Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act)
Sponsor: Delegate LoveCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 558 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring, in each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030, up to $100,000 from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used to fund certain operations grants at a rate of $20,000 per project sponsor each fiscal year; authorizing the use of the Waterway Improvement Fund for projects that involve the beneficial use of dredged material and for certain water quality monitoring; prohibiting the Department of the Environment from reducing certain monitoring requirements for certain projects; etc.
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Testimony (60)
MGA witness listFAV 28FavorableFWA 15Favorable with amendmentsUNF 16UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bassett, Elle | Arundel Rivers Federation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Jim | Audubon Mid-Atlantic | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | O'Meara, Liam | CWRP | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Conway, Mark | Chesapeake Conservancy | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lowe, Scott | Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals | Oral |
| FAV | McGilvray, Laurie | Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Michelsen, Erik | Deputy Director | Oral |
| FAV | Huntley, Harry | Environmental Policy Innovation Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rose, Jodilobbyist | Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hunter, Caseylobbyist | League of Women Voters of Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Simon, Robert | Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tucker, Walter | Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Olszewski, Marisa | Maryland League of Conservation Voters | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ostdahl, Maggielobbyist | National Aquarium | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sadzewicz, Alex | Public Health Law Clinic | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elaine, Arndt | SELF | Position only |
| FAV | Richards, Annie | ShoreRivers | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sharif, Humnalobbyist | The Nature Conservancy | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Southerland, Mark | Vernal Pool Partners | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Love, Delegate Lovelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Griffith, Anna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kickenson, Jerry | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Love, Sara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rubin, Jeffrey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bawer, Kenneth | Coalition to Stop Stream Destruction | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | Graf, Lorilobbyist | Maryland Building Industry Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Dover, Robert | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Colden, Allisonlobbyist | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Oral |
| FWA | Stegman, Matt | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Cangelosi, Allegra | Citizen | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Fidler, Kristen | Department of Natural Resources | Oral |
| FWA | Sanderson, Michael | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ochsenhirt, Lisalobbyist | Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jones, Rachel | Maryland Department of Agriculture | Oral |
| FWA | Schmidt, Hans | Maryland Department of Agriculture | Oral |
| FWA | Baker, Jeremy D. | Maryland Department of the Environment | Oral |
| FWA | Knapp, Les | Maryland Department of the Environment | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Boies, Sharon | Sierra Club | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Fountain, Lily | Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Davis, Wayne | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Edey, Marion | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hoffman, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Audubon Mid-AtlanticFAV 1
CitizenFWA 1
CWRPFAV 1
Deputy DirectorFAV 1
ICQUNF 1
National AquariumFAV 1
SELFFAV 1
ShoreRiversFAV 1
Sierra ClubFWA 2
Vernal Pool PartnersFAV 1
YearUNF 1
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
UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
FWAOchsenhirt, LisaMaryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesRegistered for: Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies; Maryland Municipal Stormwater Association…
INFOThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…