Economic Development - Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program (Maryland Manufacturing Innovation Act of 2022)
What this bill does
Establishing the Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program in the Department of Commerce to provide grants to small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises to assist those manufacturers with implementing new Industry 4.0 technology or related infrastructure for certain purposes; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Program for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter; and creating the Maryland Manufacturing 4.0 Initiative Governance Committee.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Sanchez, Kenneth | Chesapeake Specialty Products, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bennett, Tylerlobbyist | Compass GR on behalf of MAJ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Richardson, Esq., April | Food Opportunity LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kelleher, Mike | MD Manufacturing Extension Partnership | Oral |
| FAV | Holman, Will | Open Works | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Galiazzo, Michael | Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Qi, Delegate Qilegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Krone, Christinelobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Porter, Adam | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Weber, Jack | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | LaHatte, Jennifer | Maryland Department of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Clinch, Richard | University of Baltimore - Jacob France Institute | Position only |
| INFO | Wilkins, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |