Natural Resources - Black Bear Conflict Reduction and Damage Reimbursement Fund - Uses
What this bill does
Altering the Black Bear Damage Reimbursement Fund to authorize grants from the Fund to be made for projects that reduce conflicts between black bears and humans; renaming the Black Bear Damage Reimbursement Fund to be the Black Bear Conflict Reduction and Damage Reimbursement Fund; increasing the amount of reimbursement from the Fund per person annually authorized for damage caused by black bears to not less than $5,000; requiring the Governor to include at least $50,000 in the annual budget bill for the Fund; 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 (8)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Humane Society of the United States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Keithley, Steve | Hunters of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Radov, Lisa | Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dangel, Katherine | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Love, Delegate Lovelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Parsa, Carolyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Ferguson, Colby | Maryland Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |