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Environment – Supplemental Environmental Projects and Study on Discharge Permit Fees

Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (District 31)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to consider and, as appropriate and to the extent consistent with State and federal law, use certain supplemental environmental projects as part of a settlement or enforcement action concerning an alleged violation of certain water pollution, sediment control, or water appropriation laws; requiring the Department to conduct a study to determine the level at which certain fees would need to be set and to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2020; etc.

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Testimony (4)

MGA witness list
FAV 3FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSimonaire, BryanSponsorWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Simonaire, Senator SimonairelegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Simonaire, Senator SimonairelegislatorIndividualPosition only
UNFGraf, LorilobbyistMBIAWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

MBIAUNF 1
SponsorFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGraf, LoriMBIARegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association