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• But they would absorb that within the highway planning and construction budget.
• Is that bridge under construction or will that? bridge be under construction at some point?
• It is planned as a future construction program. future construction project, that would be the 610 bridge
• So going into Senate finance, we had been.
• And on that Tuesday, TWC reported to the finance committee.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I am a member of the Finance Committee and am sitting in, at her request, for Senator Liz Krueger, the
• Chair of the Senate Finance Committee.
• So the chairman, Donna Lieber, comes from the construction side of the MTA.
• So I can tell you, the capital program and the construction side of the MTA...
• Jamie, who runs it, he's the head of the capital and construction part of us, right?

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The joint meeting of the Senate Finance, Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, and Transportation committees considered four nominations to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board: Melanie Hartzog, Jeanette Sadecott, Matthew Rand, and James O’Donnell. Each nominee gave opening remarks describing their public service or transportation-related experience and their interest in issues such as affordability, accessibility, state of good repair, regional connectivity, and transit safety. Senators also raised concerns about MTA transparency, the 2025-29 capital plan funding gap, fare and toll evasion, worker safety, and the need for better service in underserved areas. Members pressed the nominees on several policy questions, including the feasibility of free or reduced-fare buses, expanding bus service and bus lanes, restoring Hudson Valley and Harlem Line service, improving west-of-Hudson and Rockland County transit, and advancing the Second Avenue Subway and accessibility projects. The nominees generally said they were open to studying these ideas, emphasized collaboration with the MTA, governor, mayor, and legislature, and supported greater transparency and investment in transit infrastructure. Senators also highlighted labor concerns, including the MTA workers’ contract and safety for bus operators and other transit workers. At the end of the hearing, the committees voted separately on each nomination. Melanie Hartzog, Jeanette Sadecott, Matthew Rand, and James O’Donnell were each approved by the committees and advanced to the Senate floor. The meeting then adjourned.

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• It's great to see that, you know, it, it is construction traffic, but on the other hand, um, HOV lanes
• And so, for construction in particular, if we don't have a project funded, then we don't move to construction
• We'll continue to get projects through planning and design and on a shelf for construction.
• I believe there's a lot of people in this country making a lot of money off construction.
• Um, so this is currently all of our active construction projects.

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• Housing construction is not free, and the conversation must shift on how we responsibly finance a full
• Agency to operate as the financing tool.
• construction, and eliminate cost overruns on 55%... ...additional construction and eliminate cost overruns
• the financing startup costs to developing this.
• the financing startup costs to developing this.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 1157, the Affordable Rent Act, which would lower California’s annual rent cap, remove the single-family home exemption, and eliminate the sunset on existing tenant protections. The author and supporters argued that renters are facing severe affordability pressures, especially in single-family rentals, and that stronger statewide rent stabilization is needed to prevent displacement and homelessness. Opponents, including apartment, building, and property-owner groups, said the bill would discourage housing production, harm small landlords, and override a deal they said was intended to be temporary while the state focused on building more housing. Public testimony on AB 1157 was extensive, with many renters, tenant advocates, labor groups, and community organizations speaking in support, while many landlords, business groups, and property-owner representatives spoke in opposition. Committee members were split: some praised the bill as a necessary response to the rent crisis, while others warned it could reduce investment and worsen the housing shortage. The committee ultimately voted 7-5 to pass AB 1157 to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The committee then approved the consent calendar, including AB 413, AB 1152, and AB 1275, on a 9-0 vote. It also heard ACA 3, which would require the University of California to make available a limited number of down payment loans for eligible long-term support staff who are first-time homebuyers. Supporters said the measure would help lower-wage UC workers afford homeownership and improve retention, while UC and other opponents argued the proposal was duplicative of existing state programs, unnecessary, and potentially harmful to UC finances. The discussion focused on financing mechanics and the relationship to CalHFA, but no final vote on ACA 3 was included in the portion provided.

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• This has led to an operational deficit in the Construction Code and Licensing Division.
• with conventional financing and many today underwritten by the GSEs, Fannie and Freddie.
• <00:51:41.359> trades<00:51:41.720> Council and construction trades Council and construction
• stabilizing funding for the construction stabilizing funding for the construction codes<00:52:23.720
• other areas uh from the construction other areas uh from the construction Fund<01:19:53.719>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We don't handle the finance side. We handle the vehicle for purchasing.
• Item B are the methods of finance presented for your review this month.
• This is the Freeboro Hall planetarium equipment method of finance.
• These are the construction-related contracts. There are 21 for your review today.
• These are the construction-related contracts. There are 21 for your review today.

Summary: The committee first considered an $88,000 used tire program contract for District 4 with LTR Intermediate Holdings. Senators raised concerns that the tire district’s revised business plan had not yet been approved and that the contract could worsen cash flow before funding was confirmed. Questions were also raised about procurement language in the RFP that excluded bidders under corrective action plans. After discussion, a motion was made and approved to hold the contract until next month so the tire board could appear and answer questions. Members then reviewed a large slate of methods of finance, alternative delivery projects, and discretionary grants. These included capital projects at ASU Mid-South, Arkansas Tech, Ozarka, UA Fayetteville, UA Little Rock, UAMS, and UCA; a new UCA multi-purpose arena project estimated at $75.5 million; and DHS and Department of Health grants for aging services, substance abuse prevention, mental health, nutrition, hearing-loss follow-up, HIV services, and rural hospital quality improvement. All of these items were reviewed without objection. The committee also heard a ratification request from UAMS for a Family and Medical Leave Act outsourcing contract with FMLA Source. UAMS said an amendment had been prepared but never submitted for review, and payments continued after expiration; members expressed frustration and asked UAMS to review whether other contracts had similarly lapsed. The committee then reviewed numerous construction-related, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including airport economic impact study work, parking guidance technology at the University of Arkansas, veteran nursing services, and multiple DHS service contracts. Most items were reviewed without objection, and the meeting adjourned after reports of routine contract amendments and minor contracts were presented for information.

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• with construction and funds expended by the end of the calendar year.
• Phase four is also under construction, having just started about two or three months ago.
• It's going to have some dirt that's actually under construction when that photo was taken.
• Industrial Finance Authority.
• could do the ODA finances and vice versa long-term.

Keywords: 914, all

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• construction that's built on the site. construction that's built on the site.
• towns that have denied all construction towns that have denied all construction of<01:15:44.800>
• construct in your town for a long time. construct in your town for a long time.
• I'm—are you sure you mean Senate Finance and not House Finance?
• Senate finance and not House Finance? Senate finance and not House Finance?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 291, which would update religious land-use and property tax exemption rules for church-owned parsonages, parish houses, and similar properties. Senator Tim Lang, speaking for the sponsor, said the bill was intended to address situations where former parsonages are no longer occupied by clergy and are instead used for church-related purposes such as housing staff, religious education, or congregate living tied to ministry, including addiction recovery. He emphasized that the bill was not meant to create commercial rental housing and that it also preserves reasonable zoning and environmental regulations. Committee members pressed the sponsor on how the bill would be applied, especially the meaning of “religious purposes,” the six-unit limit, the “same lot” language, and whether churches could use the exemption to rent units for revenue. The sponsor said the six-unit cap was added to prevent large-scale commercial rental use, that congregate housing would be limited and defined, and that the bill was meant to cover uses like substance abuse recovery, homes for unwed mothers, and religious education, but not apartments converted for ordinary rental. He also said churches would still file annual exemption paperwork and towns could challenge claims they believed were commercial. Questions also raised concerns about whether the bill treated religious and nonreligious housing trusts differently; the sponsor responded that the bill was aimed at church-owned property used in pursuit of a religious mission. Several witnesses testified in support. Representative Mark Pearson, an active clergyman, said the bill would not remove additional property from the tax rolls because clergy housing allowances typically lead clergy to buy taxable homes elsewhere, while the church-owned parsonage remains exempt. Nick Taylor of Housing Action New Hampshire supported the bill as a modest expansion that could help create more attainable housing by allowing better use of existing religious land and structures, though he noted his organization would support even broader use. The hearing ended without a vote or final action, and the chair closed questions after the testimony.

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• construction. Am I correct on that? construction. Am I correct on that?
• <01:02:33.920> It a finance bill. Um not at this point. It a finance bill.
• Energy finance. Any amendments in this section? Renewable development finance.
• Energy finance. Any amendments in this section? Renewable development finance.
• 18, campaign finance, Article 18, campaign finance, no<01:36:49.760> amendments.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• housing construction across every region of Minnesota.
• <00:02:39.959> housing<00:02:40.360> construction tool for financing housing construction
• tool for financing housing construction across<00:02:41.480> every<00:02:41.840> region
• the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.
• Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• David Evans, Department of Finance.
• David Evans, Department of Finance.
• Eamon Nelbin, Department of Finance.
• I know the Department of Finance wants to weigh in.
• Department of Finance, right? David Evans, Department of Finance.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I'm going to call the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee meeting to order for Wednesday, April 15,
• What kind of discount do you get if I did the fortified construction? Yes, Mr. Cocking.
• And I’m not maligning the construction industry. They do their job, and many of them do very well.
• And I’m not maligning the construction industry. They do their job, and many of them do very well.
• And I’m not maligning the construction industry. They do their job, and many of them do very well.

Bills: HF4881, HF4867, HF4422, HF4223

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, regulation, financial institutions, prescription drug affordability, consumer protection, restitution account, financial compensation, attorney general, distributions, property insurance, homeowners insurance, fire and allied lines, hail insurance, appraisal clause, loss adjustment, alternative dispute resolution, insurance claims, claim valuation, actual cash value

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• never mind speculation on what Finance never mind speculation on what it<00:15:23.399> might<
• Reconnect Rondo is not just about remedying the initial harm felt by the construction of I-94.
• , and post-construction of the land bridge.
• Reconnect Rondo is not just about remedying the initial harm felt by the construction of I-94.
• , and post-construction of the land bridge.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We can do planning, design and construction, design only, or construction only.
• Seventy-five million, or 75% of our $2 billion biennial budget, is in infrastructure financing.
• So if you or your friends ever need public infrastructure financing, please send them our way.
• You can see the rest: improvements, construction, so on and so forth.
• This is an infrastructure financing program.

Summary: The task force met to focus on funding systems and incentive structures for a proposed regional waste infrastructure effort, including how a future WIPA framework might support solid waste planning in the Willamette Valley. Staff and members heard presentations from DEQ on the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, from Business Oregon on the Special Public Works Fund, and from Oregon State Treasury on state bonding capacity and the bond issuance process. Presenters explained how their programs are structured, how projects are scored or approved, what kinds of public entities and projects are eligible, and how interagency coordination and co-funding can work. DEQ emphasized that its revolving loan fund is driven by water-quality benefits and public-health criteria, while Business Oregon described a broader infrastructure loan program for public entities with no scoring system, and Treasury outlined the state’s debt-capacity process and the differences between general obligation and lottery bonds. Members used the presentations to discuss whether similar funding tools could support solid waste infrastructure, especially for transfer stations, regional hubs, and related facilities that may need to be built before Coffin Butte reaches the end of its lifespan. Several questions centered on whether public-private partnerships could qualify, whether equipment inside facilities could be financed, how repayment would work, and whether planning costs could be covered. DEQ and Business Oregon both said they could potentially collaborate on scoring or co-funding, but noted eligibility limits and the need for public ownership in many cases. Treasury said bond capacity is limited and competitive, especially for lottery bonds, and that project authorization generally runs on a two-year cycle, though unused authority can sometimes be reauthorized. In task force discussion, members debated whether the group should pursue a dedicated funding lane for the seven-county region rather than having local governments compete with other statewide needs. Some members stressed the importance of criteria to avoid stranded assets and to ensure funding is available when projects are ready, while others raised concerns about how cities and counties would generate revenue to repay debt during construction and early operations. The group also discussed flow control, system fees, and the need for regional collaboration among counties, cities, and haulers to create enough waste volume to support new infrastructure. Staff noted that pre-session filing materials for the legislature are due September 11, and the chair said the August meeting will focus on organizational structure and identifying partners. During public comment, Representative Kevin Mannix submitted written testimony supporting the WIPA concept and urging the task force to endorse it. Commissioner Bubba King of Yamhill County urged the task force to compare alternatives objectively and warned against adding bureaucracy before evaluating existing infrastructure and costs. Commissioners Kevin Cameron and Roger Nyquist of Marion and Linn counties described regional hub-and-spoke concepts, transfer stations, and intermodal options, emphasizing the need for planning, strategic siting, and collaboration with haulers and local governments.

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• You can't bounce back construction season to construction season.
• You can't bounce back construction season to construction season.
• construction late summer, early fall. construction late summer, early fall.
• acquisition installation construction acquisition installation construction equipping<01:26:01.120
• construction construction building<01:37:18.080> that<01:37:18.320> hardware<01:37:19.040

Bills: HF4736, HF4737, HF3806, HF3352, HF4840, HF3748

Keywords: emergency shelter, grant program, homelessness, capital investment, Minnesota Statutes, appropriation bonds, public funding, housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota constitutional amendment, public debt, state bonds, general obligation bonds, information technology, IT infrastructure, software licenses, technology modernization, capital improvements

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• to lead Arkansas's Development Finance to lead Arkansas's Development Finance Authority.<00:17:31.280
• Our housing and homelessness... construction ecosystem. construction ecosystem.
• . financed. financed.
• There's a reason why this bill has so removing financing roadblocks, and removing financing roadblocks
• construction, and urbanfriendly designs. construction, and urbanfriendly designs.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• **Ashley Leach**: Good morning, I'm representing the Department of Finance and Administration with the
• State Board of Finance and also on the Public School Capital Outlay Council.
• Albuquerque Collegiate is building a campus via their lease purchase financing for 642 students.
• This really just has to do with the inflated construction costs that you're seeing now.
• These aren't all for construction. It doesn't mean every school would get an increase in dollars.

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• Madam Chair and members of the working group on the Senate Article 6 tax agreement financing section
• um section one tax agreement financing um section one which<00:03:55.920> is<00:03:56.080>
• Paul, the Ford site tax increment financing district.
• Paul, the Ford site tax increment financing district.
• <00:10:40.880> of expansion, or new construction of expansion, or new construction of adjacent

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That is the Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission authorized to construct and maintain a
• a levee project and to perform and enter into contracts to perform related construction and design activities
• <00:01:05.120> and perform related to construction and perform related to construction and
• <00:04:11.080> of to pay the debt for the construction of to pay the debt for the construction
• It says the Department of Finance and Administration.

Keywords: Public Property - Room 409, 26 February, 2026; 11:00 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee took up several public property bills and reported each one out after brief discussion. HB 1041, authorizing the Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission to construct and maintain a levee system along the Yazoo River, was explained as a flood-control measure and passed without questions. HB 1520, which would allow the Department of Archives and History to convey about 23 acres associated with the Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty back to the tribe, was also reported out. HB 1732, concerning sale of DPS property in the Lauderdale County/Meridian area, was amended so proceeds from any sale or lease would go to the state general fund, then passed as amended. HB 1731, the ABC warehouse bill in Gluckstadt, drew the most discussion. Members clarified that the bill concerns the old warehouse and not current ABC operations. Two amendments were adopted: one corrected a reference to the Department of Finance and Administration and directed proceeds from the sale to defray Department of Revenue costs tied to the new warehouse, and another specified the property recipient as the Madison County Economic Development Authority rather than a generic entity. After questions about whether sale proceeds should instead return to the general fund and whether the language properly covered warehouse debt, the committee voted to report the bill out as amended. The committee then discussed HB 1716, a Mississippi Main Street revitalization grant bill. Supporters said the bill expands eligible recipients to include Main Street network associate communities and business improvement districts, requires only local cash matches, bars state funds from being used for the match, shifts administration to MDA, and caps administrative costs at 2 percent. Members also reviewed how the bill was intended to address a backlog of grant applicants and the governor’s concerns about prior administration of the program. After questions about the grant list, funding process, and the 2 percent cap, the committee voted to report HB 1716 out, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Finance and Government Operations Committee.
• and Government Operations Committee. meeting of the elections finance and meeting of the elections finance
• previously styi department construction. previously styi department construction.
• These are all state constructs.
• These are all state constructs.

Bills: HF4319, HF3295, HF3589, HF3587, HF3588, HF4295, HF3571, HF3895

Keywords: public utilities commission, Lake City, port authority, Red Wing, terms of appointment, local government, elections, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, voter access, polling place, ballot, unexpected needs, election judge, public information, political parties, HF4295