Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment
What this bill does
Establishing a food processing residuals utilization permit; prohibiting a person from utilizing food processing residuals in the State unless the person obtains a permit; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide a certain notice and information to certain persons in a county where food processing residuals will be stored; establishing the Food Processing Residuals Administration Fund; authorizing a representative of the Department to enter and inspect any site where food processing residuals are utilized; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (39)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Beller, Madeleine | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Isaacson, Evan | Chesapeake Legal Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elaine, Arndt | SELF | Position only |
| FAV | Pluta, Matt | ShoreRivers | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Broder, Robin | Waterkeepers Chesapeake | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | A Whittington, Sally | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Campbell, Megan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cole, Randy | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Love, Delegate Lovelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Doty, Marty | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Duncan, Meghan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Granat, Vicki | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Green, Jason | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Green, Kathi | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hardinger, Susan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Love, Sara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rhoderick, Brad | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Smentkowski, Howard | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thomas, Nancy R. | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | elzey, michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Oberholtzer, Nelson | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Cropper, Marklobbyist | Ayres, Jenkins, Gordy & Almand, P.A. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Girard, Alan | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Stegman, Matt | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Middleton, Graysonlobbyist | Delmarva Chicken Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Atticks, Secretary Kevin | Department of Agriculture | Oral |
| FWA | Schmidt, Hans | Department of Agriculture | Oral |
| FWA | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jones, Rachel | Maryland Department of Agriculture | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Knapp, Les | Maryland Department of the Environment | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hough, Tylerlobbyist | Maryland Farm Bureau | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Smentkowski, Margaret | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sutherland, David | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Porter, Larry | Caroline County Commissioners | Oral |
| INFO | Bartz, Franklin | Caroline County Commissioners Office | Oral |
| INFO | Breeding, Travis | Caroline County Commissioners Office | Oral |