Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products
Sponsor: Mary A. Lehman (District 21)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to submit certain reports and plans to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program in the Department of Natural Resources on or before certain dates; requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to conduct a drinking water survey by September 30, 2025, and submit a report of the survey to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program by December 31, 2025; etc.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 12FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Coronado Flores, Jose | CASA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilkinson, nanci | Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | Smith, Virginia | Indivisible HoCo Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lehman, Mary | MGA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dreher, Bob | Potomac Riverkeeper Network | Oral |
| FAV | Nicholas, Betsy | Potomac Riverkeeper Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elaine, Arndt | SELF | Position only |
| FAV | Rosales, Marianalobbyist | The Nature Conservancy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Broder, Robin | Waterkeepers Chesapeake | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Lehman, Delegate Lehmanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | DeMarco, Jamie | Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lawrence, Sharon | Livingston Woods HOA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jones, Herbert | Member of The South County Environment Justice Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |