Electric Generation - Transition From Fossil Fuels - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Account
Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: FinanceSubject: EnergyStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting the carbon dioxide emissions rate for certain affected electric generating units from exceeding a certain amount; establishing the Fossil Fuel Community Transition Account to provide grants to certain individuals and communities; requiring the Department of Commerce to establish certain policies and procedures for the administration of the Account; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to use the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund to provide funding for the Account; etc.
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Testimony (71)
MGA witness listFAV 40FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 24UnfavorableINFO 4Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hershkowitz, Steven | CCAN Action Fund | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Myers, Doug | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | DE-MD Synod, ELCA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rothschild, Trip | DoTheMostGood | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ewall, Mike | Energy Justice Network | Oral |
| FAV | Lacock-Nisly, Jonathan | Interfaith Power & Light | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Samman, Amy | MoCo | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Little, Kobi | NAACP | Oral |
| FAV | Smednick, David | Sierra Club | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rose-Urquhart, Lisa | United Healthcare Workers East | Position only |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Arthurs, Maureen | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ballentine, Tom | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Bartlett, Alfred | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Brown, Natyia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cleghorn, Stephen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coalition, MD Leg | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Duff, Lucy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Galley, Charlotte | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ghiaur, Diana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Gohn, Becca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Howard, Indivisible | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hubbard, Semaj | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johns, Corey | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johns, Corey | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lacock-Nisly, Johnathan | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Luht, Julie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Myers, Doug | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | O'Hearn, Paul | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Palencia-Calvo, Ramon | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Palencia-Calvo, Ramon | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rose, Jodilobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rose-Urquhart, Lisa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Schmitt, Katlyn | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator West, Senator Westlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smednick, David | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Stevnson, Nekiya | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wegner, Susanna | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Weinstein, Sandra | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Williams, Jasielle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Guido, Jeff | BDCBT | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fogartie, James | Beitzel Corporation | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mitchell, Nicholas | Beitzel Corporation | Oral |
| UNF | Gouveia, Mark | Genon | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kasmark, Ray | IBEW | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Malloy, Brian | IBEW | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Demchuk, Pete | IBEW 24 | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Clark, Tom | IBEW 26 | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hogan, George | IBEW 26 | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Myers, Tom | IBEW 26 | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rice, Rodney | IBEW 307 | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Griffin, Jim | IBEW1900 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ascher, Jasonlobbyist | MAPT | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | MD Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Edwards, Donna | MD DC AFL CIO | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cobbs, Drew | MPC | Oral |
| UNF | Kasecamp, Larry | SMART TD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Clisham, Thomas | Talen Energy | Position only |
| UNF | Enten, Robert | Talen Energy | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Powell, Michaellobbyist | Talen Energy | Position only |
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Organizations on record
Baltimore CountyFWA 1
BDCBTUNF 1
Beitzel CorporationUNF 2
CCAN Action FundFAV 1
DE-MD Synod, ELCAFAV 1
DLA PiperFWA 1
DoTheMostGoodFAV 1
GenonUNF 1
IBEWUNF 2
IBEW 24UNF 1
IBEW 26UNF 3
IBEW 307UNF 1
IBEW1900UNF 1
LiUNA BWLCFWA 1
MAPTUNF 1
MD DC AFL CIOUNF 1
mdeINFO 1
MEAINFO 1
MoCoFAV 1
MPCUNF 1
NAACPFAV 1
Sierra ClubFAV 1
SMART TDUNF 1
Talen EnergyUNF 4
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFAscher, JasonMAPTRegistered for: Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association; UA Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 486
UNFGriffin, AndrewMD Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…
UNFPowell, MichaelTalen EnergyRegistered for: Aligned Data Centers; COPT Defense Properties; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Honeywell International, Inc.; Maryland Building Industry Association; National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Maryland…
FWACollins, CarvilleDLA PiperRegistered for: Artesian Resources Corporation; Columbia Gas of Maryland; Maryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform Coalition; Pepco Holdings, LLC.; Health Facilities Association of Maryland; General Motors LLC…