Wildlife – Protections and Highway Crossings
Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 4/02 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Highway Administration, to identify and prioritize certain species whose habitat or movement corridors intersect with State highways and develop tools, technology, and techniques to identify certain State highway infrastructure locations; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a methodology and a cost estimate for performing a statewide deer population survey on or before November 1, 2024; etc.
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Testimony (62)
MGA witness listFAV 28FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 28UnfavorableINFO 5Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Conway, Mark | Chesapeake Conservancy | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Conway, Mark | Chesapeake Conservancy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Russell, Karen | Climate Change Working Group of Frederick County | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dawson, Shondra | ClimateXChange | Position only |
| FAV | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Humane Society of the United States | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fullerton, Kimberly | Maryland State Bar Association - Animal Law Section | Oral |
| FAV | Radov, Lisa | Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Radov, Lisa | Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ostdahl, Maggielobbyist | National Aquarium | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roth, Sarah | Office of Congressman David Trone (MD06) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Falstad, Jay | Queen Anne's Conservation Assoc | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fine, Maureen | Salutation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lewis Young, Senator Karen | Senator Karen Lewis Young | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilpers, Michael | Sierra Club MD Chapter | Oral |
| FAV | Garrison, Johnathan | Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dietz, Michellelobbyist | The Nature Conservancy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Southerland, Mark | Vernal Pool Partners | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bierer-Garrett, Lisa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Colangelo, Diana | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | D'Arcy, Megan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kerr, Cait | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Parsa, Carolyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis Younglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis Younglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Simon, Ethan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | boos, Mistylobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Popham, Brysonlobbyist | Bryson F. Popham, P.A. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Overturf, Mattlobbyist | NAMIC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Harting, Martalobbyist | Venable | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Egan, Nancylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, Janelle | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Lewis Young, Senator Karen | Senator Karen Lewis Young | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Behler, Dylan | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Helm, Pilar | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Helm, Pilar | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
ClimateXChangeFAV 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 2
NAMICUNF 1
National AquariumFAV 1
SalutationFAV 1
Senator Karen Lewis YoungFAV 1FWA 1
VenableUNF 1
Vernal Pool PartnersFAV 1
YearUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals
FAVThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…
UNFPopham, BrysonBryson F. Popham, P.A.Registered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…
UNFHarting, MartaVenableRegistered for: Abbott Laboratories; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Asurion Insurance Services, Inc.; Baltimore Community Foundation; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation…