Wildlife - Protections and Highway Crossings
Sponsor: Sheila Ruth (District 44B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Highway Administration, to identify and prioritize certain species whose habitat or movement corridors intersect with State highways and develop tools, technology, and techniques to identify certain State highway infrastructure locations; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to take certain actions regarding a statewide deer population survey on or before November 1, 2024, and June 30, 2026; etc.
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Testimony (42)
MGA witness listFAV 22FavorableUNF 17UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wilkinson, nanci | Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Conway, Mark | Chesapeake Conservancy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Russell, Karen | Climate Change Working Group of Frederick County | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Humane Society of the United States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fullerton, Kimberly | Maryland State Bar Association - Animal Law Section | Oral |
| FAV | Radov, Lisa | Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ostdahl, Maggielobbyist | National Aquarium | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Garrison, Johnathan | Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Southerland, Mark | Vernal Pool Partners | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bierer-Garrett, Lisa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Colangelo, Diana | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | D'Arcy, Megan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davlin, Sharon | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Ruth, Delegate Ruthlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hummel, Lani | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kerr, Cait | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Law, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Parsa, Carolyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ruth, S | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | boos, Mistylobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Popham, Brysonlobbyist | Bryson F. Popham, P.A. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Harting, Martalobbyist | Venable | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Egan, Nancylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Helm, Pilar | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Christian, Logan | National Caucus of Environmental Legislators | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Dodson, Sandra | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals
FAVThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…
UNFPopham, BrysonBryson F. Popham, P.A.Registered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…
UNFHarting, MartaVenableRegistered for: Abbott Laboratories; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Asurion Insurance Services, Inc.; Baltimore Community Foundation; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation…