HB 729

Did not advance

Department of the Environment - Nontidal Wetlands - Protection of Vernal Pools (Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2024)

Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to protect and preserve vernal pools; and requiring the Department to complete a plan for identifying vernal pools in the State.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Johnston, Matthew	Arundel Rivers Federation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Swanson, Taylor	Assateague Coastal Trust	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Jim	Audubon Mid-Atlantic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vogel, Eli	Audubon Society of Central Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Robin	Maryland Ornithological Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ostdahl, Maggielobbyist	National Aquarium	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Betsy	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Position only
FAV	Southerland, Mark	Safe Skies Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Boies, Sharon	Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dietz, Michellelobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Southerland, Mark	Vernal Pool Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alexander, Peter	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeLeo, Amanda	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Griffith, Anna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Terri	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Parsa, Carolyn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	craig, susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Knapp, Les	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
UNF	Enten, Robert	Maryland Multi-Housing Assoc	Oral
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Dabney, Philip	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Wiss, Cathy	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Arundel Rivers FederationFAV 1

Assateague Coastal TrustFAV 1

Audubon Mid-AtlanticFAV 1

Audubon Society of Central MarylandFAV 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Multi-Housing AssocUNF 1

Maryland Ornithological SocietyFAV 1

NAIOP MarylandUNF 1

National AquariumFAV 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 1

Safe Skies MarylandFAV 1

Sierra ClubFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

Vernal Pool PartnersFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVOstdahl, MaggieNational AquariumRegistered for: National Aquarium

FAVDietz, MichelleThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association