HB 1266

Clean Water Commerce Account - Contracts for the Purchase of Environmental Outcomes

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 502 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment, in entering into a certain contract under the Clean Water Commerce Account for the purchase of an environmental outcome, to allow for nonuniform payment schedules for certain purposes; and authorizing the Department to require a certain payment or certain financial protections for contracts of a certain size to ensure certain outcomes.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bassett, Elle	Arundel Rivers Federation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Hubbard, Matthew	Ecotone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hubbard, Matthew	Ecotone	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Huntley, Harry	Environmental Policy Innovation Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Huntley, Harry	Environmental Policy Innovation Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Olszewski, Marisa	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen, Timothy	ShoreRivers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen, Timothy	ShoreRivers	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dietz, Michellelobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dietz, Michellelobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Broder, Robin	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Garofolo, John	Individual	Position only
FAV	Hoffman, Mark	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Mark	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stein, Dana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stein, Dana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Knapp, Les	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Arundel Rivers FederationFAV 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

EcotoneFAV 2

Environmental Policy Innovation CenterFAV 2

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFWA 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 2

ShoreRiversFAV 2

The Nature ConservancyFAV 2

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHarbeson, KristenMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters

FAVDietz, MichelleThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

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