Video & Transcript Research : 'landowner'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And if they chose to do so, the landowners could do so.
- We in TSCRA stand with the landowners of Texas and say, don't forget who owns the water.
- It is the landowner.
- It 316 is the landowner.
- Me as a landowner, I want it as close to me as possible. lines, not aquifer lines.
Summary:
The committee met to hear House Bills 27 and 24 on groundwater issues in East Texas, with members and witnesses focusing on a proposed large-volume groundwater export project and the need for more science before major permitting decisions are made. HB 27, which was within the special session call, would direct the Texas Water Development Board to conduct a hydrogeologic study of the aquifers in the affected area and temporarily pause new export permits while the study is underway. HB 24, a separate bill that would limit certain production and export permits to 5% of modeled available groundwater, was laid out but the chair said it would not be moved out of committee.
Testimony on HB 27 was largely supportive, though some witnesses were neutral. Supporters, including representatives from a water supply corporation, the Trinity River Authority, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, said the region lacks enough hydrologic data, that the proposed pumping could affect private wells, surface water, and local economies, and that the state needs better information on sustainable yield and groundwater-surface water interaction. Several witnesses emphasized that groundwater conservation districts need clearer tools and better data, while also noting concerns about property rights and the rule of capture. Committee members discussed the scale of the proposed project, the absence of a groundwater conservation district in Houston County, and the possibility that the study should examine desired future conditions and maximum sustainable pumping rather than only modeled available groundwater.
The committee adopted the committee substitute for HB 27 and voted it out favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass, be printed, and be sent to the Committee on Calendars. The roll call was unanimous, 11 ayes and 0 nays. After the vote, members briefly reflected on the complexity of the issue and the need to continue working on broader groundwater policy in the interim and next session. HB 24 was discussed later in the meeting, but no final action on that bill was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/19/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:03:38.959><c> install</c><00:03:39.599><c> drain</c> the landowner wants to install drain the landowner
- In fact, it appears to punish landowners, any landowner who decided to leave the pipe in the ground,
- In fact, it appears to punish landowners, any landowner who decided to leave the pipe in the ground,
- In their informational pamphlet to landowners on the FERC website, they say that landowners maybe probably
- In their informational pamphlet to landowners on the FERC website, they say that landowners maybe probably
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 1, February 9, 2026
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate File 15, landowner hunting...
- </c><00:23:29.760><c> limited</c> landowner license limits and limited landowner license limits and limited
- </c> Landowner Licenses Limitations. Landowner Licenses Limitations.
- Chief clerk will call the roll. um landowner quota area um landowner quota area that<01:15:28.880><c>
- </c> um to protect those landowner licenses. um to protect those landowner licenses.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Rural Issues Feb 25th, 2026
Special Committee on Rural Issues
Transcript Highlights:
- And many have been either sold to adjoining landowners or reverted back to the original landowners, I
- We just need to look out for landowners here as well.
- We are the only landowners in this five-mile... ...the only landowners in this five-mile line to fight
- They run through rural areas and they run over rural landowners.
- And so, and I get real passionate about this because I'm a landowner, but I also represent a lot of landowners
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 5th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- However, the criteria leaves out the broad swath of landowners in the state.
- We definitely, landowners are, I mean, we're just landowners for the most part, but it's our water too
- We definitely landowners are, I mean, we're just landowners for the most part, but It's our water too
- And that's the landowners that lease the land to the water exporters.
- You can, Chairman Perry, you have been so fair to landowners.
Keywords:
agricultural conservation, land preservation, environmental protection, wildlife habitat, Texas Farm and Ranch, groundwater conservation district, Texas Water Code, water permit, permit amendment, groundwater permit, water rights, aquifer, well registration, exempt wells, beneficial use, water conservation, groundwater quality, well plugging, Hill Country Priority Groundwater Management Area, surface water resources
Summary:
The Senate Water, Agriculture, Rural Affairs Committee heard several bills focused on groundwater management, water infrastructure, and agricultural land conservation. SB 612 would limit certain water districts in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties from charging developers pipeline construction fees above actual, documented costs; the committee substitute removed a developer challenge mechanism to preserve district discretion over construction standards. HB 1633 would require groundwater conservation districts to consider registered exempt wells when reviewing or amending permits, and testimony from landowners, district representatives, and advocacy groups largely supported the bill as a way to protect domestic and livestock wells from drawdown caused by large export projects. HB 1689 would clarify that export fee revenues may be used for well operability, alternative water supplies, and aquifer monitoring, including through interlocal cooperation, and HB 3058 would give the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District authority to use export fees for county road improvements and environmental programs tied to well inspection and groundwater management. HB 2018 would clarify that the Texas Farm and Ranchland Conservation Program is intended to purchase conservation easements only on working agricultural lands, with support from cattle raisers and Farm Bureau representatives. The committee also considered HB 29, which would require large water systems to validate water loss audits and submit mitigation plans; a committee substitute removed the water-loss threshold and adjusted the timeline for more detailed validation. Public testimony on the bills was generally supportive, with several witnesses describing declining well levels, road damage from export projects, and the need to preserve agricultural land and local water supplies. The committee adopted committee substitutes and voted favorably on HB 29, HB 1689, HB 2018, SB 612, and SB 3058, recommending several of them for the local and uncontested calendar; HB 1633 was left pending awaiting a committee substitute.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And part of this bill deals with protections for landowners.
- The landowners, for the county taxation commissions and everybody else.
- the landowners for the county taxation commissions and everybody else.
- And it sounds like in your example you're a landowner.
- I represent Missouri Landowners Alliance. I'm on the leadership team.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- If you look at lines 13 through 20, this section of the bill deals with landowner protections.
- We deal with setbacks, and we also deal with those landowner protections.
- We deal with setbacks, and we also deal with those landowner protections.
- And it sounds like in your example, you’re a landowner.
- I represent Missouri Landowners Alliance. I'm on the leadership team.
Summary:
The committee first took up House Committee Substitute for House Bills 21, 22, and 1626, which would combine the bills and add a clawback/refund provision for construction work in progress in base rates if costs were imprudently incurred or a project is not placed in service in a reasonable time. Supporters argued Missouri should remove its CWIP ban to stay competitive with neighboring states and attract utility investment, while opponents warned about unknown costs and timelines for ratepayers. The substitute was adopted, and the committee voted the combined bill do pass by 12 ayes and 7 noes.
The committee then considered House Bill 2711, as amended by a substitute, dealing with broadband-related property tax treatment. The sponsor explained the substitute narrowed the bill to new installations, added a seven-year sunset, and aimed to clarify assessment issues. Supporters said the measure would help expand broadband infrastructure and improve service in underserved areas, while opponents argued the tax break should not apply to upgrades within existing service territories and questioned whether the bill truly expanded access. The committee adopted the substitute and voted the bill do pass by 12 ayes and 7 noes.
The remainder of the hearing focused on House Bill 2762, a broad solar/wind/water measure. The sponsor described provisions setting a $2,500 per megawatt tax on solar nameplate capacity, creating more uniform assessment rules, establishing setbacks for solar facilities, limiting eminent domain use, and including smaller sections on water district dissolution and wind turbine lighting. Testimony was mixed: solar developers, Clean Grid Alliance, Renew Missouri, and Missouri Farm Bureau supported clearer rules, grandfathering, and setbacks they viewed as reasonable, while landowners and local residents raised concerns about property rights, transparency, runoff, glare, noise, and the impact of large solar projects on neighboring farms and homes. No final action on HB 2762 was taken in the portion provided, but the chair said a committee substitute would be developed to address the solar issues more comprehensively.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Carbon Sequestration Programs Study Commission (06/05/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> timber, even though the landowner timber, even though the landowner received<00:24:53.240><c> $0
- </c> You want to tax the landowner You want to tax the landowner both<01:18:07.560><c> for</c><01:18:
- ,</c><01:22:02.400><c> frankly,</c> for, and landowners, frankly, for, and landowners, frankly, need<
- </c> have a higher bar than most landowners have a higher bar than most landowners on<01:48:46.560><c
- </c> of the landowners. of the landowners.
Summary:
The meeting opened with a quorum present and approval of the April 17 minutes. The commission then heard a presentation from attorney Jacob Rhodes of Cleveland, Waters and Bass on the history and legal basis of New Hampshire’s timber tax, explaining that timber was historically treated as part of real property, that a 1913 case confirmed that view, and that a 1949 constitutional amendment created a separate timber yield tax to discourage clear-cutting and support forest conservation. He described the tax as a tax on the yield when timber is severed, not an income tax, and noted that towns are reimbursed through a system based on Department of Revenue Administration market data and local reports of cut.
Members and guests asked how “yield” is defined, how the timber tax interacts with current use, and whether carbon sequestration could be treated similarly. Testimony explained that current use generally is not affected by harvesting timber, that towns can tax standing timber under RSA 79:5 but rarely do because it is labor-intensive, and that carbon credits might be valued using a similar market-data approach. Several speakers discussed a prior bill drafted with DRA input that would have treated carbon more like timber, but noted it never fully advanced in the General Court and that the version ultimately discussed by the House differed from the earlier DRA-comfortable draft.
The discussion also covered whether carbon sequestration agreements are effectively long-term leases or transfers of timber rights, with Rhodes suggesting that 99-year arrangements could be taxable transfers of real property under DRA rules, though he had not reviewed specific agreements. DRA staff said they do not currently have a timber-like survey mechanism for carbon and would likely need access to proprietary market data or a subscription service to build one. No formal vote was taken beyond approving the minutes; the commission appeared to agree to revisit the carbon/timber valuation issue and the draft bill at a future meeting.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Those are the wells that landowners use, like the...
- That's the domestic wells, private landowners' wells.
- What the impacts are going to be to these landowners.
- those landowners much harder than they are pumping other landowners that are in their lease pool. which
- We've created lots of districts for landowners.
Keywords:
water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (05/06/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In recent years, some municipalities have adopted ordinances requiring private landowners to maintain
- It prohibits municipalities from adopting or enforcing an ordinance that requires an ag landowner to
- It keeps cities from pushing responsibilities onto landowners for areas that are outside their control
- And not one city has, uh, reimbursed landowners, farmers, or ranchers for that overreach.
- landowners are developers and they need the right to develop their land at the, the rate that they need
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Apr 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Second, provide the landowner a reasonable opportunity to be These landowners.
- So that landowner has to be present for any negotiations.
- The landowner actually has to be present for that. Very important things.
- There's a timeline in which the landowner has to respond back.
- We've worked with the landowners. We've worked with industry.
Summary:
The House Natural Resources Committee met on April 29, 2026, with a quorum present and took up several bills related to property rights, expropriation, renewable energy recycling, and local permitting. Representative Domangue first presented HCR 80 on private property rights, using it to highlight the 2025 landman code of conduct and the need for stronger guardrails in expropriation negotiations. She then deferred the resolution in order to allow Chairman Geymann to present HB 841, which was described as establishing a code of conduct for landmen and expropriation-related negotiations. The committee heard testimony and watched video examples from landowners describing intimidation, inadequate compensation offers, and the need for fair treatment. Amendments were adopted to broaden the bill to all certificate holders, prohibit threats about court costs and attorney fees, shorten response times, and add graduated fines and public posting for violations. HB 841 was reported favorably as amended, with no opposition cards recorded.
The committee then considered HB 621 by Representative Coates, which would require recycling of decommissioned renewable energy infrastructure to the extent practical. After discussion with DEQ, the bill was amended to clarify that existing universal waste rules apply and to remove language that would have required the renewable facility owner to pay decommissioning costs in that section; the effective date was set for January 1, 2027. Testimony from renewable energy industry representatives supported the measure and explained that solar panels and related components can be recycled at high rates, with established markets for recovered materials. The committee adopted the amendments and reported HB 621 favorably.
Next, Representative Jacob Landry presented HB 595, aimed at preventing local governments from unreasonably delaying or impeding energy projects through permit requirements, especially road permits affecting Haynesville Shale operations. After amendment, the bill required timely action on local road permits and deemed them approved if not acted on within 30 days. Supporters emphasized the economic importance of the Haynesville and the need for predictable permitting, while opponents argued the bill could further erode local authority, particularly regarding carbon capture and sequestration. The committee reported HB 595 favorably. Landry then presented HB 1191, creating a certificate of compliance process for oilfield and exploration and production sites to provide a cleaner path for cleanup, finality, and future investment. The bill drew technical and substantive amendments, including changes to definitions, confidentiality, and the role of DEQ; discussion continued over whether the bill should be deferred to allow more time to work through the remaining issues.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The same landowners predominantly own the bulk of Texas.
- TSRA stands with the landowners of Texas and says, don't forget who owns the water.
- It is the landowner.
- I would respond as many landowners have said.
- Operators did not worry about leasing mineral rights from all those urban landowners.
Keywords:
groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management, 997, house, all
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 5th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a rancher, landowner, and vice president of the Water Protection Association of Gonzales County,
- We definitely, as landowners, are...
- I mean, we're just landowners for the most part, but it’s... our water too, and it provides water for
- And that's the landowners that leased the land to the water exporters.
- Chairman Perry, you have been... so fair to landowners, and I genuinely mean this.
Keywords:
agricultural conservation, land preservation, environmental protection, wildlife habitat, Texas Farm and Ranch, groundwater conservation district, Texas Water Code, water permit, permit amendment, groundwater permit, water rights, aquifer, well registration, exempt wells, beneficial use, water conservation, groundwater quality, well plugging, Hill Country Priority Groundwater Management Area, surface water resources
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Carbon Sequestration Programs Study Commission (11/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- 28.160><c> standards</c><00:51:28.480><c> of</c> the landowner meeting the standards of the landowner
- Uh, you know, we have landowner rights, and this is a landowner right that is being executed when a landowner
- landowner right.
- That's a landowner right. And so carbon. That's a landowner right.
- </c> understand the value to the landowner. understand the value to the landowner.
Summary:
The meeting was called to order, the Pledge of Allegiance was led, and the clerk called the roll, establishing a quorum. The committee approved the prior minutes after correcting the date and changing a reference so that a draft-legislation note attributed to Representative Wlette was corrected. After that, the chair introduced a carbon presentation by Mr. Charlie Lebec and invited members and guests to move closer to view the slides.
Mr. Lebec’s presentation focused on forest carbon science and forest carbon offset markets, with emphasis on how forests store, sequester, and emit carbon. He explained greenhouse gases and the relationship between atmospheric CO2 and temperature, then defined key terms such as carbon storage, sequestration, flux, sinks, and sources. He also described forest carbon pools, noting that soils contain a large share of forest carbon, and discussed how forest age affects storage and sequestration, arguing that younger forests often sequester carbon faster while older forests store more carbon overall. He also addressed how harvested wood products can continue to store carbon, responding to a question from a member about mass timber and carbon sinks.
The presentation included regional comparisons showing New Hampshire’s forest density, carbon storage, and sequestration relative to other New England states, and noted that New Hampshire forests offset more than 30% of the state’s annual greenhouse gas emissions from nonforest sources, while Maine and Vermont offset even larger shares. Mr. Lebec said eastern forests are generally carbon sinks, unlike some western forests affected by wildfire, and stressed that forest management, soil protection, and forest age all influence carbon outcomes. No votes or substantive policy actions were taken beyond approving the minutes; the meeting was primarily informational.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Mar 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- As you know, many landowners have concerns about the second half of this bill.
- Many landowners have concerns about the second half of this bill.
- And that's from concerns that we had from landowners.
- And Michael Farozo with the landowners. Michael? Michael, wishing to speak.
- I know the landowners haven't had a chance to speak on any of this.
Summary:
The committee first adopted the 2025 minutes, then took up House Bill 727, which would allow burning untreated, unpainted dimensional lumber such as two-by-fours. The bill was presented as a narrow exemption to existing restrictions on burning construction debris, and it was reported favorable without objection.
Members then heard from DEQ Secretary Courtney Burdett on House Bill 697, the department’s sunset/recreation bill. She outlined DEQ’s work on permit modernization, interagency coordination, field inspections, spill response, criminal investigations, environmental education, and small business assistance. Members raised issues including a large waste-tire site, an oil spill response, and a stormwater discharge issue at Smitties. The committee praised DEQ’s responsiveness and reported the bill favorable without objection.
House Bill 758, dealing with DEQ fees, was then considered. The bill and amendment package would update and increase various permit and program fees, add annual or biennial CPI-based adjustments, and remove outdated provisions, with the stated goal of aligning revenues with expenditures and reducing reliance on the state general fund. Several industry and landowner groups supported the measure, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorable.
The committee also advanced House Bill 726, which increases penalties for abandoning vessels and related gross littering. Members discussed how abandoned boats are identified, owner notice procedures, registration versus title issues, hurricane-related losses, and protections for older or distressed owners. Wildlife and Fisheries said the bill targets intentional dumping and that existing law allows case-by-case discretion for true hardship situations. The bill was reported favorable. House Bill 756, concerning personal watercraft, was also reported favorable after testimony that it would require reasonable suspicion for vessel stops, align state rules more closely with federal boating safety standards, and update provisions on accident reporting and inflatable PFDs.
Finally, the committee considered House Bill 767, which creates recreational alligator hunting license and lottery fees contingent on separate legislation authorizing the season. Supporters said the measure would help create a recreational opportunity while generating conservation funding, but landowners and commercial harvesters warned the fee may be too low, the proposal may be moving too quickly, and recreational harvest could affect commercial operations and landowner interests. After extensive discussion, the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorable. House Bill 964, authorizing a state property transfer in Caddo Parish, was also reported favorable, and the meeting adjourned.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-04-17 - 11:30AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This restores a common-sense understanding of the law and ensures that the landowner receives a full
- It replaces an unclear calendar-year interpretation, and it reduces unnecessary burden on landowners.
- . landowners. landowners.
- , and of course, farmers, landowners, and of course, legislative<00:16:48.839><c> counsel.
- I'm wondering what educational measures are being undertaken to inform landowners of these changes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As you may recall, the landowners compensation program, uh, was established by Senate Bill 1133 last
- One of the reasons that we added the language to Uh, compensate landowners for debris and some of the
- Rather than the landowners themselves, these lessees who are responsible for the day to day upkeep of
- Instead, a lessee can file the claim, but compensation goes to the landowner who could live hundreds
- of the of the landowner.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- to abuse the rights of landowners who are members of a coop of my cooperative.
- I I heard some comments and clearly I'm very sensitive to landowner rights.
- and you're dealing with landowners.
- Total disregard for landowners' rights.
- Texas landowner rights.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill and support policies that reinforce Texas's commitment to landowner certainty and economic
- They determine what a landowner can or cannot do with their property, whether they can build, lease,
- HB 3572 ensures that landowners are not blindsided by these changes.
- These quiet changes have a massive impact on business and landowners alike.
- I represent the landowners, Andy Barrett, and we support the bill.
Bills:
HB407, HB871, HB882, HB2011, HB3572, HB3578, HB4038, HB4866, HB4897, HB4978, HB5380, HB5555, HB5668, HB5670, HB5674, HB5676, HB5679, HB5688, SB673
Keywords:
solar energy, residential construction, building code, municipal regulations, energy compliance, building codes, interconnection, education, funding, teacher support, student resources, school infrastructure, municipal requirements, environmental sustainability, municipalities, construction, agricultural operation, International Code Council, county regulations, construction fees