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State Boat Act - Abandoned or Sunken Recreational Vessels - Identification and Removal

Sponsor: Steven J. Arentz (District 36)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to remove abandoned or sunken recreational vessels secured to certain apparatuses or left anchored and unattended for more than 60 days under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to consider and document certain factors when determining whether a recreational vessel is abandoned or sunken under certain provisions of law; and authorizing the Department to use funds budgeted for the Natural Resources Police to remove or store certain abandoned or sunken vessels.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGroff, DeanBlueAllyWritten (PDF)
FAVJarrell, StephanieQueen Anne's County CommissionersWritten (PDF)
FAVArentz, StevenIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBereano, BrucelobbyistIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Arentz, Delegate ArentzlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVMcArdle, PeteIndividualOral
FAVWood, JamesIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFWilson, EmilyDepartment of Natural ResourcesWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.