SB 541

Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act)

Sponsor: Senator ElfrethCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 39 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Addressing infrastructure, capacity, and accessibility needs within the Maryland Park Service and State parks, including establishing systems and processes for surveying infrastructure and critical maintenance needs, increasing the number of Maryland Park Service full-time employees, requiring the Department of Budget and Management to conduct certain staff reviews, and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a certain capital improvement plan and a comprehensive long-range strategic plan; etc.

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Testimony (34)

MGA witness list

FAV 26FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plaut, Arilobbyist	Boston Plaut Attorneys at Law	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cowan, Eleanorlobbyist	Compass Advocacy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hayes, Justin	Comptroller of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Poole, Mel	Friends of Maryland State Parks	Oral
FAV	Casey, Tim	Friends of Maryland State Parks 501 (c) 3	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Elizabeth	Green Towson Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	McHenry, Steve	MARBIDCO (Maryland Ag/RBI Development Corp.)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Position only
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hawkins, Felicia	Maryland Professional Employees Council-AFT, Local 6197	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Richards, Annie	ShoreRivers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pironis, Kristen	Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartko, Brooke	Individual	Oral
FAV	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Brock-Cancellieri, Jen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	EGAN, KIMBERLY	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elfreth, Sarah	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fisher, Eriklobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hughes, Dean	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyer, Isaac	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Riley, Deniselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Snow, Dylan	Individual	Oral
FWA	D'Alessandro, Carmine	Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Miller, Steve	MACPRA Maryland Association of County Park and Recreation Administrators	Written (PDF)
FWA	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Matthews, Dakota	Rural Maryland Council	Written (PDF)
INFO	Robertson, Ellen	Maryland Department of General Services	Written (PDF)
INFO	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPlaut, AriBoston Plaut Attorneys at LawRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC…

FAVCowan, EleanorCompass AdvocacyRegistered for: Acusensus; Alley Cat Allies; American Society of Travel Advisors, Inc; Chesapeake Solar & Storage Association (CHESSA); Critical Response Group; Giffords…

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…

FAVFisher, ErikRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation

FAVRiley, DeniseRegistered for: American Federation of Teachers - Maryland

SB 541

What this bill does

Testimony (34)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified