Department of the Environment - Environmental Justice Evaluation of Environmental Permit Applications
Sponsor: Regina T. Boyce (District 43A)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of the Environment to perform a certain environmental justice evaluation of certain environmental permit applications under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department to take certain actions on certain environmental permit applications based on certain findings to address environmental concerns; requiring the Department to maintain a publicly accessible website, part of a website, or application that identifies pending permit applications with specific census tracts; etc.
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Testimony (70)
MGA witness listFAV 17FavorableFWA 21Favorable with amendmentsUNF 27UnfavorableINFO 5Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Coronado Flores, Jose | CASA | Oral |
| FAV | Riedel, Jonathan | CASA | Oral |
| FAV | Wilkinson, nanci | Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Position only |
| FAV | Hunter, Caseylobbyist | League of Women Voters of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Agarin, Ufoma O. | Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lyons Wooten, JoAnne | Maryland Poor People's Campaign | Position only |
| FAV | Clark, Tiffany | Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nicholas, Betsy | Potomac Riverkeeper Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Egan, Ashleylobbyist | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Allen, Susan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Caplan, Jason | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Boyce, Delegate Boycelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Kickenson, Jerry | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Porter, Phylicia | Baltimore City Council District 10 | Oral |
| UNF | Sonu | or Representative or AdminChair Kamita Gray, Karyn | Brandywine | TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition / Executive Community Citizen's Board (ECCB) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Climate Communications Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ross, Gabrielle | Concerned Citizens Against Industrial CAFOs (CCAIC) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Middleton, Graysonlobbyist | Delmarva Chicken Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Clark, Rachellobbyist | Evans & Associates, LLC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | Ballentine, Tom | NAIOP Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Vetter, Drew | NWRA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Payan, Maria | Sentinels of Eastern Shore Health | Oral |
| UNF | Wilson, Sacoby | University of Maryland | Oral |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sawtell, Gregory | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Volpitta, Alice | Blue Water Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Dunning, Bryan | Center for Progressive Reform | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Stegman, Matt | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | DuBois, Gwen | Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | McGilvray, Laurie | Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Rose, Jodilobbyist | Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Novey, Joelle | Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVa) | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Feighner, Liz | Less Plastic Please | Position only |
| FWA | Graf, Lorilobbyist | Maryland Building Industry Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Simon, Robert | Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Knapp, Les | Maryland Department of the Environment | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | N/A, Maryland Health Professionals for Healthy Climate | Maryland Health Professionals for Healthy Climate | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Rehr, Rebeccalobbyist | Maryland League of Conservation Voters | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Enten, Robert | Maryland Multi-Housing Assoc | Oral |
| FWA | Cross, Cashenna | NAACP | Oral |
| FWA | Elaine, Arndt | SELF | Position only |
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Organizations on record
BGEINFO 1
Blue Water BaltimoreFWA 1
Brandywine | TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition / Executive Community Citizen's Board (ECCB)UNF 1
CASAFAV 2
DoTheMostGoodFAV 1
ICQUNF 1
Less Plastic PleaseFWA 1
Maryland Farm BureauINFO 1
NAACPFWA 1
NAIOP MarylandUNF 1
NWRAUNF 1
Pepco/DPLINFO 1
SELFFWA 1
UULM-MDFAV 1
YearFAV 1UNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVHunter, CaseyLeague of Women Voters of MarylandRegistered for: League of Women Voters of Maryland
UNFClark, RachelEvans & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Accenture LLP; Arundel Amusements/Bingo World; Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; CALSTART; Carvana; Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 89…
FWARose, JodiInterfaith Partners for the ChesapeakeRegistered for: Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake
FWAGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
FWARehr, RebeccaMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters