Stream Restoration Bill HB 942
After reading about Maryland HB 942, please send a short note, even just a few sentences, to your Maryland state Delegates asking them to vote in FAVOR of Bill HB 942 “Protection of Maryland Streams and Waterways.” This common-sense bill will protect our streams by reducing the causes of stream degradation and help improve stream “restoration” projects.
This bill will:
1) incentivize alternatives to stream “restorations” using less destructive out-of-stream stormwater control methods,
2) require stream “restoration” mitigation projects be located in the same watershed as the stream for which mitigation is required,
3) promote more effective and beneficial stream “restoration” projects,
4) enhance monitoring requirements for stream “restorations” to ensure that goals are achieved, and
5) improve public notification and participation for stream “restoration” projects.
As shown in the short video “How a steam is ‘restored’ in Gaithersburg” stream “restorations” are destroying our local natural areas. This bill’s standards will strengthen Maryland’s commitment to cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay while at the same time safeguard local natural resources.
Here is a link to the bill itself:
https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0942?ys=2023RS
For more detailed explanations of each section of the bill, see this document from Ken Bawer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YM8GdCzN47yG2FLC9XXE9izH52zXo6MB/view
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Don’t know your Maryland Delegate? Go to https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/District.
Under “Find My Representatives,” select “Lookup” and enter your street address. You can also send emails to Environment Subcommittee members:
Chair, Delegate Dana Stein, dana.stein@house.state.MD.us
Delegate Linda Foley, linda.foley@house.state.MD.us
Delegate Michele Guyton, michele.guyton@house.state.MD.us
Delegate Sara Love, sara.love@house.state.MD.us
Delegate Todd B. Morgan, todd.morgan@house.state.MD.us
Delegate Charles J. Otto, charles.otto@house.state.MD.us
Delegate Sheila Ruth, sheila.ruth@house.state.MD.us
Delegate Jen Terrasa, jen.terrasa@house.state.MD.us
