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HB 22

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Agriculture - Pollinator Habitat Plan - Requirements for State Highway Administration

Sponsor: Sheila Ruth (District 44B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: AgricultureStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 553 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Highway Administration's pollinator habitat plan to include policies and procedures regarding the use of pollinator habitat areas along State highways; requiring the Administration to track and evaluate federal programs that provide funding for pollinator habitats, native plants, and invasive species control and to apply for any funding that the Administration determines appropriate and beneficial to pollinator habitats; requiring the Administration to update the plan by October 1 each year; etc.

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Testimony (35)

MGA witness list
FAV 19FavorableUNF 15UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBassett, ElleArundel Rivers FederationWritten (PDF)
FAVStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVMcGilvray, LaurieClimate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVHudson, LeeDelaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAPosition only
FAVLoll, MichaelGreen Team of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic ChurchWritten (PDF)
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferlobbyistHumane Society of the United StatesWritten (PDF)
FAVTodd, RobinMD Ornithological SocietyWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVNicholas, BetsyPotomac Riverkeeper NetworkPosition only
FAVKelleher, ZackShoreRiversWritten (PDF)
FAVWilpers, MichaelSierra Club MD ChapterOral
FAVRaindrop, BonnieSmart on Pesticides CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Ruth, Delegate RuthlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFitzpatrick, PeterIndividualPosition only
FAVJasen, DebiIndividualPosition only
FAVJasen, JohnIndividualPosition only
FAVKerr, CaitIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVParsa, CarolynIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRuth, SIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFDOrazio, PeterYearPosition only
UNFBenjaminson, HeatherIndividualPosition only
UNFCirone, ChristineIndividualPosition only
UNFDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
UNFElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
UNFHopkins, BarbaraIndividualPosition only
UNFKolakoski, VirginiaIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFPedersen, StacyIndividualPosition only
UNFPhelps, MaryIndividualPosition only
UNFSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
UNFVernon, MichaelIndividualPosition only
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
UNFsirkel, jessIndividualPosition only
INFOHelm, PilarMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals