State Planning – Preservation of Agricultural Land – Goal
What this bill does
Establishing a State goal of preserving a total of 1,030,000 acres of productive agricultural land by 2030 through the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, the Maryland GreenPrint Program, the Rural Legacy Program, the Maryland Environmental Trust, the Next Generation Farmland Acquisition Program, and local land preservation programs; and declaring the intent of the General Assembly that the Act is intended to extend the deadline to meet the State's goal for preservation from 2022 to 2030 and to include certain acreage.
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Testimony (8)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Matthews, Dakota | Rural Maryland Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fisher, Eriklobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Young, Senator Younglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Ferguson, Colby | Maryland Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | McKitrick, James | Department of Natural Resources | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | McHenry, Steve | MARBIDCO (Maryland Ag/RBI Development Corp.) | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | McKitrick, James | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Shirk, Cassie | Individual | Written (PDF) |