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• . the underground piping for a while. the underground piping that's<01:21:37.120><c> in</c><01:21:37.360
• One of the highest-risk pieces of underground tank fueling system still in use in parts of the state
• </c> had a leak in his number one diesel tank had a leak in his number one diesel tank uh<01:27:10.880
• And our Petro Fund is basically a big insurance carrier insuring every tank in Minnesota.
• So every tank operator uses the Petro Fund for his insurance.

Bills: HF3298

Keywords: underground storage tanks, petroleum, reimbursement program, environmental regulation, pollution control, 1183, house

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• about an additional $4 million a year that the station owners can then apply for to replace the underground
• here in support of creating a new preventative reimbursement option within the Minnesota Petroleum Tank
• </c><00:03:06.720><c> Release</c> The Minnesota Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Fund, commonly known as
• One of the highest-risk pieces of the underground tank fueling system still used in parts of Minnesota
• <00:03:36.319><c> tank</c><00:03:36.560><c> fueling</c><00:03:36.959><c> system</c><00:03:37.360><c>

Bills: HF3298, SF3832, HF3528, HF3516, HF3972, HF4118

Keywords: underground storage tanks, petroleum, reimbursement program, environmental regulation, pollution control, dairy assistance, investment relief, agriculture support, food production, economic relief, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, dentistry, licensure, registration

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• I am a member of the fuel tank with me.
• So first up, we have relating to underground storage tanks and... excuse me, anybody testify?
• > storage</c><00:15:53.120><c> tanks</c> relating to underground storage tanks relating to underground
• storage tanks and and and excuse<00:15:58.079><c> me</c> >> Question. >> Okay.
• So with regards to underground storage tanks, the responsible party is responsible for cleanup, and if

Bills: SB2093, SB2095, SB2046, SB2096, SB2127, SB2155, SB2243

Keywords: fuel tank, environmental impact, groundwater, health and safety, military facilities, local communication, advisory committee, Hawaii legislation, PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, forever chemicals, toxic chemicals, environmental contamination, water pollution, drinking water, surface water, soil contamination, fish consumption, food safety, public health

Summary: The joint Senate Agriculture and Environment and Health and Human Services hearing opened with SB 2093, which would require the fuel tank advisory committee to meet at least quarterly and provide funding. The Department of Health offered written testimony, and multiple supporters, including the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Sierra Club, and a public member of the advisory committee, said more frequent meetings were needed to keep Red Hill cleanup, water testing, and public engagement front and center. Senators asked about public participation and whether the bill should also require meetings outside business hours; testifiers urged at least one evening or weekend meeting to improve access. No vote was taken during the discussion shown. The committee then heard SB 2095, creating a PFAS working group within the Department of Health to study PFAS and related chemicals and report to the Legislature. DOH supported the concept but requested amendments and funding, while the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity deferred to DOH. The Board of Water Supply supported the measure and asked to be included in the working group. Members asked about the bill’s reference to “other residuals,” and DOH explained it could refer to remaining PFAS components in soil, water, or other media. The discussion emphasized the widespread and long-lasting nature of PFAS contamination. Next, the committee considered SB 2046 on underground storage tanks and Red Hill-related cleanup. DOH and the Board of Water Supply testified, and a long list of community and environmental groups supported the bill. Testifiers argued the Navy caused the problem and should be held accountable for cleanup, while one witness said the bill was necessary because the Navy had delayed meaningful remediation. Senators asked whether the bill’s “large landowner” language could include the state or counties under existing statutes; DOH said it would check and later explained that cleanup responsibility generally falls first on the responsible party, then on large landowners if no responsible party exists, with the Navy currently understood to own Red Hill. The hearing then moved to SB 2096 on wastewater management, which the Department of Land and Natural Resources supported, noting PFAS can harm marine resources, and DOH’s wastewater branch offered comments. SB 2127 on water pollution drew support from Agra Business Development Corporation and opposition from the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and others. The main debate centered on runoff, NPDES permitting, and whether the bill could unfairly affect agricultural and public entities; senators and witnesses discussed how heavy rainfall, cesspools, and mixed land uses complicate responsibility and compliance. The transcript ends with the committee still in discussion on SB 2127, with no final votes or actions shown in the excerpt.

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• tanks in the city of Kennedy.
• </c><00:05:18.320><c> water</c><00:05:18.639><c> tanks</c> $734 million for underground water tanks $734
• million for underground water tanks in<00:05:19.120><c> the</c><00:05:19.280><c> city</c><00:05:19.440
• storage tanks, which will serve as our water reserve.
• </c> their water quality and storage their water quality and storage program.<00:59:34.079><c> The</c

Bills: HF2080, HF356, HF1968, HF228, HF569, HF603, HF692, HF1455, HF2224, HF1361

Keywords: contamination, water supply, municipal bonds, environmental mitigation, city funding, Sauk Rapids, PFAS contamination, drinking water, pollution control, bond issuance, Cokato, capital investment, school infrastructure, state bonds, HF228, Lakes Area Police Commission, Lindstrom, Chisago City, regional training facility, public safety facility

Bills: SB266, SB287, SB266, SB287

Keywords: contract review, legislative oversight, state agencies, funding transparency, professional services, Sheriff, Barbour County, law enforcement, qualifications, training, executive education, Covington County, Alabama constitutional amendment, local amendment, carbon dioxide sequestration, carbon capture and storage, CCS, Class VI well, underground injection well, Underground Injection Control Program

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• critical gap in the state's approach to long-term water security, the use of reclaimed water and aquifer storage
• Temple is pursuing an aquifer storage and recovery system because we are committed to proactively securing
• Um, is there anything in current law that prevents y'all from permitting aquifer storage and recovery
• Um, there isn't right now what the statutes require is that we do not pollute underground sources of

Bills: HB 5208, SB 863, SB 1243, SB 1624, SB 1965, SB 2660, SB 2702, SB 2885

Keywords: water filtration, public drinking water, health and safety, well maintenance, water quality, Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, public utility agency, dissolution, local government, regulatory framework, municipal authority, Texas Water Bank, Texas Water Trust, water rights, water banking, instream flow

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• This bill pertains to long-term water security, the use of reclaimed water, and aquifer storage and recovery
• Among the most effective are these Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) projects.
• Temple is pursuing an aquifer storage and recovery system because we are committed to proactively ensuring
• Is there anything in current law that prevents you all from permitting aquifer storage and recovery with
• What the statutes require is that we do not pollute underground sources of drinking water, so we would

Bills: HB5208, SB863, SB1243, SB1624, SB1965, SB2660, SB2702, SB2885

Keywords: water filtration, public drinking water, health and safety, well maintenance, water quality, Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, public utility agency, dissolution, local government, regulatory framework, municipal authority, Texas Water Bank, Texas Water Trust, water rights, water banking, instream flow

Bills: SB2031, SB2386, SB2476, SB2801, SB2843, SB2844, SB2846, SB2885

Keywords: deer breeding, chronic wasting disease, wildlife management, release site, landowner rights, TCEQ, environmental quality, administrative actions, public notice, legislative oversight, water supply, Angelina and Neches River Authority, ownership transfer, public utilities, Certificate of Convenience and Necessity, SB 2801, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Parks and Wildlife Code, field trial permit, hunting dog field trial

Bills: HB443

Keywords: HB443, Underground Damage Prevention Program, One-Call Notification System, 811, utility locate, dig law, excavation safety, damage prevention, underground utilities, pipeline safety, public utilities, buried facilities, excavation notice, demolition notice, Alabama Public Service Commission, sunset extension, utility protection, locate request, call before you dig, gas pipeline

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• The legislative findings that we did in the amendment state that the storage of water underground for
• The first and foremost of these is that the issue around long-term storage credits and underground storage
• that we have underground.
• what Phoenix has done and why it is so important that we have the storage that we have underground it's
• The foregoing speakers have spoken eloquently on the importance of underground storage, and more so than

Bills: HB2099, HB2263, HB2264, HB2330, HB2341, HB2492, HB2757, HB2782, HB2843, HB2889, HB2912, HB2915, HB2918, HB4025, HB4100, HCR2020, HCR2057

Keywords: water storage, long-term storage credits, groundwater management, drought contingency, Arizona water regulations, Colorado River, replenishment, groundwater savings facility, groundwater storage, underground water storage, active management area, irrigation non-expansion area, Arizona water law, water rights, water replenishment, recharge, water conservation district, multi-county water conservation district, CAP water, Central Arizona Project

Bills: HB433, HB443

Keywords: tax distribution, Talladega County, economic development, public safety, rural infrastructure, HB443, Underground Damage Prevention Program, One-Call Notification System, 811, utility locate, dig law, excavation safety, damage prevention, underground utilities, pipeline safety, public utilities, buried facilities, excavation notice, demolition notice, Alabama Public Service Commission

Bills: HB517, SB110

Keywords: underground damage prevention, one-call notification system, utility locating, excavation safety, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, utility lines, underground utilities, pipeline safety, gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, water utility, wastewater, cable television, locate request, premark, tolerance zone, positive response

Bills: HB393, HB61

Keywords: tax abatement, incentive programs, NAICS code, economic development, business, Covington County, carbon dioxide, underground wells, nonhazardous fluids, environmental protection, constitutional amendment, 1136, house, all

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• </c><00:01:44.720><c> utilities</c><00:01:45.439><c> from</c> protect underground utilities from protect
• underground utilities from damage<00:01:46.720><c> uh</c><00:01:46.799><c> as</c><00:01:47.119><c> well
• appropriate utility owners<00:01:58.799><c> that</c><00:01:59.040><c> have</c><00:01:59.200><c> underground
• </c><00:01:59.680><c> facilities</c> owners that have underground facilities owners that have underground
• utility work and so it puts underground utility work and so it puts us<00:02:30.879><c> a</c><00:02:

Bills: SB95, HB322, SB95, HB322

Keywords: underground facilities, excavation safety, One-Call Notification System, utility protection, public safety, underground damage prevention, notification system, construction safety, pipeline protection, utility management, Alabama Municipal Electric Authority, director compensation, municipality, electricity supply, board of directors, postpartum depression, postnatal care, maternal mental health, perinatal depression, postpartum screening

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• </c> approval of a storage facility. approval of a storage facility. uh<00:25:37.360><c> we</c><00:25
• </c><00:26:01.440><c> facility</c> into the carbon dioxide storage facility into the carbon dioxide storage
• </c><00:26:12.240><c> And</c> storage facility trust fund also.
• And storage facility trust fund also.
• </c><00:28:11.200><c> 9</c> 18 cents new t uh new storage fee. 9 18 cents new t uh new storage fee. 9

Bills: HB179, HB354, SB57, SB137, HB431, HB179, HB354, SB57, SB137, HB431

Keywords: campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer chaplain, public schools, public K-12 education, public charter schools, local control, teacher support, student support services, religious volunteer, faith-based support, church-state separation, background check, sex offender registry, school volunteer, education policy, district attorney, compensation, constitutional amendment

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• For many years, we stored that water in underground aquifers.
• So, like many other entities in Arizona, we have stored water underground.
• So we accrued long-term storage credits after we stored that water.
• We have... ...of storage facilities.
• Nevada paid for the water storage.

Bills: SB1137, SB1176, SB1287, SB1335, SB1336, SB1445, SB1677

Keywords: underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip, interactive positive response system, landlord duties, apartment community, mobile home park

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• that body of water, subject to evaporation that wouldn't have occurred if that water had remained underground
• It's an irrigation water storage lake that stores water that supplies the irrigation system, which waters
• The water well feeds into the storage lake, and the lake then provides the storage and pressure needed
• To Madam Chair, Representative, it would address any lake out there that's being used as a storage facility
• And so if you're using a storage facility that is primarily aesthetic, which lakes have been deemed to

Bills: SB1137, SB1200, SB1419, SB1447, SB1560, SCM1004

Keywords: underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip, interactive positive response system, landlord duties, apartment community, mobile home park

Bills: SB205, SB242, SB205, SB242

Keywords: appropriation, education funding, priority schools, Alabama education, State Department of Education, codification, state law, legal revisions, Alabama code, legislative updates, underground damage prevention, notification system, construction safety, infrastructure, commercial driver license, English proficiency, work authorization, impoundment, false documentation, 1136

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• </c> this training to be Hands-On underground this training to be Hands-On underground excavation<00:
• </c> open to all underground open to all underground telecommunications<00:30:20.480><c> installers</
• </c> require the installation of underground require the installation of underground telecommunications
• </c> than two safety qualified underground than two safety qualified underground telecommunications<00
• </c> our underground our underground telecommunications<00:40:55.079><c> infrastructure</c><00:40:56.079

Bills: HF47, HF335

Keywords: telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF335, Greater Minnesota, economic development, public infrastructure, grant program, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, business development, infrastructure grants, local government aid, general fund appropriation, rural development, site development, utilities, roads

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• All of us understand and know about the underground damage prevention program that exists; that's one
• So, you certainly make that one call to make sure if the underground facilities, wire, cable, whatever
• about</c><00:42:21.359><c> the</c> understand and know about the understand and know about the underground
• All of us understand and know about the underground damage prevention program that exists; that's one
• So, you certainly make that one call to make sure if the underground facilities, wire, cable, whatever

Bills: SB7, SB22, SB39, SB40, SB45, SB46, SB86, SB95, SB107, SB7, SB22, SB39, SB40, SB45, SB46, SB86, SB95, SB107

Keywords: voting rights, absentee ballot, protected classes, Alabama Voting Rights Act, felony conviction, election integrity, preclearance, Alabama Jobs Act, incentives, job creation, economic development, recapture provisions, capital investment, employment, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40