HB 184

Environment - On-Farm Composting Facilities - Permit Exemption

Sponsor: Emily Shetty (District 18)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to exempt an on-farm composting facility from the requirement to obtain a permit if the on-farm composting facility uses 40,000 square feet or less in support of food scrap composting and meets any other condition for a permit exemption specified in regulations.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableFWA 8Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Position only
FAV	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruskin, Heather	Maryland Food System Resiliency Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Criss, Jeremy	Montgomery County Government	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Raley Jr., James K.	President, St. Mary's County Farm Bureau, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Shetty, Delegate Shettylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Love, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Shetty, Emily	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Blumer, Kristie	Compost Crew	Oral
FWA	Bilsens Brolis, Linda	Institute for Local Self-Reliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FWA	Young, Ron	PG County Executive Office	Written (PDF)
FWA	Pluta, Matt	ShoreRivers	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fischler, Benjamin	Individual	Oral
FWA	Ohlinger, Keith	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Nelson, Jen	Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts	Written (PDF)
INFO	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Compost CrewFWA 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Institute for Local Self-RelianceFWA 1

Maryland Association of Soil Conservation DistrictsINFO 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1

Maryland Food System Resiliency CouncilFAV 1

MD Sierra ClubFWA 1

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

PG County Executive OfficeFWA 1

President, St. Mary's County Farm Bureau, Inc.FAV 1

ShoreRiversFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWATulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FWARanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action