HB 254

Enacted

Supporting Inclusive Community Adaptation Act

Sponsor: Chair, Environment and Transportation CommitteeCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 76 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to facilitate community participation in project planning and development; establishing the Resilience Through Restoration Capital Grant Fund to provide funding for nature-based restoration projects intended to reduce the State's climate change vulnerability; requiring, by October 1, 2027, the Department to develop a website, guidance, and training for certain tools and resources; requiring, by December 31, 2035, the Department to take certain actions relating to climate change; etc.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bassett, Elle	Arundel Rivers Federation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bassett, Elle	Arundel Rivers Federation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delisle, Ph.D, Marie-Pierre	Assistant Professor, US Naval Academy, Ocean Engineering	Oral
FAV	Delisle, Ph.D, Marie-Pierre	Assistant Professor, US Naval Academy, Ocean Engineering	Oral
FAV	Brown, Jim	Audubon Mid-Atlantic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Jim	Audubon Mid-Atlantic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sierra, Anna	Maryland Department of Emergency Management	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kurtz, Josh	Maryland Department of Natural Resources	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McPherson, Lydia	Maryland Department of Natural Resources	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Andrew	Maryland Department of Planning	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Andrew	Maryland Department of Planning	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Jeremy D	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Jeremy D	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shepter, Brian	Office of the Howard County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Redding, Nicholaslobbyist	Preservation Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pluta, Matt	ShoreRivers	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Richards, Annie	ShoreRivers	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sharif, Humnalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sharif, Humnalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee, Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee, Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Holcomb, Karen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)