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• So, we run projections based on all funds combined, not federal versus license versus whatever. antelope
• </c> these federal lands because the federal these federal lands because the federal agencies<01:42:43.640
• And then of course, federal<02:12:35.080><c> excise</c><02:12:35.560><c> tax</c> federal excise tax federal
• </c> federal funds. federal funds.
• Federation. Federation.

Committee: Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources

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• </c><00:02:52.519><c> funds</c> providing an overview of federal funds providing an overview of federal
• It is a federal block grant, and we project we'll spend $260 million this year.
• Special education is projected to receive $230 million in federal funding, and this reimburses local
• </c><00:10:21.519><c> will</c> federal block grant and we project will federal block grant and we project
• </c><00:43:20.240><c> in</c><00:43:20.359><c> federal</c> 12% reduction in the Federal in federal 12%

Committee: Senate Finance

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• So if we're working with federal funds, that puts even more stress on the project development process
• So if we're working with federal funds that puts even more stress on the project development process.
• project and cover Minnesota needs, separate out environmental documents and create a federal document
• and a state document so that we can document the emissions and offset projects, which the Federal Highway
• projects.

Bills: HF4807

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

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• </c> federal immigration enforcement actions. federal immigration enforcement actions.
• </c> Project.
• The Minnesota Budget Project Project.
• . projects. projects.
• </c> metro area projects. metro area projects.

Committee: Senate Taxes

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• We did a pilot, the RFI squared project where the Governor's office had different pilot projects for
• The Health Disparities Project, a partner in the CRDP project, you are going to hear from people all
• I'm the Project Coordinator for the Superintendent Project 2 under the CRDP.
• I state that the project proposal of $15.8 million cut to the California Reducing Disparities Project
• There’s a very significant federal match. Yes, we do put up some non-federal share.

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• The federal government has seen states increase.
• This has an effect on projects in New Mexico.
• All of those rules could impact a project like that, as well as projects all across the country.
• that maybe that form of finance to help with the project, if it goes away, would cause that project
• And projections were significantly lower than what the department's projections were.

Committee: House Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

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• That's a federal program.
• So, two project pathways. The projects, as they came in, were scored.
• And I want to thank the committee for funding these projects.
• We submitted 53 projects. We received $32.1 million, which funded the first 13 of those projects.
• The reason we do that is we're under a federal injunction.

Committee: House Capital Budget

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• Key Project. >> Aloha.
• the federal shutdown.
• On January 24th, federal funding for our Sudan project was suspended.
• On January 24th, federal funding for our Sudan project was suspended.
• Uh, we lost three different federal funding sources totaling over $300,000 in supporting projects serving

Summary: This joint informational briefing on Act 310 grants and aid focused on organizations describing how federal funding cuts, Medicaid/SNAP changes, and related policy shifts are affecting their services and budgets. Committee members explained there would be no Q&A, testimony would be limited to one minute, and in-person participants would be heard before Zoom callers. Members repeatedly asked testifiers to identify the amount of federal funding lost or at risk. Testimony came from a wide range of nonprofits and community providers, including Aloha Care, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Literacy, Hawaii Youth Symphony, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, the Tsunami Museum, The Kohala Center, West Hawaii Community Health Center, West Hawaii Region Hospital Foundation, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, Dynamic Community Solutions, Feeding Hawaii Together, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Homana, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Kids Hurt Too Hawaii, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Most described reduced or threatened federal support and requested state funding to maintain services such as health care access, food security, disaster preparedness, literacy and digital inclusion, youth mentoring, arts education, housing, and climate or agricultural resilience. Several speakers emphasized direct impacts on vulnerable populations, including kūpuna, low-income families, immigrants, homeless youth, and people with disabilities. Requests ranged from relatively small planning or program grants to multi-million-dollar stabilization asks, with some organizations citing specific losses such as reduced Medicaid or USDA funding, canceled EPA or FEMA support, or expiring federal grants. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• So two great projects by Continental, a project of Cord, which is the largest project.
• , and it's water projects.
• The project...
• You had appropriated some Federal State Fiscal Recovery Funds for that project.
• You had appropriate some federal state fiscal recovery funds for that program for that project.

Summary: The Budget Section Leadership Division met with a quorum and approved the March 18 minutes. The committee first heard an update from the Petroleum Council on oil and gas activity in North Dakota. Ron Ness said production is expected to remain relatively flat at just under 1.2 million barrels per day, with efficiency gains and longer laterals helping offset lower rig counts. He discussed oil and gas prices, gas taxation, flaring concerns, northward movement of drilling activity, and the importance of new infrastructure and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) pilots. Members asked about gas taxation, natural gas liquids, pipeline impacts, and the outlook for Continental and other operators. Ness said the industry is likely to remain steady rather than see a major ramp-up or decline. Matt Pearl of the State Tax Department then explained the federal “big beautiful bill” and its effect on North Dakota income tax collections. He said the law extends or makes permanent several federal provisions and creates temporary deductions for seniors, tips, overtime, and auto loan interest, with the biggest state impact coming from the standard deduction increase and business tax changes. He revised earlier estimates downward, saying the net cash impact on state collections is likely in the $30 million to $35 million range after accounting for business prepayments and one-time FY25 oilfield transaction effects. Committee members asked which provisions apply to standard versus itemized returns. OMB staff gave a detailed update on major capital projects and facility funding. Topics included Capitol grounds improvements such as 18th-floor renovations, wayfinding, seating, lighting, tree management, and restroom and lobby upgrades; security work at the governor’s residence, which has been delayed by the discovery of human remains; and space reconfiguration efforts in Bismarck-Mandan to reduce leases and create shared offices and conference rooms. They also reported on the State Facility Maintenance Fund, including roof, window, boiler, and kitchen projects at state facilities, and on the state hospital project in Jamestown, which remains on budget and on schedule for substantial completion in winter 2027 and opening in spring 2028. OMB also updated the committee on the Minot North Central State Office Building, the use of federal State Fiscal Recovery Funds, and the status of legislative intent and trust fund reports, including school aid turnback, the school construction loan program, the Foundation Aid Stabilization Fund, the Legacy Fund, and the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund. The committee ended by discussing future agenda items, including government efficiency, cash management, Bank of North Dakota lines of credit, and the rural health transformation program, and then adjourned.

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• Code to expand the definition of flood projects under the fund to include multipurpose mitigation projects
• The district's Delta Reclamation Project is such a project, and it is shovel-ready. already.
• With these projects and federal partners, the district has obtained permits for the water rights to the
• filed the federal lawsuit.
• The project is called Water...

Bills: SB863 , SB1190 , SB1261 , SB1413 , SB1624 , SB1662 , SB1663 , SB1855 , SB1967 , SB2124 , SB2204 , SB1623

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

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• We project the resources that we believe we will have available, both state and federal, in this chart
• The appropriations process is crucial because federal funding from our federal highway bill represents
• flat, so we don't project a lot of growth in that budgetary projection that we use.
• projects are.
• If you really boil it down, it's about 100 projects that found their way into construction projects.

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

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• Please note, there are no federal groundwater... ...affect aquifers.
• Please note, there are no federal groundwater quality standards.
• So this rule regulates an activity not regulated by the federal government.
• lands and improve conditions on federal lands to the tune of a 25% increase.
• So it's essentially the federal government paying for those positions to get this work done on federal

Committee: Senate Resources and Environment

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• Act federal grant to assist the state in implementation of the federal bill.
• This is a reduction in $614.8 million in federal funds received for the COVID-19 response. in federal
• Summary of federal funds.
• following federal requirements, but they are 100% federally funded.
• This is why the projection projected utilization.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article II

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• FEMA projects last a long time.
• We do very few projects where we request additional funding either via appropriation or via the federal
• It really depends on the project.
• That's from federal.
• Federal funding loss, $3.7 million.

Summary: The committee heard a budget presentation from Emergency Management Director Annie Verst for the General Government appropriations budget. She described the agency’s core role as coordinating disaster response, recovery, preparedness, and mitigation, emphasizing that local governments lead initial response while the state supports recovery and resource coordination. Verst highlighted recent activity including wildfire-related declarations, $83 million in public assistance payouts, use of the new state disaster revolving fund, implementation of an Oklahoma resilient recovery strategy, and restructuring efforts that repurposed positions toward regional coordination and reduced administrative overhead. A major focus of the presentation was uncertainty around federal funding. Verst said FEMA programs and obligations have been delayed or canceled in some cases, including hazard mitigation assistance and disaster case management, and that the agency is seeking state support to cover possible gaps. She outlined requests for a $3.7 million federal funding loss contingency, $1 million for updating the state hazard mitigation plan, $3.8 million for the state emergency fund and 12.5% public assistance obligations, and $800,000 for anticipated other needs/temporary sheltering cost share. She also explained that most of the agency’s large revolving and pass-through balances cannot be used for operating costs. Members questioned her about Oklahoma Task Force One, including whether it is funded by OEM and whether the agency is shifting toward response rather than mitigation. Verst said Task Force One is used when local capacity is exceeded, that out-of-state deployments are reimbursed, and that the agency sees its role as coordination and recovery rather than replacing local response. She also explained the revolving fund for disaster advances, the timing of reimbursements, and the purpose of the hazard mitigation plan update. No votes or formal actions were taken, and the hearing concluded with thanks and adjournment.

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• SUBSIDIES AND THE FEDERAL RULE IMPLEMENTATION.
• UNDER FEDERAL LAW SOME CONSUMERS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF FEDERAL POVERTY ARE CAPPED BY WHAT THEY CAN SPEND
• THERE'S BEEN A LOT HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
• A LOT OF THIS IS BASED ON FEDERAL RULES AND FEDERAL SUBSIDIES SO TO THE POINT TO WHICH WE CAN KNOW THE
• WE KNOW THE PROJECTIONS ARE THERE.

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• project to be able to pencil out how they're going to make that project work.
• I think those are prospective projects.
• project to be able to pencil out how they're going to make that project work.
• I think those are prospective projects.
• You know, every year that we approve more projects, that means we have an additional 273... ...more projects

Summary: The Assembly Subcommittee on State Administration held a budget hearing focused heavily on housing, homelessness, and related administrative proposals. HCD reported that California housing production has increased, with 2023 completions up 13% from 2022 and entitlement and construction timelines improving, while members and advocates criticized the Governor’s January budget for zeroing out or sharply reducing several housing programs. Public testimony urged funding for affordable housing production, preservation, youth housing, CalHome, LIHTC, HAP, and related programs, and several speakers argued the state should not pull back after recent progress. A major policy item was trailer bill language to allow HCD to access “excess equity” in existing affordable housing projects and recycle those funds into new or preserved housing. HCD and the LAO said the proposal could unlock tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, but members wanted guardrails and clearer statutory direction to ensure the funds stay within the intended housing purposes. The committee also discussed encampment resolution funding; HCD said the proposal would shift expenditure deadlines to the date of award rather than appropriation, while the LAO raised concerns about limited outcome data and urged the Legislature to use upcoming reporting before deciding on future funding. The hearing also covered HCD trailer bills to consolidate default reserve funds into a centralized continuously appropriated account and to clarify reporting requirements for early rounds of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention program. HCD requested funding to implement chaptered legislation, including a new tribal housing program and reporting-related bills, and also sought extensions for certain reappropriations, including Homekey and REAP 2 deadlines. Public commenters and regional agencies supported flexibility for REAP 2 timing and other housing-related adjustments. Finally, the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency presented the Governor’s reorganization proposal to split the current agency into a Housing and Homelessness Agency and a Consumer Protection Agency. The administration said the change would improve focus, efficiency, and coordination, but the LAO and several members questioned whether it would truly save money or improve accountability, especially given the need for new leadership, possible staffing changes, and the fact that the plan had not yet been formally submitted for review. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Under this bill, a new type of capital project is added to the list of project types for which a school
• Under this bill, a new type of capital project is added to the list of project types for which a school
• A project is either qualified or not.
• , meaning we have to pay for the full project.
• that gets a federal grant, which was just taken away, thanks to what's happening at the federal level

Bills: HB1796

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: school construction, contract indebtedness, school districts, bonding authority, education funding

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• </c><00:03:10.480><c> Investments</c> with the substantial Federal Investments with the substantial Federal
• </c> request but also an update on federal request but also an update on federal funding<00:04:28.040
• </c> programs we run thanks to Federal programs we run thanks to Federal funding<00:06:33.039><c> that
• </c> Federal um work through the Federal Federal um work through the Federal Energy<00:54:30.200><c>
• funding</c><00:56:25.640><c> goes</c> Federal funding and federal funding goes Federal funding and federal

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

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• the high-speed rail project but provide benefits now.
• We were able to match that money with local and federal money and bring that project to fruition, and
• That project is ultimately needed for the high-speed rail project, but it is an example of how we can
• This is a project that was supposed to be $33 billion. It's projected $128 billion.
• And if we're bringing private capital into Southern California projects and Northern California projects

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• The decrease is primarily due to an adjustment in federal funding.
• I should note that we received over 290 requests for member projects, with the total member project request
• A dormant project is a project that we have funded, totally funded, but has lain dormant without a dime
• We feel like that'll move projects along quicker.
• They're waterway projects, mostly.

Bills: HR159 , HR160 , HR161 , HR162 , HR163 , HR164 , HCR60 , HCR61 , HCR62 , HCR63 , HCR64 , HR153 , HR154 , HR155 , HR156 , HR157 , HR158 , HCR57 , HCR58 , HCR59 , SB124 , SB399 , SB441 , SB447 , SB460 , HCR4 , HCR47 , HB59 , HB74 , HB159 , HB175 , HB330 , HB364 , HB414 , HB458 , HB525 , HB568 , HB628 , HB786 , HB909 , HB1008 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1041 , HB1052 , HB1062 , HB1070 , HB1079 , HB1112 , HB1118 , HB1139 , HB1151 , HB1154 , HB1176 , HB1182 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB1231 , HB1241 , SB244 , HB1 , HB2 , HB3 , HB312 , HB313 , HB383 , HB314 , HCR3 , HB983 , HB1126 , HR1 , HR17 , HCR5 , HB27 , HB71 , HB214 , HB225 , HB241 , HB244 , HB306 , HB345 , HB366 , HB446 , HB511 , HB514 , HB655 , HB730 , HB743 , HB1027 , HB1037 , HB1043 , HB1082 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1230 , HB1237 , HB1238 , HB55 , HB385 , HB394 , HB396 , HB406 , HB608 , HB622 , HB676 , HB772 , HB897 , HB1030 , HB1035 , HB1038 , HB1045 , HB1049 , HB1056 , HB1058 , HB1059 , HB1092 , HB1100 , HB1117 , HB1160 , HB1161 , HB1162 , HB1177 , HB1180 , HB1189 , HB1216 , HB1239 , HB1240 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , SB127 , HB51 , HB58 , HB140 , HB750 , HB911 , HB982 , HB1010 , HB151 , HB180 , HB192 , HB193 , HB310 , HB635 , HB690 , HB961 , HB1003 , HB1146 , HB864 , HB977 , HB181 , HB31 , HB664 , HB615 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB9 , HB284 , HB393 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB682 , HB733 , HB773 , HB996 , HB1113 , HB1234 , HB1236

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and received Senate messages, including several Senate bills and resolutions that were referred or laid over. The chamber also adopted a series of House resolutions honoring local organizations, commemorations, and community events, and referred one resolution on climate action to Natural Resources. Several Senate bills were read and referred to the appropriate committees, including measures on peer review confidentiality, higher education research security, pre-K program standards, police civil service, and a memorial highway designation. The main floor business was the budget. The House considered House Bill 1, the general appropriations bill, in Committee of the Whole and reviewed major funding levels and committee changes across state government. The bill included significant funding for early childhood education, higher education, TOPS, health care, corrections, public safety, transportation, and other agencies, along with adjustments tied to LASERS debt payoff, Medicaid, MFP, and various one-time or recurring items. Members heard brief questions on higher education funding and DOTD road needs, but no amendments were offered on the floor during the schedule-by-schedule review. HB 1 was reported from Committee of the Whole with amendments and then finally passed by a vote of 104 yeas. The House then took up House Bills 2 and 3, the capital outlay bill and the omnibus bond authorization act, both of which were explained as the financing measures for the capital program. HB 2 emphasized limited member project funding, reallocation of dormant projects, and bundling of projects to move them forward more efficiently; HB 3 authorized the bond sales needed to fund HB 2. Both bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The chamber also passed supplemental and fiscal bills including HB 312, HB 313, HB 383, HB 314, HCR 3, HB 983, and HB 1126, covering supplemental appropriations, treasury fund transfers, ancillary funds, hospital assessments, judiciary funding, and legislative expenses. The meeting ended with personal privileges, staff recognition, announcements, and adjournment to Monday at 1:00 p.m.