Clean Water Commerce Act of 2021
Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 695 (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Clean Water Commerce Account within the Bay Restoration Fund; requiring the Department of the Environment to transfer $20,000,000 from the Fund to the Account for certain purposes beginning in fiscal year 2022 and each year thereafter; altering the authorized uses of the Fund to include certain transfers to the Account; limiting the uses of the Account to the purchase of environmental outcomes in support of the State's efforts to achieve the Chesapeake Bay total maximum daily load; etc.
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Testimony (16)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableFWA 8Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kelly, George | Bespoke Mitigation Partners | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Swanson, Ann | Chesapeake Bay Commission | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coble, Kim | Maryland League of Conservation Voters | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Richards, Annie | ShoreRivers | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnson, Esq., Morgan | Waterkeepers Chesapeake | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Kerr, Cait | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lafferty, Steve | Baltimore County government | Oral |
| FWA | Shockley , Jordan | Blue Oyster Environmental | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | abbott, tyler | MDE | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Butler, Alex | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ferguson, Colby | Maryland Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | miles, williamlobbyist | self employed | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Stein, Dana | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAmiles, williamself employedRegistered for: Association of Forest Industries, Inc.; Herschell Claggett, Jr.; Hunters of Maryland; Goose Chase Farm, LLC…
FWAThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…