HB 843

Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force

Sponsor: Stephanie Smith (District 45)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 179 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force to study approaches to water and wastewater governance in the Baltimore region; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Mayor of Baltimore City, the County Executive of Baltimore County, the Governor, and the General Assembly on or before January 30, 2024.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 10Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Mitchell, Jason	Baltimore City DPW	Oral
FAV	Johnson, Simone	Baltimore City Deputy City Administrator	Oral
FAV	Scott, Mayor Brandon	Baltimore City Government	Oral
FAV	Smith, Stephanie	Baltimore City House Delegation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leach, Faith	Baltimore City, Deputy Mayor, Health, Equity and Human Services	Oral
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Oral
FAV	Myers, Doug	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tosi, Jeff	Maryland Environmental Service	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Brandon	Mayor, Baltimore City Administration	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Smith, Delegate Smithlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ebersol, Delegate Eric	Individual	Oral
FAV	Olszewski, Jr., County Executive John	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Myers, Michael	Back River Neck Peninsula Community Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Celmer, Douglas	Back River Neck Peninsula Community Association (BRNPCA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ripley, John	Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Volpitta, Alice	Blue Water Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Holmes, Maxine	Ciry Union of Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wheaton, David	NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund	Oral
FWA	Eckel, Rianna	SURJ Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Grant, Marylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Riley, Deniselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Smalls, Cindylobbyist	AFSCME	Written (PDF)