorizing the New Mexico Finance Authority to make loans or grants from the Water
• Project Fund for certain water projects, declaring an emergency.
• relating to finance, authorizing the New Mexico Finance Authority to make loans or grants from the Water
• Project Fund for certain water projects, declaring an emergency.
• Representative Kates, an act making appropriations from the Public Project Revolving Fund to the Drinking Water

Summary: The Senate debated and passed Senate Bill 241, a child care assistance measure. Opponents raised concerns about the bill’s education requirements, residency definitions, sustainability if oil and gas revenues decline, fraud and misuse of funds, staffing needs for unannounced inspections, liability insurance, and whether the state would be left covering costs in a shortfall. Supporters argued the bill reflects the reality of working families, would expand access to child care, and includes guardrails and a five-year funding plan. After debate, the Senate passed the Senate Finance Committee substitute for SB 241, as amended, by a vote of 25-15. The chamber then received House messages announcing passage of several House bills and referred them to committees: HB 63 on water project funding to Senate Conservation, HB 64 on appropriations to Senate Finance, HB 165 on industrial revenue bond lease assessments to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation, HB 285 on disabled veteran property tax exemptions to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation, HB 184 on the Conservation Legacy Permanent Fund to Senate Finance, and HB 291 on a range of tax and revenue changes to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation. Senate Memorial 30, requesting a study of safety and maintenance issues on U.S. Highway 491, was introduced and referred to Senate Rules. During announcements, members outlined upcoming committee meetings, including Rules, Tax, Business and Transportation, Education, Finance, Conservation, and others. The Senate also discussed the upcoming 100th Bill Party and related social events. The body then recessed until 11 a.m. the next day.

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• an area that would benefit from mixed use and residential development, but does not have sufficient water
• Montgomery County Municipal District Number 3, to support a master concept residential development, provide water
• municipalities, and certain special purpose districts are allowed to participate in various types of water-related
• Texas Water Code.
• bill today, House Bill 769, to address these challenges, improve our public health outcomes, better water

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

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• But does not have sufficient water sewer roads or storm damage to support development and there are no
• County Municipal District Number Three, to support a master. concept residential development, provide water
• municipalities and certain special purpose districts are allowed to participate in various types of water
• related planning and research by the Texas Water Code.
• today, House Bill 769, to address these challenges and improve our public health outcomes, better water

Bills: HB769 , HB2132 , HB3383 , HB3792 , HB5431 , HB5682 , HB5677 , HB5678 , HB5680 , HB5681 , HB5683 , HB5684 , HB5685 , HB5686 , HB4078

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: environmental regulation, sustainability, business compliance, state oversight, local control, pollution, renewable resources, grant program, neighborhood organization, pedestrian infrastructure, Texas Department of Housing, financial assistance, neighborhood organizations, grants, urban development, safety, public safety, housing development, low income housing, tax credits

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• This water conservation district aid.
• Uh section 22 is water quality credit.
• <00:53:22.319><c> mane</c> water mane water mane improvements.<00:53:24.319><c> Section</c><00:53:24.960
• treatment facility, water tower, and water pipeline infrastructure and associated improvements that
• </c> appropriation for soil and water appropriation for soil and water conservation<00:58:41.280><c>

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• To prevent against the most common types of fire and water damage.
• We estimate some $31 billion in need over the next 20 years for water, stormwater, wastewater, and solid
• $6 million for the Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools program, which would help districts with lead and water
• Districts with lead and water projects.
• My name is Rebecca Springer, and I am the Water Resources Manager for the City of Ellensburg.

Summary: The Capital Budget Committee held a hearing on Proposed Substitute House Bill 2295, the supplemental capital budget. Staff said the proposal totals nearly $911 million, including about $400 million in bonds and $511 million from other state and federal sources, with much of the increase over the governor’s proposal coming from Climate Commitment Act (CCA) funding. Major spending areas include housing and homelessness, K-12 construction, human services facilities, and CCA-funded clean energy, decarbonization, and habitat restoration projects. The chair said the committee would not take amendments at the hearing and planned to vote out the budget on Thursday, with a technical fix striker expected. Testimony was largely supportive of the House proposal, with many witnesses asking the committee to preserve or increase specific items in final negotiations. Housing advocates urged support for the Housing Trust Fund, manufactured housing preservation, and projects such as Alliance Place, Cloverdale Cottages, Cherry Street Village, Somos, and the Thrive Center. Education and public facility witnesses backed investments in school seismic safety, small district modernization, Healthy Kids Healthy Schools, community college and university maintenance, and projects at Cascadia College, WSU, CWU, and UW. Health and human services testimony supported behavioral health, Tubman Center, HealthPoint, pregnant parenting treatment, and the Yakima Behavioral Health Hub. Natural resources, climate, and infrastructure witnesses praised funding for Flood Plains by Design, community forests, trust land transfer, salmon recovery, the Skokomish land purchase, and the Lower Columbia River dredging project. Several local governments and organizations requested additional support or Senate-level funding for specific projects, while Climate Solutions cautioned against using CCA dollars to backfill existing obligations. The committee heard no votes during the hearing, and the chair closed by saying the budget would be executed on Thursday.

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• to ask, though, about the ramifications of certain industries and their impact on our air, on our water
• But as far as water, tell me about the water use.
• What's the water use generally associated with quantum computing? Mr.
• There's no cooling needs related to water because they require these dilution refrigerators.
• there any other technologies in this package that have ramifications on large amounts of energy or water

Bills: SB151 , HB8 , SB177

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• The funding that we receive for the soil and water conservation districts, on the screen.
• The funding that we receive for the soil and water conservation districts, it's kind of our starting-out
• that the moisture that we do get can actually get down to the ground and be useful for the surface water
• And then when we were up in Taos, it was Taos at the Water and Natural Resources Committee, In fact,
• it was Taos, at the Water and Natural Resources Committee, we had a presentation on Senate Memorial 2

Summary: The House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee met on February 3 and first took up House Bill 153, the Low Carbon Construction Material Rebate Act, with a committee substitute that added an Environmental Product Declaration program and shifted administration to the Environment Department. Sponsor Representative Dixon said the bill would create rebates for buyers of lower-carbon construction materials, support local manufacturers, and reduce industrial emissions. Support came from the New Mexico Home Builders Association, Sierra Club, and the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce. Some members questioned whether the bill would actually lower housing costs or instead create future price pressure once subsidies expire, and raised concerns about rulemaking and whether some materials would be incentivized even without state help. The committee voted 7-4 to do pass the committee substitute and do not pass the original bill. The committee then heard House Bill 154, which would broaden and decouple New Mexico’s advanced energy tax credit definitions from federal law and add fusion energy and related components as eligible advanced energy products. Representative Dixon said the change would give the state more flexibility to include emerging technologies while keeping the existing credit structure and cap intact. The Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, a Santa Fe fusion company, a Los Lunas economic development official, and an online fusion company all testified in support, arguing the bill would provide certainty, attract investment, and help build a local supply chain. One member suggested future consideration of nuclear fission, while another questioned whether some renewable technologies were still appropriate, but the committee ultimately voted 9-2 to do pass HB 154. House Bill 184, a technical fix to the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund, was then presented by Representative Small. The amendment adopted by the committee delayed the three-year moving average for distributions by one year and extended the time to use funds from two years to three years, with the sponsor saying this would better reflect the fund’s growth and give projects more time to complete. Witnesses from Western Resource Advocates, conservation districts, and Conservation Voters New Mexico supported the measure, saying it would strengthen successful outdoor, watershed, and conservation programs. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill unanimously. Finally, the committee heard House Memorial 20, which would create a study group to examine barriers to renewable energy transmission and project development. The sponsor said the goal was to bring agencies, stakeholders, and possibly courts together to identify ways to speed up renewable infrastructure while preserving environmental review and public input. Sierra Club, Western Resource Advocates, Defenders of Wildlife, and the League of Women Voters supported the memorial, but several members said it should be broadened to include all energy infrastructure or more clearly address transmission, permitting, tribal, federal, and military coordination. In response to those concerns, the sponsor asked to roll the memorial for further discussion and possible revisions rather than advancing it that day.

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• He then asked one more question of Miss Barnhart about whether she had any frozen water for livestock
• He then asked one more question of Miss Barnhart about whether she had any frozen water for livestock
• Representative Smith asked Miss Barnhart whether she had any frozen water for livestock that morning.
• Miss Barnhart said she had to go out that morning and unchip and open the water for all the cattle.
• Miss Barnhart said she had to go out that morning and unchip and open the water for all the cattle.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And like Democrats in the House, do you not want to do a watered-down school safety without addressing
• to school safety to do a watered-down to school safety without<00:47:28.640><c> addressing</c><00:47
• Do you have a reaction to the Senate passing the bill on the Boundary Waters?
• </c> uh bill on the Boundary Waters? uh bill on the Boundary Waters?
• </c><00:58:13.800><c> here</c> ever to protect the Boundary Waters here ever to protect the Boundary

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In the infrastructure: does this site have water? Does it have sewer? Does it have electricity?
• Because of its location, or is it one of the other things such as water and sewer?
• If you don't have electricity and you don't have water, you don't have economic development.
• All those things are important, but if you don't have electricity and you don't have water, you don't

Committee: House House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

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• I recognize Senator Waters. 727. I recognize Senator Waters.
• &gt;&gt; Senator<01:59:23.920><c> Waters,</c> &gt;&gt; Senator Waters, &gt;&gt; Senator Waters, &gt;&
• Senator Waters to speak.
• &gt;&gt; Senator<04:37:45.520><c> Waters,</c> &gt;&gt; Senator Waters, &gt;&gt; Senator Waters, &gt;&
• Senator Waters.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I can't cut my water costs. I can't cut my power costs.
• I can't cut my water costs. I can't cut my power costs.
• beet row, the other sugar beet rows are struggling, whether it be from wind erosion, soil erosion, water
• We were able to obtain some water rights and transfer them to this field, but before we tilled up the
• Cover crops are great, but they use more water and they are not cheap.

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• Senate File 70, sponsored by Water, omnibus water bill construction, an act relating to water development
• </c> Senate file 70 sponsored by water Senate file 70 sponsored by water omnibus<01:23:06.239><c> water
• to</c><01:23:09.360><c> water</c><01:23:09.600><c> development</c> the act relating to water development
• </c> state and public lands and water state and public lands and water resources<01:23:15.280><c> to<
• </c><01:23:42.080><c> bill</c> file 70 engrossed omnibus water bill file 70 engrossed omnibus water bill

Keywords: 916, all

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• House Agriculture, Water, and Natural Resources Committee will meet today, 10 minutes upon adjournment
• This bill is not a rollback of any water efficiency goals.
• This bill is not a roll back of<00:50:46.559><c> any</c><00:50:46.720><c> water</c><00:50:47.040><c>
• </c><00:50:48.079><c> It</c><00:50:48.319><c> is</c> of any water efficiency goals.
• It is of any water efficiency goals.

Keywords: 981, all

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• that even though on this last day that your expert witnesses that were sitting with you in Ag and Water
• And they're usually going over my rooftop to Lake Avalon, which is a body of water that is very important
• for all the wildlife, even... ...where we supply the water for all the wildlife, even if we don't have
• our cattle in that pasture, we keep our water in our tanks to water the wildlife, to water the insects
• I want to thank all the members and the staff of the House Agriculture, Acequias and Water Resources

Bills: HB145 , HB279 , HB292 , SB35 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM32 , HM51 , HM1 , HM39 , HM29 , HM43 , HM30 , HM52 , HM64 , HM65 , HM66 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HM17 , HM46 , HM13 , HM20 , HM54 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM59 , HM2 , HM16 , HM47 , HM53

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, healthcare privacy, electronic medical records, reproductive health, gender-affirming care, data protection, location tracking, confidentiality, sexual abuse, prison safety, correctional facilities, inmate rights, investigation procedures, judgeship, judiciary, court system

Summary: The House met on the final day of session with quorum present and spent much of the morning and afternoon on announcements, expressions of gratitude, and ceremonial business. Members repeatedly thanked committee staff, leadership, clerks, security, sergeants-at-arms, analysts, and family members for their work during the session. The Speaker also recognized committee chairs, vice chairs, and ranking members, and reflected on the importance of committee leadership and the personal perspective gained during the session. The chamber took up several memorials. House Memorial 4, requesting an LFC study on expanding health insurance access for public higher education educators and graduate student employees, passed 36-23 after debate over whether the study should focus on expansion and affordability. House Memorial 30, directing a study of public education governance and the possibility of a statewide education commission, passed 57-0. House Memorial 24, calling for a study of the possible consequences of restructuring the Las Vegas land grant, passed 60-0. House Memorial 26, a Wild Friends memorial about insects and an interagency workshop on insect identification, ecology, and habitat protection, passed after extensive supportive debate from members who emphasized science education, pollinators, and ecological balance. The House also approved a large consent calendar of memorials by a 55-0 vote, then cleared additional ceremonial memorials from the Speaker’s table, including New Mexico Food and Farms Day, International Year of the Woman Farmer, Lincoln County Day, New Mexico TRIO programs, and New Mexico Speech-Language-Hearing Association Day, which also passed 55-0. The chamber received a Senate message concurring in House amendments to Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate Bill 273, as amended. The House then stood in recess subject to the call of the Chair while awaiting any further Senate messages and final adjournment business.

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• The updated brackish water groundwater study has been completed and is at the Department of Water Resources
• Water is one of the top issues for the state of Arizona, especially with Colorado River water being negotiated
• So if we have that much water in brackish groundwater, we ought to be considering cleaning it up and
• necessarily new water.
• think that treating and using brackish water is the best way for us to protect our aquifer.

Committee: House House Appropriations Committee of Reference

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met on January 28 and heard several bills, beginning with introductions of members and staff. The committee first considered HB 2056, which would appropriate $100,000 to the Arizona Department of Water Resources for a feasibility study of brackish groundwater desalination sites. Sponsor Rep. Gail Griffin argued the state should explore use of large brackish groundwater reserves amid Colorado River concerns, while one speaker opposed the bill on aquifer-protection grounds. The committee voted 11-6-1 to give HB 2056 a due pass recommendation. The committee then took up HB 2798, as amended, which appropriates $100,000 to the Arizona Geological Survey to compile data on materials relevant to nuclear energy, including thorium and other non-uranium fuels. Rep. Carbone and others framed the bill as an economic development and national security measure, while opponents questioned whether Arizona has meaningful deposits and whether the state should fund the research. The University of Arizona testified that the Geological Survey could do the work. The committee adopted the Livingston amendment and then approved the bill 11-5-1. Next, the committee considered HB 2303, which codifies investment standards for the State Treasurer, emphasizing safety and principal preservation and prohibiting speculative investments and insider misuse. The Treasurer’s Office supported the bill, saying it reflects existing policy and ethics rules, though members asked for clearer definitions of “speculative” and how the bill would interact with other statutes. The committee passed HB 2303 15-0 with two members present and one not voting. HB 2344, which directs the Treasurer to manage the local government investment pool internally and allows a third-party contract only for emergency backup, also passed after questions about local control and whether the bill was necessary; the vote was 12-2-3 with one not voting. The committee later heard HB 2759, a $500,000 appropriation to the Department of Veterans’ Services to partner with an educational institution in Yavapai County for veterans programs. Retired Navy SEAL Chief Richard Rodriguez testified about Embry-Riddle’s veteran population and emergency assistance needs for housing, travel, and equipment, while opponents objected to using state funds for a private institution and argued veterans services should be broader and statewide. The bill received a due pass recommendation 11-6-1. The committee also approved HB 2207, which funds the prison Braille transcription program at $300,000 and was described as a successful rehabilitation and service program, and HB 2224, as amended to $1 million, which funds the Double Up Food Bucks produce incentive program through SNAP; supporters said it helps families, farmers, and local economies, and the committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill.

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• that governs sewer and water for the Lakes region.
• </c> Winnipaki River Basin which is a water Winnipaki River Basin which is a water project<00:20:32.400
• I defer to the senator. >> All right, Senator Waters. Good morning, Mr.
• &gt;&gt; All right.<00:31:48.320><c> Senator</c><00:31:48.720><c> Waters.
• Senator Waters, you're recognized again. Yes, thank you.

Committee: Senate Rules and Enrolled Bills

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• In the meantime, Prop 4 dollars intended for water reuse, recycling, wildfire mitigation, long-duration
• Sorry, Chair, members, read us on behalf of the Clean Water, Natural Resources, and Parks Coalition in
• Sorry, Chair, members read out us on behalf of the Clean Water Natural Resources and Parks Coalition.
• Sorry, Chair members read at us on behalf of the Clean Water Natural Resources and Parks Coalition in
• Big Sur Land Trust, Coachella Valley Conservation Commission, the League to Save Lake Tahoe, Sonoma Water

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on January 22, 2026, for its regular order hearing and suspense-file hearing. In regular order, the committee approved consent-calendar bills AB 683, AB 763, AB 1126, and AB 1278 on unanimous due-pass motions, and AB 34 and AB 442 on a second unanimous due-pass motion. The committee then heard and advanced several bills, including AB 35, which would create an APA exemption for Proposition 4-funded programs to speed implementation of water, wildfire, energy-storage, and grid-support projects; AB 748, establishing pre-approved housing programs for local agencies; AB 939, allowing immediate transfer of certain affordable homeownership units to qualified nonprofit housing organizations; AB 643, adding a narrow organic-waste-derived agricultural fertilizer product to SB 1383 procurement options; and AB 96, removing the high school diploma requirement for certified Medi-Cal peer support specialists. Testimony on these bills was largely supportive, with sponsors and coalition representatives emphasizing reduced delays, lower costs, and improved housing, environmental, or behavioral-health outcomes. The Department of Finance offered general budget comments but no bill-specific positions. The committee voted the bills out, with AB 643 and AB 96 receiving no recorded opposition in the transcript and AB 939 passing with some members noting support and interest in coauthoring. The committee also received a presentation-only discussion of AB 1091, a proposal to authorize eight-letter specialty license plates, which the author said could generate revenue for rural programs such as the Williamson Act; the bill was not acted on at that time. After public comment, the committee moved to the suspense-file hearing on 53 bills. Using a substituted motion for due-pass and due-pass-with-amendments items, the committee held some bills and advanced many others, often with amendments that narrowed scope, deleted provisions, or required reports or studies. Bills held in committee included AB 405, AB 298, AB 333, AB 296, AB 1091, AB 1241, and AB 577, among others. The committee reported moving 43 bills to the Assembly floor, with several on A roll calls and others on B roll calls or with amendments, and noted that amendment language would be posted later online.