Confined Aquatic Disposal Task Force
Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (District 31)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Confined Aquatic Disposal Task Force to study and review the overall concept, viability, and available options associated with confined aquatic disposal programs to meet the long-term dredged material placement needs of the State and the financial, economic, and environmental impacts of confined aquatic disposal; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations on or before July 1, 2025, to a certain executive committee and certain committees of the General Assembly.
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Testimony (65)
MGA witness listFAV 61FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bachmann, Allison | Allison Bachmann | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | johnson, barbara | Blue Water Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Myers, Doug | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stegman, Matt | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schenck, Gene | Chesapeake Bay Yacht Clubs Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cameron, Julie | Julie Cameron | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Munroe, Bob | Maryland Port Administration | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hegarty, Dawn | Myself | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spencer, Kelly | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Contino, Kara | Office of Senator Simonaire | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Contino, Kara | Office of Senator Simonaire | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Priest, Robert | Personal | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | THOMPSON, LAUREN | Resident | Position only |
| FAV | Thompson, Chris | Resident | Position only |
| FAV | Sliviak, Gregory | Rock Creek | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wendling, George | Rock Creek | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wendling, Lisa | Rock Creek | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pozgar, Robert | Rock Creek Neighborhood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sliviak, Ruth | Rock Creek Neighborhood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Whilden, Marguerite | The Terrapin Institute | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Allison, Cody | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Anzalone, Teresa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Aversa, Caitlin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bakewell, Jeffrey | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bartkowiak, Ryan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Beslagic, Dino | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cameron, Edwin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Copley, David | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feeheley, Vanessa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Garofolo, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Greene, Susan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gremba, Nathan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hegarty, Willett | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Holston, Jacob | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Huber, Thomas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hurman, Brooke | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kelley, Keith | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Logan, Patricia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Loup, Douglas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lyate, Robin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Marston, Thomas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McCauley, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McCauley, Teresa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Merkel, Kristen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roberts, Sandra | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Simonaire, Senator Simonairelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Simonaire, Senator Simonairelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Smith, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stakem, JoAnn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Straughan, Allan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Swarm, Rohert | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thompson, Chuck | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Treff, Carl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Troyer, Shane | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wagoner, Sara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wallis, Chris | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wendling, Dakota | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Whitmore, Alexis | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Whitmore-Priest, Leigh | Individual | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
Allison BachmannFAV 1
Blue Water BaltimoreFAV 1
Julie CameronFAV 1
Maryland Department of TransportationFAV 1INFO 1
Maryland Port AdministrationFAV 1INFO 2
MyselfFAV 1
N/AFAV 1
PersonalFAV 1
ResidentFAV 2
Rock CreekFAV 3