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Environment - Business Recycling Reporting Requirements

Sponsor: Stephanie Smith (District 45)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a certain business to submit a certain recycling report to a certain county on or before March 1 each year; specifying the contents of the recycling report; establishing a certain penalty for a violation of the Act; providing for the enforcement of the Act; and providing for the distribution of certain penalties.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVEwall, MikeEnergy Justice NetworkOral
FAVcollins, marciabalt cityPosition only
FAVoldendorf, kristenbalt cityPosition only
FAVoldendorf, kristenbalt cityPosition only
FAVtoomey, ruthmd tourism coalitionPosition only
FAVDelegate Smith, Delegate SmithlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVblendy, nicholasIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVcollins, marshaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVoldendorf, kristynIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFZinsmeister, RobertAssociated Builders & ContractorsWritten (PDF)
UNFGriffin, AndrewlobbyistMD Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
UNFPrice, SarahlobbyistMD Retailers AssociationOral
UNFCastelli, BillMdRealtorsWritten (PDF)
UNFBallentine, TomNAIOPOral + Written (PDF)
UNFKasemeyer, PamNWRAOral + Written (PDF)
UNFbradley, erinlobbyistaobaWritten (PDF)
UNFrohrer, Amylobbyistmd hotel and lodging assc.Written (PDF)
UNFgreenfield, aaronlobbyistmmhaOral + Written (PDF)
INFOAbbott, TylerMDEWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGriffin, AndrewMD Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce
UNFPrice, SarahMD Retailers AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
UNFbradley, erinaobaRegistered for: Planned Parenthood of Maryland
UNFrohrer, Amymd hotel and lodging assc.Registered for: Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association
UNFgreenfield, aaronmmhaRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake