Environment - Exception to Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Requirements
Sponsor: Delegate MautzCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 2:15 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Providing an exception to the requirement that certain improvements to protect a person's property against erosion consist of nonstructural shoreline stabilization measures for areas determined by a licensed marine contractor to be unsuitable for such measures; and creating an exemption from a certain waiver process.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Weems, Brandon | Maryland Marine Contractors Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kuhns, Theresa | Maryland Realtors | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mielke, Scott | Waterfront Design | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Mautz, Delegate Mautzlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mautz, Johnny | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Myers, Doug | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bassett, Elle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meyer, Isaac | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Luffman, Bunky | Department of Natural Resources | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Abbott, Tyler | Maryland Department of the Environment | Written (PDF) |