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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment – Products and Packaging – Labeling, Marketing, and Advertising for Recycling [HB-31]
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[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Manufacturing ]
Altering certain plastic resin labeling requirements for rigid plastic containers and plastic bottles to require the "chasing arrows" symbol; altering the capacity of the plastic bottles to which the plastic resin labeling requirements apply; establishing plastic resin labeling requirements for plastic bags; prohibiting the display of a certain symbol on plastic bags, plastic bottles, and rigid plastic containers if the bags, bottles, and containers do not meet certain requirements; prohibiting certain environmental marketing claims; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/01/2023
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Environment - On-Site Wastewater Services - Board, Fees, and Penalties [HB-30]
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[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Altering the composition of the State Board of On-Site Wastewater Professionals; clarifying and altering the distribution of certain fees and penalties; and clarifying the application of certain license requirements and penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 66 on 04/11/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Operation of Sewerage Systems and Refuse Disposal Works - Deficiency Reports [HB-1487]
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[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, for a sewerage system or refuse disposal system for which the Maryland Environmental Service has taken charge, to produce a report detailing the parts of the system or works that are deficient and the plans to correct these deficiencies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Motion Rules Suspend For Late Introduction (delegate Grammer) Adopted (125-5) on 03/30/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Alterations [SB-966]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring energy efficiency and conservation programs and services provided by gas companies and electric companies to encourage and promote the electrification of certain products and beneficial electrification beginning with calendar year 2024; prohibiting the energy efficiency and conservation programs and services from providing financial assistance for equipment or appliances that use fossil fuel; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Rereferred To Finance on 03/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Wetlands and Waterways Program Division - Permitting for Ecological Restoration Projects - Required Study [SB-945]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment's Wetlands and Waterways Program Division to study permitting for ecological restoration projects; requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/08/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Graywater Systems - Public and Private Buildings - Authorization [HB-1126]
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[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
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. Carl Anderton
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Coal Ash - Use, Recycling, and Management (Coal Ash Recycling Act of 2022) [HB-1331]
[Energy ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring that certain materials used in the State include coal ash as a component of the material; requiring certain offshore wind projects to give preference to certain cement materials beginning on June 1, 2022; requiring all contractors licensed in the State to use and give preference to materials that include coal ash; requiring any person utilizing materials in the State that include coal ash to give preference to certain materials, hire local employees for certain work, and submit certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 03/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Environment - Office of Recycling - Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment [HB-1226]
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[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2027, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill; prohibiting a person from burning or incinerating a mattress as an alternative means of disposal, subject to certain exceptions; 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, 2023; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 03/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Environment - Green Infrastructure Rebate Program - Establishment [HB-1372]
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[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Green Infrastructure Rebate Program to provide property owners the incentive to invest in stormwater management practices-; requiring the Department of the Environment to administer the Program in collaboration with each county that elects to participate in the Program; authorizing the Department to delegate authority to administer the Program to a participating county; and requiring the Department and participating counties to provide a certain percentage of the cost of a rebate under the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Proctor
Hearing Canceled on 03/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Environment - Plastic and Glass Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program [HB-1239]
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[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting certain producers of certain plastic and glass products from selling, offering for sale, or distributing the products to any person in the State unless certain conditions are met; requiring certain producers of certain plastic and glass products to, individually or as part of a representative organization, register and pay an annual registration fee of $1,000 to the Department of the Environment; establishing certain minimum postconsumer recycled content percentage requirements for certain products; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 03/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Environment – Permit Applications – Environmental Justice Screening [HB-1200]
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[Air Quality ]
Requiring a person applying for a certain permit from the Department of the Environment to include in the application the EJ Score from the Maryland EJ tool for the census tract where the applicant is seeking the permit; requiring the Department, on receiving a certain permit application, to review the EJ Score for the census tract where the applicant is seeking a permit using the Maryland EJ tool to verify the applicant's information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 588 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Water Pollution - Oyster Repletion Supplemental Environmental Projects [HB-1201]
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[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to include oyster repletion projects in a certain database; and requiring the Department to prioritize a supplemental environmental project involving certain oyster repletion projects for a party who is in violation of a certain effluent limitation or unpermitted discharge.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 412 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Environment and Energy - Investment in Overburdened Communities [HB-1033]
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[Energy ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, on or before December 1, 2022, to develop certain policies and recommendations to require at least 40% of overall spending on certain programs, projects, or investments to benefit certain overburdened communities, starting with fiscal year 2024; defining an "overburdened community" as any census tract where the median house hold income is not more than 75% of the statewide median household income and certain environmental indicators are above the 75th percentile; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 02/18/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Standards, Requirements, and Application [HB-1079]
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[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program to provide for a biennial exhaust emissions test only on vehicles that are equipped with an on-board diagnostic II system and are at least 7 model years old; repealing the requirement that the emissions equipment and misfueling inspection be performed under the Program; authorizing a vehicle owner to take the biennial exhaust emissions test at an approved certified repair facility; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Environment – Permit Applications – Environmental Justice Screening [SB-818]
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[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a person applying for a certain permit from the Department of the Environment to include in the application the EJ Score from the Maryland EJ tool for the census tract where the applicant is seeking the permit; requiring the Department, on receiving a certain permit application, to review an environmental justice analysis of the census tract where the applicant is seeking a permit using the Maryland EJ tool; and requiring notices regarding certain permit applications to include information related to EJ Scores and certain analyses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 03/18/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Water Pollution - Oyster Repletion Supplemental Environmental Projects [SB-876]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to include oyster repletion projects in a certain database; and requiring the Department to prioritize a supplemental environmental project involving certain oyster repletion projects for a party who is in violation of a certain effluent limitation or unpermitted discharge.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 411 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Graywater Systems – Public and Private Buildings – Authorization [SB-854]
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[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
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: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Wetlands and Waterways Program Division - Permitting for Ecological Restoration Projects - Required Study [HB-869]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment's Wetlands and Waterways Program Division to study permitting for ecological restoration projects; requiring the Department to report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 465 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of the Environment – Zero–Emission Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles – Regulations (Zero–Emission Truck Act of 2022) [SB-687]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations on or before December 1, 2022, establishing requirements for the sale of new zero-emission medium and heavy duty vehicles in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Study on Environmental Impacts of Lead-Based Fuel Use by Aviation Industry [SB-686]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to study the environmental impacts of the use of lead-based fuel in the State by the aviation industry and develop recommendations for mitigating the environmental impacts; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022