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SB 262

EnactedCrossfile HB 253
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Environment - On-Farm Composting Facilities - Permit Exemption

Sponsor: Jason C. Gallion (District 35)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 520 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to exempt an on-farm composting facility from the requirement to obtain a permit if the on-farm composting facility uses 10,000 square feet of area or less for active food scrap composting, composts only certain materials, records the amount and source of off-site type 2 organics composted and the date and time the off-site type 2 organics arrived on the farm, retains the records for 5 years, provides records on request, and meets any other condition for a permit exemption; etc.

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Testimony (37)

MGA witness list
FAV 30FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGreenberg, JoshuaBaltimore CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVWilkinson, nanciCedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVMcGilvray, LaurieClimate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVMcGilvray, LaurieClimate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVParry, BenCompost CrewOral
FAVFitzwater, JessicaFrederick County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVVenable, VictorialobbyistFrederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVAhart, JessiMaryland Communities UnitedPosition only
FAVFerguson, ColbyMaryland Farm BureauWritten (PDF)
FAVFerguson, ColbyMaryland Farm BureauOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSeigler, JaneMaryland Horse CouncilPosition only
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionPosition only
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionPosition only
FAVScarr, EmilylobbyistMaryland PIRGPosition only
FAVScarr, EmilylobbyistMaryland PIRGPosition only
FAVAinsworth, MarthaMaryland Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVPalmer, HarrisonPrince George's County Farm BureauWritten (PDF)
FAVVillazon, AlexanderWaterkeepers ChesapeakeWritten (PDF)
FAVAlexander, PeterIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVArndt, DaveIndividualPosition only
FAVArndt, DaveIndividualPosition only
FAVFischler, BenjaminIndividualOral
FAVGallion, SenatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Gallion, Senator GallionlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Gallion, Senator GallionlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVTaylor, TomIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWest, DerekIndividualPosition only
UNFGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWASeigler, JaneMaryland Horse CouncilWritten (PDF)
FWACriss, JeremyMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FWAShofar, StevenMontgomery County Government, Department of Environmental ProtectionWritten (PDF)
INFOAbbott, TylerMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)
INFOAbbott, TylerMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)
INFOGrant, AutumnOffice of the MayorWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVVenable, VictoriaFrederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund
FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby
FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby
FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action
FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action
UNFGreenfield, 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