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Historic African American Cemeteries Preservation Fund

Sponsor: Pam Queen (District 14)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Historic African American Cemeteries Preservation Fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; requiring the Department of Planning to administer the Fund; requiring the State Treasurer to hold the Fund and the Comptroller to account for the Fund; specifying the contents of the Fund; specifying the purpose for which the Fund may be used; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill a certain appropriation to the Fund; requiring the Department to determine the amount of the appropriation; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWillard, TimBethesda African Cemetery CoalitionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMcGuckian, EileenCoalition to Protect Maryland Burial SitesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCowan, EllyPreservation MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVwillard, timselfOral
FAVwillard, tim willardselfOral
FAVDelegate Queen, Delegate QueenlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOGruzs, AdamMD Dept of PlanningWritten (PDF)

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