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HB 78

EnactedCrossfile SB 172
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Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses

Sponsor: Courtney Watson (District 9B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 44 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the criteria for determining the use of funds in the Bay Restoration Fund for certain purposes in certain fiscal years to include climate resiliency and flood control; and specifying that certain grants to certain local governments may be used for stormwater management measures that include stormwater measures relating to water quality, climate resiliency, or flood control.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 10Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVByrne, JuliaBaltimore CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVMYERS, DOUGCBFOral + Written (PDF)
FAVhershkowitz, stevenCCAN Action FundWritten (PDF)
FAVBALL, CALVINHOWARD COUNTY EXECUTIVEOral + Written (PDF)
FAVButler, AlexMACoOral + Written (PDF)
FAVALEXANDRO, BENMDLCVOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDonoho, CandaceMMLWritten (PDF)
FAVranson, emilylobbyistclean water actionPosition only
FAVabbott, tylermdeWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Watson, C., Delegate Watson, C.legislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVranson, emilyclean water actionRegistered for: Clean Water Action