HB 295

Water Pollution - Stormwater Management Regulations and Watershed Implementation Plans - Review and Update

Sponsor: Delegate LoveCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 640 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to review and update certain regulations at least once every 5 years; requiring certain regulations to incorporate the most recent precipitation data available; requiring the Department to review and update certain regulations in a certain manner; requiring the Department to take certain actions at least 6 months before the proposal of regulations under the Act; altering the time by which the Department must hold a certain public hearing; etc.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableFWA 9Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Schmitt, Katlyn	Center for Progressive Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dyballa, Cindy	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyer, Isaac	Compass Government Relations Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Samman, Amy	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ortiz, Adam	Montgomery County Government	Oral
FAV	Mason, Michaellobbyist	Providence Strategies LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Takoma Park Mobilization Environment Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Esq., Morgan	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bassett, Elle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Love, Delegate Lovelegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Love , Sara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	iliff, jesse	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Johnston, Matthew	Anne Arundel County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Myers, Doug	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Butler, Alex	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Enten, Robert	Maryland Building Industry Assoc	Oral
FWA	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ballentine, Tom	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hoffman, Mark	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Metchis, Karen	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Love, Del. Sara	MD General Assembly	Written (PDF)
INFO	abbott, tyler	MDE	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFWA 1

Center for Progressive ReformFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFWA 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Compass Government Relations PartnersFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Building Industry AssocFWA 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFWA 1

MD General AssemblyINFO 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

MDEINFO 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Providence Strategies LLCFAV 1

Takoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteeFAV 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVMason, MichaelProvidence Strategies LLCRegistered for: AIA Maryland; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Experience Prince George's; Kaiser Permanente…

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