Legislative Testimony, Briefings and Position Statements

Maryland General Assembly 

   2013 Congressional Testimony

1. Hearing on Our Nation of Builders: Powering U.S. Automobile Manufacturing Forward - by MDE Deputy Secretary Kathy Kinsey - House Committee on Energy and Commerce - April 10, 2013

   2013 Session Testimony and Position Statements

   2013 Session Briefings

1. Marcellus Shale Briefing - by MDE Secretary Robert Summers - House Environmental Matters Committee - January 17, 2013
2. Bay Restoration Fund Update - by Jag Khuman - Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee - January 15, 2012

  
   2012 Session Testimony and Position Statements 

• 2012 Senate Bills  
• 2012 House Bills  

   2012 Session Briefings

1. Bay Restoration Fund (SB 240/HB 446), Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012 (SB 236/HB 445)
2. Phase II WIP: Background & Development Process - by MDE Secretary Robert Summers - House Appropriations Transportation & Environment Subcommittee - January 18, 2012

  
   2011 Session Testimony and Position Statements

• 2011 Senate Bills  
• 2011 House Bills  

   2011 Session Briefings

1. The Marcellus Shale in Maryland - by MDE Acting Secretary Robert Summers and DNR Secretary John Griffin - House Environmental Matters Committee - February 9, 2011
2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009 Update - By MDE Acting Secretary Robert Summers - Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee - January 26, 2011
3. Overview of the Maryland Department of the Environment - By MDE Acting Secretary Robert Summers - House Environmental Matters Committee - February 2, 2011
4. Chesapeake Bay TMDL and Watershed Implementation Plan - By MDE Acting Secretary Robert Summers - Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs - January 26, 2011
5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009 Update - By MDE Acting Secretary Robert Summers - Senate Finance Committee - February 1, 2011
6. Overview of the Maryland Department of the Environment - By MDE Acting Secretary Robert Summers - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee - January 18, 2011
7. MDE Enforcement Programs - By MDE Acting Secretary Robert Summers - Appropriations Transportation and the Environment Subcommittee - January 19, 2011

 
   2010 Session Testimony and Position Statements

• 2010 House Bills
• 2010 Senate Bills  

   2010 Session Briefings

1. Briefing on the Stormwater Management Act of 2007 - By MDE Dep. Secretary Robert Summers - Environmental Matters Committee - January 26, 2010
2. Briefing on the Bay Restoration Fund - By MDE Dep. Secretary Robert Summers - Environmental Matters Committee - January 19, 2010
3. Bay Restoration Fund: Septic System Upgrades in the Critical Area - By MDE Dep. Secretary Robert Summers - Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area - December 8, 2009

 
   2009 Session Testimony and Position Statements

• 2009 House Bills
• 2009 Senate Bills

    2009 Session Briefings

1. Bay Restoration Fund – By MDE Dep. Secretary Robert Summers – House of Delegates Environmental Matters Committee – January 22, 2009
2. Water for Maryland's Future: What We Must Do Today- Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee- January 15, 2009
3. Sources of Water Quality Impairments and the TMDL Process - Anne Arundel County Delegation - January 23, 2009

 
United States Congress

    112th Unites States Congress

• "Review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for Power Plants" - By MDE Secretary Robert Summers - Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety - March 20, 2012
• "Hydraulic Fracturing in the Marcellus Shale and Water Quality" - By MDE Acting Secretary Robert Summers - Senate Environment and Public Works Committee & Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife - April 12, 2011   

   111th United States Congress 

• Secretary Wilson testifies before the U.S. Senate on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act - October 28, 2009
• "Reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Program" - By MDE Secretary Shari Wilson - House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment - September 22, 2009
• "Maryland's Experience with the Bay Restoration Fee" - By MDE Dep. Secretary Robert Summers - House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment - July 15, 2009
• "Coal Combustion Waste Storage and Water Quality" - By MDE Secretary Shari Wilson - House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment - April 30, 2009 
• Chesapeake Bay Briefing - By MDE Secretary Shari Wilson - Maryland Congressional Delegation - April 23, 2009

    110th United States Congress

• State-Federal Collaboration on Environmental Remediation at Department of Defense Installations – U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee – September 18, 2008
• "How Should the Federal Government Address the Health and Environmental Risks of Coal Combustion Waste?" - By MDE Secretary Shari Wilson - House Committee on Natural Resources - Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources - June 10, 2008

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