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HB 530

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Maryland Forestry Education Fund - Mandatory Funding - Extension

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Extending the fiscal years through 2031 in which the Governor is required to include a $250,000 appropriation in the annual budget bill for the Maryland Forestry Education Fund.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVMcCathran, JoliMD Assoc. Forestry of MD Big Tree ProgramWritten (PDF)
FAVallen, garyMaryland Forestry FoundationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHunninghake, MikeSustainable Maryland - Environmental Finance Center (UMD)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVDietz, MichellelobbyistThe Nature ConservancyWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Stein, Delegate SteinlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVStein, DanaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFWieland, TomRitchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.Position only
INFOPhillips, DanaDepartment of Budget and ManagementWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDietz, MichelleThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The