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SB 219

EnactedCrossfile HB 143
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State Boat Act - Abandoned or Sunken Vessels - Removal

Sponsor: Senator ElfrethCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 76 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of an 'abandoned or sunken vessel' to mean one that has remained at a location for more than 60 instead of 90 days without the consent of the property owner; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to take an abandoned vessel into custody without providing a certain notice if it determines that the vessel poses certain hazards; requiring, within 15 days after taking custody of an abandoned vessel, the Department to send a certain notice to the last known owner and each know secured party of the vessel; etc.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVColden, AllisonlobbyistChesapeake Bay FoundationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRybczynski, AdamCity of Havre de GraceWritten (PDF)
FAVZellers, SusanlobbyistMaritime Trades AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAllan, ScottIndividualPosition only
FAVChaney, HamiltonIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Elfreth, Senator ElfrethlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVweaver, samIndividualPosition only
FWAMckitrick, JamesDepartment of Natural ResourcesWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVColden, AllisonChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation
FAVZellers, SusanMaritime Trades AssociationRegistered for: Marine Trades Association of Maryland