HB 655

Environment - State Wetlands - Shoreline Stabilization Measures

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from exempting a person from the requirement to use certain shoreline stabilization measures for certain erosion protection projects solely on the basis of replacing a structural shoreline stabilization measure with the same or similar type of structural shoreline stabilization measure; authorizing the Tidal Wetlands Compensation Fund to include grant funding for the replacement of structural shoreline stabilization measures with nonstructural shoreline stabilization measures.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bassett, Elle	Arundel Rivers Federation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Colden, Allisonlobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral
FAV	Myers, Doug	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Johnson, Kate	High School Student	Oral
FAV	Behler, Dylan	Maryland Department of Natural Resources	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Betsy	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Position only
FAV	Cole, Mollilobbyist	Rural Maryland Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelleher, Zack	ShoreRivers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sharif, Humnalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Buckler, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Stein, Dana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Baker, Jeremy D.	Maryland Department of the Environment	Oral
FWA	Knapp, Les	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FWA	Weems, Brandon	Maryland Marine Contractors Association	Written (PDF)
INFO	Davis, Jana	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Arundel Rivers FederationFAV 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 3

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

High School StudentFAV 1

Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesFAV 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFWA 2

Maryland Marine Contractors AssociationFWA 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 1

Rural Maryland CouncilFAV 1

ShoreRiversFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVColden, AllisonChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation

FAVCole, MolliRural Maryland CouncilRegistered for: Maryland Troopers Association; Older Adults Technology Services

FAVSharif, HumnaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The