Environment - Stream and Floodplain Restoration Projects - Requirements and Limitations
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 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 listFAV 33FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 34UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Cangelosi, Allegra | Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Climate Communications Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bawer, Kenneth | Coalition to Stop Stream Destruction | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reid, William | FCC - Board of Trustees | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | England, Brian | Howard County Citizens Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fulton, Judy | Maryland Native Plant Society | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Allan, Rita | N/a | Position only |
| FAV | Rees, William | NA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carpenter, Winnie | Oella-Catonsville Flood Solutions | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tutman, Frederick Lendon | Patuxent Riverkeeper | Oral |
| FAV | Boies, Sharon | Protect Our Streams | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Siegel, Julianna | hcpss | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, Roger | savefonthillpark.org | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bang, Sophia | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bannister, Richard | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bannister, Susan | 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 | 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 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Koenig, Claudia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Niti, Tasnia | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Portanova, Robert | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schmid, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Xagoraris, Aristos | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bassett, Elle | Arundel Rivers Federation | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Michelsen, Erik | Deputy Director | Oral |
| UNF | dilks, nicholas | Ecosystem Investment Partners, LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dorsey, Donald | Frederick County Government | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lashley, Douglas | GreenVest LLC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Baucum Colbert, Jordan | M-NCPPC - Senior Government Analyst | Written (PDF) |
| 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 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ballentine, Tom | Maryland Chapters, The Association for Commercial Real Estate | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dennison, Rich | Maryland Trout Unlimited | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fitzgerald, Garrett | Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mason, Michaellobbyist | Providence Strategies LLC | Oral |
| UNF | iliff, jesse | Severn River Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ford, Benjamin | ShoreRivers | Oral |
| UNF | Rosen, Timothy | ShoreRivers | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | RASMUSSEN, DENNISlobbyist | The Rasmussen Group LLC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Almquist, Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | An, Donna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | An, Donna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Anderson, Taylor | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Boado, Alexi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Corasaniti, Nora | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gaesser, Megan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lee, Cooper | Individual | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
CitizenFAV 1
Deputy DirectorUNF 1
GreenVest LLCUNF 1
hcpssFAV 1
MTBMAUNF 1
N/aFAV 1
NAFAV 1
Patuxent RiverkeeperFAV 1
Protect Our StreamsFAV 1
savefonthillpark.orgFAV 1
ShoreRiversUNF 2
Town of BrentwoodFWA 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFOchsenhirt, LisaMaryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesRegistered for: Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies; Maryland Municipal Stormwater 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…
FWAGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association