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HB 569

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Energy Generation, Transmission, and Storage Projects - Required Community Benefit Agreement and Labor Standards

Sponsor: Delegate CareyCommittee: Economic MattersSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Public Service Commission to condition the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain generating station or qualified generator lead line and an exemption from the requirement for a certificate of public convenience and necessity on the requirement that the developer of the project take all reasonable actions to enter into a community benefits agreement and adhere to certain labor standards and reporting requirements; etc.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 4Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCosby Sr, KevinA/C Power, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVBeller, JoelBaltimore County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVGuido, JeffrylobbyistBaltimore DC Building Trades CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLeonard, VictoriaBaltimore Washington Laborers' District Council, LiUNAWritten (PDF)
FAVClark, TomIBEW 26Written (PDF)
FAVAlbacarys, BalfourInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 24Written (PDF)
FAVKress, WilliamlobbyistKress HammenOral
FAVBrown, MarshallLECETWritten (PDF)
FAVEdwards, DonnaMaryland State and DC AFL-CIOWritten (PDF)
FAVMuniak, LindseyProgressive MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVSmith, EricWinning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, IncorporatedOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCarey, DelegateIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Carey, Delegate CareylegislatorIndividualOral
UNFGohn, AndrewAmerican Clean Power AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
UNFO'Keeffe, KevinlobbyistLaw Office of Kevin O'KeeffeWritten (PDF)
UNFBurcat, BruceMAREC ActionWritten (PDF)
UNFLanzarotto, KatiePepco and Delmarva PowerWritten (PDF)
UNFTashakkori, CyrusUtility Scale Solar Energy Coalition (USSEC) of MarylandOral
UNFMeyer, IsaacIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWABartlett, MD, AlfredChesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility (CPSR)Written (PDF)
FWATulkin, JoshlobbyistMD Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FWAQuinn, JohnlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOLuffman, BunkyDepartment of Natural ResourcesWritten (PDF)
INFOStanek, JasonMD. Public Service CommissionWritten (PDF)
INFOFahrig, LandonMaryland Energy AdministrationWritten (PDF)
INFOChen, JoeyMaryland Public Service CommissionOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGuido, JeffryBaltimore DC Building Trades CouncilRegistered for: Consulting by JLG
FAVKress, WilliamKress HammenRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Amazon.com Services, LLC; Apple Inc.; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC; Coalition of Maryland Title Insurers
UNFO'Keeffe, KevinLaw Office of Kevin O'KeeffeRegistered for: Eva Group LLC; IEC Chesapeake; PepsiCo; W.W. Grainger, Inc.
FWATulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter
FWAQuinn, JohnRegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company