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Baltimore City Soil Conservation District - Establishment - Requirements

Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: AgricultureStatus: First Reading Environment and Transportation (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing for the establishment of a Baltimore City Soil Conservation District with boundaries that correspond to the boundaries of the City; adding Baltimore City to a geographic area from which the Secretary of Agriculture appoints the soil conservation district supervisors; requiring the Mayor of Baltimore City to take certain actions to form the District; requiring the Secretary of State to take certain actions to record the organization of the District; and providing for the appointment of the supervisors for the District.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVClark, Robin JessicalobbyistChesapeake Bay FoundationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHeidarian, HumonFair Farms (Waterkeepers Chesapeake)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVStrauss, MariyaFarm Alliance of BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVMcCray, CoryMGAWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator McCray, Senator McCraylegislatorIndividualOral
UNFFink, NeldaIndividualPosition only
INFONelson, JenMaryland Association of Soil Conservation DistrictsWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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