Maryland Historical Trust - Historical and Cultural Museum Assistance Program - Funding
Sponsor: Guy Guzzone (District 13)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Operating BudgetStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 493 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering prohibitions on grants from the Maryland Historical Trust; authorizing the Governor, for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Trust to be used to provide grants to museums under the Historical and Cultural Museum Assistance Program.
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Testimony (37)
MGA witness listFAV 20FavorableUNF 17Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Rezendes, Victor | Allegany Museum | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lesher, Pete | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Heaver, Stephen | Fire Museum of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Albright, Richard | Friends of Jerusalem Mill, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Karen | Historic Annapolis, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caljean, Katie | Maryland Center for History and Culture | Oral |
| FAV | Davis, Maya | Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hughes, Elizabeth | Maryland Historical Trust | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baker, Lindsey | Maryland Humanities | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baco, Meagan | Maryland Museums Association, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Redding, Nicholaslobbyist | Preservation Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gallardo, Veronica | Surratt House Museum | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kovalcik, Paul | Walkersville Southern Railroad Museum | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jareaux, Marlena | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Guzzone, Senator Guzzonelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Guzzone, Senator Guzzonelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Shatto, Elizabeth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | cabrera, kevin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Allegany MuseumFAV 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
ICQUNF 1
Maryland HumanitiesFAV 1
Maryland NonprofitsFAV 2
Surratt House MuseumFAV 1
YearUNF 1