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• <00:16:30.880> Mr natural resources Mr natural resources Mr hirokawa<00:16:32.920> please
• <00:32:46.159> Management commission on Water Resource Management commission on Water Resource
• recovered in 25 years no resource recovered in 25 years no resource extraction<01:19:47.239>
• have the public trust and the resource have the public trust and the resource itself<02:43:01.040
• <03:17:38.640> for advocate for additional resources for advocate for additional resources

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures. On HB 211 relating to stream maintenance, DLNR supported the intent but requested amendments to clarify that responsibility for removing abandoned property rests with the entity that has jurisdiction or ownership of the stream, and asked for appropriations to help cover cleanup costs. Members discussed existing county authority to clean streams and then seek reimbursement from private owners, and the City and County of Honolulu’s written testimony was noted as arguing the bill conflicts with a federal court stipulation requiring notice and storage of personal property before disposal. On HB 502 relating to land use, OPSD and the Land Use Commission supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about the short timeline and the need for rule changes, with OPSD recommending a more permanent county plan-based district boundary amendment process instead of a temporary one. The Department of Agriculture asked counties to make concurrent revisions to ordinances and rules affecting agricultural land partitioning. Testimony also noted the bill is aimed at legacy agricultural subdivisions and would require Land Use Commission rulemaking. On HB 510 relating to declaration of water shortage and emergency, DLNR and the Board of Water Supply strongly supported the measure, saying it would give CWRM a more timely tool to respond to emergencies outside designated water management areas and would require rulemaking, permit classifications, and criteria for declaring shortages. In response to opposition concerns from the Land Use Research Foundation and the Hawaii Farm Bureau, DLNR said the rulemaking process would allow public input and that permit classifications could help balance agricultural and other water uses. On HB 511 relating to public lands, DLNR, the Department of Agriculture, and Hawaii Farm Bureau supported removing the survey requirement before setting aside public lands between state agencies, saying it would speed Act 90 transfers and save time and money, though one testifier cautioned against misuse of agricultural lands. No votes were taken during the excerpted portion of the meeting.

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• Spending on our… Spending on our schools and kids is one of the best ways we can use our resources.
• We are creating resource scarcity on purpose.
• To our human resources staff, I can't thank you enough for your patient support to so many of us over
• sincere and heartfelt thanks to our clerk staff, very alyed thanks to our clerk staff, very alyed, guided
• You've guided this body through weighty issues and hard choices with determination, thoughtful compromise

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• So if you bow your heads, Lord, we pray that you would guide all of us to pursue righteousness above
• Lord, guide the hearts of our leaders from pride, greed, deception, manipulation, and division.
• other state agencies, to study and evaluate economic assets, infrastructure capacity, workforce resources
• process and recognizing the Governor's Office of Rural Development as the state's primary advocate and resource
• amendment also recognizes the Governor's Office of Rural Development as the state's primary advocate and resource

Bills: HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HCR112, HR307, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR3, HCR49, HCR66, HCR67, HB1, HB2, HB42, HB45, HB66, HB71, HB79, HB126, HB133, HB145, HB159, HB167, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB289, HB291, HB312, HB313, HB316, HB324, HB352, HB383, HB398, HB403, HB429, HB457, HB459, HB511, HB549, HB571, HB579, HB591, HB608, HB616, HB624, HB766, HB769, HB783, HB799, HB804, HB864, HB874, HB909, HB951, HB971, HB983, HB1005, HB1017, HB1051, HB1056, HB1095, HB1126, HB1129, HB1186, HB1193, HB1223, HB1224, HB1230, HB1235, HB1249, HB723, HB36, HB140, HB181, HB198, HB205, HB211, HB226, HB259, HB271, HB302, HB335, HB342, HB487, HB513, HB623, HB682, HB730, HB740, HB761, HB775, HB797, HB812, HB816, HB940, HB968, HB979, HB1028, HB1029, HB1038, HB1049, HB1084, HB1161, HB1194, HB1199, HB1201, HB1203, HB1247, HB1256, SB25, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB228, SB237, SB250, SB405, SB406, SB414, SB433, SB480, SB513, SB149, HB359, SB29, SB43, SB78, HB210, HB258, HB468, HB784, HB134, HB1117, SB42, SB274, SB382, SB449, SB300, HR74, HB463, HB715, HB998, SB80, SB268, SB444, SB479, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, HB74, HB119, HB368, HB414, HB552, HB732, HB776, HB848, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1236, SB208, SB217, SB283, SB387, SB389, SB401, SB408, SB469

Keywords: oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding, taxpayer liability, public liability, offshore wells, onshore wells, coastal erosion, Department of Conservation and Energy, natural resources

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• So if you bow your heads, Lord, we pray that you would guide all of us to pursue righteousness above
• Lord, guide the hearts of our leaders from pride, greed, deception, manipulation, and division.
• other state agencies, to study and evaluate economic assets, infrastructure capacity, workforce resources
• process and recognizing the Governor's Office of Rural Development as the state's primary advocate and resource
• process and recognize the Governor's Office of Rural Development as the state's primary advocate and resource

Bills: HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HCR112, HR307, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR3, HCR49, HCR66, HCR67, HB1, HB2, HB42, HB45, HB66, HB71, HB79, HB126, HB133, HB145, HB159, HB167, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB289, HB291, HB312, HB313, HB316, HB324, HB352, HB383, HB398, HB403, HB429, HB457, HB459, HB511, HB549, HB571, HB579, HB591, HB608, HB616, HB624, HB766, HB769, HB783, HB799, HB804, HB864, HB874, HB909, HB951, HB971, HB983, HB1005, HB1017, HB1051, HB1056, HB1095, HB1126, HB1129, HB1186, HB1193, HB1223, HB1224, HB1230, HB1235, HB1249, HB723, HB36, HB140, HB181, HB198, HB205, HB211, HB226, HB259, HB271, HB302, HB335, HB342, HB487, HB513, HB623, HB682, HB730, HB740, HB761, HB775, HB797, HB812, HB816, HB940, HB968, HB979, HB1028, HB1029, HB1038, HB1049, HB1084, HB1161, HB1194, HB1199, HB1201, HB1203, HB1247, HB1256, SB25, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB228, SB237, SB250, SB405, SB406, SB414, SB433, SB480, SB513, SB149, HB359, SB29, SB43, SB78, HB210, HB258, HB468, HB784, HB134, HB1117, SB42, SB274, SB382, SB449, SB300, HR74, HB463, HB715, HB998, SB80, SB268, SB444, SB479, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, HB74, HB119, HB368, HB414, HB552, HB732, HB776, HB848, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1236, SB208, SB217, SB283, SB387, SB389, SB401, SB408, SB469

Keywords: oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding, taxpayer liability, public liability, offshore wells, onshore wells, coastal erosion, Department of Conservation and Energy, natural resources

Summary: The House met with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then received Senate messages, committee enrollment reports, and a series of House resolutions. Members adopted or advanced numerous resolutions recognizing individuals and institutions, expressing condolences, and creating or continuing study task forces on topics including homeownership assistance, speech-language pathology assistant licensure, clean water, Medicaid reporting, voter accessibility, air monitoring, fire chief operations, maternal health, and other issues. Several Senate resolutions were also concurred in, and personal privileges were used to recognize the family of Susan Ann Taylor Bidding and to commend Anita Whitaker LaFontaine and her father, Green Whitaker, Sr. The House then moved through Senate bills on final passage. Bills approved included measures on registrar of voters compensation, dental coverage related to cancer treatment, paid parental leave planning for educators, election supervisor compensation days, weight management services, nursing facility quality oversight, a Slidell hotel occupancy tax subject to voter approval, medical debt interest-rate limits, Medicaid coverage for weight-loss medications, a shrimping-related butterfly net exception, public works design-build contracting, and a municipal lead-service-line replacement measure. Some bills were temporarily returned to the calendar, including measures on water utility service lines and registrar compensation, while others passed with strong bipartisan margins. The chamber also considered Senate amendments to many House bills and concurrent resolutions. Members concurred in amendments on topics such as hospital stabilization, student loan access for certain professional degrees, rural economic development, behavioral health and school policies, retirement and compensation provisions, food labeling, climate-change litigation, school emergency plans, anti-cancer medication coverage, domestic abuse procedures, and several infrastructure and workforce measures. A few bills were rejected for further conference, including some retirement, alternative power, and AI-related provisions. The session ended with the House taking a one-hour recess for lunch, with instructions to return by 12:45.

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• professionals in terms of the compensation that is going to be paid to these individuals, do you have those resources
• The compensation that is going to be paid to these individuals, do you have those resources to go ahead
• Thank you very much for helping to go ahead and keep these positions filled, the resources needed.
• So moving on to strategy, many folks have seen this infographic, but it essentially guides the way our
• I think we're moving absolutely in the right direction, have this department, you know, guide a lot of

Keywords: 996, all

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• Okay, we're going to do is with that started staff right here that guiding permission to sit in the front
• known, was founded and owned by Florida Horsemen and he's been selling exclusively thoroughbred resources
• irrefutable fact, is that make Ocala, Marion County, such a unique location for the breeding and racing of resources
• This also means that those who currently traveling here to buy horses to resources or to participate
• May perhaps of the people that we we asked to help us and to guide us on these things.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• In doing so, it frees up resources.
• It would provide resources, structure, and accountability.
• It takes some resources, and that's what this program authorizes—the use of resources to have people
• It would provide resources, structure, and accountability.
• It takes some resources, and that's what this program authorizes—the use of resources to have people

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• gas reduction goals for the state, and our shorter-term resource adequacy program that requires resources
• So in addition to that, we expect these resources to eventually participate in our resource adequacy
• the new resources.
• Examples include resources contracted by entities without RA requirements, resources serving load outside
• Examples include resources contracted by entities without R.A. requirements, resources serving load outside

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.

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• We do have a resource witness available. Does any member? I guess that would help.
• We do have a resource witness available if any member would like to hear from the resource witness.
• in December, the Hart inner civic guide did say it is possible to triangulate.
• Uh, members, we have a resource witness from the Secretary of State's office.
• Any desire for a resource witness?

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• He's currently the owner of Milagro Resources. acquire and sell producing oil and gas assets.
• But is there any areas where there's lack of resource?
• Do you have the resources you need? I'm not asking you to comment on a case or anything like that.
• We accomplish this by current resources or oversight of good resources as provided by federal and state
• to to support these programs that allow us to find the pipeline of resources.

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.

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• We have one measure on the agenda, SCR 159 SD1, urging the adoption of shared guiding principles for
• But the shared guiding the beaches.
• into the shared guiding principles. into the shared guiding principles.
• <00:10:01.360> But,<00:10:01.560> we shared guiding framework.
• But, we shared guiding framework.

Bills: SCR159

Keywords: Waikiki, beach restoration, shoreline management, public access, environmental protection, coastal resources, tourism, economic development, traditional practices, 910, house, all

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• And so these issues of allocation of those kinds of resources. are things that districts have to think
• All right, members, at this point, although I love having Commissioner Murath is a permanent resource
• The TA and the commissioner have been a great resource for me and for my district.
• It involves delivering on the resources that this body provides for us in implementing approving and
• Get the word out to those ag producers so that they know this resource is available.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Environmental compliance, water resources, hydraulics and hydrology, and geo-environmental Services.
• day to operate and maintain these systems and who have done an incredible work with the available resources
• But significant resources are still needed to ensure the state's infrastructure can sustain the nation's
• It costs a value, it cost us a valuable resource in addition to wasting tax dollars.
• This report card is your guide to bringing light to Texas infrastructure critical needs.

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• resources, is it worth the investment?
• We have resources in that evolution.
• Because commodity or a resource here?
• But she also said those resources and the management of those resources is so important.
• She said those resources and the management of those resources are so important, and she hoped the committee

Keywords: 916, all

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• These aren't in the statute, but these are the principles they outlined to guide agencies and tribes.
• Those services are resources that they need.
• But I know in my communities, the resources are not getting back.
• We would love to see some type of resource to do this.
• And it's a great resource. Thank you. Thank you, Chair.

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• related to Medicaid and CHIP programs to include in the reference guide, which was just recommended
• I've got a date with Senator Hughes and jurisprudence, and then I've got natural resources to go do as
• The chair calls up the resource witness, Jennifer Sims. Jennifer, are you with us?
• Well, we do have resource witnesses and some folks here who can speak to some of the specifics.
• I would like to bring a resource witness forward, Rachel Ashworth-Mazur.

Bills: SB397, SB481, SB596, SB760, SB855, SB1195, SB1196, SB1233, SB1257, SB1318, SB1368, SB1388, SB1398, SB1524, SB1558, SB1589, SB1677, SB1792, SB2034

Keywords: SB 397, telemedicine, telehealth, teledentistry, remote care, virtual care, consent documentation, patient consent, data collection, data sharing, audio-only telehealth, in-person examination, irreversible medical procedure, health professional regulation, Occupations Code, Texas Health and Human Services, medical records, provider compliance, data privacy, consumer rights

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• Carolyn devoted 22 years to Winchester City Council, guiding the city with wisdom and heart.
• This historic season was guided by first-year head coach James Osborne and Coach Rachel Miller.
• THIS HISTORIC SEASON WAS GUIDED BY FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH JAMES OSBORNE AND COACH RACHEL MILLER.
• Social Security is often the only resource that keeps our seniors out of poverty.
• SOCIAL SECURITY IS OFTEN THE ONLY RESOURCE THAT KEEPS OUR SENIORS OUT OF POVERTY.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• where you will guide us. where you will guide us.
• <04:26:41.760> Currently, Natural Resources Committee.
• Currently, Natural Resources Committee.
• <07:15:30.958> Senate county women's resource center.
• Senate county women's resource center.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• , resources, and shelters.
• We do have a resource witness from Secretary. state here. Does anyone? Okay.
• No mother should be left to navigate grief without a guide.
• However, they had to seek out those resources on their own.
• They guided us on the journey. From diagnosis to delivery.

Bills: HB5141, HB4638, HB2264, HB2035, HB4813, HB4408, HB2684, HB1621, HB2300, HB216, HB3829, HB4466, HB1747, HB2284, HB3614, HB2587, HB3219, HB3318, HB5147, HB4014, HB216

Keywords: lease, state property, public purpose, Travis County, Health and Human Services, pharmaceutical initiative, drug distribution, healthcare services, generic drugs, advanced pharmaceuticals, cost savings, mental health, patient discharge, medical records, health care professionals, substance use, family involvement, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions

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• Even larger share of government contracts and public resources.
• <00:37:08.800> to appropriated sufficient resources to appropriated sufficient resources to
• <00:50:09.160> to federal government get the resources to federal government get the resources
• has ever requested sufficient resources has ever requested sufficient resources to<00:50:17.160>
• <00:55:53.000> Aly<00:55:53.480> it to take a self-guided Aly it to take a self-guided

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 1012, house, all