HB 216

Did not advance

Environment - Salt Applicator Certification Program - Establishment

Sponsor: Lily Qi (District 15)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to establish a Salt Applicator Certification Program to encourage efficient winter maintenance of roadways, parking lots, and sidewalks through the use of salt or salt alternatives; requiring each commercial applicator to participate in the Program, be certified by October 1, 2025, and maintain a valid certification; requiring a certified commercial applicator to maintain, for at least 3 years, records of certain salt applications and submit an annual report on their salt use; etc.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 10FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Myers, Doug	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Progressive Caucus, Lower Shore	Lower Shore Progressive Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sayles, Laurie-Anne	Montgomery County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartline, John	Patuxent River Commission	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fountain, Lily	Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Qi, Delegate Qilegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	McCoy, Juli	Allegany County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bauer Farace , Danielle	Maryland Arborist Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
UNF	Harrison, Edward	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	West, Derek	Individual	Position only
FWA	McCauley, Kirk	WMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilities	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Villazon, Alexander	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
INFO	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
INFO	Marquina, Monica	WSSC Water	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Allegany County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Lower Shore Progressive CaucusFAV 1

Maryland Arborist AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Patuxent River CommissionFAV 1

Sierra ClubFAV 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFWA 1

WMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilitiesFWA 1

WSSC WaterINFO 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

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