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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (01/20/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that that waste facilities.
- </c><00:13:33.200><c> I</c> waste site evaluation committee. I waste site evaluation committee.
- or hazardous waste facility permits.
- or hazardous waste facility permits.
- 53.600><c> for</c><00:29:53.760><c> New</c> waste management division for New waste management division
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 3/10/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:01:53.680><c> and</c> question of how much fraud waste and question of how much fraud waste and
- The slogan of waste, fraud, and abuse is...
- Waste and abuse seems to be...
- Fraud and Abuse again I'm sorry I waste Fraud and Abuse again I'm sorry I wasted<01:35:46.719><c> so
- </c> quickly touch waste frat and abuse waste quickly touch waste frat and abuse waste and<01:39:24.119
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Apr 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- As local governments, we're charged with managing solid waste and meeting the state's solid waste and
- organic waste diversion and recycling goals.
- David Krieger, for Waste Connections, in support.
- John Moffat, for Waste Management, in support.
- waste stream.
Summary:
The committee heard a series of bills focused on environmental policy, public infrastructure, housing, and energy. AB 1812, dealing with compostable plastics and compost contamination, drew strong support from farmers, composters, counties, cities, and waste companies, while manufacturers and compostable-product companies opposed it unless amended, arguing it would undermine compostable packaging and SB 54 goals. AB 2216 to expand the Delta Conservancy’s service area also received broad support and no opposition. AB 2481, which would allow leftover glass quality incentive funds to support recycled glass used in fiberglass insulation and other products, was supported by insulation manufacturers, recyclers, and waste advocates and passed with no opposition. AB 2152, streamlining fire station construction and tying CEQA relief to project labor agreement requirements, was supported by firefighters and construction trades but opposed by contractors and wildlife groups over the PLA mandate and environmental review provisions; the committee discussed amendments and sent it forward. AB 1536, the Save Our Shores Act, aimed at offshore oil and gas safety and decommissioning, was supported by coastal and environmental groups and opposed by the petroleum industry, with members debating pipeline safety, drilling risks, and carbon intensity before advancing the bill. AB 1849, a study bill on decarbonized gaseous fuels, split supporters from hydrogen, bioenergy, and propane interests against environmental and justice groups who said it favored biomethane and hydrogen without clear definitions; the author said it was only a study measure, and it moved ahead. AB 1732, which would expand CEQA streamlining for public university and community college housing projects, was backed by students, UC representatives, housing advocates, and labor, with no opposition heard; members raised concerns about environmental impacts and evacuation planning, but the bill was approved. Several measures were taken on consent and others were held open for absent members or quorum issues, with multiple bills receiving due pass recommendations as amended.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Apr 13th, 2026
Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- As local governments, we are charged with managing solid waste and meeting the state's solid waste and
- organic waste diversion and recycling goals.
- John Moffat for Waste Management, in support.
- waste stream.
- and zero waste.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- diversion program where we're completing a feasibility study to collect all the food waste... waste
- They also handle waste from oats used in making Cheerios and other products.
- Also, a location where we can sort some of those waste wood materials coming in.
- I think that having facilities to burn these waste trees...
- It's kind of a waste, fraud, and abuse measure.
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/09/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> the</c> E-waste is something that the E-waste is something that the still<00:31:32.440><c> important
- Uh when we were in the electronic waste.
- </c> ensure that those in the solid waste ensure that those in the solid waste industry<00:52:56.040>
- </c> value is lost in the waste stream. value is lost in the waste stream.
- Uh household hazardous waste services.
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Heavy-duty service vehicles, including those providing essential solid waste and recycling services,
- Cities, labor groups, and service providers like waste haulers are in joint support of this effort.
- I think it's really instructive that waste haulers, the primary payers of this, are in support of the
- My concern is that because I can think of waste haulers, maybe Edison, as far as large vehicles, who
- My concern is that because I can think of waste haulers, maybe Edison, as far as large vehicles, who
Committee:
Senate Local Government
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:45:10.440><c> abuse</c> of tools to address fraud waste abuse of tools to address fraud waste
- </c><01:25:30.080><c> and</c> intentional and criminal and waste and intentional and criminal and waste
- </c> other places where we could have waste other places where we could have waste or<01:25:45.239><c
- </c> cash assistance programs to reduce waste cash assistance programs to reduce waste abuse<01:32:30.520
- </c><01:45:00.440><c> and</c> sanction providers for fraud waste and sanction providers for fraud waste
Committee:
Senate Human Services
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Jul 11th, 2025
Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- , uranium mine waste that's been previously mined.
- We don't want to create new waste; we'd like to use that new technology.
- We want to get the waste permanently off the Navajo Nation.
- And so those are the types of trucks that are transporting the waste.
- One is DP-306 for their solid waste pit.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll be utilizing the hydrogen, of course, the oxygen, and the waste heat.
- Cook. leftover waste organic waste from raw leftover waste organic waste from raw malting<00:58:48.400
- </c><01:02:10.760><c> wood</c> can sort sort some of those waste wood can sort sort some of those waste
- </c> radius do you expect the tree um waste radius do you expect the tree um waste to<01:03:07.599><c
- </c><01:08:55.520><c> trees</c> facilities to burn these um waste trees facilities to burn these um waste
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
OR
Oregon 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee On Legislative Audits 06/17/2026 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for inviting us to present on the State of Oregon's Government Waste Hotline today.
- So statute makes clear that the Government Waste Hotline is responsible for reports of waste, inefficiency
- The state's Government Waste Hotline provides a valuable accountability function to Oregonians.
- So that's all the fraud or waste you've uncovered in those two years? How much does it cost?
- So I assume being a waste hotline is broad. It can cover everything.
Summary:
The Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Audits met on June 17 for informational presentations. The Department of Administrative Services, through Chief Audit Executive Eli Ritchie, gave an overview of statewide internal audit requirements and the fiscal year 2025 report. He explained the difference between internal and external audit, described Oregon’s statutory and rule-based internal audit structure, and reported that 30 agencies had internal audit functions, with most meeting required standards. He said 73 audits and 49 advisory/consulting engagements were completed statewide, with strong compliance overall, though a few agencies were rebuilding audit committees after vacancies. No committee questions were raised after the presentation.
The Secretary of State’s Audits Division then presented its Government Waste Hotline annual report. Director Steve Bergman and audit manager Olivia Rekhed described changes made to align the hotline with statute, including renaming it the Government Waste Hotline, creating a review panel, improving anonymity protections, removing fraud reporting from the hotline’s scope, and adjusting reporting timelines. They said hotline volume increased modestly in 2025, most reports were referred elsewhere or closed for insufficient evidence, and two reports were substantiated, including questioned costs of about $856 for personal use of a state vehicle and about $2.9 million tied to the Preschool Promise program. Committee members asked about hotline staffing, cost, anonymity, and follow-up on findings; staff said the hotline is lightly resourced, uses a contracted intake service, and referrals or recommendations are followed up through management letters and later reviews.
The committee also heard an audit of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department’s safety inspections and asset tracking. The Secretary of State’s office reported that OPRD had not consistently conducted or documented quarterly OSHA safety inspections and had incomplete asset records, including missing acquisition dates and costs for many assets. The audit made eight recommendations covering safety inspection policies, asset management guidance, tagging, reconciliations, disposition controls, training, and a new asset management system; OPRD agreed to all recommendations. OPRD officials said they had already begun training staff, improving inspection procedures, and working toward a replacement asset system, while noting operational challenges from a large, dispersed park system and manual processes. Committee members asked about what kinds of assets are tracked, how tagging works, whether items were actually being lost, and how much tracking is necessary for low-value tools; OPRD said the main issue was inconsistent classification and documentation rather than widespread loss. The meeting ended with no votes or formal actions taken.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And so we started, and myself included, started calling it waste.
- We weren’t very good with our waste management.
- We weren't very good with our waste management.
- Is waste management a challenge and disposal of that? No.
- Is waste management a challenge and disposable of that?
Committee:
Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Summary:
The meeting was a presentation and Q&A at Idaho National Laboratory focused on the state of nuclear energy, advanced reactors, and the lab’s role in testing, regulation, and commercialization. Speakers described INL’s broader mission beyond nuclear, including cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, but emphasized its major nuclear capabilities: the Advanced Test Reactor, TREAT, the Materials and Fuels Complex, and other test beds used to accelerate fuel and materials testing. They also highlighted the lab’s size, workforce, internship pipeline, and partnerships with DOE, DHS, DOD, and private companies.
A major topic was the federal push to speed up nuclear deployment through executive orders and regulatory reform. Speakers said DOE and the NRC are reducing unnecessary bureaucracy, streamlining environmental reviews, and working toward a goal of having three new nuclear systems achieve criticality by July 4, 2026. They discussed the difference between microreactors, small modular reactors, and traditional gigawatt-scale plants, arguing that advanced reactors can be factory-built, safer, and better suited for data centers, military bases, remote communities, industrial heat, and other nontraditional uses. They also said the U.S. is rebuilding its nuclear supply chain, including enrichment and fuel fabrication, and that states willing to host parts of the fuel cycle could see major economic benefits.
The speakers addressed questions about cost, safety, waste, and international competition. They said advanced reactors rely on passive safety features, TRISO fuel, and natural circulation, and that the industry’s challenge is often cost uncertainty rather than a precise fuel or materials limit. They argued used nuclear fuel should be viewed as a resource rather than waste if recycling becomes policy, and said microreactors should produce relatively small amounts of spent fuel. They also noted that China and Russia continue to build aggressively, with China on pace to surpass the U.S. in total nuclear generation, while U.S. projects such as Palisades, Crane Clean Energy Center, Duane Arnold, Oklo, Aalo, MARVEL, and Project Pele are moving forward under DOE and private-sector partnerships.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Conservation and Natural Resources Apr 16th, 2026 at 08:30 am
Conservation and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 3193 is a plastic waste reduction bill for our state, targeting specifically plastic waste
- We just passed a resolution having to do with reducing waste in meetings, reducing that waste stream
- We just passed a resolution having to do with reducing waste in meetings, reducing that waste stream
- We believe that we have been leaders in this issue of waste and recycling.
- We support the recycling efforts of our solid waste districts.
Committee:
House Conservation and Natural Resources
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rep. Jon Koznick Press Conference 3/18/26
Transcript Highlights:
- So if you want to make driving more affordable in Minnesota, want to eliminate some of that waste.
- So if you want to make driving more affordable in Minnesota, want to eliminate some of that waste.
- So if you want to make driving more affordable in Minnesota, want to eliminate some of that waste.
- So if you want to make driving more affordable in Minnesota, want to eliminate some of that waste.
- We want to eliminate some of that waste.
Summary:
House Republicans held a Transportation Committee press event to promote several bills they said would make driving cheaper and transportation more innovative. The main measures discussed were House File 3526, which would reduce vehicle tab fees; House File 3513, which would legalize automated driverless vehicles with regulatory guardrails; and a bill to consolidate metro-area bus operations and reduce administrative overhead and subsidies. They also said other transportation-related bills, including a school bus stop-arm clarification and a distracted-driving bill, were scheduled for the House floor on Monday.
Representative Patti Anderson argued that Minnesota vehicle registration fees have become unaffordable, citing examples of high costs for newer and older vehicles, and said the state should roll fees back to pre-2023/2024 levels. On automated vehicles, Republicans said the bill had been revised after concerns from committee members, MnDOT, and stakeholders, adding a weight limit to avoid autonomous trucking, accessibility provisions for wheelchair users, a U.S.-based support person requirement, a labor/economic/congestion study, and tighter permitting. They said the bill should advance to the next committee and rejected delaying implementation for further study.
On transit, Republicans said the metro has too many separate bus systems and that consolidation would save taxpayer money by cutting redundant service and administrative costs. They cited high per-ride subsidies and claimed combined reserve funds and reduced waste could save tens of millions of dollars. In questions, they defended using general-fund dollars for transportation, said the system benefits all residents, and argued that autonomous vehicles and related industries would create new opportunities even if some driving jobs are displaced. No formal votes were taken in the press event, though the speakers said they expected committee action on the automated-vehicle bill and that other bills would move to the floor or other committees.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES Mar 12th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
Transcript Highlights:
- However, it does not appear the water department transferred the payments received to the solid waste
- and over $65,000 in the general fund for '23 and '22 respectively, the general fund owed the solid waste
- However, it does not appear the water department transferred the payments received to the solid waste
- Additionally, $3,600 was due to the street fund from the solid waste fund as of December 31, 2023.
- Then on the solid waste billing, we have reached out to the county regarding those five businesses.
Summary:
The committee approved the February 12 minutes and received updates on delinquent municipal water and sewer reports for 2022 and 2023, noting continued progress toward compliance and reinstatement of turnback funds for several cities. It also deferred several matters to the June 4 meeting, including Fargo’s municipal accounting noncompliance report, Jericho’s street-fund misuse issue, Biggers and Holly Grove deferred reports, and a group of private water and sewer reports lacking proper responses.
Members then heard and filed a detailed report on the City of Strong, which involved repeat findings on undeposited receipts, improper use of solid waste funds, unsupported spending, late payroll tax payments, accounting control problems, and fund balance issues. Mayor Darrell Howell described corrective steps, including new internal controls, outside CPA assistance, repayment of misapplied funds, budget amendments, and efforts to address the findings; the committee commended the city’s efforts and filed the report. The committee also filed reports on Thornton Waterworks, Calhoun County, Salem, Briarcliffe, Compton Water Association, Montgomery County Regional Public Water Authority, Camden, Johnson County, and Sparkman, while deferring several private water reports and other unresolved items.
A major portion of the meeting focused on the Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management District and other regional solid waste districts. The audit found issues in Pulaski County involving unapproved payroll items, missing credit card documentation, unapproved contracts, vehicle and cell phone documentation problems, lack of competitive bidding, and weak internal controls; members questioned the district’s practices and deferred the report to June while requesting district representatives appear. The committee also reviewed a statewide report on six regional solid waste management districts, with findings in Pulaski, Faulkner, and Benton counties and no findings in three others; that report was likewise deferred for Pulaski County questions. The meeting ended after a lengthy discussion with Cross County Rural Water System about overdue audit posting, water quality problems, grant-funded improvements, board notice practices, and the broader challenges facing rural water systems, after which the committee filed the report and adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Sep 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Turning to the issue of food waste, PED is requiring schools to track food waste starting this year.
- That's the first place where we can reduce food waste.
- We're also working with them to conduct food waste audits.
- We have a food waste specialist in our department who has worked with schools to perform food waste audits
- And work with them individually on improving food waste reduction strategies.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State government committee approves HF289 2/13/25
Transcript Highlights:
- But this is aimed at more of the waste area or inefficiency.
- um and would you know not help the waste um and would you know not help the mission<00:02:47.440><c>
- </c><00:02:57.360><c> and</c> hopefully they'll catch fraud waste and hopefully they'll catch fraud waste
- </c><00:03:03.920><c> area</c><00:03:04.640><c> or</c> at uh more of the the the waste area or at uh
- more of the the the waste area or inefficiency<00:03:07.040><c> um</c><00:03:07.200><c> when</c><00:03
Summary:
The committee took up House File 289, authored by Representative Quam, and adopted a technical A1 amendment before moving the bill forward. Quam explained that the bill is intended to create a mechanism for frontline state employees, faculty, and management to identify waste, inefficiency, and possible savings in agency budgets, with a portion of any savings going back to the state budget and the remainder placed in a special fund for mission-related spending decided by a joint committee. He said the idea grew out of earlier faculty union discussions and that the bill had previously passed with bipartisan support, though it was underused when first enacted.
Members generally praised the goal of empowering employees and improving efficiency, but several raised concerns about the bill’s practical operation and low historical use. Representative Jones asked why uptake had been limited and whether current conditions would improve participation; Quam responded that larger budgets and more employee engagement could make the program more useful now. Representative Freiberg and Representative Bonner both supported the concept but questioned whether employees would understand budget constraints and whether the structure might discourage managers from saving money intentionally. Quam argued that employee input would improve decisions, morale, and credibility, and could help justify needed investments.
Representative Koznick asked how the bill interacted with the Odyssey Fund, and staff clarified that the two are separate accounts and do not directly affect each other. Representative Koznick also objected to comments he viewed as attacking the administration, and the chair reminded members not to impute motives. Representative Kosnik/Quam indicated openness to future improvements, but Representative Bonner said she was not ready to support the bill in its current form because of concerns about the approval process through MMB and the Legislative Audit Commission. Despite those reservations, the committee ultimately voted to send House File 289, as amended, to the General Register.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Mar 25th, 2025
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- facility, a municipal solid waste-to-energy facility, a pyrolysis facility, a solid waste disposal facility
- I serve as Executive Director of the Florida Waste Energy Coalition.
- Waste-to-energy technology is safe, reliable, and proven.
- Waste-to-energy is cleaner than natural gas.
- Environmentally, the reasons for waste-to-energy facilities are clear.
Committee:
Senate Environment and Natural Resources
Summary:
The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of environmental and natural resources bills. It reported favorably SB 1784 on sewer collection systems, allowing municipal sewer revenues to be used for expansion; SB 1388 on vessels, which prohibits random vessel inspections without probable cause, creates a five-year safety decal, bars local fuel-type boat bans, and expands funding options for boat ramps and marinas; and SB 880, which designates the American flamingo as Florida’s state bird and the Florida scrub jay as the state songbird. SB 946, as amended, was also reported favorably; it restricts certain waste facilities and incinerators near the Everglades, with the amendment narrowing the focus to the Broward/Miami-Dade area near the C-9 impoundment project. SB 1792 on dry sandy beaches was reported favorably after amendment, creating a pilot and process to inventory beaches and explore voluntary public access or conservation arrangements with private owners. SB 866 on anchoring limitation areas was reported favorably despite opposition from cruisers and boaters who argued existing law should be used instead of new county-specific restrictions. SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands was reported favorably with amendments that removed language about the necessity of phosphate mining and clarified that landowners requesting a radiation study must pay for it. The committee also reported favorably SB 1326 on hurricane evacuation clearance times and permit allocations in the Keys, and SB 1580, after a delete-all amendment, which authorizes DEP to use public-private partnerships for coastal resiliency projects. Finally, SB 1300 on oil and gas drilling permits was introduced to require DEP to consider potential harm from accidents or blowouts to natural resources when reviewing drilling permits, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill. The committee also took up confirmations, temporarily postponing the vote on Rodney Barreto’s FWC reappointment after public criticism of his leadership, while recommending favorably the other listed appointments.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Press Conference 1/21/25
Transcript Highlights:
- they then, as legislators, can use to determine how serious these departments are about preventing waste
- the respective committees so they can determine how serious these departments are about preventing waste
- And let's boil that even further down when we look at the verified almost half a billion dollars of waste
- Governor Walz’s proposals: all waste, fraud, and abuse.
- Governor Walz’s proposals: all waste, fraud, and abuse.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> in the United States the so-called waste in the United States the so-called waste emissions<02:26
- </c> energy security this so-called waste energy security this so-called waste emissions<02:55:47.920
- </c> for owners and operators to waste for owners and operators to waste methane<03:22:00.000><c> in<
- </c> fee uh leaked or intentionally wasted fee uh leaked or intentionally wasted natural<03:22:28.800
- </c><03:22:46.520><c> wasted</c><03:22:46.800><c> methane</c> bottom line is that waste wasted methane