SB 378

Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Funding for Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission

Sponsor: Carl Jackson (District 8)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: AgricultureStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 187 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Governor to appropriate $900,000 to the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland from the Cigarette Restitution Fund in fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter; requiring the funds appropriated under the Act to be used for the purpose of funding the activities of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission; and providing for the termination of the Act at the end of June 30, 2025.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list

FAV 27FavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Brooks, Chantal	804 Cattle Company	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bowling, Chip	Bowling Agri Service Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bowling , Gilbert	Charles County Commissioners	Oral
FAV	Collins, Reuben	Charles County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guy, Randy	Commissioners of St. Mary's County	Written (PDF)
FAV	jones, linda	Elements of Nature Urban Farm	Written (PDF)
FAV	Crone, Amy	HopScratch Farm	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bryant, Kelly	Maryland Agricultural Teachers Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruskin, Heather	Montgomery County Food Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wort, Brian	P.A. Bowen Farmstead	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bearden, Joan	PZ Hill Farm LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Raley Jr., James K.	President, St. Mary's County Farm Bureau, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmer, Harrison	Prince George's County Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mumbert, Felicia	SMADC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Watson-Hampton, Shelby	SMADC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Michael	Senate of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Robinson, Franklin	Serenity Farm, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walker, Lucille	Southern Maryland Heritage Area	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartline, John	Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kilpatrick, Janet	VFF Produce LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zimmerman, Lauren	Wine Industry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Atticks, Kevinlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Donohue, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	EGAN, KIMBERLY	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Beth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Jackson, Senator Jacksonlegislator	Individual	Oral
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)