HB 613

Did not advanceEmergency bill

Prince George’s County – Coal– and Gas–Fired Generating Stations – Prohibitions (Prince George’s County Stop Environmentally Unjust Coal and Gas Plants Act of 2021) PG 410–21

Sponsor: Prince George's County DelegationCommittee: Economic MattersSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from issuing a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a coal- or gas-fired generating station if any part of the generating station will be located in Prince George's County; and prohibiting a person from operating a coal- or gas-fired generating station if any part of the generating station is located in Prince George's County and the Commission issued a certain certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of the generating station.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 6FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Jakuta, Joseph	Climate Parents of Prince George's	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	lawson, james	southern maryland fair skies coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Prince George's County Delegation, Prince George's County Delegation	Individual	Oral
FAV	Rosenthal, Lore	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Ruth	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Guido, Jeffrylobbyist	Baltimore DC Building Trades Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Clark, Tom	IBEW 26	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Demchuk, Pete	International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #24	Written (PDF)
UNF	Stanek, Jason	MD. Public Service Commission	Written (PDF)
UNF	Chen, Joey	Maryland Public Service Commission	Oral
UNF	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Lisalobbyist	Public Service Commission	Oral
UNF	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	Individual	Oral
FWA	Cole, Henry	Henry S. Cole & Associates, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
INFO	Fahrig, Landon	Maryland Energy Administration	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore DC Building Trades CouncilUNF 1

Climate Parents of Prince George'sFAV 1

Henry S. Cole & Associates, Inc.FWA 1

IBEW 26UNF 1

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #24UNF 1

Maryland Energy AdministrationINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Public Service CommissionUNF 1

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOUNF 1

MD Sierra ClubFWA 1

MD. Public Service CommissionUNF 1

Public Service CommissionUNF 1

southern maryland fair skies coalitionFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGuido, JeffryBaltimore DC Building Trades CouncilRegistered for: Consulting by JLG

UNFSmith, LisaPublic Service CommissionRegistered for: Ameresco; American Massage Therapy Association - MD Chapter; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; NextEra Energy Resources, LLC; Othram; RWE Americas Services, LLC…

UNFBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…

FWATulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter