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• Finally, we've also heard about modifications that our members have had to make to help weather the impact
• that our members have had modifications that our members have had to<00:06:35.080> make<00:06
• :35.320> to<00:06:35.400> help<00:06:35.600> weather<00:06:35.840> the<00
• weather the impact of this<00:06:36.640> mandate.
• <00:29:49.280> to that make reasonable modifications to that make reasonable modifications

Keywords: 1183, house

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• These areas, or zones, are based on factors such as fuel, slope, and fire weather.
• But with the severe rainstorms that, you know, the scientists are attributing to the extreme weather
• But with the severe rainstorms that, you know, the scientists are attributing to the extreme weather
• We recognize It's absolutely a disaster, contributed by severe weather.
• So I would encourage a modification of the 90 days.

Summary: The committee first took up a consent calendar of multiple bills, moving them forward mostly to Appropriations, with AB 1531 sent to Insurance. It then heard AB 645, requiring emergency medical dispatch training for public safety dispatchers who handle medical calls. Supporters said standardized dispatcher training would improve CPR and other pre-arrival instructions, especially in rural areas with long response times; there was no opposition, and the bill was moved to Appropriations. AB 716, on statewide hydrogen fire safety standards and a State Fire Marshal hydrogen expert, also drew support and was sent to Utilities and Energy. AB 783, aimed at lowering disaster rebuilding costs by allowing state contracting for construction materials in declared disaster areas, was supported by housing and building groups and moved to Appropriations. AB 591, creating a public works mutual aid plan for disasters, and AB 1200, expanding disaster preparedness through tabletop exercises, a State Lifelines Council, and CERT training, both received supportive testimony and were sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 300, which would require regular updates to fire hazard severity zone maps; witnesses from fire agencies and cities supported moving the review schedule to every five years, and the bill was sent to Appropriations as amended. AB 986 would add landslides and climate-change-exacerbated conditions to the definition of state and local emergencies; supporters from Rancho Palos Verdes and the League of California Cities described severe land movement and major costs, while members raised concerns about overbroad emergency declarations. The bill nonetheless advanced to Appropriations. AB 478, requiring local emergency plans to include pet rescue procedures and longer holding periods for rescued animals, was supported by the author, a mayor, and animal advocacy groups; members suggested revisiting the 90-day reclamation period and transfer rules, but the bill moved to Appropriations. Later, AB 598 proposed school mapping technology for K-12 campuses so first responders can access accurate layouts during emergencies. The sponsor and dispatch representatives said the maps could reduce response times and improve coordination, while committee members asked about costs, vendor neutrality, rural school funding, and coordination with the 911 Advisory Board; the bill was moved to Appropriations with members noting possible follow-up amendments. Throughout the meeting, several votes were left open for later addition, and the committee eventually recorded additional aye votes and one no vote on AB 783 and a not-voting position on AB 986 before adjourning.

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• <00:07:54.879> reports<00:07:55.599> to and receiving current weather reports to and
• receiving current weather reports to ensure<00:07:56.160> that<00:07:56.400> we're<00:
• I support the passage of HF 3793 and believe that it is a necessary modification of Minnesota statutes
• I support the passage of HF 3793 and believe that it is a necessary modification of Minnesota statutes
• of Minnesota statutes to modification of Minnesota statutes to help<00:34:13.839> prevent<00:

Bills: HF3793, HF3699, HF793, HF3322, HF3426

Keywords: groundwater, water use permit, data centers, public health, environmental regulations, municipalities, state park license plate, specialty license plate, Minnesota DNR, Department of Natural Resources, license plate design contest, North Shore, Lake Superior Agate, AI-generated art, artificial intelligence, Minnesota resident, state parks, specialty plates, vehicle registration, contest requirements

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• You know, tucked as we are between two economic crises that we weathered and another that we're kind
• You know, tucked as we are between two economic crises that we weathered and another that we're kind
• and another that we're kind of weathered and another that we're kind of in<00:37:39.280> the<
• You've brought forward modifications to it three times. This is the third time.
• <00:53:44.720> to you've brought forward modifications to you've brought forward modifications

Bills: HF4, HF173

Keywords: tax relief fund, budget surplus, surplus revenue, tax rebate, tax refund, one-time refund, income tax, property tax, constitutional amendment, Minnesota Constitution, general fund, budget reserve, taxpayer relief, state surplus, fiscal forecast, wealthy taxpayers, high-income exclusion, 2026 ballot, referendum, surplus distribution

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• Governor Abbott has already issued 8 state disaster declarations for risk of dangerous fire weather.
• your statements earlier about where we are right now and our fear of where we will be going as the weather
• And, uh, while the weather is very nice outside right now, we know we're going into a drying period,
• The school was being evacuated, and we felt with the fire weather conditions we had enough information
• Um, Bridger has a a PC-12, a Pilatis aircraft with, uh, the cap, uh, modification for one sensor.

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• , Governor Abbott has already issued eight state disaster declarations for risk of dangerous fire weather
• your statements earlier about where we are right now and our fear of where we will be going as the weather
• And while the weather is very nice outside right now, we know we're going into a drying period, Chairman
• And we felt with the fire weather conditions we had enough information to make that request, but they
• Bridger has a PC-12, a Pilatus. aircraft with the modification for one sensor.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The first modification would be for the legislature to specify what sources of unrestricted funding should
• The second modification would be to require that before any transfer occurs there is 30-day notification
• address reprioritized roof projects across the state and kitchens which were damaged by inclement weather
• We are the oldest project, and we have weathered many storms, but this is not a passing storm that can
• be weathered.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I think those were built to the local IRC version with some modifications.
• However, I'm concerned about building for Texas weather.
• terms of durability, as Vice Chair was mentioning. ...and using materials that can withstand Texas weather
• You know, not only looking at all the weather events, the most recent weather events, but even in neighboring
• individuals often experience higher rates of eviction, housing denial, and refusal of reasonable modification

Bills: HB303, HB 1107, HB 1063, HB1517, HB1991, HB2464, HB3509, HB3527, HB303

Keywords: municipality, local government, Type A, Type B, Type C, change authority, emergency medical services, civil service status, municipal government, public safety, local government code, school funding, education, state budget, local control, equity, tenant legal services, eviction, low-income tenants, disability rights

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• Some of the items on the screen may look new, but there are slight modifications to things that we've
• Some of the, you know, items on the screen may look new, but there are, you know, slight modifications
• all know is very critical for our state during that time in the fall that we all stay glued to the Weather
• to maintain the wall and just re-nourish the beach after storms, which, actually, with some of the weather
• to maintain the wall and just re-nourish the beach after storms, which, actually, with some of the weather

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met to hear presentations from the Department of Commerce and the Florida Department of Transportation. Jason Mahon of Florida Commerce outlined the state’s economic development strategy, emphasizing Florida’s GDP growth, business formation, and strengths in manufacturing, high-tech, life sciences, defense, and financial services. He described the department’s tools for small business lending, rural investment tax credits, venture capital support, infrastructure and workforce grants, performance-based incentives, and disaster recovery loans, and highlighted examples such as ServiceNow, Williams International, Asteris, and Point Blank Enterprises. Senators asked about grant availability for small businesses, foreign companies relocating to Florida, workforce shortages in manufacturing, and whether additional tools may be needed; Mahon said most small-business support is loan-based and noted ongoing workforce and infrastructure challenges. Jennifer Marshall of FDOT then reviewed major transportation projects and the Moving Florida Forward initiative, describing the state’s large portfolio of active contracts and major congestion-relief projects across Florida. She highlighted early completions and accelerated timelines on projects including the NASA Causeway Bridge, I-95 at US 1 in Volusia County, I-4 congestion relief lanes, the First Coast Expressway, the Howard Frankland Bridge, I-4 interchanges in Central Florida, A1A coastal protection work, I-75 improvements in Southwest Florida, and the I-395 reconstruction in Miami. Senators asked about how express lane projects are selected, whether toll revenues are used for local maintenance and improvements, the status of the Miami I-395 project, and the impact of losing electric-vehicle express lane exemptions. Marshall said FDOT works with local long-range plans and congestion data, and that she would follow up on several specific funding and project questions. Committee members generally praised both agencies for project delivery, cost savings, and coordination with local partners. Senator Mayfield noted the importance of using savings and working with local governments, while Senator Wright commended Commerce’s role in economic development and FDOT’s work on major road projects. The meeting concluded with no further business, and the committee adjourned.

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• Weather, of course, is not unexpected or extraordinary, but it is something that this bill could help
• , sometimes metro transit even weather, sometimes metro transit even shuts<01:18:19.960> down.
• Um, we heard the Sanford also talk about um extreme weather.
• Um those situations extreme weather.
• center due to to to weather. center due to to to weather. Senator<01:26:04.480> Utke.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Then we will hear Senate File 1552 from Senator Kek about grain buyers modification, and then from Senator
• Then we will hear Senate File 1552 from Senator Kek about grain buyers modification, and then from Senator
• Chair, maybe we need to do something about that. the heavy moisture or the weather the heavy moisture
• and as you plant and the crop weather and as you plant and all<00:53:20.200> of<00:53:20.359>
• quicker if there are other modifications quicker if there are other modifications that<01:31:44.400

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:17:44.600> there whims of Mother Nature and weather there whims of Mother Nature and weather
• <04:23:11.000> like requiring costly modifications like requiring costly modifications like
• The reference to VA hospital system modification appears to mean HISA grants.
• However, some of these veterans may not need such extensive modifications.
• The reference to VA hospital system modification appears to mean HISA grants.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• natural disasters, emergencies, oil spills and must... be capable of traversing through inclement weather
• Additionally, we support counties drinking water systems and wastewater treatment facilities after weather
• This is a network of networks and texmesonet is really just a fancy word for weather stations.
• Writer changes include minor technical modifications to remove obsolete language, make conforming changes
• , you're the biggest risk taker in the world out there, because, you know, you're at the mercy of weather

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• now, weather now, weather now.
• What is geoengineering and weather modification?
• On a smaller scale, here in Texas, we have the South Texas Weather Modification Association. by the Texas
• We do not give implied or informed consent to any weather modification or geoengineering in the state
• That's a prohibition on weather modification. get a hearing, it didn't go anywhere, that bill will most

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Version with some modifications on 3D printing.
• Um, but I'm kind of concerned about as far as building for Texas weather.
• Like, uh, vice chair was saying, durability and using materials that are sustaining more of Texas weather
• we think we've made really significant strides, uh, you know, not only looking at all the, all the weather
• events, the most recent weather events, but even kind of neighboring states.

Bills: HB303

Keywords: jail standards, living conditions, Harris County jail, safety, inmate welfare

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• Significant changes to the Alamo Complex Rider and the GCPD Rider have been previously discussed and the modification
• disasters, emergencies, oil spills, and must be capable of traversing the ocean. ursing through inclement weather
• They're in all kinds of weather out there. Our five regions up and down the coast.
• Writer changes include minor technical modifications to remove obsolete language, make conforming changes
• Commissioner Hello and just up on the other WB presentation document, page 8, they're talking about the modification

Bills: SB1, SB 1

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

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• Senate Bill 1154 by Hughes relating to a prohibition on weather and climate modification activities by
• providing electric service in the Irqqa'at Power Region of a communication plan for use during a weather
• by Cook relating to the disconnection of electric service by certain entities. during an extreme weather

Bills: SJR36, SJR3, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, SJR55, SCR18, SCR19, SCR22, SB27, SB29, SB35, SB1151, SB1152, SB1153, SB1154, SB1155, SB1156, SB1157, SB1158, SB1159, SB1160, SB1161, SB1162, SB1163, SB1164, SB1165, SB1166, SB1167, SB1168, SB1169, SB1170, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1176, SB1177, SB1178, SB1179, SB1180, SB1181, SB1182, SB1183, SB1184, SB1185, SB1186, SB1187, SB1188, SB1189, SB1190, SB1191, SB1192, SB1193, SB1194, SB1195, SB1196, SB1197, SB1198, SB1199, SB1200, SB1201, SB1202, SB1203, SB1204, SB1205, SB1206, SB1207, SB1208, SB1209, SB1210, SB1211, SB1212, SB1213, SB1214, SB1215, SB1216, SB1217, SB1218, SB1219, SB1220, SB1221, SB1222, SB1223, SB1224, SB1225, SB1226, SB1227, SB1228, SB1229, SB1230, SB1231, SB1232, SB1233, SB1234, SB1235, SB1236, SB1237, SB1238, SB1239, SB1240, SB1241, SB1242, SB1243, SB1244, SB1245, SB1246, SB1247, SB1248, SB1249, SB1250, SB1251, SB1252, SB1253, SB1254, SB1255, SB1256, SB1257, SB1258, SB1259, SB1260, SB1261, SB1262, SB1263, SB1264, SB1265, SB1266, SB1267, SB1268, SB1269, SB1270, SB1271, SB1272, SB1273, SB1274, SB1275, SB1276, SB1277, SB1278, SB1279, SB1280, SB1281, SB1282, SB1283, SB1284, SB1285, SB1286, SB1287, SB1288, SB1289, SB1290, SB1291, SB1292, SB1293, SB1294, SB1295, SB1296, SB1297, SB1298, SB1299, SB1300, SB1301, SB1302, SB1303, SB1304, SB1305, SB1306, SB1307, SB1308, SB1309, SB1310, SB1311, SB1312, SB1313, SB1314, SB1315, SB1316, SB1317, SB1318, SB1319, SB1320, SB1321, SB1322, SB1323, SB1324, SB1325, SB1326, SB1327, SB1328, SB1329, SB1330, SB1331, SB1332, SB1333, SB1334, SB1335, SB1336, SB1337, SB1338, SB1339, SB1340, SB1341, SB1342, SB1343, SB1344, SB1345, SB1621, SJR57

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement, enforcement suspension

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• , they're now calling for a modification, they're now calling for a modification, which<00:30:39.520
• And we're going to continue to look at non-weather events.
• And we're going to continue to look at non-weather events.
• And we're going to continue to look at non-weather events.
• And we're going to continue to look at non-weather events.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force opened its sixth meeting by approving the minutes and then taking up a presentation from University of Pikeville representatives and local leaders on an Eastern Kentucky Disaster Relief Center at Bear Mountain in Pike County. Speakers included Greg May, Rep. Ashley Tacket Laferty, Lori Worth, and Laura Damron. They described repeated flooding and other disasters in eastern Kentucky, the lack of a single prepared relief location, and the need for a centralized, elevated site that could serve as a flood and broader natural-disaster hub. The presenters said the Bear Mountain property, about 530 acres and well above flood levels, could support a multi-use facility combining disaster response functions with university and community uses. Proposed features included a command and communications center, distribution space, emergency shelter, medical and clinic support, food service, restroom facilities, RV hookups, and an indoor track/distribution building. They emphasized that the project would help avoid disrupting existing venues such as the Pikeville Expo Center and Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, while also supporting tourism and economic recovery. Committee members asked about community and emergency-management support, annual operating costs, and resilience standards such as tornado-related building codes. In response, the presenters said local stakeholders, including Appalachian Wireless, Pikeville Medical Center, Community Trust Bank, the city of Pikeville, and emergency management officials, had expressed support. They said the university planned to absorb some operating costs through multiple uses of the facility, community camps, and budgeted maintenance, and that construction documents were nearly complete with plans to begin building within months. After the presentation, the chair thanked the presenters and moved the committee into its recommendations discussion, noting the broader fiscal and humanitarian importance of disaster preparedness and resiliency and indicating that future legislation would likely follow from the task force’s work.

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• In Michigan, colder weather and so forth, it was fine.
• based on their specific needs, so they use those as a base, and then they make modifications.
• What was your first recommendation for modification?
• Answer. recommendation for modification?
• I would probably make a modification there on where we're going to go and allow that city to make modifications

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We know that resolving the budget deficit and weathering the next few years will be... I'm sorry.
• We know that resolving the budget deficit and weathering the next few years will be difficult, and we'll
• So they are aware of the modification. Private sector still willing to talk. Yes.
• So it's the same statutory scheme in general, with just one minor modification that was put in place
• We urge permanent funding for L.IWP. of funding for the low-income weatherization program in the May

Summary: The hearing opened with budget framing from the chair and the LAO, who said the May Revision addresses roughly a $14 billion budget problem and that the environment and transportation subcommittee’s proposals account for about $1.9 billion of the solution. The LAO urged members to focus on solutions that do not worsen out-year deficits, to preserve reserves, and to defer major policy changes that are not necessary to pass the budget, including the newly introduced water-related trailer bills. Members also raised concern about a late-dropped Olympic-related trailer bill, which the LAO likewise suggested should be deferred for fuller review. The first major item was the Delta Conveyance Project and related water quality control plan trailer bills. The administration argued the proposals would streamline permitting, water rights proceedings, judicial review, and land acquisition, and would clarify DWR’s bond authority for the project. DWR said the project is needed to protect water supply reliability against drought, earthquakes, sea level rise, and other climate-related disruptions, and that the tunnel would help move water when conditions are wet and safer for the environment. Committee members from both parties questioned the timing, the use of budget trailer bills for major policy changes, the scope of the CEQA and water-rights changes, the lack of a bond cap, cost growth, and eminent domain protections. The LAO recommended deferring both water trailer bills without prejudice. Public comment was sharply divided, with labor, water agencies, and some business groups supporting the project as climate adaptation and reliability infrastructure, while environmental, tribal, fishing, county, and community groups opposed it as an attempt to bypass public process and weaken protections. The committee then briefly heard the DMV’s Digital Experience Platform fee trailer bill, which would reinstate a $1 system improvement fee to help fund the vehicle-registration phase of the project. DMV said the fee would raise about $7 million annually and offset roughly $59 million to $60 million of project costs, while the LAO noted it would help but would not solve the Motor Vehicle Account’s broader structural gap. The hearing then moved to California High-Speed Rail, where the new CEO presented an updated plan and said the project remains a major climate and infrastructure investment. He reported a revised Merced-to-Bakersfield cost range of $34.9 billion to $38.5 billion, said the agency is trying to reduce risk through direct procurement of materials, and argued that stable annual funding is needed to avoid higher costs from delays.