Agriculture - Maryland Healthy Soils Grant Program
Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: AgricultureStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Maryland Healthy Soils Grant Program to provide funds to eligible grantees to administer projects to improve the health, yield, and profitability of soils of the State; requiring the Department of Agriculture to implement and administer the Grant Program and to calculate an eligible grantee's greenhouse gas reduction per acre by using the COMET-Planner developed by certain agencies; authorizing the Governor to include $300,000 in the budget bill for the Grant Program beginning in fiscal year 2022; etc.
AI analysis is off. Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY to enable summaries, pros and cons, and questions.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (24)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 13Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Girard, Alan | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Garfield, Lisa | Future Harvest | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Atticks, Kevinlobbyist | Grow & Fortify | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | MASCD | Oral |
| FAV | Welch, Parker | Maryland Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Via, Sara | University of Maryland Extension | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elmore, Peter | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Schmitt, Katlyn | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Weil, Ray | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Elmore, Peter | Star Bright Farm | Oral |
| FWA | ADAMS, DOUG | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | BRAVER, CLEO | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Braver, Cleo | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Elmore, Peter | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Garfield, Lisa | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Garfield, Lisa | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | KALM, SHELBY | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Oveisi, Nicole | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Schmitt, Katlyn | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Via, Sara | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Weil, Ray | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Welch, Parker | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Shirk, Cassie | MDA | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Future HarvestFAV 1
Grow & FortifyFAV 1
Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1
MASCDFAV 1
MDAINFO 1
Star Bright FarmFWA 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVAtticks, KevinGrow & FortifyRegistered for: Brewers Association of Maryland; Maryland Distillers Guild; Maryland Wineries Association
FAVThompson, LindsayMASCDRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…