SB 478

Maryland Green Purchasing Committee - Food Procurement - Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Green Purchasing Committee to develop on or before January 1, 2022, a certain methodology, in consultation with the Department of the Environment and the Department of General Services, for a unit to estimate greenhouse gas emissions that occur through the life cycle of certain food; requiring each unit to report to the Committee on the unit's progress in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with food procured by the unit on or before August 1, 2024 and each August 1 thereafter; etc.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list

FAV 24FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Huffling, Katie	Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bennett, Madeline	Balanced	Position only
FAV	Wagner, Kim	Black Bottom Farm LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Clean Water Action	Position only
FAV	Semaan, Jillian	Earth Day Network	Position only
FAV	ECKEL, RIANNA	FOOD AND WATER ACTION	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bowdren, Cam	Forward Brewing	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Waterman, Chloe	Friends of the Earth	Position only
FAV	testimony, Group	Group testimony	Written (PDF)
FAV	STODDARD, JOHN	HEALTH CARE WITHOUT HARM	Written (PDF)
FAV	Santo, Raychel	Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	BRUSKIN, HEATHER	MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD POLICY COUNCIL	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist	Maryland LCV	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Houstle, Pete	Maryland Recycling Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bergen, Sujatha	Natural Resources Defense Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Daigle, Sydney	Prince George's County Food Equity Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	Sierra Club- MD Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitch, Claire	Sustainable food systems researcher	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Lauren	UMD Student Sustainability Committee	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Waite, Rich	World Resources Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mlilo, Miranda	Individual	Position only
FAV	Scnabel, Rob	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator	Individual	Position only
UNF	Porter, Hollylobbyist	DPI	Written (PDF)
UNF	Welch, Parker	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Kahl, Catherine	DPSCS	Written (PDF)
INFO	Sessa, Rachel	DPSCS	Written (PDF)
INFO	Robertson, Ellen	Dept. of General Services	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy EnvironmentsFAV 1

BalancedFAV 1

Black Bottom Farm LLCFAV 1

Clean Water ActionFAV 1

Dept. of General ServicesINFO 1

DPIUNF 1

DPSCSINFO 2

Earth Day NetworkFAV 1

FOOD AND WATER ACTIONFAV 1

Forward BrewingFAV 1

Friends of the EarthFAV 1

Group testimonyFAV 1

HEALTH CARE WITHOUT HARMFAV 1

Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable FutureFAV 1

Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1

Maryland LCVFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Recycling NetworkFAV 1

MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD POLICY COUNCILFAV 1

Natural Resources Defense CouncilFAV 1

Prince George's County Food Equity CouncilFAV 1

Sierra Club- MD ChapterFAV 1

Sustainable food systems researcherFAV 1

UMD Student Sustainability CommitteeFAV 1

World Resources InstituteFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRanson, EmilyClean Water ActionRegistered for: Clean Water Action

FAVHarbeson, KristenMaryland LCVRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters

FAVTulkin, JoshSierra Club- MD ChapterRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

UNFPorter, HollyDPIRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association