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HB 878

EnactedCrossfile SB 701
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Bay Restoration Fund - County Authority to Incur Indebtedness

Sponsor: Mark S. Chang (District 32)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Local Government - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 278 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a county to borrow money and incur indebtedness through the issuance and sale of notes in anticipation of the receipt of the county's allocation of funds from a certain separate account of the Bay Restoration Fund; authorizing a county to expend the net proceeds of the sale of a certain issue of notes only to make certain grants and loans or to refund one or more issues of notes; authorizing the principal of certain notes and the interest on certain notes to be paid from certain sources; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGeckle, MathewBack River PrecastOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSanderson, MichaelMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Chang, Delegate ChanglegislatorIndividualOral
FAVHarrison, EdwardIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualOral
FWAvon Gunten, GeneTeam SepticOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action