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HB 601

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Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Sport Fishing License and Recreational Fishing - Pilot Program and Task Force

Sponsor: Jay A. Jacobs (District 36)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Hunting and FishingStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 410 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Sport Fishing License Pilot Program to collect certain recreational fishing information and improve compliance with a certain registration requirement; requiring a certain annual report on the program by December 1, 2023; establishing the Task Force on Recreational Fishing Data Collection and Licensing to study and develop multiyear plans for improving the collection and quality of certain recreational fishing data; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings by December 1, 2022.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVColden, AllisonlobbyistChesapeake Bay FoundationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSmith, JoanneDelegate StaffOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSutherland, DavidHardcore LogisticsWritten (PDF)
FAVZellers, SusanlobbyistMarine Trades Association of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVBrown, RobertMaryland Watermen's AssociationOral
FAVDelegate Jacobs, Delegate JacobslegislatorIndividualOral
FWASikorski, DavidlobbyistCCA MarylandOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVColden, AllisonChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation
FAVZellers, SusanMarine Trades Association of MarylandRegistered for: Marine Trades Association of Maryland
FWASikorski, DavidCCA MarylandRegistered for: Coastal Conservation Association Maryland