Sustainable Growth Subcabinet and Repeal of the Office of Smart Growth
Sponsor: Chair, Environment and Transportation CommitteeCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 91 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Repealing the Office of Smart Growth; repealing the position of Special Secretary for Smart Growth; renaming the Smart Growth Subcabinet to be the Sustainable Growth Subcabinet; altering the membership of the Subcabinet; requiring the Subcabinet to review State assistance programs, promote interagency consensus and cooperation, provide advisory and technical assistance to local jurisdictions, and gather and disseminate information to the public related to the State's sustainable growth policy; etc.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableUNF 10Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Day, Jake | Department of Housing and Community Development | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sierra, Anna | Maryland Department of Emergency Management | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boyd, Charles | Maryland Department of Planning | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Flora, Rebecca | Maryland Department of Planning | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee, Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |