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SB 257

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Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting

Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (District 31)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 331 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to include in an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly the amount of proceeds from a certain agricultural land transfer tax that are attributable to the taxation of certain instruments of writing that transfer title to parcels of land that are entirely woodland that were distributed to the Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund during the immediately preceding fiscal year; and requiring the Department to report any uncertainties regarding certain amounts.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHill, BethMaryland Forests AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVContino, KaraOffice of Senator SimonaireWritten (PDF)
FAVContino, KaraOffice of Senator SimonaireWritten (PDF)
FAVDeCheubel, LeezaRural Maryland CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVmiles, williamlobbyistself employedWritten (PDF)
FAVmiles, williamlobbyistself employedOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Simonaire, Senator SimonairelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Simonaire, Senator SimonairelegislatorIndividualOral
INFOMcPherson, LydiaMaryland Department of Natural ResourcesWritten (PDF)
INFOMcPherson, LydiaMaryland Department of Natural ResourcesWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVmiles, williamself employedRegistered for: Association of Forest Industries, Inc.; Herschell Claggett, Jr.; Hunters of Maryland; Goose Chase Farm, LLC
FAVmiles, williamself employedRegistered for: Association of Forest Industries, Inc.; Herschell Claggett, Jr.; Hunters of Maryland; Goose Chase Farm, LLC