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• Our goal will be to develop and implement infrastructure to better support students in meeting their
• <00:08:39.839> to develop and Implement infrastructure to develop and Implement infrastructure
• One of the things that the Office of Higher Education is instructed to do in a later subdivision is to
• One of the things that the Office of Higher Education is instructed to do in a later subdivision is to
• One of the things that the Office of Higher Education is instructed to do in a later subdivision is to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Further, the bill contains no funding or infrastructure to support the additional investigations that
• One of them is an infrastructure bill. The first half is an infrastructure bill.
• But much like the other things that the revolving funds are allowed for, it is infrastructure things,
• <03:57:56.160> is water and sewage infrastructure is water and sewage infrastructure is provided
• either a site plan or a subdivision either a site plan or a subdivision regulation.<03:58:34.560

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• municipalities and parishes; it also includes levee districts, ports, and really any other political subdivision
• None of us call it that, but it's the state granting funds to a political subdivision of the state.
• But it's the state granting funds to a political subdivision of the state.
• We need to get these roads and this infrastructure developed in order to meet the project's timeline.
• Priority Program: through the help of Congressman Troy Carter and Senator Bill Cassidy in the infrastructure

Summary: The committee met for an informational hearing focused largely on the state capital outlay process and House Bill 2. Roger Husser and Matt Baker of the Division of Administration/Facility Planning and Control described how the office prepares and administers the capital outlay bill, said the bill has grown substantially over five years, and argued that recent changes in culture, staffing, project management, cash-flow analysis, and use of third-party support have more than doubled project expenditures and improved delivery. Members asked about the use and cost of third-party project managers, delegation of smaller projects to agencies, hiring difficulties, and whether the changes represented better interpretation of existing law versus statutory changes. Husser said some statutes were amended, some internal customs were removed, and the office would provide a list of those changes. He also explained that the office is trying to move away from overly rigid practices and toward faster project completion while still following public-bid and oversight rules. A major portion of the discussion centered on the size and structure of the capital outlay bill, especially the gap between Priority 1 cash capacity and the much larger Priority 5 backlog. Husser said the current annual Priority 1 limit is tied to construction inflation and is about $574 million, with additional surplus funds also available, but that the bill contains far more Priority 5 funding than can realistically move in a five-year plan. He and members discussed dormant projects, scope creep, legacy projects that have sat in the bill for years, and the problem of false expectations for non-state entities. Proposed solutions included limiting Priority 5 to five times Priority 1, requiring annual re-endorsement by members, setting district or project caps for non-state projects, requiring time limits and reporting for grant-like non-state projects, placing matches in escrow, requiring design readiness before submission, and consolidating the many existing reporting requirements into one clearer report. Members also discussed bundling multiple projects under one agency project, which the House had begun piloting for LSU, UL Lafayette, Southern, and DOTD, and which Husser said could improve flexibility, reduce overappropriation, and better reflect actual spending. Baker then explained cash-flow management and the commitment process, saying FPC now analyzes projects annually to estimate what can actually be spent in the next fiscal year and uses commitments to allow projects to proceed when future-year funding is expected. He said overappropriations can result from poor cash-flow estimates, delays, dormant projects, or projects coming in under budget, and that the office is already reworking cash-flow assumptions and reappropriating savings where possible. Members also raised concerns about change orders and low bids; staff said project managers review change orders closely, require concurrence on non-state projects, and sometimes reduce scope to keep projects within budget. After FPC’s presentation, the committee heard the beginning of Louisiana Economic Development’s capital outlay discussion, where LED explained that its projects generally fall into three categories, including the Economic Development Awards Program and Site Readiness Program, both used to support targeted economic development and job creation.

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• The Texas legislature established the Texas Flood Infrastructure Fund to help communities plan, design
• The fund supports drainage infrastructure through grants and zero interest loans to cities. counties,
• Can you walk us through the critical infrastructure that you foresee this entity to coordinate and to
• infrastructure areas for Texas, right?
• Threats from foreign and domestic actors continue to expose vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure

Keywords: legislation, Senate Joint Resolution 40, Senate Bill 871, constitutional amendment, emergency powers, governor authority, legislative oversight

Summary: The meeting focused on several crucial pieces of legislation, notably Senate Joint Resolution 40, which proposed a constitutional amendment to clarify the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the Supreme Court during emergencies. Senator Birdwell presented the resolution, emphasizing the need for legislative involvement during prolonged crises. It garnered broad support, passing with 29 votes in favor and only 1 against. Following this, Senate Bill 871, considered the enabling legislation, was also moved for discussion, with the aim of reinforcing the legislature's authority during emergencies while establishing clear guidelines for the governor's powers.

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• c> legislature exe executive branch legislature exe executive branch political<00:45:15.560> subdivision
• /c><01:02:09.920> of<01:02:10.160> a<01:02:10.319> public<01:02:10.640> subdivision
• official action of a public subdivision official action of a public subdivision and<01:02:11.280
• There's a provision that says that if you're an employee of a political subdivision and you're lobbying
• as well as city councils to provide technical expertise on housing, transportation, and other infrastructure

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• Representative Aly said that the bill goes both ways: if a subdivision owns a property and the state
• the state and a political subdivision the state and a political subdivision the<01:01:45.880>
• it goes both ways so if uh subdivision it goes both ways so if uh subdivision<01:02:34.480> owns<
• owns a property and the subdivision owns a property and the state's<01:02:35.640> leasing<01:
• leasing it it's political subdivision leasing it it's the<01:02:41.400> same<01:02:41.599>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 1/CAC 1, which concerned gubernatorial succession and incapacity. Members supporting an ITL motion said the bill was not workable as written and that New Hampshire already has a constitutional structure that has functioned for more than 200 years. Others noted the state’s two-year gubernatorial term and said the existing protections were sufficient. The committee voted 16-0 to inexpedient to legislate, and the item was placed on consent. The committee then considered House Bill 96, the energy code bill. Supporters argued that updating the code would reduce long-term energy costs, improve climate resilience, help the construction industry, and keep New Hampshire eligible for federal funding. Opponents of ITL said the bill was premature because the 2024 energy code was already under review, housing costs were a major concern, and the testimony on costs was conflicting and not well supported. The committee voted 12-4 for ITL, and a minority report was requested. House Bill 161, dealing with the Native American Affairs Commission, was also sent to ITL by a 16-0 vote and placed on consent. Members cited serious concerns about vacancies, expired terms, missing annual reports, and whether the commission was functioning effectively. Several members said the committee lacked the expertise to resolve the underlying cultural and intergovernmental disputes and that the issues were beyond the committee’s scope. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 428 and adopted Amendment 0328 by a 16-0 vote. The amendment would preserve municipalities’ ability to make administrative building-code amendments, such as permit, inspection, occupancy, and fee procedures, while still barring local governments from setting higher construction standards than the state code. Testimony emphasized that the amendment was meant to clean up and consolidate related language and make the bill administratively workable. After the amendment passed, members discussed the bill in amended form, with supporters and opponents focusing on housing costs, local control, flood protection, and the risk of inconsistent local codes.

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• Our projects will be safer and our infrastructure will last for generations.
• Um, section one, subdivision one, that says the commissioner must penalize employer if the employer or
• Um, section one,<00:27:01.600> subdivision<00:27:02.159> one,<00:27:02.400> that
• <00:27:02.640> says<00:27:03.120> the one, subdivision one, that says the one, subdivision
• to host the our infrastructure to host the our educational<01:18:53.199> programming.

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• Although CEOs are oftentimes used to finance public infrastructure projects, local governments have UCOs
• For water infrastructure, very worthy, light and power systems, the municipal service center building
• Roads, airports, um, should I had that list, roads, airports, other, um, Infrastructure, city halls,
• Our hospital district members are a critical component of that infrastructure.
• So it's really critical that they're able to respond and maintain that critical health infrastructure

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• Sportsmen's Harbor, would have little time to respond to sudden floodwaters, placing people, infrastructure
• safety, and the long-term health of the river system that sustains our community, wildlife, and infrastructure
• Nix: regardless of the prohibition of subdivisions issuing a permit before that septic system construction

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• indemnification agreements in certain contracts or agreements pertaining to electric utility infrastructure
• the Texas Advisory Committee of the Texas Water Fund Advisory Committee, the abolish the Texas Infrastructure
• HB 3427 by Tinderholt relating to the authority of a political subdivision to implement certain diversity

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• say that that a lot of this is already say that that a lot of this is already in<00:26:05.320> subdivision
• of<00:26:06.320> the<00:26:06.399> underlying<00:26:06.840> law in subdivision
• 7 of the underlying law in subdivision 7 of the underlying law too<00:26:07.399> and<00:26:07.559
• cyber<00:35:33.920> security support the cyber security support the cyber security infrastructure
• of the office and the infrastructure of the office and the system<00:35:36.359> it<00:35:36.760

Bills: HF1345, HF71, HF993, HF1943

Keywords: HF1345, statutory city, public utility commission, municipal utilities, city council, local government, utility governance, commission membership, staggered terms, vacancy appointment, ordinance, Minnesota Statutes 412.341, municipal ordinance, city commission, public utilities, HF71, Minnesota, public safety, peace officers, correctional officers

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• request Louisiana Economic Development to consider studying and evaluating the economic assets, infrastructure
• When we talk about economic development, when we talk about education, when we talk about infrastructure
• ,... ...development, when we talk about education, when we talk about infrastructure, we cannot have
• 345, by Representative McMakin, is an act to amend Title 48 relative to the Class 2 and 3 Rail Infrastructure
• projects to create the Louisiana State Infrastructure Bank.

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• The program provides funds to repair critical infrastructure to political subdivisions located in counties
• Have the tax base to rebuild that critical infrastructure.
• We had people in subdivisions that had bridges. Out culverts.
• I mentioned earlier, the, uh, the PKI infrastructure.
• infrastructure operators.

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• returned to the political subdivisions. returned to the political subdivisions.
• that<05:24:09.760> were the political subdivisions that were the political subdivisions that
• , pooling by political subdivisions, pooling by political subdivisions, improperly<05:38:08.958><
• political subdivisions. political subdivisions.
• . subdivisions. subdivisions.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Line 1373 is a reduction to public health infrastructure pilot grants.
• Chair, Representative Nadeau, I would just say that in subdivision 2, it's on page 116 of the DE.
• Subdivision 2 of that section directs the Commissioner of Health to develop guidelines for the warning
• It supports the public health infrastructure, hospitals, mental health centers, home care, community

Bills: HF2435

Keywords: healthcare, dementia services, public health funding, opioid prevention, women's health, community health boards, mental health

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• other resilient infrastructure. other resilient infrastructure.
• Infrastructure also directly market.
• proposed in section 7 subdivision 2A. proposed in section 7 subdivision 2A.
• funding for the infrastructure funding for the infrastructure improvements<01:10:13.040> on
• transportation infrastructure, right? transportation infrastructure, right?

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• > there's<00:03:28.960> the don't know if there's the don't know if there's the infrastructural
• work,<00:03:30.200> this,<00:03:30.400> that,<00:03:30.840> just infrastructural
• work, this, that, just infrastructural work, this, that, just doing<00:03:31.240> an<00:03:31.320
• subdivision one of the bill. subdivision one of the bill.
• <00:48:24.400> two see, it's subdivision two see, it's subdivision two line<00:48:26.840><

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• local governments, those subdivisions local governments, those subdivisions that<00:05:01.919>
• Uh, this was in 2021 through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or the Bipartisan Infrastructure
• And so to date, the infrastructure.
• with the subdivisions of the state?
• public infrastructure public infrastructure that<03:33:52.319> begins<03:33:52.640> at

Keywords: 916, all

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• Uh, that will be developed as a great master plan subdivision.
• that was formerly a gravel pit and sand mining operation, and we to finance much needed public infrastructure
• So please note that the district is still required to finance such sewer infrastructure as well as to
• You guys already started putting roads in and infrastructure like that already into this space yet, or
• House Bill 447 promotes responsible infrastructure development by requiring that a MU cannot issue bonds

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• jurisdiction that would have control of these known waterways, drainage points, and stormwater infrastructure
• And so at the very end, they say works that political subdivisions have the responsibility to maintain
• my last question is just about what are we doing or what can be done about private stormwater infrastructure
• But I think we addressed a lot of the inspection related to the private infrastructure.
• These are the key infrastructure that handles so many of the canals, so many of the drainage points are

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources considered several environmental and infrastructure bills, most of them sponsored or presented by Senator McLean, along with measures on stormwater, wastewater, brownfields, marine facilities, and a confirmation package. SB 492 on mitigation banking would allow mitigation credits to be purchased outside an impact area when local credits are unavailable, with distance-based multipliers and a statutory credit release schedule; Senator Smith raised concerns about how far credits could be moved from the impacted ecosystem, while supporters said the bill would preserve net environmental benefit and provide predictability. The bill was reported favorably, with Senator Smith voting no. SB 800 would update Florida’s battery recycling program and require manufacturers to support more robust recycling and disposal information, prompted by testimony from waste, recycling, and industry groups describing truck, landfill, and facility fires caused by batteries. SB 1228 would advance a spring restoration project for Kentucky Springs and the Santa Fe spring flows by allowing JEA to amend a compliance plan to deliver more than 35 million gallons per day of reclaimed water to replenish the aquifer; it was reported favorably without debate. SB 796 would create a general permit for distributed wastewater treatment systems to help local governments address failing septic tanks, and SB 736 would update the Brownfields program with technical changes, revised definitions, and a change allowing smaller ownership interests to participate in cleanup efforts; both were reported favorably after supportive testimony. SB 810 on stormwater management required annual inspections of local government waterways and drainage works before hurricane season, motivated by flooding after recent storms. Senators Harrell and Smith questioned who would be responsible for inspections and repairs, the scope of structures covered, and the fiscal impact, and the sponsor said the bill would be refined to better define responsibilities and possibly narrow the scope to higher-risk infrastructure. The bill drew opposition from the Florida League of Cities and the Florida Stormwater Association, but also strong support from senators who emphasized the need for better preparedness; it was reported favorably. SB 1162 on water access facilities would add a clean marine manufacturer designation, provide a lease fee discount, and include parking for boat-hauling vehicles and trailers in the grant program; it was reported favorably. The committee also unanimously recommended confirmation of five Florida Inland Navigation District appointees, and Senator DeSantis? no, Senator DeCeglie recorded affirmative votes on SB 492, SB 800, and SB 1228 before adjournment.