Sustainable Maryland Program Fund - Establishment
Sponsor: Senator ElfrethCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: First Reading Appropriations (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Sustainable Maryland Program Fund to expand and enhance Sustainable Maryland's promotion and support of communities in the State in the effort to realize environmental, economic, and social sustainability; specifying that the Fund may be used for educating communities in the development of strategies to achieve green community certification; requiring, beginning with fiscal year 2022, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $225,000 to the Fund; etc.
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Testimony (17)
MGA witness listFAV 15FavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Ashman, Jud | City of Gaithersburg | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lippert, John | Greenbelt Green Team | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goodall, Jacquline | MD Black Mayors | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fiore, Justin | MML | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosenberg, Duane | Mayor New Carrollton | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moe, Craig | Mayor, City of Laurel | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sze, Daniel | Metropolitan Washington Council of Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gant, Tracy | Prince Georges County Municipal Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hunninghake, Mike | Sustainable MD Program | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Klobukowski, Jerome | Town of Poolesville | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | wojahn, patrick | city of college park | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Individual Letters, MD Green Team | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Individual Letters, MD Mayors | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sign On Letter, Sustainable MD Mayor | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Information, Sustainable MD | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Wilkins, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
city of college parkFAV 1
City of GaithersburgFAV 1
Greenbelt Green TeamFAV 1
Mayor New CarrolltonFAV 1
MD Black MayorsFAV 1
MMLFAV 1
Town of PoolesvilleFAV 1