HB 706

Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Resilience

Sponsor: Sheree Sample-Hughes (District 37A)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Office of Resilience in the Maryland Department of Emergency Management; requiring the Secretary of Emergency Management to appoint a Chief Resilience Officer to direct the Office of Resilience; and requiring the Office of Resilience to coordinate with appropriate State agencies and State entities to meet certain goals.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Frank, Lawrence	AIA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kurtz, Joshua	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Venable, Victorialobbyist	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Day, Jacob	City of Salisbury	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ramotnik, Sara	Eastern Shore Land Conservancy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Evans Arthurs, Maureen	Howard County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Charlotte	Rural Maryland Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dietz, Michellelobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Alexander, Peter	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bassett, Elle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Sample-Hughes, Delegate Sample-Hugheslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kerr, Cait	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sample-Hughes, Sheree	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	McHenry, Steve	MARBIDCO (Maryland Ag/RBI Development Corp.)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Magruder, Katherine	Maryland Clean Energy Center	Written (PDF)
INFO	Windsor, James	Dorchester County Emergency Management	Oral
INFO	Strickland, Russell	Maryland Emergency Management Agency	Written (PDF)
INFO	Fahrig, Landon	Maryland Energy Administration	Written (PDF)