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NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Transportation (03/04/2025)

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm pleased with this amendment to offer an innovative public-private partnership that will cut permitting
  • I'm pleased with this amendment to offer an innovative public-private partnership that will cut permitting
  • I'm pleased with this amendment to offer an innovative public-private partnership that will cut permitting
  • I would like to change that to 120 days of the issuance of the permit. I think 60 days.
  • I would like to change that to 120 days of the issuance of the permit.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE PERMITTING PROCESS DOES REQUIRE AN OPERATING PERMIT.
  • THESE WOULD REQUIRE AN OPERATING PERMIT AND MAINTENANCE.
  • THIS AMENDMENT AMENDS THE LONG-TERM ANCHORING PERMIT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE BILL.
  • SYSTEM FOR LONG-TERM PERMITS SIMILAR TO WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE FOR FISH AND LICENSES.
  • ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL BE OBLIGATED TO CHECK THE BOATS PERMIT.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • To hear as much as possible from the public within the limits of our time, we will not permit disruptions
  • Right now, they cannot access authority rights of way because there is no permitting process.
  • Right now, they cannot access authority rights of way because there is no permitting process.
  • But we have to make sure that we do this in a thoughtful way with respect to encroachment permits.
  • Several are operating under expiring environmental permits.
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard SB 1259, which would require refineries to provide advance closure and remediation planning information, and SB 1425, which would authorize the High-Speed Rail Authority to create a permit process for encroachments in its right of way. The committee also held an informational hearing on California electricity reliability and the future of the Strategic Reliability Reserve. The chair opened by noting the hearing room change, testimony limits, and that the committee would proceed without a quorum at first, then later established quorum for votes. On SB 1259, Senator Blake Spear argued the bill would give communities and state agencies needed information to plan for refinery closures, cleanup, and land reuse, comparing the requirement to estate planning. Supporters, including Benicia City Councilmember Carrie Birdseye and UC Santa Barbara professor Ranjit Schmook, said the bill would help communities facing refinery closures avoid being left without information and better prepare for redevelopment and remediation. Opponents, including the Western States Petroleum Association, the State Building and Construction Trades Council, and business groups, argued the bill could send negative market signals, create conflicts with federal reporting, and potentially accelerate refinery closures. The committee passed SB 1259 on a 7-3 vote, later reopening the roll and recording additional votes before moving it out as amended to Appropriations. On SB 1425, Senator Cortese and sponsor Robert Pearsall said the bill would help the High-Speed Rail Authority manage utility, broadband, drainage, and vegetation encroachments along the project corridor and reduce delays. Labor and construction groups supported the measure as a way to add certainty and speed project delivery. Utilities and local agencies, including LADWP, Southern California Gas, Southern California Edison, PG&E, and others, opposed unless amended, saying the bill needed clearer language on emergencies, existing agreements, and potential impacts on their own rights of way and service obligations. After discussion about emergency language and utility coordination, the committee passed SB 1425 as amended to Appropriations on a 10-3 vote. In the oversight hearing, CEC, CPUC, CAISO, and DWR officials reported that California’s summer reliability outlook is better than in prior years, with substantial new procurement, storage, and demand-response resources added since 2020. They said the state is projected to meet its summer reliability standard and has not needed a flex alert for three straight years, but cautioned that extreme heat, fire, hydro conditions, and federal policy uncertainty still pose risks. Officials emphasized that the current Strategic Reliability Reserve remains important as a backstop, while longer-term planning must address rising demand from electrification and data centers and the eventual retirement of emergency resources.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 5th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill before you is House Bill 2418, an act relating to permit review processes.
  • These permits are known as project permits.
  • responsible official for all permit applications.
  • When permitting drags on, costs rise in mechanical.
  • When permitting drags on, costs rise in mechanical.
Summary: The committee heard public hearings on several bills. HB 2675 would eliminate a number of state accounts and transfer remaining balances from two accounts to the general fund, while also changing how revenues in the Salary Insurance Contribution Increase Revolving Account are deposited; OFM testified in support and there was no public opposition. SHB 1903 would create a statewide low-income energy assistance program through the Department of Commerce, funded by the general fund and Climate Commitment Act revenues; supporters said it would address Washington’s underfunded and uneven energy assistance system, while utilities and rural co-ops raised concerns about cost, reporting burdens, utility authority, and implementation details. SHB 2384 would require actuarial reviews for certain continuing care retirement communities with prepaid life care contracts; residents and consumer advocates supported the added transparency, while providers opposed the added review costs and said they already pay for actuarial work. SHB 1982 would expand the ability of tribal members to vacate convictions tied to treaty rights, add OPD representation and a tribal liaison position, and then an amendment was described that would remove the liaison position and eliminate the fiscal impact; the sponsor and OPD supported the bill, and testimony emphasized correcting past treaty-rights convictions. The committee also heard SHB 2389, a broad juvenile justice bill that would expand suspended disposition options, create midpoint review hearings, reduce some robbery ranges, and address juvenile rehabilitation capacity and transfers. Supporters argued it would reduce racial disparities, favor community-based rehabilitation when safe, and improve outcomes, while prosecutors, sheriffs, counties, judges, cities, victim advocates, and some tribal law enforcement warned it would weaken accountability for serious violent offenses, increase court and local government burdens, and shift costs without funding. Several witnesses and the bill sponsor discussed proposed amendments, including removing presumptions and the mid-sentence review. The committee then heard SHB 2439, which would raise tobacco and vapor product license fees, create a responsible vendor program, add manufacturer certification and enforcement provisions, restrict certain products and sales practices, and redirect tobacco tax revenue to public health, cancer research, and youth prevention accounts; public health and prevention groups supported it, while retailers and industry representatives opposed the fee increases and some of the new restrictions. Finally, HB 2681 would sharply increase cannabis license fees and index them to inflation; OFM supported the change as aligning fees with program costs, while cannabis businesses and associations opposed or sought changes to the fee structure and CPI indexing. The committee also heard a briefing on SHB 2215, which would require the Caseload Forecast Council to forecast SNAP and state food assistance caseloads in light of upcoming federal cost-sharing changes; no questions were raised at the briefing.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways and Means (04/15/2026)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • The applicant's applying permit? Is there a fee for the permit? What happens to that money?
  • The applicant's applying permit? like? The applicant's applying permit?
  • </c> application fee for the seasonal permit. application fee for the seasonal permit.
  • </c> to include the cost of the permits. to include the cost of the permits.
  • </c> 5,000 mooring permits annually. 5,000 mooring permits annually.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 15th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You have to have your injection and disposal permits.
  • You have to have environmental permits, air quality permits from the TCEQ, wastewater discharge permits
  • But you look at, they have statewide permits.
  • Will also, I guess, information related to the permit.
  • The applicant must provide information on permits, TCEQ, or TPWD.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, received a House message announcing passage of H.B. 500, and a gubernatorial nomination for the Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority Board. The chamber adopted several resolutions, including SR 409 recognizing Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, SR 402 honoring the discovery of the woolly devil plant at Big Bend National Park, and recognitions for Operation Christmas RGV and Wilson County Day. The Senate also heard an announcement that the Committee on Senate Nominations action report had been placed on members’ desks. The body then took up and passed several bills. SB 2365 was passed to prohibit personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time, with exceptions for health, special education, and safety needs. SB 1869 was passed to reaffirm the DSHS commissioner’s authority over controlled-substance schedule changes without rulemaking or judicial review. SB 1124 was passed to revise criminal discovery procedures in response to the Heath decision, with supporters saying it preserves exculpatory evidence protections while limiting suppression of inculpatory evidence when the defense already knew of it. SB 1758 was passed to create a Grayson County pilot study and temporary permitting hold concerning a cement kiln/quarry near a semiconductor wafer facility, and SB 2078 was passed to regulate composting in certain counties, after a clarifying amendment. The Senate also passed SB 33, barring governmental entities from transactions that support abortion assistance or out-of-state abortion procurement; SB 34, expanding wildfire preparedness measures, studies, equipment databases, and rural fire department funding; SB 1208, increasing the penalty for interference with public duties from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony; SB 1030, removing the maintenance, repair, and overhaul tax for general aviation; SB 505, creating processes to address election irregularities; SB 2411, updating the Business Organizations Code and changing filing-method requirements; and SB 1333, addressing unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, or conveyance of real property. Most measures advanced on voice vote or recorded roll call after motions to suspend the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule, with several members raising questions or objections, especially on the criminal justice, abortion, and public duties bills.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Apr 8th, 2026

Utilities and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • First, it sets a one-year timeline for the large IOUs to initiate permitting.
  • And then additionally, we think there has been progress done on permitting.
  • We think permitting is one of the top issues.
  • Yes, there's permitting delays.
  • The one-year shot clock to submit a permit.
Keywords: 988, house, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

CPRA Jan 21st, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Three, final project design and permitting. And four, restoration implementation.
  • It also provides guidance on permitting and construction as well.
  • And then Sunrise just contains all lines that have submitted a permit.
  • And finally, permitting. Permitting is required for all of our projects.
  • We even include equipment access in our permits.
Summary: The board met on January 21, 2026, approved the agenda and minutes, and received a CPRA implementation update from Executive Director Michael Hare. Hare reported about 103 active projects, with work focused on completing existing projects and moving more into construction. He highlighted several projects, including Port Fourchon shoreline protection, Northwest Little Lake marsh creation, Sugar Ridge Pump Station, a large RESTORE-funded marsh creation project, Schooner Bayou saltwater barrier rehabilitation, Cain Bayou marsh creation redesign, West Shore river reintroduction work, Morganza to the Gulf reaches, NERDA Raccoon Island restoration, and Chenier-O-Tig ridge restoration. He also reviewed recreation and partnership projects such as Bayou Pigeon and Destrehan boat launches, Grand Bayou Marsh Creation, Highway 1 terracing, and four Louisiana projects funded through the National Coastal Resilience Fund. Hare noted the annual plan public meetings were complete and the comment period remained open through February 17, 2026. Board members asked about the Rockefeller shoreline project, and Hare said the Corps and state agencies were working through geotechnical and environmental issues and that leadership remained committed to moving it forward. The board then heard a joint presentation from CPRA and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on the White Lake Conservation Area and Management Plan. Officials described White Lake as a 72,000-acre property in Vermilion Parish with major habitat, recreation, and revenue functions, but said aging infrastructure, levee erosion, limited water control structures, and maintenance costs made a master plan necessary. The plan, finalized in October 2025, recommends coastal restoration projects, lodge and facility revitalization using private dollars, revenue-generation improvements, and long-term partnerships. Proposed work includes GIWW shoreline protection, Unit 2/Caddo levee stabilization, and north shoreline protection, with about $30 million already secured for engineering and construction and total needs estimated at roughly $120 million to $130 million. Officials also discussed broader habitat management, conservation incentives for private landowners, possible land acquisition in southwest Louisiana, and coordination with federal partners and other state agencies. Members praised the White Lake effort as a model of interagency collaboration and emphasized its importance for waterfowl habitat, public access, and tourism. Questions focused on funding sources, oil and gas revenue, and whether other agencies such as economic development and tourism should be involved. Several members also urged the state to apply similar management approaches to other refuges, including Sabine, Cameron Prairie, and Lacassine, where they said federal management has lagged. The discussion underscored a broader shift toward landscape-scale habitat management and public recreation investment. The final major presentation covered CPRA’s marsh creation design guidelines and related construction logistics. Staff explained that marsh creation makes up a large share of the coastal master plan and that the agency is updating its 2017 design guidelines after nearly a decade of use. The updates will address survey standards, geotechnical methods, dredge production estimates, construction monitoring, and oil and gas infrastructure conflicts. A second presentation reviewed safety, access, and logistics for marine construction, including equipment access routes, pipeline identification and coordination, cultural resources, private landowners, oyster resources, and permitting. Board members asked about reducing geotechnical costs, improving land-rights coordination, considering uncontained marsh creation where appropriate, and managing pipeline impacts; staff said they would consider those suggestions as part of the guideline updates.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Commerce and Economic Development Jan 30th, 2026 at 07:51 pm

House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if you wanted to permit for five, you would have to have a special designation that's not in this
  • So if you wanted to permit for five, you would have to have a special designation that's not in this
  • Madam Chair, so you talk about normal permitting processes per cities and counties, villages, I'm sure
  • The permitting is a problem.
  • I would suggest to you that there's probably regulatory and permitting streamlines that could do more
Keywords: 996, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JDC DEFER, JDC, JDC Public Hearings 04-03-2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • or special management area use permit to $750,000 and requires that amount to be adjusted every six
  • Um, we'd like to delete proposed subparagraph one in the definition of special management area permit
  • ,</c><00:04:38.960><c> which</c> special management area permit, which special management area permit
  • I feel like I'm missing permit.
  • permit for houses under uh<00:05:05.840><c> 3,500</c><00:05:06.759><c> ft</c><00:05:07.759><c> and</
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Judiciary Committee first deferred HB 239, which would have narrowed the definition of child abuse or neglect by excluding cases where a caregiver is unable to provide certain needs solely because of poverty or lack of resources. The chair said other similar bills were still alive and expressed concern that carving out a specific category of abuse could hinder monitoring of children being harmed for other reasons. The committee then took up several decision-making items. HB 420, dealing with the contractor repair act and construction defect claims, was recommended for passage with extensive amendments that would clarify statutes of repose and limitations, define substantial completion, remove homeowner expert-report requirements, delete class-action limits, set timelines for inspections, mediation, and settlement procedures, and add non-retroactivity language; it passed unanimously. HB 732, concerning special management area minor permits for certain single-family residences, was also passed with amendments after the committee removed the provision that would have expanded minor-permit eligibility for homes under 3,500 square feet. HB 1017, repealing the greenhouse gas sequestration task force, passed with amendments to make it effective upon approval. HB 958, which restricts children under 15 from riding class 3 electric bicycles and raises the helmet age requirement, passed with technical amendments only. The committee also considered Governor’s Message 689, the nomination of Melissa Sautello to the Commission on the Status of Women. After testimony in support and questions from members about financial disclosure and her views on women’s sports and transgender participation, the committee voted to advise and consent to the nomination. The nomination passed, and the committee adjourned after noting that a full Senate vote would follow.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 25, 2025 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there a new parking spot that we will require with a new permit? Thank you, Mr.
  • You mentioned a permitting process that would change. Can you maybe explain that a little bit more?
  • If you ask any of your airports back home, you know, they'll tell you they don't love the permitting
  • But Other public entities across the state and follow their permitting process.
  • They don't have a permit, hanging tag, or the license plate.
Summary: The Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee heard several transportation and infrastructure bills. HB 1239, Energy Infrastructure Investment, would let the Public Service Commission create a mechanism for utilities to recover costs for renewable natural gas infrastructure; supporters said it could diversify energy supply and help agriculture, while members raised concerns about consumer rates and asked whether savings from RIN credits should be passed to customers. The bill drew supportive public testimony and was reported favorably after debate, with members noting the PSC would set costs and that the sponsor was open to further discussion on consumer protections. The committee then took up HB 313, which exempts Purple Heart recipients from paying Florida tolls. With no questions or opposition, it passed unanimously. The committee also considered HB 567, a broad transportation omnibus/strike-all bill covering EV tax revenue for roads, airport and MPO changes, workforce funding, traffic signal modernization, speed limits, and a pilot to streamline airport permitting. A major amendment added utility right-of-way notice, response, and incentive/penalty provisions, and another amendment authorized local governments to set age and ID rules for e-bikes, scooters, and other micromobility devices after testimony about a fatal crash. The bill was reported favorably after extensive debate and public testimony from transportation and utility stakeholders. HB 112, dealing with municipal sewer collection systems, would allow cities to use sewer revenues to expand wastewater infrastructure. Sponsors said it was aimed at helping cities like Hollywood reduce septic use and improve water quality; testimony supported the measure as a way to unlock funding for sewer expansion, and the bill passed unanimously. The committee also approved HB 7009, preserving public records and meeting exemptions for 911 and public safety radio communications systems and expanding them to next-generation 911. Finally, PCS for HB 1397, a large transportation package addressing airport, seaport, spaceport, and workforce issues, was amended and passed 14-1 after questions about federal testing notifications, removal of certain business preference language, and a provision redirecting some transit funds to highway projects if not timely used.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • for mineral purposes consistent with department policy and procedure and lease and permit provisions
  • However, we found that the department did not inspect 14 of a sample of 18 expired leases and permits
  • They had zoning that would allow it, but they needed a special use permit.
  • The City of Phoenix was going to require a special use permit for the arena use.
  • Commissioner, I want to touch on the backlog and permitting time.
Summary: The committee first heard an Auditor General presentation on the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board’s sunset review. The audit found the board generally met some licensing requirements, but it did not timely investigate and resolve 49 of 159 complaints in fiscal year 2024, and it did not fully comply with conflict-of-interest disclosure and filing requirements. The Auditor General also noted the board lacked a formal process to verify continuing education compliance. The board’s executive director said the agency had already corrected some conflict-of-interest issues, was working to improve complaint handling, and would implement all 21 recommendations. A veterinarian representing the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association supported the board and said the profession is also working to address the shortage of large-animal veterinarians. The committee then voted to recommend continuation of the board for eight years, until July 1, 2034. The committee next received the Auditor General’s sunset review of the Arizona State Land Department. The audit identified three major problem areas: the department had not updated its required five-year disposition plan for state trust land since 2011, it had not adjusted agricultural rental rates to reflect market conditions for many years, and it had not consistently inspected mineral-related leases and permits before releasing reclamation bonds. The Auditor General said these issues risked lower returns for trust beneficiaries, lost revenue, and public safety hazards, and made 18 recommendations in the performance audit plus 34 additional recommendations in the sunset review. The department agreed to implement or partially implement nearly all recommendations and said it had begun a mass appraisal process. State Land Commissioner Robin Zahid then testified that the department was making operational improvements, including rulemaking updates, stakeholder outreach on water-use policy, a new customer-service status bar, and process changes for land sales and mining applications. She defended the decision not to renew the Fondomonte leases in a transportation basin, citing the high value of groundwater and the trust’s fiduciary duty. Members questioned her about agricultural lease water charges, the status of a water policy framework and addendum, the lack of a formal expedited review process, the Fondomonte reimbursement payments for improvements, and the department’s handling of a high-profile land auction tied to the Coyotes arena proposal. Several members also asked for follow-up information on pending residential housing applications, acreage, administrative fees, and third-party contractors.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Sep 2nd, 2025

Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of underground injection permits.
  • So, us actually Having the ability to start taking permit applications and spinning permits at this.
  • this is gonna apply to facilities that are permitted by the state.
  • We have a permitting. Process for water. I don't know.
  • And that piece of it is where it is now no longer permitted.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This will fund four permitting This will fund four permitting positions.<00:13:26.079><c> Additionally
  • will increase DNR's permitting responsiveness and the ability to evaluate complex permitting projects
  • It is to increase the daily permit fees from $7 to $10 and the annual permit fee from $35 to $45.
  • and 85% of agricultural permit and 85% of agricultural irrigation<00:19:45.039><c> permits</c><00:19
  • It helps permits and license plate fees.
Keywords: 1183, house
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 16th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • My question says in here that it would not require state or local permits.
  • Are these entities that are doing cloud seeding already permitted to do so?
  • My question says in here that it would not require state or local permits.
  • Are these entities that are that it would not require state or local permits.
  • And so there's still oversight and agreements, and that is just not a permit per se.
Summary: The Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee approved the minutes from March 12 and then heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 120 from Representative Hill. Hill argued the resolution supports Idaho’s role in the emerging nuclear energy industry, especially reprocessing used nuclear fuel at INL, and said it would clarify Idaho’s position under the 1995 settlement agreement so the state would not become a long-term storage site. He emphasized economic opportunity, fuel supply benefits, and the governor’s support. The committee had no public testimony and voted to send SCR 120 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1269, sponsored by Representative Fuhrman, which would revise Idaho’s cloud seeding laws to increase transparency and reporting. Fuhrman said the bill would add clearer definitions, require public meetings and annual/monthly reports, align with federal reporting, and narrow liability protections by excluding gross negligence and willful misconduct. Questions focused on what materials are used in cloud seeding, whether all ingredients would be disclosed, how often and where seeding occurs, and whether the program is already permitted or monitored. Paul Arrington of the Idaho Water Users Association testified that current cloud seeding uses silver iodide along with propane and acetone for ground generators, and flares for aircraft, and said reporting already exists but the bill would make it more formal and public. Several members raised concerns about proprietary chemicals, environmental and health effects, and whether the bill functioned as an immunity measure. Arrington said the amounts used are very small, that studies show no known harmful impacts at current levels, and that contractors report to the Water Resource Board under existing agreements. After debate, the committee voted 9-6 to send SB 1269 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • The current volume of waste that they're permitted at is about 410,000 tons.
  • This permit variance would put them at about 41... Would put them at about 41,000 tons.
  • This is a permit process, and right now, Standards already? No, they do not.
  • This is a permit process.
  • So can DEQ give a permit for an incinerator without EPA approval? Yes, they can.
Keywords: 914, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 16 Jan 27th, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are pursuing an application and permitting to reopen the Delamar Mine in Owyhee County, which is
  • They have been involved for years in this permitting process, and really there are years to...
  • They have been involved for years in this permitting process, and really there are years to go before
  • They're pursuing an application and permitting to reopen the Delamar Mine in Oahuahee County, which is
  • They have been involved for years in this permitting process, and really there are years to They have
Summary: The Senate convened with 31 members present, establishing a quorum, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The journal was approved as corrected, and the chamber moved through routine orders, including referral of Senate Concurrent Resolution 115, which supports consolidating the Soil and Water Conservation Commission into the Department of Water Resources, to Judiciary and Rules for printing. Committee reports also advanced Senate Bills 1222 and 1225, and House Bills 491 and 492 were received from the House and referred for introduction. The Senate then considered several gubernatorial appointments. By voice vote, it adopted committee reports confirming Scott Smith to the Commission of Pardons and Paroles, Megan Ronk to the Idaho Commission on Human Rights, Salvador Cruz to the Treasurer’s Investment Advisory Board, Dylan Hobson to the Commission of Pardons and Paroles, and Cynthia Fairfax to the Idaho Health Insurance Exchange Board. Senators speaking in support emphasized each nominee’s professional experience and qualifications, particularly in corrections, finance, human rights, and health care. The chamber also adopted Senate Joint Memorial 107, which urges support for the permitting process for reopening the Delamar Mine in Owyhee County. Supporters highlighted the mine’s potential economic benefits, including jobs and tax revenue, and argued for a timely federal permitting process. During first reading, Senate Bills 1232, 1233, and 1234 were introduced and referred to Judiciary and Rules, along with House Bills 491 and 492. The Senate then moved to miscellaneous business, heard announcements, and adjourned until the next day.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

January 14, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • If time permits, we will take time at the end of the meeting to move through introductions.
  • Well, as the staff, I went to look at what it takes to get a demolition permit.
  • Mayor Morales: I go to 3 different spots on our website just to get a demolition permit.
  • on the island and they've taken away their right to have the ability to get permits.
  • Now they just can't get a permit.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, what we're going to do is we're talking about permitted water only.
  • We're not under permitted underground water users only.
  • They're permitted.
  • They're given a permit by the OwRB to use so much water and so, all I'm asking is that we measure that
  • But over the five-year plan, they would have to be within their allotment of what is permitted for them
Committee: House Energy
Keywords: 914, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Energy Development and Transmission Committee Jul 22nd, 2026 at 09:00 am

Energy Development and Transmission Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • So our permit is about a little over 45,000 acres.
  • When a mine applies for a permit, and some of these mines have multiple permits within their mine, they
  • A little bit about our permitting requirements: They come in and file for a permit.
  • Nowadays, these mines, there are various permits.
  • We're investing in our permitting.
Keywords: 908, all