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• So you're saying that is weighted on the SEU board?
• If a no weighted town f voke, right?
• SAU board to call for weighted voting.
• <03:18:33.279> access and treatment systems by limiting access and treatment systems by limiting
• That is not really going to be limiting That is not really going to be limiting their<04:55:55.040

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1331, which would allow the town of Derry to incorporate the Derry Cooperative School District as a department of the town through a charter amendment. The prime sponsor and several supporters argued the change would increase local control, streamline overlapping town and school functions, and potentially help align school spending with Derry’s tax cap. Supporters also said Derry is large enough to warrant a structure more like Manchester or Nashua, and one witness cited a 2018 nonbinding Derry ballot question that passed 597 to 547 in favor of seeking authorization for this change. Opposition came from NEA New Hampshire President Megan Tuttle, who said the association and the Derry Education Association opposed the bill because schools are not simply another municipal department and because Derry voters had already rejected merging the district into town government. She argued the state should respect local control and the community’s prior decision. Committee members asked about the scope of the proposed charter change, the role of the school board, and the reported prior vote, and the sponsor clarified that the amendment would be limited to this specific purpose rather than opening the entire charter. The hearing then moved to House Bill 1374, which would change the procedures for withdrawing from a cooperative school district. Representative Mary Murphy said current law gives other cooperative towns too much control over a withdrawing town’s decision, and her bill would remove the requirement for approval by the other towns while raising the withdrawing town’s approval threshold to a supermajority. She pointed to Francis Town’s 2024 withdrawal vote and said the bill was intended to protect students and local decision-making. The sponsor asked for an ought to pass recommendation, and committee members asked follow-up questions about the prior withdrawal vote and the number of voters involved.

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• We applied, I got it, and it was as if a weight was lifted off my shoulders.
• A shot at higher education without the crushing weight of debt dictating our future.
• While we're not really cutting anything, we're limiting it in scope to maybe fit the limited amount of
• You said there was a limit of up to three years.
• Time limit on that. So I would encourage member support. Thank you.

Bills: HF2634, HF2241, HF2649, HF2520, HF2610

Keywords: North Star Promise, scholarship, higher education, Minnesota Office of Higher Education, in-demand jobs, workforce development, career training, job market, high-demand occupations, high-demand industries, college aid, state financial aid, FAFSA, student eligibility, program of study, degree program, certificate program, community college, university, labor market data

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• This bill doesn't prohibit or limit the use of AI.
• This bill doesn't prohibit or limit the use of AI.
• Without action, the current stipend structure limits diversity of candidates able to serve.
• Without action, the current stipend structure limits diversity of candidates able to serve.
• Without action, the current stipend structure limits diversity of candidates able to serve.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• certified and having years of experience, I am restricted to Florida's supervision requirements, limiting
• This not only hampers my... ...limiting my ability to fully utilize my skills and training.
• purchase, use, and maintain emergency opioid antagonists that are FDA approved rather than being limited
• pediatric emergency care related to triage, measuring and recording vital signs, weighing and recording weights
• pediatric emergency care related to triage, measuring and recording vital signs, weighing and recording weights

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee heard a lengthy agenda of health care and public health bills. The first major item was HB 649, which would remove the paper supervision protocol for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and allow autonomous practice. The sponsor and supporters argued it would improve access, especially in rural areas, address workforce shortages, and reduce costs, while opponents from the medical community raised patient safety concerns and argued it would weaken physician oversight. After extensive testimony and debate, the committee reported the bill favorably by a vote of 18-7. The committee then unanimously advanced several other measures. HB 259, creating a special observance for fentanyl awareness and education, passed 23-0. HB 791, which codifies infant safety devices as an option for surrendering newborns and amends safe-haven law, passed as amended 25-0. HB 355, allowing schools to use FDA-approved emergency opioid antagonists rather than only naloxone, passed 26-0. HB 1119, requiring hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric readiness policies, training, coordination, and assessment requirements, also passed 26-0 after two amendments. HB 431, changing the date for level-two background screening of athletic coaches to July 1, 2026, passed 26-0. Later, the committee approved CS for HB 907, the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases or “Sunshine Genetics Act,” which would establish an opt-in newborn genome sequencing program at FSU and a statewide consortium for rare disease research; supporters emphasized earlier diagnosis and cost savings, and the bill passed 25-0. CS for HB 519, aligning state law with federal law on controlled substances for paramedics, passed 25-0. Finally, CS for HB 723, requiring the Department of Health to provide early-detection materials for type 1 diabetes to families of young schoolchildren, passed as amended 26-0. The meeting adjourned after all bills were reported favorably.

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• And even then it's limited to a few educational programs.
• However, the courts do generally give a lot of weight to what a guardian ad litem sees and hears because
• So due to that responsibility of the Guardian, the court usually gives a lot of weight to what the Guardian
• think it would be beneficial to have a very detailed parenting plan for the parties to abide by to limit
• Perkins: ...and limit as much as possible the ability to incorrectly interpret the court's orders.

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• the is to restore funding to the developmental<00:05:50.000> disabilities<00:05:50.800> weight
• <00:05:51.120> list developmental disabilities weight list developmental disabilities weight
• <00:08:56.000> list<00:08:56.320> in weight list in weight list in 2007<00:08:58.720>
• This has to do with county limitation on payments to the county cap and nursing services.
• <00:55:45.839> on This has to do with county limitation on This has to do with county limitation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:04:15.280> only<00:04:15.599> to rather than limiting only to rather than limiting
• Those words carry a weight trafficking.
• <03:38:34.319> on and fear and isolation like weights on and fear and isolation like weights
• curled up under the weight of a memory. curled up under the weight of a memory.
• challenges are not limited by geography. challenges are not limited by geography.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• You also lose weight with them, right?
• And our statute limits us to 10% investment in prevention.
• Because you are absolutely limited. You're saying you're limited by legislation? Yes.
• You're saying you're limited by legislation? Yes. Oh.
• Now they can be prevented through things like stop smoking, lose weight.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• And are those somewhat limited or are they?
• So I'm not sure how far we can push that limit.
• Why do they have that kind of limit on there? Mr.
• Don't be afraid to bring in some other lights with your weight.
• But then also, how do we make it hold more weight as well?

Keywords: 908, all

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• On R6, on the House side, section one, this section will be imposing a limit on the Minnesota Housing
• Separately, this House language limits the agency's ability to transfer balances between appropriated
• <00:02:15.040> on this section will be imposing a limit on this section will be imposing a
• instead puts in new language limiting instead puts in new language limiting agency's<00:06:25.760
• We see the weight you've all had to carry and the humanity it has revealed.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The conference committee on the housing omnibus bill began with member introductions and a staff walk-through comparing House and Senate provisions. House Research staff reviewed major policy differences affecting Minnesota Housing Finance Agency operations, including limits on how much the agency may retain from state appropriations for administrative costs, new reporting requirements, restrictions on transfers between appropriated accounts, and House-only language requiring annual expenditure of investment income from state appropriations. Senate provisions were also summarized, including tighter rules on when appropriations may be placed into Housing Development Fund bookkeeping accounts, updated operating-cost reporting, and Senate-only changes to how investment earnings may be used. Staff also described shared and differing provisions on program-money transfers, a lived-experience earnings exemption, and a long list of Senate-only policy changes, including manufactured home park tenant protections, low-income housing tax credit and bond-related changes, a task force on housing taxes and fees, and repealers affecting Housing Development Fund authority and certain older programs. Fiscal staff then reviewed the budget impacts. The House side included one-time appropriations for workforce housing development, family homeless prevention and assistance, a Minnesota Nice Home Share pilot, and homebuyer education, along with debt service for $100 million in housing infrastructure bonds and transfers/cancellations that produced a net zero general fund impact across the budget window. The Senate side noted a fiscal note for the housing taxes and fees task force and a smaller housing infrastructure bond authorization, with corresponding debt service costs and a total Senate budget-window impact of about $1 million in general fund debt service. After the staff presentations, the committee moved to public testimony. Commissioner Jennifer Ho of Minnesota Housing said the bill’s housing infrastructure bonds and continued support for family homeless prevention were important, and she supported the lived-experience earnings exemption, while noting concerns about the interest-earnings provisions. Testifiers from Greater Minnesota groups praised the workforce housing investments and Senate updates to the state housing tax credit and infrastructure grant program, though they suggested changes to the geographic distribution language. HOME Line urged funding for statewide tenant hotline services, citing rising demand and asking for $1 million if additional money becomes available. The Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers supported the bill’s investments and emphasized the need to pair housing development with supportive services. Housing First Minnesota praised housing infrastructure bonds and other investments but criticized the omission of the Minnesota Starter Homes Act. The Minnesota Multi Housing Association began testimony opposing certain rent-control-related provisions in the House bill. No votes or final actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• And we punch well above our weight in terms of research expenditures. >> Thank you, Mr. Bride.
• c><00:12:13.680> well<00:12:13.960> above<00:12:14.240> our<00:12:14.360> weight
• <00:12:14.640> in have we punch well above our weight in have we punch well above our weight
• <00:50:55.840> on<00:50:55.960> it this would put some limitations on it this would
• put some limitations on it that<00:50:56.240> you<00:50:56.320> can't<00:50:56.600>

Bills: HB151, HB152, HB138, SB221, SB190, SB69, SB225, SB272

Keywords: fire chaplains, distinctive license plate, firefighter, volunteer service, criminal penalties, sales tax exemption, baby supplies, baby formula, maternity clothing, menstrual hygiene products, pregnancy, pregnant defendant, incarceration, jail intake, pregnancy test, bail, pre-incarceration probation, supervised probation, electronic monitoring, electronic supervision

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• In front of you, you will see how we weighted these areas, the categories based on equal base allocation
• Weighted these areas, the categories based on equal base allocation, population and behavioral need,
• the alcohol prevalence, and the substance use prevalence to come up with these numbers and these weights
• that communication and that collaboration in informing the overall behavioral health system is not limited
• It's a lot for us, not about the time, but I mean, we try to limit some presentations to five pages and

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• Administrative Procedures Act and would give— Procedures Act and would give no more deference to or weight
• consider obviously the agency decision and take all of that into account, but it starts with no more weight
• It starts with no more weight given to that. It's not a de novo trial.
• when the discussion got a little short-circuited, part of that review would have been— it says it limits
• And I mean, so that sort of limits, that puts a governor on it a little bit. Mhm.

Bills: HB202, HB42, HB146, HB492, HB285, HB7, HB454, HB42, HB7

Keywords: law enforcement, immunity, civil liability, use of force, recruitment, bail reform, cash deposit, judicial discretion, criminal justice, Alabama law, youthful offender, capital murder, public safety, victims' rights, juvenile offenders, delinquent acts, juvenile court, nonfelony offenses, water safety offenses, illegal immigration

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• um training room a commissary for them um equipment<00:08:09.960> storage<00:08:10.680> weights
• <00:08:10.960> and<00:08:11.120> stretching equipment storage weights and stretching
• equipment storage weights and stretching area<00:08:12.879> none<00:08:13.039> of<00:08
• We are limited on time. Okay.
• now and so with no further limit now and so with no further business<00:52:06.720> before<00:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There are other rulemaking limitations on rulemaking authority.
• Yeah, within limits, of course.
• In addition to the limitations that are in statute, there's also limitations on rulemaking authority
• More limitations on rulemaking authority. This is a big one.
• nhrs owns and then based on the weight nhrs owns and then based on the weight of<04:29:58.520>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held an orientation for new and returning members of the House committee on agencies and administration, with introductions from members and staff. Chair Carol Maguire outlined her expectations for hearings: keep questions focused on the bill, be respectful to witnesses, and use the committee’s orientation opportunities to learn about the jail staff, retirement system, and Office of Professional Licensure. Members also discussed related assignments on other bodies, including the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules and the Joint Committee on Employee Classification, and noted that some members already serve on those panels. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the State Building Code and the committee’s upcoming workload. Members explained how the state code is intended to provide a common baseline while allowing limited local options, and why municipalities must formally adopt and publish any local amendments. They reviewed several anticipated bills: a consolidation bill to gather building-code enforcement materials in one place, a bill to update the state energy code, a bill to restrict municipal adoption of building-code changes, and a bill to update the electrical code. Members also discussed how building codes apply to older homes and commercial buildings, and why code updates are important for safety and clarity. The chair said the committee had 36 bills currently scheduled, including many early bills that must move by March 6 because they will be heard by two committees. She said the committee would use subcommittees for harder bills, with three subcommittees this year: pensions, licensing, and likely state building code. She also outlined the hearing schedule, including lighter bills on February 12 and the expectation of executive sessions later in the month. No votes were taken during the orientation, but members were told that public hearings do not require a quorum and that hard copies of bills would be distributed by committee staff.

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• He said he thought the amendment puts more weight on this committee as opposed to local elected officials
• Chair Kosnik said he appreciated the clarification and thought the committee gives more weight to the
• He said he thinks more weight is being put on this committee as opposed to local elected officials in
• He said he thinks more weight is being put on this committee as opposed to local elected officials in
• <00:19:28.440> input<00:19:28.840> in that counties had limited input in that counties

Keywords: 1183, house

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• we will, in order to allow as many people to testify as possible, there will be a two-minute time limit
• So there's a state registration fee and weight tax, there's a city registration fee and weight tax.
• fee and weight tax a city registration fee and weight tax they'll<00:36:50.000> collect<00:36
• They should be limited to far, far more than they are now.
• <02:04:48.239> to patients okay they should be limited to patients okay they should be limited

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation and consumer-related bills. HB 496, relating to mamaki tea labeling, drew support from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Weights and Measures, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau, which said the bill would help protect a culturally important crop and the Hawaii brand. Members questioned Agriculture about staffing and whether the bill was being used to reopen a package-labeling inspection branch; the department said it currently has no Oahu inspectors for that function but has a place for an additional inspector. No opposition was registered on the measure. HB 978, relating to electric utilities, and HB 1316, relating to DLNR/park reservations, were also heard. HB 1316 received support from State Parks, and members discussed where reservation fees would go and whether the statewide reservation system for three parks would cover its costs; the committee indicated a change would be made so fees go to the special fund. HB 914, relating to water carriers, drew support or comments from the PUC, Department of Agriculture, Department of Transportation, Young Brothers, and the Hawaii Harbor Users Group. The main discussion focused on the proposed automatic rate-adjustment mechanism tied to the GDP price index, with members asking for alternative index ideas and questioning whether the PUC already had authority to adopt such a mechanism. Young Brothers said the measure would provide clarity and help recover inflationary costs, while the chair raised concerns about repeated rate increases and asked for further testimony on possible alternative indices. HB 1161, relating to transportation and road usage charges, received support from the Insurance Division, DOT, and the State Energy Office, with comments from the Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Hawaii Food Industry Association. Members asked whether counties need state authorization to adopt mileage-based charges and why the bill included funding for implementation; DOT said it is helping counties build the data collection and billing system and that Honolulu is handling much of the collection work. A question was also raised about whether plug-in hybrids would be covered, and DOT said vehicles under the federal electric-vehicle definition would be included. HB 1301, relating to transportation network companies, drew opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice, Lyft, and Uber, all arguing that classifying TNCs as common carriers and changing liability rules would raise costs, reduce access, and disrupt the current statewide framework. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• The proposed budget includes four permanent positions and two one-year limited-term positions in budget
• The department is proposing $469,000 one time in the budget year to support two one-year limited-term
• There are some limitations, but I think if they do apply for more than one grant, they have to go for
• So the reason the three-year weighted average was selected over the five-year weighted average was to
• While this may be helpful for flexibility, it kind of limits legislative oversight.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard updates from the Department of State Hospitals on its proposed 2026-27 budget, including a $3.2 billion total budget, patient-driven operating cost increases, savings in the IST solutions program, and progress in meeting the Stiavedi court-ordered 28-day treatment standard. DSH reported it has met court benchmarks, reduced the IST pending placement list from a pandemic high of 1,953 to about 250, and is now averaging about five days to initiate treatment. Members asked about the effects of Proposition 36 and SB 1323 on referrals, outside hospitalization costs, Medicare coverage, and whether IST solution funds were being overbudgeted; DSH said referrals are slightly down overall, outside medical costs are rising due to inflation and an aging population, and the IST savings reflect slower-than-expected activation of community programs rather than a service gap. The department also outlined proposed funding for electrical infrastructure upgrades at Napa and Patton, a feasibility study under SB 380 for transitional housing for the CONREP SVP program, and a dental services expansion at Metropolitan and Patton. The committee held those DSH items open after discussion. The Commission for Behavioral Health presented its role in overseeing the transition from MHSA to BHSA, including data, evaluation, transparency, grantmaking, and technical assistance. It described the new Innovation Partnership Fund, a statewide innovation grant program funded at up to $20 million annually for five years, with small and large grants, and said it had received strong interest ahead of the May 8 application deadline. Members asked about what qualifies as innovation, whether grants could be renewed, and how the state would ensure the program supports service delivery rather than general outreach or training. The commission also sought a liquidation deadline extension for up to $4.062 million in remaining Alcove Youth Drop-in Center funds so sites can finish implementation and Stanford can complete the final evaluation; that item was also held open. DHCS provided an overview of behavioral health policy changes under CalAIM and BH Connect, including peer support, mobile crisis, contingency management, traditional health care practices for tribal members, the access reform and outcomes incentive program, workforce investments, evidence-based practice expansion, IMD participation, transitional rent, and upcoming youth-focused guidance such as high-fidelity wraparound and activity funds. On BHSA implementation, DHCS said it is not tracking specific local program cuts, but is monitoring county plans and outcomes while noting that counties must still preserve Medi-Cal specialty mental health and DMC-ODS services. The department also discussed its H.R. 1 implementation strategy, including outreach, streamlined renewals, ex parte exemptions, and proposed clinic navigator and outreach funding to reduce Medi-Cal coverage loss, especially for people with behavioral health needs. In response to questions, DHCS said it has not produced a specific H.R. 1 impact estimate for county behavioral health populations, and later explained that counties can still use BHSA and other funding streams for prevention and early intervention while the state tracks impacts through integrated plans and new performance measures. The department also reported on BH-CHIP bond spending, saying it has awarded $5.8 billion for 437 infrastructure projects creating 546 new or expanded facilities and more than 9,553 residential beds, with tribal set-asides exceeding the original allotment.

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• The proposed budget includes four permanent positions and two one-year limited-term positions in budget
• The department is proposing $469,000 one time in the budget year to support two one-year limited-term
• So the reason the three-year weighted average was selected over the five-year weighted average was to
• While this may be helpful for flexibility, it kind of limits legislative oversight.
• While this may be helpful for flexibility, it kind of limits legislative oversight.

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of State Hospitals (DSH), the Commission for Behavioral Health, and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on budget proposals and implementation updates. DSH outlined its proposed 2026-27 budget, including funding for patient operating expenses, IST solutions savings, conditional release program costs, LPS bed allocation changes, electrical infrastructure projects at Napa and Patton, SB 380 transitional housing feasibility work, and expanded dental services at Metropolitan and Patton. DSH also reported that it has met court-ordered IST treatment benchmarks in the Stiavedi v. Clinton case, with average time to initiate treatment down to about five days and pending placements reduced to roughly 250, while noting that Proposition 36 could increase referrals and SB 1323 may divert some individuals earlier into community-based treatment. Members asked about rising outside hospitalization costs, Medicare enrollment, the timing and structure of capital projects, and whether IST solution funds are being fully used; DSH said the savings reflect slower-than-expected ramp-up of community programs and that the Central California FACT replacement program is still on track for January 2027 activation. The Commission for Behavioral Health described its role under the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA), including data, evaluation, grantmaking, technical assistance, and transparency work. It highlighted the new statewide Innovation Partnership Fund, a five-year, $20 million-per-year program with small and large grant categories; the first RFA drew strong interest, with more than 400 questions and over 1,000 bidders’ conference participants. The Commission also discussed a proposed extension to spend down about $4.1 million remaining for the Alcove Youth Drop-in Center grants so sites can finish implementation and Stanford can complete the final evaluation. Members asked about grant duration, whether projects can be renewed, what qualifies as innovation, and whether the fund could support service delivery rather than awareness campaigns or training; the Commission said awards are expected to be three-year contracts and that proposals must be new or meaningfully expanded approaches that support BHSA priority populations. DHCS reviewed major behavioral health changes under CalAIM and BH Connect, including peer support, mobile crisis, contingency management, traditional health care practices for tribal members, updated specialty mental health access criteria, and new substance use treatment standards based on ASAM’s fourth edition. DHCS reported strong contingency management results, with more than 13,000 members served and 95% testing negative for stimulant use during treatment, and said 21 Indian health care providers have been approved to offer traditional health care practices. It also described BH Connect initiatives such as the $1.9 billion access reform and outcomes incentive program, workforce investments, evidence-based practice expansion, IMD participation by four counties, and transitional rent services. On BHSA implementation, DHCS said it is not tracking individual county contract cuts but is monitoring county plans and statewide outcomes, while stakeholders raised concerns about local prevention and service gaps. DHCS also outlined its H.R. 1 implementation strategy, including outreach, streamlined renewals, exemptions for disabled, substance use, and medically frail individuals, and proposed clinic navigator and outreach funding; it said it has not yet produced a focused estimate of H.R. 1 impacts on behavioral health populations. The discussion ended with DHCS noting that B-CHIP bond funding has supported 437 infrastructure projects, creating 546 new or expanded facilities and more than 9,500 residential beds across the state.

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• House Bill 207 is a smart, science-based step to protect our most limited resource.
• Water is a precious and limited resource like our land. Let's not give it away.
• Treated produced water may increase risk of miscarriage, cause low birth weight and preterm delivery,
• Treated produced water may increase risk of miscarriage, cause low birth weight and preterm delivery,
• We have seen this tragedy time and time again, and all Indigenous communities will bear the weight of

Keywords: 996, all