SB 1086

Did not advance

Environment - Environmental Justice Districts - Designation and Requirements

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

Authorizing a resident of a local jurisdiction or an overburdened and underserved community in the State to submit an application to the Department of the Environment to request the designation of a certain area as an environmental justice district in a certain manner; requiring the Department to publish the application process and criteria used for evaluating an application on or before December 1, 2024; requiring the Department to hold a certain hearing on a certain permit application under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Coronado Flores, Jose	CASA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dawson, Shondra	ClimateXChange	Position only
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Betsy	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Position only
FAV	Emmanuel, Senay	Progressive Maryland	Position only
FAV	Sharif, Humnalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Powell, Michaellobbyist	Gordon Feinblatt, LLC	Oral
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Witherup, Margaret	Maryland Building Industry Association	Oral
UNF	Enten, Robert	Maryland Multi-Housing Assoc	Oral
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	Sonu \| or Representative or AdminChair Kamita Gray, Karyn	Brandywine \| TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition / Executive Community Citizen's Board (ECCB)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Knapp, Les	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FWA	Rehr, Rebeccalobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wilson, Sacoby	University of Maryland	Oral
INFO	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
INFO	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Brandywine | TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition / Executive Community Citizen's Board (ECCB)FWA 1

CASAFAV 1

ClimateXChangeFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Gordon Feinblatt, LLCUNF 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 2

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFWA 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFWA 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Multi-Housing AssocUNF 1

NAIOP MarylandUNF 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 1

Progressive MarylandFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

University of MarylandFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSharif, HumnaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

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…

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

FWARehr, RebeccaMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters

INFORanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action