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• What I will share city of Lake Elmo.
• My name's Charles Cadenhead, mayor of Lake Elmo.
• at Trunk Highway 36 and Lake Elmo Avenue, also Washington County CSAH 17.
• While this is a regional project and not solely a City of Lake Elmo project.
• res- uh City of Lake Elmo project. res- uh City of Lake Elmo project.

Bills: HF4710, HF4055, HF3848, HF3989, HF4599, HF3767, HF3592, HF3575, HF3574, HF3543, HF4606, HF4489, HF3891, HF3438, HF3811, HF3400

Keywords: capital investment, water infrastructure, sewer systems, public funding, municipal development, Eveleth, wastewater treatment, state bonds, environmental compliance, infrastructure, bonds, economic development, local government, transportation, intersection improvements, Lake Elmo, HF4599, St. Joseph, Minnesota bonding bill, bond proceeds fund

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• Lake Elmo is involved with a Lake Elmo.
• Elmo from the basically remove Lake Elmo from the White<00:15:15.920> Bear<00:15:16.160> Lake
• than Lake Elmo is, but Lake Elmo is limited because of that five-mile number.
• than Lake Elmo is, but Lake Elmo is limited because of that five-mile number.
• than Lake Elmo is, but Lake Elmo is limited because of that five-mile number.

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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• The clerk will read the short title: Relating to the Board of Directors of the Lake Agassiz Water Authority
• It's the bottom of a lake. I see it in Valley City. I don't see it in Fargo.
• It's the bottom of a lake. But it's a valley.
• House Bill 1162 seeks to place the mayor of West Fargo on the Lake Agassiz Water Authority, LAWA, Board
• HB 1162 calls for the mayor of West Fargo to become a member of the Lake Agassiz Water Authority Board

Bills: HB1162

Keywords: Lake Agassiz, water authority, board of directors, state highways, water management, 908, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1162, which would add the West Fargo mayor as a voting member of the Lake Agassiz Water Authority board. The sponsor and Fargo’s mayor argued West Fargo has grown into a major regional water stakeholder and should have a formal vote, while members questioned the board structure and why the change was not framed more specifically. The bill was supported in testimony, closed without opposition, and received a 6-0 do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 1259 on annual legislative sessions and session structure. Members adopted an amendment that left the structure and logistics of sessions to legislative management rather than prescribing details in statute, after discussion about flexibility, committee workload, annual versus biennial sessions, and concerns about preserving debate and committee process. The amended bill received a 4-2 do pass recommendation, with some members voting no because they preferred a different committee recommendation or had concerns about the broader change. House Bill 1254, which would allow any North Dakota resident to obtain a State Library card, drew supportive testimony from the bill sponsor and State Library staff. They said the change would align law with current practice and expand access to books, e-materials, and other resources statewide, including for military families and out-of-state state employees. The committee closed the hearing and approved the bill 6-0. The committee also considered House Bill 1469, which narrows financial disclosure requirements so only business or trust interests directly related to the office sought or held must be disclosed. After brief discussion that the change would reduce unnecessary disclosure burdens, the committee adopted the amendment and then gave the bill a 6-0 do pass recommendation. House Bill 1368, dealing with administrative rules and the standard for challenging them, was opposed by committee counsel as too broad and legally problematic; the committee rejected it on a 4-2 do not pass vote. Finally, House Bill 1219, which would reduce the required perpetual care fund set-aside for certain cemeteries from 20% to 10%, received supportive testimony from the sponsor, cemetery representatives, and local users, but also concern about long-term fund health. The committee ultimately recommended do pass on a 5-1 vote.

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• Prior Lake.
• ,<00:57:31.440> and<00:57:31.560> I Prior Lake, and I Prior Lake, and I >> [snorts
• So, those that trail around the lake.
• enters the receiving waters of Lake enters the receiving waters of Lake Superior<01:07:11.800>

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

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• This ill grass has become a leading problem with Guntersville Lake and the Tennessee River.

Bills: HB55, HB212

Keywords: fishing, licensing, jubilee, Marine life, Alabama, regulations, HB212, aquatic plants, public waters, state waters, waterways, water management, aquatic vegetation, weed removal, vegetation control, lake management, river management, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR

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• Massie from Stillwater and Forest Lake Schools, respectively, and Representative Anderson, do you have
• Massie from Stillwater and Forest Lake Schools, respectively.
• and other schools uh we are Lake and other schools uh we are required<00:08:09.759> to<00:08:
• Massie from Forest Lake, if you can come up, and Mr. Funk, you'll be on deck. Mr.
• Yes, Steve Massie, Superintendent for Forest Lake Area Schools. Mr.

Bills: HF6, HF52, HF53

Keywords: education, literacy, science of reading, school performance, funding flexibility, innovation zones, equity and inclusion, HF52, New Germany, wastewater treatment, wastewater facility, sewer infrastructure, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, Public Facilities Authority, municipal infrastructure, water quality, sanitation, sewage treatment

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• Chair: The Tennessee River Valley or Conille Lake Valley, we have an aquatic weed issue and have had
• are several places in the state, particularly in North Alabama, where some areas were flooded by a lake
• Now, on both sides of the lake, there's simply a dead-end road that goes to nowhere.

Bills: SB110, SB64, SB42

Keywords: weight limits, trucking regulations, transportation, enforcement authority, portable scales, SB64, Alabama, state waters, public waters, aquatic plants, aquatic vegetation, lake management, waterway maintenance, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, commercial contractors, vegetation removal, mowing aquatic plants, uprooting plants

Bills: HF4261, HF4263, HF4264, HF4787

Keywords: natural resources, motorboat, boating safety, personal watercraft, PWC, watercraft operator permit, boater safety exam, off-road vehicle, ORV, ATV, snowmobile, state trail pass, cross-country ski pass, horse pass, state park permit, game and fish, hunting license, fishing license, wildlife permit, invasive species

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• District Representative Steve White from the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.
• You're going to have lake access year-round.
• The Leech Lake Reservation was established by the Treaty of 1855.
• In the metro area alone, there are roughly 211 lakes infested with AIS.
• An ounce of AIS prevention is worth a pound of lake treatment down the line.

Bills: HF1587, HF2293, HF2218, HF1208, HF1482

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• lake witty bagashes just 300 feet away. lake witty bagashes just 300 feet away.
• become the only public beach on Lake become the only public beach on Lake Winnieish<00:48:14.319
• continues to plague our beautiful lakes. continues to plague our beautiful lakes.
• <01:18:28.960> Zebra 211 lakes infested with AIS. Zebra 211 lakes infested with AIS.
• AIS can lead to a lakes and rivers.

Bills: HF1587, HF2293, HF2218, HF1208, HF1482

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• , the growing threat to Minnesota's lakes, the growing threat to Minnesota's lakes, rivers,<00:02
• <00:04:14.879> and lives in the land of 10,000 lakes and lives in the land of 10,000 lakes
• the [clears throat] Lake Superior AGOT. the [clears throat] Lake Superior AGOT.
• Days in Moose Lake.
• Northshore and the Lake Superior AGOT. Northshore and the Lake Superior AGOT.

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

Bills: SB64, HB249

Keywords: SB64, Alabama, state waters, public waters, aquatic plants, aquatic vegetation, lake management, waterway maintenance, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, commercial contractors, vegetation removal, mowing aquatic plants, uprooting plants, Class C misdemeanor, fine, water quality, invasive species, lakes

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• It's a very, very simple fix. with this uh is I have um Lake City is with this uh is I have um Lake City
• Second, uh, the prohibition on HOAs is actually quite problematic for us in Detroit Lakes around lake
• Second, uh, the prohibition on HOAs is actually quite problematic for us in Detroit Lakes around lake
• Second, uh, the prohibition on HOAs is actually quite problematic for us in Detroit Lakes around lake
• Second, uh, the prohibition on HOAs is actually quite problematic for us in Detroit Lakes around lake

Bills: HF4319, HF3295, HF3589, HF3587, HF3588, HF4295, HF3571, HF3895

Keywords: public utilities commission, Lake City, port authority, Red Wing, terms of appointment, local government, elections, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, voter access, polling place, ballot, unexpected needs, election judge, public information, political parties, HF4295

Bills: HF22, HF45

Keywords: parent's bill of rights, parental rights, minor consent, minors, parents, guardians, education rights, school records, home schooling, charter school, private school, health care consent, medical privacy, patient records, exam room access, biometric data, DNA samples, blood samples, mental health, physical health

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• consider... ...whether drawn water is being used for non-essential purposes like maintaining ponds or lakes
• whether the proposed use of groundwater is wholly or partially intended to supply water to a pond or a lake

Bills: SB243, SB1586, SB1891, SB1959, SB2159, SB2568

Keywords: migrant labor housing, migrant housing, farmworker housing, migrant agricultural worker, agricultural labor, farm labor contractor, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, TDHCA, civil penalty, housing code enforcement, sanitation, occupancy standards, retaliation, worker complaint, language access, Spanish-language outreach, H-2A visa, temporary agricultural workers, unlicensed housing, rural housing

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• Lake View Estates is basically becoming a thriving and welcoming neighborhood within Lake.
• uh Long Lake. uh Long Lake.
• /c> the city of Long Lake.
• Uh Long Lake is the city of Long Lake.
• Thank you, Chair mayor of Lawn Lake.

Bills: HF604, HF1972, HF578, HF1951, HF629, HF864, HF874, HF1155, HF884, HF2365, HF643, HF234, HF2655, HF2637, HF2535, HF2530, HF2344, HF584, HF524

Keywords: airport funding, bonds, transportation, capital investment, Karlstad, community center, Breckenridge, state bonds, economic development, HF578, Faribault, River Bend Nature Center, bonding bill, bond proceeds fund, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR grant, nature center, visitor center, environmental education, multicultural center

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• And I'll say that this region affects the cities of Stillwater, Hugo, Lake Elmo, Lino Lakes, North St
• And I'll say that this region affects the cities of Stillwater, Hugo, Lake Elmo, Lino Lakes, North St
• And I'll say that this region affects the cities of Stillwater, Hugo, Lake Elmo, Lino Lakes, North St
• being<00:36:23.280> able City of Lake Elmo nearby not being able City of Lake Elmo nearby
• <00:37:11.520> St mamei Hugo Lake Elmo Lio Lakes North St mamei Hugo Lake Elmo Lio Lakes North

Keywords: 1183, house

Bills: HF45, HF1148, HF3624, HF3586, HF777

Keywords: HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals

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• Peter, Anoka, Moose Lake, Brainerd, and Willmar, and then 70-plus group homes throughout Minnesota.
• Peter, Anoka, Moose Lake, Brainerd, and Willmar, and 70-plus group homes throughout Minnesota.
• Peter, Anoka, Moose Lake, Brainerd, and Willmar, and 70-plus group homes throughout Minnesota.
• And I think, you know, just for all of our members too, we heard from Lake Superior College that there's

Bills: HF919, HF1192, HF212, HF214

Keywords: wastewater, infrastructure, funding, Litchfield, economic development, environmental compliance, Hastings, water treatment, PFAS, nitrates, bonds, capital investment, public health, HF212, Round Lake-Brewster, Independent School District No. 2907, school construction, school building, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption

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• Fun fact: Rush Lake is the largest lake in the I-35 corridor between Forest Lake and Lake Superior. million
• lake in the I35 Rush Lake is the largest lake in the I35 quor<00:07:05.280> between<00:07:05.560
• Forest Lake and Lake quor between Forest Lake and Lake Superior<00:07:08.319> Rush<00:07:08.639
• Park<00:13:53.079> the including lake Lake piji State Park the including lake Lake piji State
• Namkin, um, ctog, Rainy Lake, and Crane Lake.

Bills: HF343, HF446, HF448, HF674, HF811, HF832, HF1661, HF1528, HF1536, HF1541, HF1670, HF1438, HF1714, HF1748, HF1835, HF1904, HF1929, HF1942

Keywords: HF343, Chisago County, Shorewood Park Sanitary Sewer District, Rush Lake, sewer extension, wastewater infrastructure, sanitary sewer, treatment pond, sewage treatment, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, Public Facilities Authority, local infrastructure, municipal utilities, water quality, sanitation, bond proceeds fund, Minnesota bonding, HF446