Natural Resources - Land Conservation - Establishment of Goals and Programs (Maryland the Beautiful Act)
Sponsor: Senator ElfrethCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 546 (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing certain goals and programs related to land conservation; establishing the Local Land Trust Revolving Loan Program to provide loans to land trusts to purchase land for conservation purposes; authorizing the Maryland Environmental Trust to exercise certain remedies under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from making any false statements affecting a Local Land Trust Revolving Loan Program loan; establishing the 40 x 40 Land Conservation Implementation Grant Program to support land conservation goals; etc.
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Testimony (51)
MGA witness listFAV 31FavorableUNF 19UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Pittman, Steuart | Anne Arundel County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bassett, Elle | Arundel Rivers Federation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Jim | Audubon Mid-Atlantic | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Greenberg, Joshua | Baltimore County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stegman, Matt | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McGilvray, Laurie | Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stewart, Frances | Elders Climate Action Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Stringfellow, Wendy | Forever Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Dan | Friends of Lower Beaverdam Creek | Position only |
| FAV | Hoffman, Kirsten | Green Towson Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Konny, Crystal | Indivisible Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rose, Jodilobbyist | Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kraska, MJ | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Phelps, Jr., Kenneth | Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Olszewski, Marisa | Maryland League of Conservation Voters | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Position only |
| FAV | Guitarra, Denisselobbyist | Nature Forward | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Southerland, Mark | Safe Skies Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Knebel, Sarah | Scenic Rivers Land Trust | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Richards, Annie | ShoreRivers | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fountain, Lily | Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elfreth, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jones, Annlobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Jorgensen, Teddy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kerr, Cait | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | LAPORTE, MARIE | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | LeWinter, Andrea | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Willey, Amy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Graf, Lorilobbyist | Maryland Building Industry Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ballentine, Tom | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hunt, Christine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Turgeon, John | Maryland Environmental Trust | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Audubon Mid-AtlanticFAV 1
Baltimore CountyFAV 1
Forever MarylandFAV 1
IndividualUNF 1
Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1
Nature ForwardFAV 1
Safe Skies MarylandFAV 1
ShoreRiversFAV 1
Sierra ClubFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVRose, JodiInterfaith Partners for the ChesapeakeRegistered for: Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake
UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association