SB 980

Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants

Sponsor: Paul D. Corderman (District 2)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority to award grants and loans to certain entities for the management of certified heritage areas under certain circumstances; establishing a maximum funding amount of $300,000 for certain grants, not to exceed 80% of the estimated project cost; decreasing from 10% to 7%, or $600,000, whichever amount is greater, the percentage of Program Open Space funds transferred to the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Financing Fund that may be used for certain operating expenses; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 49FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	McCoy, Juli	Allegany County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenfeld, Mallory	American Battlefield Trust	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baco, Meagan	Anacostia Trails Heritage Area	Written (PDF)
FAV	Daniels, Shauntee	Baltimore National Heritage Area	Written (PDF)
FAV	Challenger, Lisa	Beach to Bay Heritage Area	Written (PDF)
FAV	Challenger, Lisa	Beach to Bay Heritage Area, Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Folk, Kimberly	Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority	Written (PDF)
FAV	Comer, Elizabeth	Catoctin Furnace Historical Society, Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cox, Jane	Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area	Position only
FAV	Perez, Luke	College Park Aviation Museum	Written (PDF)
FAV	Owings, Gail	Eastern Shore Heritage Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Owings, Gail	Eastern Shore Heritage Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rogers, Sarah	Ex. Director, Heritage Montgomery	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kercheval, Jim	GHC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spedden, Daniel	HAGERSTOWN/WASHINGTON COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITERS BUREAU	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Spedden, Daniel	Hagerstown/Washington County Visitors Bureau	Written (PDF)
FAV	Candelaria, Gary	Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shatto, Elizabeth	Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shatto, Elizabeth	Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson Wright, Laura	Heritage Montgomery	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Axilbund, Rebecca	Main Street Middletown, MD Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Corderman, Paul	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Baco, Meagan	Maryland Museums Association, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Charles	Monocacy National Battlefield Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moss, Reuben	National Road Heritage Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Aaron	Patapsco Heritage Greenway	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Aaron	Patapsco Heritage Greenway	Written (PDF)
FAV	Houston, Laura	Preservation Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cole, Mollilobbyist	Rural Maryland Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weiss, Allison	Sandy Spring Museum	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walker, Lucille	Southern Maryland Heritage Area	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walker, Lucille	Southern Maryland Heritage Area	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Frisby, Erin	This Could Go Boom!	Written (PDF)
FAV	Collier, Ashley	Town of Mount Airy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grinder, Vickie	Town of Thurmont Office of Economic Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ziedelis, Dave	Visit Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Abuhamada, Nicole	Washington County Arts Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Horowitz, Jonathan	Washington County Department of Business Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Aldrich, Ann	Washington County Historical Trust	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moore, Tereance	Western MD CDC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brooks, Amanda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carty, Brigitte	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carty, Brigitte	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Libber, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Halloran, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schlag, Heidi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Corderman, Senator Cordermanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Corderman, Senator Cordermanlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Wilson, Emily	Department of Natural Resources	Written (PDF)
INFO	Anderson, Karrington	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Anderson, Karrington	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilson, Andrew	Maryland Department of Planning	Written (PDF)
INFO	Hughes, Elizabeth	Maryland Historical Trust	Written (PDF)