SB 818

Environment – Permit Applications – Environmental Justice Screening

Sponsor: Arthur Ellis (District 28)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: First Reading Environment and Transportation (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a person applying for a certain permit from the Department of the Environment to include in the application the EJ Score from the Maryland EJ tool for the census tract where the applicant is seeking the permit; requiring the Department, on receiving a certain permit application, to review an environmental justice analysis of the census tract where the applicant is seeking a permit using the Maryland EJ tool; and requiring notices regarding certain permit applications to include information related to EJ Scores and certain analyses.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list

FAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Clark, Robin Jessicalobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tutman, Frederick	Patuxent Riverkeeper)	Oral
FAV	Nicholas, Elizabeth	WATERKEEPERS CHESAPEAKE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Villazon, Alexander	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hawkins, Jarrydlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mitchell, Martin	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Ellis, Senator Ellislegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kuhns, Theresa	Maryland Realtors	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ravichandran, Vivek	Submitting on Behalf of Dr. Sacoby Wilson at the Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health (CEEJH) at the University of Maryland School of Public Health	Written (PDF)
INFO	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland RealtorsUNF 1

MD Chamber of CommerceINFO 1

Patuxent Riverkeeper)FAV 1

Submitting on Behalf of Dr. Sacoby Wilson at the Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health (CEEJH) at the University of Maryland School of Public HealthFWA 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

WATERKEEPERS CHESAPEAKEFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVHawkins, JarrydRegistered for: Greater Baden Medical Services; Trulieve, Inc.; City of Salisbury; Waterkeepers Chesapeake; Bike Maryland; KaBoom, Inc.…

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

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