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Bills/2022 Regular Session

SB 437

EnactedCrossfile HB 540
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Agriculture - University of Maryland Extension - Urban Farmer Assistance

Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: AgricultureStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 173 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the University of Maryland Extension to hire an extension agent dedicated to urban farm production methods and crop management and an extension agent dedicated to urban farm and agribusiness management; requiring the agents to perform certain applied research and provide certain education to urban farmers; and requiring the Governor to annually include $300,000 in the annual budget bill for the extension agents hired under the Act.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list
FAV 20FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVClark, Robin JessicalobbyistChesapeake Bay FoundationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVClark, Robin JessicalobbyistChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVTana, DavidChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVHeidarian, HumonFair Farms (Waterkeepers Chesapeake)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVMcHenry, SteveMARBIDCO (Maryland Ag/RBI Development Corp.)Written (PDF)
FAVTulkin, JoshlobbyistMD Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVMcCray, CoryMGAWritten (PDF)
FAVMcCray, CoryMGAWritten (PDF)
FAVFerguson, ColbyMaryland Farm BureauOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBruskin, HeatherMaryland Food System Resiliency CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVWenger, MelanieMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVWenger, MelanieMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVDarcey, StevenPrince Goerge's Soil Conservation DistrictWritten (PDF)
FAVMatthews, DakotaRural Maryland CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVBeyrouty, CraigUniversity of Maryland, College ParkOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMaryland, Prince George's CountyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator McCray, Senator McCraylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator McCray, Senator McCraylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWilson Randall, ClaudiaIndividualPosition only
UNFSchulze, DanaUSAF VeteranPosition only
UNFLove, WilliamIndividualPosition only
INFOWilkins, BarbaraIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOWilkins, BarbaraIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 3
Fair Farms (Waterkeepers Chesapeake)FAV 1
MARBIDCO (Maryland Ag/RBI Development Corp.)FAV 1
Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1
Maryland Food System Resiliency CouncilFAV 1
MD Sierra ClubFAV 1
MGAFAV 2
Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 2
Prince Goerge's Soil Conservation DistrictFAV 1
Rural Maryland CouncilFAV 1
University of Maryland, College ParkFAV 1
USAF VeteranUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVClark, Robin JessicaChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation; American Heart Association; Indivior, Inc.
FAVClark, Robin JessicaChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation; American Heart Association; Indivior, Inc.
FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter
FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action