Maryland Clean Energy Center - Climate Technology Founder's Fund
What this bill does
Establishing the Climate Technology Founder's Fund in the Maryland Clean Energy Center to provide early-stage funding for certain start-up companies; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to use the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund to provide at least $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2025 through 2028 to the Climate Technology Founder's Fund; authorizing the Governor to transfer by June 30, 2024 up to $2,200,000 from the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account to the Climate Technology Founder's Fund; etc.
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Testimony (31)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wilkinson, nanci | Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Taein | JJ Innovative Materials Inc | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Soltani-Ahmadi, Hamideh | USPlasma, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Allen, Nick | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Vogel, Delegate Vogellegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | OSEI-KUSI, KOBBY | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vetter, Drew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vogel, Joe | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Schulze, Dana | USAF Veteran | Position only |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Nelson, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Wo, Mark | JJ Innovative Materials | Oral |
| FWA | Magruder, Katherine | Maryland Clean Energy Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Anderson, Kevin | Maryland Department of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Haerle, Wade | Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator | Oral |
| FWA | Albertus, Paul | University of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Law, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |