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• These Clean Water Act denials haven't been because of legitimate water quality impact concerns.
• </c><00:21:32.400><c> quality</c><00:21:32.880><c> review</c> incorporate this water quality review incorporate
• </c><00:21:57.039><c> quality</c> protections of legitimate water quality protections of legitimate water
• We don't want you to raise objections, even if it is around the quality of water, the quality of air.
• It's also water, the quality of air.

Bills: HB3668

Keywords: pipeline, natural gas, Natural Gas Act, FERC, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, NEPA, environmental review, permitting reform, LNG, liquefied natural gas, certificate of public convenience and necessity, section 7, section 3, Clean Water Act, section 401, water quality certification, state authority, interagency coordination, pipeline safety, pipeline security

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• </c> our nation's water quality. our nation's water quality.
• <c> water</c><00:31:53.440><c> quality</c> worked to improve water quality worked to improve water quality
• by requiring EPA to publish clear, accessible guidance on the water quality certifications. red tapes
• c> quality</c><01:01:39.760><c> standards</c> 3934, the water quality standards 3934, the water quality
• :20:08.159><c> water</c><01:20:08.560><c> quality</c> certifications to actual water quality certifications

Bills: HCR66 , HB2550 , HR432 , HB3898 , HB3383 , HB3638 , HB3628 , HR939

Keywords: military funding, defense, appropriations, fiscal year, government, labor relations, collective bargaining, federal employees, workforce protection, executive order, federal labor relations, labor management, federal oversight, government reform, Clean Water Act, Federal Water Pollution Control Act, PERMIT Act, waters of the United States, WOTUS, EPA

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• And again, members, Senate Bill 848 is a bill that is looking at how water quality enhancement areas
• and water quality improvement is working throughout the state.
• So this bill draws a bright line between real water quality credits that are permanent, measured, and
• This framework began to establish a dependable, transparent system for improving water quality across
• It was always intended that water quality enhancement areas and the stormwater rule came into alignment

Bills: S0544 , S0636 , S0848 , S0546

Committee: Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: golf courses, best management practices, fertilizer regulation, Department of Agriculture, environmental protection, certification, beach management, beach erosion, beach nourishment, coastal resilience, shoreline protection, critical erosion, critically eroded beach, Florida DEP, Department of Environmental Protection, coastal flooding, compound flooding, storm surge, inlet management, coastal engineering

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• content for the availability certification to be attached.
• In our district, we've seen more private water wells drilled than anywhere else in the state.
• And five separate cities to review these groundwater certifications on their behalf.
• On groundwater wells for their daily water usage.
• . ...water-type districts, governmental entities of the state.

Bills: SB612 , SB1855 , SB2568 , SB3058 , HB49

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: SB 612, Texas Water Code, Section 49.2127, conservation and reclamation district, water district, reclamation district, developer fees, pipeline construction, water pipeline, sewer pipeline, associated infrastructure, subdivision infrastructure, cost recovery, fee cap, actual reasonable documented costs, engineering fees, legal fees, inspection fees, infrastructure relocation, utility connections

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• You have a lot of sunshine you also don't have a lot of water right so solar is is a good energy source
• that does doesn't rely on it doesn't require as much water as other energy sources to deploy correct
• disagreeing with your bill when they had plenty of time to work with you over I've got a I've got a The water

Bills: HB 13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145 , HB366 , HB470 , HB805 , HB912 , HB13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• in Texas power grids leaving at least 3.5 million Texans without electricity and causing widespread water
• At least 75 to 85 percent of them are caused by electrical infrastructure on water.
• financial integrity of utilities operating in wildfire prone areas any weakening of a utility is credit quality
• operating a highly reliable telecommunications network. by selling electricity, transmission, and water
• Maybe educate me a little bit and our freshman just spilled his water anyway house I would enjoy that

Bills: HB 13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145 , HB366 , HB470 , HB805 , HB912 , HB13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• not supplying us water.
• On the water, though, there’s a lot to build that water infrastructure to provide water for... or any
• Water is in short supply throughout the state.
• for areas that have limited water supply.
• To water.

Bills: HB602 , HB1322 , HB1930 , HB2225 , HB2304 , HB2494 , HB3275 , HB3810 , HB3919

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: affordable housing, land use, zoning, urban planning, community development, housing crisis, mixed-use development, sustainability, municipal utility district, board of directors, qualifications, land ownership, Texas, taxation, residency, municipal approval, subdivision plans, local governance, plats, local government

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• So we're trying to form Rodney Holmes: a water district to bring surface water into the county to help
• supplying us water.'
• ,' and we have no way to provide them water.
• to build that water infrastructure to provide water for any development.
• Scott Norman Jr.: To designate water restrictions for areas that have limited water supply.

Bills: HB602 , HB1322 , HB1930 , HB2225 , HB2304 , HB2494 , HB3275 , HB3810 , HB3919

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: affordable housing, land use, zoning, urban planning, community development, housing crisis, mixed-use development, sustainability, municipal utility district, board of directors, qualifications, land ownership, Texas, taxation, residency, municipal approval, subdivision plans, local governance, plats, local government

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• In addition, Rafael had earned his certification as an Eagle Scout in the past, and his dad is a veteran

Bills: SB1333 , SB1191 , SB1439 , SB1314 , SB1509 , SB1319 , SB1346 , SB1613

Keywords: water infrastructure, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, revolving fund, grants, environmental compliance, SB1191, Oklahoma Energy Initiative Act, Oklahoma Low Carbon Energy Initiative Board, low carbon energy, clean energy, energy policy, renewable energy, board repeal, statutory repeal, administrative board, energy committee, natural resources, Oklahoma statutes, 17 O.S. 802.3, fossil fuels

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• </c><00:53:24.520><c> and</c> water pressure a need to boil water and water pressure a need to boil water
• water leaks re water cycle of emergency water leaks re water leaks<01:07:45.720><c> popping</c><01:07
• </c> update our water sewer and storm water update our water sewer and storm water infrastructure<01:
• </c> a water treatment plant a new water a water treatment plant a new water tower<01:25:32.159><c> um
• In 2019, we were issued a notice from MPCA for new water-quality-based effluent limits on phosphorus,

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

Committee: House Capital Investment

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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• And you're aware of all the water requests.
• This is a REAP water program.
• Water permitting is based on either a default of two acre-feet of water per one acre that you own overlying
• But Oklahoma groundwater law says the water board is required to quantify the total water and storage
• So, I appreciate working with the water board and all their efforts with the water plan and things we've

Bills: SB1191 , SB1314 , SB1319 , SB1333 , SB1346 , SB1439 , SB1509 , SB1510 , SB1613

Committee: Senate Energy

Keywords: SB1191, Oklahoma Energy Initiative Act, Oklahoma Low Carbon Energy Initiative Board, low carbon energy, clean energy, energy policy, renewable energy, board repeal, statutory repeal, administrative board, energy committee, natural resources, Oklahoma statutes, 17 O.S. 802.3, groundwater, indemnity fund, well drilling, pollution prevention, regulatory compliance, SB1319

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• Senate Bill 1296 comes from the Department of Environmental Quality.
• If we pollute water, it has an impact and it takes a long time to clean up.

Bills: SB1191 , SB1976 , SB1613 , SB1439 , SB1930 , SB1314 , SB1246

Committee: House Energy

Keywords: SB1191, Oklahoma Energy Initiative Act, Oklahoma Low Carbon Energy Initiative Board, low carbon energy, clean energy, energy policy, renewable energy, board repeal, statutory repeal, administrative board, energy committee, natural resources, Oklahoma statutes, 17 O.S. 802.3, oil and gas, surety bond, financial responsibility, environmental compliance, plugging wells, SB1613

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• It allows the MDA to accept a payment for a food certificate at the time of application.
• </c><00:01:09.439><c> for</c><00:01:09.840><c> a</c><00:01:10.000><c> food</c><00:01:10.439><c> certificate
• </c> accept a payment for a food certificate accept a payment for a food certificate at<00:01:11.560>

Bills: HF1704 , HF2052

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

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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• </c> rewrite and resubmit their certification rewrite and resubmit their certification plan<00:23:01.200
• And then the Clean Water Fund, $304 million to clean up our waters.
• These are recommendations from the Clean Water Council and the governor.
• Brad Hagmier: The clean water fund, $304 million to clean up our waters.
• If you go to page four, you will see the start of the Clean Water Fund.

Bills: HF2446 , HF2563 , HF2444

Committee: House Ways and Means

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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• All of the wastewater treatment plants that are being designed today exceed the water quality standards
• We can talk about that probably, but I think that is to exceed the water quality in the receiving stream
• Does the water system have to report to the Public Utility Commission regarding quality and whatnot?
• And so once that quality for the water system is determined to be poor, or had failed tests a certain
• TCEQ does not have a sliding scale for quality or water pressure. And it's very expensive.

Bills: HB29 , HB685 , HB1633 , HB1689 , HB1690 , HB1918 , HB2010 , HB2500 , HB2608 , HB2626 , HB29

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

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• It impacts water quality and... Not near enough work has been done on subsidence.
• It's a lot of water.
• and water failures.
• Additionally, water saved contributes to better water security.
• . ...water quality or unreasonable impacts on other holders of groundwater rights.

Bills: HB29 , HB685 , HB1633 , HB1689 , HB1690 , HB1918 , HB2010 , HB2500 , HB2608 , HB2626 , HB29

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

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• Lastly, the bill requires permit holders... ...to annually report water data and water quality data instead
• Water availability and quality. The committee substitute makes two changes to the bill.
• availability and water quality impacts.
• water quality.
• Right now, when the TCEQ receives a water quality complaint, they notify the water provider 14 days before

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

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• trust to support in-stream flows, water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and bay and estuary inflows
• these water rights to the Texas Water Trust.
• , and the water we save is, again, the cheapest water that we get in this state.
• Can't live without water. Can't live without water.
• Can't live without water. Can't live without water.

Bills: HB4530 , HB4931 , HB5559 , HB5560 , HB143

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: water rights, Texas Water Trust, water bank, environmental conservation, water quality, instream flows, aquifer, water injection, Edwards Aquifer, environmental regulation, groundwater, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water conservation, drought, utility regulation, water use restrictions, Public Utility Commission, civil penalties, drought contingency, environmental protection

Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources met with a quorum present and first took up several pending bills for reconsideration and committee substitute adoption. House Bill 2692, relating to codification and clarification of local laws concerning the San Antonio River Authority, was reported favorably to the full House and sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars by an 11-0 vote. House Bills 1407, 1520, 1535, 2970, 4153, 291, 3663, and 3915 were also reconsidered or laid out as pending business, with committee substitutes adopted where needed and each bill reported favorably, generally by unanimous vote, to the full House and then to Calendars or Calendars/Calendars-related referral as applicable. The committee then heard House Bill 4530, which would expand the Texas Water Trust framework to include groundwater rights, require Texas Water Development Board review and approval of groundwater dedications, and notify local groundwater districts when groundwater rights are placed in the trust. The bill’s author and witnesses from the Environmental Defense Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and Chispa Texas supported the measure as a conservation tool and a way to create a clear process for voluntary donations; a Texas Water Development Board witness testified neutrally. The bill was left pending. House Bill 4931, relating to an aquifer storage and recovery project in Medina County, drew support from the author, the Medina County judge, and a regional water alliance witness, who described severe stress on the Edwards Aquifer, low levels at Medina Lake, and the need for a local water-supply tool. The bill was left pending. House Bill 5559, which would clarify enforcement of drought contingency plans for investor-owned water utilities and involve the PUC in model plan development, received support from groundwater district representatives but also concerns from water company and utility witnesses about enforcement authority, approval procedures, and potential conflicts with existing obligations to provide continuous service; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. House Bill 5560, which would raise the maximum civil penalty for certain groundwater conservation district enforcement actions from $10,000 to $25,000 per violation, prompted debate over whether current law is already sufficient; supporters said the higher cap would better deter overpumping, while opponents argued existing penalties are already severe. That bill was also left pending, and the committee adjourned subject to call of the chair.

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• establishing water quality criteria for aluminum.
• 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?

Bills: HB2976 , HB4459 , HB3142 , HB4316 , HB4338 , HB4230

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

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• lot of federal dollars sitting there right now ready to deploy, and the delay in training and certification
• 00:30:22.120><c> that</c><00:30:22.279><c> training</c><00:30:22.720><c> the</c><00:30:22.919><c> certific
• </c> in that in that training the certific in that in that training the certific certification<00:30:
• <c> critical</c><00:30:25.640><c> to</c><00:30:25.840><c> this</c><00:30:26.000><c> year's</c> certification
• is critical to this year's certification is critical to this year's uh<00:30:26.919><c> uh</c><00:30

Bills: HF1704 , HF1722

Committee: House Ways and Means

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