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• For example, Louisiana export is an export powerhouse.
• Local control is very important to Louisiana's.
• Same practice, underground injection control.
• Local control sounds like democracy.
• So when we say local control, whose control are we actually talking about?

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• That's exporting during the day to add more PV that's not controllable at this point in time can cause
• At one point, we required additional PV to have controls, just as a safety feature, so that if there
• > that's<00:41:47.160> not<00:41:47.680> controllable<00:41:48.480> at<00
• :41:48.640> this more PV that's not controllable at this more PV that's not controllable at this
• grid Services um crediting for exported grid Services um this<00:56:53.079> is<00:56:53.280><

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard SB 252 on invasive species, which would broaden the Department of Agriculture’s authority to inspect items moved into or within Hawaii, prohibit the sale of pest-infested merchandise, and allow quarantine, treatment, or destruction of affected materials with clarified penalties. Testifiers from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species, the Farmers Union, and many others strongly supported the bill, emphasizing gaps in current inspection authority and the need to address high-risk non-agricultural commodities such as outdoor furniture and other cargo that can carry pests like red imported fire ants. Members raised concerns about staffing, inspection capacity, commerce impacts, and whether better manifest descriptions or scanners could help target higher-risk shipments. The chairs recommended passage with Department of Agriculture and technical amendments, and the committees adopted the recommendation. The joint CPN/EDT hearing then took up SB 148 on combat sports, which would create a Hawaii Combat Sports Commission and regulate combat sports while prohibiting no-rules contests. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs offered comments on effective dates and later said other jurisdictions generally use a single commission for boxing and MMA. Supporters, including a professional fighter and a longtime advocate, argued the bill would help revive the sport in Hawaii, improve local opportunities, and reduce costs associated with separate commissions; one testifier initially appeared opposed but clarified he was actually in support. Committee members asked about safety, medical coverage, staffing, vacancies, and whether separate commissions could share staff. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including an Attorney General effective-date amendment, amendments from the Hawaii Association of Professional Nurses to increase health-care coverage at fights, and DCCA’s recommendation to unify boxing and MMA under one commission; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050, and the recommendation was adopted. A later joint CPN/Housing agenda began with SB 69 on deposits of public funds, which would require the Director of Finance to consider the benefits of using in-state depositories, including favorable lending terms for affordable housing. The Department of Budget and Finance and the Hawaii Bankers Association offered comments, and no other testimony or questions were noted before the discussion moved on. The next measure introduced was SB 24 on limited profit housing associations, which would create a regulatory framework and a limited profit housing council; the transcript cuts off as testimony on that bill was beginning.

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• a lot of freight, primarily wheat, moves on barges down the Snake to the Columbia and out to the export
• a lot of freight, primarily wheat, moves on barges down the Snake to the Columbia and out to the export
• Out to export ports in this Scenario 6.
• We are, yes, because we took an export tour.
• So that is a cost as it goes from the township all the way to the export model.

Summary: The committee first heard an update on the Joint Transportation Committee study of transportation impacts if the Lower Snake River dams were removed. WSDOT and Jacobs described the study’s phases, including current work on geology, infrastructure risk, and a total logistics cost model. They explained that the study is examining how freight now moved by barge—especially wheat, fertilizer, and wood—could shift to rail and roads, and they outlined several scenarios ranging from no-dam future conditions to new unit-train terminals, short-line rail options, and a combined “many solutions” scenario. Members asked about irrigation, impacts in Idaho and Oregon, port capacity, emissions, competition, EV trucks, and whether the model could estimate transportation effects if grain volumes decline. The presenters said the study assumes current production levels continue, does not model irrigation changes or broader farm-economics impacts, but does account for transloading costs and can estimate transportation impacts under different volume assumptions. WSU’s independent review team said the model has improved substantially but still needed refinement, especially in routing, road data, and spatial detail, and that stakeholder engagement had been strong though delayed by model development. No votes were taken. The committee then received a presentation on the alternative sidewalk funding study. Staff and consultants said the study is exploring ways local governments could sustainably fund sidewalk maintenance, repair, and new construction, using a statewide survey, interviews, national research, and case studies in eight jurisdictions. They noted sidewalks are important for pedestrian safety and connectivity, but there is no dedicated funding source in Washington, and existing grants and local revenue tools are highly competitive or limited. The consultants highlighted sidewalk fees or utility-style charges as the most promising option to study, while a parcel tax was largely set aside because of state property-tax uniformity concerns. Members asked whether the study would duplicate existing funding or add to current taxes, and how a sidewalk fee would be collected; the consultants said the goal is to expand local options, not mandate adoption, and that fees would likely be billed through utilities rather than property taxes. A preliminary draft report is due December 15, with a final report due in mid-June. Next, staff gave a brief update on the ocean-going vessels study, which is examining shore power and emissions rules for vessels at berth. The presenter explained that federal Clean Air Act rules and California waiver authority create legal limits on how far Washington can go if it wants to adopt similar standards, and that deviations from California’s approach can increase litigation risk. The report will summarize stakeholder outreach and will be presented in draft form at the next JTC meeting. Finally, county engineers from Chelan and Douglas counties began a presentation on county transportation challenges, with the association’s director emphasizing collaboration with state agencies and local partners on issues such as fish passage barriers and infrastructure needs. The county presentation was only beginning when the transcript ended, and no committee action or votes were recorded.

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• <01:22:18.560> capacity has a maximum rated export capacity has a maximum rated export capacity
• <04:28:37.319> over fired generation less control over fired generation less control over
• <04:38:47.439> systems to have all the control systems to have all the control systems throughout
• export capability, where in some cases the maximum amount you can export is based on your native load
• there is the thing of net export there is the thing of net export capability<05:10:49.680> uh

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Lastly, the committee substitute prohibits a groundwater conservation district from collecting export
• And then lastly, the second part is about removing export fees for districts.
• You'd be in a courtroom long before a GCD could do anything about the damage control.
• And so, you know, that was also an experimental case where we had a large export project.
• And so, you know, that was also an experimental case where we had a large export project.

Bills: HB1523, HB2109, HB2694, HB3525, HB3898, HB4646, HB5188, HB5219, HB5320, HB5651, HB5655, HB5659, HB5662, HB5672

Keywords: aquifer conservation, Class V injection well, environmental regulation, groundwater protection, municipal water supply, temporary prohibition, water management, reservoir construction, state water plan, Texas Water Code, environmental impact, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, elections, vacancies, resignation, HB 3525, North Texas Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater permit, permit amendment

Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources heard House Bill 2109, which would remove certain long-proposed reservoir projects from the state water plan after 50 years without progress. Chairman Van Deaver and many landowners, local officials, timber interests, and conservation advocates testified in support, arguing that the Marvin Nichols Reservoir has burdened Northeast Texas landowners for decades with the threat of eminent domain, depressed property values, and uncertainty over homes, farms, ranches, schools, churches, and cemeteries. Supporters also said the project would flood tens of thousands of acres, require extensive mitigation, harm timber and agriculture, and that Texas now has better alternatives such as conservation, reuse, aquifer storage and recovery, and desalination. Several members expressed sympathy for the affected families and questioned whether a project could remain in the plan indefinitely without progress. Opposition came from North Texas water interests, including the North Texas Commission, Tarrant Regional Water District, and the Texas Water Association, who argued that the bill would interfere with the state’s long-term water planning process and remove needed future supply options for a fast-growing region. They said Region C faces major projected shortages by 2070, that conservation and reuse have already delayed the need for new supplies, and that reservoirs remain one tool in the state’s water-planning toolbox. TWDB staff explained the existing inter-regional conflict process and noted that the substitute would affect several unique reservoir sites, not just Marvin Nichols. After testimony, Chairman Van Deaver closed by urging passage of the bill, but the committee withdrew the substitute and left HB 2109 pending. The committee then took up House Bill 5188, a brackish groundwater bill. The author said the bill would reduce permitting burdens for wells in designated brackish groundwater production zones, and the committee substitute added requirements on monitoring, groundwater-rights ownership, and allocation of pumpage limits while removing some exclusions and export-fee provisions. Texas Wildlife Association testified against the bill, warning that the exemptions could weaken groundwater conservation districts’ ability to protect freshwater resources and surface-owner rights. San Antonio Water System testified in favor, saying brackish groundwater is a key future supply and that the substitute would help speed development of desalination and brackish projects. The Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts testified neutrally but raised concerns about reduced district oversight, especially around injection-well exclusions and the loss of export fees, and said discussions on the bill were ongoing.

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• advanced manufacturing and then exports advanced manufacturing and then exports and<01:11:20.159
• and other that includes export services. and other that includes export services.
• The second driver is exports.
• This is where we expanded export.
• innovation, commercialization to export. innovation, commercialization to export.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• also Minnesota's number one export.
• plants transportation and Export plants transportation and Export facilities<00:35:53.359> soybeans
• and also Minnesota's number one export and also Minnesota's number one export trade<00:36:37.640
• And that's more than 118,000 jobs supported by these exports.
• And obviously, with us exporting 60% plus, it’s very important.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Most of those have been from some damage that was outside of our control during those storms.
• What role exports are playing in the costs of of gas understanding is that as we export more liquid gas
• But historically, when you have the export markets like we have now, those markets basically result in
• I mean, we've talked about data centers, LNG, export facilities, new power plants, where we're kind of
• One of them is a peaking facility up in Jacksonville and the other 2 are export facilities.

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• this is the bill we heard from Representative Gerties relating to the use of certain groundwater export
• this is the bill we heard from Representative Gerties relating to the use of certain groundwater export
• this is the bill we heard from Representative Gerties relating to the use of certain groundwater export
• The bill also allows the Texas Water Fund to be used for flood control, wastewater, and agricultural
• And Texas remains the number one state for manufactured exports in the U.S. for 21 years running.

Bills: HB16, HB16, HB1618, HB2692, HB2712, HB2970, HB3609, HB3628

Keywords: judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control

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• We export more to Australia than they export back to us.
• Vargas, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from Arkansas.
• <04:21:34.920> is People's Bank of China was controlled is People's Bank of China was controlled
• > Communist controlled by the Chinese Communist controlled by the Chinese Communist party<04:21
• the Paris Club and oecd rules on export the Paris Club and oecd rules on export credits<04:28:27.159

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Additionally, the State Board works to ensure that the state's 2038 flood control dam structures are
• We have about $14 billion worth of agriculture exports coming out of our state.
• We need the nation's agriculture exports, especially cattle.
• This last year, we exported 288,000 head of livestock through those facilities.
• When the tariff wars hit with China, 49 states experienced a loss in agricultural exports.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• It helps hemp businesses continue to compete as they have been for several years in our state by exporting
• /c><00:04:58.000> our<00:04:58.160> state<00:04:58.880> by<00:04:59.199> exporting
• <00:04:59.759> their years in our state by exporting their years in our state by exporting
• that is still yet to be done is to make sure we're all on the same page about what kind of local control
• We passed this law knowing that we respected local control and placed just two responsibilities on our

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House considered a Senate message announcing that the Senate had concurred in and adopted the conference committee report on Senate File 2370, the cannabis bill. Representative Stevenson moved adoption of the report and explained that the conference committee had largely retained House provisions while making additional changes, including directing the Office of Cannabis Management to return with a medical-market streamlining proposal, expanding testing capacity, and adding an expungement provision. Representative West also urged adoption, saying the bill improved the measure and moved Minnesota closer to a safe, tested, legal cannabis market. During debate on the bill, West argued that the legislation was still too restrictive but would help create a functioning market, support hemp businesses, ease burdens on medical cannabis operators, and improve public safety and expungement outcomes. Stevenson emphasized the bill’s low-potency hemp beverage wholesaler licensing provisions, saying they would support Minnesota breweries and create a needed wholesaling segment in the cannabis supply chain. He also noted that the bill would generate some licensing revenue and help the state’s cannabis market develop more efficiently. Members also discussed the importance of preserving the medical cannabis program for patients, including children with seizure disorders, and the need for clearer local control as cities and counties work with preliminary licensees before market launch. Hansen said local governments have key responsibilities under the legalization framework and warned that delays could affect the expected early 2025 launch. After debate, the House adopted the conference report, and the bill passed as amended by conference on an 80-50 vote, with its title agreed to.

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• And let's just talk about natural gas because our natural gas is trapped right We can't export it at
• I think the governor went to Japan or somewhere and talked about exporting natural gas.
• But we were exporting electricity forever.
• We're a state that Exported electricity for the last 50 years and we could export it again all over the
• We currently Are but we could export even a more reliable source of electricity. Anyway, thank you.

Keywords: 996, all

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• 06.480> legitimate<04:35:07.039> goods, export tax rebates for legitimate goods, export
• The chair will control 20 minutes.
• This strengthens our export controls, requires transparency and public reporting, and promotes collaboration
• This strengthens our export controls,<04:54:58.160> requires<04:54:58.718> transparency
• The chair will control 20 minutes.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• 200HR1 192, the Maui Access Deer Control 200HR1 192, the Maui Access Deer Control and<00:28:53.919
• The Maui Access Deer Control and this?
• Another area is noxious weed control.
• Another area is noxious weed control.
• and territories pertaining to the export and territories pertaining to the export of<00:50:13.280

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• They're taking away your Medicaid to line the pockets of the wealthiest Americans who are controlling
• Pallone, will each control 30 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio.
• Pallone, will each control 30 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio. Mr.
• Pallone, will each control 30 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio. Mr.
• <02:51:09.520> as to production on that and the export as to production on that and the export

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Again, real exports of goods and services: almost no difference between the optimistic and control, but
• Again, real exports of goods and services: almost no difference between the optimistic and control, but
• Sorry, the control. >> It's all control, and that's coming from the new control. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay
• control? That's coming from the control. control? That's coming from the control. Right.
• <03:07:09.760> of exports our major export partners of exports our major export partners of

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting focused on preliminary fiscal 2026 revenue estimates and the governor’s office request for an official revision to fiscal 2026, with members reminded that any estimate adopted now would not bind the December official estimates. Staff from S&P Global walked through three forecast scenarios—control, optimistic, and pessimistic—based on recent federal tax changes, tariffs, and other policy developments, emphasizing that the outlook remains highly uncertain. Under the control scenario, the presentation projected below-trend real GDP growth of 1.8% in fiscal 2026, slowing to 1.5% by fiscal 2028, with unemployment peaking around 4.5% and the Federal Reserve cutting rates three times to a long-run range of about 2.75% to 3%. The optimistic scenario assumed lower effective tariffs, stronger growth, and better labor and housing outcomes, while the pessimistic scenario assumed a broader trade war, higher effective tariffs, faster deportations, weaker employment and consumer spending, and unemployment rising to about 6.3%. Speakers also noted that the forecast was prepared before later BLS revisions and that recent data on inventories and AI-related investment made the recent quarters look unusually volatile. Members discussed how the current fiscal 2026 outlook compared with earlier assumptions and noted that the eventual revenue revision may be smaller than the spread between the optimistic and pessimistic economic scenarios. The governor’s office and committee members also reviewed sector-specific impacts, including manufacturing, housing, light vehicle production, exports, and consumer sentiment, with particular concern about Kentucky’s auto and housing-related industries. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• We're actually up year-on-year in terms of exports. You can see in the second quarter.
• We're actually up year on year in terms of exports.
• So not seeing a lot of change in exports.
• This is the interest rate that the Federal Reserve focuses on controlling.
• High interest rates were in place because we had to get inflation under control.

Summary: The committee first received a presentation from Dr. Reich on the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council (ERFC), including how the council’s joint executive-legislative forecasting process works, the main state revenue sources, and recent economic conditions. He said Washington’s economy is slowing, with weak employment growth, softer taxable sales, and uncertainty from tariffs, federal spending, and the federal shutdown. He also noted that the September forecast was reduced, mainly because of lower sales tax and real estate excise tax collections, and that the state still expects modest growth rather than a recession. Members asked about whether Washington tends to lag national downturns and how forecast information should affect budgeting; Dr. Reich said the forecast is a revenue tool, not a budgeting decision, and that spending choices remain with elected officials. The Department of Revenue then presented on Washington’s sales and use tax structure and the implementation of Senate Bill 5814, which expands retail sales tax to several services effective October 1, 2025. Steve Ewing explained how sales and use tax are sourced, how reseller permits and the multiple points of use exemption work, and how the new law applies to live presentations, temporary staffing, investigations and security services, IT services, custom website development, advertising services, and custom software. He said DOR held listening sessions, issued interim guidance, and set up a centralized landing page and outreach efforts to help taxpayers understand the changes. He also described a six-month grace period for certain pre-existing contracts through March 31, 2026, but said penalties and interest still apply under the statute. Committee members raised concerns about how businesses and individuals will know when a service is taxable, who is responsible for collecting and remitting tax, and how sourcing will work for services delivered across multiple locations or online. DOR staff walked through examples involving accounting services, live lectures, virtual events, advertising campaigns, and search engine marketing, including the use of reasonable allocation and pool codes when exact sourcing data is unavailable. Members also questioned the administrative burden on small businesses and professionals newly subject to tax, and whether additional legislative fixes or relief from penalties and interest may be needed. No votes or formal actions were taken in the work session.

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• After all, they control the customer data. They control the distribution.
• <00:51:56.800> They they control the customer data. They they control the customer data.
• control the distribution. control the distribution.
• <00:52:29.280> of against that kind of monopoly control of against that kind of monopoly control
• So the already a net exporter of energy.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• What we're trying to do is make it a state-level participation that's voluntary that allows us some control
• De Tarr, you mentioned coal export.
• De Tarr, you mentioned coal<00:27:45.840> export.
• Um this is pretty broad, coal export.
• export export um um um port?

Keywords: 916, all