Environment - Solar Panel Stewardship Programs
Sponsor: Stephen S. Hershey, Jr. (District 36)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of the Environment to develop certain guidelines for solar panel stewardship programs to ensure the environmentally sound recycling of out-of-service solar panels and their components; requiring the Department to adopt certain guidelines in regulation on or before July 1, 2021; prohibiting a certain manufacturer from selling or offering for sale in the State a solar panel on or after January 1, 2022, unless the manufacturer has a solar panel stewardship plan approved by the Department; etc.
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Testimony (5)
MGA witness listFAV 2FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Houstle, Pete | Maryland Recycling Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Hershey, Senator Hersheylegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Murray, Davidlobbyist | MD Solar energy industries Association | Oral |
| UNF | Meyer, Isaac | on behalf of USSEC | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | abbott, tyler | mde | Written (PDF) |