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• THIS BENEFITS THE STATE BY MINIMIZING DEP EXPENDITURES FOR CLEANUP AND ASSIST LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH
• CLEANUP AND BLIGHTED AREAS REVITALIZING MANY INNER-CITY AREAS ALL OVER THE BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM HAS BEEN
• Brodeur: I THINK MORE FOLKS WILL GET INVOLVED IN CONTAMINATION CLEANUP THROUGH THIS BILL AND MAYBE A

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Article 2 is a chapter cleanup of 144D.
• Article 2 is a chapter cleanup of 144D.
• Article 2 is a chapter cleanup of 144D.
• There is some statutory cleanup and additional accountability measures.
• So, Chair Fischer to your closing remarks. cleanup and additional accountability cleanup and additional

Bills: HF4210, HF4212, HF4549, HF4464, HF4546, HF4447

Keywords: senior nutrition, older adults, aging services, home-delivered meals, congregate dining, meal delivery, grocery delivery, food insecurity, nutrition support, area agencies on aging, Minnesota Board on Aging, human services, special revenue fund, nonprofit grants, SNAP outreach, medically tailored meals, rural nutrition, food access, transportation services, elderly

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• but we're going to look at some of it this year, but it really is challenging and even some maybe cleanups
• but we're going to look at some of it this year, but it really is challenging and even some maybe cleanups
• but we're going to look at some of it this year, but it really is challenging and even some maybe cleanups
• We need some cleanup language.
• We need some cleanup language. Um, here. We need some cleanup language.

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 3 February, 2026; 1:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first heard a proposal to consolidate small or outdated Treasury and agency accounts into pooled investment accounts so idle balances could earn interest and administrative costs could be reduced. Senator DuPree asked whether the change would also eliminate old accounts, and the sponsor said it would close outdated accounts and move funds where they could earn interest. The committee then voted title sufficient, do pass. Senate Bill 2694, described as the biomarker bill, would require mandatory biomarker testing for diagnosis, treatment, management, and monitoring of certain conditions when supported by medical and scientific evidence and nationally recognized clinical guidelines. The bill would apply to health insurance policies written in the state after September 1, 2026, require written reasons for denials, and include reporting requirements back to the Legislature. The sponsor estimated a total cost of about $5.2 million, with roughly $1 million as the state share, and the committee voted title sufficient, do pass. The committee then took up the ARPA bill, which would accelerate the spending deadline from December 31 to September 30 and create three buckets for remaining funds: $100 million for MDOT, about $62 million for lost revenue to help offset insurance costs, and any additional funds to be handled by DFA under the governor’s discretion within ARPA rules. Senators asked about lists of projects, the risk of rushing money out the door, and whether local city and county projects could be repurposed; sponsors said the bill is aimed at keeping funds from being returned to Washington and that projects already in process should be nudged to completion, while unused funds could be clawed back after missed reporting or reimbursement requests. The committee also discussed prior technical problems with some completed projects and said those cases would likely require separate legislative action. The committee voted title sufficient, do pass, committee sub. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 2578, which creates a small municipality match fund to help cities under 10,000 population meet the 20% local match needed for discretionary federal and state grants. The chair clarified that the bill establishes the fund but does not create a funding source, and the sponsor confirmed that point. The committee then voted title sufficient, do pass.

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• It's statutory<00:10:21.120> cleanup<00:10:21.519> for<00:10:21.680> the<00:10:21.760
• > Alzheimer's statutory cleanup for the Alzheimer's statutory cleanup for the Alzheimer's disease

Keywords: Due to a technical issue, the first part of the meeting did not stream live. This reupload restores that portion, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard four House bills, adjusting the order to accommodate members’ schedules. House Bill 510, on organ donation procedures, would require health care providers involved in organ procurement to pause the process if any signs of life are observed and restart the process if needed. The bill was presented as a consensus measure, received no opposition, and passed with favorable expression by unanimous vote and consent. House Bill 176 would create a framework for insurers to implement a waiver program reducing prior authorization requirements before care is provided. The sponsor said the language had been worked out with insurers to cut red tape and improve transparency. The committee approved the bill unanimously with favorable expression and then consent. House Bill 266 would add audiology and speech-language pathology to the Kentucky Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund eligibility list. Testimony emphasized that these professions are essential to patient care across the lifespan and meet the fund’s training and licensure standards. The bill passed unanimously with favorable expression and consent. House Bill 393 concerned Alzheimer’s-related statutory cleanup, adding a caregiver council seat and requiring the council to develop and distribute an early detection and diagnosis toolkit for health care providers. The bill was supported as a way to improve Alzheimer’s awareness and care, with one senator explaining a yes vote in memory of a parent who had Alzheimer’s. It also passed unanimously with favorable expression and consent. The chair announced the next committee meeting would be Wednesday, March 25 at 8:00 a.m.

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• Members, this piece of legislation is a cleanup to a bill that we passed last year, and it's got some
• Page 18, this was cleanup. We took enlisted... If they're on active duty for UCMJ.
• Page 18, this was cleanup.

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• You know, they float their own bonds, and we do just legal cleanup for clarity purposes. >> So simply
• Your bill has a favorable report. >> Thank you so much. legal cleanup is all it is for clarity legal
• cleanup is all it is for clarity purposes. purposes. purposes.

Bills: HB136, HB137, HB220, HB213, HB256, HB136, HB137, HB220, HB213, HB256

Keywords: Teacher's Retirement System, TRS, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, retirement benefits, teacher retirement, classroom teacher, Tier I, Tier II, public pension, pension reform, education employees, retirement system, sick leave, cost-of-living adjustment, COLA, beneficiary, lump-sum payout, rollover, service retirement

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• But we also need to make... ...sure who is going to be paying for the cleanup, the eventual cleanup of
• , that eventual cleanup as part of this managed transition.
• As such, this bill is now a giant firearm code cleanup bill, and it was a support... ...the bill that
• As such, this bill is now a giant firearm code cleanup bill, and it was a support...
• Support, support bill, phone-free schools cleanup. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Summary: The chamber reconvened after a late-night session and first adopted the consent calendar, including ACR 107 on the Diablo Range, by a 48-0 vote. Members then took up several Senate bills and Assembly measures, with repeated remarks about the long hours and the need to respect staff and keep proceedings moving. A vote change was also announced for Assembly Member Patel on SB 414, changing from aye to not voting. The main policy debate centered on energy, climate, and affordability. SB 237, dealing with oil and gas policy, refinery closures, pipeline safety, Kern County permitting, gasoline blend flexibility, and regional fuel coordination, drew strong support from members who framed it as a managed transition to stabilize fuel supply and protect jobs, and strong opposition from members who called it a giveaway to oil interests and a setback for climate goals. The bill passed 59-0. SB 254, an energy affordability and wildfire package, included wildfire mitigation financing, a successor wildfire fund, transmission cost reductions, clean energy permitting changes, and energization timelines; members raised some concerns about local control, but the bill passed 58-0. SB 840 and AB 1207 advanced the cap-and-invest reauthorization package, with supporters emphasizing emissions reductions, housing, transit, wildfire prevention, and community air programs, while opponents argued it would raise costs and function as a tax-and-spend scheme. SB 840 passed 54-15 and AB 1207 passed 55-10, both with urgency and immediate transmittal. Members also approved SB 352, which makes the Bureau of Environmental Justice permanent and requires air quality monitoring and reporting on AB 617 implementation, by 43-19. AB 825, authorizing California to help establish a Westwide electricity market, was presented as a way to lower bills, improve reliability, and reduce emissions; it passed 67-2 and was sent to the Governor. Additional actions included concurrence in Senate amendments to AB 8 on cannabinoids and AB 383 on firearms cleanup, and the chamber began consideration of AB 764 on wildlife as the transcript ended.

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• This was a massive cleanup bill for OPLC.
• The This was The This was a<00:10:10.080> massive<00:10:10.640> cleanup<00:10:11.480>
• <00:10:14.079> The a massive cleanup bill or OPLC. The a massive cleanup bill or OPLC.
• :03.920> also<00:41:04.240> will<00:41:04.480> just<00:41:04.640> add cleanup
• I also will just add cleanup measure.

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Summary: The committee first took up several Senate messages on House bills. It recommended non-concurrence and a committee conference on HB 428 after Representative Pearson raised a constitutional concern about a retroactive provision in the building code bill. It also recommended non-concurrence on HB 156, which had been rewritten by the Senate to create a permanent subcommittee related to food/procurement; members said they did not want to create a permanent subcommittee and preferred to let the issue return next year if needed. On HB 85, concerning temporary student licenses for respiratory therapists, the committee concurred with a Senate rewrite that added restrictions but preserved the bill’s main purpose. On HB 82, a cleanup bill for occupational licensing, the committee concurred with a Senate amendment explicitly allowing the electricians board to create subcommittees, with members noting they did not think the authority was necessary but that it would not do harm. The committee then considered SB 178 on laboratory water testing. Representative Leyon offered amendment 2025-1743H to clarify how fees would be deposited and to direct a portion of certain fees and grants into a non-lapsing lab equipment and replacement fund rather than the general fund. Members said the amendment made the bill’s fiscal flow easier to understand. The amendment passed unanimously, and the committee then voted ought to pass as amended on SB 178, also unanimously, and placed it on consent. For SB 180, dealing with Coos County distressed-area designation, the committee adopted amendment 1748H to remove a provision requiring commissioners to give extra consideration to Coos County and to add a 20-year sunset on the designation. The amendment passed 14-2, and the committee then voted ought to pass as amended 15-1; Representative Schmidt said he would file a minority report because he viewed the provision as unenforceable rather than objectionable. The committee also voted to retain SB 185, which concerned OPLC-related issues, so the agency could continue working on a policy and report back later; that motion passed 16-0. Finally, the committee voted inexpedient to legislate on SB 198, establishing New Hampshire Service Dog Week, after debate over whether the recognition should be statutory or left to a gubernatorial proclamation. Supporters argued the bill would raise awareness and help promote service dogs, while opponents said the effort could continue without a statute and that special-day statutes often lose attention once enacted. The committee also voted inexpedient to legislate on SB 182 after extensive discussion of proposed changes to the maternal mortality review process. Opponents argued the bill would broaden access to personally identifiable information, change panel structure, and affect data comparability; supporters said it was a housekeeping update requested by DHS that would add DCYF and Corrections and improve review of maternal deaths. The ITL motion passed 10-6, and Representative Long said he would file a minority report and explain the committee’s reasoning to the bill’s sponsor.

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• think they can probably answer your questions better than I can and give explanations on why these cleanup
• :07:18.000> uh and give explanations on why these uh and give explanations on why these uh cleanup
• details are necessary so thank cleanup details are necessary so thank you<00:07:22.199> thank
• This is a cleanup to make the processes the same, so the director can set those fees and work through
• to basically have the processes cleanup to basically have the processes be<00:09:50.160> the<

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• So, we just had to do mostly cleanup to make sure there wasn't overlapping jurisdictions there.
• So, we just had to<00:02:14.000> do<00:02:14.480> mostly<00:02:15.120> cleanup<00
• to<00:02:15.760> make<00:02:15.920> sure<00:02:16.080> there to do mostly cleanup
• to make sure there to do mostly cleanup to make sure there wasn't<00:02:16.800> overlapping<00

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:16 Discussion SB 158 01:12 Vote SB 158 04:06 Discussion HB 794 05:20 Vote HB 794 08:20 Discussion SB 183 09:44 Vote SB 183 17:46, 958, all

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• The tuition thing, the tuition provisions are from the bill we passed a few years ago, and this is cleanup
• The cleanup language about the intergovernmental panel and council, that's new.
• Just the main question I heard that I'd like to address for the veterans recognition, all that is is cleanup
• It's just cleanup language to make sure they all read the same and all have the same stuff in them.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Taken together, SB 954 meets the promise of cleanup on SB 131 and provides a path forward to streamline
• And without any significant cleanup legislation, companies will continue to take advantage of the overly
• As written, SB 954 goes beyond cleanup.
• He said cleanup work is difficult, especially when people promise at the end of session that they will
• The Senator said cleanup is challenging, but the committee is continuing to work on it.

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on labor standards, worker safety, and public transparency. SB 954 by Senator Blakespear would revise last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing by adding worker protections such as prevailing wage, a skilled and trained workforce, high-road employment standards, and environmental guardrails. Supporters from labor, environmental justice, and conservation groups said the bill restores promised safeguards after SB 131, while business groups argued the added requirements would undermine the exemption and discourage investment. The committee voted 5-0 to do pass and re-refer SB 954 to Appropriations, leaving the roll open for absent members. The committee then considered SB 966 by Senator Gonzalez, which would codify refinery worker participation and safety protections adopted in 2017 after the 2012 Chevron Richmond fire. Supporters, including United Steelworkers and a former refinery worker, said the bill would preserve workers’ ability to report hazards, select representatives, and stop unsafe work, preventing future disasters. The Western States Petroleum Association opposed the bill, arguing it could be preempted by federal labor law and would add regulatory uncertainty. The committee passed SB 966 3-0 and re-referred it to Appropriations, with the roll left open. Next, SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas sought to modernize private security guard training, expand de-escalation instruction, strengthen accountability, and create a clearer professional pathway for the industry. The author and many security workers testified that guards are often first responders in volatile situations and need more practical training and better standards; opponents from industry and business groups warned the bill would raise costs, worsen staffing shortages, and create implementation problems, especially around third-party training and a new wage order. The committee voted 4-1 to do pass and re-refer SB 1203 to Public Safety, with one no vote and the roll left open. The committee also heard SB 1284 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, a transparency bill requiring DHCS to publish the names of large employers with workers enrolled in Medi-Cal and the estimated taxpayer cost. Supporters said the measure would show how low wages and unaffordable coverage shift health costs to the public, while opponents argued Medi-Cal enrollment depends on many factors and that naming employers would be misleading and amount to public shaming. After discussion, the committee voted 4-2 to do pass and re-refer SB 1284 to Appropriations, leaving the roll open. The transcript then began discussion of SB 1054 by Senator Cabaldon, which would improve workforce data collection and sharing to better evaluate job-training pathways, but the excerpt cuts off before testimony or action on that bill.

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• Members this is the House Bill 8 cleanup bill the community college funding bill, and I appreciate your
• House Bill 121 is a cleanup bill from HB 3 of last session for school safety.
• recognizes mr. basu to explain the bill thank you mr. speaker members this is the port free port cleanup
• to child care centers that are at risk of closing throughout the state, but we need to do a quick cleanup
• It's really just a cleanup. It's not substitute. Okay. Thank you. Mr..

Bills: SB5, SJR3, HB 11, HJR72, HB48, HB27, HB144, HB37, HB1481, HB581, HB1696, HB2216, HB 1035, HB1633, HB742, HB754, HB1689, HB1690, HB2669, HB391, HB517, HB1775, HB 1024, HB1607, HB252, HB1716, HB1562, HB4116, HB1866, HB1741, HB2103, HB2637, HB2884, HB3707, HB503, HB 1089, HB1757, HB2986, HB972, SB365, SB1786, SB5, SJR3, HB14, HB43, HB36, HB26, HB149, HB 121, HB206, HB136, HB3114, HB2733, HB1732, HB3700, HB467, HB 1130, HB1846, HB1442, HB 1147, HB2176, HB2701, HB805, HB2890, HB 1154, HB1644, HB2118, HB1718, HB2488, HB2596, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB 106, HB18, HB 11, HJR72, HB48, HB27, HB144, HB37, HB1481, HB581, HB1696, HB2216, HB 1035, HB1633, HB742, HB754, HB1689, HB1690, HB2669, HB391, HB517, HB1775, HB 1024, HB1607, HB252, HB1716, HB1562, HB4116, HB1866, HB1741, HB2103, HB2637, HB2884, HB3707, HB503, HB 1089, HB1757, HB2986, HB972

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

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• Instead, they work with the state to test the site, identify contaminants, and develop a cleanup plan
• The Kentucky Energy and Environmental Cabinet has the expertise to determine what level of cleanup is
• Once the cabinet approves the cleanup, the final step is notifying the original responsible party.
• is necessary and whether a site cleanup is necessary and whether a site is<01:25:16.000> safe
• Once the cabinet<01:25:18.960> approves<01:25:19.360> the<01:25:19.600> cleanup,

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• And, um, I guess I'm only in my ninth term, so I still have trouble keeping track on the docket.
• keeping<01:02:00.960> track<01:02:01.200> on<01:02:01.359> the<01:02:01.520> docket
• <01:02:01.920> So keeping track on the docket. So keeping track on the docket.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Okay, yeah, it's the last one on the docket here.
• c><03:07:10.920> the okay yeah it's the last one on the okay yeah it's the last one on the docket
• Okay, so what we have is one bill left on the docket here: HB 685. retained<04:03:31.920> does
• bill<04:03:45.960> left<04:03:46.159> on<04:03:46.279> the<04:03:46.439> docket

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Summary: The Education Funding Committee met to review a large package of bills, with the first four—HB 717, 742, 773, and 603—focused on special education aid, formerly called catastrophic aid. Chair Ladin explained that the committee needed to move a special education bill forward by March 4 and was trying to determine which bill would serve as the vehicle. He described the current formula and the difficulty of estimating the fiscal impact of lowering the threshold from 3.5 times the statewide average cost per pupil to a lower level, noting that DOE did not have reliable data on how many students would fall into the lower-cost bands. The committee also noted that several other bills in the package addressed SWEP and adequacy issues, and that HB 510 dealt with due process rather than funding. Mark Mello of the Bureau of School Finance testified that the department only has reliable data for special education expenditures above $70,000 per student, since claims are submitted for reimbursement at that point. He said the bureau was trying to estimate how many students might fall between 2.5x and 3.5x or 3x and 3.5x the average cost, but that the basic answer was they did not know and that any estimate would be difficult. He explained that moving the threshold from 3.5x to 2.5x would create a minimum additional cost of about $13.6 million based on existing claims, not counting new students who would enter the range. Members discussed whether districts already had the underlying data, whether a survey should be required, and how districts know when to begin tracking costs for reimbursement. The committee also discussed proration and the state’s share of special education aid. Mello explained that the current 80% state share is modeled in the formula, but the actual payment has been prorated because appropriations have not matched the statutory liability; he said the state liability was about $50 million, while the budget had provided $34 million, resulting in a 68% payment rate. HB 742 was described as a bill that would eliminate proration by paying the liability directly from the education trust fund with an overflow mechanism. Members also discussed possible alternatives such as changing the state share, using a lower threshold in a transition period, or requiring districts to submit data. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided; the committee was still in discussion and considering which bills to advance.

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• from unscrupulous contractors and better prepare this state for large-scale post-disaster community cleanups
• required the state, through CalRecycle, to pre-qualify large contractors to perform wildfire debris cleanup
• work, which is now expedited statewide debris cleanup efforts.
• required the state, through CalRecycle, to pre-qualify large contractors to perform wildfire debris cleanup
• work, which is now expediting statewide debris cleanup efforts.

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• It was the mechanism that industry did agree to pay for emergency cleanup situations for insolvent operators
• And it was the mechanism that industry did agree to to pay for emergency cleanup situations for insolvent
• More specifically, it will help address those cleanup needs on or near tribal lands, which help improve
• Once the bill is phased in, it will take nearly $90 million annually from the public into the street cleanup
• This bill will help fund the cleanup of abandoned wells, and through adequate bonding, corporations can

Bills: SB241, SB145, HB2

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

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• removed once we Removed those encampments, and we go back and periodically have to do additional cleanups
• me make sure you're talking about the wrecker, not the remediation company that comes in and does cleanup
• The Department of Transportation has a cleanup budget, and their money was used to hire the contractors
• We did the initial cleanup in Tulsa.
• so those that are working on immigration work, and they also do like this safe operation, safe the cleanup

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• the City of Eddyville and Lyon County Fiscal Court for overtime, equipment, fuel, and supplies for cleanup
• the City of Eddyville and Lyon County Fiscal Court for overtime, equipment, fuel, and supplies for cleanup
• Fuel and Court for overtime equipment Fuel and supplies<00:19:55.600> for<00:19:55.880> cleanup
• <00:19:56.840> and<00:19:57.080> temporary supplies for cleanup and temporary supplies
• for cleanup and temporary treatment<00:19:58.280> process treatment process treatment process

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Summary: The committee first approved the January minutes and then received several informational reports on school district tax levies, revenue bonds, lease advertisements, and previously rejected lease transactions. Members were told that one rejected lease for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Hardin County would be canceled and rebid, while a Perry County lease modification for the Energy and Environment Cabinet would proceed. The Kentucky Communications Network Authority also submitted its quarterly capital projects report, and Eastern Kentucky University reported revisions to asset preservation projects. Janice Thomas, Deputy State Budget Director, presented four capital project action items. These included a Kentucky State University Betty White Building renovation funded by USDA grant money, a Department of Education state schools dormitory and cottage renovation appropriation increase because bids exceeded estimates, a restricted-funds scope increase for the Elizabethtown CTC science building expansion, and a pool project report for the Department of Corrections’ KCIW kitchen drain line repair and replacement. Representative Petrie asked about how often the statutory authority for midstream project increases is used and whether bids are typically competitive; Thomas said the increases are used often when bids come in above estimates and that bids are generally competitive, though construction costs have been difficult to gauge. The committee unanimously approved the first three action items, and the KCIW project was reported with no action required. H. Sandy Williams of the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority then presented six loans and one emergency grant. The items included loans for Frankfort’s East Frankfort Interceptor wet weather facility project, Sturgis wastewater improvements, Scottsville inflow and infiltration work, Morganfield wastewater treatment plant planning and design, Western Pulaski County Water District transmission improvements, and Springfield water system planning and replacement work, plus an emergency Kentucky Waters grant for Eddyville following a sewer treatment plant failure and local emergency declarations. After no questions, the committee unanimously approved the seven KIA transactions. Chelsea Couch then presented a Kentucky Housing Corporation conduit issuance for $38.4 million to finance a multifamily rental project in Jefferson County; members asked how the committee participates and were told it was a conduit issuance rather than state debt. The committee approved that item. Finally, the committee heard an informational Turnpike Authority refunding issuance of about $53 million for present value savings, then approved four SFCC debt issues for Henderson, Pulaski, Scott, and Trimble counties to finance school renovations and construction. The meeting ended with notice of the next meeting date and location.