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Environment - Synthetic Turf and Turf Infill - Chain of Custody and Reuse

Sponsor: Mary A. Lehman (District 21)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a certain producer of synthetic turf and turf infill to establish a system to track the chain of custody of the synthetic turf and turf infill from their manufacture to their reuse, recycling, and final disposal on or before January 1, 2022, subject to a certain exception; requiring a certain owner of synthetic turf and turf infill to establish a system to track the chain of custody of the synthetic turf and turf infill from their use to their reuse, recycling, and final disposal under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list
FAV 21FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBartlett, OliviaDoTheMostGoodWritten (PDF)
FAVHemmer, LisaGlen Echo Heights MobilizationWritten (PDF)
FAVSeldman, NeilInstitute for Local Self-RelianceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTulkin, JoshlobbyistMD Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVLehman, MaryMGAWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVAinsworth, MarthaMaryland Sierra ClubOral
FAVKoravos, JoAnneMontgomery County Women's Democratic ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVWhitehouse, TimothyPublic Employees for Environmental ResponsibilityWritten (PDF)
FAVFarber, AmandaSafe Healthy Playing Fields Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVFalk, CarolSafe Healthy Playing Fields IncorporatedWritten (PDF)
FAVMcNair, LeeUnitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryWritten (PDF)
FAVConway, DianaWDCOral
FAVFalk, CarolWest Montgomery County Citizens AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEader, CarolineZero Waste for Zero LossWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Lehman, Delegate LehmanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDennis, PeggyIndividualOral
FAVDennis, PeggyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHersey, PatriciaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMallek, KateIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualPosition only
UNFRannie, MarkInstitute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Tire and Rubber DivisionOral + Written (PDF)
UNFBond, DanSynthetic Turf CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
UNFLittlefield, RoyTire Industry AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FWAMiller, SteveMACPRA Maryland Association of County Park and Recreation AdministratorsWritten (PDF)
FWARiley, MichaelMaryland Association of County Park & Recreation Administrators (MACPRA)Oral + Written (PDF)
FWATyler, BillIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOabbott, tylerMDEWritten (PDF)
INFOFarber, AmandaSafe Healthy Playing Fields Inc.Position only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter
FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action