Clean Energy Loan Program - Remediation and Resiliency
Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Local Government - GenerallyStatus: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (108-28) (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Expanding the purpose of a certain clean energy loan program to include loans for water efficiency projects, environmental remediation projects intended to remove environmental or health hazards, and resiliency projects to increase the capacity of a property to withstand the effects of climate change; adding water efficiency projects, environmental remediation, resiliency projects, and grid resiliency projects to the list of items that require eligibility requirements under a certain ordinance; etc.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 13FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Roush, Benjamin | FSi Engineers | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lewis, Jamal | Green & Healthy Homes Initiative | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Butler, Alex | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fry Hester, Katie | Maryland Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Samman, Amy | Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ball, Calvin | Office of Howard County Executive Calvin Ball | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coleman, Jessa | PACE Financial Servicing | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Leo, Kelly | The Nature Conservancy | Oral |
| FAV | Cowan, Eleanorlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kerr, Cait | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Powers, Pamela | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Fahrig, Landon | Maryland Energy Administration | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVCowan, EleanorRegistered for: Acusensus; Alley Cat Allies; American Society of Travel Advisors, Inc; Chesapeake Solar & Storage Association (CHESSA); Critical Response Group; Giffords…