Land Use - Public Service Companies - Pollinator-Friendly Vegetation Management and Utility-Designated Pollinator Areas
Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Local Government - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 464 (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting local jurisdictions from imposing certain limitations and land use restrictions on utility-designated pollinator areas maintained by a public service company under certain conditions; requiring certain public service companies to mow utility-designated pollinator areas in a certain manner in order to minimize disturbances to habitats; etc.
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Testimony (16)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bassett, Elle | Arundel Rivers Federation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ross, Gabrielle | Assateague Coastal Trust | Position only |
| FAV | Brown, Jim | Audubon Mid-Atlantic | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Humane Society of the United States | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Fountain, Lily | Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fulton, Judith | Sierra Club | Oral |
| FAV | Wilpers, Michael | Sierra Club MD Chapter | Oral |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Augustine, Senator Augustinelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Mayhew, Kim | Perry White Ross & Jacobson | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Guitarra, Denisselobbyist | Nature Forward | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Schmidt-Perkins, Dru | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Quinn, Johnlobbyist | BGE | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Lanzarotto, Katie | Pepco and Delmarva Power | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals