HB 1312

Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Industrial Poultry Operations

Sponsor: Vaughn Stewart (District 19)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing certain discharge permits to a person for a new industrial poultry operation or for the purpose of extending or expanding an industrial poultry operation in operation on or before September 30, 2020.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableUNF 14Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Phillips, Kathy	Assateauge Coastal Trust	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Minovi, Darya	Center for Progressive Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldman, Sarah	Center for a Liveable Future	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Brooks, Monica	Concerned Citizens Against CAFOs	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Breimann, Kate	Environment Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lamm, Mariah	Environmental Integrity Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Starbuck, Amanda	Food and Water Action	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Morrison, Carole	Former Perdue contract grower	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Little, Rev. Kobi	Maryland NAACP	Position only
FAV	Barnes, Marghi	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stewart, Delegate Stewartlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Brown, Susan	Brown Land & Chicken Co	Written (PDF)
UNF	Porter, Hollylobbyist	DPI	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Porter, Hollylobbyist	Delmarva poultry Industry inc	Position only
UNF	McClain, Andrew	Grower	Position only
UNF	Welch, Parker	MD Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Shirk, Cassie	MDA	Written (PDF)
UNF	ABBOTT, TYLER	MDE	Written (PDF)
UNF	Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist	MGPA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fuchs, Kurtlobbyist	Mid Atlantic Farm Credit	Position only
UNF	Fuchs, Kurtlobbyist	MidAtlantic Farm Credit	Written (PDF)
UNF	Murphy, Robert	Murphy's Crusting & Uni Loader Service, Inc	Written (PDF)
UNF	Levitsky, Steve	Perdue Farms	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ryan, David	Salisbury Wicomico Economic Development	Written (PDF)
UNF	Satterfield, Bill	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Assateauge Coastal TrustFAV 1

Brown Land & Chicken CoUNF 1

Center for a Liveable FutureFAV 1

Center for Progressive ReformFAV 1

Concerned Citizens Against CAFOsFAV 1

Delmarva poultry Industry incUNF 1

DPIUNF 1

Environment MarylandFAV 1

Environmental Integrity ProjectFAV 1

Food and Water ActionFAV 1

Former Perdue contract growerFAV 1

GrowerUNF 1

Maryland NAACPFAV 1

MD Farm BureauUNF 1

MDAUNF 1

MDEUNF 1

MGPAUNF 1

Mid Atlantic Farm CreditUNF 1

MidAtlantic Farm CreditUNF 1

Murphy's Crusting & Uni Loader Service, IncUNF 1

Perdue FarmsUNF 1

Salisbury Wicomico Economic DevelopmentUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFPorter, HollyDPIRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

UNFPorter, HollyDelmarva poultry Industry incRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

UNFThompson, LindsayMGPARegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…

UNFFuchs, KurtMid Atlantic Farm CreditRegistered for: Easton Utilities Commission; Horizon Farm Credit

UNFFuchs, KurtMidAtlantic Farm CreditRegistered for: Easton Utilities Commission; Horizon Farm Credit