HB 1139

Did not advance

Solid Waste Disposal and Diversion and On-Farm Composting and Compost Use

Sponsor: Regina T. Boyce (District 43A)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the On-Farm Composting and Compost Use Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; establishing a statewide solid waste disposal surcharge to be collected by owners and operators of refuse disposal systems and requiring that the surcharge revenue be remitted on a quarterly basis beginning April 1, 2024, to the Comptroller; establishing the Waste Reduction Grants Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; authorizing the Department of the Environment to approve a certain local solid waste disposal surcharge program; etc.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blumer, Kristie	Compost Crew	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Position only
FAV	Heiderman, Garvey	Hobbit Restaurant	Oral
FAV	Konny, Crystal	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Sophia	Institute for Local Self-Reliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Platt, Brenda	Institute for Local Self-Reliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Michael Jlobbyist	Maryland Hunger Solutions	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Ainsworth, Martha	Maryland Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caruso, Michellelobbyist	Montgomery County Food Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ochoa, Daniela	Zero Waste Montgomery County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Boyce, Delegate Boycelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fischler, Benjamin	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ohlinger, Keith	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Welch, Franklin	Individual	Position only
INFO	Venable, Victorialobbyist	Frederick County Government - Office of the County Executive	Written (PDF)
INFO	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Compost CrewFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Frederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveINFO 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

Hobbit RestaurantFAV 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

Institute for Local Self-RelianceFAV 2

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1

Maryland Hunger SolutionsFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1

Montgomery County Food CouncilFAV 1

Zero Waste Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWilson, Michael JMaryland Hunger SolutionsRegistered for: Food Research and Action Center dba Maryland Hunger Solutions

FAVCaruso, MichelleMontgomery County Food CouncilRegistered for: Montgomery County Food Council, Inc.

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

INFOVenable, VictoriaFrederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund