Forest Conservation - Mel Noland Woodland Incentives Fund - Distribution of Agricultural Land Transfer Tax Revenue
Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring that the agricultural land transfer tax revenue attributable to transfers of parcels of land that are at least 80% woodland, rather than entirely woodland, be remitted by each county to the Comptroller for certain purposes; increasing, from $200,000 to $500,000, the annual amount of certain revenue that is remitted to the Comptroller from the agricultural land transfer tax that is deposited into the Mel Noland Woodland Incentives Fund; etc.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Fisher, Eriklobbyist | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Allen, Gary | Maryland Forestry Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goetzl, Alberto | Maryland Sustainable Forestry Council | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McCathran, Jolie | Montgomery County Forestry Board | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jones, Annlobbyist | Baltimore County Land Trust Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | MD Assoc of Soil Conservation Districts | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shirk, Cassie | MDA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ferguson, Colby | Maryland Farm Bureau | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Darcey, Steven | Prince George's County Soil Conservation District | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Landis Smith, Donna | Queen Anne's Soil Conservation District | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Mckitrick, James | department of natural resources | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1
MDAUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFJones, AnnBaltimore County Land Trust AllianceRegistered for: Partners for Open Space; Forever Maryland, Inc.
UNFThompson, LindsayMD Assoc of Soil Conservation DistrictsRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…