SB 653

Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)

Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 536 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing certain persons standing in certain environmental and natural resources protection proceedings; authorizing persons that meet certain standing requirements to bring certain civil actions under certain circumstances; requiring a plaintiff, under certain circumstances, to give certain notice and provide certain documentation to the Department of the Environment and the Attorney General in a certain manner and to file a certain affidavit; etc.

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Testimony (55)

MGA witness list

FAV 35FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 17UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Volpitta, Alice	Blue Water Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Coronado Flores, Jose	CASA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Isaacson, Evan	Chesapeake Legal Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dawson, Shondra	ClimateXChange	Position only
FAV	Trippe, Carole	Community member	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Virginia	Indivisible HoCo Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunter, Caseylobbyist	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Raindrop, Bonnie	Maryland Pesticide Education Network / Smart on Pesticide Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Betsy	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Walls, Brent	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sorce, Dona	Quaker Voice of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elaine, Arndt	SELF	Position only
FAV	Augustine, Lauren	Self	Oral
FAV	Pluta, Matt	ShoreRivers	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zillig, Robert	ShoreRivers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sharif, Humnalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Position only
FAV	Broder, Robin	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Augustine, Malcolm	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Renaud	Individual	Position only
FAV	Cushing, Ginger	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holcomb, Karen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jayne, Peter	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kickenson, Jerry	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Russell, Brian	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Augustine, Senator Augustinelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Struever, Irene	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Faison, Chad	American Council of Engineering Companies of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Middleton, Graysonlobbyist	Delmarva Chicken Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Powell, Michaellobbyist	Gordon Feinblatt, LLC	Oral
UNF	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ochsenhirt, Lisalobbyist	Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Witherup, Margaret	Maryland Building Industry Association	Oral
UNF	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hough, Tylerlobbyist	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
UNF	Enten, Robert	Maryland Multi-Housing Assoc	Oral
UNF	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Coale, Tomlobbyist	PWRJ	Oral
UNF	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	O'Halloran, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Knapp, Les	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FWA	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
INFO	BaucumColbert, Jordan	M-NCPPC - Governement Affairs Liaison	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Council of Engineering Companies of MarylandUNF 1

Blue Water BaltimoreFAV 1

CASAFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Chesapeake Legal AllianceFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

ClimateXChangeFAV 1

Community memberFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Delmarva Chicken AssociationUNF 1

Gordon Feinblatt, LLCUNF 1

Indivisible HoCo MarylandFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

M-NCPPC - Governement Affairs LiaisonINFO 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesUNF 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 2

Maryland Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFWA 1

Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Multi-Housing AssocUNF 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 2

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Pesticide Education Network / Smart on Pesticide CoalitionFAV 1

NAIOP MarylandUNF 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFWA 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 2

PWRJUNF 1

Quaker Voice of MarylandFAV 1

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCUNF 1

SelfFAV 1

SELFFAV 1

ShoreRiversFAV 2

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHunter, CaseyLeague of Women Voters of MarylandRegistered for: League of Women Voters of Maryland

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVSharif, HumnaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

UNFMiddleton, GraysonDelmarva Chicken AssociationRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

UNFPowell, MichaelGordon Feinblatt, LLCRegistered for: Aligned Data Centers; COPT Defense Properties; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Honeywell International, Inc.; Maryland Building Industry Association; National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Maryland…

UNFOchsenhirt, LisaMaryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesRegistered for: Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies; Maryland Municipal Stormwater Association…

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

UNFAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce

UNFHough, TylerMaryland Farm BureauRegistered for: Maryland Farm Bureau

UNFCoale, TomPWRJRegistered for: Advantage Capital; Authorium; Baltimore Orioles; CI Renewables; City of Annapolis; Ecphora Capital…

UNFCastelli, WilliamRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…

UNFThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…