SB 447

Anaerobic Digestion Workgroup

Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (District 38)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing an Anaerobic Digestion Workgroup to study, identify, examine, and make recommendations on certain aspects of anaerobic digestion; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 30, 2023.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 11Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cassilly, Andrewlobbyist	BIOENERGY DEVCO	Oral
FAV	Baccino, Steve	Chesapeake Utilities Corporation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Middleton, Graysonlobbyist	Delmarva Chicken Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
FAV	Houstle, Peter	Maryland Recycling Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Heidi	University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carozza, Senator Mary Beth	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	D'Arcy, Megan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Porter, Hollylobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Carozza, Senator Carozzalegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Ross, Gabrielle	Assateague Coastal Trust	Oral
UNF	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
UNF	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
UNF	Compton, Stephanie	Energy Justice Network	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wolf, Rebeccalobbyist	Food & Water Watch	Position only
UNF	Jones, Sophia	Institute for Local Self-Reliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	payan, maria	Sentinels Of Eastern Shore Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Position only
UNF	Feighner, Liz	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
UNF	Wilson, Anne	Individual	Position only
FWA	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Assateague Coastal TrustUNF 1

BIOENERGY DEVCOFAV 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryUNF 1

Chesapeake Utilities CorporationFAV 1

Delmarva Chicken AssociationFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodUNF 1

Energy Justice NetworkUNF 1

Food & Water WatchUNF 1

Institute for Local Self-RelianceUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFAV 1

Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1

Maryland Recycling NetworkFAV 1

Sentinels Of Eastern Shore HealthUNF 1

University of Maryland Eastern ShoreFAV 1

UULM-MDUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCassilly, AndrewBIOENERGY DEVCORegistered for: Bioenergy Development Group, LLC

FAVMiddleton, GraysonDelmarva Chicken AssociationRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

FAVGreenfield, 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…

FAVPorter, HollyRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

UNFWolf, RebeccaFood & Water WatchRegistered for: Food & Water Watch

UNFEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FWARanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action