SB 471

Facilitating University Transformations by Unifying Reductions in Emissions (FUTURE) Act

Sponsor: Jim Rosapepe (District 21)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each public senior higher education institution to be carbon neutral for certain emissions on or before January 1, 2025, and January 1, 2035; specifying certain requirements that a public senior higher education institution must meet to achieve the carbon neutral requirements under the Act; requiring each public senior higher education institution to designate, on or before August 1, 2022, a certain individual to implement and monitor the institution's progress with certain requirements; etc.

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Testimony (35)

MGA witness list

FAV 32FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	O'Connor, Monica	CCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kurtz, Joshua	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	M Douglas, Davonte	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldberg, Donald M.	Climate Law & Policy Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Barrett, Reese	MaryPIRG Student Climate Action Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	D'Alonzo, Sophia	MaryPIRG Student Climate Action Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	De Alwis, Donald	MaryPIRG Student Climate Action Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jeffries, Nina	MaryPIRG Student Climate Action Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Knauss, Christine	MaryPIRG Students, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Position only
FAV	RUdo, Emily	St. Mary's College of Maryland Student Government Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cooke, Lily-Max	Student Government Association, University of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Iyer, Aishwarya	University of Maryland, Baltimore University Student Government Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Akinsola, Blessing	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Berit, Steven	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fowler, Chelsea	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Green, Emma	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Helal, Farah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnstone, Jayden	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Joseph, Cailyn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kato, Margaret	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kosloski, Erin	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kurtz, Marie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leas, Stephen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mariappan, Nivetha	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Patel, Kajal	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Rosapepe, Senator Rosapepelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Thorne, Caroline	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hogan, Patricklobbyist	University System of Maryland	Written (PDF)
INFO	Yates, Anna	St. Mary's College of Maryland	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

CCANFAV 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Law & Policy ProjectFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

MaryPIRG Student Climate Action CoalitionFAV 4

MaryPIRG Students, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceFAV 1

MD Sierra ClubFWA 1

St. Mary's College of MarylandINFO 1

St. Mary's College of Maryland Student Government AssociationFAV 1

Student Government Association, University of MarylandFAV 1

University of Maryland, Baltimore University Student Government AssociationFAV 1

University System of MarylandFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FWATulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FWAHogan, PatrickUniversity System of MarylandRegistered for: ALS Association, The; Adobe Inc.; Amgen, Inc.; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP; Capital One…