Video & Transcript Research : 'Clean Water Council'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There's drinking water state revolving fund, and then there's a clean water state revolving fund.
- These are federal programs that we administer. a stir to address drinking water and clean water.
- Yes sir. definitely are clean and drinking water, SRFs drinking water currently based on.
- Let's say in our drinking water SRF or our clean water SRF and if they need to replace infrastructure
- On the drinking water side, clean water if you're on... impaired watershed.
Keywords:
infrastructure, water supply, flood mitigation, Texas Water Fund, community projects, funding allocations
Summary:
During this committee meeting, the focus was on discussing critical infrastructure funding, especially related to water supply and flood mitigation projects. Chairwoman Stepney and the Water Development Board presented extensive details regarding the Texas Water Fund, which included $1 billion appropriated to assist various financial programs and tackle pressing water and wastewater issues. Additionally, funding allocations aimed at compromising the state's flood risk and improving water conservation were hotly debated, emphasizing collaboration among committee members and the necessity of addressing community needs in such projects.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State and Local Government Apr 3rd, 2025 at 09:00 am
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 1162 seeks to place the mayor of West Fargo on the Lake Agassiz Water Authority, LAWA, Board
- We supply water for West Fargo, for Casselton water, for Horace, a variety of entities around our community
- We supply water for West Fargo, for Casselton water, for Horace, a variety of entities around our community
- We supply water for West Fargo, for Casselton water, for Horace, a variety of entities around our community
- You think we fight over water? All right. Dickinson is holding on.
Bills:
HB1162
Keywords:
Lake Agassiz, water authority, board of directors, state highways, water management, 908, all
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 1162, which would add the West Fargo mayor as a voting member of the Lake Agassiz Water Authority board. The sponsor and Fargo’s mayor argued West Fargo has grown into a major regional water stakeholder and should have a formal vote, while members questioned the board structure and why the change was not framed more specifically. The bill was supported in testimony, closed without opposition, and received a 6-0 do pass recommendation.
The committee then took up House Bill 1259 on annual legislative sessions and session structure. Members adopted an amendment that left the structure and logistics of sessions to legislative management rather than prescribing details in statute, after discussion about flexibility, committee workload, annual versus biennial sessions, and concerns about preserving debate and committee process. The amended bill received a 4-2 do pass recommendation, with some members voting no because they preferred a different committee recommendation or had concerns about the broader change.
House Bill 1254, which would allow any North Dakota resident to obtain a State Library card, drew supportive testimony from the bill sponsor and State Library staff. They said the change would align law with current practice and expand access to books, e-materials, and other resources statewide, including for military families and out-of-state state employees. The committee closed the hearing and approved the bill 6-0.
The committee also considered House Bill 1469, which narrows financial disclosure requirements so only business or trust interests directly related to the office sought or held must be disclosed. After brief discussion that the change would reduce unnecessary disclosure burdens, the committee adopted the amendment and then gave the bill a 6-0 do pass recommendation. House Bill 1368, dealing with administrative rules and the standard for challenging them, was opposed by committee counsel as too broad and legally problematic; the committee rejected it on a 4-2 do not pass vote. Finally, House Bill 1219, which would reduce the required perpetual care fund set-aside for certain cemeteries from 20% to 10%, received supportive testimony from the sponsor, cemetery representatives, and local users, but also concern about long-term fund health. The committee ultimately recommended do pass on a 5-1 vote.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
County and Municipal Government Feb 11th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Make some tweaks to what we're doing with the GIS council and the OneOp initiative.
- We're adding a few members to this council. We're also delegating.
- County assessor or the GIS council or the election board. They all have different boundaries.
Keywords:
property rights, public nuisance, compensation claims, government enforcement, Oklahoma Safe Neighborhoods Act, public utility, municipal water, wastewater services, liability protection, third-party contractors, infrastructure maintenance, emergency response, regulatory compliance, animal welfare, pet shops, commercial breeders, county regulations, animal shelter licensing, county purchasing, procurement practices
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I just want to thank you for this opportunity to lay out SB- The Texas Water Code, Chapter 16, Section
- properties since the property was already served by one water meter.
- Water meters for each property, and they could have built their homes.
- You'd have to go through a permitting process to get access to water.
- You can get water without having to contribute to future development.
Keywords:
county platting, subdivision platting, Local Government Code Chapter 232, Section 232.022, Section 232.0014, model subdivision rules, Water Code Section 16.343, Texas county subdivision law, residential subdivision, land conveyance, gift deed, family transfer, consanguinity, affinity, third degree relative, five acres or less, county land use, platting exemption, rural land division, property subdivision
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Feb 13th, 2026 at 05:24 pm
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- In New Mexico, we're blessed with abundant clean energy wealth that private equity would like to take
- I'm the founder of Capital Council and Consulting, and we represent Blackstone Infrastructure in its
- But the State Investment Council apparently has made the determination that this is a good investment
- So to me, a conversation in the State Investment Council about how they arrived at that determination
- You know, I did read that about the State Investment Council investing in Blackstone.
Keywords:
public utility, certificate of public convenience and necessity, certificate of need, Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility regulation, ratemaking, energy storage, battery storage, grid reliability, renewable energy, transmission, distribution, generation plant, utility expansion, service territory, mutual domestic water consumer association, economic development department, clean energy, fossil fuel reduction
TX
Bills:
SB3074, HB49, HB2440, HB3556, HB3619, HB3866, HB4042, HB4112, HB4271, HB4413, HB4426, HB5033, HB49
Keywords:
SB 3074, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Water Code, permit applications, environmental permitting, administrative record, ex parte communications, legislative communications, governor, lieutenant governor, state legislators, district projects, public records, recusal, conflict of interest, substantial interest, agency transparency, environmental regulation, permit renewal
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Luke Metzger, Executive Director of Environment Texas. ...non-profit advocate for clean air and water
- The way to handle it is to start cleaning up and reusing the produced water.
- I asked my produced water team, what is the volume of this water?
- and water reuse.
- If there is so much confidence that the water has been cleaned up and will cause no harm, then there
Bills:
SB3074, HB49, HB2440, HB3556, HB3619, HB3866, HB4042, HB4112, HB4271, HB4413, HB4426, HB5033, HB49
Keywords:
SB 3074, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Water Code, permit applications, environmental permitting, administrative record, ex parte communications, legislative communications, governor, lieutenant governor, state legislators, district projects, public records, recusal, conflict of interest, substantial interest, agency transparency, environmental regulation, permit renewal
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- It also took out the funding for the water sources board.
- I know that there's another water bill on here, and I promise if this passes today, I will work with
- I know it's not perfect, but ultimately, water is going to become a much more valuable resource.
- I'm willing to hear your side as well as to make this a better bill so that we can preserve water for
- Hey, I just want to say I heard both Of these bills, so we can get together and come up with some water
Keywords:
groundwater, water rights, waste prevention, conservation, permitting, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, OWRB, water permits, water use reporting, metering, permit enforcement, groundwater waste, well permitting, cease and desist, fines and penalties, permit suspension, data centers, data processing facilities, cooling systems, evaporative cooling
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll rely on groundwater for this water supply.
- last 20 years, um, to the tune of, well, in 2022, there were 2300 private water wells drilled.
- feet, the water stays in the impoundment.
- But that water is available.
- We were using recycled water from wastewater plants.
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
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Than to have to get the fire out and come back and clean that mess up.
- For biosolids, they have regulations for water intended to limit the health effects of consuming water
- Contaminant levels for water are due to direct consumption through water.
- HB 4246 is the tax dollars that go to rural water.
- This is the tax dollars that go to rural water.
Keywords:
climatology, emergency declaration, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, environment, weather data, public policy, state governance, natural resources, advisory councils, sunset law, water quality, hazardous waste, solid waste, radiation management, public health, biosolids, land application, environmental quality, agriculture, wastewater treatment
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The camp relies on clean water for its activities.
- You guys know that you can't send your kids to a summer camp in Texas in the heat without clean water
- Air or water, or both. Water water ok.
- Uh, water consumption, water use, uh, water runoff, uh, which are also out of the, the jurisdiction of
- We've got a lot of rural water systems, water supply corporations who also don't qualify for water development
Bills:
HB 1520, HB 1525, HB 1530, HB 1535, HB 2068, HB 2091, HB 2347, HB 2372, HB 2805, HB 2815, HB 2867, HB 3154, HB 3482, HB 3483, HB 3663, HB 3781, HB 3901, HB 3915, HB 4135, HB 4153, HB 4158, HB 4329, HB 4331
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
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The camp relies on clean water for its activities.
- You guys know that you can't send your kids to a summer camp in Texas in the heat without clean water
- Air or water? Air or water. Or both? Water? Water. Okay. Okay. Ha. I'll let the...
- Is that for sake of volume of water in your It's really water quality.
- So that shows you the power of the water and that water is actually going.
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
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- into clean water. into a usable water supply source.
- water rights.
- Water rights owners aren't assessed by utility districts for water and waste water. service.
- Members, roughly half of all water in Texas. gets used for watering lawns and of that water that gets
- to water water those landscapes.
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
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Freedom of Information Advisory Council May 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Two of those were recommendations from this council.
- Chairman, members of the council.
- I'm a new staff member with the council.
- So it's up to the rest of the council.
- And so because of that, the FOIA Council did issue this policy.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- flawed and I think this would clean flawed and I think this would clean things<01:14:06.080>
Bills:
HF4148
Keywords:
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Outdoor Heritage Fund, executive director, natural resources, conservation, wetlands, prairies, forests, wildlife habitat, fish and game, bipartisan hiring, interview panel, legislative branch, Minnesota Statutes 97A.056, administrative expenses, nonpartisan staff, council governance, environment and natural resources
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Is to create a carbon dioxide sequestration policy council under the Railroad Commission.
- For both the water that we need and for the industries that need to be coming.
- That water is not very salty; it's less than seawater.
- Therefore, we're very supportive of the idea of a council.
- Texas generates an estimated 24 million barrels per day of produced water, and all that water has to
Keywords:
carbon sequestration, environmental policy, Texas, energy, climate change, regulatory council, geothermal energy, workforce development, education and training, energy industry, apprenticeship, energy production, energy policy, renewable energy, state council, administrative law, public information, transparency, government accountability, judicial process
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- 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.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 12th, 2026 at 09:04 am
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- 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.
- 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
- Additionally, I sit on the New Mexico Land Grant Council and am secretary of the San Joaquin del Rio
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
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
county tax, education funding, capital projects, local government, sales tax, food trucks, mobile vendors, business license, health inspection, statewide regulation, zoning ordinances, vessel registration, boating fees, state funds, regulatory changes, water safety, municipal zoning, zoning board, appeals process, circuit court
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Apr 22nd, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- 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
- We will probably clean up some things on the floor. We'll vote it out, but it'll go to the floor.
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