SB 687

Did not advance

Environment - Flood Risk Review Process - Establishment

Sponsor: Mary Washington (District 43)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to establish and implement a flood risk review process for certain areas identified as being at risk of tidal or nontidal flooding; applying the flood risk review process to the Department's review of certain plans and permits; requiring the Department to consult with certain local jurisdictions, State agencies, and watershed advisory groups before making a certain final determination under the Act; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Radke, Susan	Catonsville Indivisible Group	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Demiray, Sonia	Climate Communications Coalition	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carpenter, Winnie	Oella-Catonsville Flood Solutions	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Boies, Sharon	Protect Our Streams	Position only
FAV	Ford, Benjamin	ShoreRivers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislator	Individual	Oral
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	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Van Kirk, Jason	Individual	Oral
INFO	Baker, Jeremy D	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
INFO	Corasaniti, Nora	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Catonsville Indivisible GroupFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Climate Communications CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesUNF 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsUNF 1

NAIOP MarylandUNF 1

Oella-Catonsville Flood SolutionsFAV 1

Protect Our StreamsFAV 1

ShoreRiversFAV 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