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• First up connection of cesspools.
• City going to have to still bring in sewer to my district miles and miles away before they can connect
• I mean to the sewer line.
• I mean to the sewer line. Okay.
• Sorry, you still got to convert to the sewer line. I mean to the sewer line. Okay.

Bills: HB1618

Keywords: cesspool conversion, cesspool replacement, wastewater, sewer connection, sewerage systems, septic system, pollution control, water pollution control revolving fund, Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, HGIA, low-interest loans, forgivable loans, homeowner financing, environmental infrastructure, public health, wastewater treatment, low- and moderate-income households, revolving loan fund, Department of Health, memorandum of agreement

Summary: The committees held a joint hearing on HB 1618 HD1, which would create and fund a cesspool conversion revolving loan fund administered by the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority to help homeowners upgrade, convert, or connect cesspools. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from state agencies and advocacy groups, with witnesses emphasizing that cost is the main barrier to cesspool conversion and that recent Kona flooding underscored the public health and pollution risks of cesspools. One testifier suggested the fund should actively pursue outside funding sources, and another urged an effective date that would allow counties to contribute sooner. A member raised concerns about whether loans would be affordable and whether other financing tools, such as tax credits, should also be considered; another member opposed the bill as not adequately addressing district-level sewer and septic issues. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, and the motion was adopted. The joint Judiciary and Ways and Means committees then considered HB 2592 on the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority. The chair outlined amendments to clarify that the authority would assume property and liability associated with transferred assets, preserve existing liability rules, transfer conditional use permits if not already transferred, allow lease extensions before transfer, and set reversion triggers if the authority fails to adopt a management plan by June 30, 2028, or administrative rules by December 31, 2029. Members asked about preserving the public trust and whether the amendments would keep the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ role intact; the chair confirmed the fee and board role would remain unchanged. The committees voted to pass the bill with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The committees also took up HB 2033, making further amendments to clarify the definition of state, delay certain effective dates, allow rental and U-Drive lessors to avoid liability by identifying renters, delete one section, and add administrative hearing language and bus-camera clarifications. HB 1888 was amended to expand protections for educational workers to include sports officials, define sports official, make intentional bodily harm a felony with enhanced penalties for repeat offenses, and authorize the attorney general to assist with restraining orders. Both measures were recommended for passage with amendments and adopted. Later, several bills were moved with little or no discussion: HB 1515, HB 1713, HB 1718, HB 2022, and HB 2385 were recommended for passage unamended; HB 2375 was deferred; and HB 1741 was amended to reflect Honolulu’s concerns, narrow study requirements, add exemptions and a delayed implementation date, and was recommended for passage with amendments. The committees adopted the recommendations on these measures, with some members noting reservations or prior opposition on certain bills.

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• > the new sewer system in in the new sewer system in in 2010<00:21:34.080> and<00:21:34.400>
• We will see our sewer bills alone increase by 200%, which will go from an average sewer bill of $40 a
• plant also uh takes in 18,000 our sewer plant also uh takes in the<00:25:16.399> sewer<00:25:
• bills our sewer of 200% to the Sewer bills our sewer bills<00:26:27.320> will<00:26:27.480>
• This included a new water tower, lift stations, water main, sewer main, and storm sewer work.

Bills: HF458, HF459, HF461, HF449, HF450, HF965, HF1280, HF612, HF615, HF616, HF622, HF650, HF651, HF1045, HF972, HF851, HF644, HF1050

Keywords: HF458, Henderson, water treatment facility, drinking water, municipal water, public infrastructure, capital investment, state bonds, bonding bill, Public Facilities Authority, water distribution system, well connection, local government grant, Minnesota capital budget, HF459, Carver levee, City of Carver, levee restoration, flood control, flood mitigation

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• <00:04:06.439> collection Reclamation plant and Sewer collection Reclamation plant and Sewer
• The sewer district is a self-funded community sewer system.
• The need for rehabilitation of the aging water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer is urgent.
• sewer and storm sewer water M sanitary sewer and storm sewer is<00:54:11.440> urgent<00:54:12.119
• They were originally developed with sewer utilities nearby, but not directly connected to all the properties

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

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• monthly quarterly sewer monthly quarterly sewer bills<00:04:38.840> from<00:04:39.520>
• separation infrastructure to isolate sanitary waste at the city sewer connection point from this new
• separation infrastructure to isolate sanitary waste at the city sewer connection point from this new
• separation infrastructure to isolate sanitary waste at the city sewer connection point from this new
• isolate sanitary waste at the city sewer isolate sanitary waste at the city sewer connection<00:

Bills: HF220, HF230, HF240, HF241, HF295, HF429, HF490, HF505, HF574, HF576, HF581, HF865, HF918, HF1085, HF1449, HF1452, HF1454, HF602

Keywords: HF220, Minnesota transportation, highway user tax distribution fund, trunk highway fund, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, transportation finance, dedicated funds, funding restrictions, arts in transportation, cultural strategies, transportation project planning, project design, project construction, placemaking, public art, infrastructure spending, state statutes 161.045, HF230, Wyoming

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• House Bill 685 keeps a municipality from adopting an increased rate for water or sewer utility service
• For a small water system that the Honorable Zaffirini has mentioned, under 100 connections, it would

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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• House Bill 685 prevents a municipality from increasing the rate for water or sewer utility service on
• Under 100 connections, it would cost between $200,000 and $300,000.
• Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer services for certain entities by Representative
• Relating to the certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water and sewer service in

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

Bills: HB387, HB387

Keywords: sales tax, food taxation, local government, financial growth, tax reduction, water recreation, public use, water bodies, sewer commissions, public interest, 1136, house, all

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• Our plan is to install water and sewer Our plan is to install water and sewer mains<00:12:17.800
• <00:30:32.920> this the intersection to connect this the intersection to connect this elementary
• , Parkway to the east, water, sewer, Parkway to the east, water, sewer, stormwater<00:40:27.680><
• Looks like an important water and sewer infrastructure project. $7 million.
• the sanitary sewer and rehabilitating the sanitary sewer pond<01:06:44.359> system.

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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• boards, and... ...serving on water boards, sewer boards, and fire protection authorities under Section
• I'm the Director from MRY Water and Sewer. What city do you reside in?
• It is not in the Mobile area water and sewer coverage area.
• We are strictly revenue generated off water and sewer revenues.
• We're not... ...off water and sewer revenues.

Bills: HB471, HB473

Keywords: water authority, sewer management, fire protection, local governance, board of directors, local officers, water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions, 1136, house, all

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• increasing workloads and reducing the support available to students. 72.5 fewer adults are making connections
• direct engagement, offer best practices and guidance around building the adult-to-student trust, and connect
• We know that providing students with crucial one-to-one adult-to-student connections is necessary for
• Not be the most effective or beneficial to the student or make them feel that adult-to-student connection

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• And replacement of some of our water and sewer lines.
• , and storm sewer systems within the Northwest.
• We just started our water and sewer project, Phase One.
• Our sewer was rated in the top 15% on the project priority list.
• The wastewater system has 92 total individual connections to the city sanitary sewer collection system

Bills: HF568, HF433, HF1689, HF3135, HF3137, HF3145, HF2887, HF2819, HF2802, HF2664, HF2267, HF799, HF800, HF3049, HF296, HF580, HF1438, HF1237

Keywords: special education, education funding, construction, Minnesota, regional educational programs, HF433, Cloquet Area Fire District, fire station, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, general obligation bonds, public safety, emergency services, fire protection, local infrastructure, Minnesota capital budget, DEED grant, municipal facilities, station construction

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• roads that serve a vital connection roads that serve a vital connection between<00:36:16.720>
• northern half is paved uh that connects northern half is paved uh that connects the<00:41:47.920
• homes are being connected to the system. homes are being connected to the system.
• systems sanitary sewer and storm sewer systems sanitary sewer and storm sewer systems within<00:46
• ensure clean water, reliable sewer ensure clean water, reliable sewer systems,<00:53:50.400>

Bills: HF568, HF433, HF1689, HF3135, HF3137, HF3145, HF2887, HF2819, HF2802, HF2664, HF2267, HF799, HF800, HF3049, HF296, HF580, HF1438, HF1237

Keywords: special education, education funding, construction, Minnesota, regional educational programs, HF433, Cloquet Area Fire District, fire station, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, general obligation bonds, public safety, emergency services, fire protection, local infrastructure, Minnesota capital budget, DEED grant, municipal facilities, station construction

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• campus the core sewers an old Wasa drain campus the core sewers an old Wasa drain to<00:46:54.440>
• for questions on the sanitary sewer for questions on the sanitary sewer request<00:47:08.960>
• We're looking to connect them to those opportunities.
• c> when<01:03:21.400> compared of the highest sewer rates when compared of the highest sewer
• <01:16:13.239> line Francis uh for uh water and sewer line Francis uh for uh water and sewer

Bills: HF201, HF217, HF314, HF315, HF406, HF408, HF425, HF426, HF730, HF731, HF652, HF761, HF1079, HF928, HF1017, HF1056, HF1081

Keywords: HF201, Minnesota income tax, tax subtraction, tax deduction, volunteer firefighter, volunteer fire and rescue, emergency responder, ambulance service personnel, EMR, EMS, search and rescue, canine search and rescue, underwater search and rescue, paid-on-call, part-time volunteer, tax relief, state tax law, section 290.0132, drivers license, identification card

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• Seventy-two and a half fewer adults are making connections with students. We've had program cuts.
• 03:50.000> fewer<00:03:50.280> adults<00:03:50.599> making<00:03:50.920> connections
• half fewer adults making connections half fewer adults making connections with<00:03:51.959>
• direct engagement, offer best practices, and guidance around building the student-adult trust and connect
• adult to student trust and connect adult to student trust and connect districts<01:37:54.880>

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• sanitary sewer system for the community. sanitary sewer system for the community. of<00:31:55.840
• sewer district.
• subordinate sewer district. subordinate sewer district. >> All<00:35:11.920> right.
• public water, and sanitary sewer public water, and sanitary sewer extensions<00:48:10.560> to
• know, it's like how do we connect know, it's like how do we connect opportunities<01:30:24.560><

Bills: HF3700, HF3982, HF3927, HF3933, HF3949, HF4238, HF4275, HF4476, HF4504

Keywords: Duluth, Lake Superior Zoo, capital improvements, funding, bonds, appropriations, capital investment, port development, grant caps, state assistance, navigation facilities, Dakota County, state bonds, park improvements, infrastructure, transportation, safety, congestion, water infrastructure, bond issuance

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• I'm also curious, and partly it connects to my first question, how this bill would interplay with some
• I'm also curious, and partly it connects to my first question, how this bill would interplay with some
• I'm also curious, and partly it connects to my first question, how this bill would interplay with some
• to my initial question about connecting to my initial question about restriction<01:32:11.400> of
• <01:32:17.920> to and I mentioned this um in connection to and I mentioned this um in connection

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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• They are the original water and sewer infrastructure and are in a state of increasing failure.
• To be fair, this currently does not connect to our existing trails.
• What we would do is hopefully be able to go to the north to connect to our Waterworks Trail.
• We actually have a proposed project in the future for a pedestrian bridge to connect. multiple trails
• because, again, this is the only land mass that connects the east side and west side of the river of

Bills: HF474, HF218, HF210, HF441, HF691, HF720, HF1068, HF1314, HF1465, HF1860, HF2046, HF1389, HF2404, HF2854, HF2985, HF3128, HF3103, HF778, HF3125

Keywords: HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice, Statuary Hall, United States Capitol, statue replacement, capital investment, general fund appropriation, Minnesota State Capitol, Minnesota State Historical Society, public art, commemorative statue, National Statuary Hall Collection, commissioner of administration, cultural heritage, monument, Washington D.C., HF218, Minnesota, Department of Public Safety

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• <00:26:51.039> and reconstruction of sanitary sewer and reconstruction of sanitary sewer and
• <00:27:10.039> infrastructure original water and sewer infrastructure original water and sewer
• connections to the features, connect connections to the surrounding<00:35:12.560> regional<00
• <00:58:08.720> We connect to our waterworks trail. We connect to our waterworks trail.
• we're going to be talking about a sewer we're going to be talking about a sewer line<01:10:57.600

Bills: HF474, HF218, HF210, HF441, HF691, HF720, HF1068, HF1314, HF1465, HF1860, HF2046, HF1389, HF2404, HF2854, HF2985, HF3128, HF3103, HF778, HF3125

Keywords: HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice, Statuary Hall, United States Capitol, statue replacement, capital investment, general fund appropriation, Minnesota State Capitol, Minnesota State Historical Society, public art, commemorative statue, National Statuary Hall Collection, commissioner of administration, cultural heritage, monument, Washington D.C., HF218, Minnesota, Department of Public Safety

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• We think it's an important regional connection.
• .housing units to connect to the trail.
• What we're looking at is wastewater treatment ponds, spray irrigation, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer
• I'm going to go to our sewer rates.
• When you've got fewer connections, your sewer rates are higher.

Bills: HF2418, HF1666, HF232, HF344, HF402, HF431, HF468, HF547, HF583, HF1476, HF1711, HF2787, HF2788, HF3207

Keywords: capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day

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• Lake Sewer District and Cross Lake Sewer Lake Sewer District and Cross Lake Sewer District,<00:32
• We also have collapsing sewer lines and sags. I'm going to go to our sewer rates.
• When you've got less connections, your sewer rates are higher.
• :46.000> your<00:42:46.160> sewer you've got less connections, your sewer you've got less
• connections, your sewer rates<00:42:46.640> are<00:42:46.800> higher.

Bills: HF2418, HF1666, HF232, HF344, HF402, HF431, HF468, HF547, HF583, HF1476, HF1711, HF2787, HF2788, HF3207

Keywords: capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day