HB 161

Enacted

Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority - Evaluation, Termination of Bond Authority, and Assumption of Functions, Employees, and Contracts (Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority Sunset Act)

Sponsor: Marc Korman (District 16)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 68 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority from issuing bonds beginning June 1, 2023; requiring the Department of Legislative Services to evaluate the Authority providing enough detail for the General Assembly to determine whether the Authority should continue in its current form; etc.

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Testimony (50)

MGA witness list

FAV 36FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 7Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Ewall, Mike	Beyond Burning	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kunze, Jenniferlobbyist	Clean Water Action	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kunze, Jenniferlobbyist	Clean Water Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunter, Caseylobbyist	Common Cause Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, diana	Diana Younts	Position only
FAV	Compton, Stephanie	Energy Justice Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Konny, Crystal	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Konny, Crystal	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Progressive Caucus, Lower Shore	Lower Shore Progressive Caucus	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ainsworth, Martha	Maryland Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, MoCo Climate Action Plan Coalition	MoCo CAP Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Findlay, Steven	Sugarloaf Citizens Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eader, Caroline	Zero Waste for Zero Loss	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eader, Caroline	Zero Waste for Zero Loss	Oral
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cook, Kristin	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Korman, Delegate Kormanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Korman, Delegate Kormanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Individual	Position only
FAV	Fischler, Benjamin	Individual	Position only
FAV	Greenberger, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberger, Lauren	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Korman, Marc	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Rockwell, Michelle	Individual	Oral
FAV	Smith, Greg	Individual	Oral
FAV	Taylor, Tom	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Holthaus, Rhody	Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works	Written (PDF)
UNF	Foley, Genavieve	Harford County Government	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Fowler, Michael	Board of Carroll County Commissioners	Written (PDF)
FWA	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Korman, Marc	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	a, a	Individual	Oral
INFO	Tosi, Jeff	Maryland Environmental Service	Written (PDF)
INFO	Tosi, Jeff	Maryland Environmental Service	Written (PDF)
INFO	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
INFO	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
INFO	Siemek, P.E., Joseph	NorthEast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority	Written (PDF)
INFO	Kays, Andrew	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Kays, Andrew	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKunze, JenniferClean Water ActionRegistered for: Clean Water Action

FAVHunter, CaseyCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: League of Women Voters of Maryland

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

HB 161

What this bill does

Testimony (50)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified