SB 629

Natural Resources - SAV Protection Zones and Hydraulic Clam Dredges (Aquatic Habitat Protection Act)

Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Secretary of Natural Resources to adopt regulations to define and govern the use of hydraulic clam dredges, subject to certain requirements; increasing the frequency with which the Department of Natural Resources must update the delineations of SAV protection zones; requiring the updated delineations to include areas where submerged aquatic vegetation has been mapped by certain aerial surveys in at least 1 of the previous 5 years; etc.

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Testimony (44)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 34Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hoffman, Mark	Chesapeake Bay Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Colden, Allisonlobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jennings, Larry	Costal Conservation Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bassett, Elle	ShoreRivers	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Nemazie, Dave	University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Betsy	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Collins, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	SCERBO, BILL	ANNE ARDENAL CO	Oral
UNF	BALTUS, BLAIR	BALTIMORE WATERMEN'S ASSOC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	COLLURAFICI, VINCE	CALVERT CO	Position only
UNF	MORTUS, TIM	CECIL/HARRFORD CO	Oral
UNF	KILINSKI, BILL	CHARLES CO	Oral
UNF	MacLeod, Chip	DFA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Newberry, Rob	DFA	Oral
UNF	WHAPLES, BOB	DOCHESTER CO	Oral
UNF	Whaples, Bobby	Dorchester County Watermans Association	Oral
UNF	Ruth, Jason	Harris Seafood Company and DFA	Oral
UNF	PIERCE, DON	KENT CO	Oral
UNF	White, Chuckie	Kent County Watermans Association	Oral
UNF	BROWN, ROBERT T	MARYLAND WATERMEN'S ASS0C.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Hamilton, Mickey	MD Clammees Association and DFA	Oral
UNF	Black, Austin	MD Clammers Association and DFA	Oral
UNF	Black, Jimmy	MD Clammers Association and DFA	Oral
UNF	Gilmore, Moochie	MD Clammers Association and DFA	Oral
UNF	Koch, Dennis	MD Clammers Association and DFA	Oral
UNF	Pepper, Kyle	MD Clammers Association and DFA	Oral
UNF	Prtichett, Byron	MD Clammers Association and DFA	Oral
UNF	Ruth, Mike	MD Clammers Association and DFA	Oral
UNF	Schyler, Norman	MD Clammers Association and DFA	Oral
UNF	Stinger, Carl	MD Clammers Association and DFA	Oral
UNF	Thomas, George	MD Clammers Association and DFA	Oral
UNF	Thomas, James	MD Clammers Association and DFA	Oral
UNF	Wisniewski, Casey	MD Clammers Association and DFA	Oral
UNF	REIL, JIM	MOA	Oral
UNF	MULLEN, JIM	OYSTERMEN'S ASSOC	Position only
UNF	GILMORE, MOOCHIE	QUEEN ANNE CO	Position only
UNF	Wilkins, Troy	Queen Annes County Watermans Association and DFA	Oral
UNF	BROWN, TUCKER	ST MARY'S CO	Oral
UNF	HYITE, BRIAN	ST MARY'S CO	Oral
UNF	PHARIS, JEFF	ST MARY'S CO	Oral
UNF	Harrison, Jeff	Talbot County Watermens Association and DFA	Oral
FWA	mckitrick, james	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	widman, sarah	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

ANNE ARDENAL COUNF 1

BALTIMORE WATERMEN'S ASSOCUNF 1

CALVERT COUNF 1

CECIL/HARRFORD COUNF 1

CHARLES COUNF 1

Chesapeake Bay CommissionFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Costal Conservation AssociationFAV 1

DFAUNF 2

DOCHESTER COUNF 1

Dorchester County Watermans AssociationUNF 1

Harris Seafood Company and DFAUNF 1

KENT COUNF 1

Kent County Watermans AssociationUNF 1

MARYLAND WATERMEN'S ASS0C.UNF 1

MD Clammees Association and DFAUNF 1

MD Clammers Association and DFAUNF 12

MOAUNF 1

OYSTERMEN'S ASSOCUNF 1

QUEEN ANNE COUNF 1

Queen Annes County Watermans Association and DFAUNF 1

ShoreRiversFAV 1

ST MARY'S COUNF 3

Talbot County Watermens Association and DFAUNF 1

University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceFAV 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVColden, AllisonChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation