SB 737

Did not advance

Comprehensive Conservation Finance Act

Sponsor: Jim Rosapepe (District 21)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 4/01 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Appropriations) (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Environmental Trust must allow participants in certain programs to participate in and receive compensation from certain markets, credits, or programs under certain circumstances; authorizing certain units to enter into pay-for-success contracts with certain aggregators to procure certain environmental outcomes projects or already certified environmental outcomes; etc.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list

FAV 26FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Fritz, Kate	Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, David	Audubon Maryland-DC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Robin Jessicalobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Perry, Reedlobbyist	Chesapeake Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Perry, Reedlobbyist	Chesapeake Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Sara	Ecological Restoration Business Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	dilks, nicholas	Ecosystem Investment Partners, LLC	Oral
FAV	Male, Timothy	Environmental Policy Innovation Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Male, Timothy	Environmental Policy Innovation Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hastings, Josh	Forever Maryland Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mendez, April	Greenprint Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	abbott, tyler	MDE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	abbott, tyler	MDE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shirk, Cassie	Maryland Department of Agriculture	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coble, Kim	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Male, Timothy	The Conservation Fund	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Mark	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kerr, Cait	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKitrick, James	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKitrick, James	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Rosapepe, Senator Rosapepelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Rosapepe, Senator Rosapepelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Clark, Robin Jessicalobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
INFO	Robertson, Ellen	Maryland Department of General Services	Written (PDF)
INFO	Highsmith, Courtney	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Alliance for the Chesapeake BayFAV 1

Audubon Maryland-DCFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1FWA 1

Chesapeake ConservancyFAV 2

Ecological Restoration Business AssociationFAV 1

Ecosystem Investment Partners, LLCFAV 1

Environmental Policy Innovation CenterFAV 2

Forever Maryland FoundationFAV 1

Greenprint PartnersFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Department of AgricultureFAV 1

Maryland Department of General ServicesINFO 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 2

MDEFAV 2

The Conservation FundFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVClark, Robin JessicaChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation; American Heart Association; Indivior, Inc.

FAVPerry, ReedChesapeake ConservancyRegistered for: Chesapeake Conservancy

FAVHarbeson, KristenMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters

FAVThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…

FWAClark, Robin JessicaChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation; American Heart Association; Indivior, Inc.