Environment - Crematory - Setback Requirements and Permits
Sponsor: Elizabeth Embry (District 43A)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from locating a new crematory within 1,000 feet of an assisted living or nursing facility, a property that primarily serves children, or a residential property that is designed primarily for human habitation; and prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing a certain permit to a crematory under certain circumstances.
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Testimony (51)
MGA witness listFAV 25FavorableUNF 24UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Conway, Councilman Mark | Councilman Mark Conway | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nolan, Patrick | Guilford Association, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kohler-Frueh, Leila | Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grier McGinnis, Gia | Loyola Center for Community, Service, and Justice | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pontious, Daniel | Radnor-Winston Improvement Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilson, Sacoby | University of Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Patti, Heather | White Marsh Cowenton Community Association | Oral |
| FAV | DeCamp, Karen | York Road Partnership | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | camp, cindy | yrp | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Chionis, Antonios Marios | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Davlin, Sharon | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Embry, Delegate Embrylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dudek, Andy | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Enurah, Ikenna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Enurah, Nadia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Garrity, Miriam | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hauf, Mark | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lang, Bradley | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McFadden, Sandi | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Polyak, Lisa | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Purpura, Lia | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Schmidt-Perkins, Dru | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | thomas, Michael | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Ambrose, Joseph | Ambrose Funeral Home, I plan to testify | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kutta, Michele | Board of Morticians & Funeral Directors | Oral |
| UNF | Borgwardt, Donald | Donald V Borgwardt Funeral Home | Oral |
| UNF | Evans, Charles | Evans Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Boggs, Christopher | MacNabb Funeral Home, Cremation Society of Maryland, Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home | Oral |
| UNF | March Sr, Victor | March Funeral Homes | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Knapp, Les | Maryland Department of the Environment | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Canapp, Earl | Maryland State Funeral Directors Association | Position only |
| UNF | Logan, Samantha | Maryland State Funeral Directors Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mitchell, John | Maryland State Funeral Directors Association | Oral |
| UNF | Van Dusen, Andrew | Maryland State Funeral Directors Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Burczyk, Barry | Matthews Environmental Solutions | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Seyler, Paul | Matthews Environmental Solutions | Oral |
| UNF | McComas, Holly | McComas Funeral Home/ MSFDA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dulaney, Anna | Metro Crematory, Inc. / Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home Home, P.A. | Oral |
| UNF | Fesche, Camillelobbyist | RWL | Oral |
| UNF | Destefano, Ralph | SCI | Oral |
| UNF | Schwartz, James | Tri County Funeral Directors Association | Oral |
| UNF | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Doyle, James | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gair, Sr., Jeffrey | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Govoni, James | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Hartzler, Jeffrey | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Nicodemus, Michael | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFFesche, CamilleRWLRegistered for: Ashley, Inc.; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Behavioral Framework; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Brewers Association of Maryland; Brown Advisory…