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• Thank you to Senators Port affordable.
• So thank you, Senator Port.
• Senator Port, to your bill.
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Transcript Highlights:

• And I am intrigued by the Port Ranger idea.
• the rest of... provisions in there that are only applicable to Port KC and not the rest of the ports
• Port Rangers, I believe, in the filed bill is only for Kansas City, Port KC, because the other ports
• The ports are very different.
• None of the other ports in the state utilized that. Okay.

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• And I am intrigued by the Port Ranger idea.
• the rest of... ...provisions in there that are only applicable to Port KC and not the rest of the ports
• Port Rangers, I believe, in the filed bill is only for Kansas City, Port KC, because the other ports
• The ports are... ...different. The ports are very different.
• None of the other ports in the state utilized that. Okay.

Summary: The Committee on Economic Development met in executive session and first approved House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2151 by a vote of 11-0. The substitute removed CPI language so the measure would not allow a year-over-year increase, and the committee then voted the bill do pass. The committee then heard House Bill 2474, which would add progressive design-build as another procurement option for municipalities and other local political subdivisions. The sponsor and supporters said it would give local governments more flexibility, speed, and cost control on major projects by allowing a collaborative, multi-stage process before final pricing is set; no one testified in opposition, and the hearing was closed without a vote. The committee next heard House Bill 2693, a port authority bill that the sponsor described as clarifying port authority creation, districts, operations, and partnerships while preserving limits on state liability. Testimony from Port KC and the Missouri Port Authority Association focused on public safety needs, including authority for port rangers with arrest powers in Kansas City’s port district, board appointment and removal provisions, and the need to keep ports competitive for development. Questions also touched on labor standards, housing authority funding, and whether the bill affected data centers; the hearing ended without opposition testimony. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1716, which would create a Department of Economic Development grant program for rural workforce housing through nonprofit regional partners. The sponsor and Northeast Missouri witnesses said the program is already working in northeast Missouri through a revolving fund, with homes built and sold at cost to help attract and retain workers such as teachers, nurses, and tradespeople; supporters from housing, business, utility, and economic development groups backed the bill, while one witness opposed government involvement in housing. Committee members questioned eligibility, nonprofit-only administration, local contractor use, affordability, and whether the program could crowd out private builders. The sponsor said an amendment would be needed before a vote, and the committee adjourned after the hearing without taking final action on HB 1716 or HB 2693.

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• Senator Port, Senator Matthews, yes. Senator Port, yes.
• Senator Port.
• Senator Port. conversation. Senator Port.
• Senator Port, Senator Mathews: No. Senator Port: Yes.

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• Now, some port districts have participated in PERS since the 1950s, and in 1965, port district statutes
• And then also want to thank the Washington Public Ports Association for working with... ...the Port Association
• There is some possible conflict between the port statute and the retirement statute.
• I am Jessica Garza representing the Port of Ponderay.
• For many decades, the Port of Vancouver, and we believe other Washington ports, have entered into collective

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee heard staff briefings and testimony on four bills. House Bill 2124, a Department of Retirement Systems request, would raise the minimum monthly pension benefit that can be paid as a lump sum from $50 to $250, with future inflation adjustments by the director; staff said it would cost about $11,000 in administrative changes and have no actuarial impact on the pension funds. House Bill 2125 would remove a biennial restriction on using pension fund interest earnings for certain administrative and compliance expenses that protect the funds; DRS said it would have no fiscal impact and would continue existing practice. Seth Miller of DRS supported both bills as efforts to reduce complexity and improve consistency across retirement systems. House Bill 2179 would create a retroactive exemption from PERS membership for certain port district employees who are instead covered by federal railroad retirement or union-sponsored defined benefit plans. Staff said audits found a small number of affected employees, with a one-time administrative cost of about $18,000, and noted possible legal concerns because retroactive changes can implicate vested retirement rights. Testimony from the Washington Public Ports Association and the Port of Ponderay supported the bill as a narrow clarification needed to avoid dual coverage and large retroactive liabilities; the Port of Vancouver also supported it as a fix for building trades workers covered by union plans. House Bill 2160 would change SEBB eligibility rules for school employees, creating a presumption of coverage on day one for returning employees who previously worked 630 hours in prior years, effectively shortening the lookback period and extending it across SEBB employers. Supporters, including substitute teachers, WEA, SEIU, and other school workers, said the bill would reduce disruptive gaps in coverage, help workers and families maintain continuous insurance, and improve recruitment and retention. Opponents, including school administrators, business officials, and school directors, argued it would be an unfunded mandate that could significantly increase district costs and administrative complexity, especially because districts would have to track hours and rebut presumptive eligibility. The Health Care Authority explained that eligibility is determined by local benefits administrators using worksheets and appeals, that the current two-year presumption was built from earlier benefit rules, and that the bill could increase costs and create issues for retirees who currently manage hours to stay below the 630-hour threshold. The committee took no votes and adjourned after public hearing.

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• Senator Port. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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• </c> Senate File 2205 which Senator Port Senate File 2205 which Senator Port authored.
• Senator Port. can give me about that? Senator Port.
• Thank you, Senator Port.

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• </c> Senator Port, to the amendment. Senator Port, to the amendment.
• Thank you, Senator Port.
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• Thank you, Chair Port.

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• criteria that inland port locations require.
• So that was one of the holdups for Grand Island qualifying as an inland port.
• The Inland Port Authority, how do they get $7 from what?
• That's the power you get with an inland port. How many of those do we need?
• to support that many inland ports.

Bills: LB815A, LB838A, LB912A, LB972A, LB1126A, LB962A, LB1114, LB921, LB937, LB803, LB803A, LB1032, LB1032A, LB1075, LB1075A, LB889, LB878, LB933, LB304, LB304A, LB1096, LB1096A, LB1165, LB1165A, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787

Keywords: LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill, Nebraska Department of Revenue, Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, motor fuel tax, gas tax, fuel tax, tax enforcement, tax collection, cash fund, budget, state spending, per diem, salaries, fiscal year, enrollment and review, final reading, Nebraska

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• feed those who are hungry or give drink to those who are thirsty or clothe those who are naked or visit
• And so they’re visiting the Capitol today, the Louisiana State Student Association, The Louisiana State
• And so those are the people who are visiting us today.
• Tammany Parish Port Commission, provide for composition of the Board of Commissioners.
• I'll come visit you later. Come on. I'm open for discussion.

Bills: HR42, HR43, HR44, HR45, HCR22, HCR23, HCR24, HCR25, HCR26, HCR27, HCR28, HCR29, HCR30, HB894, HB983, HB984, HR39, HR40, HR41, HCR19, HCR20, HCR21, HB2, HB3, HB15, HB441, HB976, HB977, HB978, HB979, HB980, HB981, HB982, HB129, HB130, HB287, HB489, HB521, HB545, HB553, HB555, HB570, HB670, HB672, HB797, HB854, HB952, HB207, HB300, HB331, HB428, HB464, HB587, HB618, HB629, HB801, HB853, HB891, HB474, HB487, HB503, HB606, HB633, HB707, HB720, HB728, HB733, HB846, HB852, HB856, HB868, HB875, HB112, HB657, HB221, HB149, HB901, HB148, HB354

Keywords: women, chemistry industry, Louisiana, recognition, workforce, commendation, leadership, faith, community service, Bishop Weidner, log truck drivers, transportation safety, log industry, pastor, Church of Pentecost, forestry, tree farming, W.H. Ward Properties, community support, Louisiana Forestry Association

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• Lindberg, I really enjoyed... our visit in the office, and of course, quite proud of you and your family
• In Minnesota, the counties that are seeing the biggest increase in visits to food shelves are also rural
• I'm excited to see that Secretary Rollins announced she will be visiting six international markets in
• A couple of weeks ago I met with Nebraska's port producers and discussed what opportunities for export
• With Secretary Rollins planning to visit Vietnam, it sounds like there's a real opportunity to ensure

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• And then pass that funding to the home-visiting organizations.
• So we are paying slightly higher for nurse-based home visiting.
• And page 436 is the Children's Trust Fund Home Visiting section.
• So we try to incentivize within our home visiting agencies the outcomes.
• Would Zach, as great as he is, come visit with me so we could talk about that?

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Summary: The committee continued its House Bill 5 budget hearing with the Office of Administration, reviewing numerous OA and FMDC items in Book 1 and Book 2. Testimony covered telecommunications, personnel, procurement, facilities, utility and janitorial increases, warehouse relocations, the Kansas City behavioral health hospital staffing needs, legal expense fund transfers, the Administrative Hearing Commission, the Children’s Trust Fund, MoPerm, debt service, and transportation transfers. Several items were noted as not recommended by the governor, including some OA workforce initiatives, janitorial funding, and certain Children’s Trust Fund and FMDC requests. A major portion of the discussion focused on the Children’s Trust Fund’s home-visiting and regional collective impact hub programs. The director explained that Medicaid-related funding would flow through OA’s federal authority into CTF, then out to providers through managed care organizations, with services targeted to high-risk pregnant women and families. Members asked about marketing, consent, rural access, contract structure, oversight, and audit frequency; CTF said participation is consent-based, services are not broadly marketed, rural providers are paid more due to travel costs, and the fund uses invoices, monthly and quarterly calls, annual reports, and periodic audits. The committee also spent substantial time questioning long-standing appropriations for the Bartle Hall and Jackson County sports authority payments. OA accounting staff said they were unaware of any contract or memorandum of understanding requiring the state to pay, but that statute authorizes matching payments subject to appropriation and that the state has been making these payments since 1991. Members from both parties expressed frustration about the lack of clear documentation and accountability, and several said they wanted to revisit or potentially zero out the appropriations. Similar questions were raised about the Jackson County sports stadium complex, including how the money is used and whether the state has any legal obligation. Later, members discussed the I-70 and I-44 transfer sections, asking how the I-70 project fund works, whether the general revenue transfer is tied to bond debt service, and whether there is a subject-to-appropriations or funding-out clause. OA said the I-70 funding was set up to track and control the project and that the debt service is handled in MoDOT’s budget, but it would need to check on the clause question. The hearing ended with the committee pausing before moving on to the next section of the bill.

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• In the East Gallery, we have two young ladies visiting with us this morning.
• Eighty-two percent of ER visits by children take place in general hospitals.
• Committee Substitute for House Bill 4105, a bill to be entitled an act relating to the Port St.
• Joe Port Authority, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, and Liberty counties.
• Joe Port Authority, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, and Liberty counties.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and included several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, and a doctor of the day. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and began taking up a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate measures before final passage. The first major bill, health care patient protection, required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and readiness assessments; it passed 36-0. A public records bill protecting victim identities and temporarily exempting the name of a law enforcement officer who is a victim also passed after questions about access for victims of police misconduct, with a 33-4 vote. The Senate next approved a local government cybersecurity bill creating a state-administered program through Florida Digital Service to help counties and cities strengthen cyber defenses, with priority for rural and fiscally constrained governments; after amendments, it passed 37-0. A clerks of court bill allowing clerks to retain all revenue above projections and, through a House amendment, revising legal notice and traffic citation distribution provisions, passed 38-0 despite debate over impacts on municipalities and law enforcement. The chamber also passed a trademark modernization bill and a septic system permit bill intended to reduce delays for builders; the septic bill was amended to align the House and Senate versions and passed 38-0. The longest and most contested item was the elections bill, which updated citizenship verification procedures using REAL ID and state databases, changed candidate qualification rules, and altered election administration provisions. Numerous amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to exempt certain seniors, preserve student and retirement-center IDs, allow attestations in place of documentary proof of citizenship, and require human review over automated systems. One amendment to delay implementation until July 1, 2027, was also debated. The transcript ends while debate is still underway on the elections measure, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• For a project at the Port of Muskogee, which had originally been awarded out of APA, but we found it
• First, we want to increase our state park visitation by 6%.
• This would bring our total park visitation...
• As well as visitation.
• And, of course, there is an associated spend with that additional visitation. More? Thank you.

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce on its FY26 priorities, recent performance, and budget requests. Commerce said it had helped announce about 8,000 direct jobs and nearly $14 billion in investment year-to-date, while noting challenges such as tariffs, workforce recruitment, staffing/FTE management, and the condition of its 100-year-old office building. The agency highlighted projects and initiatives including a new Taiwan trade office, Route 66 Centennial planning, the National Main Street conference in Tulsa, Olympic-related coordination, census outreach, and continued improvements to its grants and CRM systems. Requested funding included $8.3 million for building repairs or relocation planning, census support, $300,000 for EDGE, $135,000 for IT/cybersecurity upgrades, $250,000 for the Taiwan office, and additional support for Head Start, senior nutrition, and the Strategic Air and Space Commission. Members asked about the meaning of the investment totals, the building condition, delays in senior nutrition distributions, and staffing vacancies; Commerce said the investment figures reflected formal company capital announcements, the building had significant facade and roof damage, delays were due to multiple contracting layers, and several open positions were expected to be filled soon. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department then presented its FY26 budget and goals. New director Amy Blackburn and special advisor Sterling Zearley said the department oversees 38 state parks, six lodges, seven golf courses, and nine travel information centers, and emphasized tourism’s economic importance. They reported savings from bringing marketing and tracking functions in-house and from shared services, but said the department faces more than $271 million in deferred maintenance needs, staffing shortages, and connectivity problems at parks. Their goals include increasing park visitation to 10.2 million, raising occupancy to 36%, and growing travel to Oklahoma, with major marketing tied to the Route 66 Centennial, America 250, the FIFA World Cup, the Olympics, and other events. The department also discussed a request to raise its purchasing exemption cap from $25,000 to $75,000, a possible TravelOK.com redesign, and efforts to improve restaurant operations at lodges through a new RFP structure. Members questioned the apportionment cap, the size and timing of deferred maintenance requests, park revenue, and the use of parking pass funds; tourism said annual park-related revenue is about $32 million to $34 million and parking pass revenue is about $2.5 million. Finally, the OSU Veterinary Medicine Authority presented its budget request and program updates. The authority said it supports the veterinary teaching hospital and related student training, and that its FY26 budget is entirely state-appropriated. It requested continued support for hospital operations, the large animal scholarship program, and a new $12.5 million annual payment tied to the $250 million Legacy Capital Fund authorization for the veterinary teaching hospital, along with additional funding to expand in-state enrollment. Officials said in-state enrollment had increased from 58 to 69 students after prior funding, with a goal of reaching 90 of 106 total seats, and that there were 195 in-state applicants this year. Members asked whether standards would be lowered; the authority said academic standards would not change and noted strong board-pass rates and retention outcomes. It also said accreditation concerns tied to faculty shortages and off-site teaching had been addressed by bringing students back to the main campus and improving staffing. The committee ended by thanking the presenters and announcing its next meeting date.

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• We're going to move forward to the Port of Seattle.
• our airlines, the Port does not own or control any of the fuel.
• Based on data collected by port staff, we think that 104 flights were diverted.
• Based on data collected by port staff, we think that 104 flights were diverted. data collected by port
• Even if the port were to maximize, flights were most impacted.

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Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met on January 20, 2006, for two work sessions: one on aircraft fuel pipeline resiliency after the Olympic Pipeline outage and one on flooding impacts to the state highway system. On the fuel topic, BP/Olympic Pipeline, the Port of Seattle, Alaska Airlines, and a renewable fuels consultant described the pipeline system, the Everett leak, and the response to keep Sea-Tac supplied. Witnesses said the leak was very small and below the pipeline’s detection threshold, prompting questions from senators about why a farmer found it first and whether the monitoring systems were adequate. BP described the pipeline’s operations, inspections, emergency response, and cleanup, while the Port and Alaska Airlines explained how they expanded truck offloading, issued notices to airlines, reduced fuel use, and diverted flights to preserve supply. The renewable fuels presentation argued that Washington’s dependence on a few pipeline routes creates a major vulnerability and that regional sustainable aviation fuel production and additional storage and delivery options could improve resilience. Committee members pressed witnesses on leak detection, the amount released, pipeline pressure, and the need for better safeguards near waterways and farmland. BP said the release volume would be determined later through soil and recovery calculations, and that both lines remained operational through the flooding that followed the spill. Port and airline representatives said the outage exposed a lack of redundancy and that Sea-Tac cannot meet daily fuel demand by truck alone, though emergency trucking and airline conservation helped avoid worse disruptions. The Port said it was studying additional fueling capacity and resilience measures, including sustainable aviation fuel infrastructure. The second work session focused on WSDOT’s response to major flooding and storm damage. WSDOT emergency management staff and regional administrators described statewide preparedness, emergency operations center activations, and the use of emergency declarations to speed repairs and contracting. They reported about 50 damaged sites, 16 emergency contracts, and a preliminary damage estimate of $40 million to $50 million, with federal reimbursement still being assessed. Specific examples included emergency repairs on US 2, I-90, SR 12, SR 410, SR 542, and US 101, with some roads reopened quickly through temporary stabilization and others requiring later permanent work. Senators thanked WSDOT crews and asked about the 30-working-day emergency contracting limit, federal funding, and whether emergency repair authority could be used to speed ordinary projects; WSDOT said the main delays in normal projects are environmental review and engineering requirements. The committee then adjourned.

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• And then there are some ports, and Tacoma is one of them, where we would be. use.
• One would be in the Port of Chelan area.
• Authority to cities, counties, and ports.
• However, some of our counties have numerous cities and port districts.
• So, for example, Grant County has 12 port districts and several cities.

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee waived the five-day notice rule and then took up two House bills. HB 2418 would tighten and expand permit-review timelines for residential projects, including requiring “procedural completeness” determinations, adding excluded time periods, extending timeline and refund requirements to certain fee-charging state and local entities, creating review deadlines for special purpose districts and public utility districts, and requiring local governments to designate a permit responsible official and a single point of contact. The sponsor said the bill was intended to improve predictability and reduce delays in permitting; builders and housing advocates strongly supported it, while sewer and water districts and county representatives raised concerns about incomplete referrals, staffing shortages, business-day versus calendar-day deadlines, and the cost of implementing the new contact requirements. The committee heard testimony but took no final vote on the bill in the transcript. HB 2451 would revise Washington’s local tax increment financing program. Staff explained that the bill adds guardrails and transparency, changes notice and hearing requirements, adjusts the assessed-value cap for increment areas, adds public safety facilities to eligible improvements, requires more detailed project analyses and annual reporting, and creates a negotiation/mediation/arbitration process for impacts to taxing districts. The sponsor said the measure was a carefully negotiated compromise intended to address junior taxing district concerns without creating an opt-out. Supporters from the Port of Tacoma, fire chiefs, cities, and counties said the bill improves the earlier TIF framework by strengthening the but-for test, notice, and participation rules, while counties still expressed concern about cumulative impacts and asked for future opt-out discussions. No final committee action was taken in the transcript.

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• So right now, where we're at, since we've left the regional port network, ...since we've left the regional
• port network and moved to the BHAOs, we used to have 800 DCRs across the state, and now we're down below
• start triaging some of those calls directly to mental health clinicians that can handle that without a visit
• We always invite everybody if they'd ever like to come visit the city and kind of see how it works firsthand
• We always invite everybody if they'd ever like to come visit the city and kind of see how it works firsthand

Summary: The Community Safety Committee held an interim work session on crisis response, with members and witnesses discussing how Washington can better integrate 911, 988, mobile crisis, co-response, and alternative response models for behavioral health crises in public spaces. Travis Parker opened with an overview of the Sequential Intercept Model and the crisis care continuum, emphasizing early intervention, 988 access, regional coordination, navigators and peer support, and the need for sustainable braided funding. Several Washington witnesses then described current programs and system gaps, including the growth of co-response teams, the importance of integrating 911 and 988 rather than treating them as competing systems, and the need to reduce unnecessary emergency room use and improve first responder wellness and training. City, fire, and crisis-system representatives described local challenges and reforms. Kim Hendrickson of Poulsbo said most crisis calls still come through 911 and urged better coordination among field-based teams, more behavioral health training for fire/EMS, and more alternatives to ER transport. Laura Pippen, a designated crisis responder, described a strained involuntary treatment system, fewer DCRs statewide, difficulty getting law enforcement support for transports, and limited facility capacity, especially for substance use disorder. Jennifer Stuber and South County Fire’s Keith Sharp highlighted workforce training, a crisis responder certificate program, and first responder wellness efforts. Research witnesses Evan Lauder and James Pine said the evidence is still developing but generally supports on-scene resolution, reduced ED transport and detention in some models, and the importance of clear dispatch protocols, coordination, and ongoing evaluation. Dispatch and program operators then gave examples of how systems are working in practice. Katie Myers of Washington APCO/NENA said 911 remains essential, but needs evidence-based triage protocols, liability protections, and additional funding if it is expected to take on more crisis-response responsibilities. Whatcom County described embedding a “community connector” in the 911 center to coordinate alternative response, while ValleyCom reported that its 988 diversion pilot transferred 2,165 calls with 98% resolved through 988/211 without returning to 911. National examples included Denver’s STAR program, Albuquerque’s Community Safety Department, and Atlanta’s PAD initiative, each showing different ways to route low-acuity or behavioral-health-related calls away from police and toward clinicians, peers, or civilian responders. The session ended with Washington examples continuing, including Whatcom County’s alternative response team, underscoring the committee’s interest in refining and expanding integrated crisis response systems in the next session.

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• We discussed it when you visited with me.
• Through call centers, doctor visits, pre-clearance, and everything else.
• and seamless handoff from active duty members so that when they enter the VA, medical records are ported
• over, care is ported over, and it happens seamlessly for the veteran?
• And will you come up to New Hampshire to visit the facility and meet our veterans?

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• in our ports and supply chains.
• in our ports and supply chains.
• H.R. 252, the Secure Our Ports Act, works to minimize interference in U.S. ports from foreign adversaries
• This in turn reduces vulnerabilities at our ports and bolsters national security. Mr.
• This in turn reduces vulnerabilities at our ports and bolsters national security. Mr.

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