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IA
Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Apr 3rd, 2025 at 11:29 am
Natural Resources and Environment
Committee:
Joint Natural Resources and Environment
Keywords:
private dock, dock roof, boat slip, hoist, lakefront property, public lake, dock liability insurance, shoreline structures, waterfront association, homeowners association, HOA, recreational boating, dock permit, class I dock permit, class III dock permit, Iowa Code 462A, lake community, marina, water elevation, rust-resistant materials
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So that means that things like electoral co-ops, ERCOT, and water supply corporations that operate critical
- This bill would extend the same treatment to the San Antonio Water System, a municipally-owned water
- If not, the chair calls Hope Wells from the San Antonio Water System, testifying for the bill.
- I'm with the San Antonio Water System, and I'm testifying today in favor of House Bill 5370.
Bills:
HB164 , HB164 , HB411 , HB627 , HB 1226 , HB1677 , HB1865 , HB1997 , HB2985 , HB3462 , HB4188 , HB4685 , HB4840 , HB5370 , HB5424 , HB5466 , HB5509 , HB5660 , HB5673
Committee:
House Intergovernmental Affairs
Keywords:
HB 164, HB164, Texas Flood Recovery, Reimbursement, and Reconstruction Program, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, Hill Country floods, July 2025 floods, flood recovery, disaster relief, flood reimbursement, reconstruction grants, resiliency standards, floodplain, base flood elevation, FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, insurance denial, property damage, tenant assistance, rental property
TX
Bills:
HB164 , HB411 , HB627 , HB 1226 , HB1677 , HB1865 , HB1997 , HB2985 , HB3462 , HB4188 , HB4685 , HB4840 , HB5370 , HB5424 , HB5466 , HB5509 , HB5660 , HB5673 , HB164
Committee:
House Intergovernmental Affairs
Keywords:
migrant labor, housing regulations, civil penalties, complaints, occupants' rights, remediation, education, retaliation, housing, rental regulation, municipal authority, local government, leasing, housing regulation, local control, rental properties, leasing laws, landlord, tenant rights, municipal regulation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- put it in the water bank or water trust to help other folks.
- Making the water bank and water trust more flexible will not only help the state meet its water needs
- My background is with the San Antonio water system's water quality division.
- On testing and licensing, or on water standards? Water standards.
- drinking water standards.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
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
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/20/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Transcript Highlights:
- , or improvements for the efficiency of use of water, or improvements in water reliability.
- We are here neutral on House Bill 2029, the water conservation grant fund.
- and the water supply being conserved.
- All projects have to have some level of water savings involved.
- and the Drinking Water Revolving Fund.
Committees:
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference
Keywords:
water conservation, grants, infrastructure, environmental protection, sustainability, grant fund, Arizona water law, A.R.S. 49-1332, water efficiency, water reuse, education programs, public outreach, rainwater harvesting, gray water, graywater, drought-resistant landscaping, xeriscaping, turf removal, groundwater recharge, aquifer health
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 3rd, 2026 at 09:03 am
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- But today, I sit here as Vice Chair of Water Trust Board.
- So The story of water in 2017, our distribution of the Water Trust Board was zero.
- So, what that does for projects is that the Water Trust Board opens the notice of intents.
- The Water Trust Board, NMFA, NMFA Oversight, we all get our job completed by December.
- But what I might add to this is that all the water and wastewater projects that go through the Water
Keywords:
insects, ecosystem, education, public awareness, wildlife conservation, state agency involvement, New Mexico, equine welfare, animal rescue, shelter funding, trust fund, veterinary care, water project fund, water project finance act, New Mexico Finance Authority, water infrastructure, water grants, water loans, regional water planning, water rights adjudication
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/27/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Transcript Highlights:
- water.
- My small business uses water. We do abrasive water jet cutting, and it uses water.
- So my small business, which uses water—we do abrasive water jet cutting—uses water.
- water.
- Water.
Committees:
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference
Keywords:
solar radiation management, environment, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, public health, complaint process, Attorney General, groundwater management, water conservation, irrigation, water supply, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, brackish water, groundwater, water resources
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Paco Sewer and Water Company.
- is distributed through a water delivery system that is commingled with other sources of water supply
- , groundwater, surface water, into a... ...different water sources, so this can be effluent, groundwater
- It's already somebody's water.
- , how treating water, if it be the AWP, you know, recycling water, et cetera.
Keywords:
air pollution, wildfires, environmental standards, public health, Arizona Revised Statutes, assured water supply, groundwater, commingling, commingled water, water supply, Arizona Department of Water Resources, ADWR, active management area, AMA, subdivision plat, development approval, water rights, municipal provider, private water company, certificate of assured water supply
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/13/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Transcript Highlights:
- treatment systems, clean water and drinking water treatment facilities.
- treatment systems, clean water and drinking water treatment facilities.
- That can mean things like conveyance of water, storage of water, reuse of water, groundwater replenishment
- more water?'
- acre-feet of water.
Committees:
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference
Keywords:
water infrastructure finance authority, WIFA, water supply development, snowpack augmentation, cloud seeding, water augmentation, water financing, water infrastructure, Arizona water law, water conservation, groundwater recharge, stormwater recharge, reclamation and reuse, water rights, water supply projects, public-private partnership, long-term water augmentation fund, water provider, desalination, drought mitigation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- water for beneficial purposes.
- usage and their water rates from one particular water company, leading to much higher bills than they
- You guys do great work in trying to address the water needs and water infrastructure, and I know this
- is supposed to be a water session.
- Everyone wants water and needs water.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a lot of water.
- and water failures.
- We want to point out that water saved is the least expensive water that we have.
- Additionally, water saved contributes to better water security.
- that saved water costs.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Conservation Grant Fund that receives water from a multi-county water conservation district.
- from a multi-county water conservation district.
- water savings and the water supply being conserved.
- Let me... ...water savings and the water supply being conserved.
- We need continued water security. We need continued water security.
Keywords:
water conservation, grants, infrastructure, environmental protection, sustainability, cesspool remediation, cesspool replacement, forgivable principal, forgivable loan, wifa, water infrastructure finance authority, clean water revolving fund, drinking water revolving fund, wastewater infrastructure, on-site wastewater system, septic system, groundwater protection, public health, nonpoint source pollution, county water projects
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Most of our members are nonprofit water supply corporations and water districts.
- Water utilities, both large...
- water quality.
- There's so much need for water. That's all we've heard about how important water is.
- There's not enough water in Texas.
Bills:
HB937 , HB2078 , HB2080 , HB3322 , HB3350 , HB4212 , HB4630 , HB4896 , HB4951 , HB5348 , HB5675 , SB565 , SB971 , SB1662 , SB2124
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
special districts, notice requirements, Water Code, government transparency, public meetings, meeting notice, transparency, public engagement, notice, elections, groundwater management, water conservation, joint planning, environmental impact, desired future conditions, groundwater, conservation district, environmental quality, regulatory review, water utility
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/10/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Transcript Highlights:
- lead into all the other water policy we're dealing with, whether it's groundwater or surface water,
- We'll start on the water bills of 2026.
- We'll start on the water bills of 2026.
- Water is life, and we need to be cautious and not let Arizona give away and kneel to promising water
- Now, water is not my area of expertise, but even I know you're not going to find water there.
Bills:
HB2026 , HB2027 , HB2028 , HB2031 , HB2078 , HB2094 , HB2095 , HB2101 , HB2102 , HB2103 , HB2260 , HB2278 , HB2827 , HB2932 , HB2933 , HB2934 , HB2986 , HCM2009 , HCR2038
Committees:
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference
Keywords:
assured water supply, groundwater, commingling, commingled water, water supply, Arizona Department of Water Resources, ADWR, active management area, AMA, subdivision plat, development approval, water rights, municipal provider, private water company, certificate of assured water supply, written commitment of water service, groundwater savings credits, gray water reuse, replenishment district, Central Arizona Project
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- But we could put the water trough in the corral.
- Where's my water? We don't we don't do water. We're we're We're a county, we're unincorporated.
- Members, Texas faces ongoing challenges in water infrastructure and the Texas Water Fund fund, which
- Although 70% of American customers are are customers of large drinking water supplies, 77% of all water
- water supplies.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They also informed me that it is a water.
- So we're the Texas Rural Water Association.
- providers, Water Supply Corporation.
- There were a number of different water districts, including... Water control improvement districts.
- Water conservation districts, freshwater supply districts, municipal utility districts, water. improvement
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- All I have to do is report my water use. I don't have to measure how much I water.
- And there's been a longtime fear that on underground water that I'm going to take your water away if
- I would love to have a bill that wouldn't stop all outside out-of-state water users from pulling water
- , what measures are we having to clean water before it's returned to the water table?
- brine, back into the water table, but is are we, do we have here, an opportunity to treat the water
Committee:
House Energy
Keywords:
environmental protection, water quality, aluminum, Department of Environmental Quality, EPA standards, groundwater conservation, water rights, permit allocation, metering, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, liquefied petroleum gas, safety regulation, LP-Gas Board, inspections, accident investigations, rural water service, district organization, emergency legislation, Oklahoma, water management
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Williamson County Water Plant supplies treated water to the city of Taylor and Jonah Water Special Utility
- Red Bluff Water District.
- We're injecting treated drinking water, standard water, through the aquifer, and that danger is not present
- The Water Development Board is responsible for developing both the state water plan and the state flood
- This bill provides a straightforward solution: amend the water code to exempt TWDB's water and flooding
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control, flood management, water quality, conservation district, bonds, utility rates, ratemaking, water services
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- irrigation, water supply, and drainage, as well as water users and those who support the water industry
- clean water.
- The Texas Water Development Board has billions of dollars in water supply, clean water, and drinking
- water shortages.
- We need the water.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control, flood management, water quality, conservation district, bonds, utility rates, ratemaking, water services
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, House Bill 1209 by Representative Fuhrman provides for the withdrawal of surface water.
- House Bill 1209 places a pause on the issuance of new cooperative endeavor agreements for surface water
- House Bill 1209 places a pause on the issuance of new cooperative endeavor agreements for surface water
- The purpose is to give the state time to take a hard look at how we're managing our surface water resources
- and people have invested life savings to buy waterfront property, and you can't even tell there's water
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Keywords:
migratory waterfowl, hunting regulations, flooded crops, wildlife management, environmental impact, Senator Kennedy, wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, legislative support, environment, protective measures, boating safety, recreational boating, boat stops, vessel registration, boating fatalities, boating incidents, citations, LDWF, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries