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SB 148

VetoedCrossfile HB 125
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Board of Public Works - Land Acquisition - Requirements

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the Board of Public Works from approving the acquisition of certain real property with an appraised value of at least $500,000 unless the Board has provided the Legislative Policy Committee with certain information; prohibiting the Board from approving the acquisition of real property with an appraised value of at least $500,000 from the federal government until the Board provides a certain notice and, on a certain request, a study assessing the ongoing fiscal impact the acquisition would have on the State; etc.

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Testimony (5)

MGA witness list
FAV 2FavorableINFO 3Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCowan, EllyPreservation MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Young, Senator YounglegislatorIndividualPosition only
INFORobertson, EllenDepartment of General ServicesWritten (PDF)
INFOGruzs, AdamMD Dept of PlanningWritten (PDF)
INFOTSO, MDOTIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record