HB 1372

Did not advance

Environment - Green Infrastructure Rebate Program - Establishment

Sponsor: Mary A. Lehman (District 21)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 2:15 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Green Infrastructure Rebate Program to provide property owners the incentive to invest in stormwater management practices-; requiring the Department of the Environment to administer the Program in collaboration with each county that elects to participate in the Program; authorizing the Department to delegate authority to administer the Program to a participating county; and requiring the Department and participating counties to provide a certain percentage of the cost of a rebate under the Program.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Myers, Doug	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Costantino, Julie	Howard County Government	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lilly, Lori	Howard EcoWorks, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lehman, Mary	MGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Kuhns, Theresa	Maryland Realtors	Written (PDF)
FAV	English, Ann	Montgomery County DEP	Oral
FAV	Mathias, Jason	Montgomery County Office of Intergovernmental Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Catherine	Sunrise Movement, Howard County Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Elizabeth	WATERKEEPERS CHESAPEAKE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lehman, Delegate Lehmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FWA	Smith-Hams, Taylor	Blue Water Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FWA	Volpitta, Alice	Blue Water Baltimore	Oral
INFO	Drescher, Sadie	Chesapeake Bay Trust	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Blue Water BaltimoreFWA 2

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay TrustINFO 1

Howard County GovernmentFAV 1

Howard EcoWorks, Inc.FAV 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland RealtorsFAV 1

MGAFAV 1

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1

Montgomery County DEPFAV 1

Montgomery County Office of Intergovernmental RelationsFAV 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

Sunrise Movement, Howard County ChapterFAV 1

WATERKEEPERS CHESAPEAKEFAV 1