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• Windsor should be given the chance to decide for themselves whether to use Windsor Road as the trail
• </c> Transportation and the Bureaus of Trails Transportation and the Bureaus of Trails along<06:12:46.240
• </c><06:14:17.120><c> You</c> breaks up an extensive ORV trails.
• You breaks up an extensive ORV trails.
• Windsor Road as the trail connector for off-road<06:15:08.958><c> vehicles.

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• House Bill 894, which is an act relating to prohibiting the use of snowmobiles on the BB Spur Rail Trail
• reading of the bill. >> H.894, an act relating to prohibiting the use of snowmobiles on the BB Spur Rail Trail
• House Bill 894 is an act relating to prohibiting the use of snowmobiles on the BB Spur Rail Trail, introduced
• reading of the bill. >> H.894, an act relating to prohibiting the use of snowmobiles on the BB Spur Rail Trail

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• It requires the Florida Greenways and Trails Council to update its recommended priority trails after
• Florida Shared Use Non-Motorized Trail Network. And that is the PCS, sir. Comprehensive.
• It also strengthens planning and coordination for greenways, trails, seaports, airports, and maritime

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• So those include replacement of buoys, access to local trails, grants to small forest landowners, grants
• So those include replacement of buoys, access to local trails, grants to small forest landowners, grants
• in water quality by replacement or addition of buoys and other things to improve access to local trails
• in water quality by replacement or addition of buoys and other things to improve access to local trails

Bills: HB2159 , HB2251 , HB2521

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: preK, education funding, childcare, youth development, state budget, climate change, commitment act, emission reductions, sustainability, environmental policy, firearms, background check, gun control, public safety, legislation

Transcript Highlights:

• Parks, trails, the recreation that Minnesotans so much appreciate and needs our support here today in
• bill if it's successful. bill if it's successful. um<00:21:16.000><c> parks,</c><00:21:16.960><c> trails
• </c><00:21:17.760><c> the</c><00:21:18.000><c> recreation</c><00:21:18.640><c> that</c> um parks, trails
• , the recreation that um parks, trails, the recreation that motans motans motans uh<00:21:21.679><c>

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• father that modeled what courage and leadership looked like during the pandemic, during this campaign trail
• during the pandemic, during<00:10:42.640><c> this</c><00:10:42.839><c> campaign</c><00:10:43.280><c> trail
• </c> during this campaign trail. during this campaign trail.

Summary: House and Senate DFL lawmakers, joined by Unidos Minnesota and other allies, held a press event responding to a budget deal they said would end MinnesotaCare coverage for roughly 20,000 undocumented adults at the end of the year while preserving coverage for children. Speakers, including Rep. Cedrick Frazier, Sen. Sandy Leafman, and Emilia Gonzalez Davalos, argued the agreement was cruel, would harm vulnerable families and essential workers, and was being justified under a false claim of fiscal responsibility. They said the affected people are Minnesota residents who work, pay taxes, and contribute to the state, and they rejected the idea that private insurance markets are a viable substitute. The speakers emphasized that many enrollees are receiving ongoing care such as cancer treatment, dialysis, insulin, and asthma medication, and warned that losing coverage would push people into emergency rooms and increase costs for hospitals and communities. They also said the deal set a dangerous precedent by using mixed-status families and undocumented workers as bargaining chips in negotiations. Several speakers framed the issue as part of broader attacks on immigrant communities at the federal and state levels. In response to questions, the lawmakers said they had not been given meaningful input on the agreement, that the DFL leadership had tried to make the “least harm” choice, and that the members speaking would vote no on the provision. They said their focus was on this specific health-care agreement rather than other budget bills, and they indicated the program’s cost was within projections, citing about 20,000 enrollees, roughly 17,000 adults, and spending under $4 million so far. The event ended with a call to continue fighting the deal and to pursue a Minnesota public option and broader long-term coverage solutions.

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• I am the managing partner for Wagon Trail Hemp Farms in Coleman County, Alabama.
• At Wagon Trail, we've always gone above and beyond any current regulations that were in place.
• To be honest, when I started Wagon Trail Farms in 2019, I I started Wagon Trail Farms in 2019.

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:

• When I was there in the election office, we made sure that we had an auditable trail on all...
• It was a complete audit trail, and we were checking ourselves as we went through the election.
• Do you think that what the bill prescribes with regard to knowing who it is, the trail?
• But just make certain there's an adequate paper trail on those, on the employee personnel.

Bills: SB801 , SB1200 , SB1410 , SB1717 , SB1862 , SB1863 , SB2216 , SB2681 , SB506 , SB2626 , SJR63 , SB 3

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• So, a lot of our inactive rails have been turned into rail trails. They're very popular.
• DCR manages most of these trails for us, and there are some federal funds that we provide directly to
• We provide directly to DCR to manage those trails, but we always lack funds for the maintenance.
• So, an example is a rail trail in Swansea that was damaged several years ago and is still damaged today
• We get regular complaints from the abutters and from the people who want to use the trail.

Summary: The hearing reconvened with testimony from several agencies on their capital budget requests. The Department of Environmental Services requested a little over $38 million, with major emphasis on dam repairs and design work for aging state-owned dams, including a $5.25 million match for possible FEMA BRIC funding at Pawtuckaway/Tuckaway and other projects such as Milton Three Ponds, Murphy Dam, and Lakeport Gates. DES also requested funding for state revolving loan fund matches, a Superfund match for the Savage Well site, IT and air-monitoring upgrades, and a new $750,000 cybersecurity request for water and wastewater systems. Committee members asked about FEMA eligibility, the distinction between design and construction money, and the timing and risk of banking funds if federal grants do not materialize. The University System of New Hampshire requested $20 million in state support, primarily $15 million for a major Diamond Library renovation at UNH to create a student support hub and reduce/repurpose collection space, plus $2.5 million each for deferred maintenance at Plymouth State and Keene State. The Community College System requested about $16.6 million across seven projects, led by critical maintenance, campus safety/security upgrades, IT infrastructure, parking and site improvements, HVAC replacement at White Mountains Community College in Littleton, a building management/energy system, and modernization of NHTI’s dental clinic and radiology spaces. The Department of Education requested $29.5 million, including a $4.9 million internal management platform to replace paper-based and siloed systems, plus career and technical education capital projects; Milford’s CTE project was described as being revised after repeated failed bond votes, while ConVal said its revised project would focus on modernizing existing CTE space and adding a security vestibule. Fish and Game requested $1.075 million for three facilities: Sewall Falls in Concord, the Lancaster Armory, and the Bunker Lane Barn in Durham, focusing on structural repairs, security, reconfiguration, and in one case replacement of a failing barn with a new 40-by-60 building. The department also said hatchery work is ongoing but that it is taking a cautious approach because of the planned New Hampton Hatchery and future capital needs. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources requested $9.26 million for eight projects, including campground electrical upgrades at Ellacoya and Lake Francis, White Lake water system replacement, Mount Washington fuel tank and safety work, Odiorne Point visitor center work funded through parks revenue, roofing and parking lot repairs, Fox Forest office safety upgrades, and historic site repairs at White Island and Fort Constitution. Members asked about revenue-based capital, the stability of the parks fund, and flexibility in choosing projects as bids come in. The Department of Transportation began its presentation at the end of the transcript, but its detailed requests were not yet discussed.

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• State Museum and the National World War II Museum, on the feasibility of establishing a museum and trail
• State Museum and the National World War II Museum, on the feasibility of establishing a museum and trail
• State Museum and the National World War II Museum on the feasibility of establishing a museum and trail
• State Museum and the National World War II Museum, on the feasibility of establishing a museum and trail
• resolution that I was explaining earlier, just to study the feasibility of establishing a museum and trail

Bills: SR134 , SR135 , SR136 , SR137 , SR140 , SR141 , SR142 , SCR75 , SCR77 , SCR12 , HB75 , HB1199 , HB221 , HCR89 , HCR96 , HCR103 , HCR108 , HCR58 , HB9 , HB177 , HB181 , HB198 , HB202 , HB223 , HB225 , HB387 , HB398 , HB457 , HB459 , HB540 , HB591 , HB616 , HB766 , HB775 , HB783 , HB797 , HB895 , HB906 , HB950 , HB975 , HB1028 , HB1052 , HB1057 , HB1076 , HB1100 , HB1139 , HB1155 , HB1160 , HB1182 , HB1186 , HB1220 , HB1222 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1228 , HB1231 , HB1245 , HB1256 , SCR3 , SB393 , SB401 , SB415 , SB426 , SB435 , SB487 , SB488 , SB523 , SB56 , SB163 , SB341 , SB504 , SB322 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB514 , HCR27 , HCR28 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HCR72 , HCR31 , HCR47 , HCR41 , HB363 , HB368 , HB377 , HB380 , HB386 , HB392 , HB431 , HB441 , HB559 , HB664 , HB685 , HB715 , HB741 , HB822 , HB856 , HB908 , HB980 , HB990 , HB999 , HB1010 , HB1243 , HB54 , HB137 , HB180 , HB192 , HB310 , HB321 , HB396 , HB512 , HB552 , HB578 , HB638 , HB663 , HB708 , HB717 , HB718 , HB1009 , HB1082 , HB1104 , HB1107 , HB1198 , HB1246 , HB27 , HB143 , HB205 , HB259 , HB267 , HB288 , HB308 , HB403 , HB405 , HB414 , HB417 , HB478 , HB546 , HB548 , HB555 , HB557 , HB609 , HB670 , HB672 , HB740 , HB779 , HB786 , HB796 , HB812 , HB848 , HB915 , HB917 , HB921 , HB930 , HB933 , HB1095 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1129 , HB1154 , HB1166 , HB1187 , HB1195 , HB1230 , HB316 , HB511 , HB799 , HB1039 , HB12 , HB66 , HB145 , HB167 , HB196 , HB213 , HB218 , HB222 , HB256 , HB291 , HB326 , HB352 , HB401 , HB430 , HB433 , HB434 , HB448 , HB456 , HB476 , HB481 , HB487 , HB492 , HB549 , HB579 , HB608 , HB621 , HB624 , HB626 , HB632 , HB637 , HB656 , HB722 , HB745 , HB804 , HB818 , HB821 , HB833 , HB864 , HB867 , HB874 , HB893 , HB909 , HB951 , HB968 , HB969 , HB978 , HB979 , HB988 , HB989 , HB1001 , HB1005 , HB1007 , HB1024 , HB1032 , HB1038 , HB1050 , HB1051 , HB1056 , HB1059 , HB1077 , HB1080 , HB1081 , HB1086 , HB1108 , HB1112 , HB1153 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1175 , HB1192 , HB1193 , HB1204 , HB1218 , HB1242 , HB1244 , HB1249 , HB1252 , HB1254 , HB17 , HB36 , HB41 , HB47 , HB73 , HB126 , HB133 , HB140 , HB159 , HB166 , HB211 , HB226 , HB271 , HB324 , HB337 , HB351 , HB399 , HB571 , HB712 , HB723 , HB726 , HB750 , HB759 , HB844 , HB966 , HB1006 , HB1018 , HB1036 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB78 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB379 , SB382 , SB387 , SB441 , SB449 , HB74 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB468 , HB956 , HB1117 , SB149

Summary: The Senate met with 23 members present, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then took up a long calendar of resolutions and House bills. Early action included adopting numerous Senate resolutions, such as studies on the Upper Pontchartrain Basin, economic development boards, remote notarization, retirement system investments in China, and several commendations. The chamber also concurred in House Concurrent Resolutions on the Louisiana Maneuvers museum/trail study, roundabout education, plumbing code review, and economic ties with Taiwan, with most of these adopted unanimously or near-unanimously. A special recognition was also held for 2025-26 Teachers of the Year from Senate District 15. On the bill calendar, the Senate advanced a wide range of measures. Several bills dealt with education, public safety, and local government, including allowing virtual school students to participate in school activities, requiring mayoral training, updating rules for justice of the peace jurisdiction, and increasing penalties or fees in certain local matters. Other measures addressed health and human services, such as suicide prevention signage and 988 hotline placement on school IDs, Medicaid and provider payment rules, medical records fees for veterans, mental health protective custody procedures, and housing support for trafficking survivors. The chamber also passed bills on insurance, insurance-related venue rules, prompt payment to contractors, hazardous waste cleanup funding, and motor vehicle insurance requirements for out-of-state vehicles. The Senate also approved several criminal justice and public safety measures, including school threat penalties, autopsy photographs as evidence, impaired driving-related provisions, and restrictions on cell-cultured food products and labeling. Additional bills covered economic development and business regulation, such as wood pellet and brick manufacturing incentives, digital asset custody, CPA licensure pathways, and licensing for motor vehicle/recreational product dealers. Most bills were passed by wide margins, though a few drew notable opposition, including the constitutional and policy measures on gender/sex terminology, child custody arbitration, and the out-of-state vehicle insurance bill. Many bills were amended on the floor before final passage, and motions to reconsider were routinely laid on the table.

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• They do so by managing approximately 30 state parks and trails throughout six regions, and also manage
• motorized and non-motorized... ...and also manage recreation for boating, motorized and non-motorized trail
• $180,000 from dedicated funds for two additional seasonal staff members and to purchase equipment for trail
• FTP and $359,000 for positions at a new park near Salmon and operating expenditures. $180,000 for trail
• FTP and $359,000 for positions at a new park near Salmon and operating expenditures. $180,000 for trail

Summary: The committee first approved a $3,700 dedicated-fund enhancement for the Endowment Fund Investment Board to replace a high-end laptop. It then took up several Department of Lands items. A $125,000 supplemental for Forest and Range Fire Protection to help stand up firefighters was rejected after concerns were raised that prior firefighter bonus money had gone largely to office staff rather than firefighters. The committee did approve a supplemental shifting 1.25 FTP and $160,000 from the Abandoned Mines Lands Fund to the Navigable Waterways Fund to align spending with statutory uses, and later approved a broader FY 2027 Department of Lands package including radio equipment, vehicle storage, a UTV, legal counsel fund shifts, Idaho Geological Survey support, replacement items, and OITS hardware. A proposed substitute that would have omitted the $140,500 general-fund restoration for eastern Idaho fire preparedness failed, but the original motion including that amount passed. The committee also adopted language for the Idaho Geological Survey and later approved Parks and Recreation FY 2027 enhancements for staffing, trail work, a mower, grant pass-throughs, staff housing, interpretive displays, Farragut entrance work, RV campsite development, and replacement items, after questions about federal replacement-item funding were answered by the director. A FY 2026 Parks and Recreation supplemental allowing program transfers above the 10% cap also passed. The committee then moved to the Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Public Health Services. It approved FY 2027 funding for the Idaho Home Visiting Program, immunization assessment fund restoration, disaster planning and training, fee-for-service lab testing, ARPA multi-year grants, HIV prevention, hepatitis prevention, and a $19,000 suicide prevention restoration; a substitute motion that would have reduced the home-visiting restoration to $500,000 failed, and the original motion passed. The committee adopted reporting language for suicide prevention, HIV prevention, hepatitis prevention, and immunization assessment funds. It then considered the Division of Early Learning and Development, approving funding for Idaho Child Care Program capacity, replacement items, population forecast adjustments, and the transfer of the Idaho Home Visiting Program from Public Health; a separate motion to require an open competitive acquisition process for Idaho STARS was set aside and the committee instead held the language in committee for further work. The committee also adopted language for Idaho Home Visiting reporting, Idaho Child Care Program reappropriation, Idaho Child Care Capacity Grant restrictions, and a transfer-limitation exemption for the division. Finally, the committee began the Division of Family and Community Partnerships and heard a request for $180,000 in federal funds for kinship navigation services to help relatives and close family friends care for children and prevent foster care entry. The transcript cuts off before the vote on that item, so no final action on it is shown here.

Transcript Highlights:

• outdoor play areas, restoring wetlands or riparian corridors, and constructing new non-motorized trails
• the state, yet most of our properties, as I just mentioned, lack basic amenities. such as restrooms, trail
• expanded recreational opportunities and public access to the state and public park non-motorized trails
• both parks, affecting individual buildings, as well as park-wide infrastructure, including roads and trails
• We have personnel going out there now doing trail logs and evaluating the roads and buildings.

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• Since the age of two, I loved my mom’s view, teachers, going on bike rides on Rice Creek Trails, and
• Since the age of two, I loved my mom’s view, teachers, going on bike rides on Rice Creek Trails, and
• Since the age of two, I loved my mom’s view, teachers, going on bike rides on Rice Creek Trails, and
• bike rides on view teachers going on bike rides on Rice<00:29:36.760><c> Creek</c><00:29:37.000><c> Trails
• and watching Elmo but Rice Creek Trails and watching Elmo but now<00:29:39.120><c> I</c><00:29:39.200

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• during that time where I saw Melissa going up over a hill just before this happened and I saw Gilbert trailing
• during that time where I saw Melissa going up over a hill just before this happened and I saw Gilbert trailing
• and<00:16:01.760><c> I</c><00:16:01.839><c> saw</c><00:16:02.079><c> Gilbert</c><00:16:02.600><c> trailing
• ><00:16:03.000><c> behind</c><00:16:03.440><c> her</c><00:16:03.760><c> as</c> and I saw Gilbert trailing
• behind her as and I saw Gilbert trailing behind her as she<00:16:04.079><c> went</c><00:16:04.280><c

Summary: The committee first took up House File 3939, a bill to support a Helping Paws service-dog litter named in honor of Gilbert and the Hortman family. Testimony from Helping Paws and service-dog graduate Angie Foley described the organization’s work, the significance of the “Guided by Gilbert” litter, and how the funding would help train dogs that provide independence and support to people with disabilities, veterans, and others. Members from both parties spoke warmly about Speaker Hortman’s connection to the organization and Gilbert, and the bill was laid over for possible inclusion. The committee then considered House File 3769, the Department of Corrections’ technical omnibus bill, with an A1 amendment adopted to clarify tuberculosis testing language. The bill updates TB screening procedures in correctional facilities, including how refusals are handled, and adds Quantiferon Gold Plus testing as an option alongside existing methods. Members discussed whether the bill would create costs for counties and jails, with some noting added testing and segregation costs and others arguing the changes would improve accuracy and reduce time in restrictive housing. The bill, as amended, was recommended to the general register. House File 3978 was next, a technical cleanup bill for a provider wellness program created last year. The bill expands eligibility and confidentiality protections from physicians to all health care providers, while supporters said the program is meant to address burnout and mental health strain in the workforce and does not require new money. Some members questioned whether the change was redundant or would broaden the program without additional funding, but the Minnesota Medical Association testified that the program is separate from insurance and was intended to serve all providers. The bill was recommended to the general register. Finally, the committee began House File 3476, which Rep. Liebling described as a cleanup bill related to Minnesota’s Medicaid managed care system and public program oversight. She argued that the state spends billions through managed care organizations and that the system has never been proven better than direct payment, setting up a broader discussion of the bill’s purpose and the state’s oversight of public health care spending.

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• Um this is a to go over to trails.
• </c> rush hour traffic but I'm now on a trail rush hour traffic but I'm now on a trail um<00:08:48.880
• How do we do a do we open more trails?
• </c> with the trails program in that reality? with the trails program in that reality?
• Um, trails and what does that look like?

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:37:06.159><c> um</c><01:37:06.760><c> uh</c><01:37:07.000><c> ATV</c><01:37:07.520><c> trail</c><
• 01:37:08.280><c> uh</c><01:37:08.480><c> environmental</c> trail um uh ATV trail uh environmental trail
• um uh ATV trail uh environmental assessment<01:37:09.600><c> worksheet</c><01:37:10.040><c> has</c><
• uh the proposed recreational um Trails uh the proposed project<01:37:17.040><c> is</c><01:37:17.320>
• uh this is a uh Campground with Trail uh this is a uh Campground with full<01:37:30.760><c> water</c

Bills: HF220 , HF230 , HF240 , HF241 , HF295 , HF429 , HF490 , HF505 , HF574 , HF576 , HF581 , HF865 , HF918 , HF1085 , HF1449 , HF1452 , HF1454 , HF602

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: HF220, Minnesota transportation, highway user tax distribution fund, trunk highway fund, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, transportation finance, dedicated funds, funding restrictions, arts in transportation, cultural strategies, transportation project planning, project design, project construction, placemaking, public art, infrastructure spending, state statutes 161.045, HF230, Wyoming

Transcript Highlights:

• We would truly like to look at opening up a distillery trail, much like some of our neighboring states
• They like the concept and are looking forward to joining the trail in the future.
• week, we want to be able to support our smaller distillers across the state and try to create that trail

Bills: SB311 , SB322 , SB304 , SB313 , SB315 , SB316 , HB489 , SB90

Committees: House Tourism , House Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: electric transmission, public highways, permit processing, economic growth, infrastructure, rural development, condemnation actions, state regulations, community development district, CDD, annexation, municipal annexation, wet municipality, dry county, wet county, Sunday alcohol sales, ABC Board, alcohol licensing, on-premises consumption, golf course

Transcript Highlights:

• People from Fish and Game, Bureau of Trails, will be there, and Fish and Game is very important to the
• sport up there because they do all the law enforcement on the trails, but they also deal with their
• biologist in building trails and good places to build them and not.
• Bureau of Trails will be there and game.
• ,</c><00:05:50.240><c> but</c> the law enforcement on the trails, but the law enforcement on the trails

Committee: House Fish and Game and Marine Resources

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• Sweet Trails, Alabama, $1 million. Selma University, $200,000.
• Increase trails by $85,000. North Alabama trails recreation by $200,000.
• </c><00:56:18.000><c> by</c> center by 100,000 increase trails by center by 100,000 increase trails by
• 85,000 85,000 85,000 North<00:56:20.240><c> Alabama</c><00:56:21.359><c> trails</c><00:56:22.400><c>
• recreation</c><00:56:22.880><c> by</c> North Alabama trails recreation by North Alabama trails recreation

Bills: HB235 , HB236 , HB565 , HB237 , HB238 , HB239 , HB240 , HB241 , HB242 , HB235 , HB236 , HB565 , HB237 , HB238 , HB239 , HB240 , HB241 , HB242

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety, youth social media, HB236, Baldwin County, Board of Equalization, per diem

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• But if you do want to participate in the more advanced trail systems as we open up more and more parts
• you can still ride and do the stuff that you want to, just what we hope to be in this system, this trail
• <00:25:49.679><c> the</c><00:25:49.919><c> more</c><00:25:50.159><c> advanced</c><00:25:50.480><c> trail
• systems as we in the more advanced trail systems as we open<00:25:51.600><c> up</c><00:25:51.840><c>
• </c> hope to be in this system, this trail hope to be in this system, this trail system.<00:26:30.320

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its June 3 meeting and received an opening update on transportation revenues. Leadership noted that the gas tax formula dropped 4.1 cents on July 1, reducing road fund revenue by about $125 million, and warned that city, county, rural, and secondary road funding will be affected. The chair said the committee would likely have to be selective about transportation project requests given the reduced revenue outlook. The main presentation was an update on the I-69 bridge project. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials said the project is the missing link in the Henderson-Evansville corridor and is being delivered in three sections, with Kentucky leading section two. They said section two is a $933 million project, with Kentucky’s share described as $58 million and the balance Indiana’s, and that toll revenue will be used to finance the project through a TIFIA loan and Garvey bonds. Officials said Kentucky and Indiana have executed an agreement under House Bill 546 to use tolls, are working on a broader bi-state development agreement, and will ask the General Assembly next session to carry forward $150 million in general funds without conditions and to ratify the agreement. Members asked about the timeline, toll sharing, whether tolls would sunset, and whether US 41 bridges would remain open for local traffic; officials said construction is planned for 2027, tolling would begin in 2031, toll revenue would be shared 50/50, and at least one US 41 bridge would remain open for local use. The committee then heard a combined update from the Department of Vehicle Regulation and the Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing on implementation of several recent changes. Officials reported that the new registration category for special-purpose vehicles is fully operational statewide, with all counties enrolled and 292 vehicles processed so far; they also said counties received at least five plates each and that the program is permissive, not mandatory. They described implementation of Senate Bill 43’s medical review board reforms and third-party driver’s license issuance framework, saying the medical review process has been updated and that third-party partners may eventually handle easier transactions such as renewals, name changes, and address changes, while initial issuances would remain at KYTC regional offices. They also reported that the sheriff’s inspection process has been integrated into CAVIS, reducing paperwork and fraud and improving tracking. Members asked about communication to counties and cities with differing local rules, the number of counties participating, and how to coordinate multiple policy changes; officials said all counties are enrolled, though not all have submitted applications, and that they are still finalizing the scope of third-party services.