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• Members, SB2065 is a state pollinator act.
• The reason I am here today is I want to give state designations to four pollinators that are very important
• I started a project called Lucille's Pollinator Project when I was 11 years old after learning that pollinators
• Right, she has pollinator seeds to hand out.
• But yes, she does have pollinator seeds. I've been lucky enough to receive some already.

Bills: SB1327, SB2065, SB2155, SB2159

Keywords: tourism, recreation, economic development, Oklahoma Commission, executive director, pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, Route 66, revolving fund, commission, cultural heritage, funding applications, official crop, wheat, Oklahoma, 914, all

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• Minnesota and to finance the successful but underfunded Board of Soil and Water Resources Solar Pollinator
• design for stack benefit and dual uses results in more options for agricultural production plus pollination
• This can include growing crops, raising and grazing livestock, or cultivating pollinator habitats underneath
• There are grazers, pollinators, and plants, and all sorts of things on it.
• would encourage you to support this bipartisan, pro-business, pro-agriculture culture, and pro-pollinator

Bills: HF2928, HF2912, HF2297

Keywords: water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability

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• habitat resource solar pollinator habitat program.<01:34:39.760> Uh,<01:34:40.400> House
• So I don't know who pollinator habitats.
• <01:36:32.000> habitats cultivating pollinator habitats cultivating pollinator habitats underneath
• There's grazers and pollinators and plants and all sorts of things on it.
• see promotes pollinator habitat songirds and<01:42:58.600> agravoltakes.

Bills: HF2928, HF2912, HF2297

Keywords: water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability, 1183, house

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• Yeah, I started Lucille's Pollinator Project when I was 11 years old after learning that pollinators
• As I've grown older, I've wanted to make a bigger impact on our pollinators.
• I'm here to introduce these bills to bring attention to our native pollinators, pollinators such as bees
• flowers as they can to help our pollinators.
• We have a big native culture and native pollinators.

Bills: SB1550, SB2065, SB2110, SB2111, SB2114, SB2152, SB2159, SB2172

Keywords: burn ban, drought, emergency powers, county commissioners, fire safety, wildfire prevention, pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, hunting regulations, orange clothing, commercial hunting, game and fish, wildlife management, wildlife, trespass, dogs, hunting

Bills: SB1177, HB3705, SB1942, SB2026, SB1533, SB1327, SB2065, SB2155, SB2159

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, tax credit, parental choice, private school, income tax, dental insurance, health care, medical necessity, insurance claims, dentist rights, military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, veteran burial

Bills: HF2446

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

Bills: HF2446

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• :14.480> It's Line 332 is an additional appropriation or transfer that would go into the pollinator
• Paragraph C is a transfer to the pollinator research account. D is for the Minnesota grown account.
• Paragraph C is a transfer to the pollinator<00:23:29.280> research<00:23:29.960> account.
• <00:23:30.960> D<00:23:31.200> is<00:23:31.440> for pollinator research account
• D is for pollinator research account.

Bills: HF2446

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• Pollinator research account and Minnesota grown remain at base.
• for transfers to MDA accounts in the A fund and the special revenue fund, specifically for the pollinator
• c><00:21:17.279> the Revenue fund specifically for the Revenue fund specifically for the pollinator
• <00:21:17.960> research<00:21:18.440> account<00:21:19.000> Minnesota pollinator
• research account Minnesota pollinator research account Minnesota grown grown grown account<00:21:21.960

Bills: HF1704

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

Bills: HF1704, HF2052

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• We actually have honeybees that we take to California to help with pollination. their crops.
• will have somebody who is here as a. witness, but what this bill does, creates a task force on pollinator
• We just need a lot of help, our pollinators. Anything we can do for him.
• And we're just here to ask for more support, anything we can. do for our pollinators.
• and pollination in general.

Bills: HB147, HB 1113, HB 1203, HB 1269, HB 1276, HB 1277, HB1437, HB147

Keywords: livestock, brands, marks, earmarks, tattoos, electronic registry, Texas Animal Health Commission, county clerk, Agriculture Code, cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, horses, animal identification, brand registry, livestock traceability, electronic filing, rerecording, law enforcement access

Bills: HF1704, HF1722

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• This was started in the previous biennium, along with ongoing money for the pollinator research protection
• <00:08:48.160> research<00:08:48.640> protection for the pollinator research protection
• for the pollinator research protection account<00:08:49.680> with<00:08:49.920> a<00:08
• On line 332, there is an increase of $53,000 for the pollinator research account.
• <00:17:56.559> research of $53,000 for the pollinator research of $53,000 for the pollinator

Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• This was started in the previous biennium and then ongoing money for the pollinator research protection
• ><00:11:56.720> money<00:11:56.959> for<00:11:57.120> the<00:11:57.279> pollinator
• then ongoing money for the pollinator then ongoing money for the pollinator research<00:11:58.320
• On line 332, there is an increase of $53,000 for the pollinator research account.
• <00:21:06.240> research of $53,000 for the pollinator research of $53,000 for the pollinator

Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

Bills: HF2446, HF2878, HF2667, HF1795, HF2683, HF2916

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• Pollinators are a keystone species. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members.
• As you know, this bill would establish a pollinator task force to protect pollinator health, to develop
• Other native pollinators include hummingbirds, are hyper-local,...
• Even H-E-B has sponsored the Pollinators for Texas project, aimed at protecting pollinator habitat and
• educating about the importance of pollinators.

Bills: HB630, HB685, HB1318, HB2692

Keywords: outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, HB 685, municipal utility rates, water rates, sewer rates, local government code, rate discrimination, tax-exempt entities, sales tax exemption, ad valorem tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, charitable organizations, municipal water service, municipal sewer service, utility billing, public utilities

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met with no quorum at the start, but later reached quorum and took up several bills. House Bill 2692, codifying the San Antonio River Authority’s enabling legislation and making non-substantive modernization changes, received brief supportive testimony from the River Authority and was left pending before later being voted out favorably. House Bill 685, which would prevent municipalities from charging higher water or sewer rates to tax-exempt entities than comparable customers, also drew support and was reported favorably. House Bill 1318, clarifying compensation issues when a municipality decertifies part of a retail water utility’s service area, was heard without opposition and passed out of committee. House Bill 630, exempting certain older outboard motors from title requirements, likewise passed and was placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee spent the most time on Senate Bill 2497, relating to filtration systems for certain public drinking water systems. Senator Zaffirini described the bill as a response to ongoing secondary water quality complaints, while TCEQ testified that such contaminants are aesthetic rather than health-based and that the water remains safe to drink if primary standards are met. The Texas Rural Water Association opposed the bill as written, arguing filtration may not solve most water quality problems and could be costly for small systems, while a consumer witness from Floresville supported it and described repeated rate increases and brown water after a filtration system was removed. Members discussed narrowing the bill through a committee substitute and emphasized the need for flexibility and technical expertise; the committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably, with Senator Kolkhorst later asking to be recorded as voting no. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2850, which would create a pollinator task force to study habitat loss, public education, and best practices for protecting bees and other pollinators. Senator Menendez and invited witness Erica Thompson of Texas BeeWorks highlighted major colony losses and the economic importance of pollinators to Texas agriculture, and Environment Texas and the Texas Beekeepers Association supported the measure. Members discussed monarch butterflies, native grasses, milkweed, and conservation efforts, and the bill was reported favorably and sent to the local and uncontested calendar. After testimony, the committee also voted out several pending items, including House Bill 5560 with a committee substitute addressing water-loss penalties and infrastructure improvements, and then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• As you know, this bill would establish a pollinator task force to protect pollinator health and to develop
• Um, we have some great examples of successful initiatives to improve pollinator health.
• Even HEB has sponsored the Pollinators for Texas project.
• Aimed at protecting pollinator habitat and educating about the importance of pollinators, states have
• shown us what policies may serve to protect pollinators on a larger scale.

Bills: HB630, HB685, HB1318, HB2692

Keywords: outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, HB 685, municipal utility rates, water rates, sewer rates, local government code, rate discrimination, tax-exempt entities, sales tax exemption, ad valorem tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, charitable organizations, municipal water service, municipal sewer service, utility billing, public utilities

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• It’s not just an investment in pollinator habitat.
• did three areas of native pollinator did three areas of native pollinator plantings<00:35:44.160
• <00:35:59.880> the share my love of native pollinators the share my love of native pollinators
• We need these pollinators.
• <00:50:30.720> I this really help um our pollinators I this really help um our pollinators

Keywords: 1183, house

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• a lot of types of pollinators.
• plan, provide pollinator protection recommendations, and create pollinator outreach materials.
• But if you also have wildflowers around you would have the ability of pollinators to be pollinating both
• He moves his bees for pollination.
• You know, the Pollinators are pollinating these plants.