Sewer Systems and Wastewater Treatment Plants - Water Pollution - Shellfish Harvester Restitution
Sponsor: Jack Bailey (District 29)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a person responsible for a sewer overflow, treatment plant bypass, or unlawful discharge from a wastewater treatment plant that results in an area being closed to shellfish harvesting to pay restitution to certain shellfish harvesters.
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Testimony (9)
MGA witness listFAV 4FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Brown, Robert | Maryland Watermen's Association | Oral |
| FAV | Mullin, James | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Pharis, Jeffrey | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Bailey, Senator Baileylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Colden, Allisonlobbyist | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Pluta, Matt | ShoreRivers | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Bailey, Jack | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Russell, Brian | Individual | Written (PDF) |