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HB 1279

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Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Program - Alterations

Sponsor: Delegate LuedtkeCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Economic and Community DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 206 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Expanding the purposes of the Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Program; establishing the Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Fund in the Department of Commerce to finance the provision of rental assistance to business entities located in RISE zones; prohibiting the Secretary of Commerce from approving a Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise (RISE) zone exceeding 500 acres; altering eligibility for tax incentives that a business entity that locates in a RISE zone may receive; etc.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDelia, AlFrostburg State UniversityWritten (PDF)
FAVMehu, NatashalobbyistMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVMorris, MaryUniv of MD BaltimoreOral
FAVSadowski, TomUniversity System of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVUlman, KennethUniversity of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHughes, JimUniversity of Maryland, BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Luedtke, Delegate LuedtkelegislatorIndividualOral
FWAKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
INFOSchulz, KellyMaryland Department Of CommerceWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.