Natural Resources - Wildland Areas - Overhead Transmission Lines
Sponsor: Mike McKay (District 1)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 572 (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Exempting certain areas in the Big Savage Mountain Wildland, Bear Pen Wildland, and Dan's Mountain Wildland from being designated as a wildland area, subject to a certificate of public convenience and necessity being obtained for a certain transmission line; and requiring the Public Service Commission to require an applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain overhead transmission line to provide wildland impact mitigation guarantees.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableUNF 31Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Garagiola, Rob | Compass Advocacy | Oral |
| FAV | Rolfes, Bradley | NextEra Energy | Oral |
| FAV | McCormick, Kaitlin | NextEra Energy Transmission | Oral |
| FAV | Bangston, Kaley | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McKay, Mike | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator McKay, Senator McKaylegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Brown, Jim | Audubon Mid-Atlantic | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Climate Communications Coalition | Position only |
| UNF | Bean, Carol | Eastern Shore Land Conservancy | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tarsel, Emily | Health Choice Maryland.org | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lawrence, Julia | Indivisible HoCoMD | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Schwarz, Kurt | Maryland Ornithological Society | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Storck, Steven | NA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Nicholas, Betsy | Potomac Riverkeeper Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Walls, Brent | Potomac Riverkeeper Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mosher, David | Sierra Club MD Chapter | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rosales, Marianalobbyist | The Nature Conservancy | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hamidi, Renee | Valleys Planning Council | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bambacus, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bowling, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Braitman, Kenny | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bristow, PhD, Annie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Buckle, Clare | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bullard, Desiree | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hankins, Patti | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Miller, Ash | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Neil, William R. | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Patton, Mary | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Repp, Karen C | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Seibel, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Seibel, Laura | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Settina, Nitalobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Soderstrom, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sparks, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Welsh, John Seamus | Individual | Written (PDF) |