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SB 417

VetoedCrossfile HB 777
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Power Plant Research Program - Review of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Alterations

Sponsor: Senator PinskyCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the circumstances under which the Public Service Commission must notify the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of the Environment about an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity associated with power plant construction; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to complete an independent environmental and socioeconomic project assessment report within 6 months after the Commission determines the application to be complete; etc.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 3Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMeyer, IsaacCompass Government Relations PartnersWritten (PDF)
FAVTulkin, JoshlobbyistMD Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVFine, MaureenSalutationWritten (PDF)
FAVTashakkori, CyrusUtility Scale Solar Energy Coalition (USSEC) of MarylandOral
FAVBeugelmans, DavidlobbyistIndividualOral
FAVSenator Pinsky, Senator PinskylegislatorIndividualOral
FWAMcKitrick, JamesIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOStanek, JasonMD. Public Service CommissionWritten (PDF)
INFOFahrig, LandonMaryland Energy AdministrationWritten (PDF)
INFOChen, JoeyMaryland Public Service CommissionOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter
FAVBeugelmans, DavidRegistered for: Coalition for Community Solar Access, Inc.; ECA Solar; CI Renewables; Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition Action (MAREC Action); Solar Landscape; Maryland Water Service, Inc.