Emergency Management - Chief Resilience Officer - Appointment and Duties
What this bill does
Requiring the Director of the Maryland Emergency Management Agency to appoint a Chief Resilience Officer to be responsible for coordinating State and local efforts to build resilience to risks identified in the Maryland Hazard Mitigation Plan; providing that the Chief Resilience Officer serves at the pleasure of the Director; establishing the duties of the Chief Resilience Officer, including identifying funding streams and technical assistance and working with leaders of vulnerable industries; requiring a certain annual report; 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 (15)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Colker, Ryan | Alliance for National & Community Resilience | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnston, Matthew | Anne Arundel County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lafferty, Steve | Baltimore County government | Oral |
| FAV | Clark, Robin Jessicalobbyist | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bass, Jim | Eastern Shore Land Conservancy | Oral |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fry Hester, Katie | Maryland Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ball, Calvin | Office of Howard County Executive Calvin Ball | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Leo, Kelly | The Nature Conservancy | Oral |
| FAV | Nemazie, Dave | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | Oral |
| FAV | Kerr, Cait | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | abbott, tyler | MDE | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kelly, Catherine | State of Md Military Dept | Written (PDF) |