Environment - Public Hearing and Notification Modernization Act
Sponsor: Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs CommitteeCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 1/14 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Modifying the procedures for public participation in the licensing, permitting, and regulations processes of the Department of the Environment; authorizing the Department to hold certain public meetings and hearings using teleconference or Internet-based conferencing technology under certain circumstances; specifying that the Department is not required to hold certain in-person public meetings or hearings when a certain emergency declaration has been issued; etc.
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Testimony (5)
MGA witness listFAV 4FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | abbott, tyler | MDE | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grumbles, Secretary Ben | Maryland Department of the Environment | Oral |
| FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Schmitt, Katlyn | Center for Progressive Reform | Written (PDF) |