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• and a quarter for every state dollar invested in alternative manure management projects.
• They could support easing the pain of demand management for GSAs under the Sustainable Groundwater Management
• So there were additional 116 privately developed projects.
• And we continue to also manage wetland habitat. We manage 650 acres of wetland habitat.
• And it's often lost: we've actually funded more AMP projects in California than digester projects.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We have identified some high-risk and high-need projects.
• handful of those projects.
• That's a 50-year projection. Unfortunately, it's a 50-year projection based on...
• Surface water is managed by TCEQ through water rights.
• We have a management plan, an adaptive management plan.

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Army Corps of Engineers to move forward with their project management plan and design schedule.
• </c><00:02:37.920><c> management</c> forward with their project management forward with their project
• Army Corps of Engineers project management plan currently estimates the next stage of design will be
• </c> The US Army Corps of Engineers project The US Army Corps of Engineers project management<00:03:08.800
• And based on the current project management plan, we anticipate the full deterrent design will be complete

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

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• and delays of the projects.
• The Midway Rising project truly is a once-in-a-generation project. It's on city-owned land.
• New project, it does make sense.
• When we can underwrite the project with confidence, the projects will move forward.
• Sometimes they put managers.

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This was a multi-institutional project.
• The impact of that is that one solar project had the potential to earn more than all geothermal projects
• development fund and geothermal project revolving loan fund toward clean energy industrial heat projects
• Our job is really about trying to build good water management into the everyday business of managing
• The report will also highlight in more detail some of the authorities of managing management, the current

Committee: House Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

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• part was that over half of these projects were relevant for the entire state.
• In each region, you can see a couple of different regionally focused projects.
• That's a really exciting project as well.
• So that's a really exciting project as well. I would be remiss Thanks.
• So that's a really exciting project as well.

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• So they're state-funded and locally managed.
• We continue to support the project, and we've worked with... million cap on projects, effectively setting
• That project is ultimately needed for the high-speed rail project, but it is an example of how we can
• This is a project... This project was supposed to be $33 billion. It's projected at $128 billion.
• And if we're bringing private capital into Southern California projects and Northern California projects

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills, with testimony focused on transportation safety, enforcement, privacy, curb management, rail service, and high-speed rail. SB 953 by Senator Nilo would require two DMV points to be applied in misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter cases even if the criminal case is dismissed through diversion; supporters, including a victim’s mother and the California Association of Highway Patrolmen, said the bill would prevent serious fatal crashes from disappearing from driving records, while no opposition was presented. SB 1292 by Senator Richardson would authorize selected cities to use stationary cameras or sensors to enforce curb and loading-zone rules, with human review of citations and a pilot-style, optional local framework; supporters argued it would improve safety, turnover, and compliance, while privacy concerns were noted but softened by amendments, and the bill drew neutral or conditional support from some groups. The committee also heard SB 1228 by Senator Rubio, which would create a permanent compliance path for a small number of existing redevelopment-era outdoor advertising displays. Supporters said the bill would preserve local revenue and avoid penalties for legally established signs, while the California State Outdoor Advertising Association opposed it over federal highway beautification compliance and fairness concerns. SB 1013 by Senator Cervantes would tighten safeguards for automated license plate reader systems by requiring DOJ audits, employee training, limits on data retention, and restrictions on hot lists and queries; privacy advocates supported the bill as a response to documented misuse, while sheriffs and narcotics officers opposed it as an unnecessary restriction on a valuable law-enforcement tool. The committee voted to move SB 1013, but the roll call was 4-1 and the bill remained on call. Other measures discussed included SB 1218 by Senator Arreguín, which would block vehicle registration renewal for owners with unpaid illegal dumping fines, using a process similar to unpaid parking citations; Oakland officials and several local government and waste-management groups supported it as an accountability tool, and the bill passed committee on an 8-0 vote and remained on call. SB 1136 by Senator Blakespear would require rail agencies to better coordinate service, fares, and trip planning for large events and intercity/regional rail connections; supporters said it could boost ridership and make rail more useful for major venues, and it also passed 8-0 and remained on call. The committee also advanced the chair’s SB 1425, which would create a permitting program for new encroachments along the high-speed rail right-of-way; supporters said it would help protect the project and manage utilities and other uses, while some utilities and the City of Burbank raised concerns, and the bill passed 8-1 and remained on call. Finally, SB 1411 by Senator Stern would expand high-speed rail authority to pursue public-private partnerships and early works, remove a project cap, and support bookend investments; it drew broad support from transit, labor, and rail groups, with some local agencies noting amended concerns, and the discussion continued as the hearing moved toward the final bill.

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• It also requires licensed professional managers and dedicated inspectors for every project.
• </c> fall through the cracks if if project fall through the cracks if if project managers<00:14:20.320
• </c> projects. It's not just DAGs projects. projects. It's not just DAGs projects.
• , project managers, administrative staff to be able to support that team.
• , project managers, administrative staff to be able to support that team.

Bills: SB2198 , SB2140 , SB3055 , SB3090 , SB3091 , SB3092 , SB2761

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: workforce development, craftspersons, skilled trades, artisan, craftsmanship, trade recognition, award program, DLIR, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, vocational education, career pathways, cultural preservation, workforce excellence, apprenticeship, Hawaii trades, economic diversification, public nominations, governor awards, historically significant venue

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• and a quarter for every state dollar invested in alternative manure management projects.
• They could support easing the pain of demand management for GSAs under the Sustainable Groundwater Management
• He said these projects help farmers comply with SGMA.
• And it's often lost: we've actually funded more AMP projects in California than digester projects.
• And it's often lost: we've actually funded more AMP projects in California than digester projects.

Summary: The joint informational hearing examined how California agricultural programs have used cap-and-invest funding and what role agriculture should play in future climate investments. Committee chairs framed the issue as balancing climate goals, food production, rural economic vitality, and the fact that agriculture was not specifically funded in the recent cap-and-invest reauthorization. The first panel from CDFA and the Legislative Analyst’s Office described the state’s climate-smart agriculture portfolio, including Healthy Soils, SWEEP, the Dairy Methane Reduction Program, and Alternative Manure Management, and explained that GGRF revenues are now more constrained and may not fully support all tiered programs. LAO emphasized that agriculture is about 8% of California’s emissions, that most ag emissions are outside the cap, and that the Legislature should consider program effectiveness, the role of incentives, and GGRF priorities. CDFA testified that roughly $727 million has been invested in its flagship climate-smart ag programs, producing estimated reductions of 31 million metric tons of CO2e, 1.6 million acre-feet of water savings, and about 4,000 projects. The department said technical assistance is essential because farmers face risk when adopting new practices, and noted new Proposition 4 funding for Healthy Soils, SWEEP, and a regional farm equipment sharing program. University researchers then presented economic and methane-reduction analyses: UC Berkeley’s Dr. Hill described working landscapes as a major economic driver, while UC Davis’ Dr. Kibreab outlined dairy methane reduction pathways, including herd efficiency, digesters, alternative manure management, and emerging feed additives such as 3-NOP and seaweed, arguing that incentive-based programs have helped California move toward its methane goals. A later panel featured sharply different views on dairy digesters. Phoebe Seton argued that digesters worsen air and water quality, encourage manure liquefaction, and are an inefficient use of public funds, while CalCAN’s Brian Schobey and agricultural representatives said programs like AMP, SWEEP, Healthy Soils, FPIP, and the Farmer Program deliver measurable emissions reductions plus co-benefits such as water savings, lower energy costs, and improved air quality. Farm and industry witnesses stressed that stable, incentive-based funding helps family farms remain viable, supports co-investment, and should be treated as a partnership rather than a regulatory stick. No votes or formal actions were taken; the hearing ended with public comment and a continued call for future funding and policy discussion.

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• </c> &gt;&gt; a destination management. &gt;&gt; a destination management.
• </c> destination management. destination management.
• </c> management though. management though.
• But we do ask the program managers managers managers if<00:42:27.599><c> there</c><00:42:27.760><c> are
• Whether it takes project is the project.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• </c> and fuels reduction projects. and fuels reduction projects.
• Uh we're boundary project work.
• </c> together to get these these projects together to get these these projects done. done. done.
• </c> in project work with those investments. in project work with those investments.
• </c> that we have not been managing. that we have not been managing.

Committee: Joint Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee

Keywords: 916, all

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• Infrastructure projects.
• I'm the Climate and Ecosystem Section Manager for the Growth Management Services Unit of Commerce.
• What that does then is signal to that project, when they're actually planning the project, that there
• that particular project.
• For that exact project.

Committee: Joint JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee I-900 Subcommittee heard JLARC’s annual update on the status of legislative implementation of State Auditor recommendations, followed by two State Auditor performance audits. JLARC staff reported that for the 2024 review period there were three new legislative recommendations and three unresolved older recommendations. They said the legislature did not convene a work group on civil asset forfeiture, and no formal action was taken on two water-use-efficiency recommendations. Two recommendations related to concurrent Medicaid enrollments were addressed in a bill introduced this session, but that bill was not adopted. The first audit examined how Washington can ensure climate-resilient electricity infrastructure. The State Auditor found the state has opportunities to better adapt new energy infrastructure by using more site-specific climate information, broader collaboration, and vulnerability assessments. The report recommended expanding climate analyses through the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group if funding is available, using forecasted information in DNR wildfire maps, designating a non-regulatory office to coordinate siting and conflict resolution, and expanding vulnerability assessments in Ecology and Commerce processes. Agency witnesses generally agreed resilience is important but emphasized existing efforts, the need to avoid duplicative requirements, the importance of affordability and efficiency, and the role of current forums such as the Clean Energy Siting Council and SEPA processes. The second audit reviewed fines for human trafficking and related sexual exploitation crimes. Auditors found courts assessed fines inconsistently, collection rates varied, some revenues were sent to the wrong local government, and some jurisdictions did not use the money as required for enforcement, prevention, or survivor services. The audit recommended courts work with prosecutors to improve awareness of mandatory fines, and that King and Pierce County improve coding, templates, and tracking so revenues are routed and used correctly. King County testified that it appreciated the audit and described its existing prevention and survivor-support work. The committee took no votes or formal actions and adjourned after the presentations and testimony.

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• This is going to support our DSH infrastructure projects and an additional seven projects for 625 beds
• The first being the California Managed Care Complaint System resources and project implementation.
• I am a program manager with the Mixteco and Hennah Community Organizing Project in Santa Barbara County
• I am a program manager with the Mixteco and Hennah Community Organizing Project in Santa Barbara County
• care management.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And a net increase of about $270 million or so related to growth and managed care rates, changes in projected
• It sounded like you were projecting increased revenue or, or there's, the projections are that there
• It's a projection that continues to evolve, but because there are projected out-year deficits, in our
• For managed care plans in California.
• It requires health care service plans, including Medi-Cal managed care and dental managed care plans

Summary: The committee heard a budget oversight hearing on the Department of Health Care Services, focusing first on the overall Medi-Cal budget and a March General Fund loan to cover a current-year shortfall. DHCS said the 2025-26 budget proposal totals $193.4 billion, with Medi-Cal projected at $188.1 billion total funds and $42.1 billion General Fund, driven by higher enrollment, pharmacy costs, managed care growth, and costs tied to eligibility expansions and the COVID-era redetermination unwinding. The department said the $3.44 billion loan was needed to manage cash flow and ensure timely payments to providers and plans, while the LAO noted Medi-Cal’s cash-basis budgeting creates volatility and that more detailed estimates would come with the May Revision. Members discussed federal Medicaid threats, the need for transparency on cost drivers, and the impact of pharmacy spending, long-term care, and immigration-related coverage expansions. The second major topic was family health programs, including California Children’s Services, the continuous coverage unwinding, and opioid settlement fund spending. DHCS described CCS funding methodology changes, ongoing county stakeholder work, and a delayed rollout of CCS monitoring and oversight until July 1, 2025, while county representatives and advocates argued the program is underfunded and asked for more technical assistance and a delay in implementation. On the unwinding, the department explained that federal redetermination flexibilities helped maintain coverage after the pandemic, but the Governor’s budget proposes ending them at the end of June 2025; advocates urged making the flexibilities permanent to avoid coverage losses. For opioid settlement funds, DHCS and Finance said the budget increases funding for naloxone distribution while reducing other harm-reduction spending based on updated settlement revenues, prompting criticism from members and public commenters who argued the change would weaken effective harm-reduction programs. The hearing also included an update on Proposition 35 implementation. DHCS said the voter-approved measure continuously appropriates MCO tax revenues beginning in 2025, with up to $4.6 billion annually available for specified Medi-Cal and provider investments in 2025 and 2026, but implementation depends on consultation with the required stakeholder advisory committee. The department and LAO noted uncertainty about future federal rules affecting the MCO tax after 2026. Public testimony largely supported maintaining Medi-Cal expansions, protecting immigrant coverage, preserving harm-reduction funding, and increasing support for community health workers, pediatric dental care, and CCS county administration. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had agreed to approve certain projects, which you see
• This is a very unique project.
• They have a small project threshold and a large project threshold.
• We say the project is good; DFA then signs off on the project, DHSCM signs off on the project, and we
• We don't manage claims. We don't manage the payouts. That is not under the state's purview.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• GRANTS WE MANAGE ALL OF THAT 15.3 ALL OF THAT IS TIED TO THAT GRANT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
• ONE OF THE BIGGEST AREAS WOULD BE OUR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROJECTS.
• THOSE NUMBERS, THEY FLUCTUATE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS SOME PROJECTS CLOSE OUT NEW PROJECTS EMERGE.
• , NOT ALLSTATE MANAGERS ARE.
• NOW THERE ARE RECOVERY PROJECTS, WE JUST DURING THIS PAST FALL" RECOVERY PROJECT FROM 2005 SO THE BIG

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Johns River water management districts. And that is the bill. Great.
• We support the project. We need this project. But there's so many unanswered questions.
• The one big project, the Water First Project, is not a bad project, assuming it can do what they say
• Florida's most critical water management infrastructure.
• And certainly waste management is a very valid technology.

Bills: S0912 , S1196 , S1422 , S1510 , S7034

Committee: Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: battery collection, battery stewardship, environment, recycling, hazardous waste, waste management, regulation, environmental protection, facilities, hazardous materials, coral reefs, natural resource, climate change, coastal flooding, solar facilities, wastewater treatment, nutrient reduction, land conservation, water conservation, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Summary: The Environment and Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum and took up several environmental bills and one appointment. SB 1422, as amended by a strike-all focused on coral reef protection and designating coral reefs as critical natural infrastructure, was reported favorably after support from Audubon Florida was noted. The committee then considered SPB 7034, a DEP rule ratification related to minimum flows and levels for the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and associated recovery strategy; witnesses from the Florida Springs Council and local river advocates criticized the plan as too delayed and too dependent on a single future water project, while committee members raised questions about funding and utility responsibility. Despite concerns, the committee approved the bill as a committee bill, with Senator Smith voting no. The committee next heard SB 1510, as amended, which made technical changes to DEP-related provisions including B-MAP notice and timing, septic system requirements in Florida Springs areas, biosolids, fees, land acquisition, and rulemaking procedures. The main public testimony came from the Florida Springs Council, which opposed the 60-day delay for B-MAP effectiveness as harmful to spring restoration, while DEP and others supported the measure. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered SB 1196, a targeted siting bill restricting new ash-producing incinerators or waste-to-energy facilities within two miles of large federally authorized water impoundment areas, with an amendment narrowing the practical effect to Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Supporters, including the City of Miramar, argued it would protect water resources and communities; opponents from the Florida Waste-to-Energy Coalition argued it would limit local waste-disposal options and could force more landfilling. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 912, the Safe Battery Collection and Recovery Act, which would require battery stewardship organizations and related recycling plans to keep batteries out of the waste stream. Industry and recycling representatives supported the bill, citing growing battery volumes and fire risks at recycling facilities. The committee also recommended confirmation of Gary Jennings to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. All measures were approved favorably except that Senator Smith voted against SPB 7034; the meeting then adjourned.

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• </c> streams for capital projects. streams for capital projects.
• for capital investment projects.
• And so we operate, as you know, primarily programmatically rather than project by project.
• And the reasons than project by project.
• </c> management areas, and aquatic management management areas, and aquatic management areas.<00:29:24.720

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This bill would replace the definition of housing or housing project.
• . manager. manager.
• And projects that are projected to be fully repaid within the shortest loan term.
• Government employees, members of the workforce, projects on state or county land, and projects requiring
• And projects that are projected to be fully repaid within the shortest loan term.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• We also have two regional project managers that will be starting towards the end of March.
• They're the folks that live with These projects.
• I had a question about the other project.
• how we go about these projects.
• One in particular is for the field group to better support the initiatives for how we're managing projects

Committee: House Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force