HB 317

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Maryland Green Purchasing Committee - Food and Beverage Procurement - Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Sponsor: Delegate GilchristCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, in consultation with certain units of State government and other stakeholders, to develop, by January 1, 2023, a certain methodology for a unit to estimate greenhouse gas emissions of food and beverages procured, to establish a certain baseline measurement by January 1, 2024, and to consider the nutrition of individuals fully or partially dependent on the State for their diet when developing strategies; etc.

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Testimony (33)

MGA witness list

FAV 27FavorableUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Clark, Robin Jessicalobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schnabel, Rob	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ngala, Bianca	Friends of the Earth	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ngala, Bianca	Friends of the Earth	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kohn, Nancy	Health Care Without Harm	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stoddard, John	Health Care Without Harm	Written (PDF)
FAV	Santo, Raychel	Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Santo, Raychel	Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Houstle, Peter	Maryland Recycling Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Groenfeldt, Julia	Prince George’s County Food Equity Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Amanda	UMD SGA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pozzi, Gerard	World Resources Institute	Oral
FAV	Pozzi, Gerard	World Resources Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Waite, Richard	World Resources Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Gilchrist, Delegate Gilchristlegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Gilchrist, Delegate Gilchristlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Deutschmann, Richard	Individual	Position only
FAV	Gilchrist, Jim	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gilchrist, Jim	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mlilo, Miranda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Subramanian, Asha	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Waterman, Chloe	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Waterman, Chloe	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woorman, Teresa	Individual	Oral
UNF	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Porter, Hollylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Porter, Hollylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Robertson, Ellen	Maryland Department of General Services	Written (PDF)
INFO	Robertson, Ellen	Maryland Department of General Services	Written (PDF)