Chesapeake Bay
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 [SB-528]
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Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by altering statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, establishing of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, developing certain energy efficiency and emissions reduction requirements for certain buildings, requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings, establishing certain zero-emission vehicle requirements for the State fleet, and establishing an electric school bus pilot program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 38 on 04/09/2022
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Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Sport Fishing License and Recreational Fishing - Pilot Program and Task Force [SB-455]
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[Science ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
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Establishing the Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Sport Fishing License Pilot Program to collect certain recreational fishing information and improve compliance with a certain registration requirement; establishing the Task Force on Recreational Fishing Data Collection and Licensing to study and develop multiyear plans for improving the collection and quality of certain recreational fishing data; and requiring the Task force to report its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 409 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Conservation Finance Act [SB-348]
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Providing that the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Environmental Trust must allow participants in certain cost sharing programs to participate in and receive compensation from greenhouse gas markets, carbon credits, or soil carbon programs under certain circumstances; authorizing certain units to enter into pay-for-success contracts with certain aggregators to procure certain environmental outcomes projects or already certified environmental outcomes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 238 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds (Chesapeake Bay Lockbox Protection Act of 2022) [SB-366]
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[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing a Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to provide financial resources for certain nonpoint source pollution control projects in the State; and prohibiting the transfer of funds in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to the General Fund or a special fund of the State except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/09/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Aquaculture; right to use and occupy the ground for the terms of a lease in Chesapeake Bay waters. [SB-509]
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Right to aquaculture. Provides that the right to use and occupy the ground for the terms of a lease in Chesapeake Bay waters includes the right to propagate shellfish by whatever legal means necessary.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard H. Stuart
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0036) on 04/01/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area information; local gov't in Tidewater Va. shall publish on website. [HB-771]
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[Community Development ]
Publication of local Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act information. Requires each locality in Tidewater Virginia to publish on its website the criteria and elements adopted by the locality to implement its local plan as required by the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act. Publication of local Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act information. Requires each locality in Tidewater Virginia to publish on its website the criteria and elements adopted by the locality to implement its local plan as required by the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. M. Keith Hodges
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0207) on 04/08/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Aquaculture; right to use and occupy the ground for the terms of a lease in Chesapeake Bay waters. [HB-189]
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Right to aquaculture. Provides that the right Right to aquaculture. Provides that the right to use and occupy the ground for the terms of a lease in Chesapeake Bay waters includes the right to propagate shellfish by whatever legal means necessary.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael J. Webert
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0035) on 04/01/2022
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US Congress 117th Congress
Oyster Conservation Act [HB-3864]
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To require the Secretary of the Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to provide grants supporting research on the conservation, restoration, or management of oysters in estuarine ecosystems, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anthony G. Brown
Committee Hearings Held. on 06/22/2021
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US Congress 117th Congress
Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2021 [HB-3540]
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To reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-573. on 11/16/2022
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES) [HB-1362]
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[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the State's renewable energy portfolio standard to be the clean and renewable energy standard; altering certain legislative findings regarding and purposes of the standard; requiring certain percentages of certain energy in the State to be derived from certain clean energy sources and certain renewable energy sources in certain years; altering certain required percentages of certain energy to satisfy the standard in certain years; establishing certain qualifications for certain clean energy resources; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Economic Matters
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Chesapeake Bay; wastewater treatment, Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program established. [HB-2129]
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Chesapeake Bay; wastewater treatment; Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program. Requires the State Water Control Board to adopt regulations establishing a Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program (ENRC Program), consisting of a number of total nitrogen and total phosphorous waste load allocation reductions assigned to particular water treatment facilities with schedules for compliance. The bill provides that the ENRC Program shall operate in lieu of certain Chesapeake Bay waste load regulations. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen J. Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0363) on 03/25/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Trees; replacement and conservation during development, effective clause. [HB-2042]
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[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
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Replacement and conservation of trees during development; work group. Gives a locality the ability to exceed general requirements in its tree replacement and conservation ordinances in specific circumstances, including development that impacts stormwater permit requirements, recurrent flooding, formerly redlined areas, and comprehensive plan compliance. The bill also directs the Secretary of Natural Resources and Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to convene a stakeholder work group for the purpose of developing and providing recommendations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen J. Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0089) on 03/12/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Chesapeake Bay; wastewater treatment, Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program established. [SB-1354]
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Chesapeake Bay; wastewater treatment; Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program. Requires the State Water Control Board to adopt regulations establishing a Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program (ENRC Program), consisting of a number of total nitrogen and total phosphorous waste load allocation reductions assigned to particular water treatment facilities with schedules for compliance. The bill provides that the ENRC Program shall operate in lieu of certain Chesapeake Bay waste load regulations. The
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lynwood W. Lewis
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0364) on 03/25/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Stormwater Local Assistance Fund; grants awarded for projects related to Chesapeake Bay. [SB-1404]
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Stormwater Local Assistance Fund; grant requirements. Authorizes grants from the Stormwater Local Assistance Fund awarded for projects related to Chesapeake Bay total maximum daily load (TMDL) requirements to take into account total phosphorus reductions or total nitrogen reductions. The bill authorizes grants awarded for eligible projects in localities with high or above average fiscal stress as reported by the Commission on Local Government to account for more than 50 percent of the costs of a project.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynwood W. Lewis
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0385) on 03/25/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Trees; replacement and conservation during development, effective clause. [SB-1393]
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[Agriculture ]
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[Community Development ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
Replacement and conservation of trees during development; work group. Gives a locality the ability to exceed general requirements in its tree replacement and conservation ordinances in specific circumstances, including development that impacts stormwater permit requirements, recurrent flooding, formerly redlined areas, and comprehensive plan compliance. The bill also directs the Secretary of Natural Resources and Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to convene a stakeholder work group for the purpose of developing and providing recommendations
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam P. Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0090) on 03/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Workgroup on Public Water Access [SB-925]
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[Public Health ]
Establishing the Workgroup on Public Water Access; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters; requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report and a final report to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before certain dates; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2023 an appropriation of $60,000 to the Chesapeake Bay Trust to support the duties of the Workgroup; providing for the termination of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah K. Elfreth
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Facilitating University Transformations by Unifying Reductions in Emissions (FUTURE) Act [SB-835]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Education ]
Requiring each public senior higher education institution to be carbon neutral for certain emissions on or before certain dates; specifying certain requirements that a certain public senior higher education institution must meet in order to achieve the carbon neutral requirements under the Act; authorizing a certain public senior higher education institution to use carbon offsets that do not meet the requirements of the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Comprehensive Conservation Finance Act [SB-737]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Providing that Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Environmental Trust must allow participants in certain programs to participate in and receive compensation from certain markets, credits, or programs under certain circumstances; authorizing certain units to enter into pay-for-success contracts with certain aggregators to procure certain environmental outcomes projects or already certified environmental outcomes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 4/01 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) And Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 03/24/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Tree Solutions Now Act of 2021 [HB-991]
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[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the use of qualified conservation in a forest mitigation bank of all or a part of certain existing forests as a standard for meeting certain afforestation or reforestation requirements; altering the defined term "forest mitigation banking" to include the qualified conservation of forests; requiring the Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, in consultation with certain entities, to conduct a certain technical study; establishing the Urban Trees Program to be administered by the Chesapeake Bay Trust; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. James W Gilchrist
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 645 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission - Atlantic Menhaden - Population Evaluation and Prohibition on Commercial Reduction Fishing [HJR-4]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
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Requesting the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to evaluate the population of Atlantic menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay; and requiring the Commission to consider prohibiting the commercial reduction fishing of Atlantic menhaden, including the use of purse seines and spotter planes, in the Chesapeake Bay.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian M. Crosby
Hearing 2/22 At 9:30 A.m. on 02/17/2021