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• And I didn't remember where it was found in code section, but under Alabama law 13A-3-23, you're justified
• <00:08:52.200> Um should law enforcement be doing? Um should law enforcement be doing?
• <00:10:03.120> law in code section, but under Alabama law in code section, but under Alabama
• So, the current law already, I think, addresses first responders. I mean...
• white law enforcement.

Bills: SB293, SB293

Keywords: SB293, Lee County, solid waste, waste collection fees, garbage fees, trash collection, county commission, fee exemption, low-income households, poverty level, federal poverty level, public sanitation, local act, municipal services, waste management, first responder, interference, criminal law, public safety, law enforcement

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• waste recycling.
• bill does not create any new municipal recycling mandate or reporting requirements beyond existing law
• So the question is, are we talking here about waste companies that haul recyclables, or are we talking
• Jason Sunday, I'm an administrator in the Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances.
• So any business that generates waste. Okay. All right. Thank you. That answered the question.

Bills: SB287

Keywords: solid waste, recycling, universal recycling, single-stream recycling, multifamily housing, apartment recycling, commercial recycling, waste diversion, recycling grants, low-interest loans, Delaware Recycling Fund, Delaware Solid Waste Authority, DNREC, waste hauler, curbside recycling, yard waste, source-separated recycling, pay-as-you-throw, extended producer responsibility, waste bans

Summary: The House Natural Resources and Energy Committee met and considered three Senate bills. SB 287 with Senate Amendment 2, a DNREC cleanup bill on recycling, would tighten recycling collection rules for haulers and commercial generators, require multifamily recycling education, repurpose the Delaware Recycling Fund, and add annual reporting; after brief questions and no public comment, the committee motion to release did not initially receive enough votes, so the bill was circulated for signatures. SB 346, which would speed Environmental Appeals Board hearing and decision timelines so DNREC secretary decisions become final if deadlines are missed, drew support from the Nature Conservancy and also failed to get enough votes at the meeting, so it too was circulated for signatures. The committee then took up SB 326, a major utility-regulation bill sponsored by Senator Hanson and Representative Heffernan that would cap certain non-mandatory utility spending, limit interim rates, increase oversight and transparency, and streamline rate-setting. SB 326 generated extensive testimony and debate. Supporters, including the Public Advocate, Sierra Club, PSC staff, and some legislators, argued that Delmarva Power’s spending on non-mandatory infrastructure has risen far faster than inflation, that the company is a regulated monopoly, and that the bill would help restrain future delivery-rate increases without harming reliability because mandatory reliability, storm response, and vegetation management spending would remain allowed. Opponents, including Delmarva Power, business groups, contractors, labor representatives, and the Delaware Contractors Association, argued the cap would delay needed reliability and capacity projects, hurt economic development, reduce jobs, and interfere with utility planning; they also said supply costs, not distribution spending, are the main driver of recent bill increases. After public comment and additional questioning, the committee voted to release SB 326 on a split roll call, but because several members were absent the bill was also walked for additional signatures. The committee then adjourned.

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• Several things we've talked about that we believe would help Alabama.
• I'm RB Walker, and I represent Alabama Power Company.
• One final thing that I'll say is this is part of the Alabama.
• to Alabama veterans.
• . needed mental health services to Alabama veterans.

Bills: HB154, HB153, HB180, SB70

Keywords: veterans affairs, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, State Board of Veterans Affairs, commissioner, governor appointment, board advisory, veteran service organizations, veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, veteran service officers, district managers, state veterans home trust fund, veterans benefits, military veterans, disabled veterans, elderly veterans, active-duty service members, state agency reorganization, executive authority, governance reform

Bills: SB2373, SB2101, SB2905, SB3231, SB2486, SB2376

Keywords: carbon sequestration, marine ecosystem, climate change, renewable energy, biodiversity, nature-based solutions, organic waste, solid waste, waste diversion, composting, bioconversion, recycling, food waste, green waste, food-soiled paper, wood waste, landfill diversion, waste reduction, waste management, county solid waste plan

Summary: The committee heard SB 2006, which would clarify that a farm dwelling permit in an agricultural district may include a single-family farm dwelling with an accessory employee housing structure, subject to restrictions. Testimony was largely supportive, with comments from the Department of Agriculture Biosecurity, DPP, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Realtors, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, Hawaii Farmers Union, Housing Hawaii Future, and several individuals. The chair noted there were nine in support, two opposed, and four offering comments. In decision-making, the chair recommended passing the bill with OPSD-suggested amendments to clarify the definitions of farm employee housing and bona fide agricultural services. The chair also referenced opposing testimony that raised concern the original draft could limit tourism activities that provide supplemental income for bona fide farming operations. The proposed amendments were intended to make clear that farm employee housing is only for workers and not visitor accommodations, while allowing tourism activities on the same parcel if they are secondary and incidental to a bona fide agricultural operation, do not occur in employee housing units, and comply with county ordinances. The committee adopted the recommendation and voted to pass SB 2006 with amendments. The recorded votes showed the chair, vice chair, Senator Rhoads, and Senator Awa in favor, with Senator DeCoite excused. The same pass-with-amendments recommendation was then made to the housing committee and adopted there as well, with Senator Elephante voting aye and Senator Favella excused.

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• The 2013 law now prevents that in most instances. The 2013 law created a number of fairness issues.
• House File 1352, a solid waste management definition of residential generator modified, members, nonprofit
• The solid waste management state tax rate is 99.75% for residential generators and 177% for commercial
• > tax um the solid waste management state tax um the solid waste management state tax rate<00:
• So that's a process that we know works through current law.

Bills: HF1698, HF632, HF1352, HF2197, HF618, HF1248, HF1697

Keywords: property tax, exemption, leased land, public use, commercial property, HF632, Minnesota property tax, conservation easement, conservation restriction, assessed value, property valuation, tax assessment, real property, land conservation, farmland preservation, natural areas, riparian buffer, water quality, water quantity, county assessor

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• The law has been in place.
• <00:30:46.240> has through this fight before the law has through this fight before the law
• <00:57:22.960> and closer alignment with federal law and closer alignment with federal law
• waste issues.
• <01:39:06.040> Waste wealth of knowledge on Solid Waste wealth of knowledge on Solid Waste

Bills: HF1124, HF1457, HF1803

Keywords: school calendar, education, school year, Labor Day, state law, school construction, landfill, dump site, closed landfill, contaminated site, pollution control agency, school siting, public school, charter school, environmental health, student safety, brownfield, solid waste, waste disposal site, site contamination

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• waste challenges our cities are experiencing.
• There's other kinds of waste that's out there, electronic waste, all kinds of waste that's out there
• attach it to that kind of waste.
• But What we want to do is make it so if they can allocate a cost of the waste in managing the waste,
• I also learned about waste management and the things that they are working to do to become zero waste

Bills: SB2106, SB1471, SB2139, SB2154, SB1619

Keywords: zoning, municipal compensation, property rights, financial impact, reversion ordinance, solid waste management, municipal authority, regulatory fees, waste reduction, environmental impact, restrictive covenants, discriminatory covenants, racially restrictive covenants, housing discrimination, Fair Housing Act, plats, subdivision plats, residential additions, county clerk, municipal ordinance

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• They are anchoring in Alabama.
• John Ho, you from Alabama School of Math and Science down from Mobile.
• of our graduates stay in Alabama and go to Alabama colleges, and then of those, about 70% stay in the
• state and work in Alabama.
• For example, you cannot go into a hospital in Alabama and not run into a... ...hospital in Alabama and

Bills: SB1, HB176, HB86, SB1, HB176, HB86

Keywords: workers' compensation, public education, employee injury, insurance trust fund, on-the-job injury, administrative procedures, HB176, Alabama sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax exemption, optical aids, eyeglasses, contact lenses, prescription glasses, vision care, optometrist, ophthalmologist, optician, medical devices, local option tax exemption

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• Friends of the Alabama Archives. I'd Friends of the Alabama Archives.
• African-American community in Alabama. African-American community in Alabama.
• Alabama. Alabama.
• Members, let me say this about our camps in Alabama. We have great camps in Alabama.
• Members, let me say this about our camps in Alabama. We have great camps in Alabama.

Bills: SB174, SB39, SB40, SB206, SB200, HB169, HB345, HB381, HB25

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner

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• The reason we're having these three provider taxes is to comply with federal law.
• have to have a new law each and every year.
• With federal law.
• The second change is we've taken $2 million for the Alabama site development.
• You know, I've got the newest town in the state of Alabama in my district, town of Kilpatrick, Alabama

Bills: SB143, SB144, SB145, SB152, SB153, SB154, SB162, SB226, SB146, SB143, SB144, SB145, SB152, SB153, SB154, SB162, SB226, SB146

Keywords: SB143, solid waste, garbage collection, trash fees, refuse collection, municipal fees, county fees, fee exemption, veterans benefits, veteran household, disabled veteran, VA benefits, Social Security exemption, low-income households, poverty level, county commission, municipal governing body, Alabama solid waste law, certificate of exception, public health

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• What this would do is allow the county commission to grant an exemption to the mandatory solid waste
• They've evolved our solid waste.

Bills: SB293

Keywords: SB293, Lee County, solid waste, waste collection fees, garbage fees, trash collection, county commission, fee exemption, low-income households, poverty level, federal poverty level, public sanitation, local act, municipal services, waste management, 1136, house, all

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• . $600,000 to the North Alabama Public Energy District, $750,000 to the Emergency Management Agency,
• Finance, $34 million from the Alabama Finance, $34 million from the Alabama Energy<00:21:49.520>
• And I think this state of Alabama will benefit from that for years to come.
• And I think this state of Alabama will benefit from that for years to come.
• the Alabama Department of Economic<00:24:10.640> Develop<00:24:11.360> uh<00:24:11.600

Bills: SB146, SB143, SB144, SB145, HB224, SB152, SB153, SB154, SB162, SB226, SB146, SB143, SB144, SB145, HB224, SB152, SB153, SB154, SB162, SB226

Keywords: supplemental appropriation, FY2025 budget, general fund, Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy, Unified Judicial System, court automation, advanced technology and data exchange, judiciary funding, transportation debt service, highway bonds, bridge bonds, Alabama Department of Transportation, ALDOT, public highways, federal matching funds, state appropriations, bond principal and interest, special funds, budget amendment, SB143

Bills: HB 1237, HB 2663, HB 3071, HB 4384

Keywords: occupational licenses, renewal, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, registration, license expiration, solid waste, landfill permits, environmental regulation, population density, municipal waste management, gas utilities, cost recovery, regulatory asset, rate making, Texas Railroad Commission

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• there's infectious waste that's being improperly mixed in with the solid waste, the good garbage, and
• being improperly mixed in with the solid being improperly mixed in with the solid waste<00:45:23.440
• We are continuing to train, continuing to invest in stopping infectious waste going into the solid waste
• infectious waste going into the solid infectious waste going into the solid waste<00:48:41.119><
• :54.960> human in the solid waste stream, but human in the solid waste stream, but human beings

Bills: HF1531, HF4017, HF3399, HF4146, HF4019, HF3677

Keywords: crossbow, crossbow hunting, archery season, deer hunting, bear hunting, turkey hunting, fishing, common carp, rough fish, game and fish, wildlife management, hunting license, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, sunset clause, expiration removal, archery equipment, outdoor recreation, infectious waste, pathological waste

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• Our country is handling waste abysmally.
• Laws passed by Congress and delivering services to our constituents.
• I don't like all the laws we have on the books either.
• laws should work on behalf of the American people.
• Are we a nation of laws or not?

Bills: SB347, SB351

Keywords: brownfields, brownfield cleanup, site remediation, environmental cleanup, contaminated property, redevelopment, revitalization, CERCLA, Superfund, EPA grants, state response programs, environmental justice, disadvantaged communities, small communities, local government grants, nonprofit eligibility, community engagement, Alaska Native tribes, Regional Corporations, Village Corporations

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• a waste characterization study that assesses current types and quantities of solid waste, organic waste
• in our solid waste.
• study so we know what's in our solid waste.
• green waste like yard trimmings and leaves, and other such organic waste is in our solid waste stream
• It actually measures, in rural and urban areas, the amount of organic waste in our solid waste stream

Bills: SB38, SB46, SB18

Keywords: SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, SB46, organic waste, solid waste, waste diversion, composting, compost feedstock, waste characterization study

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• They all implement a surcharge on solid waste disposal.
• And I do work with this South Central Solid Waste Authority.
• , in the solid waste bin, and you could put food scraps and green waste at the compost facility.
• the regular trash that is going in the solid waste facility.
• She is from Estancia Valley Solid Waste Authority.

Bills: SB47, SB110, SB122, SB143, SB168

Keywords: food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, bosque management, Rio Grande, environmental protection, water resources, fiscal appropriation, drinking water, well owners, water testing, water treatment, public health, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture

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• Yes, Madam Secretary of Woman, we reduced the solid waste surcharge from $2 to $1.50 and from $3 to $2
• We also gave flexibility to the landfills by giving them an option, not just to have a solid waste facility
• Madam Chair, when governmental entities pass rates for their solid waste collection, then they also have
• waste.
• Nuclear waste is entirely unsustainable because the United States has a high-level waste problem that

Bills: SB47, SB195, SB196, SB197, SB198, SB78

Keywords: food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, soil conservation, water resources, training services, outreach programs, environmental protection, animal care, veterinary services, spay and neuter, Las Vegas, community funding, animal welfare, animal shelter

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• on traffic stops for law enforcement. on traffic stops for law enforcement.
• my job in law enforcement is dangerous. my job in law enforcement is dangerous.
• This just EpiPen laws are in place.
• a violation of the law.
• It's federal law. This bill actually mirrors federal law.

Bills: HB88, HB314, SB46, HB332, HB86, HB363, HB88, HB314, SB46, HB332, HB86, HB363

Keywords: driver license, English examinations, language requirement, immigration, testing standards, motor vehicles, window tint, law enforcement, prosecutors, vehicle regulations, medical condition, communication, first responder, invisible disabilities, anaphylaxis, day care centers, training, child safety, healthcare, parole

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• Louis County's Canyon Integrated Solid Waste Management Campus.
• Canyon Integrated Solid Waste Management Canyon Integrated Solid Waste Management Campus.<01:03:51.680
• <01:04:31.920> Waste<01:04:32.240> Management Canyon Integrated Solid Waste Management
• Canyon Integrated Solid Waste Management Campus.<01:04:33.680> And<01:04:33.960> this<
• <01:08:43.240> waste protection and responsible solid waste protection and responsible solid

Bills: HF3599, HF3761, HF3523, HF3515, HF573

Keywords: water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, bond issuance, Becker, sewer improvements, sanitation, Hibbing, state bonds, infrastructure funding, capital investment, safety improvements, mobility, U.S. Highway 12, bonds, transportation funding, trails, Prior Lake, bond funding, recreational improvements