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• When the power goes out, every fueling station goes dark: gas, diesel, natural gas, hydrogen, they all
• Emergency preparedness should address all fuels rather than giving 100% of its focus to 7% of vehicles
• Emergency preparedness should address all fuels rather than giving 100% of its focus to 7% of vehicles
• The only state that has requirements related to backup fueling capacity is Florida, but that requires
• And I think that, especially if we're going to rely on electricity to be more of a backbone fuel supply

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It is a project that has been worked on by Fueling Minnesota together with the Department of Commerce
• is a project that has been worked<00:38:26.640> on<00:38:26.880> by<00:38:27.520> Fueling
• <00:38:27.880> Minnesota<00:38:28.520> together worked on by Fueling Minnesota together
• worked on by Fueling Minnesota together with<00:38:29.320> the<00:38:29.920> Department
• So, that'll help us... ...use different fuels to actually save our environment, too. Thank you, Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You've got to cut them out away from all the other fuel and let them burn out.
• My name is Alessandra Mignasco and I'm here on behalf of the California Fuels and Convenience Alliance
• In many rural areas we have very few fueling stations and so the loss of even a single fueling station
• Chair and members of this committee, my name is Alessandra Mignasco, and I represent the California Fuels
• Many of which are critical to California's fuel supply out of business for reasons beyond their control

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• skimmers, which are devices manufactured for the sole purpose of stealing payment � card information from fuel
• And so as they do it they find out that not only is it fuel pump skimmers It's in ATM machines and other
• to law enforcement, and reducing adapted intelligence to industry as well, such as the banks, the fuel
• I'm the Director of Government Relations. for the Texas Food and Fuel Association here to testify in
• The Texas Food and Fuel Association, our members, own the Texas Food and Fuel Association, and we operate

Bills: SB1281, SB1300, SB1379, SB1451, SB1497, SB1498, SB1499

Keywords: mail theft, postal theft, package theft, identity theft, negotiable instrument, check theft, mail receptacle key, mailbox lock, postal key, delivery service, courier, USPS, United States Postal Service, fraud, property crime, elderly victims, disabled victims, identity information, rebuttable presumption, felony enhancement

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• Many elected leaders across Minnesota and across our country really provided some fuel for this, whether
• We have a negative view of law enforcement, and this is providing some of the fuel of what we're seeing
• they make the decision about whether to pull over or not to pull over. country really provided some fuel
• for country really provided some fuel for this<00:09:25.120> whether<00:09:25.360> it's
• of what we're seeing on some of the fuel of what we're seeing on our<00:09:43.720> roadways<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , we now have fuel depots that are just being established left and right, right on the border.
• And they transfer whatever they have, whether it's fuel or oil, from one tanker to another tanker.
• a little over 30 FTEs across the division, and typically that is for tax compliance, whether it's fuels
• Glenn Hager: ...typically for tax compliance, you know, whether it's fuels, whether it's cigarettes,
• Typically, say for example, with stealing, not paying taxes on dyed fuels, using off-road fuel on-road

Bills: SB 1, SB1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, 1185, senate, all

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• GENERATE THEIR OWN ENGINE ENTITY HAVE TO TAKE ACTIONS EVERYDAY THAT HAVE THE EFFECT OF RESTRICTING FUEL
• A MUNICIPAL UTILITY ON A SUNNY DAY WOULD RUN SOLAR PLANS FIRST AS THEY DON'T HAVE FUEL COSTS.
• PLANNING DECISIONS INHERENTLY INVOLVE ACTIONS AND CHOICES REGARDING FUELS UNINTENDED COSTS.
• IT DOESN'T SERVE THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA, IT SERVES THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
• OUTDATED EXPENSIVE FOSSIL FUELS AT A TIME WE SHOULD BE EMBRACING CLEANER, CHEAPER ALTERNATIVES.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• that were getting regular texts from me saying, and I cuz I was getting them, we just got another load
• We got another load.
• ><00:13:44.200> just<00:13:44.320> got<00:13:44.480> another<00:13:44.800> load
• load. We just got another load. load. We just got another load.
• We got another load. So, what days. We got another load.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House received several Senate messages returning House File 3426 on natural resources and House File 4252 on higher education with Senate amendments, and in both cases the House refused to concur and moved to conference committee. The House also acceded to the Senate’s request for a conference committee on Senate File 4612, which concerns state government and Department of Health and Human Services provisions. Speaker appointments to the conference committees were announced for all three bills. The House then concurred in Senate amendments to House File 3522, a veterans bill allowing the Department of Veterans Affairs to temporarily close state veterans homes under a CMS order. Representative Duran said the Senate had bundled several veterans-related bills into HF 3522, including measures on SGU veterans, National Guard pay, grant requirements in the MDBA process, burial eligibility in veterans and National Guard cemeteries, honor guard eligibility, and codifying a commandos task force. The bill passed 134-0 and was read to pass. On the floor calendar, Senate File 3210, a human rights bill on disability accommodations, was laid on the table by agreement for later consideration. House File 4017, a study bill on unlawful shipments of infectious or pathological waste, was presented as a worker-safety measure; an A6 technical amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 126-8. House File 4138, dealing with social media platforms and minors, was amended with A10 and A11 changes emphasizing transparency, privacy defaults, limits on data use, and a shift from “child” to “minor” in the age provisions; Representative Bonner argued for extending protections to age 18, while Representative Scott said the bill was a first step and opposed the amendment. The A11 amendment was adopted, and debate on the bill continued as the transcript ended.

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• The Department of Corrections reported unauthorized fuel card purchases by an employee and did not properly
• Furthermore, based on an analysis of fuel costs paid by the library compared to mileage recorded in library
• vehicle service records and the average fuel cost for the review period, an estimated $2,157 in fuel

Summary: The Legislative Joint Audit Committee met on February 13, 2026, and first adopted the January 9, 2026 minutes and then adopted reports from its executive and standing committees. The Executive Committee reported on scheduled audits, denied a special report request concerning the I-owned fire department, approved questions to the Arkansas Department of Health about Title V sexual risk avoidance education funds, authorized the Office of Property Risk to hire a CPA for its annual audit, and asked staff to gather information on circuit judge caseload assignments in Benton County. The Counties and Municipalities Committee reported progress on delinquent private water and sewer audits, including reinstatement of 19 entities after required reports were filed and 59 of 64 delinquent 2023 entities submitting reports. It also noted that Adona was now in substantial compliance with municipal accounting law, while officials from Denning and Gum Springs appeared regarding noncompliance. Of 109 current reports reviewed, 15 were referred to prosecutors and the Attorney General, two were certified to the Governmental Bonding Board, 94 were filed, and 15 were deferred. The Education Institutions Committee filed 31 audit reports, including one for Cedarville School District that was referred to the prosecuting attorney, Attorney General, and Governmental Bonding Board, and the State Agencies Committee filed 10 reports involving issues at DHS, Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, Corrections, and Veterans Affairs. The committee also heard a Medicaid Subcommittee report that included presentations from DHS, the Office of Medicaid Inspector General, and the Attorney General’s Office on their Medicaid-related roles. In special reports, Legislative Audit presented a review of Cleburne County’s library expenses, finding more than $80,000 in unauthorized or questionable disbursements, including purchases lacking a documented business purpose, undocumented disbursements, and possible improper fuel expenses; the matter was referred to the 16th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney and the Attorney General. The committee also reviewed the Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy at UALR, where auditors found scholarship awards to ineligible students, numerous disbursement-processing exceptions, and that the program had ceased in 2024 with remaining funds returned to the school districts. After discussion, the committee filed both special reports and adjourned, with the next meeting set for March 12-13, 2026.

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• The Department of Corrections reported unauthorized fuel card purchases by an employee and did not properly
• Furthermore, based on an analysis of fuel costs paid by the library compared to mileage recorded in library
• vehicle service records and the average fuel cost for the review period, an estimated $2,157 in fuel

Summary: The Legislative Joint Audit Committee met on February 13, 2026, and first adopted the January 9, 2026 minutes. It then received and adopted reports from the Executive Committee, the Standing Committee on Counties and Municipalities, the Standing Committee on Education Institutions, the Standing Committee on State Agencies, and the Medicaid Subcommittee. Those reports covered audit follow-up items, delinquent private water and sewer audits, municipal accounting compliance issues, education audit findings, state agency audit findings, and a Medicaid oversight presentation. Several reports were filed after discussion, and in multiple cases agencies or local officials were present to answer questions about repeat findings or compliance concerns. Among the notable audit matters, the committee reviewed a Cleburne County library audit that found more than $80,000 in unauthorized or questionable disbursements, including purchases that appeared personal in nature and improper fuel expenses. The library director had been placed on leave, later charged with felony theft of property and abuse of office, and the matter was referred to the prosecuting attorney and Attorney General. The committee also heard a special report on the Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, which found scholarship ineligibility issues and numerous disbursement-processing exceptions, while noting that the program had ended in 2024 and remaining funds were returned to the school districts. During the state agency report, Legislative Audit described findings at DHS, Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, Corrections, and Veterans Affairs, including improper benefit payments, a cashed warrant by someone other than the intended payee, missing receipts, unauthorized fuel card purchases, and payroll and overtime issues. The committee filed that report after agency representatives responded to questions. The meeting ended with the filing of the Cleburne County and Donaldson Scholars Academy reports, and the next committee meeting was announced for March 12-13, 2026.

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• 43:05.839> case management for fair teams and so case management for fair teams and so case loads
• 00:43:08.160> um<00:43:08.319> for<00:43:08.560> my<00:43:08.880> staff loads
• are extremely high um for my staff loads are extremely high um for my staff that<00:43:09.359> are
• made, you raised a question or indicated there was what seemed to be a relationship between high case load
• made, you raised a question or indicated there was what seemed to be a relationship between high case load

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and took up Senate Bill 50, sponsored by Chair Storm and President Stivers, a broad probate and trust measure. Stivers and attorney Barry explained that the bill updates Kentucky probate and intestacy procedures to better fit electronic filing and modern family structures, adjusts inheritance tax classifications to reflect longer lifespans and more complex family relationships, and adopts newer trust tools used in other states, including electronic wills and directed trusts. They also described a domestic asset protection trust provision, saying it is intended to level the playing field with other states and is not meant to help people evade existing creditors; they noted one non-uniform section may have fiscal impact and could warrant referral to Appropriations and Revenue. Members asked about the asset protection trust language, especially whether it could shield assets after a lawsuit is pending or threatened. Barry said the bill would not allow transfers to defeat existing or threatened claims and that the protection only applies where there are no such claims at the time of transfer. Senators also discussed whether the trust could be used for spendthrift-style family planning, with Barry noting trusts can already be drafted for that purpose and that the bill is not aimed at that issue. Senator Thomas requested more detail on the inheritance tax changes, and Stivers explained that the bill would move more beneficiaries into the no-tax category because estates now often pass to older children, grandchildren, and step-relatives, creating unexpected tax liability. He and others said the changes were meant to reflect modern family patterns and longer life expectancy, and Thomas said he was not opposed to the tax changes but wanted the public to understand them. Tim Shank of the Kentucky Bankers Association testified that the bankers were not opposing the bill overall but had concerns about the domestic asset protection trust section, particularly its treatment of existing mortgages and creditor claims. He said the bill’s notice and claim-extinguishment provisions could create unintended consequences for mortgage holders, and he urged changes to protect existing debt. In response, Senator Thomas questioned whether a lender that takes no action for the bill’s six-month-to-two-year claim period should lose its claim, but Shank replied that federal mortgage rules and payment status could complicate that assumption. The discussion ended with acknowledgment that the mortgage issue was likely unintended and would need further review.

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• Uh this is the same provision fuel.
• Article 8 is the sustainable aviation fuel article.
• Madam Chair, section 1 modifies the definition of sustainable aviation fuel for purposes of the fuel
• Section 1 modifies the definition of sustainable aviation fuel for purposes of the fuel that would qualify
• <01:14:46.800> for of sustainable aviation fuel for of sustainable aviation fuel for purposes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• internal documents of the fossil fuel internal documents of the fossil fuel companies<05:10:35.720
• And we can start by making the fossil fuel industry pay their fair share.
• And we can start by making the fossil fuel industry pay their fair share.
• A lot of those weren't directly caused by, um, companies, fossil fuels.
• They're caused companies, fossil fuels.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• It's kind of limited in size, and that's where the snow plows, the highway patrol, the fuel pumps, and
• It's kind of limited in size, and that's where the snow plows, the highway patrol, the fuel pumps, and
• reduction versus fuel suppression is about 7 to one on normal fires.
• <00:38:39.200> reduction<00:38:39.680> versus<00:38:40.079> fuel do a fuels
• reduction versus fuel do a fuels reduction versus fuel suppression<00:38:41.839> is<00:38:42.079

Keywords: 916, all

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• It can be farming revenue from forest fuel, fiber, flowers.
• It can be farming revenue from forest fuel, fiber, flowers.
• It can be farming revenue from forest fuel, fiber, flowers.
• It can be farming revenue from forest fuel, fiber, flowers.
• It can be farming revenue from forest fuel, fiber, flowers.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Agriculture and Environment hearing on January 27, 2025, took up multiple measures, beginning with a proposed constitutional amendment, HB 559, to recognize a right to clean water and air, a healthful environment, climate, native ecosystems, and beaches. The Attorney General’s Office testified with concerns that the amendment’s broad language could create challenges for future legislatures and environmental enforcement, while the Climate Commission and DLNR supported it. Environmental and advocacy groups, including Climate Protectors Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Greenpeace Hawaii, and others, strongly supported the measure, arguing it would strengthen decision-making and protect Hawaii’s natural resources. Committee members raised questions about how the amendment would interact with existing constitutional protections and recent litigation, and the AG’s office said the proposal could lead to broad judicial interpretation and possible liability issues. The hearing then moved on without a recorded vote on this bill. The committee next heard SB 552, which would establish a healthy soils program in the Department of Agriculture and require annual reporting and funding. The Climate Change Commission supported the bill, and the Department of Agriculture said it stood on its submitted testimony but noted existing commissions and the greenhouse gas sequestration task force already address similar objectives, suggesting SB 552 may duplicate current efforts. Agricultural and environmental advocates, including the Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and others, supported the concept of a consolidated healthy soils program, saying it would better organize existing efforts, improve access for producers, and support conservation practices. The Agribusiness Development Corporation said it would support either DOA or ADC administering the program, and committee discussion focused on implementation, program overlap, and whether the bill should better integrate existing compost reimbursement and related efforts. The final measure discussed in the excerpt was SB 678, which would create an Agricultural Development Food Security Special Fund, dedicate a portion of the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to it, and appropriate funds equal to 3% of the state budget for agriculture. The Department of Agriculture strongly supported the bill, saying the funding would align with its goals and help support farmers and ranchers. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Department of Budget and Finance raised concerns that the proposed special fund may not meet statutory criteria. Farm and industry groups generally supported the measure but suggested changes, including adding uses related to local food sourcing, distribution, and biosecurity. Committee members questioned the scale of the appropriation, noting it could amount to roughly $250 million and a major increase in DOA’s budget, and discussed whether the department could realistically implement such a large program. The hearing ended with testimony counts noted for the measures heard, and the chair indicated the committee would reconvene later for any unfinished business.

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• We are building EPIC around these three pillars: understanding future demands, assessing our fuel and
• Understanding future demands, assessing<00:04:58.560> our<00:04:58.760> fuel<00:04:59.280
• > and<00:04:59.440> generation assessing our fuel and generation assessing our fuel and
• the issuance of reports with recommendations on proposals by regulated utilities to retire fossil fuel
• ,<00:22:05.920> which reliance on more expensive fuels, which reliance on more expensive fuels

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 02:25 SB 100 Discussion 02:59 SB 100 Roll Call Vote 31:10 SJR 134 Discussion 32:41 SJR 134 Roll Call Vote 33:43 SB 222 Discussion 34:43 SB 222 Roll Call Vote 39:55, 958, all

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• AB 2050, Cario, hydrogen fuel stations, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 2410, Ellis, fuels reduction projects, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 1849, Papan, decarbonization, gaseous fuels, held in committee.
• AB 1849, Papan, decarbonization, gaseous fuels, held in committee.
• AB 2608, Patterson, transportation fuels assessment, held in committee.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held a suspense-file hearing on May 14, 2026, reviewing hundreds of Assembly bills and a few committee bills. The chair opened by explaining the committee’s budget constraints and the factors used in suspense decisions, including fiscal impact, return on investment, effects on constituents, and protection of the state’s social safety net. The agenda was organized alphabetically by author, and the committee noted that results would be posted later that day online. The committee then acted on a very large number of measures, sending many bills to the Assembly floor on do pass or do pass as amended motions, while holding many others in committee. Topics covered a broad range of policy areas, including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, wildfire mitigation, water, energy, transportation, cannabis, immigration, and state governance. Many bills were amended to narrow scope, make implementation contingent on appropriations or existing resources, remove provisions, or clarify agency responsibilities; several bills were held without further action. Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on items such as Medi-Cal services, child care, wildfire-related programs, housing financing, school and college issues, public safety and criminal justice, environmental and energy policy, and various consumer and business regulations. Some measures were sent out on A or B roll calls, with Republicans often not voting on amended bills. The hearing concluded after the committee reported that a large number of bills had been moved to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, and the committee adjourned.

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• the Department of Transportation to facilitate and accelerate the adoption of sustainable aviation fuels
• Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition. Aloha, Chairs, Vice Chairs, and members of the committee.
• Nahilani Parsons for the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition.
• We are definitely incorporating clean fuels and sustainable aviation fuel into our—what we're calling
• the top of the agenda to HCR 70, requesting DOT to facilitate the adoption of sustainable aviation fuels

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard and then voted on several concurrent resolutions. HCR 71, asking the Coalina Golf Club to work with the Department of Transportation to prevent golf balls from reaching Fington Highway, drew no opposition in testimony; a member thanked the golf club for cooperating after a constituent’s windshield was struck, and the measure was passed unamended. HCR 19 HD1, supporting Taiwan’s international participation and a U.S.-Taiwan trade agreement, received only DBED testimony in support and was passed with technical amendments. HCR 163, urging the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to establish an annual Pacific Island culture and arts festival, was supported by DBEDT and the foundation itself, which said it would welcome such a festival subject to funding and staff resources; it was passed unamended. In the later joint session, HCR 70 on accelerating sustainable aviation fuels received support from the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, while DOT said it is already working on clean fuels through its greenhouse-gas reduction efforts and that the resolution would mainly require a more targeted progress report; the measure passed, with one no vote in the joint committee vote. HCR 123, on a restricted parking zone pilot program in West Oahu neighborhoods, had no oral testimony and was passed with technical amendments. HCR 57, on a traffic mitigation and calming study in Waipahu, also had no testimony and was passed unamended. HCR 112, urging Honolulu to adopt a pedestrian-first policy, drew broad support from public health, planning, bicycling, and student witnesses, though one testifier urged coordination with existing county plans; it passed unamended. HCR 177, encouraging a summer streets pilot program, also passed unamended. For HCR 203, urging Maui County to prioritize planning for the Kihei North-South Collector Road, the chairs proposed technical amendments to correct the responsible agency from the Planning Department to the Public Works Department, and the measure passed with those amendments. Across the meetings, the committee repeatedly noted when there were no further questions or testimony, and each resolution was adopted by the committee after the stated recommendations.

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• Senate Bill 99, introduced by Senator Cedillo Lopez, an act relating to clean transportation fuels, prohibiting
• transportation fuels from being assigned a carbon intensity value.
• Senate Bill 99, introduced by Senator Cedillo Lopez, an act relating to clean transportation fuels, prohibiting
• transportation fuels from being assigned a carbon intensity value.

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• So one of my colleagues refers to this as the urban ore load—both the tailings and all the detritus in
• It's very difficult to quantify what that urban ore load is.
• So one of my colleagues refers to this as the urban ore load—both the tailings and all the detritus in
• It's very difficult to quantify what that urban ore load is.

Bills: SB1046

Keywords: telecommunications, broadband, internet infrastructure, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, national security, foreign adversary, China, Chinese equipment, supply chain security, network equipment, microchips, Arizona Corporation Commission, telecommunications provider, communications infrastructure, Huawei, ZTE, state-owned enterprise, sanctions, infrastructure security

Summary: The Committee on Science and Technology heard Senate Bill 1046, which would bar critical telecommunications infrastructure in Arizona from using equipment manufactured or owned by a foreign adversary, require annual certification to the Corporation Commission, impose civil penalties for noncompliance, and cut off state, local, or federal infrastructure funding for violators. Marina Macklin testified in support, arguing the bill responds to real national-security risks from China, citing examples such as Huawei, Hikvision, and other foreign-linked technology concerns, and saying states can act where federal efforts are incomplete or slow. Members raised questions about cost, timing, and whether the bill duplicates federal action; Macklin said the bill targets public procurement and that state action remains appropriate. The committee then voted 5-1 to return SB 1046 with a do pass recommendation. The committee next received a presentation from Craig Luxbacher of the University of Arizona on mining technology and the state’s role as an innovation hub. He described university work on automation, microgrids, critical mineral recovery, tailings remediation, workforce training, and heat-stress protection, and said Arizona can help de-risk new mining technologies through research partnerships, training networks, and policy support. Members asked about microgrids, federal and state law changes, tariffs, workforce decline, AI, and how the Legislature could help; Luxbacher emphasized the need for coordinated training pipelines, incubators for mining startups, and support for pilot projects and processing capacity. Jeremiah Pate, founder and CTO of Lunisand, then presented on subsurface imaging technology using georadiotomography. He said the system can image deep underground from airborne platforms, helping locate critical minerals, aquifers, tunnels, and hidden defense-related threats more quickly than traditional methods. Members asked about archaeological uses, mineral identification, water detection, whether similar companies exist, and defense applications. Pate said the technology is still developing but is unique in its field-practical airborne capability. The meeting concluded with closing remarks from the chair and adjournment.