SB 434

Natural Resources - Restorative Aquaculture Pilot Program

Sponsor: Senator KlausmeierCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Hunting and FishingStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 372 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a Restorative Aquaculture Pilot Program to provide financial incentives to holders of aquaculture leases who maintain the lease in accordance with certain criteria, maintain the restorative conditions for at least 4 years, and meet certain other criteria the Department considers necessary; authorizing a holder of an aquaculture lease who is participating in the Pilot Program to meet certain requirements by shellfish seed planting only; etc.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Colden, Allisonlobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Colden, Allisonlobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alliance, Chesapeake Oyster	Chesapeake Oyster Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alliance, Chesapeake Oyster	Chesapeake Oyster Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	petty, talmage	Hollywood Oyster Company	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fixsen, Elizabeth	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
FAV	Knoche, Scott	Morgan State University PEARL	Written (PDF)
FAV	Budden, Scott	Orchard Point Oyster Co.	Oral
FAV	Budden, Scott	Orchard Point Oyster Co.	Oral
FAV	Bryer, Mark	The Nature Conservancy	Oral
FAV	Dietz, Michellelobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dietz, Michellelobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	van Senten, Jonathan	Virginia Seafood AREC / Virginia Tech	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hummel, Lani	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jennings, Larry	Individual	Oral
FAV	Parsa, Carolyn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Parsa, Carolyn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Russell, Brian	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Klausmeier, Senator Klausmeierlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Klausmeier, Senator Klausmeierlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Wilson, Emily	Department of Natural Resources	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wilson, Emily	Department of Natural Resources	Written (PDF)
INFO	Burnett, Allison	Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Board, Inc.	Position only