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• I did a little bit of research, and what I found was the jet engine manufacturers were the ones that
• were saying, uh-uh, don't do this without engines or you avoid your warranty, basically.
• I think it would only happen with somebody who don't care about the warranty on their jet engine, put
• And yes, they'll still have to permit through the Army Corps of Engineers, but those don't allow for
• I also like to point out that the Army Corps of Engineers can already clean and dredge...

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• Chair, Representative David Kintan, Chief Engineer.
• And then the table down at the bottom, projects and engineering...
• I'm the District 6 engineer, and I'm here to present for District 6.
• I'm the District 6 engineer, and I'm here to present for District 6.
• So... ...engineered and ready to roll, but we don't have money to do it.

Summary: The committee first heard HB 299, a bill to support the Highway 180 project between Deming and Silver City. The sponsors described it as a three-phase road expansion that is already partly complete, but they emphasized rising construction costs, frequent accidents, heavy mining traffic, and the importance of the route to the local economy, tourism, and access to Silver City. A DOT engineer confirmed the project’s phases and cost increases, and the bill drew support from a former DOT official and others. The committee voted do pass, 6-0. The committee then heard HB 325, which would create a railroad crossing safety fund to help improve crossings statewide with lights, gates, overpasses, and other safety measures. Sponsors said the fund would be seeded with a modest amount and could leverage local, federal, and possibly public-private funding, with DOT setting rules and priorities. Railroad lobbyists from Union Pacific and BNSF supported the bill, saying it would help address a major public safety issue, especially for smaller communities. The committee voted do pass. Next, SB 73 was presented to require driver education schools to include at least three hours of instruction on vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. Supporters said the bill would improve awareness and safety at low cost, and public testimony included a bicyclist and a parent who lost a daughter in a crash involving a vulnerable road user. Some members asked how the requirement would apply to first-time or older drivers, and sponsors said it would be part of driver education curriculum developed by MVD and DOT. The committee voted do pass, with one member explaining a vote to note the bill should be read as applying to any first-time driver, not just young drivers. The committee also heard SB 111, which would align the Motor Vehicle Division’s confidentiality rules with last session’s SB 36 by protecting personal information such as sex, gender identity, immigration status, and national origin from public disclosure. The Taxation and Revenue Department said the change was meant to close a gap in the law and prevent release of sensitive data in response to public records requests, while still allowing disclosure for law enforcement and other legally required purposes. The bill passed on a 6-1 vote, with one member voting no and saying he was frustrated by last-minute efforts to fix problems he did not see as existing. The meeting concluded with lengthy DOT district presentations from District 1 and District 6, covering budgets, completed and ongoing projects, local road and bridge work, equipment needs, and unfunded priorities. Members asked about specific projects, freight routes, cattle guards, dust and weather issues, striping contractors, and how projects are prioritized under the state’s asset management scoring system. DOT officials said many projects were complete or underway, that some major projects would be funded through Senate Bill 2 or other appropriations, and that equipment and recurring maintenance funding remain major concerns. The committee adjourned after thanking DOT staff and members for their work.

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• During this last rescue, Petty Officer Mason Anthony, as engineer, played a critical role in assessing
• an unusual vibration coming from the starboard engine, making recommendations to Cox to maneuver safely
• </c><00:29:46.240><c> played</c><00:29:46.399><c> a</c> Mason Anthony as engineer played a Mason Anthony
• :50.399><c> starboard</c> vibration coming from the starboard vibration coming from the starboard engine
• , making recommendations to Cox to engine, making recommendations to Cox to maneuver<00:29:55.200><c>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• c> combustion</c> are Equitable to uh internal combustion are Equitable to uh internal combustion engines
• :51.399><c> know</c><00:12:51.519><c> we'll</c><00:12:51.720><c> work</c><00:12:51.880><c> on</c> engines
• and uh you know we'll work on engines and uh you know we'll work on that<00:12:52.199><c> a</c><00:12
• ><00:14:08.000><c> Vehicles</c><00:14:08.440><c> they</c><00:14:09.000><c> replace</c> combustion engine
• Vehicles they replace combustion engine Vehicles they replace more<00:14:10.279><c> funding</c><00:14

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There, and then we shave off a little to send over to the state engineer.
• Not engineers.
• So, our goal here was to hire an engineer, probably more than one engineer, and send the engineer out
• They'll take the time, they'll cooperate with our technical engineer to make sure that the community
• Engineers that are able to do that, one in each kind of quadrant of the state, and we think that that

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• Corps of Engineers had proposed building dikes and levees in the Chehalis in 1936.
• So Corps of Engineers, after that, in the 1980 flood, 1996 flood, got federal money. They came in.
• Corps of Engineers had proposed building dikes and levies in the Shalas in 1936.
• So Corps of Engineers, after that, in 1980 flood, 1996 flood, got federal money. They came in.
• We're tired of the Corps of Engineers. We need to find our own solution.

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held a work session on the December 2025 flooding in Washington and its impacts on agriculture, with no public testimony. Emergency Management Division Director Robert Azel described the storm sequence, record rainfall, widespread river flooding, landslides, power outages, evacuations, rescues, and damage to homes, roads, flood control infrastructure, and agricultural land. He said the state was preparing a major disaster declaration request and noted that mitigation investments and interagency coordination helped reduce losses, while debris removal and federal reimbursement remain important next steps. Snohomish County Emergency Management Director Lucia Schmidt focused on farm impacts in Snohomish County, where tens of thousands of acres were underwater. She described damage to equipment, fences, hoop houses, feed, hay, nurseries, and perennial crops, and said many small farms face losses not well covered by existing federal disaster programs. She urged funding for the Washington State Conservation Commission’s disaster assistance program and emphasized the importance of helping small-scale farms recover to preserve the local agricultural community. WSDA Assistant Director Kelly McLean outlined the department’s disaster response role, including food and feed safety, animal health, livestock sheltering, and coordination of resources. She described efforts to keep feed and dairy products moving, support dairies and livestock producers, connect farmers to relief and mental health resources, and distribute food assistance. She also said WSDA is working on a report due in July with recommendations for small and mid-sized farms and noted interest in developing a broader agricultural disaster assessment tool. Washington State Dairy Federation policy director Jay Gordon described repeated flooding in the Chehalis Basin and other areas, praised state and local partnerships, and argued that continued flood mitigation, storage, levee adjustments, and basin-specific planning are needed because these events are becoming more frequent and severe. Committee members asked about debris removal, federal disaster assistance, insurance challenges, farmworker impacts, and future mitigation projects, and the chair adjourned the meeting after thanking the presenters.

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• I'm here on behalf of the Engine Technology Forum to express our opposition to House Bill 452 related
• We represent manufacturers of internal combustion engines, including gas and diesel engines, along with
• Diesel engines power nearly all farm tractors and equipment because they're unmatched.
• A 2020 EPA report found that tampering with diesel engines in the U.S. produced over 570,000 tons of
• I'm with the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 452, a right-to-repair bill for agricultural equipment. Farm Bureau and several manufacturers’ representatives opposed the bill, arguing that existing memorandums of understanding already provide farmers access to parts, diagnostics, and repair information, and warning that broader software access could increase emissions tampering and safety risks. Supporters, including repair advocates, a legislator, and a farmer representative, argued that the MOUs are not binding, that farmers need enforceable repair rights to avoid costly delays during critical harvest periods, and that owners should be able to repair equipment they bought without dealer lock-in. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on bills to limit or eliminate “grab-and-go” alcohol sales at large venues, including House Bill 325 and Senate Bill 225. Union workers from Fenway Park and the TD Garden described self-checkout alcohol kiosks as creating public safety and compliance problems, including underage access, over-serving, theft, and difficulty monitoring intoxication in crowded settings. They said workers are often understaffed and bear discipline when violations occur. In contrast, the Boston Red Sox and Aramark defended the supervised self-checkout model, saying it speeds service, is widely used, and operates with multiple layers of supervision, training, and regulatory oversight; they said they had not received violation notices and that any incidents are isolated. Senator Edwards also testified in support of House Bill 369, aimed at restricting marketing of certain harsh cosmetic products to children, and in support of the grab-and-go bill. She argued that children should not be targeted with products containing toxic chemicals and that alcohol service should remain supervised by trained staff to protect consumers and jobs. Senator Collins and other legislators also spoke in favor of restricting grab-and-go alcohol service, citing concerns about underage drinking and overconsumption. The hearing additionally included a separate bill on Sunday morning alcohol service, with Representatives Scanlon and Lewis arguing for allowing sales beginning at 8 a.m. on Sundays rather than 10 a.m., but that bill was only discussed briefly and no action was taken.

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• income, whether you're a doctor, whether you're a lawyer, whether you're a teacher, whether you're an engineer
• income, whether you're a doctor, whether you're a lawyer, whether you're a teacher, whether you're an engineer
• income, whether you're a doctor, whether you're a lawyer, whether you're a teacher, whether you're an engineer
• income, whether you're a doctor, whether you're a lawyer, whether you're a teacher, whether you're an engineer
• income, whether you're a doctor, whether you're a lawyer, whether you're a teacher, whether you're an engineer

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard presentation on HF 495, a bill intended to help families with rising child care costs by allowing a subtraction from taxable income for licensed child care expenses. The author said the measure would provide immediate relief to families while broader child care supply and affordability problems are addressed, citing a revenue analysis estimating about 81,700 returns affected and an average tax decrease of $639. The bill was described as applying only to licensed child care centers, family child care, or group family child care under chapter 142B. A virtual testifier, Annel Velasco of St. Paul, opposed the bill. She said child care is indeed expensive but argued the proposal is only a small patch that does not address structural problems such as provider closures, low teacher pay, and lack of available slots. She also said the subtraction would disproportionately benefit higher-income families and would not help providers or teachers. Members debated whether the bill should be more targeted. Representative Smith and Representative Lee argued the proposal is uncapped, expensive, and structured as a subtraction rather than a refundable credit, meaning it would mainly help higher-income households and could divert resources from other credits such as the working family tax credit or child tax credit. Representative Swedzinski supported the bill as allowing families to keep their own money and said child care costs are high across income levels. Chair Gomez and others emphasized that the child care system has broader structural failures, including low pay and lack of slots, and said this bill would address only one part of the problem. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• It's chaired by the State Engineer, Elizabeth Anderson.
• It's harder to get engineers out there. So it's a much...
• Their engineers do a significant amount of work.
• Okay, and is that the state engineer then that has that authority, who does?
• I am an electrical engineer.

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• I'm the Deputy State Engineer.
• And so we're looking at technologies; we're looking at new ways of engineering the irrigation systems
• And again, they don't have to be targeted exclusively at an engineer or an industrial usage. Right?
• It can be targeted exclusively at an engineer or an industrial usage.
• So, we worked very closely with the Office of the State Engineer.

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• Other professions with similar licensure timelines, such as engineers, land surveyors, and geologists
• Tyler Munzing on behalf of the American Council of Engineering Companies of California in support and
• This committee has been talking about unlicensed activity and the blurry lines between engineering and
• Chair and members, Jason Schmelzer here today on behalf of the California and Nevada Civil Engineers
• Thank you. the Association of Environmental Engineering Geologists.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I've come as the engineer to this group.
• <00:49:48.720><c> as</c> engineers as engineers as well.<00:49:50.559><c> NCABC</c><00:49:51.440><c>
• ><c> and</c> licensed professionals, engineers and licensed professionals, engineers and hydraologists
• <02:07:42.560><c> and</c> engineering and engineering and design.<02:07:45.199><c> What</c><02:07:45.520
• I'm a licensed professional engineer.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So to me, it's an investment, but it's something you have to go through the Corps of Engineers or whatever
• I mean, that's a Corps of Engineers basic function: navigation.
• Army Corps of Engineers, so this study will need to be conducted in coordination with them.
• Army Corps of Engineers, so this study will need to be conducted in coordination with them.
• I do know that most of these projects are operated by the Army Corps of Engineers. Okay. Great.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• This is a new contract for $405,000 for engineering design professional services.
• Number thirteen, Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism with McClellan Consulting Engineers, is for
• Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism with McClellan Consulting Engineers.
• Number sixteen, on the next page, with Snow Engineering, is for services related to the new Mina Trails
• It is the engineering portion of the Clean Water Survey.

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• of engineers, employeeowned firm of engineers, architects,<00:09:23.360><c> architects,</c><00:09:24.000
• </c> regulatory requirements that engineers regulatory requirements that engineers that<00:52:58.400>
• Engineer Association of Minnesota on Engineer Association of Minnesota on this<01:20:52.560><c> wonderful
• engineers and Miss Foster is Ottertale County<01:31:08.960><c> Engineer.
• Maybe I don't know if County Engineer.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They’ve checked the box for design and engineering, and they’ve checked the box for the match.”
• And so you don't have to go in and value engineer.
• Lastly, our Agency 276 engineering and operations, we had about $9.5 million in P5 to P1 request.
• Those dollars are appropriated by Congress to the Corps of Engineers.
• Remember that 143 projects are heading someplace: permitting, construction, engineering, design.

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• Typically, it's an architectural or an engineering firm.
• But I'm an engineer. I want to give my friends a little deference, sir. So...
• And so the designers, the engineers, the constructors all know we have to live within what we've been
• They come up with the plans and engineer and all that.
• Members of the committee, Sam Panetary on behalf of Burns and McDonald Engineering, Kansas City.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We have eligibility requirements that a rules engine between DES and Access exist.
• We have eligibility requirements that a rules engine between DES and Access exist.
• Chair, how does the Unified Eligibility Rules Engine help that not be pushed aside in an emergency?
• Greber, the Unified Eligibility Rules Engine listed in paragraph 17 to 20 of page 3 of the bill.
• Greber, the Unified Eligibility Rules Engine listed in paragraph 17 to 20 of page 3 of the bill.

Bills: HB2775, HB2874, HB2940, HB4014, HB4067, HB4115, HCM2010, HCR2051

Keywords: international organizations, government resources, public institutions, Arizona Board of Regents, foreign adversaries, campaign finance, contributions, termination statements, reporting, penalties, electoral processes, healthcare, public benefits, eligibility verification, fraud prevention, Medicaid, SNAP, transparency, accountability, state land

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• More than 60 faculty are applying AI and health cybersecurity business engineering the arts, humanities
• Plus psychology degrees and AI is embedded in business health engineering, the arts and the humanities
• We're also building a strong operational AI engine that lets a scale innovations across the entire university
• And so we have actually assembled a staff of research software engineers who interface between the faculty
• So far, AI has really just been a sophisticated search engine for you.

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• So we're engineers, we're landscape architects, we're planners.
• I myself am a licensed engineer and born and raised in St. Johns County.
• And so I myself am an engineer, and we have over 100 licensed professionals on our team.
• But the engineering topic there is if I'm paying impact fees for This to some extent.
• But the engineering topic there is if I'm paying impact fees for a new public and impact fees for a new

Summary: The Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee met for its first meeting of the 2026 session and took up impact fees, with an opening overview from Eric Poole of the Florida Association of Counties. Poole explained that impact fees are one-time charges on new development used only for new infrastructure capacity, not existing deficiencies or maintenance, and must satisfy the dual rational nexus test. He traced their history in Florida and described how comprehensive plans, concurrency, and later mobility fees relate to local infrastructure funding. He argued that impact fees are restricted, tied to capital improvements, and are one tool for paying for growth. Panelists representing counties, cities, builders, and community developers largely agreed that growth creates real infrastructure costs but differed on how those costs should be allocated. County and city representatives said impact fees are a necessary, targeted way to fund roads, water, sewer, fire, schools, and parks without spreading costs across all taxpayers. They pointed to long periods without fee updates, rising construction costs, and examples of large increases justified by studies. Builder and developer representatives argued that fees are often unpredictable, can be doubled or tripled, and contribute to housing affordability problems; they also said the system can be inconsistent across jurisdictions and may encourage sprawl. Several witnesses emphasized that fees must be transparent, proportional, and tied to actual benefits, and some suggested a statewide framework or mobility-fee model with more consistency and peer review. Members asked about how long local governments can hold fee revenue, whether fees can generate profit, what they can be spent on, and whether they can pay for police stations, fire stations, or other public safety facilities. Witnesses said the funds must be used for capital projects and cannot be used for salaries or unrelated purchases, and that refunds may be required if money is not spent within the local ordinance’s timeframe. The discussion also covered examples of local fee increases, the use of impact fees versus direct construction or “pipelining” of infrastructure, and concerns about level-of-service changes and extraordinary-circumstance increases. No votes were taken; the meeting ended after the panel discussion and member questions, with the chair noting the conversation would continue.