Environment – Office on Climate Change – Establishment
Sponsor: Senator KlausmeierCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Office on Climate Change in the Office of the Governor to facilitate the implementation of the Commission on Climate Change's recommendations; requiring the Office to ensure that each State agency addresses ways the agency can mitigate the causes of climate change and certain impacts of climate change; requiring the Office to initiate and oversee certain research and investigations; requiring the Office to submit an annual report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly; etc.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schablein, Jared | Lower Shore Progressive Caucus | Position only |
| FAV | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | MD Sierra Club | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kraska, MJ | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist | Maryland League of Conservation Voters | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elrich, Marc | Montgomery County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Philip, Diana | NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Conner, Charleslobbyist | Office of the Baltimore County Executive | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Klausmeier, Katherine | Senator Katherine Klausmeier | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Deutschmann, Richard | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Klausmeier, Senator Klausmeierlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Butler, Alex | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | abbott, tyler | MDE | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Fahrig, Landon | Maryland Energy Administration | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVHarbeson, KristenMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters