Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2023)
What this bill does
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish and periodically update standards for State buildings to conserve energy and minimize adverse impacts on birds; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to include the standards in certain requirements established for the Maryland High Performance Green Building Program; defining 'State building' as one acquired, constructed, or renovated by the State or one for which 50% of the money for acquisition, construction, or renovation came from State funds; etc.
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Testimony (41)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Parts, Chris | AIA Maryland, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Jim | Audubon Mid-Atlantic | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gantz, Benjamin | Audubon Society of Central Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hoffman, Kirsten | Green Towson Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jung, Deb | Howard County Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Schwarz, Kurt | Maryland Ornithological Society | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Guitarra, Denisselobbyist | Nature Forward | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Williams, Cynthia | Safe Skies | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Southerland, Mark | Safe Skies Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fountain, Lily | Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Baum, Felix | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boado, Alexi | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, Lance | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Fredriksson, Ryanlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hill, Terri | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Swan, Christopher | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Weinberg, Alec | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Willey, Amy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Schulze, Dana | USAF Veteran | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Smith, Chris | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | West, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Neil, Devin | Department of General Services | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Fahrig, Landon | Maryland Energy Administration | Position only |
| INFO | Ballentine, Tom | Individual | Written (PDF) |