Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Program – Alterations
Sponsor: Senator ElfrethCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Economic and Community DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 207 (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Expanding the purposes of the Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Program; establishing the Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Fund in the Department of Commerce to finance certain rental assistance to business entities located in RISE zones; prohibiting the Secretary of Commerce from approving a RISE zone the geographic area of which exceeds 500 acres; altering eligibility for tax incentives that a business entity that locates in a RISE zone may receive; etc.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Clapsaddle, Mary | Frostburg State University | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tiffany, Larry | Medcura, Inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Morris, Mary | Univ of MD Baltimore | Oral |
| FAV | Sadowski, Tom | University System of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ulman, Kenneth | University of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hughes, Jim | University of Maryland, Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wahler, Megan | bwtech@UMBC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elfreth, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Maloney, Kathleen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Schulz, Kelly | Maryland Department Of Commerce | Written (PDF) |