Aquaculture Lease Applications - Notice, Protests, and Meetings - Alterations
What this bill does
Altering the persons that the Department of Natural Resources is required to notify of applications for certain aquaculture leases to be issued in the Chesapeake Bay or the Atlantic Coastal Bays; requiring the Department to work with both a person that files a certain protest petition related to a proposed aquaculture lease and the applicant for the aquaculture lease to mitigate the concerns raised in the petition; and establishing conditions under which the Department is required to hold a certain public information meeting.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (7)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Castelli, Bill | Realtors | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Pinsky, Senator Pinskylegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Budden, Scott | MD Oyster Aquaculture Industry | Oral |
| UNF | Blackwell, JD | Oyster Aquaculture Industry | Oral |
| UNF | Farrington, Jon | Oyster Aquaculture Industry | Oral |
| UNF | Russell, Brian | Oyster Aquaculture Industry | Oral |
| INFO | mckitrick, james | department of Natural Resources | Written (PDF) |