Environment - Siting Requirements for Crematories and Crematory Incinerators - Areas III and IV
Sponsor: Mary Washington (District 43)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from locating a new crematory or a property with a crematory incinerator within 1,000 feet of certain properties in Areas III and IV of the State; and prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing a certain permit to a crematory or a property with a crematory incinerator under certain circumstances.
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Testimony (45)
MGA witness listFAV 26FavorableUNF 19Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Coronado Flores, Jose | CASA | Position only |
| FAV | Dawson, Shondra | ClimateXChange | Position only |
| FAV | Conway, Councilman Mark | Councilman Mark Conway | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nolan, Patrick | Guilford Association, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ENURAH, Nadia | HONEYGO HOA 21162 | Oral |
| FAV | Kohler-Frueh, Leila | Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carlin, Joel | Lake Evesham Community Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sansonetti, Gianna | Loyola Environmental Action Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nicholas, Betsy | Potomac Riverkeeper Network | Position only |
| FAV | Pontious, Daniel | Radnor-Winston Improvement Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elaine, Arndt | SELF | Position only |
| FAV | Wilson, Sacoby | University of Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Patti, Heather | White Marsh Cowenton Community Association | Oral |
| FAV | Rice, Carol | YRP | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeCamp, Karen | York Road Partnership | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | camp, cindy | yrp | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hauf, Mark | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lang, Bradley | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McFadden, Sandi | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Polyak, Lisa | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Schluth, Timothy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schmidt-Perkins, Dru | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | thomas, Michael | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Ambrose, Joseph | Ambrose Funeral Home, I plan to testify | Oral |
| UNF | Kutta, Michele | Board of Morticians & Funeral Directors | Oral |
| UNF | Queen, Arthur | Burrier-Queen Funeral Home & Crematory, P.A. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Borgwardt, Donald | Donald V Borgwardt Funeral Home | Oral |
| UNF | Evans, Charles | Evans Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gooch, Kaye | Govans Presbyterian Church | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Boggs, Christopher | MacNabb Funeral Home, Cremation Society of Maryland, Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home | Oral |
| UNF | March Sr, Victor | March Funeral Homes | Oral |
| UNF | Knapp, Les | Maryland Department of the Environment | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Canapp, Earl | Maryland State Funeral Directors Association | Position only |
| UNF | Logan, Samantha | Maryland State Funeral Directors Association | Oral |
| UNF | McComas, Holly | McComas Funeral Home/ MSFDA | Oral |
| UNF | Pumphrey, William | Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Homes, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Destefano, Ralph | SCI | Oral |
| UNF | Schwartz, James | Tri County Funeral Directors Association | Oral |
| UNF | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Doyle, James | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Govoni, James | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Hartzler, Jeffrey | Individual | Oral |
Organizations on record
CASAFAV 1
ClimateXChangeFAV 1
HONEYGO HOA 21162FAV 1
March Funeral HomesUNF 1
SCIUNF 1
SELFFAV 1
yrpFAV 1
YRPFAV 1