Video & Transcript Research : 'shared stewardship'

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AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Children and Senior Advocacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • physical joint physical custody uh where physical custody<00:21:24.799><c> is</c><00:21:24.960><c> shared
  • c> the</c><00:21:25.919><c> parents</c><00:21:26.320><c> in</c><00:21:26.559><c> a</c> custody is shared
  • by the parents in a custody is shared by the parents in a way<00:21:26.880><c> that</c><00:21:27.120
  • >> Thank you so much, Madam Chair. >> Representative, I know we share some areas. >> Yes, ma'am. >> And
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/06/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Drop down the stewardship organizations. Is there just going to be one stewardship organization?
  • </c> sounded like the stewardship sounded like the stewardship organization<00:54:09.559><c> this</c>
  • </c> the stewardship the stewardship organization<00:55:04.680><c> so</c><00:55:05.359><c> do</c><00:
  • </c> other product stewardship other product stewardship organizations<00:59:23.240><c> sen</c><00:59
  • > product stewardship organization or or product stewardship organization or or stewardship<01:03:54.440
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/09/26

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> the battery both the battery stewardship the battery both the battery stewardship program<00:31:
  • </c> the electronic product stewardship the electronic product stewardship program program program are
  • Uh it's a stewardship program Uh it's a stewardship program uh<00:43:09.320><c> on</c><00:43:09.840><
  • should be based on market share.
  • </c> market share. market share.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment & Energy May 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Environment & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, then I will share my screen with you all. screen with you all.
  • It says I am screen sharing. It says I am screen sharing. I can see it, Madam Chair. I'm seeing it.
  • I saw, oh, no, says I am sharing, but I saw a glitch happen.
  • In July, the battery stewardship organization will submit its stewardship plan to Ecology for review.
  • Ecology supports product stewardship for hard-to-manage items.
Keywords: 904, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment & Energy May 18th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • It says I am screen sharing. It says I am screen sharing. I can see it, Madam Chair. I'm seeing it.
  • I saw, oh, no, it says I am sharing, but I saw a glitch happen.
  • In July, the battery stewardship organization will submit its stewardship plan to Ecology for review.
  • Ecology supports product stewardship for hard-to-manage items.
  • I'm here today to share a little bit about us.
Summary: The committee held an interim work session focused first on carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS), then on hazardous waste and extended producer responsibility (EPR). On the CCUS topic, industry and nonprofit presenters described point-source capture, direct air capture, mineralization, and geologic sequestration, emphasizing Washington’s basalt formations and state trust lands as strong candidates for storage. They argued that CCUS can help hard-to-abate industrial sectors, support jobs and investment, and provide a pathway for compliance, while also noting the need for clearer permitting, subsurface rights, pipeline authority, and storage infrastructure. Ecology and Commerce staff explained current state policy touchpoints, including Cap-and-Invest offsets and exemptions for permanently stored CO2, the public comment process underway to define “thousand-year” permanence, and how CCUS might fit within the Clean Energy Transformation Act without counting emitting generation as non-emitting. Some presenters supported more state action and primacy over federal permitting, while others warned about costs, energy use, uncertain capture performance, and the need to ensure real net greenhouse gas reductions and long-term liability protections. Members asked about public meetings, whether mineralized carbon would qualify as exempt under the Climate Commitment Act, the timeline for Ecology guidance, aquifer and water-quality concerns, energy intensity of capture systems, and liability if storage later proves problematic. Responses said Ecology’s guidance process is already underway, public meetings will be virtual, mineralized carbon would likely qualify if it meets the permanence standard, and EPA rules require storage in deep saline formations below drinking water aquifers. Industry speakers said capture energy use varies by source and concentration, and one presenter noted that some states use trust funds funded by injectors to address long-term liability. The second half of the session shifted to hazardous waste and EPR. Ecology staff reviewed existing product stewardship programs for electronics, paint, batteries, and mercury lights, and described moderate risk waste and household hazardous waste management in Washington. They highlighted that E-Cycle and PaintCare are producer-funded, that the battery stewardship program will begin in 2027, and that the mercury lamp program is in transition after its prior stewardship organization exited, prompting enforcement notices and a pending replacement plan. Ecology recommended best practices for future EPR programs, including clear producer and product definitions, full producer funding, convenience standards, annual reporting, and strong agency enforcement and plan approval authority. Local government speakers from King County and Douglas County described rising collection costs, equity and access barriers, rural travel distances, and the need for stable funding and flexible local implementation. King County said it collected over 3 million pounds of hazardous products in 2025 and supports EPR as a way to shift costs from ratepayers to producers, while Douglas County emphasized that rural residents will participate when services are accessible and that future systems should account for geography and local infrastructure.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • May I share some slides?
  • The fact is, like, plastic, plastic... ...And stewardship.
  • I've been working on product stewardship since 2006.
  • I've been working on product stewardship since 2006.
  • But I'm here to speak about the battery stewardship bills.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a heavily attended hybrid hearing focused primarily on plastics reduction bills, along with a few local and related waste-management measures. Chair Rauch and Chair Barber outlined strict testimony rules because of the large number of speakers. Before the plastics docket, the committee heard support for a local Sharon sewer-extension bill for a Sunrise Senior Living project, and the bill’s proponents said the project would help address senior housing needs and would still require MWRA and local approvals. The chairs also noted a separate local matter involving Sharon and the MWRA. A major portion of the hearing centered on the Plastics Reduction Act and related bills addressing single-use plastics, including plastic bags, polystyrene, black plastic, plastic beverage bottles, non-flushable wipes, skip-the-stuff provisions, and truth-in-labeling. Sponsors and supporters said the bills would reduce litter, microplastics, greenhouse gas emissions, and municipal waste costs, while creating statewide consistency and supporting environmental justice communities. Several speakers cited local bans already adopted by many Massachusetts cities and towns, and many urged the committee to advance comprehensive statewide action. The committee also heard testimony on a boat wrap recycling bill, a mattress recycling bill, and a bill to prohibit hotels from providing small plastic toiletries. Municipal officials and waste professionals supported extended producer responsibility for paint and labeling for non-flushable wipes, saying these measures would shift costs away from cities and towns and reduce strain on wastewater systems. The Massachusetts Municipal Association, Mayor Ruth Ann Fuller of Newton, and a Franklin County waste official all backed paint EPR and wipes labeling. Fire Chief Brian Nardelli testified for the Fire Chiefs Association in support of lithium-ion battery legislation, citing fire safety and disposal concerns. Other speakers, including environmental groups, local activists, and business representatives, supported bag and polystyrene bans, though the Retailers Association of Massachusetts urged any bag policy to be truly statewide and said any bag fee should be retained by retailers. No votes were taken during the hearing.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-18-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thirty-three schools from DOE public and charter schools will be sharing their incredible work from their
  • 15:59.200><c> be</c> DOE public and charter schools will be DOE public and charter schools will be sharing
  • <c> incredible</c><00:16:00.800><c> work</c><00:16:01.320><c> from</c><00:16:01.520><c> their</c> sharing
  • their incredible work from their sharing their incredible work from their students.<00:16:02.640><c>
  • the Sergeant at Arms will escort the friends and family from the gallery to come to the floor and share
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

TOU-EDT Informational Briefing 06-23-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><01:10:26.080><c> the</c><01:10:26.239><c> sharing</c><01:10:26.560><c> of</c> sharing of the sharing
  • of the sharing of sharing of the sharing of the sharing of Instagram<01:10:27.199><c> reels</c><01:10
  • </c> and stewardship. and stewardship.
  • </c> and stewardship. and stewardship.
  • </c> stewardship organization. stewardship organization.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint House Committee on Tourism and Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism held an informational briefing on the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s interim action plans, current projects, contract updates, destination management action plans, and state auditor findings. Interim CEO Caroline Anderson described her role as temporary and said she was focused on identifying problems, gathering information, communicating with stakeholders, and implementing solutions. She said HTA is now operating as a typical state agency subject to state controls, but noted that HTA’s work often involves nontraditional programs that can create process errors. She also said she had directed staff to review the auditor’s findings on the destination management action plan process and that the review was posted publicly. A major topic was the search for a permanent CEO and the agency’s restructuring under SB 1571. HTA board chair Tata Po said he hoped to select a CEO within about four months, with three to six finalists expected in roughly two to two-and-a-half months, and said the job description would largely remain the same except for compensation and reporting changes under the new law. Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism representatives explained that HTA’s board is now advisory and does not approve the budget, while DBEDT retains budget authority. They also said HTA is working with the governor’s office and DBEDT on contract and budget transitions, including a possible shift to a calendar-year process so grantees and contractors have more certainty. Members pressed HTA on staffing, oversight, and accountability, especially around the destination stewardship team and the CNHA/Kilohana and HVCB contracts. HTA said the destination stewardship team supports destination management and product development, including workforce development, sports, and implementation of destination management action plans, and that staff provide direction to contractors rather than simply handing work over to them. Anderson said the stewardship team had 11 people and that the destination management side covered about 15 contracts, while the branding side had three managers overseeing nine contracts. She said the agency had 47 contracts overall and that the major contracts included CNHA/Kilohana and HVCB. Several members criticized HTA’s management history, questioned staffing qualifications and compensation, and expressed concern that the agency had lost public trust. No votes or formal actions were taken during the briefing.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EDT-WTL, EDT-AEN, EDT Public Hearings 03-18-2025

Economic Development and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • The agenda has one bill, HP 504, relating to environmental stewardship.
  • </c><00:08:16.240><c> and</c> natural resource stewardship and natural resource stewardship and restoration
  • </c><00:08:55.360><c> in</c> lines of environmental stewardship in lines of environmental stewardship
  • Stewardship, which is truly what this bill is about.
  • share goes I I Vice share for the vote share goes I I vote<01:12:53.280><c> Yes</c><01:12:53.400><c>
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism and on Water and Land heard testimony on HB 504, a measure relating to environmental stewardship and funding for natural resource protection and restoration. Supporters included multiple state agencies and advocacy groups, such as DLNR, HTA, Hawaiʻi Ocean Legislative Task Force, Resources Legacy Fund, the Hawaiʻi Climate Action Coalition, and others, who said the bill would create dedicated funding for environmental, climate, and cultural resource needs and help address wildfire, flood, coastal storm, and tourism-related impacts. Several witnesses emphasized that Hawaiʻi’s environmental funding gap is large and that visitor contributions should be directed to stewardship and restoration. Some supporters also urged that the measure be applied equitably across all visitor accommodations and related uses, including cruise ship cabins and state rooms, while a few suggested amendments to broaden coverage or create a working group for implementation. Opposition and concerns focused largely on the bill’s tax structure and legal/administrative issues. The Department of Budget and Finance and the Tax Foundation questioned the reimbursable general obligation bond special fund in part two, suggesting it be converted to a regular special fund or deleted. The Attorney General’s office said part two may violate the single-subject rule in the state constitution and recommended deleting it. The Department of Taxation said the proposed points-and-miles language would be difficult to audit and enforce, and Expedia and others said the proposed tax treatment of loyalty points and certain payment forms would be operationally difficult. Industry witnesses also warned the bill could raise costs in a high-tax destination and asked for more marketing support if the tax is increased. The committee also heard concerns that a new tax on cruise ship cabins could raise federal preemption issues. The chair noted the testimony count as 23 in support, 179 in opposition, and one with comments. No vote was taken in the portion provided, and the hearing ended with questions from senators and agency responses about possible amendments, enforcement, and constitutional concerns.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HWN-WTL Public Hearing 02-11-2025

Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:05:09.000><c> must</c><00:05:09.199><c> be</c><00:05:09.440><c> about</c> to you stewardship
  • </c> Allah must remain under the stewardship Allah must remain under the stewardship of<00:22:20.919>
  • According to what I understand, the trusts were supposed to contribute their share.
  • </c><00:35:58.359><c> by</c> evaluation that was prepared shared by evaluation that was prepared shared
  • So, um, I share Senator K's concern.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint hearing focused on Senate Bill 4, which would transfer stewardship of Mauna ʻAla from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Committee chairs opened the meeting with housekeeping and noted the hearing was live-streamed, with a two-minute limit for testimony. Director Don Chang of the Board of Land and Natural Resources said DLNR had been working with OHA and had agreed to transfer certain lands subject to due diligence, including Kahana Valley and a parcel in Waimānalo, but urged the committee to finalize those mutually agreed parcels before taking on something new. He also described the current arrangement at Mauna ʻAla as a collaborative one involving the state and the royal trusts, with the state handling routine maintenance and the trusts contributing to larger repairs and improvements on a project-by-project basis rather than through direct annual appropriations. Testimony was mixed. Supporters argued that OHA is better positioned to steward the site because of its cultural mission, Native Hawaiian governance, and ability to protect sacred places with greater cultural competency and accountability. Several speakers emphasized that Mauna ʻAla is not a state park and should be cared for by those with direct cultural ties and experience, and some cited OHA’s recent financial reforms and partnerships as reasons for confidence. Others, including representatives of the Daughters and Sons of the Hawaiian Warriors Makakoa, opposed the bill, citing concerns about OHA’s past financial management, transparency, and the need for more public information and testimony before any transfer. One testifier also argued the land transfer itself was unlawful and rooted in the history of the overthrow and annexation. Members and testifiers also discussed the historical role of the royal trusts and family caretakers at Mauna ʻAla, with one descendant describing a long family stewardship and supporting OHA only if amended language preserved checks and balances and protected iwi and burial grounds. Another speaker said the family recognized James Mayo as kahu of Mauna ʻAla and supported the bill because prior DLNR efforts had not sufficiently protected traditional and customary rights. The hearing ended after public testimony and committee questions, with no vote or final action taken in the portion provided.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment & Energy Jan 22nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • manufacturers of architectural paint to implement a paint stewardship program.
  • Thanks for the opportunity to share my perspective. Thank you. Is Amy online? I am.
  • which have been shared with a sponsor.
  • I can point to several sections in the bill, and I've shared some comments.
  • I can point to several sections in the bill, and I've shared some comments.
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2343, which would require the Department of Fish and Wildlife to obtain CAFO or individual discharge permit coverage for its game farms, and to treat game farms with at least 5,000 birds as large CAFOs. The prime sponsor and local officials from Centralia said the WDFW pheasant farm has contributed to nitrate contamination in a critical aquifer, affecting drinking water and public health, and argued the state should be held to the same standards as private operators. WDFW testified that it has already voluntarily secured the permit the bill would require and is working with Ecology and local partners. Testimony from county health and residents largely supported the bill, citing elevated nitrate levels and health risks, especially for infants and pregnant people. The committee then heard House Bill 2301, which expands Washington’s paint stewardship program to cover additional paint-related products, aerosol paints, and certain non-industrial coatings. The sponsor and industry supporters said the existing paint recycling program is working well and should be broadened to keep more materials out of landfills and reduce local hazardous waste costs. Local government witnesses supported the expansion but asked for changes on convenience standards, packaging coverage, and reimbursement for local collection costs. Ecology supported the overall concept but raised implementation concerns, including the need for uniform standards, full reporting, and more time for rulemaking. A wood preservatives industry representative opposed including wood preservatives, saying they are not paint and have different handling requirements. The committee also took testimony on House Bill 2515, a proposed substitute addressing emerging large energy use facilities, defined mainly as large data centers and virtual currency mining facilities. The bill would require utilities to adopt tariffs or policies to protect other ratepayers, require long-term contracts, demand response or curtailment provisions, reporting on energy and water use, and new clean energy targets for these facilities, while also changing how no-cost allowances under the Climate Commitment Act are allocated and creating an annual fee for the facilities. Supporters, including environmental groups, community action agencies, some utilities, and labor and tribal representatives, said the bill would protect ratepayers, improve transparency, and keep Washington on track for climate goals. Opponents, including data center and business groups, some ports, and several labor organizations, argued the bill is too prescriptive, could raise costs or discourage investment, may affect existing contracts and other large industrial loads, and could reduce construction jobs. No votes or final actions were taken in the transcript.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/24/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> 4R nutrient stewardship 4R nutrient stewardship certificate<01:03:11.520><c> program.
  • </c> paragraph A, the stewardship paragraph A, the stewardship organization<01:16:24.000><c> would</c
  • stewardship stewardship organization<01:20:37.920><c> refers</c><01:20:38.320><c> to</c><01:20:38.480
  • </c> the stewardship the stewardship organization organization organization is<01:22:14.639><c> in</c
  • </c><01:26:36.560><c> Well,</c> stewardship board, right? Well, stewardship board, right?
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 03/11/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • True stewardship must consider these concerns.
  • </c> forward with the product stewardship forward with the product stewardship organization<01:16:01.600
  • </c> fulfilled by another product stewardship fulfilled by another product stewardship organization<01
  • </c> general when product stewardship general when product stewardship programs<01:21:43.040><c> are<
  • </c> bill um there are ew product stewardship bill um there are ew product stewardship programs<01:25
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment & Energy Jan 22nd, 2026 at 08:00 am

Environment & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • manufacturers of architectural paint to implement a paint stewardship program.
  • Thanks for the opportunity to share my perspective. Thank you. Is Amy online? I am.
  • which have been shared with a sponsor.
  • I can point to several sections in the bill, and I've shared some comments.
  • The bill and I've shared some comments.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

TOU/EDT Joint Info Briefing - Mon Jun 23, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><01:08:41.040><c> the</c><01:08:41.199><c> sharing</c><01:08:41.440><c> of</c> sharing of the sharing
  • of the sharing of sharing of the sharing of the sharing of Instagram<01:08:42.159><c> reels</c><01:08
  • Can I just share the my challenge here. Can I just share the history?
  • </c> and stewardship. and stewardship.
  • </c> stewardship officer. stewardship officer. Just<03:23:32.560><c> him.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The joint House and Senate tourism briefing focused on the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s interim action plans, current projects, contract oversight, destination management action plans (DMAPs), and the impact of recent legislation and audit findings. Interim CEO Caroline Anderson said she accepted the temporary role to help address agency challenges, emphasized rebuilding trust, and said HTA is reviewing the state auditor’s concerns and posting its response publicly. She also described HTA’s mission and organizational structure under SB 1571, including reporting lines to the governor, the director, and the board, and outlined staff additions in finance, brand marketing, destination stewardship, and planning. A major topic was the permanent CEO search. HTA board chair Tata Po said the goal is to select a CEO within about four months, with the search firm still engaged, the position description being revised to reflect the new law and compensation changes, and approvals still needed before the job can be reposted. Members expressed frustration that the recruitment had been paused and questioned whether HTA has sufficient qualified leadership and staff during the interim period. Board leadership said the current staff is limited by vacancies but that they have confidence in the team and will add resources if needed. Members also pressed HTA on the role of the destination stewardship team and the CNHA/Kilohana contract, asking how staff oversight works and whether staff members were effectively wearing multiple hats. HTA explained that the stewardship team provides direction to contractors and that the work is divided among specialists overseeing projects such as tour guide certification, technical assistance, community tourism collaboratives, and a destination app. The committee also discussed whether the board can still vote on budgets under the new structure; the Attorney General’s office was cited as confirming that the board may advise, but the department director retains budget authority. HTA said it is working with CNHA and HVCB on contract and budget timing, with a goal of shifting to a calendar-year process so recipients know funding earlier.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee, May 15, 2026

Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><c> that's</c> shared stewardship agreement and that's shared stewardship agreement and that's one<02
  • Shared stewardship agreement. Help me understand that. Yep.
  • And and shared stewardship agreement.
  • So, shared stewardship efficient system.
  • </c><02:56:27.160><c> stewardship</c> funding through the shared stewardship funding through the shared
Keywords: 916, all
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210, 18 March, 2026; 1:30 PM

Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Transcript Highlights:
  • When this Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund was created, there were concerns.
  • </c><00:07:45.880><c> Trust</c> years on the Outdoor Stewardship Trust years on the Outdoor Stewardship
  • Um and how to a lot about stewardship.
  • </c> the stewardship money? the stewardship money?
  • And we need to share this funds across the state as well.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways and Means (04/15/2026)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> with product stewardship at this point. with product stewardship at this point.
  • So, I shared your concern.
  • </c> with the paid stewardship program, too. with the paid stewardship program, too.
  • </c> stewardship program. stewardship program.
  • So, that's the their fair share.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all