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Prince George's County - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Cutting or Clearing Trees MC/PG 113-25

Sponsor: Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County DelegationCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that, in Prince George's County, to enforce a certain violation involving the clearing or cutting of trees in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, the Prince George's County Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement must record a lien on property that is the subject of the violation in a certain manner; establishing certain limits, prohibitions, requirements, and authorizations on actions certain local jurisdictions may take if a lien is not recorded as required by the Act; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 5Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFisher, EriklobbyistCritical Area CommissionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBellamy, LorenzolobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHoerger, LisaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMizeur, KelseyIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMontgomery County Delegation and Prince George''s, Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George''sIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVFisher, ErikCritical Area CommissionRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation
FAVBellamy, LorenzoRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding; American Forest & Paper Association; Americans for Patient Access; Avaya, Inc.; Bellamy Genn Group, LLC