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Bills/2023 Regular Session

SB 483

EnactedCrossfile HB 11
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Private Well Safety Act of 2023

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 586 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations by December 31, 2026 to identify additional standards for water quality testing; requiring the Department, subject to certain funding, and in consultation with the Department of Information Technology, to utilize an online portal to receive and upload certain information and to provide public access to the information; requiring the Department of the Environment to consistently share the information collected with the Maryland Department of Health and local health departments; etc.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list
FAV 22FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBassett, ElleArundel Rivers FederationPosition only
FAVRoss, GabrielleAssateague Coastal TrustOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGeckle, MathewBack River PrecastWritten (PDF)
FAVWilkinson, nanciCedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVWilkinson, nanciCedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVSchmitt, KatlynCenter for Progressive ReformOral + Written (PDF)
FAVVenable, VictorialobbyistFrederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVSample, SarahMaryland Association of CountiesWritten (PDF)
FAVButchko, DominicMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVElrich, MarcMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVElrich, MarcMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVCastelli, WilliamlobbyistRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVpayan, mariaSentinels Of Eastern Shore HealthPosition only
FAVRichards, AnnieShoreRiversOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLewis Young, KarenIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLewis Young, KarenIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualPosition only
FAVRanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualOral
FAVSenator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis YounglegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis YounglegislatorIndividualOral
UNFAbbott, TylerMaryland Department of the EnvironmentPosition only
UNFFink, NeldaIndividualPosition only
FWASchmitt, KatlynCenter for Progressive ReformWritten (PDF)
FWALeach, GabrielleThe Maryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)
FWALAPORTE, MARIEIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOAbbott, TylerMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Arundel Rivers FederationFAV 1
Assateague Coastal TrustFAV 1
Back River PrecastFAV 1
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 2
Center for Progressive ReformFAV 1FWA 1
Frederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveFAV 1
Maryland Association of CountiesFAV 1
Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1
Maryland Department of the EnvironmentUNF 1INFO 1
Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2
Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 2
Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCFAV 1
Sentinels Of Eastern Shore HealthFAV 1
ShoreRiversFAV 1
The Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVVenable, VictoriaFrederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund
FAVCastelli, WilliamRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…
FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action
FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action