HB 99

Did not advance

Beverage Container Deposit Program - Establishment and Advisory Commission

Sponsor: Delegate LoveCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to establish a beverage container deposit program on or before September 1, 2022; establishing the Advisory Commission to Develop a Beverage Container Deposit Program; requiring the Advisory Commission to develop a framework for a beverage container deposit program; requiring the Advisory Commission to report its framework and recommendations to certain members and committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2021; etc.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Avins, Miriam	Baltimore City Commission on Sustainability	Written (PDF)
FAV	Volpitta, Alice	Blue Water Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Volpitta, Alice	Blue Water Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Auerbach, Ruth	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Breimann, Kate	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Love, Delegate Lovelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dennis, Peggy	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fredriksson, Ryanlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hersey, Patricia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Love , Sara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Marcin, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Robinson, Shane	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shangold, Natasha	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tevelow, Carla	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	MANIS, NICK	Manis Canning & Associates	Written (PDF)
UNF	Butler, Alex	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Oral
UNF	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Goldsmith, Allison	Container Recycling Institute	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ainsworth, Martha	Maryland Sierra Club	Oral
FWA	Samman, Amy	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
INFO	abbott, tyler	MDE	Written (PDF)
INFO	R. Thompson, Melvin	Restaurant Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore City Commission on SustainabilityFAV 1

Blue Water BaltimoreFAV 2

Container Recycling InstituteFWA 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

Manis Canning & AssociatesUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Retailers AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFWA 1

MD Sierra ClubFWA 1

MDEINFO 1

Montgomery CountyFWA 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandINFO 1

Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.UNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVFredriksson, RyanRegistered for: National Aquarium

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

UNFPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

FWATulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter