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HB 253

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Environment - On-Farm Composting Facilities - Permit Exemption

Sponsor: Emily Shetty (District 18)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 521 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to exempt an on-farm composting facility from the requirement to obtain a permit if the on-farm composting facility uses 10,000 square feet of area or less for active food scrap composting, composts only certain materials, records the amount and source of off-site type 2 organics composted and the date and time the off-site type 2 organics arrived on the farm, retains the records for 5 years, provides records on request, and meets any other condition for a permit exemption; etc.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list
FAV 22FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGreenberg, JoshuaBaltimore CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVWilkinson, nanciCedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVMcGilvray, LaurieClimate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVFitzwater, JessicaFrederick County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVBilsens Brolis, LindaInstitute for Local Self-RelianceWritten (PDF)
FAVFerguson, ColbyMaryland Farm BureauOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEppes, ElisabetMaryland Hunger SolutionsWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionPosition only
FAVScarr, EmilylobbyistMaryland PIRGPosition only
FAVAinsworth, MarthaMaryland Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVCaruso, MichellelobbyistMontgomery County Food CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVWenger, MelanieMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVPalmer, HarrisonPrince George's County Farm BureauWritten (PDF)
FAVJankowski, JosephSelect...Written (PDF)
FAVMcNair, LeeUnitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVArndt, DaveIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Shetty, Delegate ShettylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFischler, BenjaminIndividualOral
FAVRanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVShetty, Del. EmilyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVThompson, LindsaylobbyistIndividualOral
UNFGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWASeigler, JaneMaryland Horse CouncilWritten (PDF)
INFOAbbott, TylerMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)
INFOThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby
FAVCaruso, MichelleMontgomery County Food CouncilRegistered for: Montgomery County Food Council, Inc.
FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action
FAVThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit
UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake