HB 100

Sustainable Maryland Program Fund - Establishment

Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Sustainable Maryland Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to expand and enhance Sustainable Maryland's promotion and support of communities in Maryland in the effort to realize environmental, economic, and social sustainability; authorizing the Fund to be used for training and education, outreach and engagement, and developing and expanding the Sustainable Maryland program; requiring the Governor, for Fiscal Year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, to provide an appropriation of $750,000 to the Fund; etc.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list

FAV 25FavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Worthman, Sandi	AIA Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wojahn, Patrick	City of College Park, MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Michael	City of Frederick	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rybczynski, Adam	City of Havre de Grace	Position only
FAV	Day, Jacob	City of Salisbury	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goodall, Jacqueline	Maryland Black Mayors, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lifsey, Sarah	Mount Rainier Green Team	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Stephanielobbyist	O'Malley Miles, Nylen and Gilmore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunninghake, Mike	Sustainable Maryland - Environmental Finance Center (UMD)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Takoma Park Mobilization Environment Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cardin, Nina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Costello, Dia	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cotting, Jennifer	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Metchis, Karen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peterson, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenthal, Lore	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AIA Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

City of College Park, MDFAV 1

City of FrederickFAV 1

City of Havre de GraceFAV 1

City of SalisburyFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Maryland Black Mayors, Inc.FAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

Mount Rainier Green TeamFAV 1

O'Malley Miles, Nylen and GilmoreFAV 1

Sustainable Maryland - Environmental Finance Center (UMD)FAV 1

Takoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVAnderson, StephanieO'Malley Miles, Nylen and GilmoreRegistered for: Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.; Climate XChange; City of College Park; One Fair Wage; Arc of Prince George's County, The…