HB 847

Anaerobic Digestion Workgroup

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing an Anaerobic Digestion Workgroup to study, identify, examine, and make recommendations on certain aspects of anaerobic digestion; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 30, 2023.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cassilly, Andrewlobbyist	BIOENERGY DEVCO	Oral
FAV	Baccino, Steve	Chesapeake Utilities Corporation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spangler, Courtneylobbyist	CleanBay Renewables	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Middleton, Graysonlobbyist	Delmarva Chicken Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
FAV	Houstle, Peter	Maryland Recycling Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	D'Arcy, Megan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stein, Dana	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ross, Gabrielle	Assateague Coastal Trust	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Wolf, Rebeccalobbyist	Food & Water Watch	Position only
UNF	Jones, Sophia	Institute for Local Self-Reliance	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jankowski, Joseph	Select...	Written (PDF)
UNF	payan, maria	Sentinels Of Eastern Shore Health	Oral
UNF	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fischler, Benjamin	Individual	Position only
UNF	Gousha, Debbie	Individual	Position only
FWA	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Assateague Coastal TrustUNF 1

BIOENERGY DEVCOFAV 1

Chesapeake Utilities CorporationFAV 1

CleanBay RenewablesFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Delmarva Chicken AssociationFAV 1

Food & Water WatchUNF 1

Institute for Local Self-RelianceUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFAV 1

Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1

Maryland Recycling NetworkFAV 1

Select...UNF 1

Sentinels Of Eastern Shore HealthUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCassilly, AndrewBIOENERGY DEVCORegistered for: Bioenergy Development Group, LLC

FAVSpangler, CourtneyCleanBay RenewablesRegistered for: CleanBay Renewables, LLC; CleanBay Renewables, Inc.

FAVMiddleton, GraysonDelmarva Chicken AssociationRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

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…

UNFWolf, RebeccaFood & Water WatchRegistered for: Food & Water Watch

FWARanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action