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SB 479

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Environment - On-Site Wastewater Services - Regulation

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the State Board of On-Site Wastewater Professionals in the Department of the Environment to regulate individuals who provide on-site wastewater services in the State and to establish minimum standards for certain on-site wastewater systems; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Board, to set certain fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses and other Board-provided services; establishing the On-Site Wastewater Professionals Fund; requiring the Board to establish a certain code of ethics; etc.

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Testimony (12)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGeckle, MathewBack River PrecastOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLazur Ph.D., AndrewState Extension Specialist -Water QualityOral + Written (PDF)
FAVvon Gunten, GeneTeam SepticOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHarrison, EdwardIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVNagi, RyanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVPowell, James (Rob)IndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSchmidt-Perkins, DruIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Hester, Senator HesterlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFMoritz, HeatherSt. Mary's County Health DepartmentOral + Written (PDF)
UNFGrundy, JoIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOAbbott, TylerMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action