HB 1465

Environment - Stream and Floodplain Restoration Projects - Requirements and Limitations

Sponsor: Jen Terrasa (District 13)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to prioritize certain practices when carrying out certain duties related to stormwater management; establishing certain restrictions on the use of a stream or floodplain restoration project to satisfy certain compensatory mitigation, permit, or total maximum daily load requirements; establishing requirements for stormwater management plans that include certain stream-related projects; etc.

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Testimony (72)

MGA witness list

FAV 33FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 36UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cangelosi, Allegra	Citizen	Written (PDF)
FAV	Demiray, Sonia	Climate Communications Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bawer, Kenneth	Coalition to Stop Stream Destruction	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Walsh, Liz	Council Woman Liz Walsh, District 1	Written (PDF)
FAV	Terrasa, Jen	Delegate, MD General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fisher, Aaron	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Organization, HoCo Climate Action	HoCo Climate Action	Position only
FAV	Weimer, Eric	KeyStone Pavers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fulton, Judy	Maryland Native Plant Society	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rees, William	NA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carpenter, Winnie	Oella-Catonsville Flood Solutions	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tutman, Frederick Lendon	Patuxent Riverkeeper	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boies, Sharon	Protect Our Streams	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	sarabia, deborah	Seneca Creek Watershed Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siegel, Julianna	hcpss	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Roger	savefonthillpark.org	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bang, Sophia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bannister, Richard	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barenblitt, Alex	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barenblitt, Nora	Individual	Position only
FAV	Bennett, Amy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohen, Hedy	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Terrasa, Delegate Terrasalegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dover, Robert	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Edey, Marion	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Emery, Karin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	England, Brian	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gould, Martin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hakkim, Hiba	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koenig, Claudia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krieg, Maggie	Individual	Oral
FAV	Portanova, Robert	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Xagoraris, Aristos	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bassett, Elle	Arundel Rivers Federation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Koser, Jeremy	CWRP	Oral
UNF	O'Meara, Liam	CWRP	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Hymes, Scott	Crownsville Conservancy, Inc	Oral
UNF	Michelsen, Erik	Deputy Director	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Seipp, Bryan	Ecosystem Planning and Restoration LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Dorsey, Donald	Frederick County Government	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lamirande, Elaine	Friends of Sligo Creek	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mantay, Kirk	Green Trust Alliance	Written (PDF)
UNF	Baucum Colbert, Jordan	M-NCPPC - Senior Government Analyst	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mcardle, Erin	M-NCPPC, Montgomery Parks Department	Oral
UNF	Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Tim	Maryland Asphalt Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ochsenhirt, Lisalobbyist	Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
UNF	Dyer, Katherine	Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mason, Michaellobbyist	Providence Strategies LLC	Oral
UNF	Rosen, Timothy	ShoreRivers	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	RASMUSSEN, DENNISlobbyist	The Rasmussen Group LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	An, Donna	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	An, Donna	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Berger, Karl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Byers, Austin	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

Arundel Rivers FederationUNF 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFWA 1

CitizenFAV 1

Climate Communications CoalitionFAV 1

Coalition to Stop Stream DestructionFAV 1

Council Woman Liz Walsh, District 1FAV 1

Crownsville Conservancy, IncUNF 1

CWRPUNF 2

Delegate, MD General AssemblyFAV 1

Deputy DirectorUNF 1

Ecosystem Planning and Restoration LLCUNF 1

Frederick County GovernmentUNF 1

Friends of Sligo CreekUNF 1

Green Trust AllianceUNF 1

Harris Jones & MaloneFAV 1

hcpssFAV 1

HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1

KeyStone PaversFAV 1

M-NCPPC - Senior Government AnalystUNF 1

M-NCPPC, Montgomery Parks DepartmentUNF 1

Maryland Asphalt AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesUNF 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesINFO 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Department of TransportationUNF 1

Maryland Native Plant SocietyFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsUNF 1

Metropolitan Washington Council of GovernmentsUNF 1

MTBMAUNF 1

NAFAV 1

NAIOP MarylandUNF 1

Oella-Catonsville Flood SolutionsFAV 1

Patuxent RiverkeeperFAV 1

Protect Our StreamsFAV 1

Providence Strategies LLCUNF 1

savefonthillpark.orgFAV 1

Seneca Creek Watershed PartnersFAV 1

ShoreRiversUNF 1

The Rasmussen Group LLCUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFOchsenhirt, LisaMaryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesRegistered for: Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies; Maryland Municipal Stormwater Association…

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

UNFMason, MichaelProvidence Strategies LLCRegistered for: AIA Maryland; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Experience Prince George's; Kaiser Permanente…

UNFRASMUSSEN, DENNISThe Rasmussen Group LLCRegistered for: Baltimore Children's Museum, Inc. dba Port Discovery Children's Museum; Chesapeake Renewable Energy, LLC; Chesapeake Ventures Development, LLC; Greater Ocean City Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Inc.; HarborRock Holdings, LLC; Maryland Mortgage Bankers & Brokers Association (MMBBA)…

UNFMurray, RoryRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals; Kaiser Permanente; Lightstar Renewables…

FWAColden, AllisonChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation