Legislation

Title: Economic Development - Woman- and Minority-Owned Shellfish Aquaculture Enterprise Fund
Sponsored by: Senator Klausmeier
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing the Woman- and Minority-Owned Shellfish Aquaculture Enterprise Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to assist woman- and minority-owned businesses entering into or expanding in the shellfish aquaculture industry; requiring the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation to develop partnerships with certain entities to facilitate the award of loans from the Fund and identify potential loan recipients; and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media; Budget and Taxation

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/02/2023 Legislative Date 2/02/2023 Action First Reading Finance and Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Economic Development - Woman- and Minority-Owned Shellfish Aquaculture Enterprise Fund Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2023 Legislative Date 2/03/2023 Action Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/02/2023	2/02/2023	First Reading Finance and Budget and Taxation
			Text - First - Economic Development - Woman- and Minority-Owned Shellfish Aquaculture Enterprise Fund
Senate	2/03/2023	2/03/2023	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)

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