HB 1101

Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)

Sponsor: Delegate LoveCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 535 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing certain persons standing in environmental and natural resources protection proceedings; authorizing persons that meet standing requirements to bring certain civil actions under certain circumstances; requiring a plaintiff, under certain circumstances, to give certain notice and provide certain documentation to the Department of the Environment and the Attorney General and to file a certain affidavit; authorizing a court to grant certain relief, award certain costs, and impose certain civil penalties; etc.

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Testimony (92)

MGA witness list

FAV 50FavorableFWA 8Favorable with amendmentsUNF 32UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bassett, Elle	Arundel Rivers Federation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greaver, Desiree	Back River Restoration Committee, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Volpitta, Alice	Blue Water Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Coronado Flores, Jose	CASA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Isaacson, Evan	Chesapeake Legal Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Trippe, Carole	Community member	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Position only
FAV	Smith, Virginia	Indivisible HoCo Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rose, Jodilobbyist	Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunter, Caseylobbyist	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunter, Caseylobbyist	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Knapp, Les	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Raindrop, Bonnie	Maryland Pesticide Education Network / Smart on Pesticide Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Betsy	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sadzewicz, Alex	Public Health Law Clinic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Finch, Molly	Quaker Voice of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sorce, Dona	Quaker Voice of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elaine, Arndt	SELF	Position only
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pluta, Matt	ShoreRivers	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zillig, Robert	ShoreRivers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dietz, Michellelobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sharif, Humnalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Position only
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Broder, Robin	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Cushing, Ginger	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Love, Delegate Lovelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Love, Delegate Lovelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Griffith, Anna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jayne, Peter	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kickenson, Jerry	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, Sara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, Sara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Rubin, Jeffrey	Individual	Position only
FAV	Russell, Brian	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Struever, Irene	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Tom	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Teichman, Marsha	Individual	Position only
UNF	Faison, Chad	American Council of Engineering Companies of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Middleton, Graysonlobbyist	Delmarva Chicken Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Middleton, Graysonlobbyist	Delmarva Chicken Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Powell, Michaellobbyist	Gordon Feinblatt, LLC	Oral
UNF	Powell, Michaellobbyist	Gordon Feinblatt, LLC	Oral
UNF	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sanderson, Michael	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ochsenhirt, Lisalobbyist	Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ochsenhirt, Lisalobbyist	Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

American Council of Engineering Companies of MarylandUNF 1

Arundel Rivers FederationFAV 1FWA 1

Back River Restoration Committee, Inc.FAV 1

Blue Water BaltimoreFAV 1

CASAFAV 1FWA 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1FWA 1

Chesapeake Legal AllianceFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Community memberFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 2

Delmarva Chicken AssociationUNF 2

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

Gordon Feinblatt, LLCUNF 2

Indivisible HoCo MarylandFAV 1

Interfaith Partners for the ChesapeakeFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 2

M-NCPPC - Governement Affairs LiaisonINFO 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 2

Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesUNF 2

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 2

Maryland Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 2

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland Multi-Housing AssocUNF 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 2

Maryland Pesticide Education Network / Smart on Pesticide CoalitionFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsUNF 1

NAIOP MarylandUNF 2

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 1FWA 1

Public Health Law ClinicFAV 1

Quaker Voice of MarylandFAV 2

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCUNF 1

SELFFAV 1

ShoreRiversFAV 2FWA 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 2

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1FWA 1

YearFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRose, JodiInterfaith Partners for the ChesapeakeRegistered for: Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake

FAVHunter, CaseyLeague of Women Voters of MarylandRegistered for: League of Women Voters of Maryland

FAVDietz, MichelleThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

FAVSharif, HumnaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

UNFMiddleton, GraysonDelmarva Chicken AssociationRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

UNFPowell, MichaelGordon Feinblatt, LLCRegistered for: Aligned Data Centers; COPT Defense Properties; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Honeywell International, Inc.; Maryland Building Industry Association; National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Maryland…

UNFOchsenhirt, LisaMaryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesRegistered for: Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies; Maryland Municipal Stormwater Association…

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

UNFAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce

UNFHough, TylerMaryland Farm BureauRegistered for: Maryland Farm Bureau

UNFCastelli, WilliamRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…

UNFThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…

Journey

Feb 7First reading in the HouseAssigned to Environment and Transportation
Mar 1Environment and Transportation hearingFri, Mar 1, 1:00 PM
Mar 16Committee report: Favorable with Amendments
Mar 8Second reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 10Third reading (House): Passed
Mar 6First reading in the SenateAssigned to Education, Energy, and the Environment
Mar 26Education, Energy, and the Environment hearing (Senate)Tue, Mar 26, 1:00 PM
Apr 2Committee report (Senate): Favorable with Amendments
Mar 16Second reading (Senate): Passed with Amendments
Mar 17Third reading (Senate): Passed with Amendments
Mar 17Concurred
Mar 17Enacted as Chapter 535Signing date is not in the MGA feed

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