Federal Clean Water Act - Authority of State
Sponsor: Stephen S. Hershey, Jr. (District 36)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 State from entering into an agreement that waives the State's authority under § 401 of the federal Clean Water Act as part of exercising the State's authority and carrying out the State's duties under the federal Clean Water Act and State law, including the State's authority and duties related to the federal relicensing of the Conowingo Dam.
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Testimony (20)
MGA witness listFAV 17FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | prost, alison | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MacLeod, Chip | Clean Chesapeake | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meffley, Robert | County Council of Cecil County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MacLeod, Chip | DFA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Newcomb, Jay | Dorchester County Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bereano, Brucelobbyist | Doug Legum | Oral |
| FAV | Kelleher, Zack | ShoreRivers | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | serbo, bill | aa county waterman | Position only |
| FAV | pew, jim | earthjustice | Position only |
| FAV | beelar, barbara | friends of deep creek lake | Oral |
| FAV | evgeniadis, ted | lower susquehanna riverkeeper | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | williams, keith | north bay adventures | Oral |
| FAV | budden, scott | orchard point oysters | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | kelleher, zack | sassafras riverkeeper | Oral |
| FAV | nicholas, betsy | waterkeepers chesapeake | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | schmitt, katlyn | waterkeepers chesapeake | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Hershey, Senator Hersheylegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Barron, Kathleen | Exelon | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | abbott, tyler | mde | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | grumbles, ben | mde | Position only |
Organizations on record
aa county watermanFAV 1
Clean ChesapeakeFAV 1
DFAFAV 1
Doug LegumFAV 1
earthjusticeFAV 1
ExelonUNF 1
mdeUNF 2
north bay adventuresFAV 1
ShoreRiversFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBereano, BruceDoug LegumRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…