Video & Transcript Research : 'flood mitigation'
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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 14th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- . $71.8 million is in flood mitigation assistance, Swift Current. This is more about authority.
- SMATCH, but this is more about authority to take this federal program that is centric to National Flood
- This is directly related to bringing down National Flood Insurance policy premiums.
- A failure to invest in that $3 million would cause homeowners' insurance policies for National Flood
- This is directly related to bringing down national flood insurance policy premiums.
Bills:
S0048
Keywords:
housing, accessory dwelling units, affordable housing, local government, zoning regulations, military families, density bonus, homeownership, property taxes
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development heard presentations on the Governor’s recommended budget for fiscal year 2026-27 and then considered one bill, CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The Governor’s office outlined a $117.4 billion overall budget, with transportation and economic development receiving about $18 billion statewide and $601 million in general revenue. Agency heads then presented priorities for Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Military Affairs, State, Transportation, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard, emphasizing workforce development, housing, tourism marketing, aviation and space infrastructure, law enforcement recruitment, emergency preparedness, and military readiness.
In the Commerce presentation, Secretary Kelly highlighted funding for housing programs, the Hometown Heroes program, the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, rural infrastructure and workforce grants, Reconnect and Florida WINS systems, law enforcement and firefighter recruitment bonuses, defense support, Visit Florida, Space Florida, and SelectFlorida. Senators asked about Visit Florida’s private match requirements and whether the agency fully leveraged prior appropriations; Visit Florida’s CEO said the match was met and exceeded, though it is difficult but important. The Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles presentation focused on trooper pay, pursuit vehicles, aviation assets, and enterprise data systems, with questions about immigration enforcement and body cameras. Military Affairs requested funding for readiness centers, training facilities, education and health benefits for Guardsmen, and maintenance of existing armories; members discussed Guard deployments, staffing levels, and a proposed firing range project. The Department of State requested funds for automated election audits, a conservation lab, and historic preservation, and defended its arts grant process and rule changes. Transportation’s budget emphasized a $14.3 billion work program, road and bridge maintenance, aviation and aerospace, safety initiatives, and seaport investments, while Emergency Management requested funding for preparedness, flood mitigation, WebEOC, grants management, and alert systems; senators also asked about the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility.
For CS/SB 48, Senator Gates explained that the bill would require local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, while preserving local authority over setbacks, construction, and permitting. An amendment removed reusable tenant screening reports and clarified that conforming ADUs would be allowed by right without a separate hearing. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, saying ADUs could help provide long-term housing for service workers. After questions about local government and HOA authority, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 48 favorably by roll call vote.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Originally, the bill did include money for some flood mitigation measures as well.
- <01:12:29.040>
mitigation <01:12:29.600>measures money for some flood mitigation measures - money for some flood mitigation measures as<01:12:30.560>
well. - Some of that was after the flood of '97.
- Some of that was after the flood of '97.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Task Force on Homeowners and Commercial Property Insurance 10/1/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But you do have a commitment to exploring solutions that help to mitigate the risk.
- help to mitigate the risk. help to mitigate the risk.
- legislative trends including mitigating legislative trends including mitigating risk,<00:24:48.080
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insurance mitigation factors that insurance mitigation factors that insurance companies<01:02 - <01:43:59.920>
reduction the risk mitigation reduction the risk mitigation reduction um um
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/01/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- We actually have a second form of flooding as well, known as crossover flooding, because of the tilt
- cwood ETC so essentially our flooding cwood ETC so essentially our flooding dilemas<00:41:05.280
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damage flood damage flood damage areas<00:41:41.800>area <00:41:42.079>< - mitigation water storage projects.
- mitigation water storage projects.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 7, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- units from 2006 to 2013, Colonel Flood units from 2006 to 2013, Colonel Flood commanded<00:36:31.440
- Beyond his experienced major floods.
- mitigation project to reduce flooding mitigation project to reduce flooding and<02:24:22.880>
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damage <02:39:21.280>reduction, flood damage reduction, flood damage reduction - Marco Rubio help mitigate storm surges.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Protection (9-17-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- . $2.6 million was used to repair bunkers and mitigate many earthwork slides that have developed at different
- 2.6 million was used to repair bunkers 2.6 million was used to repair bunkers and<00:24:58.320>
mitigate - <00:24:58.799>
many <00:24:59.200>earthwork <00:25:00.080>earthwork and mitigate - many earthwork earthwork and mitigate many earthwork earthwork slides<00:25:01.520>
that <00:25 - Uh, first of all, thank you for making the parks available not only in the '22 flood, but the '25 flood
Summary:
The Budget Subcommittee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Protection received a detailed update from Kentucky State Parks Commissioner Meyer on capital projects funded through HJR 76, HJR 56, and House Bill 6. He said the department is making steady progress on a large portfolio of park improvements, with regular quarterly reporting to the legislature and ongoing coordination with the Finance Cabinet, the Energy and Environment Cabinet, the Commonwealth Office of Technology, and local utilities and governments. He emphasized that ADA accessibility is a priority across projects and noted that many completed items, including campground bathhouse renovations, broadband upgrades, life safety improvements, playground replacements, and some furniture and mattress upgrades, are already drawing positive feedback.
The presentation focused heavily on campground, utility, and infrastructure work. Meyer described $40 million in campground upgrades split between western and eastern Kentucky, including projects at Ken Lake, Carter Caves, My Old Kentucky Home, Cumberland Falls, and others. He also outlined $20 million in utility improvements, including a federal matching grant for grid resiliency at Ken Lake and Kentucky Dam Village, plus wastewater and electrical infrastructure work at parks such as Dale Hollow, Blue Licks, Natural Bridge, and Cumberland Falls. Additional categories included building systems, life safety, structural repairs, accommodations and hospitality upgrades, pool and beach work, dam safety, playgrounds, and golf course improvements.
Members asked about the status of Lake Barkley utilities, the possibility of transferring upgraded utility infrastructure to local providers after repairs, and how park repair priorities are set. Meyer said park managers report issues through regional directors and that projects are prioritized through a running capital list, similar to a long-range transportation plan. He said the department has already spent the current $20 million allocation and is requesting $40 million in the next budget cycle, adding that the department believes it could spend and complete projects if that amount is appropriated. The commissioner also said the department is managing 284 additional capital projects outside the main funding streams, totaling nearly $70 million.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Apr 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Local parks receive $47 million, and $218 million is allocated for the flood and sea level rise program
- Natural Hazards Work Group for state agencies to strategize and prioritize coordinated efforts to mitigate
- focus on non-school public facilities, codifies the state administration of the federal Hazard Mitigation
- Division of Emergency Management, requires the division to report to the legislature on hazard mitigation
- District revenues that include ad valorem taxes, license fees, mitigation revenue.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Wed Apr 30, 2025, 9:00AM HST - Day 59
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- “Um, so there and there’s also other ways to mitigate the harms that we’re trying to protect the public
- “Um, so there and there’s also other ways to mitigate the harms that we’re trying to protect the public
- “Um, so there and there’s also other ways to mitigate the harms that we’re trying to protect the public
- plan and doing infrastructure mitigation plan and doing infrastructure work<05:38:56.638>
gets - One is that the utility must have a wildfire mitigation plan and that has to be being implemented on
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate SessionReading and Referral of Bills Mar 17th, 2025
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 34 by Sparks relating to the preparation, prevention, and mitigation of wildfires to Water
- Senate Bill 1967 by Hinojosa relating to projects eligible for financial assistance from the Flood Infrastructure
- Senate Bill 2025 by Schwertner relating to risk mitigation planning and associated liability for providers
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Community Affairs Jan 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Exempt temporary hurricane protection, flood walls, and barriers from permitting requirements if certain
- property address and value of work as proof of compliance, exempt temporary hurricane protection, flood
- And on the flood walls, we do need to add the word temporary in the Senate bill.
- This is to avoid any life safety issue that could occur, that we can mitigate in the early stages of
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present and heard a series of bills, mostly local claims and growth-management or permitting measures. SB 16, SB 14, and SB 24 were uncontested claims bills providing relief for injuries or damages involving the City of St. Petersburg and Miami-Dade County; each was described as settled or favorably reported by a special master, and each was reported favorably without debate. SB 288, a negotiated bill on rural electric cooperatives, was presented as a clarification to protect co-op authority over generation and power purchases while preserving consumer protections; it drew support from industry stakeholders and was reported favorably. SB 830 created a public-records exemption for certain local administrators and their families’ personal information, citing threats against city managers, and it also passed favorably.
The committee also considered several land-use and permitting bills. SB 1138 would create a registry of qualified professionals to conduct pre-application review for plats and development, aiming to reduce delays and backlogs; local government groups raised concerns about preemption and preserving quasi-judicial authority, but the bill passed favorably with one no vote. SB 168 expanded public nuisance law to include gambling houses, increased penalties, and authorized attorney’s fees and foreclosure of unpaid fees; it was reported favorably. SB 686 revised the agricultural enclave statute to create a public-hearing process for certain residential projects in urban service areas, with a sunset date later amended to June 30, 2026; conservation and planning groups raised concerns about local planning authority and public participation, but the bill passed favorably.
SB 548, a growth-management and impact-fee cleanup bill, clarified plan-based methodology, extraordinary circumstances, interlocal agreements, and refund procedures for impact fees. Local government and development stakeholders testified that it would improve predictability while preserving flexibility, though some sought further refinement on fee increases and refunds; the bill was amended and then reported favorably. SB 1234 addressed building permits and inspections, including permit validity, small-project exemptions, temporary hurricane protection, standardized permit forms, and expanded use of private providers; county officials objected to reduced oversight, while builders and private-provider advocates supported the measure. After testimony and debate, the bill was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, Senator Jones requested to be recorded on several votes, and the committee adjourned after no further business.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-06-02 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- including road and bridge construction and stormwater control; for natural resource projects, including flood
- grant program that FEMA funded, and then as a result of those serious damages and the hazard mitigation
- So to be clear, just because a property owner went through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program that FEMA
- We oftentimes have flooding issues because the ocean is right there.
- the level, the level, to not make that tough decision or to mitigate the level or the degree of what
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HRE-AEN, AEN, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 03-17-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- example, heat-related illnesses, respiratory illnesses related to wildfires, degrading water quality, flooding
- routine doctor's appointments or even life-saving dialysis when, for example, Farrington Highway floods
- routine doctor's appointments or even life-saving dialysis when, for example, Farrington Highway floods
- <01:01:04.079>
Uh mitigation, and climate resiliency. - Uh mitigation, and climate resiliency.
Summary:
The joint committees heard House Bill 643, House Draft 2, which would create short-term management initiatives and appropriate funds for the coconut rhinoceros beetle response program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive. Committee discussion focused on biocontrol efforts, including fungus and virus-based treatments, the need for a biosecure facility, and the timeline for testing and range studies. Department of Agriculture officials said initial testing is underway at the University of Hawaii, but full testing requires a higher-biosafety facility that is not yet available on island. Members also discussed funding levels, the possibility of a mobile facility, and whether the work could be accelerated. The committees later voted to pass HB 643 unamended.
The committees also heard House Bill 736, House Draft 1, which would establish a three-year wastewater system and individual wastewater technology testing pilot program at the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center. Supporters said the bill could help certify new, lower-cost decentralized wastewater technologies and reduce the cost of cesspool upgrades while improving water quality. University of Hawaii witnesses explained that the center would test technologies, collect samples, analyze results, and provide reports to the Department of Health for certification. Members raised concerns about whether the program would help communities facing immediate wastewater issues, the length of the testing timeline, and whether technologies like the Genki ball could be included. The committee was told the pilot would likely test one technology at a time over about nine months each, though multiple tests could run in parallel later. The committees voted to pass HB 736 unamended.
After those measures, the joint committee moved to an AEN-only agenda and began hearing STR 111 / SR 92, which declares a public health emergency relating to climate change and calls for statewide coordination on cross-sector solutions. Testimony in support came from the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Public Health Institute, and others. Supporters said climate change affects public health through heat, wildfire risk, invasive mosquitoes, and other impacts, and argued that the response should involve agriculture, planning, transportation, and emergency management, not just the Department of Health.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Continuing Care Retirement Communities Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- So if there's a natural disaster, let's say there's an earthquake, or there's a flood and no flood insurance
- However, as I said, California has mitigated that somewhat for people who have contracts that were signed
- California has mitigated that somewhat for people who have contracts that were signed in 2017 and onwards
Summary:
The commission’s fifth meeting focused on consumer protections and resident rights in continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), with a presentation by Yvonne Choyah of UC Law San Francisco. She described California’s CCRC framework, including entrance fee structures, monthly fee increases, contract types (A, B, and C), disclosure requirements, and regulatory oversight. A major theme was that residents often do not understand the contracts they sign, while providers retain broad discretion over fees, transfers, terminations, and changes to the physical plant. She also emphasized that California’s regulator is understaffed and not well suited to oversee the complex financial and insurance-like aspects of CCRCs, and that resident complaints and litigation can be slow and difficult.
Choyah and commission members discussed several consumer-protection issues, including refundable versus repayable-on-resale entrance fees, rising monthly care fees, the decline of life care contracts, and the need for clearer disclosures and better comparative data for prospective residents. She noted that California requires annual disclosure statements, resident bill of rights materials, and some fee-related reporting, but that enforcement and accessibility remain weak. Members raised questions about resident board representation, accreditation, refund requirements, and whether state agencies or resident associations could help explain contracts to consumers before admission. Choyah suggested stronger oversight, more financial expertise in regulation, and better transparency about ownership and fee-setting.
The meeting ended with discussion of the commission’s next steps toward its August report. Staff said a draft report would be prepared from the commission’s discussions and circulated for comment before final revisions. The chair also announced staff transitions: Jennifer would be leaving the State House role, and Juliana Fernandez and Vicky Halal would be the main contacts going forward. The commission adjourned after thanking Choyah for her presentation and answering member questions.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 12th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- These projects address longstanding needs like roads, water, flood control, and modernization of county
- Finally, debt issued for projects in the public interest, such as those leveraging the flood infrastructure
- Then it provides 1/4 1 to finance the cleanup, mitigation or remediation of a natural disaster.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- And Mayor violent crime mitigation.
- You as a chief mitigation in Louisville.
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Uh all flooded into the supply section. - Uh all flooded into the supply section.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/16/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- They're replacing culverts along the coast that are now getting flooded in the high tide flooding.
- <00:57:45.000>
Um flooded in the high tide flooding. - Um flooded in the high tide flooding.
- that uh will talk about the mitigation that uh will talk about the mitigation advice<00:58:27.840
- <00:58:52.760>
summary, Hampshire coastal risk flood summary, Hampshire coastal risk flood
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Fifty Four - Monday, April 20
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- As mentioned, my area is one of the main areas that’s affected by flooding.
- As mentioned, my area is one of the main areas that's affected by flooding.
- This is something that we are coming. the main areas that's affected by flooding.
- From the flood of ’93. So we are still working on that.
- Flooding is not going away.
Summary:
The House approved the journal from the previous day by a 123-0 vote and then received Senate messages on House Joint Resolutions 173 and 174, along with committee reports recommending passage of several bills and resolutions. The chamber then took up a series of House bills and joint resolutions for concurrence or final passage, with debate focused on a mix of policy and technical changes. Early action included House Bill 2180, which was described as modernizing notice procedures for blind pension recipients by allowing electronic opt-in; it passed both adoption of the Senate substitute and final passage by wide margins. House Bill 1870, dealing with bankruptcy exemptions and garnishment procedures, also received Senate changes, which members described as minor technical corrections, and it was adopted and finally passed.
The House rejected the Senate’s changes to House Bill 2596 and voted to send it to conference, while House Bill 1866, concerning peace officer licensing and school protection officers, had its Senate amendments concurred in and then passed finally. House Joint Resolution 115, proposing a constitutional change to extend property tax relief to 100% service-connected disabled veterans and their spouses, drew extensive debate over fairness, Hancock Amendment effects, and possible tax shifts to other property owners; despite opposition, it passed the House 152-2. Other measures passed included House Bill 1736 on use of county park sales tax funds for stormwater and flood mitigation, House Bill 1887 and related bills on AI-related transparency, House Bill 2855 on workers’ compensation assessment rates, House Bill 1906 on quarterly tax payments for certain township collectors, House Bill 2297 on fence responsibilities, House Bill 2142/2058 on the Missouri film program, and House Bill 3004 on hardwood industry/truth-in-advertising issues.
The chamber also passed House Bill 2536, which defines male and female by biological sex for certain government-owned or managed multi-occupancy spaces such as restrooms, locker rooms, and dorms, after substantial debate over privacy, safety, enforcement, and impacts on transgender Missourians; it passed 101-48. House Bill 2151, raising income thresholds for a workforce training/“fast-track fix” program, passed 116-32. The final item in the transcript was House Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bills 3068 and 3049, a larger package that received multiple amendments, including changes related to plumbing/pipefitting language, civil detention, and child passenger restraint systems; debate on that package was underway when the transcript ended, and no final vote was shown.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- if any of that issues, we would be open to discussing and trying to figure out what ideas would mitigate
- concerns, but it's hard to mitigate concerns when you don't have anyone to engage with and you don't
- concerns, but it's, it's hard to mitigate concerns when you're not, 352 you, you don't have anyone to
- We make pipe, box, sanitary manholes, sewer systems, flood control mitigation systems.
- We make pipe, box, sanitary manholes, sewer systems, and flood control mitigation systems.
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 2203, relating to certification of discovery issues in TCEQ contested cases referred to SOAH. The chair noted the House had already passed the companion HB 3249, then moved SB 2203 without amendments. The motion prevailed on a 5-0 vote, and the bill was reported favorably to the full House.
The committee then heard SB 1898, which would prohibit the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam for testing and training, while still allowing it in emergency firefighting. The sponsor described PFAS as “forever chemicals” and said the bill would protect firefighters, water supplies, and public health. Testimony in support came from Environment Texas, which cited contamination concerns and noted other states and federal actions restricting PFAS foams. No one testified against the bill, and after closing testimony the committee left SB 1898 pending.
The remainder of the hearing focused on SB 1758, a Grayson County pilot program aimed at addressing potential conflicts between Global Wafers’ semiconductor wafer facility and a proposed Black Mountain Cement/aggregate operation. Supporters, including Global Wafers, Grayson County officials, and manufacturing groups, argued that vibration from mining or blasting could threaten a major national-security semiconductor investment and that an independent BEG study was needed to set safe parameters. Opponents from Black Mountain Cement and related industry groups argued the bill would improperly interfere with a lawful permitting process, pick winners and losers, and harm Texas’ pro-business climate; they also said they had already revised operations and removed blast mining. The discussion included extensive questioning about geology, vibration, the permitting timeline, and whether the issue was really about mining rather than the air permit. No vote was taken on SB 1758 in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/26/25
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- So think forest fire, think flood, think winter storm response.
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think uh forest fire, uh think flood, think uh forest fire, uh think flood - So you may have 10 days of state active service supporting a flood event, and those 10 days don't really
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So, <00:54:46.720>just <00:54:46.960>a Mitigate societal harm
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations Apr 8th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- $3.5 million is for the 10% state match for the federal Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation
- And $300,000 is for wildland fire disaster funding. $200,000 is for flood mitigation.
- From the Disaster Relief Fund for the Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation, the acronym
Bills:
HB1603
Keywords:
Native American, grave protection, repatriation, cultural heritage, tribal compliance, 908, all
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and announced it would begin meeting at 8 a.m. for the rest of the week to work through a growing bill list. The committee first approved House Bill 1603, a companion to the Historical Society budget dealing with NAGPRA, including a $500,000 matching grant to be divided among North Dakota’s five tribes and a committee to address repatriation of human remains and cultural items. The vote was unanimous, 15-0.
The committee then considered House Bill 1225, which would increase penalties for reckless endangerment involving a firearm and create a mandatory prison term. After debate over public safety concerns versus the bill’s fiscal note and prison costs, the committee adopted a do not pass recommendation by a 9-6-1 vote. Members also discussed House Bill 1018, the State Historical Society budget, and approved an amendment that adjusted one-time funding items, including NAGPRA compliance, museum exhibits, military gallery funding, local historic grants, and line-of-credit repayment. The amended bill then received a due pass recommendation by a 14-2 vote.
The committee next approved House Bill 1468, a behavioral health facility grant for St. Hayes, which supporters said would expand in-state access to acute and adolescent behavioral health care and reduce the need to send patients out of state. The bill passed 14-1. It then amended and passed House Bill 1485, increasing the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients by $15 and indexing it to inflation; the amendment and the bill as amended both passed 14-2. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 1016, the Adjutant General/National Guard budget, after adopting an amendment that funded disaster relief, response equipment, IT and website costs, and staffing changes for the watch center; the amended bill passed 14-2. The committee adjourned after completing six bills and planned to resume the next morning at 8 a.m.