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SB 485

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Frederick County - Residential Property Sales - Contract Disclosures

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Rereferred to Environment and Transportation (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring, in Frederick County, the seller of residential property that is located within 0.5 miles of a National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund site to provide the buyer with an addendum to the contract for the sale of the property that contains, in conspicuous type, identification of the Superfund site and its proximity to the property, the definition of a NPL Superfund site, and the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Search for Superfund Sites Where You Live website; etc.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFolden, WilliamSenate of MDWritten (PDF)
FAVLewis Young, KarenIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVPeppe Hahn, JenIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRacheff, JamesIndividualOral
FAVSenator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis YounglegislatorIndividualOral
UNFDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFWelch, FranklinIndividualPosition only
FWACastelli, WilliamlobbyistRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCOral + Written (PDF)
FWAHuber, Robertaprivate citizenOral
FWALaw, ElizabethIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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