Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees, Coordinating Committee, and Regulations
Sponsor: Carl Jackson (District 8)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 529 (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the factors that the Department of the Environment is required to consider in establishing a certain fee; requiring the Department to use certain excess fees collected from certain generators of coal combustion by-products for certain purposes; establishing the Statewide Coal Combustion By-Products Coordinating Committee to share information, monitoring results, and certain remedial actions with respect to certain coal combustion by-product sites; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 20FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kamita Gray, Karyn Sonu or | Brandywine | TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition / Executive Community Citizen's Board (ECCB) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coronado Flores, Jose | CASA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stegman, Matt | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stegman, Matt | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Climate Communications Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | Baker, Jeremy D | Maryland Department of the Environment | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Naujoks, Dean | Potomac Riverkeeper Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nicholas, Betsy | Potomac Riverkeeper Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nicholas, Betsy | Potomac Riverkeeper Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jackson, Michael | Senate of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosales, Marianalobbyist | The Nature Conservancy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Broder, Robin | Waterkeepers Chesapeake | Position only |
| FAV | Alexander, Peter | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kerr, Cait | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Jackson, M., Senator Jackson, M.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Jackson, Senator Jacksonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Waters, Noah | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lininger, Brettlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jackson, Michael | Senate of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFLininger, BrettRegistered for: Aflac (American Family Life Assurance Company); Amazon.com Services, LLC; American International Group; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Brookfield Power US Asset Management LLC; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC…