HB 503

Environment - Office on Climate Change - Establishment

Sponsor: Delegate Young, P.Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/03 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Office on Climate Change in the Office of the Governor to facilitate the implementation of the Commission on Climate Change's recommendations; requiring the Office to ensure that each State agency addresses ways the agency can mitigate the causes of climate change and certain impacts of climate change; requiring the Office to initiate and oversee certain research and investigations; requiring the Office to submit an annual report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Olszewski, John	Baltimore County Government	Oral
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Young, Pat	Maryland House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Philip, Diana	NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conner, Charleslobbyist	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Richard DeShay	Prince George's County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cann, Bennard	Prince George's County's Municipal Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mahoney, Pat	Town of Chesapeake beach	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Young, P., Delegate Young, P.legislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Butler, Alex	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	abbott, tyler	MDE	Written (PDF)
INFO	Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
INFO	Fahrig, Landon	Maryland Energy Administration	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Dept. of HealthINFO 1

Maryland Energy AdministrationINFO 1

Maryland House of DelegatesFAV 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

MDEINFO 1

Montgomery County ExecutiveFAV 1

NARAL Pro-Choice MarylandFAV 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

Prince George's County Young DemocratsFAV 1

Prince George's County's Municipal AssociationFAV 1

Town of Chesapeake beachFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVHarbeson, KristenMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters

FAVConner, CharlesOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveRegistered for: MedStar Health