Maryland Agricultural BMP Best in Show Program - Established
Sponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (District 13)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: AgricultureStatus: Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Maryland Agricultural BMP Best in Show Program to provide and prioritize the use of certain funding relating to agricultural best management practices and to increase the cost-effectiveness and environmental, social, and health impacts of State-funded best management practices in a certain manner; requiring the Department of Agriculture to administer and manage certain competitive grants under the Program in a certain manner; etc.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Myers, Doug | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Isaacson, Evan | Chesapeake Legal Alliance | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Olszewski, Marisa | Maryland League of Conservation Voters | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Nicholas, Betsy | Potomac Riverkeeper Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Broder, Robin | Waterkeepers Chesapeake | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Guzzone, Delegate Guzzonelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Guzzone, Delegate | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Goshorn, David | Department of Natural Resources | Oral |
| FWA | Jones, Rachel | Maryland Department of Agriculture | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Schmidt, Hans | Maryland Department of Agriculture | Oral |
| FWA | Richards, Annie | ShoreRivers | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kerr, Cait | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Nelson, Jen | Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ShoreRiversFWA 1