SB 81

Charter Counties - Enforcement of Local Building Performance Laws (Building Energy Performance Standards Act of 2022)

Sponsor: Brian J. Feldman (District 15)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Counties - GenerallyStatus: First Reading Environment and Transportation (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing charter counties to provide for the enforcement of local building energy performance laws by imposing civil fines not exceeding $10 per square foot of gross floor area; and providing that a civil fine may be imposed under the Act only if construction on the building was completed at least 3 years and 1 day before the date the civil fine would be imposed.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Worthman, Sandi	AIA Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fox, Jamal	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bergfeld, Katie	Government of District of Columbia, DOEE	Oral
FAV	Majersik, Clifford	Institute for Market Transformation (IMT)	Oral
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Stan	Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection	Oral
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Takoma Park Mobilization Environment Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Matheson, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Feldman, Senator Feldmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland Chapters	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Enten, Robert	Md Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Assoc	Oral
FWA	Feldman, Brian	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)