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Public Utilities - Street Lighting Equipment - Acquisitions and Reporting (County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act)

Sponsor: Dylan Behler (District 30A)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Local Government - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Finding that local governments pay electric companies large sums to light streets and are limited in how this public safety resource can be managed, the Act authorizes certain counties or municipalities to acquire certain street lighting equipment by purchase or condemnation, convert its street lighting service to a customer-owned street lighting tariff, enter into an agreement to purchase electricity, and contract with an electric company for the maintenance of the street lighting equipment; etc.

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Testimony (33)

MGA witness list
FAV 28FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCrockett, GaryChevy Chase VillageWritten (PDF)
FAVFerguson, SuellenChevy Chase VillageOral
FAVGeorge, TimCity of GreenbeltWritten (PDF)
FAVDemiray, SoniaClimate Communications CoalitionPosition only
FAVPeters, SarahlobbyistHBSWritten (PDF)
FAVJorch, BillMaryland Municipal LeagueOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKabir, FazlulMayor - College ParkWritten (PDF)
FAVChristopher, RobertMetropolitan Washington Council of Governments: Climate, Energy & Environment Policy CommitteeWritten (PDF)
FAVFani-González, NataliMontgomery County CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVFriedson, AndrewMontgomery County CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVKunes, DavidMontgomery County CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVSayles, Laurie-AnneMontgomery County CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVStewart, KateMontgomery County CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVMink, KristinMontgomery County Council District 5Written (PDF)
FAVWenger, MelanieMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVLucchi, LeonardlobbyistO'Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A.Written (PDF)
FAVIvey, JoleneOffice of Councilmember Jolene IveyWritten (PDF)
FAVDernoga, TomPrince George's County Council District 1 OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVCarr, AlPrivate CitizenOral + Written (PDF)
FAVShaw, IzolaRockville CouncilmemberWritten (PDF)
FAVEfird, SarahSection 3 of the Village of Chevy ChaseOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWoodbury, GeorgeSenator Lee and Delegate Aaron KaufmanOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSnyder, KyleThe Town of Berwyn HeightsWritten (PDF)
FAVCompton, JohnTown of Washington GroveWritten (PDF)
FAVPeterson, DanaVillage of North Chevy ChaseWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Behler, Delegate BehlerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVHuey, HazelIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKrone, ChristinelobbyistIndividualPosition only
UNFFrain, JohnBGEWritten (PDF)
UNFTroxell, TimothylobbyistFirstEnergy / Potomac EdisonWritten (PDF)
UNFKlase, AnnelobbyistPepco HoldingsOral + Written (PDF)
UNFOlchowski, DavidPepco HoldingsOral
FWABehler, DylanIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPeters, SarahHBSRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service
FAVLucchi, LeonardO'Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A.Registered for: 1199 SEIU; Arc of Prince George's County, The; Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church; Bowie Baysox Baseball Club, LLC; City of College Park; Energy Action Fund
FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network
UNFTroxell, TimothyFirstEnergy / Potomac EdisonRegistered for: FirstEnergy, Corp.
UNFKlase, AnnePepco HoldingsRegistered for: Pepco Holdings, LLC.; Pepco Holdings, Inc.