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SB 90

EnactedCrossfile HB 595
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Department of the Environment - Supplemental Environmental Projects Database

Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 352 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to create and maintain a database of supplemental environmental projects that the Department may consider for implementation as part of a settlement of an enforcement action; and requiring the Department to prioritize the selection of a supplemental environmental project located in the same geographic area as the alleged violation and to ensure that the scope and cost of a chosen project are sufficient to allow the Department and the alleged violator to reach a settlement.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 6Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVClark, Robin JessicalobbyistChesapeake Bay FoundationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAbbott, TylerMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)
FAVWest, ChristopherSenator Chris WestWritten (PDF)
FAVDavlin, SharonIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator West, Senator WestlegislatorIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVClark, Robin JessicaChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation; American Heart Association; Indivior, Inc.
FAVGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association