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Committee debates climate communications and Water Quality Protection Fund outreach, places items on reconciliation list
Summary
The committee examined DEP proposals including a climate communications NDA and a Water Quality Protection Fund increase to cover bag‑fee outreach, Clean Water grants and an inspector position; council members debated overlap with Green Bank funding and asked for alternatives and clearer priorities.
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) presented three linked items to the Transportation and Environment Committee: a modest general fund package, a climate change planning NDA that includes a $230,000 one‑time communications pilot and $148,000 base communications support, and enhancements to the Water Quality Protection Fund to support bag‑fee outreach, Clean Water Montgomery grants and an additional maintenance compliance inspector.
Sarah Coblesmucker, the county's climate change…
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