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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Ethylene Oxide - Prohibition [SB-916]
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[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the use, manufacture, sale, offering for sale, or distribution of ethylene oxide in the State; and providing a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for a first violation of the Act and up to $5,000 for a second or subsequent violation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2023
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Electric Companies, Gas Companies, and the Department of Housing and Community Development - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans [SB-905]
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[Housing ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring each electric company and gas company and the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for its customers or certain individuals, beginning September 1, 2023, and every 3 years thereafter, certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs and services to encourage and promote the efficient use and conservation of energy in support of certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and targets; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/12/2023
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Graywater Systems - Public and Private Buildings - Authorization [HB-1170]
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[Construction ]
[Housing ]
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Authorizing the use of a certain graywater system to serve a public or private building that is located on a former dredge site or is located in a remote area with minimal public access and operates on a seasonal basis; and requiring the owner or operator of a building using a graywater system to safely dispose of graywater in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2023
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Wicomico County - Seasonal Restaurants - Potable Running Water and Graywater [HB-1003]
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[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Authorizing a seasonal restaurant in Wicomico County to operate without providing potable running water to customers if the restaurant is located in a certain area and uses a graywater system and a community sewerage system is not available to serve the restaurant; and requiring the owner or operator of a seasonal restaurant authorized to operate without providing potable running water to customers under the Act to safely dispose of graywater in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2023
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Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program and Fund [HB-1100]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Establishing the Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to provide grants to local governments to train local fire departments on certain safety aspects associated with lithium-ion battery storage systems installed with solar arrays; requiring the Administration, in consultation with certain entities, to establish certain training and emergency response standards for local governments relating to lithium-ion battery storage systems and solar arrays; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Sewage Treatment Plants - Effluent Discharges, Discharge Permits, and Property Tax Credit for Impacted Dwellings [HB-924]
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[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Water ]
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Requiring the Department of the Environment to monitor effluent discharged from sewage treatment plants permitted to process at least 50,000,000 gallons of effluent per day, evaluate whether the effluent impacts area midge populations, and place an inspector at certain sewage treatment plants; requiring the Department to post on its website certain status updates and steps taken to address certain deficiencies; and authorizing a certain property tax credit against the property tax imposed on a certain dwelling.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Workgroup on Mold Standards and Remediation [HB-976]
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Establishing the Workgroup on Mold Standards and Remediation to study information on mold assessment and remediation to determine the best practices for identifying mold, preventing the development of mold within indoor environments, and remediating indoor molding conditions harmful to public health; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 347 on 05/03/2023
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Department of the Environment – Green Roof Grant Program [HB-971]
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[Energy ]
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[Community Development ]
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[Budget and Spending ]
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Establishing the Green Roof Grant Program to provide grants to certain eligible grantees to support the construction of green roofs on commercial buildings; requiring the Maryland Department of the Environment, subject to the availability of funding, to award grants and administer and implement the Program; requiring recapture of a grant award under certain circumstances; and requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly on the Program on or before December 31 each year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans and Green and Healthy Task Force [HB-1035]
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[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring each electric company and gas company and the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a plan for achieving certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets through certain programs and services; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish and determine certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets; establishing the Green and Healthy Task Force to analyze and advance the coordination of resources to address the housing needs of low-income communities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Rereferred To Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/07/2023
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Products That Contain Mercury - Fluorescent Lamps - Prohibition [HB-1021]
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[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2024, a person from selling or distributing as a new manufactured product a screw- or bayonet-base type compact fluorescent lamp in the State; and prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2025, a person from selling or distributing as a new manufactured product a pin-base type compact fluorescent lamp or a linear fluorescent lamp in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/10/2023
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Environment – Flood Control – Flood Risk Assessment and Model Ordinance (Climate Ready Floodplain Act of 2023) [HB-1209]
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[Disaster Relief ]
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Requiring the Department of the Environment to publish a statewide flood risk assessment map projected to the year 2050, educate the public on certain information, and establish a certain model floodplain ordinance by July 1, 2024; requiring certain units of local government to submit to the Department for review a proposed floodplain ordinance by July 1, 2025; and requiring the Department to approve a proposed ordinance or provide notice of certain revisions to the ordinance on or before September 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Emissions Standards, Ambient Air Quality Standards, and Solid Waste Management - Local Authority [HB-1088]
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Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of a political subdivision to adopt ordinances, rules, or regulations that set emission standards or ambient air quality standards under certain conditions; specifying that the requirement for the Department of the Environment to approve a county water and sewerage plan does not limit certain authority of the county; requiring the Department to publish certain information on its website by October 1, 2023; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Bridges
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2023
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Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program [HB-1089]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
Establishing the Maryland Redeemable Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; establishing a framework for the redemption of redeemable beverage containers sold in the State; requiring that each redeemable beverage container sold in the State depict certain information beginning January 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Department of the Environment - Recycling Analysis and Report [HB-1086]
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Requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain analysis of county and municipal recycling programs in the State and make certain recommendations relating to increasing recycling rates and implementing a certain extended producer responsibility program; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2023
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Solid Waste Disposal and Diversion and On-Farm Composting and Compost Use [HB-1139]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Agriculture ]
Establishing the On-Farm Composting and Compost Use Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; establishing a statewide solid waste disposal surcharge to be collected by owners and operators of refuse disposal systems and requiring that the surcharge revenue be remitted on a quarterly basis beginning April 1, 2024, to the Comptroller; establishing the Waste Reduction Grants Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; authorizing the Department of the Environment to approve a certain local solid waste disposal surcharge program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Environment – Office of Recycling – Mattress Stewardship Program – Establishment [HB-930]
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[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2028, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2028, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2024; establishing a Mattress Stewardship Advisory Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Wetlands and Waterways Program - Authorizations for Stream Restoration Projects [HB-942]
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Requiring the Department of the Environment to revise certain criteria, standards, and requirements for wetlands and waterways authorizations for certain stream restoration projects on or before October 1, 2024; and requiring the Department to provide public notice and hold a certain public information meeting before issuing a wetlands and waterways authorization for a stream restoration project under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Environment - Septic Systems - Online Database [HB-831]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to develop and maintain a certain online database of all septic systems installed in the State to track certain information; requiring a local jurisdiction to report information on septic systems to the Department in a manner determined by the Department; and requiring the Department to establish a workgroup to oversee the development and population of the database.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/18/2023
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Drinking Water - Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-848]
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[Public Health ]
Establishing the Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program in the Department of the Environment for the purpose of authorizing the regulated use of reclaimed water as a source for drinking water treatment facilities; providing for the issuance of potable reuse permits under the Pilot Program; applying certain public participation requirements to potable reuse permits; requiring the Department to submit a report on the status of the Pilot Program to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 122 on 04/24/2023
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Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force [HB-843]
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[Community Development ]
Establishing the Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force to study approaches to water and wastewater governance in the Baltimore region; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Mayor of Baltimore City, the County Executive of Baltimore County, the Governor, and the General Assembly on or before January 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 179 on 04/24/2023