SB 135

Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act

Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnergyStatus: Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through various measures, including altering statewide greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements so that after 2040 statewide greenhouse gas emissions are net negative; requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt a plan for the reduction of statewide greenhouse gas emissions by December 31, 2022; establishing a Climate Crisis Council to develop a plan to meet the reduction targets set out in the Act; and establishing a greenhouse gas pollution fee on certain fuels.

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Testimony (37)

MGA witness list

FAV 25FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	O'Connor, Monica	CCAN	Position only
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tidwell, Mikelobbyist	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral
FAV	McKay, Jill	Chesapeake Earth Holder Community	Oral
FAV	Day, Jacob	City of Salisbury	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cyphers, Moiralobbyist	Compass Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roush, Benjamin	FSi Engineers	Position only
FAV	Hemmer, Lisa	Glen Echo Heights Mobilization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Virginia	Indivisible HoCo Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Waterman, Thaddeus	Maryland Citizens Climate Lobby	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Boyd, Linda	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Position only
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Stephanielobbyist	O'Malley Miles, Nylen and Gilmore	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeWitt, Lynda	Solar Mowing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Apple, Chris	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ashley-Williams, Wandralobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Hope	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenthal, Lore	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kramer, Senator Kramerlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
UNF	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
UNF	McCauley, Kirk	WMDA/CAR	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gallagher, Alexis	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Quinn, Johnlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Valentino, Ellen	Individual	Oral
FWA	Goldberg, Donald M.	Climate Law & Policy Project	Written (PDF)
FWA	Foster, Collin	Individual	Oral
INFO	Robertson, Ellen	Maryland Department of General Services	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
INFO	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

CCANFAV 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

Chesapeake Earth Holder CommunityFAV 1

City of SalisburyFAV 1

Climate Law & Policy ProjectFWA 1

Compass Government RelationsFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

FSi EngineersFAV 1

Glen Echo Heights MobilizationFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeUNF 1

Indivisible HoCo MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Citizens Climate LobbyFAV 1

Maryland Department of General ServicesINFO 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

MD Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

O'Malley Miles, Nylen and GilmoreFAV 1

Solar MowingFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

WMDA/CARUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTidwell, MikeChesapeake Climate Action NetworkRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund

FAVCyphers, MoiraCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: American Clean Power; American Clean Power Association (ACP)

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVAnderson, StephanieO'Malley Miles, Nylen and GilmoreRegistered for: Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.; Climate XChange; City of College Park; One Fair Wage; Arc of Prince George's County, The…

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVAshley-Williams, WandraRegistered for: Climate XChange

UNFQuinn, JohnRegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company