Environment - Appropriation or Use of Water and Dam Safety - Enforcement
Sponsor: Chair, Environment and Transportation CommitteeCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 273 (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing the Department of the Environment to impose an administrative penalty for certain violations related to the appropriation or use of water and dam safety; repealing a certain limitation on the Department's authority to issue certain orders and send certain notices related to dam safety; requiring the Department to take certain actions before imposing certain civil or administrative penalties; etc.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness listFAV 12Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Stegman, Matt | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Crump, Patrick | MEPPN | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baker, Jeremy D | Maryland Department of the Environment | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Butler, Alex | Maryland Department of the Environment | Oral |
| FAV | Currey, Lee | Maryland Department of the Environment | Oral |
| FAV | McIlwain, Serena | Maryland Department of the Environment | Oral |
| FAV | Boies, Sharon | Protect Our Streams | Position only |
| FAV | Pluta, Matt | ShoreRivers | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee, Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |