SB 552

Environment - Climate Crisis Plan - Requirement (Better Together to Save Our Weather Act of 2022)

Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each county to prepare a climate crisis plan to address the effects of climate change in the county; requiring each county to submit its plan to the Department of the Environment for review and feedback on or before June 1, 2023; requiring the Department to provide feedback to each county on or before November 1, 2023; requiring each county to finalize its plan on or before January 1, 2024; and requiring each county to review and update its plan once every 3 years.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 7FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 12Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	O'Connor, Monica	CCAN	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Robin Jessicalobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldstein, Mathew	Secular Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Hope	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kramer, Senator Kramerlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Simon, Kristi	Central Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Guy, Randy	Commissioners of St. Mary's County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ascher, Jasonlobbyist	Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ditraglia, Frank	Individual	Position only
UNF	Elbourn, James	Individual	Position only
UNF	Love, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Valentino, Ellen	Individual	Oral
UNF	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FWA	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

CCANFAV 1

Central Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Commissioners of St. Mary's CountyUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

MD Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

MD Sierra ClubFWA 1

Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades AssociationUNF 1

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1

Secular MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVClark, Robin JessicaChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation; American Heart Association; Indivior, Inc.

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

UNFAscher, JasonMid-Atlantic Pipe Trades AssociationRegistered for: Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association; UA Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 486

FWATulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FWAGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…