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• But when you talk about surface water rights, in the examples you gave... I understand those.
• But with and I understand on surface water, if you're talking about waste water or coastal erosion, I
• We still have the right to separate, if you will, water rights from the surface.
• . uh the water mineral anything else from right from the surface because ultimately you'll find that
• Just have a heart palpation and concern I have is with surface water, not with groundwater.

Bills: HB1520, HB1525, HB1530, HB1535, HB2068, HB2091, HB2347, HB2372, HB2805, HB2815, HB2867, HB3154, HB3482, HB3483, HB3663, HB3781, HB3901, HB3915, HB4135, HB4153, HB4158, HB4329, HB4331

Keywords: Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director

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• Texas Water Development Board.
• for the responsible development of water.
• Water for the whole state.
• Well, I think if you take a look at the state water plan by 2070 for all our water needs.
• And then talk about the Texas Water Fund.

Keywords: Texas Water Fund, water management, infrastructure funding, local governments, workforce development, community colleges, educational programs, sustainability

Summary: The meeting focused on several crucial issues, including the Texas Water Fund and its implications for development in the state. Various members highlighted the critical need for effective management of water resources, discussing the role of the Water Development Board and their strategies for outreach to local governments. The committee engaged in a thorough examination of funding projects and the sustainable financing necessary for communities facing challenges in meeting their infrastructure needs. Additionally, there was notable discussion regarding promoting workforce development and the alignment of educational programs with the demands of the job market as indicated by recent trends in community colleges.

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• I represent the Upper Hondo Water Users Association in Lincoln County.
• It's to protect our lands, the lands' right to water. Thank you. Thank you. P. Haramil.
• So this infrastructure funding will help us keep our acequias and keep them water-efficient so that we
• can get the water to our fields.
• So we have to find ways to continue to get our water to our people, because without water, there's no

Bills: SB193

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, 996, all

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• This bill allows the transfer of the Woodlawn Water Supply Corporation to the Angelina and Natchez River
• The River Authority has all the technical capability to manage water supply and its members.
• Just their water management was under sunset, but the energy production and power distribution were not

Bills: SB2031, SB2386, SB2476, SB2801, SB2843, SB2844, SB2846, SB2885

Keywords: deer breeding, chronic wasting disease, wildlife management, release site, landowner rights, TCEQ, environmental quality, administrative actions, public notice, legislative oversight, water supply, Angelina and Neches River Authority, ownership transfer, public utilities, Certificate of Convenience and Necessity, SB 2801, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Parks and Wildlife Code, field trial permit, hunting dog field trial

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• This is muddying the water a little bit. Yeah, I I would water a little bit.
• Yeah, I I would water a little bit. Yeah, I I would agree. Definitely. I think it's making agree.

Bills: SB 1, HB 500, SB 1, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HB 500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• I really got out of the water. 2204 Thank you for watching! Thank you, Mr.
• To 18.6 million and other funds at the water development board for the agricultural water conservation
• and rural water assistance funds under the Texas Water Development Board, that's an important agency
• They're dying when they come across the border because there's not water. Hold on.
• Roads, water, every single thing. I know this is important. Medicaid does some great things.

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB1, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HB500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• To control discharges of pollutants to surface waters including treated produced water in the oil and
• Discharge of treated produced water into surface waters, the Railroad Commission of Texas. currently
• to surface waters and land application.
• that with the right regular structure, this water can be used for beneficial use for both surface water
• Quality Act. standards, which are surface water quality standards.

Bills: SB766, SB290, SB494, SB1145

Keywords: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water regulation, environmental protection, pesticide management, natural resources, LP-gas, property owner notice, gas installations, safety notification, petroleum theft, task force, oil and gas, law enforcement, economic impact, environmental regulation, water permits, water quality, land application, 1185, senate

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• tower and water main loop. tower and water main loop.
• main add a second water tower and water main add a second water tower and water main loop. loop.
• water main to connect it to our water system.
• this water main, about 3 mi of water this water main, about 3 mi of water main,<00:29:24.000>
• is just for the water main? is just for the water main?

Bills: HF4470, HF2418, HF3417, HF3365, HF3463

Keywords: HF4470, Melissa Hortman, memorial, statue, memorial garden, State Office Building, Capitol Mall Design Framework, capital investment, appropriation, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Department of Administration, public art, commemorative monument, landscaping, artist selection, family consultation, Minnesota legislature, state building site, capital appropriation, political subdivisions

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• You're exactly right, because this does have to do with surface transportation.

Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

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• Representative, the state question in 833 and Senate Bill 2060, they both use special districts, unanimous surface
• On page 7, line 3, basically says 100% of the surface owners within the boundaries.
• And finally, the supporters will say, well, 100% of the surface owners must consent at the beginning.
• Sewer and water, streets. These are things we all use every day.

Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

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• It was this current area they had developed and built a dam in that area to help provide a water source
• Well, there was a lot of water systems that were concerned, some that stated they had like an alligator
• those type issues, in order to keep from having every water system in the state against the bill.
• <00:11:50.399> down<00:11:50.640> to able to close their their waters down to able
• to close their their waters down to go<00:11:50.959> in<00:11:51.120> and<00:11:51.440>

Bills: HB387, HB387

Keywords: sales tax, food taxation, local government, financial growth, tax reduction, water recreation, public use, water bodies, sewer commissions, public interest, 1136, house, all

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• So this is the ceremonial water bottle that is going to serve as a gavel for a few minutes at least.

Bills: HF3477, HF3414, HF103, HF3661, HF3146

Keywords: civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, constitutional rights, color of law, 42 U.S.C. 1983, section 1983, civil action, damages, injunctive relief, attorney fees, law enforcement task force, federal-state cooperation, intergovernmental agreement, federal agency partnership, Minnesota Constitution, U.S. Constitution, police accountability

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• This bill will also require that all staff be trained in basic water rescue.
• school that teaches babies how to swim, and all we're asking is that the staff be trained in basic water
• He fought to keep his head above water.
• He panicked, breathed in water, lost consciousness, and sank to the bottom of the pool, where he remained
• A body of water can be deadly, and unintentional drownings are preventable deaths.

Bills: SB650, HB3667, SB28, HB3201, SB1184, HB1800, SB 28

Keywords: permit issuance, regulatory framework, business operations, efficiency, application process, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, lottery regulations, occupational licensing, fraud prevention, criminal background checks, lottery couriers, SB 1184, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, wine collection seller, collectible wine, vintage wine

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• They wanted to not bring surface water out.
• Everything from bringing surface water to cities, bringing surface water, treating it, dumping the lake
• water they wanted to not bring surface water out.<00:22:30.880> Um<00:22:31.520> I<00:
• /c><00:22:50.000> cities, bringing surface water to cities, bringing surface water to cities,
• :51.919> it, bringing surface water, treating it, bringing surface water, treating it, dumping

Bills: HF1531, HF4017, HF3399, HF4146, HF4019, HF3677

Keywords: crossbow, crossbow hunting, archery season, deer hunting, bear hunting, turkey hunting, fishing, common carp, rough fish, game and fish, wildlife management, hunting license, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, sunset clause, expiration removal, archery equipment, outdoor recreation, infectious waste, pathological waste

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• Members, this is a bill we previously heard from Chairman Buckley relating to the use of reclaimed water
• To subdivide a tract of land, if the development will rely on groundwater for its water supply, Senate
• In our district, we've seen more private water wells drilled than anywhere else in the state.
• On groundwater wells for their daily water usage.
• . ...water-type districts, governmental entities of the state.

Bills: SB612, SB1855, SB2568, SB3058, HB49

Keywords: SB 612, Texas Water Code, Section 49.2127, conservation and reclamation district, water district, reclamation district, developer fees, pipeline construction, water pipeline, sewer pipeline, associated infrastructure, subdivision infrastructure, cost recovery, fee cap, actual reasonable documented costs, engineering fees, legal fees, inspection fees, infrastructure relocation, utility connections

Bills: HB231

Keywords: HB 231, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, permit exemption, dam, reservoir, erosion control, flood control, floodwater control, sediment control, watershed protection, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, local sponsor, water appropriation, small dam, water diversion, maintenance, rehabilitation

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• water supplies.
• Many of which have no access to surface water at all.
• Quality of that water and the microbes in that water.
• But typically, they're discharging it to surface water.
• For water, we do not waste water. We're not wasting water.

Bills: SB243, SB1586, SB1891, SB1959, SB2159, SB2568

Keywords: migrant labor housing, migrant housing, farmworker housing, migrant agricultural worker, agricultural labor, farm labor contractor, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, TDHCA, civil penalty, housing code enforcement, sanitation, occupancy standards, retaliation, worker complaint, language access, Spanish-language outreach, H-2A visa, temporary agricultural workers, unlicensed housing, rural housing

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• This is because Sheridan, the sixth largest city in Wyoming, has no backup water source for water that
• comes off the Big Horn Mountains and has only one municipal water facility that the municipal water
• This is because Sheridan, the sixth largest city in Wyoming, has no backup water source for water that
• comes off the Big Horn Mountains and has only one municipal water facility that the municipal water
• goal of fire prevention and water goal of fire prevention and water increasing<00:48:26.880>

Bills: HB0078, HB0087, SF0070, SF0068, SF0017, SF0043

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, water development, feasibility studies, appropriations, water management, rehabilitation, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, forestry management

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• November meeting to the water November meeting to the water development<00:04:47.040> commission
• that point, it moves on to select water that point, it moves on to select water committee<00:05:
• <00:05:26.320> we're<00:05:26.479> at, water committee approves where we're at, water
• funding that goes into that small water. funding that goes into that small water.
• And then page 61 is an internal request for a water project program summary to review that small water

Bills: HB0078, HB0087, SF0070, SF0068, SF0017, SF0043

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, water development, feasibility studies, appropriations, water management, rehabilitation, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, forestry management