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• management facilities. in Texas, which is solid waste.
• The adopted rules enhance the agency's oversight of waste management facilities.
• We'll review waste management facility reports and inspections, and we're asking for IT to make sure
• We administer 12 incentive grant programs under the Texas Emission Reduction Plan, or TERP.
• Our Office of Waste... sees waste authorizations.

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• On line 63 is a reduction under 30.
• /c><00:13:08.000> transit appropriation reduction for um transit appropriation reduction for um
• So that is a reduction from base.
• from that would otherwise be a reduction from that would otherwise be a reduction or<00:53:55.599
• were needed, and although the reduction in the percentage of the sales tax from The reduction in the

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• We have heard from our local waste management folks, our Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority, and
• Waste to energy is critical infrastructure for Florida.
• Waste to energy allows our state to function.
• Here's some more benefits of waste-to-energy.
• solid waste.

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources met with a quorum present and considered a series of environmental, water, waste, boating, and land-use bills. SB 834 on recreational fishing vessel licenses was briefly explained as aligning licensure rules for freshwater and saltwater captains and was reported favorably. SB 1208 on service lateral assessment and rehabilitation would require periodic CCTV inspections, a seven-year assessment cycle, and a long-term public database for sewer laterals; county representatives opposed it over private-property and cost concerns, but the bill was reported favorably. SB 978 on advanced wastewater treatments, as amended, would require DEP reports and a long-term prioritization plan for upgrading large wastewater facilities to advanced treatment; the committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee then took up SB 1822 on auxiliary containers, which would preempt local regulation of certain packaging and define the term in statute. The sponsor argued it would reduce a patchwork of local rules and help businesses, while opponents from environmental groups, local advocates, and some local governments warned it would weaken plastic and foam restrictions, including in parks and coastal communities. Despite substantial opposition and several senators expressing concern, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for SB 384 on notice for annexation of state-owned lands, after a technical amendment requiring written or email notice to legislative delegations, and reported it favorably. SB 1008 on waste incineration would bar new ash-producing incinerators or waste-to-energy facilities within a half-mile of residential, commercial, or school property. The sponsor said the bill was aimed at preventing another fire-related incident like the Doral plant and clarified it was intended to apply only to new facilities, not existing ones; waste-to-energy and county representatives opposed it as too restrictive, while several senators sought clarifying changes. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also adopted a substitute amendment to CS for SB 594 on port channel and turning basin buffer zones, reducing the proposed anchoring setback from 5,000 feet to 2,500 feet and allowing ports to create buffer zones after public hearings and rulemaking; the bill was then reported favorably. Finally, SB 830 on lost or abandoned property, aimed at streamlining removal of migrant vessels that pose navigational and environmental hazards, was reported favorably after brief support testimony.

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• <00:22:08.159> not<00:22:08.400> at waste disposal new waste disposal not at waste
• waste generated in New Hampshire. waste generated in New Hampshire.
• reduction goal.
• reduction goal.
• It waste and brownfield and solid waste.

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• 02:13.439> duplicative<03:02:14.000> or is wasteful spending on duplicative or is wasteful
• <03:02:52.240> government wasteful spending and improve government wasteful spending and improve
• This isn't government waste or bureaucratic overhead.
• This isn't government waste or bureaucratic overhead.
• This isn't government waste or bureaucratic overhead.

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• have asked each budget subcommittee to take a deep dive into the budget to find places where we are wasting
• Reductions in the budget include 1,280 vacant positions and $139.2 million in excess funding and budget
• The vacant position reductions exclude many critical positions, such as correctional and probation officers

Summary: The Justice Budget Subcommittee met to consider the fiscal year 2025-26 budget recommendations, a proposed committee bill on judicial positions, and one member bill. The chair framed the budget as part of a broader effort to slow spending growth and reduce recurring expenditures, noting the subcommittee’s proposed $7.3 billion budget is $366 million below the prior year. Major budget items included funding for the Department of Corrections to address staffing, maintenance, health services, security equipment, and facility needs; the Department of Juvenile Justice for residential beds, maintenance, the Broward detention facility replacement design, medical services, and Florida Scholars Academy costs; FDLE for the Fort Myers regional operations center and sexual offender/predator registration workload; and the state courts and justice administration entities for judges, due process resources, security, and staffing. The budget also reduced 1,280 vacant positions and $139.2 million in excess funding and authority. The committee then heard PCB-JUB-25-01, which implements part of the Florida Supreme Court’s certification of judicial need. The bill establishes 17 additional circuit court judges and 12 additional county court judges, with about $13.9 million in general revenue and 72 associated positions. In response to a question about why the two certified 6th District Court of Appeal judges were not included, the chair said the committee did not think it was the right time to add judges to a brand-new court still operating from leased space. The PCB was reported favorably on a 14-0 vote. Finally, the committee heard HB 1351 by Representative Baker, which revises sex offender and predator registration rules by clarifying resident categories, creating an in-state travel residence definition, allowing online or in-person reporting for certain temporary residence changes, removing duplicative reporting requirements, clarifying vehicle and employment reporting, and requiring local law enforcement to verify addresses more frequently for registrants not on supervision. FDLE and Smart Justice indicated support, and the bill passed unanimously, 14-0. The committee then adjourned.

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• So we need to make sure we are not just responding with removal, but also handling waste.
• Waste is a significant issue that cities are dealing with, and we need to keep the ball moving.
• What we are seeing in the city of Saint Paul is the amount of waste, the amount of product...
• That's one of the things they're looking at: wasting our first-time water coming through.
• The Western U.S. alone could see a 20 to 30 percent Reduction in water availability by 2050.

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• <00:30:54.680> That's reduction on their electric bill.
• That's reduction on their electric bill.
• <00:32:38.120> Rather, wasted with solar development.
• Rather, wasted with solar development.
• <02:16:52.000> water is a bill about water and waste water is a bill about water and waste

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• It is wasteful. We do not have the funds for this.
• Assembly Bill 864 by Assembly Ward in accolade to hazardous waste.
• That do not send organic waste to landfills.
• Assembly Bill 70 by Assemblymember Akra Akuri, an act relating to solid waste.
• methane reduction requirements.

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• Senate Bill 200, a bill to be entitled an act relating to comprehensive waste reduction and recycling
• House Bill 295, a bill to be entitled an act relating to a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling
• House bill 2.95, a bill to be entitled in act relating to a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling
• House Bill 1609 relates narrowly to waste incineration and provides conditions for where a waste incinerator
• Senator Martin: There was a guy in the hall that said he worked for Waste Management.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions before moving to the special order calendar. The chamber first took up SB 200/HB 295 on a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan, which directs DEP to develop a statewide recycling strategy by 2026 with stakeholder input and a three-year implementation roadmap; the House bill was substituted and passed 38-0. Senators then approved CS/CS/SB 492 on mitigation banking and land development after adopting two McLean amendments, including one on out-of-service credits and another incorporating phosphate mining lands provisions; the bill passed 35-3 after debate over possible constitutional issues. CS/SB 494 on aggravated animal cruelty was also amended and substituted with the House companion to add a searchable FDLE database of convicted animal abusers and a sentencing multiplier, with an agriculture-related exemption; it passed 37-0. The Senate next passed CS/CS/SB 500/HB 711 creating the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism, including training and coordinated alert procedures, with a House amendment to align implementation timing and funding; it passed 37-0. CS/CS/SB 524/HB 1089 added Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening tests and passed 36-0. CS/CS/SB 592/HB 393 revised the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program by lowering approval thresholds, clarifying eligibility and ownership issues, and adding sliding-door wind-driven rain mitigation devices; it passed 37-0 after discussion about funding and insurance premium credits. CS/SB 742/HB 1145 on workforce education allowed charter schools direct access to grant funding and expanded money-back guarantees for certain programs, and it passed 37-0. CS/CS/SB 822/HB 443 on charter schools generated extensive debate and multiple amendments, including a Jones amendment requiring parent acknowledgment of school rules; the bill would expand charter autonomy, reporting flexibility, enrollment capacity, and governance provisions, and it was placed on the calendar for third reading after the amendment process. Later, the Senate passed HB 827 on a statewide study of automation and workforce impact, which would examine job displacement, wages, vulnerable regions, and training needs, by a 35-0 vote. It also passed CS/CS/SB 964/HB 181 on parole guidelines, CS/SB 976/HB 901 on court-appointed psychologists, and CS/SB 1084/HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment and digitally forged intimate images, all unanimously. CS/CS/SB 1156 on a Home Health Aid for Medically Fragile Children Program was amended to clarify training requirements and passed 37-0 after supportive debate about helping parents care for medically fragile children. Finally, CS/CS/CS/SB 1240/HB 1091 on substance abuse and mental health care was amended to allow designated facilities to retain certain stabilized patients during the 72-hour involuntary examination period and passed 37-0. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, and the chamber also recognized guests and interns throughout the session.

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• We've continued to have reductions not just in this current administration, but in the previous federal
• We are concerned with the reduction to the soil health financial assistance program.
• The solution will require both immediate public health measures and long-term source reduction, and I
• We are deeply concerned about the potential reduction in funding. from the farm to food shelf program
• but also supports local farmers by enabling them to sell surplus crops that would otherwise go to waste

Bills: HF2446

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• I have seen money be very well spent, and I have seen money be wasted.
• This is a waste of resources. We’re taking up a bed that somebody else could have, right?
• This is a waste of resources. We’re taking up a bed that somebody else could have, right?
• You're saying there's a reduction in substance use, but this is here.
• Stigma reduction really does make a difference in how we take care of our patients and in their ability

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• With that reduction, does that really hurt within these testings, Mr. Chair? Thank you. Mr.
• and federal workforce reductions?
• So I'm on the Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Committee also, and PFAS is a big deal.
• In 2010, it shifted over to the Hazardous Waste Bureau and has been under the Hazardous Waste Bureau's
• We also have regulations under the New Mexico Hazardous Waste Act and New Mexico Hazardous Waste Permit

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• REDUCTION AND RECYCLING PLAN.
• THIS BILL INSTRUCTS THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE WASTE REDUCTION
• THIS BILL WILL HELP FLORIDA MOVE TOWARDS REDUCING THE OVERALL AMOUNT OF WASTE.
• REDUCTION AND RECYCLING PLAN.
• RELATING TO A COMPREHENSIVE WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING PLAN. ARE THERE AMENDMENTS?

Bills: SB 2, HB 2, HB 2000, HB 2196, HB 213, HB 222, HB 645, HB 1458, HB 1022, HB 141, HB 502, HB 643, HB 3093, HB 1700, HB 117, SB 503, SB 2, HB 120, HB 20, HB 150, HB 6, HB 100, HB 210, HB 215, HB 1393, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB 142, HB 451, HB 124, HB 2, HB 2000, HB 2196, HB 213, HB 222, HB 645, HB 1458, HB 1022, HB 141, HB 502, HB 643, HB 3093, HB 1700, HB 117

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance

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• McDermott's explanation as to why they can't waive any further reduction.
• It was not eligible for any waiver or reduction.
• Therefore, those reports were not eligible for waiver or reduction.
• At this time, staff can recommend no waiver or reduction.
• Sorry to waste your time today, but I definitely we get paid excuse. Thank you.

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• So could you give me some comfort that we will not be seeing the same taxpayers who get a tax reduction
• And his suggestion was capping the required local effort at $10 billion, an immediate reduction from
• And his suggestion was capping the required local effort at $10 billion, an immediate reduction from
• Renters may see little or no reduction in their monthly housing costs.
• Wrenners may see little or no reduction in their monthly housing costs.

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• Today, I'm joined by Hazardous Waste Bureau Chief J.D.
• So we're talking about hazardous waste disposal.
• For non-hazardous waste disposal. Mr. Chair, Ms.
• From the RCRA process, we deal with managing waste and waste releases, so as far as...
• That is dealing with the waste part of it.

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• A financial crimes that I'll get into more detail, and then our violent crime reduction unit, which is
• A financial crimes that I'll get into more detail, and then our violent crime reduction unit, which is
• A financial crimes that I'll get into more detail, and then our violent crime reduction unit, which is
• A financial crimes that I'll get into more detail, and then our violent crime reduction unit, which is
• A financial crimes that I'll get into more detail, and then our violent crime reduction unit, which is

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• in the area that you were the reduction in the area that you were T-boned?
• I'm also on an NCHRP panel for developing speed reduction factors.
• reduction factors. reduction factors.
• <03:17:22.920> So uh a speed limit uh reduction. So uh a speed limit uh reduction.
• Uh we will use wasn't a waste of time.

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• <01:35:34.080> of<01:35:34.400> food, place to help prevent waste of food, place to
• help prevent waste of food, good<01:35:36.000> food<01:35:36.239> going<01:35:36.480><
• Um, and that should help with the food waste as well.
• I think as we the food waste as well.
• <01:36:20.159> on we'll be able to save um food waste on we'll be able to save um food waste

Bills: HB1977, HB1764, HB1934, HB2533, HB1790, HB2181, HB1870, HB2140, HB2468, HB2358, HB1588, HB1688, HB1986, HB2030, HB2195, HB1949, HB1695, HB1950, HB2094, HB2115, HB2297, HB2336, HB2416, HB2049

Keywords: maternal health, infant health, mobile application, Medicaid, healthcare access, state programs, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, libraries, education, reading programs, early childhood, nonprofit, community engagement, teacher retention, Hawaiian language education, special needs schools