SB 841

Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Industrial Poultry Operations

Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing certain discharge permits to a person for a new industrial poultry operation or for the purpose of extending or expanding an industrial poultry operation in operation on or before September 30, 2020.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableUNF 12UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Phillipps, Kathy	Assateague Coastkeeper	Position only
FAV	phillips, kathy	Assateague Coastkeeper	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldman, Sarah	Center For Livable Future	Position only
FAV	Goldman, Sarah	Center for Livable Future	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tracy, Katie	Center for Progressive Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brooks, Monica	Concerned Citizens Against CAFOs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morison, Carole	Eastern Shore resident	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lamm, Mariah	Envir8nmental Integrity Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Starbuck, Amanda	Food & Water Watch	Position only
FAV	Little, Kobi	Maryland NAACP	Position only
FAV	starbuck, amanda	food & water watch	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Barnes, Marghi	former Eastern Shore resident	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Barnes, Marghi	former Eastern Shore resident	Position only
FAV	Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator	Individual	Position only
UNF	Brown, Susan	Brown Land & Chicken	Written (PDF)
UNF	Eck, Alan	ChickenFarmer	Written (PDF)
UNF	Porter, Hollylobbyist	Delmarva Poultry Industry	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Welch, Parker	MD farm bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist	MD grain producers	Position only
UNF	Shirk, Cassie	Maryland Department Of Agriculture	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fuchs, Kurtlobbyist	MidAtlantic farm credit	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Murphy, Robert	MurphysCrusting & Uni Loader	Written (PDF)
UNF	Levitsky, Steve	Perdue farms	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ryan, David	SWED	Written (PDF)
UNF	Eck, Jenell	farmer	Position only
UNF	Satterfield, Bill	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	abbott, tyler	mde	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Assateague CoastkeeperFAV 2

Brown Land & ChickenUNF 1

Center for Livable FutureFAV 1

Center For Livable FutureFAV 1

Center for Progressive ReformFAV 1

ChickenFarmerUNF 1

Concerned Citizens Against CAFOsFAV 1

Delmarva Poultry IndustryUNF 1

Eastern Shore residentFAV 1

Envir8nmental Integrity ProjectFAV 1

farmerUNF 1

food & water watchFAV 1

Food & Water WatchFAV 1

former Eastern Shore residentFAV 2

Maryland Department Of AgricultureUNF 1

Maryland NAACPFAV 1

MD farm bureauUNF 1

MD grain producersUNF 1

mdeINFO 1

MidAtlantic farm creditUNF 1

MurphysCrusting & Uni LoaderUNF 1

Perdue farmsUNF 1

SWEDUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFPorter, HollyDelmarva Poultry IndustryRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

UNFThompson, LindsayMD grain producersRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…

UNFFuchs, KurtMidAtlantic farm creditRegistered for: Easton Utilities Commission; Horizon Farm Credit