Aquaculture Lease Applications - Notices, Protests, Meetings, and Conflict Resolution
Sponsor: Jack Bailey (District 29)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Hunting and FishingStatus: Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the property owners that the Department of Natural Resources is required to notify of applications for certain aquaculture leases to be issued in the Chesapeake Bay or the Atlantic Coastal Bays; requiring the Department to work with a certain petitioner and a certain applicant to mitigate certain concerns and to consider conflict resolution between shoreline property owners and aquaculture lease applicants before issuing a lease; etc.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Antosh, Dale | Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls Civic Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | May, Lisalobbyist | Maryland REALTORS | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bailey, Jack | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Holmes, Sandra | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Bailey, Senator Baileylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Weaver, Rita | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Alliance, Chesapeake Oyster | Chesapeake Oyster Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ferguson, Colby | Maryland Farm Bureau | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Budden, Scott | Orchard Point Oyster Co. | Oral |
| UNF | Jennings, Larry | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Russell, Brian | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | McKitrick, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |