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• </c> property tax revenue on federal land. property tax revenue on federal land.
• </c><02:39:11.920><c> land</c> with overwhelming federal land with overwhelming federal land ownership
• :18.240><c> federally</c> majority of Utah's land federally majority of Utah's land federally managed
• </c> parks and our federal lands for free. parks and our federal lands for free.
• to</c><03:50:39.680><c> federal</c> These lands once tied to federal These lands once tied to federal

Bills: HR432 , HR312 , HR311 , HR310 , HR309 , HR308 , HB1676 , SB356 , HR1372 , HB2175 , HB1461 , HB2466 , SB2283 , HB1830 , HR1009 , HR1008 , HR323 , HB5131 , HB4503 , HR573 , HB2916 , HB2306 , HB2290 , HB2389 , HB2388 , HB3857 , HB2293 , HR655 , HB4285 , HR1276 , HB2302

Keywords: federal labor relations, executive order, labor management, federal oversight, government reform, wildlife conservation, Pittman-Robertson, state plans, environment, approval process, Secretary of the Interior, Secure Rural Schools, reauthorization, federal land payments, county payments, state payments, payments in lieu of taxes, PILT, rural counties, forest counties

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• /c><05:03:23.520><c> should</c><05:03:23.760><c> be</c> federal land policy can and should be federal
• Acquired lands comprise 10% of the nation's federal lands, or 64 million acres.
• In fact, we already have federal lands.
• We can't continue to own federal lands.
• ><c> but</c> corners land from federal ownership, but corners land from federal ownership, but has<05

Bills: HB3187 , SB284 , HB2400 , HR1098 , HB3872 , HB3176 , HB3620 , HB2815 , SB2878 , HR1045 , HR972 , HB2876 , HB3962 , HB4183 , SB216 , HR923 , HB5457 , HB5810 , SB222

Keywords: Perry County Arkansas, Perryville, Forest Service land, federal land conveyance, quitclaim deed, public purpose, education, youth development, land transfer, property disposal, reversion clause, CERCLA, environmental liability, historic preservation, National Historic Preservation Act, USDA, federal property, county government, public use, surplus land

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• HJRES 104, drilling on federal land.
• This acres of federal land in Montana.
• </c> the federal government to develop land the federal government to develop land management<04:45:42.718
• North Dakota is a top of federal land.
• c> and</c><05:58:17.840><c> Management</c> The Federal Land Policy and Management The Federal Land Policy

Bills: HB4553 , HJR105 , HJR106 , HJR104 , HR539 , HR672

Keywords: energy, water development, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, flood control, infrastructure, Bureau of Land Management, North Dakota, resource management plan, congression disapproval, public lands policy, HJR106, H.J.Res. 106, Congressional Review Act, CRA, BLM, Central Yukon, Alaska, public lands, land management

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• </c> opportunities, and complicated federal opportunities, and complicated federal land<03:27:12.880>
• </c> approximately 65,000 acres of federal approximately 65,000 acres of federal lands<03:30:04.560><
• the</c> on federal lands managed by the on federal lands managed by the Departments<03:35:41.000><c>
• </c><03:36:03.720><c> land</c> spotty coordination among federal land spotty coordination among federal
• </c> actually experience our federal lands. actually experience our federal lands.

Bills: HB6472 , HB6392 , HB4307 , HB4386 , SB723 , HB3692 , HR681 , HB1945 , HR755 , HB5419 , HB3903 , HB5910 , HB6365 , HCR38

Keywords: education, tuition, territorial residents, in-state tuition, higher education, human trafficking, labor training, employee education, Department of Labor, victim identification, law enforcement, trafficking prevention, motorcycle access, Federal Lands Recreation, America the Beautiful pass, recreation fees, national parks, Indian land, mortgage processing, Bureau of Indian Affairs

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• And the state of Arizona should work in partnership with our federal delegation when the federal government
• federal dollars.
• That was not a joint federal-state activity.
• grazing lands.
• On federal grazing lands. With that, I'm available for questions. Very good.

Bills: HB2023 , HB2100 , HB2147 , HB2158 , HB2159 , HB2162 , HB2197 , HB2497 , HB2787 , HCM2006

Committees: House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference

Keywords: land division, property disclosure, real estate, affidavit, Arizona Revised Statutes, small land subdivision, land use, real estate regulation, county ordinance, water supply requirements, property access, civil penalties, wildlife management, deer permits, private land, landowner rights, human-wildlife conflict, predatory animals, hunting regulations, game and fish

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• trusts and exchange it with the federal... ...state land trusts, and exchange it with the federal.
• Yet access to known and proven resources in Arizona is increasingly restricted by federal land withdrawals
• And at the end of the day, 70% of our lands are federal.
• , we do get royalties from mining that occurs on federal government land, right?
• Chair, federal lands are public lands. Those are lands for the benefit of all of us.

Bills: HB2014 , HB2055 , HB2145 , HB2150 , HB2696 , HB2755 , HB2763 , HB2781 , HB2782 , HB2787 , HB2795 , HB2889 , HB2975 , HB2985 , HB2986 , HCM2009 , HCR2020 , HCR2038

Committees: Senate Natural Resources , Senate Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, Arizona Revised Statutes, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, state land department, mineral lease, renewals

Bills: SB154 , SB362 , SB544 , SB714

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Keywords: conservation, water management, Colorado River, environment, sustainability, mining, federal minerals, Bull Mountains, Montana, coal, land management, environmental impact, mining regulation, hardrock mining, land use, environmental protection, Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, critical minerals, energy regulation, material designation

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• As chairman of federal land ownership.
• </c><05:02:22.000><c> I</c> responsible federal land management.
• I responsible federal land management.
• </c><05:27:41.200><c> for</c><05:27:41.440><c> the</c> of federal land to Clark County for the of federal
• </c><05:39:34.638><c> land</c> coordination between federal land coordination between federal land managers

Bills: HR249 , HCR30 , HB2215 , HB2492 , HR952 , HR618 , HR531 , HB1829 , HB1550 , HR677 , HR1001 , HR167 , HR331 , HB1612 , HB1682 , HR364 , HR353

Keywords: Greece, Greek Independence Day, War of Greek Independence, philhellene, Greek-American, Hellenic, foreign affairs, bipartisan resolution, NATO, Eastern Mediterranean, Balkans, energy security, defense cooperation, Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement, 3+1 partnership, Israel, Cyprus, Alexandroupolis, human rights, democracy

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• Management relating to public land order number 7917 for withdrawal of federal lands, Cook Lake, and
• Management relating to public land order number 7917 for withdrawal of federal lands, Cook Lake, and
• </c><02:21:04.880><c> lands,</c><02:21:05.280><c> Cook</c> for withdrawal of federal lands, Cook for
• Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for withdrawal of federal lands, Cook Lake, and St
• lands Cook for withdrawal of federal lands Cook Lake<05:14:54.160><c> and</c><05:14:54.480><c> St.

Bills: HB4327 , HCR68 , HJR140 , HB6945 , HR1009

Keywords: home sales, tax exemption, real estate, capital gains, personal residence, military intervention, Venezuela, Congress, war powers, foreign policy, federal lands, Bureau of Land Management, land withdrawal, Minnesota, congressional disapproval, pregnancy centers, support services, social security, family support, maternity care

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• :14.559><c> subsurface</c> lands where the federal subsurface lands where the federal subsurface estate
• </c><00:29:01.520><c> holds</c> lands where the federal government holds lands where the federal government
• than 50% federal subsurface land.
• Geothermal wells can federal lands.
• It's a very promising and federal lands.

Bills: HB5587

Keywords: geothermal, environmental policy, federal drilling permit, energy production, state regulations, land use

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• </c><03:44:39.120><c> land</c> to reduce the burden on federal land to reduce the burden on federal land
• When North Dakota became a state, the federal government granted 2.6 million acres of federal land to
• schools</c><03:47:12.479><c> and</c> of federal land to support schools and of federal land to support
• values</c> federal lands of equivalent values federal lands of equivalent values elsewhere<03:48:32.239
• Federal access, and existing land uses.

Bills: HR1299 , HB5317 , HB4544 , HB3234 , HB1993 , HB3726 , HB2954 , SB2393 , HB3482 , HR1352 , HB4684 , HB2252 , HB6506 , HB7432 , SB4530

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, homeownership, rental assistance, HUD, Department of Housing and Urban Development, zoning reform, land use, building codes, single-stair buildings, point-access block, infill development, housing supply, housing affordability, HOME Investment Partnerships, CDBG, Community Development Block Grant, FHA, Federal Housing Administration, small-dollar mortgage

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• recognized tribes in Washington and federally recognized tribes with treaty-seated lands in Washington
• recognized tribes in Washington and federally recognized tribes with treaty-seated lands in Washington
• DNR is no longer required to produce pamphlets and post lists for land for sale.
• Senate Joint Memorial 8015 is regarding federal wildfire response.
• Senate Joint Memorial 8015 is regarding federal wildfire response.

Bills: SB5816 , SB5838 , SB5930 , SB5960 , SB5971 , SB6075 , SB6097 , SB6104 , SB6216 , SB6233 , SB6318 , SJM8015

Committee: Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, tribal representation, natural resources, board of natural resources, environmental policy, community involvement, irrigation districts, director contracts, beneficial interests, transparency, governance, ungulate populations, wildlife management, habitat restoration, conservation, sustainability

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• Committee on Land and Agriculture. The Secretary will note the roll.
• The bill prohibits the conveyance of land, as well as the sale, lease, or sublease of state land.
• The bill prohibits the conveyance of land, as well as the sale, lease, or sublease of state land to a
• It prohibits the conveyance of land to a hostile foreign entity, and they're able to decide whether it
• I've got a bill that is very, very close to this bill, which prohibits the purchase of lands close to

Bills: SB1075 , SB1144 , SB1280

Committees: House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference

Keywords: foreign ownership, land sales, review commission, national security, property rights, veterinary technicians, certification, education alternative, Arizona Revised Statutes, veterinary education, Mexican gray wolf, Mexican wolf, Mexican gray wolf puppies, Arizona Game and Fish Commission, Arizona Game and Fish Department, endangered species, wolf reintroduction, wolf translocation, cross-fostering, wildlife management

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• at a rate of one-to-one or non-adjacent agricultural land or unfarmed land at a rate of three-to-one
• How much of that land is actively producing crops and livestock?
• Some brief background on federal lands: there's five federal agencies responsible for wildland fire management
• And we can't control what our neighbors do on their land.
• This legislation seeks stronger federal wildfire response capacity, and that's important, but federal

Bills: SB6104 , SB6241 , SJM8015 , SB6318

Committee: Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: agriculture, protection, state regulation, farmers, land use, sustainability, steelhead, conservation, wildlife, fishing, environmental protection, federal response, wildfire protection, community safety, infrastructure, natural resources, commercial shellfish, fees, fishing industry, regulations

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• So, like, for instance, Lahaina, a lot of these positions were federally funded and we had to create
• Is the funding going to continue to come from the federal side, or will that be picked up by the state
• At this time, it's continued to be provided by the federal side.
• 01:16.880><c> law</c><01:01:17.119><c> with</c><01:01:17.359><c> established</c><01:01:17.839><c> federal
• </c> state law with established federal state law with established federal standards<01:01:18.720><c>

Bills: SB3082 , SB3110 , SB3251

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: military families, family leave, qualifying military exigency, Hawaii Revised Statutes, financial support, Hawaii National Guard, civil-military program, education, collective bargaining, exemption, SB3251, Hawaii public safety, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol, law enforcement hiring, state employment ban, police powers, Department of Law Enforcement, DLNR

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• It runs on federal exemptions, tuition subsidies, land grants, student fees, and state dollars.
• ,</c> federal exemptions, tuition subsidies, federal exemptions, tuition subsidies, land<00:08:42.640
• HR 2255, the Federal Law enforcement.
• </c> Criminal Investigative Agencies, Federal Criminal Investigative Agencies, Federal Law<02:18:45.120
• ><c> is</c><03:05:26.640><c> weaponized</c> federal government that is weaponized federal government

Bills: HCR24 , HR352 , HB2243 , HR405 , HB2215

Keywords: Jewish American Heritage Month, Jewish Heritage Week, antisemitism, anti-Jewish hate, Jewish Americans, Jewish community, Hamas, October 7, Israel, hate crimes, civil rights, religious freedom, campus antisemitism, synagogues, public education, heritage month, diversity, inclusion, Holocaust remembrance, community safety

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• Specifically, the environmentally impacted land, the purpose of it is to focus on contaminated land or
• land with a high likelihood of contamination.
• So that’s not agricultural land. That’s not agricultural land.
• That’s not land outside of an urban growth boundary.
• I think the underutilization of vacant, contaminated land or environmentally impacted land is another

Bills: S0218 , S0380 , S0936 , S0948 , S0962 , S0984 , S1020 , S1180 , S1434 , S1444 , S1612

Committee: Senate Community Affairs

Keywords: land use, disaster recovery, local government, federal assistance, Hurricane relief, legal notices, public accessibility, government transparency, digital publication, government agencies, temporary door locking device, emergency safety, building code, training programs, fire exit security, affordable housing, land development, starter homes, local government regulations, housing shortage

Summary: The committee took up a broad agenda of local government, land use, housing, and public notice bills. It reported favorably SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits, SB 1612 requiring local governments to accept electronic payments, SB 1180 creating a recall process for community development district board members and adding related CDD provisions on synthetic turf and compact urban mixed-use districts, SB 936 on temporary door locking devices, CS/SB 380 expanding options for publishing legal notices, SB 962 clarifying that the Live Local zoning preemption does not unintentionally capture farms and farm operations, SB 1444 on state preemption involving religious gatherings, private clubs, and certain permitting issues, SB 218 narrowing hurricane-related land-use protections to affected counties, SB 1020 regulating chickee huts, and SB 1434 creating a redevelopment framework for environmentally impacted parcels in certain urban counties. Several of these bills were amended before passage, including SB 1180, SB 380, and SB 948. Testimony was mixed on the more controversial measures. Supporters of SB 984 said the bill clarifies benefits for firefighters diagnosed with occupational cancer. On SB 380, the Florida Press Association and Common Cause opposed shifting legal notices away from newspapers and warned that publication would become more fragmented and harder to find, while the sponsor argued the bill would save money and reflect digital practices. SB 1444 drew support from Florida Family Voice on religious freedom grounds, but the Florida League of Cities and Florida Association of Counties warned that the bill was broad, undefined in places, and could create unintended consequences for local zoning, parking, and permitting. SB 1434 on redevelopment of environmentally impacted land drew support from housing advocates but opposition from counties and cities, which said it would bypass local development review and could allow overdevelopment. The committee also heard substantial testimony on SB 948, which would create a statewide framework for starter-home and lot-split regulations in residential areas. Supporters, including housing advocates, a Gainesville city commissioner, and an urban economist, said local regulations have constrained housing supply and that the bill would help produce more starter homes. Opponents, including the Florida Association of Counties, 1,000 Friends of Florida, and the Florida League of Cities, argued it would function as a statewide zoning code, reduce local planning authority, and create infrastructure and litigation concerns. The bill was amended and then laid over for further consideration after extensive debate and public comment.

Bills: HR888 , SJR80 , HJR131 , HJR130 , HJR133 , HR889 , HR878 , HR879 , HB4405 , HR887 , HR886

Keywords: censure, Stacey Plaskett, Jeffrey Epstein, House of Representatives, Intelligence Committee, ethical conduct, congressional disapproval, Bureau of Land Management, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska, environmental regulation, oil leasing, coastal plain, HJR130, H.J.Res. 130, Congressional Review Act, CRA, BLM, Buffalo Field Office, resource management plan

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• And in 1965 it happened because the governor of the state was not following federal law.
• authority of other federal infrastructure agencies already have.
• other federal infrastructure agencies already have.
• They are attacking local police, federal agents, and the rule of law.
• THEY ARE ATTACKING LOCAL POLICE, FEDERAL AGENTS AND THE RULE OF LAW.

Bills: HR480 , HR481 , HR488 , HB2035 , HR252 , HB1948 , HR1373 , HR1182 , HR248 , HR137 , HB2390 , HB2351

Keywords: House of Representatives, congressional training, workplace rights, workplace responsibilities, anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, sexual harassment training, employee training, Member orientation, House Administration Committee, Congressional Accountability Act, CAA, interns, unpaid interns, fellows, detailees, legislative workplace, congressional offices, compliance training, ethics training

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• With that, I yield back. better align federal housing programs so better align federal housing programs
• </c> are, that was the Eric Federation. are, that was the Eric Federation.
• The bill simply transfers land. So, let's get that land transferred.
• The bill simply transfers land. So, let's get that land transferred.
• Our school system federal funding.

Bills: HR1300 , HB2616 , HB1993 , HCR86 , SB1003 , SB2393 , HB5317 , HB4544 , HB3234 , HR1299

Keywords: H.Res. 1300, HR1300, rules resolution, House Rules Committee, veterans affairs, VA, NICS, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, firearms background check, gun control, veteran privacy, Department of Justice, disability compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, DIC, veterans benefits, Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, National Mall, House procedure, floor consideration