HB 772

Maryland Green Purchasing Committee – Food and Beverage Procurement – Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Sponsor: Delegate GilchristCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Green Purchasing Committee in consultation with the Departments of the Environment, Agriculture, General Services, and other stakeholders, to develop, by January 1, 2022, a certain methodology for State agencies to estimate greenhouse gas emissions of food and beverages procured, establish a certain baseline measurement by January 1, 2023, and develop certain strategies and policy recommendations; establishing a goal to reduce certain greenhouse gas emissions by State units by 25% by fiscal year 2030; etc.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list

FAV 27FavorableUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Huffling, Katie	Alliance of Nurses for a Healthy Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bennett, Madeline	Balanced	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wagner, Kim	Black Bottom Farms LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	CLEAN WATER ACTION	Position only
FAV	Molidor, Jennifer	Center for Biological Diversity	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schnabel, Rob	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Semaan, Jillian	Earth Day Network	Position only
FAV	Eckel, Rianna	Food & Water Watch	Written (PDF)
FAV	Waterman, Chloe	Friends of the Earth	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stoddard, John	Health Care Without Harm	Written (PDF)
FAV	Biehl, Erin	Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist	MD LCV	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	MD Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Subramanian, Dr Asha	MD MPH	Position only
FAV	sign on, group	Many	Written (PDF)
FAV	Houstle, Pete M.	Maryland Recycling Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruskin, Heather	MoCo Food Policy Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bergen, Sujatha	NRDC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Daigle, Sydney	Prince George's County Food Equity Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Webermann, Michael	ProVeg	Position only
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	Sierra Club Maryland Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bowdren, Claire	Sustainable Food Systems Researcher	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mlilo, Miranda	UMD Student Sustainability Committee	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Waite, Rich	World Resources Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bowdren, Cam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Gilchrist, Delegate Gilchristlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Porter, Hollylobbyist	DPI	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral
UNF	Welch, Parker	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	CHURCHILL, ELLINGTON	DGS	Written (PDF)