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SB 588

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Capital Projects - High Performance and Green Buildings

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'high performance building' to include certain schools and public safety buildings; altering the definition of 'major renovation' to mean a renovation of a certain size or value or resulting in a change in occupancy or replacement of certain utility installations; altering the type of capital projects to which certain high performance building standards apply; repealing a requirement that the Maryland Green Building Council develop certain guidelines for new public school buildings; etc.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVParts, ChrisAIA MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVO'Connor, MonicaCCANPosition only
FAVWilkinson, nanciCedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryWritten (PDF)
FAVGoldberg, Donald M.Climate Law & Policy ProjectWritten (PDF)
FAVRoush, BenjaminFSi EngineersPosition only
FAVFixsen, ElizabethIndivisible Howard CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVHettleman, ShellyMGA- Senator HettlemanWritten (PDF)
FAVYounts, DianaMLC Climate Justice WingWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVBeardsley, ElizabethU.S. Green Building CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVEvans, BenU.S. Green Building CouncilOral
FAVFerretto, LisaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Hettleman, Senator HettlemanlegislatorIndividualOral
FWAJakuta, JosephClimate Parents of Prince George'sWritten (PDF)
INFODonahue, AlexInteragency Commission on School ConstructionOral
INFORobertson, EllenMaryland Department of General ServicesWritten (PDF)

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