Video & Transcript Research : 'development fund'

Page 54 of 500
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee, February 11, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • It can include things like if a community has a water development funded study, that's going to just
  • going development funded study, that's going development funded study, that's going to<00:32:46.000
  • funding as well as the ARPA funds. funding as well as the ARPA funds.
  • Then the actual name of the project, the location, which water development account it's being funded
  • development account it's being funded development account it's being funded from,<00:51:03.760><
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and Wildlife Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • We all know that we may not be here in another 2 years, 4 years, 10 years as this develops.
  • We have a division within our agency we call them the Market Development Division.
  • So, if they don't have this indemnity fund, then they're just relying on their Insurance.
  • So, currently, if someone chooses to be a part of this indemnity fund, they pay $100 once their plan
  • as funds become available.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • that they're making to use those funds. that they're making to use those funds.
  • adequate services and allocate funding adequate services and allocate funding to<00:12:34.160>
  • division and risking federal development division and risking federal funding<00:51:42.640> and
  • development program which has two names. development program which has two names.
  • [laughter] for different u types of funding. for different u types of funding.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • 100% federal funds.
  • <00:05:18.400> 50%<00:05:18.960> state funded 50% federal funds and 50% state funded
  • development. Sorry. development. Sorry.
  • Funds will be dispersed on a funds.
  • development cost. development cost.
Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and a quorum call, then the committee approved the prior meeting minutes. Staff reported several informational items, including University of Kentucky medical and research equipment purchases, school district debt issues, leasehold improvements, and Kentucky Community and Technical College System bond allocations. The committee then approved a line-item appropriation increase of $350,000 in federal funds for the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources’ Cumberland Forest Conservation Program, along with two Department of Military Affairs projects: the Ashland Readiness Center window replacement and the MATES HVAC replacement at Fort Knox. It also approved four larger maintenance-pool projects without further action: HVAC and smoke evacuation work at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, HVAC and hot water tank replacements at Oakwood, a Green Bank energy-savings performance project across state facilities, and roof replacement at Lake Barkley Lodge. Members asked about the prison project, the roof procurement process, and whether minority-owned firms receive special bidding preference; staff said capital projects are awarded through open low-bid procurement with qualification and warranty requirements, and that minority participation is preferred but not a bidding criterion. Two lease modifications were approved for Franklin County agencies: an expansion and renovation for the Auditor of Public Accounts and a downsizing and renovation for the Kentucky Workers Compensation Funding Commission. The committee also approved Kentucky Infrastructure Authority items, including a Monticello sewer loan, several Cleaner Water Program grants and reallocations, and a House Bill 1 water grant that required no action. Members questioned engineering costs and were told the KIA board reviews technical details and anomalies before approval. Finally, the committee approved six economic development grants: one EDF grant for V Simple in Jefferson County and five KPDI EDF grants for projects in Breckinridge, Erlanger, Todd, and Washington counties. The last action item was approval of Western Kentucky University’s up-to-$10 million general receipts revenue bond issue for athletic facilities. An informational Kentucky Housing Corporation multifamily bond item prompted concern from members about rising per-unit costs for affordable housing, and they requested further explanation from the housing corporation at a future meeting.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on International Relations Mar 24th, 2025

S/C on International Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The legislature, through state agencies like the Texas Water Development Board, has made significant
  • American Development Bank, NADBank.
  • Technical assistance grant funding tied to loan-supported projects.
  • We show you registered as John Beckman on behalf of North American Development Bank, and you will be
  • While these funds have been invaluable... ...they are limited.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Feb 11th, 2025

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do we really have the money in the general fund to deal with Medicaid with an additional million dollars
  • public health policies, planning health care services, and even making decisions related to economic development
  • Individuals with differences in sex development, also known as DSDs or intersex conditions, are not a
  • Okay, so we're talking about conception, not, you know, a fully developed human... ... not, you know,
  • a fully developed human being at this point, um, to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell
Bills: HB45, HB79, SB79
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Apr 23, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • Planning and Development Agency.
  • Health Planning and Development Agency. Health Planning and Development Agency.
  • to have a discussion on developing to have a discussion on developing shared<00:25:49.120> principles
  • approaches that the developers approaches that the developers need<00:47:14.000> for<00:47
  • <00:52:02.840> a Honolulu to consider developing a Honolulu to consider developing a facility
Summary: The committee heard several resolutions related to water, coastal management, and permitting. Early measures included SCR 8 on faster county action for certain home-modification permits for older adults and people with disabilities, SCR 40 on banning disposable body boards, SCR 83 on creating a lithium-ion battery disposal facility, SCR 179 on enforcing Maui fire-code provisions for brush clearance and emergency access, and SCR 90 on kupuna-friendly permit requirements. No testifiers were present for those measures, and the chair moved through them without taking votes in the portion provided. The most extensive discussion was on SCR 94, endorsing Waikiki as a world surfing reserve, and SCR 159, urging shared guiding principles for restoring and maintaining Waikiki’s beaches and shoreline. University of Hawaii testimony said the surfing-reserve designation would bring recognition, could help attract grants, and would require a stewardship committee and management plan, but would not itself block beach nourishment or shoreline restoration. Members asked about possible effects on dredging, beach nourishment, and shoreline structures; the witness said impacts on surfing were not expected to be immediate or significant. For SCR 159, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the resolution but requested clarifying amendments to broaden references to law, stakeholder collaboration, and coastal science expertise. The Waikiki Beach Special Improvement District Association also supported the measure, emphasizing coordinated maintenance, public access, and the economic importance of Waikiki beaches, while noting that existing legal agreements and court decisions should be reflected in the resolution. The discussion also covered whether the state and private owners share repair and maintenance obligations for Waikiki seawalls; testimony said existing agreements remain relevant but must yield to current law. The committee also heard SCR 165 designating March as Water Month, with support from the Board of Water Supply and others, and SCR 177 requesting DAGS to convene a cooperative working group on state projects needing county permits. Mary Alice Evans said the latter would help expedite permitting, especially for housing and other state projects, and would complement efforts to standardize county permitting processes. No final votes or dispositions were announced in the excerpt provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/16/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's better if we are funding right?
  • <00:03:37.600> schools<00:03:38.520> or funding schools or funding schools or sales<00:
  • <00:03:50.800> public were going to try to fund public were going to try to fund public services
  • whether this is the smart way to fund whether this is the smart way to fund public<00:04:33.160>
  • at how to fund at how to fund the<00:29:49.920> public<00:29:50.360> services<00:29
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • That fund, I'm assuming, is being funded by a specific source?
  • And also, we just want to make sure we have the funds there. Development point. Mr.
  • That is the funding source, so the state doesn't fund this?
  • So it's not going to be funded by General Fund for this study.
  • So it's not going to be funded by General Fund for this study.
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1273, which would appropriate $14 million in FY 2027 for pavement rehabilitation of Olga Frontage Road between Bowie and San Simon. Members asked about the project length and whether it was on the rural transportation priority list. The bill was moved and passed out of committee on a 3-2 vote with a due pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1452, as amended, would create a cargo theft task force in the Attorney General’s office and require regular meetings, investigations, and reporting. Testimony from the Arizona Trucking Association described cargo theft as a growing, sophisticated crime and said the task force would help coordinate law enforcement and use Consumer Fraud Protection Fund dollars rather than the general fund. Members discussed the fund balance, possible costs, and whether the AG’s office had capacity; the committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 5-0 with a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1332, which orders a study of light rail expansion in Maricopa County by the Auditor General and an independent transportation research entity. Supporters, including local business owners, argued the study was needed before further expansion, while opponents said light rail already had extensive study, strong ridership, and local voter approval, and that the state should not override local decisions. After extensive debate and public testimony, the bill passed 4-3 with a do pass recommendation. Finally, Senate Bill 1059, one of several rural transportation appropriation bills discussed by Senator Wendy Rogers and Representative Blackman, would fund an additional right-turn lane at State Route 87 and State Route 260. The sponsors described it as a safety and congestion issue for Payson and surrounding rural communities, and members discussed broader rural road needs and funding. The committee approved SB 1059 unanimously, 7-0, with a due pass recommendation. The transcript also included extended discussion of Senate Bill 1209, which would waive non-operating ID fees for unhoused people and homeless shelter residents, but the committee had not yet finished action on that bill in the portion provided.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 7th, 2026 at 06:52 pm

Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • then the liability of these types of credits apply to the fund.
  • So that's the first part: I don't like the funding mechanism.
  • Is there a better way to fund it?
  • , permanent funds, education, health care, and local revenues.
  • For decades, the region has been heavily developed for oil and gas.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:42 pm

Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we issue a birthday fund or a back-to-school fund or a Christmas fund.
  • to encourage development.
  • development.
  • road fund.
  • That's our permanent funds.