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HB 127

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Maryland Arts and Culture Capital Grant Program

Sponsor: Delegate LiermanCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Economic and Community DevelopmentStatus: Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Maryland Arts and Culture Capital Grant Program to provide grants for the expansion of, the renovation of, or major repairs to a facility operated by a certain eligible organization; requiring the Governor, in fiscal years 2022 through 2027, to include $10,000,000 for the Program in the budget; requiring the establishment of a competitive application process and a quantitative system to evaluate each application; limiting to no more than $1,000,000 a grant to any organization for a single project; etc.

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Testimony (45)

MGA witness list
FAV 44FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWestendorf, JulieAllegany Arts CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVWestendorff, JulieAllegany Arts CouncilPosition only
FAVAlexander, CaroleArts Council of Anne Arundel CountyPosition only
FAVNyman, AprilArts Council of Anne Arundel CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVNyman, AprilArts Council of Anne Arundel CountyPosition only
FAVJenkins, SuzanArts and Humanities Council of Montgomery CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVJenkins, SuzanArts and Humanities of Montgomery CountyPosition only
FAVRoss, MichaelBaltimore Center StagePosition only
FAVRoss, MichaelBaltimore Center StageWritten (PDF)
FAVLuce, HeleneBaltimore CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVDowns, JackieBaltimore Office of Promotion & the ArtsWritten (PDF)
FAVDowns, JackieBaltimore Office of Promotion & the ArtsPosition only
FAVKeating, AranBaltimore Rock Opera SocietyWritten (PDF)
FAVKeating, AranBaltimore Rock Opera SocietyPosition only
FAVCoffee, JaneChesapeake ShakespearePosition only
FAVCoffee, JaneChesapeake Shakespeare CompanyWritten (PDF)
FAVKennelly, LouiseFrederick Arts CouncilPosition only
FAVKennelly, LouiseFrederick Arts CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVWest, ColeenHoward County Arts CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVWest, ColeenHoward County Center For The ArtsPosition only
FAVSchratwieser, JohnKent County Arts CouncilPosition only
FAVSchratwieser, JohnKent County Arts CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVPugh, AmandaMaryland Center For The ArtsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCohen, NicholaslobbyistMaryland Citizens for the ArtsPosition only
FAVFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeagueOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeaguePosition only
FAVRilette, RyanRound House TheatreWritten (PDF)
FAVRilette, RyanRound House TheatrePosition only
FAVElder, NellSt. Mary's County Arts CouncilPosition only
FAVElder, NellSt. Mary's County Arts CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVJeffries, MonicaStrathmorePosition only
FAVJeffries, MonicaStrathmoreWritten (PDF)
FAVSchwartz, JonathanThe Modell LyricPosition only
FAVJames, Mayor JeannineTown of La PlataPosition only
FAVHoffberger, RebeccaVisionary Arts MuseumWritten (PDF)
FAVLane, RebeccaWashington County Museum of Fine ArtPosition only
FAVLane, Rebecca MassieWashington County Museum of Fine ArtsWritten (PDF)
FAVMullis, AnnaWorcester County Arts CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVMullis, AnnaWorcester County Arts CouncilPosition only
FAVkey, ericumgcPosition only
FAVkey, ericuniversity of maryland global campusWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Lierman, Delegate LiermanlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHoffberger, RebeccaIndividualPosition only
FAVLuce, HeleneIndividualPosition only
INFOWilkins, BarbaraDepartment of Budget and ManagementPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCohen, NicholasMaryland Citizens for the ArtsRegistered for: Maryland Citizens for the Arts