HB 88

Electric Distribution System Planning and Required Labor Standards

Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (District 20)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: EnergyStatus: First Reading Finance (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing certain State policy goals with regard to the State's electric distribution system; requiring the Public Service Commission and the Maryland Energy Administration to provide assistance and support to electric companies for applying for and obtaining access to certain federal funds to meet the State's policy goals for the electric distribution system; requiring the Administration to identify certain funding sources; establishing labor standards for contractors and subcontractors participating in certain projects; etc.

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Testimony (42)

MGA witness list

FAV 32FavorableUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gogel, Mia	Baltimore County Government	Oral
FAV	Guido, Jeffrylobbyist	Baltimore DC Building Trades Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Monica	CCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kurtz, Joshua	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Venable, Victorialobbyist	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, MD, Alfred	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility (CPSR)	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elder, Leslie	Coalition for Community Solar Access	Oral
FAV	Meyer, Isaac	Compass Government Relations Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peltier, Laurel	Energy Supplier Reform Coalition-will testify	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thompson, Antoine	Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Tom	IBEW 26	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Griffin, Gary	IBEW International Union	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Horton, James	IBEW Local 70	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Albacarys, Balfour	International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 24	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cook, Chuck	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartwell, Staci	NAACP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lapp, David	Office of People's Counsel	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	Takoma Park Mobilization Environment Committee	Position only
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Ruth	www.HoCoClimateAction.org	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Charkoudian, Lorig	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Deutschmann, Richard	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leas, Stephen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Susanlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tam, Kristen	Individual	Oral
UNF	O'Keeffe, Kevinlobbyist	Law Office of Kevin O'Keeffe	Written (PDF)
UNF	Stanek, Jason	MD. Public Service Commission	Written (PDF)
UNF	Knoll, Molly	Maryland PSC	Oral
UNF	Lanzarotto, Katie	Pepco and Delmarva Power	Written (PDF)
UNF	Schatz, Dave	Pepco and Delmarva Power	Oral
UNF	Mayhew, Kim	Perry White Ross & Jacobson	Written (PDF)
UNF	Reed, Dytonia Reedlobbyist	Washington Gas	Written (PDF)
UNF	Dennison, Tom	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Washington, Charleslobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Fahrig, Landon	Maryland Energy Administration	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 2

Baltimore DC Building Trades CouncilFAV 1

CCANFAV 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility (CPSR)FAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Coalition for Community Solar AccessFAV 1

Compass Government Relations PartnersFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Energy Supplier Reform Coalition-will testifyFAV 1

Greater Washington Region Clean Cities CoalitionFAV 1

IBEW 26FAV 1

IBEW International UnionFAV 1

IBEW Local 70FAV 1

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 24FAV 1

Law Office of Kevin O'KeeffeUNF 1

Maryland Energy AdministrationINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland PSCUNF 1

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

MD. Public Service CommissionUNF 1

NAACPFAV 1

Office of People's CounselFAV 1

Pepco and Delmarva PowerUNF 2

Perry White Ross & JacobsonUNF 1

Takoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteeFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Washington GasUNF 1

www.HoCoClimateAction.orgFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGuido, JeffryBaltimore DC Building Trades CouncilRegistered for: Consulting by JLG

FAVVenable, VictoriaChesapeake Climate Action NetworkRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVMiller, SusanRegistered for: Earthjustice

UNFO'Keeffe, KevinLaw Office of Kevin O'KeeffeRegistered for: Eva Group LLC; IEC Chesapeake; PepsiCo; W.W. Grainger, Inc.…

UNFReed, Dytonia ReedWashington GasRegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

UNFWashington, CharlesRegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company