HB 593

Did not advanceEmergency bill

Department of Natural Resources - Oyster Shell Dredging - Permit Application

Sponsor: Jay A. Jacobs (District 36)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Hunting and FishingStatus: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to apply, on or before July 1, 2022, to the Department of the Environment and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for permits to dredge buried oyster shells on certain oyster bars; and requiring that any shell removed from the oyster bars be relocated to public oyster bottom identified by the county oyster committees and the Oyster Recovery Partnership's Board of Directors.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list

FAV 6FavorableUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Smith, Joanne	Delegate Staff	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mortus, Timothy	MWA	Oral
FAV	Brown, Robert	Maryland Watermen's Association	Oral
FAV	Dean, Rachel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Jacobs, Delegate Jacobslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mullin, James	Individual	Oral
UNF	Sikorski, Davidlobbyist	CCA Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Colden, Allisonlobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Alliance, Chesapeake Oyster	Chesapeake Oyster Alliance	Written (PDF)
UNF	Newberry, Robert	Delmarva Fisheries Association	Oral
UNF	Schurick, Paul	Oyster Recovery Partnership	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Jennings, Larry	Individual	Oral
UNF	MacLeod, Chip	Individual	Oral
INFO	Luffman, Bunky	DNR	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

CCA MarylandUNF 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationUNF 1

Chesapeake Oyster AllianceUNF 1

Delegate StaffFAV 1

Delmarva Fisheries AssociationUNF 1

DNRINFO 1

Maryland Watermen's AssociationFAV 1

MWAFAV 1

Oyster Recovery PartnershipUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFSikorski, DavidCCA MarylandRegistered for: Coastal Conservation Association Maryland

UNFColden, AllisonChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation

UNFBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…