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HB 586

EnactedCrossfile SB 782
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State Procurement - Purchasing - Compost, Mulch, and Soil Amendments and Aggregate

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each unit of State government to include certain specifications for certain products produced from recycled or organic materials when establishing procurement specifications for compost, mulch, or other soil amendments or aggregate; requiring the Maryland Green Purchasing Committee to establish certain specifications for purchasing of compost, mulch, or other soil amendments or aggregates produced from certain materials and publish and maintain the specifications online for use by State agencies.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVVaughan, SuzannaBioenergy DevcoOral
FAVBartolomeo, KathleenGCAN, MCRTPosition only
FAVLambert, MiguelHarford Minerals - Repurpose AggregatesOral
FAVWilson, MichaellobbyistMaryland Food Systen Resilience CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FAVArndt, DaveIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Stein, Delegate SteinlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVStein, DanaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAHoustle, PeterMaryland Recycling NetworkOral + Written (PDF)
FWARanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWilson, MichaelMaryland Food Systen Resilience CouncilRegistered for: Food Research and Action Center dba Maryland Hunger Solutions
FAVGreenfield, 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
FWARanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action