SB 306

Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Climate, Equity, and Administrative Provisions

Sponsor: Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment CommitteeCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 1/31 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Critical Area Commission to adopt regulations governing the transfer of development rights, fee in lieu payments, the assessment of and adaption to climate change relevant to the critical area, enhancing resilience in the critical area, and environmental justice and equity initiatives; establishing certain considerations of climate change, resiliency, and equity as general principles and minimum elements of local programs; etc.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Johnston, Matthew	Arundel Rivers Federation	Oral
FAV	Brown, Jim	Audubon Mid-Atlantic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Myers, Doug	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fisher, Eriklobbyist	Critical Area Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Virginia	Indivisible HoCo Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Olszewski, Marisa	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Richards, Annie	ShoreRivers	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sharif, Humnalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	nemazie, david	University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm, Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm	Individual	Oral
FAV	Charbonneau, Kate	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hoerger, Lisa	Individual	Oral
UNF	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Gallagher, George	ICQ	Position only
UNF	Arshavsky, Svetlana	Individual	Position only
UNF	D’Orazio , Daniela	Individual	Position only
UNF	Elbourn, James	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Pedersen, Stacy	Individual	Position only
UNF	Sirkel, Robin	Individual	Position only
UNF	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Buckler, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Arundel Rivers FederationFAV 1

Audubon Mid-AtlanticFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Critical Area CommissionFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

ICQUNF 1

Indivisible HoCo MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1

NAIOP MarylandFWA 1

ShoreRiversFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVFisher, ErikCritical Area CommissionRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation

FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVSharif, HumnaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

FWAGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association