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Bills/2023 Regular Session

SB 471

EnactedCrossfile HB 607
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Sediment Control Plans, Discharge Permits for Stormwater Associated With Construction Activity, and Notice and Comment Requirements

Sponsor: Senator ElfrethCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 547 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to review and update specifications for sediment control plans in a certain manner on or before December 1, 2025, and every 5 years thereafter; prohibiting the Department from authorizing the discharge of stormwater associated with construction activity under a general discharge permit unless certain requirements are satisfied; and requiring the Department to take certain public notice and comment actions if a person makes a written request within the public notification period of the permit.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBassett, ElleArundel Rivers FederationWritten (PDF)
FAVJohnston, MatthewArundel Rivers FederationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVIsaacson, EvanChesapeake Legal AllianceWritten (PDF)
FAVButchko, DominicMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVPhelps, Jr., KennethMaryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkPosition only
FAVOlszewski, MarisaMaryland League of Conservation VotersWritten (PDF)
FAVBailey Thupari, AngelicaMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVVillazon, AlexanderWaterkeepers ChesapeakeWritten (PDF)
FAVElfreth, SarahIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Elfreth, Senator ElfrethlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Elfreth, Senator ElfrethlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
UNFReed, William "KC"Maryland Building Industry AssociationOral
UNFEnten, RobertMd Bankers AssocOral
UNFBallentine, TomIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)
INFOAbbott, TylerMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)
INFOAbbott, TylerMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Arundel Rivers FederationFAV 2
Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 2
Chesapeake Legal AllianceFAV 1
Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1
Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 2
Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 2
Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1
Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1
Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1
Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 1
Md Bankers AssocUNF 1
Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association