Historic African American Cemeteries Preservation Fund and Study
What this bill does
Establishing the Historic African American Cemeteries Preservation Fund to identify, preserve, restore, protect, maintain, or commemorate graves, monuments, or markers at historic African American cemeteries; requiring the Department of Planning to administer the Fund in coordination with the Commission on African American History and Culture; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation to the Fund; requiring the Department of Planning to make a certain report by July 1, 2022; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (42)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | McGuckian, Eileen | Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Troup Leighton, Charlotte | Friends of Moses Hall | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Troup Leighton, Charlotte | Friends of Moses Hall | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thompson, Elinor | Geneologist | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Saundry, Andrew | Montgomery County Young Democrats | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Robinson, Franklin | Serenity Farm, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Walker, Lucille | Southern Maryland Heritage Area | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist | Strong Future Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Austin, Bonita | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bishop, Reginald | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Cowan, Eleanorlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Carr, Delegate Carrlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Greene, Allen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ames, Angela | BACC | Oral |
| FWA | Perez, Lucille | BACC | Oral |
| FWA | Peterson, Martha | BACC | Oral |
| FWA | Stubblefiled, Robert | BACC | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Stubblefiled, Robert | BACC | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Stubblefiled, Robert | BACC | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Aylesworth, Ariel | Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Carmel, Mia | Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition | Oral |
| FWA | Coleman-Adebayo, Marsha | Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition | Oral |
| FWA | Edwards-Thro, Sorrah | Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition | Oral |
| FWA | Harper, Alexis | Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition | Oral |
| FWA | Hilburn, Tammy | Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Gutman, Ari | Bethesda african cemetery coalition | Oral |
| FWA | Reverend ADEBAYO, Segun | MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH | Oral |
| FWA | Mott, David | Maryland Poor Peoples' Campaign | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Cagri, Ilhan | Muslim Voices Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Seltzer, Adam | University of Michigan | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Abramowitz, Jordan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Adamian, Rian | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Cook, Jon | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Odintz, Jennifer | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Willard, Tim | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Wolf, Louis | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Wolstein, Hannah | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Ordan, Rachel | BACC | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Gruzs, Adam | Maryland Department of Planning | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Hauck, Molly | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Willard, Tim | Individual | Position only |