SB 880

Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force

Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force to study approaches to water and wastewater governance in the Baltimore region; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Mayor of Baltimore City, the County Executive of Baltimore County, the Governor, and the General Assembly on or before January 30, 2024.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 10FavorableFWA 12Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plaut, Arilobbyist	Boston Plaut Attorneys at Law	Position only
FAV	Myers, Doug	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Senator Jill	MGA Baltimore City Senate Delegation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tosi, Jeff	Maryland Environmental Service	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Brandon	Mayor, Baltimore City Administration	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Ryan	President, Randallstown NAACP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sydnor III, Charles E.	Senator Charles E. Sydnor III	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Smalls, Cindylobbyist	AFSCME	Written (PDF)
FWA	Reynolds, Todd	AFT Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Myers, Michael	Back River Neck Peninsula Community Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ripley, John	Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Volpitta, Alice	Blue Water Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ryan-Johnson, Antoinettte	City Union of Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wheaton, David	NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Eckel, Rianna	SURJ Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Grant, Marylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Kerr, Cait	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCMEFWA 1

AFT MarylandFWA 1

Back River Neck Peninsula Community AssociationFWA 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 1

Baltimore County Federation of Public EmployeesFWA 1

Blue Water BaltimoreFWA 1

Boston Plaut Attorneys at LawFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

City Union of BaltimoreFWA 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFAV 1

Maryland Environmental ServiceFAV 1

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFWA 1

Mayor, Baltimore City AdministrationFAV 1

MGA Baltimore City Senate DelegationFAV 1

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational FundFWA 1

President, Randallstown NAACPFAV 1

Senator Charles E. Sydnor IIIFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPlaut, AriBoston Plaut Attorneys at LawRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC…

FWASmalls, CindyAFSCMERegistered for: AFSCME IU

FWAGrant, MaryRegistered for: Food & Water Watch