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HB 777

VetoedCrossfile SB 417
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Power Plant Research Program – Review of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity – Alterations

Sponsor: Delegate BrooksCommittee: Economic MattersSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the circumstances under which the Public Service Commission must notify the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of the Environment about an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity associated with power plant construction; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to complete an independent environmental and socioeconomic project assessment report within 6 months after the Commission determines the application to be complete; etc.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMeyer, IsaacCompass Government Relations PartnersWritten (PDF)
FAVTulkin, JoshlobbyistMD Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVTashakkori, CyrusUtility Scale Solar Energy Coalition (USSEC) of MarylandOral
FAVBeugelmans, DavidlobbyistIndividualOral
FAVBrooks, BenjaminIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Brooks, Delegate BrookslegislatorIndividualOral
INFOStanek, JasonPublic Service CommissionWritten (PDF)
INFOMcKitrick, JamesIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter
FAVBeugelmans, DavidRegistered for: Coalition for Community Solar Access, Inc.; ECA Solar; CI Renewables; Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition Action (MAREC Action); Solar Landscape; Maryland Water Service, Inc.