Abandoned or Sunken Vessels and Waterway Improvement Fund Grants
What this bill does
Requiring the owner of a vessel that is required to be numbered to include certain contact information for each owner of the vessel with the application for a certificate of number; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, before and after seizing, removing, or taking an abandoned or sunken vessel into custody, to attempt to contact certain individuals in a certain manner; requiring the Department to distribute at least $250,000 from the Waterway Improvement Fund each fiscal year to a certain organization for a certain purpose; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (20)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bassett, Elle | Arundel Rivers Federation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Swanson, Taylor | Assateague Coastal Trust | Position only |
| FAV | Sonu | or Representative or AdminChair Kamita Gray, Karyn | Brandywine | TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition / Executive Community Citizen's Board (ECCB) | Oral |
| FAV | Lesher, Pete | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Karen | Historic Annapolis, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Belew, Davidlobbyist | Maryland Center for History and Culture | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Behler, Dylan | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Redding, Nicholaslobbyist | Preservation Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Walker, Lucille | Southern Maryland Heritage Area | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bereano, Brucelobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Bereano, Brucelobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Buckler, Lauren | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buckler, Lauren | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elfreth, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elfreth, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Raine, James | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Behler, Dylan | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Arentz, Steven | Individual | Oral |