HB 402

Department of the Environment - Enforcement Authority

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the enforcement authority of the Department of the Environment under various provisions of law, including provisions relating to waterway construction and dam safety, tidal and nontidal wetlands, drinking water, and waterworks, wastewater works, and industrial wastewater works; requiring certain penalties collected by the Department to be paid into the Maryland Clean Water Fund; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 6FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Position only
FAV	Frosh, Brian	Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Raindrop, Bonnie	Smart on Pesticides	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ballentine, Tom	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
UNF	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	O'Connell, William	MSBA Real Property Section Counsel	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	RASMUSSEN, DENNISlobbyist	The Rasmussen Group LLC	Written (PDF)
FWA	Clark, Robin Jessicalobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Bailey, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Enten, Robert	Md Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Assoc	Oral
FWA	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Smith, Greg	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFWA 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFWA 1

MD Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

Md Thoroughbred Horsemen’s AssocFWA 1

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1

MSBA Real Property Section CounselUNF 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Smart on PesticidesFAV 1

The Rasmussen Group LLCUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

UNFRASMUSSEN, DENNISThe Rasmussen Group LLCRegistered for: Baltimore Children's Museum, Inc. dba Port Discovery Children's Museum; Chesapeake Renewable Energy, LLC; Chesapeake Ventures Development, LLC; Greater Ocean City Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Inc.; HarborRock Holdings, LLC; Maryland Mortgage Bankers & Brokers Association (MMBBA)…

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