Invasive and Native Plants - Classification, Listing, and Use
What this bill does
Requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to classify certain plants as a tier 1 or tier 2 invasive plant; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to create, maintain, and publish on its website a list of plant species native to the State; requiring that each entity that receives State funding and each State agency prioritize the use of plants native to the State for every planting project; and requiring the Department to notify nurseries, landscapes, plant wholesalers, and plant retailers of the Act's requirements.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (26)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Dunlap, Julie | Audubon Society of Central Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jenkins, Robert | Blue Water Baltimore | Oral |
| FAV | Smith-Hams, Taylor | Blue Water Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Myers, Doug | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Myers, Doug | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cowan, Eleanorlobbyist | Compass Advocacy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller, Elizabeth | Green Towson Alliance | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Riddle, Brian | Homestead Gardens | Oral |
| FAV | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Graf, Lorilobbyist | Maryland Building Industry Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Bankey, Laura | National Aquarium | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Southerland, Mark | Safe Skies Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldstein, Mathew | Secular Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldstein, Mathew | Secular Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fountain, Lily | Sierra Club | Oral |
| FAV | Elfreth, Sarah | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Swearingen, Jil | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Smith-Hams, Taylor | Blue Water Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Shirk, Cassie | MDA | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Shirk, Cassie | Individual | Written (PDF) |