HB 76

Water Pollution Control – Intervention in Civil Actions – Rights and Authority

Sponsor: Delegate LoveCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 618 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that a person who meets the threshold standing requirements under the federal Clean Water Act has an unconditional right and authority to intervene in a civil action that the State initiates in State court to require compliance with certain water pollution control measures; requiring a person exercising a certain right of intervention to intervene in accordance with the applicable practices, procedures, and laws of the State; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Brubach, Hannah	Chesapeake Legal Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Philip, Diana	NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kremer, William	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Musegaas, Phillip	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Elizabeth	WATERKEEPERS CHESAPEAKE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Esq., Morgan	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Love, Delegate Lovelegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lam, Sylvia	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Love , Sara	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Butler, Alex	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bailey, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bailey, Esq., Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
UNF	Porter, Hollylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ballentine, Tom	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Powell, Michaellobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Chesapeake Legal AllianceFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsUNF 1

NARAL Pro-Choice MarylandFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

WATERKEEPERS CHESAPEAKEFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

UNFPorter, HollyRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

FWAGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

FWAPowell, MichaelRegistered 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…