Coastal Bays
Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Dorchester County - Bay Restoration Fund - Collection of Restoration Fee [HB-61]
Authorizing the Dorchester County Council to collect the Bay Restoration Fee on behalf of the Dorchester County Sanitary District.
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Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Fees and Uses [HB-446]
Altering specified Bay Restoration Fees paid by users of specified wastewater facilities, onsite sewage disposal systems, and sewage holding systems beginning on July 1, 2012; maintaining specified Bay Restoration Fees paid by users of wastewater facilities, onsite sewage disposal systems, and sewage holding tanks that do not discharge into or are not located within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed or the Coastal Bays Watershed; altering Bay Restoration Fees for specified buildings, groups of buildings, or non-residential users; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Dedicated Funds - Prohibition of Transfer - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal [HB-121]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to prohibit the transfer to the General Fund of funds dedicated to the Bay Restoration Fund or the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses [SB-539]
Authorizing specified fee revenue collected for the Bay Restoration Fund to be used to pay the cost of connecting properties served by onsite sewage disposal systems to specified existing municipal wastewater facilities under specified circumstances; and establishing conditions for the funding of specified costs.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Sewage Sludge Utilization Permits - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays [SB-407]
Applying specified standing requirements, legal processes for judicial review of environmental permits, and a specified prohibition against contested case hearings to specified sewage sludge utilization permits issued for land in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Environment - On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Nitrogen Removal [SB-160]
Prohibiting the installation of an on-site sewage disposal system in the State in the watersheds of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays to service a newly constructed building unless the system utilizes nitrogen removal technology.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses [HB-57]
Authorizing specified fee revenue collected for the Bay Restoration Fund to be used to pay the cost of connecting properties served by onsite sewage disposal systems to specified existing municipal wastewater facilities under specified circumstances; and establishing conditions for the funding of specified costs.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Bay Restoration Fund - Fee Exemption [HB-532]
Providing that a specified user of a wastewater facility is exempt from paying a Bay Restoration Fee under a specified circumstance.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area - Prospective Land Purchases [HB-278]
Requiring a local jurisdiction to inspect or contract for the inspection of a lot or parcel that is in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays critical area at the request of a prospective purchaser to determine if a critical area violation exists on the lot or parcel; establishing that a specified subsequent purchaser of a lot or parcel in the critical area is not liable for specified civil or criminal penalties for specified violations under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Aquaculture - Shellfish Leasing Areas - Expansion [HB-208]
Altering the areas within which the Secretary of Natural Resources may establish aquaculture limits; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to resurvey specified areas for a specified purpose; requiring the Department to amend natural oyster bar charts or coordinates by regulation under specified circumstances; altering and establishing restrictions for Aquaculture Enterprise Zones and leases; providing that the Department may only issue a shellfish lease to a corporation under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Environment - On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Nitrogen Removal [HB-177]
Prohibiting the installation of an on-site sewage disposal system in the State in the watersheds of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays to service a newly constructed building unless the system utilizes nitrogen removal technology.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Environment - Construction on Piers - Exception for Solar Panels [HB-1266]
Authorizing the Board of Public Works to issue a specified license for the construction of a solar panel on a pier located on State wetlands under specified circumstances; exempting a specified project from a specified prohibition on the issuance of a wetlands permit relating to construction on a pier located on State or private wetlands within the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area - Prohibition - Junk and [HB-1259]
Requiring specified local critical area programs to, with a specified exception, prohibit the location of junk yards, scrap storage yards, and other scrap metal facilities in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Sewage Sludge Utilization Permits - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays [SB-803]
Applying specified standing requirements, legal processes for judicial review of environmental permits, and a specified prohibition against contested case hearings to specified sewage sludge utilization permits issued for land in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Restoration Consumer Retail Choice Act of 2010 [SB-462]
Prohibiting a store from providing disposable carryout bags unless the bags meet specified requirements; requiring a store to charge and collect a fee for each disposable carryout bag the store provides to a customer; requiring the operator of a store to remit a specified amount of money to the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund; requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct public information and outreach campaigns; authorizing the use of specified funds; providing for a delayed effective date; etc.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Marine Contractors - Licensure and Regulation - Tidal Wetlands Licenses [SB-382]
Exempting specified licensed marine contractors from specified home improvement contractor licensing requirements; requiring the Department of the Environment to make specified notifications regarding specified wetlands license applications and delineations within 45 days of receipt; requiring the Department to grant, deny, or condition specified tidal wetlands license applications and delineations within 45 days of the time the application is complete under specified circumstances; requiring specified public notice; etc.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
State Government - Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays [SB-218]
Increasing the number of members of the Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area from 10 to 14 members.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses [SB-20]
Authorizing that specified fee revenue collected for the Bay Restoration Fund may be used, under specified circumstances, to pay the cost of connecting properties served by onsite sewage disposal systems to existing municipal wastewater facilities that achieve enhanced nutrient removal; and terminating the Act at the end of September 30, 2015.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Marine Contractors - Licensure and Regulation - Tidal Wetlands Licenses [HB-987]
Exempting specified licensed marine contractors from specified home improvement contractor licensing requirements; requiring the Department of the Environment to make specified notifications regarding specified wetlands license applications and delineations within 45 days of receipt; requiring the Department to grant, deny, or condition specified tidal wetlands license applications and delineations within 45 days of the time the application is complete under specified circumstances; requiring specified public notice; etc.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Grants - Small Businesses and Certified [HB-68]
Requiring a grantee who receives financial assistance of over $500,000 from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Nonpoint Source Fund to demonstrate that specified steps were taken to include small businesses and specified minority business enterprises; requiring the Department to consider the availability to grantees of specified small businesses and certified minority business enterprises; and authorizing the Department of the Environment to withhold financial assistance for a project under specified circumstances.