Environment - Salt Applicator Certification Program - Establishment
What this bill does
Requiring the Department of the Environment to establish a Salt Applicator Certification Program to encourage efficient winter maintenance of roadways, parking lots, and sidewalks through the use of salt or salt alternatives; requiring each commercial applicator to participate in the Program, be certified on or before October 1, 2024, and maintain a valid certification; and requiring each certified commercial applicator to maintain certain records of each salt application and submit an annual report to the Department.
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Testimony (16)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Younts, Diana | MLC Climate Justice Wing | Position only |
| FAV | Kagan, Sen. Cheryl | Maryland State Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elrich, Marc | Montgomery County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shofar, Steven | Montgomery County Government, Department of Environmental Protection | Oral |
| FAV | VAN NESTE, KARL | Muddy Branch Alliance | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nicholas, Betsy | Waterkeepers Chesapeake | Oral |
| FAV | Villazon, Alexander | Waterkeepers Chesapeake | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Campion, Louislobbyist | Maryland Motor Truck Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McWilliams, James | The Maryland Green Industry Council - MaGIC | Oral |
| FWA | Richards, Annie | ShoreRivers | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Abbott, Tyler | Maryland Department of the Environment | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Marquina, Monica | WSSC Water | Written (PDF) |