Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established
Sponsor: Regina T. Boyce (District 43A)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible entities for on-farm organics recycling and compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue; establishing the Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; establishing the Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Grant Program in the Department of the Environment; etc.
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Testimony (59)
MGA witness listFAV 30FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 22UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Coronado Flores, Jose | CASA | Position only |
| FAV | Coronado Flores, Jose | CASA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stegman, Matt | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stegman, Matt | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Agarwal, Advika | Compostology of the Maryland Coalition to Re-Imagine School Waste | Oral |
| FAV | Jones, Sophia | Institute for Local Self-Reliance | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jones, Sophia | Institute for Local Self-Reliance | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Platt, Brenda | Institute for Local Self-Reliance | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jones, Rachel | Maryland Department of Agriculture | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Knapp, Les | Maryland Department of the Environment | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hough, Tylerlobbyist | Maryland Farm Bureau | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lansing, Stephanie | Maryland Food System Resiliency Council | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ainsworth, Martha | Maryland Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ainsworth, Martha | Maryland Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caruso, Michellelobbyist | Montgomery County Food Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elaine, Arndt | SELF | Position only |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Firnberg, Elad | Zero Waste Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Boyce, Regina T. | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Boyce, Delegate Boycelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Boyce, Delegate Boycelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Matheson, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ohlinger, Keith | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Taylor, Tom | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Taylor, Tom | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Foster, Larry | Evergreen Disposal | Oral |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | Blevins, John | Republic Services | Oral |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kasemeyer, Pam | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Skvirsky, Valerielobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Jones, Rachel | Maryland Department of Agriculture | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lansing, Stephanie | Maryland Food System Resiliency Council | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Geraldo, Manuellobbyist | Washington Gas | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Leach, Gabrielle | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Boyce, Regina | Delegate | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kasemeyer, Pam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
CASAFAV 2
DelegateINFO 1
Evergreen DisposalUNF 1
ICQUNF 1
Maryland Department of AgricultureFAV 1FWA 1
Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1
Maryland Food System Resiliency CouncilFAV 1FWA 1
Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 2
Republic ServicesUNF 1
SELFFAV 1
Washington GasFWA 1
YearUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVCaruso, MichelleMontgomery County Food CouncilRegistered for: Montgomery County Food Council, Inc.
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…
UNFSkvirsky, ValerieRegistered for: Associated Black Charities; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership; Benchmark Education Company; Greater Baltimore Committee…