Land Use - Public Service Companies - Pollinator-Friendly Vegetation Management and Utility-Designated Pollinator Areas
What this bill does
Prohibiting local jurisdictions from imposing any unreasonable limitations, including land use restrictions, on utility-designated pollinator areas maintained by a public service company under certain conditions; requiring certain public service companies to mow utility designated pollinator areas in a manner which minimizes disturbances to habitats; stating the intent of the General Assembly related to State and local laws regarding weed control and vegetation management by public service companies outside of pollinator areas; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (16)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bassett, Elle | Arundel Rivers Federation | Position only |
| FAV | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Humane Society of the United States | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Schwarz, Kurt | Maryland Ornithological Society | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fountain, Lily | Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fulton, Judith | Sierra Club | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilpers, Michael | Sierra Club MD Chapter | Oral |
| FAV | Charkoudian, Lorig | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mayhew, Kim | Perry White Ross & Jacobson | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Brown, Jim | Audubon Mid-Atlantic | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kelleher, Zack | ShoreRivers | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Schmidt-Perkins, Dru | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Wright, Davidlobbyist | BGE | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Lanzarotto, Katie | Pepco and Delmarva Power | Written (PDF) |