HB 942

Did not advance

Wetlands and Waterways Program - Authorizations for Stream Restoration Projects

Sponsor: Jen Terrasa (District 13)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to revise certain criteria, standards, and requirements for wetlands and waterways authorizations for certain stream restoration projects on or before October 1, 2024; and requiring the Department to provide public notice and hold a certain public information meeting before issuing a wetlands and waterways authorization for a stream restoration project under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (44)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 23UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Smith-Hams, Taylor	Blue Water Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Isaacson, Evan	Chesapeake Legal Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Terrasa, Jen	Delegate, MD General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Position only
FAV	Lehman, Mary	MGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simmons, Rod	Maryland Native Plant Society	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Dara	Protect Our Streams	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Merikay	Seneca Creek Watershed Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boies, Sharon	Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mosher, David	Sierra Club MD Chapter	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bawer, Kenneth	West Montgomery County Citizens Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	davis, roger	saveplumtreebranch.org	Oral
FAV	Delegate Terrasa, Delegate Terrasalegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Edey, Marion	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Parsa, Carolyn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tutman, Fred	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Koser, Jeremy	CWRP	Oral
UNF	Lucas, Shannon	CWRP	Oral
UNF	O'Meara, Liam	CWRP	Oral
UNF	Perry, Reedlobbyist	Chesapeake Conservancy	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lowe, Scott	Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals	Oral
UNF	Bennett, Tylerlobbyist	Compass GR on behalf of MAJ	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Michelsen, Erik	Deputy Director	Oral
UNF	Anderson, Troy	Ecosystem Investement Partners	Oral
UNF	dilks, nicholas	Ecosystem Investment Partners, LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Male, Timothy	Environmental Policy Innovation Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rose, Jodilobbyist	Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake	Position only
UNF	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ochsenhirt, Lisalobbyist	Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Kevin	Maryland Coastal Bays Program	Oral
UNF	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
UNF	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rosen, Timothy	ShoreRivers	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Burnett, Allison	Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Board, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Costello, Christopherlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Forbes, Beth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Bassett, Elle	Arundel Rivers Federation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Myers, Doug	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilson, Emily	Department of Natural Resources	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
INFO	Guitarra, Denisselobbyist	Nature Forward	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Arundel Rivers FederationFWA 1

Baltimore CountyUNF 1

Blue Water BaltimoreFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFWA 1

Chesapeake ConservancyUNF 1

Chesapeake Legal AllianceFAV 1

Chesapeake Watershed Restoration ProfessionalsUNF 1

Compass GR on behalf of MAJUNF 1

CWRPUNF 3

Delegate, MD General AssemblyFAV 1

Department of Natural ResourcesINFO 1

Deputy DirectorUNF 1

Ecosystem Investement PartnersUNF 1

Ecosystem Investment Partners, LLCUNF 1

Environmental Policy Innovation CenterUNF 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

Interfaith Partners for the ChesapeakeUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesUNF 1

Maryland Coastal Bays ProgramUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentUNF 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 1

Maryland Native Plant SocietyFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsUNF 1

MGAFAV 1

Nature ForwardINFO 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveUNF 1

Protect Our StreamsFAV 1

saveplumtreebranch.orgFAV 1

Seneca Creek Watershed PartnersFAV 1

ShoreRiversUNF 1

Sierra ClubFAV 1

Sierra Club MD ChapterFAV 1

Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Board, Inc.UNF 1

West Montgomery County Citizens AssociationFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFPerry, ReedChesapeake ConservancyRegistered for: Chesapeake Conservancy

UNFBennett, TylerCompass GR on behalf of MAJRegistered for: AGC; American Fidelity; Bamboo Health; Brigit, Inc; CFG Health Network; Circular Action Alliance…

UNFRose, JodiInterfaith Partners for the ChesapeakeRegistered for: Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake

UNFOchsenhirt, LisaMaryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesRegistered for: Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies; Maryland Municipal Stormwater Association…

UNFCostello, ChristopherRegistered for: Howard County Chamber of Commerce; Maryland Society of Professional Engineers; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD

INFOGuitarra, DenisseNature ForwardRegistered for: Nature Forward