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• > this<00:03:57.840> is<00:03:57.920> a<00:03:58.080> finance finance committee
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Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• Finance and Policy Bill.
• This is the Amnevist Transportation Bill, dealing with taxes or surcharge.
• My name is Anjali Bains, and I lead the transportation team at Fresh Energy.
• We did, as I said, have this discussion in the Transportation Committee.
• This is a balanced transportation bill.

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• finance and policy bill.
• <00:01:17.520> couple omnibus uh transportation bill. couple omnibus uh transportation bill
• Baines and I lead the transportation Baines and I lead the transportation team<00:02:47.680>
• um this transportation omnibus bill. um this transportation omnibus bill.
• transportation system more sustainable. transportation system more sustainable.

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• The House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee is called to order for April 11th.
• Today we're going to be doing the walkthrough of our transportation finance bill.
• Thank you for the opportunity to speak today and for your work on putting this transportation finance
• in on the transportation omnibus bill. in on the transportation omnibus bill.
• transportation infrastructure, right? transportation infrastructure, right?

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• policy and finance provisions.
• sources uh only for transportation sources uh only for transportation purposes.<00:32:07.200>
• directs the Department of Transportation directs the Department of Transportation to<00:43:53.119
• transportation report information. transportation report information.
• <00:54:47.520> uh standpoint of the transportation uh standpoint of the transportation uh

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• The House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee will come to order. We do have a quorum.
• PACE provides a comprehensive range of medical and social services, transportation, meals, social...
• This ensures trips accurately match the passengers transported and the miles traveled.
• <01:42:45.440> Advanced transportation accountability.
• Advanced transportation accountability.

Bills: HF4421, HF1937, HF4675, HF4715, HF4684

Keywords: county cost share, economically distressed county, human services finance, substance use disorder treatment, SUD services, civil commitment, state aid, county levy, poverty threshold, tax-exempt acreage, property tax exemption, Minnesota human services, county fiscal relief, local government finance, chemical dependency, behavioral health, PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services

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• we're going to go ahead and start with tab number three, which is CS for Senate Bill 1342 on transportation
• Civilizations have always formed around transportation corridors, like rivers, ports, railroads, highways
• The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development will now once again
• The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development will now once again
• Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development will now once again come to order.

Bills: S0174, S1342, S1334, S1362, S1602, S1604

Keywords: transportation, memorial, honorary designation, Miami-Dade, Charlie Kirk, transit-oriented development, housing affordability, mixed-use zoning, urban development, traffic congestion, elections, voter registration, citizenship, provisional ballots, election fraud, vertiports, aviation, airport infrastructure, economic development, veterans

Summary: The committee first heard CS for SB 1342 on transit-oriented development by Senator Rouson, which seeks to expand housing near fixed transit corridors by updating TOD definitions and applying Live Local-style land-use principles to those areas. An amendment narrowed definitions, limited the bill to land-use and development regulations, removed a private cause of action, and added exclusions for environmentally sensitive areas, historic properties, and military installations. Supporters said the bill would increase housing supply near existing infrastructure and maximize the state’s transit investments, while local government groups and city leagues opposed it as a sweeping preemption of local zoning authority that could force high-density development without public hearings or adequate infrastructure planning. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee then took up CS for SB 1334 on elections by Senator Grall, which would require documentary proof of citizenship in voter registration and related election processes, update how citizenship is verified through REAL ID and the SAVE database, clarify that paper ballots are the primary voting method, and add other election-related changes such as candidate eligibility rules and timelines. Two technical amendments were adopted. During extended questioning, senators raised concerns about how documents would be submitted and stored, whether voters without Florida IDs or REAL IDs—especially students, disabled voters, seniors, and homeless Floridians—could be flagged or burdened, and what fiscal and workload impacts the bill would have on supervisors of elections and state agencies. Supporters argued the bill would streamline verification and reduce duplicate paperwork, while many public speakers and some senators said it would create barriers to voting, increase costs, and risk disenfranchising eligible voters. The transcript ends during debate on the bill, before a final vote is shown. Later, the committee considered CS for SB 1362 on advanced air mobility by Senator Harrell. A strike-all amendment aligned the bill with the House version and added vertiports and charging systems as eligible projects for public-private partnership funding, with FDOT authorized to fund certain vertiport costs within available resources. The bill drew support from industry and local representatives, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard SB 174, which designates a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and directs FDOT to install markers at an estimated cost of $2,400. The bill prompted significant debate over whether Kirk’s legacy warranted a state road designation, with opponents citing his controversial statements and arguing the honor was political and divisive, while supporters said the designation recognizes civic engagement near FIU and is symbolic rather than regulatory. The transcript ends during debate on SB 174, before any final action is shown.

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• transportation is facing a $1.1 billion per year funding maintenance gap.
• transportation system more sustainable. transportation system more sustainable.
• The transportation finance committee received a target of no change from the February forecast-based
• Um, I would like to bring finance bill.
• received<00:46:34.720> a government finance committee received a government finance committee

Bills: HF2431, HF2438, HF2783, HF1943

Keywords: higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX

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• We're going to go ahead and call this meeting of the Energy Finance and Policy Committee to order.
• Next, we're going to go on to House File 2442, the Energy Finance Bill.

Bills: HF2442

Keywords: climate finance, energy finance, renewable development account, RDA, weatherization, preweatherization, low-income housing, energy efficiency, clean energy, solar incentive, Made in Minnesota, community solar gardens, transportation electrification, electric vehicles, grid-enhancing technologies, microgrid, University of St. Thomas, Public Utilities Commission, Department of Commerce, petroleum tank fund

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• We're going to go ahead and call this meeting of the Energy Finance and Policy Committee to order.
• Next, we're going to go on to House File 2442, the energy finance bill.
• We're going to go on to do House File 2442, the energy finance bill.

Bills: HF2442

Keywords: climate finance, energy finance, renewable development account, RDA, weatherization, preweatherization, low-income housing, energy efficiency, clean energy, solar incentive, Made in Minnesota, community solar gardens, transportation electrification, electric vehicles, grid-enhancing technologies, microgrid, University of St. Thomas, Public Utilities Commission, Department of Commerce, petroleum tank fund

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• So currently students in transportation So currently students in non-public<00:03:56.720> schools
• We are an Education Finance Committee; therefore, we deal with finances.
• us um we are an education finance us um we are an education finance committee<00:31:55.480> therefore
• This aid is used to pay for transportation, so getting kids to school.
• It's labeled PSO Programs Finance and Classification.

Bills: HF984, HF921, HF922

Keywords: education funding, nonpublic schools, counseling services, guidance services, transportation for students, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• So, welcome everybody to again the February 23rd, 2025 Transportation Finance and Policy Committee hearing
• So, um here in Transportation World.
• a Minnesota transportation We're a Minnesota transportation advocacy<00:03:21.280> nonprofit<
• safe and sustainable transportation safe and sustainable transportation systems<00:03:24.800>
• The A2 front of transportation.

Bills: HF3429, HF3418, HF3431, HF1597

Keywords: intelligent speed assistance, transportation, speeding offenses, public safety, license restrictions, speed control, pedestrian safety, traffic safety, roadway improvements, nonmotorized transportation, crosswalks, sidewalks, bike lanes, complete streets, Vision Zero, Toward Zero Deaths, MnDOT, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, local road authority

Bills: SB42, SB166, SB42, SB166

Keywords: abandoned roads, land ownership, government regulations, property rights, transportation, Ten Commandments, public education, displays, funding, Alabama law, municipal elections, runoff elections, majority voting, electoral procedures, local governance, campaign finance, record retention, political action committees, Fair Campaign Practices Act, 1136

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• Chairman, members, for the opportunity to present House Bill 3821. rely on SH-130 for transportation.
• Veterans rely on SH 130 for transportation for vital VA services such as specialized medical care Like
• This instructs the Transportation Commission to create a new funding category in the a unified transportation
• Authority a transportation authority with reasonable fees under current law municipalities that choose
• An important point to make is that CapMetro does not deliver transportation services in Lago Vista.

Bills: HB483, HB3345, HB3643, HB3821, HB3849, HB4472, HB4523, HB4524, HB5346, HB5347, HB5376

Keywords: high-speed rail, Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT, public-private partnership, comprehensive development agreement, CDA, Interstate 35, I-35 corridor, Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio, intercity passenger rail, rail infrastructure, private entity, transportation infrastructure, rail corridor, passenger rail, infrastructure finance, vehicle registration

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• Subcommittee on Transportation. Funding to all those wishing to testify in person today.
• House Bill 4523 amends Section 21.105 of the Transportation Code by adding Subsection C, which makes
• Subsection B-3 states that when the Texas Department of Transportation approves the loan or grant, the
• Subcommittee on Transportation. Funding to all those wishing to testify in person today.
• The Texas Department of Transportation approves the loan or grant.

Bills: HB483, HB3345, HB3643, HB3821, HB3849, HB4472, HB4523, HB4524, HB5346, HB5347, HB5376

Keywords: high-speed rail, Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT, public-private partnership, comprehensive development agreement, CDA, Interstate 35, I-35 corridor, Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio, intercity passenger rail, rail infrastructure, private entity, transportation infrastructure, rail corridor, passenger rail, infrastructure finance, vehicle registration

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• Hello, Chair and members of the House Education Finance Committee.
• We've seen special education being cut, transportation being cut.
• You mentioned this is a finance committee.
• Of the finance attendance provisions.
• This will be the finance bill.

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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• The Chair calls the House Education Finance Committee meeting to order for Thursday, February 27, 2025
• Generally, we would hold to the finance side of that.
• Paul sticking to the finance parts. We started our journey in 2019.
• Thank you, Miss Vu, um, Chairman Keshaw and the Education Finance Committee.
• Thank you, Miss Vu, um, Chairman Keshaw and the Education Finance Committee.

Bills: HF29, HF921, HF922, HF1048, HF1049

Keywords: railroad, infrastructure, transportation funding, environmental remediation, capital investment, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• [Music] The Chair calls the Education Finance Committee to order for Tuesday, April 1st.
• Hello, Chair and members of the House Education Finance Committee.
• learning resources and Transportation learning resources and Transportation safety<00:04:33.160>
• You mentioned this is a finance committee. Representative B.
• This is going to be the vehicle bill for Education Finance attendance provision.

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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• We will not be taking up Senate File 1832, the Workforce Finance bill.

Bills: SF1832, HF2440, HF2442

Keywords: economic development, small business, workforce training, grants, entrepreneurship, equity, community support, labor market, employment, funding, data analysis, climate finance, energy finance, renewable development account, RDA, weatherization, preweatherization, low-income housing, energy efficiency, clean energy

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• Chapter 91 of the Transportation Code addresses the acquisition, financing, construction, operation,
• We were losing transportation.
• financing.
• In addition, all of our goods are transported... ...transported across these roads, which will increase
• HB4888 would empower regional mobility authorities to finance transportation projects for other entities

Bills: HB1589, HB2208, HB2297, HB2560, HB2725, HB3080, HB4417, HB4473, HB4520, HB4662, HB4888, HB4905, HB4906

Keywords: HB 1589, toll road, toll project, toll project entity, voter approval, local control, county election, commissioners court, Transportation Code, Chapter 372, road construction, highway funding, infrastructure, public referendum, ballot measure, transportation policy, Texas toll roads, regional mobility, toll collection, vehicle registration