Environment – Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Construction or Expansion – Manure Transport Plan Requirement
Sponsor: Senator PinskyCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: AgricultureStatus: Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
On or after October 1, 2021, prohibiting the Department of the Environment from approving coverage under a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) Discharge permit for a certain CAFO, unless the permit applicant submits a certain manure transport plan to the Department as part of the permit application; etc.
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Testimony (16)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Schnabel, Rob | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Pinsky, Senator Pinskylegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | X, GLEN ECHO HEIGHTS MOBILIZATION | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Porter, Hollylobbyist | DPI | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Porter, Hollylobbyist | Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc | Oral |
| UNF | Porter, Hollylobbyist | Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc | Oral |
| UNF | Brown, Mary Lou | Farmer | Oral |
| UNF | Harris, Chris | Farmer | Oral |
| UNF | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | MGPA | Position only |
| UNF | Ferguson, Colby | Maryland Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fuchs, Kurtlobbyist | MidAtlantic Farm Credit | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Levitsky, Stephan | Perdue | Position only |
| FWA | Eckel, Rianna | Food & Water Watch | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Nicholas, Betsy | Waterkeepers Chesapeake | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Shirk, Cassie | MDA | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | abbott, tyler | mde | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
DPIUNF 1
FarmerUNF 2
Food & Water WatchFWA 1
Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1
MDAINFO 1
mdeINFO 1
MGPAUNF 1
PerdueUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFThompson, LindsayMGPARegistered 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