SB 368

Calvert and St. Mary's Counties - Living Shorelines and Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Measures

Sponsor: Jack Bailey (District 29)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing requirements for the use of living shorelines and nonstructural stabilization measures in Calvert County and St. Mary's County; and exempting property located in Calvert County and St. Mary's County from certain general requirements regarding the use of nonstructural shoreline stabilization measures.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableUNF 11UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Eaton, Ken	ABATE of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	St Laurent, Ryan	Calvert Soil Conservation District	Oral
FAV	Guy, Randy	Commissioners of St. Mary's County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Evans, Gerardlobbyist	Evans & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Young, Bruce	St. Mary's Soil Conservation District	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey, Jack	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Samantha	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Bailey, Senator Baileylegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Bassett, Elle	Arundel Rivers Federation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Brown, Jim	Audubon Mid-Atlantic	Position only
UNF	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kelly, Nick	Critical Area Commission	Written (PDF)
UNF	Butler, Alex	MDE	Written (PDF)
UNF	McPherson, Lydia	Maryland Department of Natural Resources	Written (PDF)
UNF	Olszewski, Marisa	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
UNF	Golden, Becky	ShoreRivers	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sharif, Humnalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
UNF	Holcomb, Karen	Individual	Position only
UNF	Peters-Lidard, Christa	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ABATE of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Arundel Rivers FederationUNF 1

Audubon Mid-AtlanticUNF 1

Calvert Soil Conservation DistrictFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationUNF 1

Commissioners of St. Mary's CountyFAV 1

Critical Area CommissionUNF 1

Evans & Associates, LLCFAV 1

Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesUNF 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersUNF 1

MDEUNF 1

ShoreRiversUNF 1

St. Mary's Soil Conservation DistrictFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVEvans, GerardEvans & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Academy Bus; Accenture LLP; Arundel Amusements/Bingo World; Atmosphere DC Dickerson Property Owners LLC; Beltway Fine Wine; Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence…

UNFSharif, HumnaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The