Natural Resources - Establishment of Gwynns Falls State Park
What this bill does
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish Gwynns Falls State Park as a partnership park between the Department and Baltimore City; altering the authorized uses of a certain part of the Park System Capital Improvements and Acquisition Fund; prohibiting the Department from charging an entrance fee to the State Park; requiring the Governor to include in the budget bill for fiscal year 2028 $2,8880,354 for the establishment of the Park and an additional appropriation of $280,000 for the hiring of a certain consultant; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (15)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Brown, Jim | Audubon Mid-Atlantic | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | johnson, barbara | Blue Water Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lattimore, Jack | Forest Park Action Council, Inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Jonnes, Jill | Friends of Gwynns Falls Leakin Park | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Slater Harrington, Pickett | Friends of Gwynns Falls Leakin Park | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Jasmine | Hope Harbor Community Development Corporation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fletcher, Gale | Hunting Ridge Neighborhood Assembly | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ostdahl, Maggielobbyist | National Aquarium | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lewis, Erica | The Friends of Gwynn Falls Leakin Park | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Ruff, Delegate Rufflegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | LAPORTE, MARIE | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Tim | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Kurtz, Josh | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Gilmore , Deniselobbyist | AFSCME Maryland | Written (PDF) |