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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Commercial and Residential Buildings [HB-831]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Air Quality ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to establish building emissions standards for certain commercial and residential buildings; establishing the Building Energy Transition Implementation Task Force to study certain matters and develop a plan for funding the retrofit of certain buildings; and requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to update the Maryland Building Performance Standards.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing Canceled on 02/15/2022
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Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Resilience [SB-630]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Office of Resilience in the Maryland Department of Emergency Management; requiring the Secretary of Emergency Management to appoint a Chief Resilience Officer to direct the Office of Resilience; and requiring the Office of Resilience to coordinate with appropriate State agencies and State entities to meet certain goals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 482 on 05/16/2022
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On–Site Sewage Disposal Systems – Outreach and Education (Septic Awareness Act of 2022) [HB-834]
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[Real Estate ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to establish a certain period of time as SepticSmart Week; requiring the Department to use certain educational materials and other resources during SepticSmart Week to promote community awareness regarding certain aspects and impacts of on-site sewage disposal systems; requiring a contract for the sale of residential real property to contain a provision that provides certain notice of a certain Septic Systems Outreach Toolkit available through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2022
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Community Healthy Air Act [HB-798]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing the Committee on Air Quality to create, on or before January 1, 2023, an air quality sampling and monitoring protocol for the collection of air quality and public health data associated with certain large animal-feeding operations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jalisi
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2022
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Department of the Environment – Zero–Emission Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles – Regulations (Zero–Emission Truck Act of 2022) [HB-829]
[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. Sara Love
Hearing Canceled on 02/15/2022
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Sewer Systems and Wastewater Treatment Plants - Water Pollution - Shellfish Harvester Restitution [SB-580]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Requiring a person responsible for a sewer overflow, treatment plant bypass, or unlawful discharge from a wastewater treatment plant that results in an area being closed to shellfish harvesting to pay restitution to certain shellfish harvesters.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2022
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Environment – Climate Crisis Plan – Requirement (Better Together to Save Our Weather Act of 2022) [HB-695]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring each county to prepare a climate crisis plan to address the effects of climate change in the county; requiring each county to submit its plan to the Department of the Environment for review and feedback on or before June 1, 2023; requiring the Department to provide feedback to each county on or before November 1, 2023; requiring each county to finalize its plan on or before January 1, 2024; and requiring each county to review and update its plan once every 3 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 2/18 At 11:00 A.m. on 02/04/2022
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Comprehensive Climate Solutions [HB-708]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions through the use of various measures, including the alteration of statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, the establishment of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, requiring gas companies and electric companies to provide certain programs and services, and requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings through certain programs and services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2022
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Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Resilience [HB-706]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Office of Resilience in the Maryland Department of Emergency Management; requiring the Secretary of Emergency Management to appoint a Chief Resilience Officer to direct the Office of Resilience; and requiring the Office of Resilience to coordinate with appropriate State agencies and State entities to meet certain goals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheree Sample-Hughes
Third Reading Passed (125-10) on 04/11/2022
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Public Schools – Health and Safety – Carbon Dioxide Monitoring in Classrooms (Safe School Indoor Air Act) [HB-686]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Safe School Indoor Air Program in the Maryland Department of the Environment to improve indoor air quality in public school classrooms; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Maryland State Department of Education, to administer the Program; requiring public schools to monitor carbon dioxide levels in each classroom in a school at least twice each school year; requiring certain remediation measures; and requiring each county board of education to develop a certain policy and implementation plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 02/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Bay Restoration Fund - Intended Use Plans and Privately Owned Wastewater Facilities [HB-714]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to provide a certain intended use plan to the General Assembly within 5 days after a plan's publication for public comment; altering the definition of "privately owned wastewater facility" as it relates to the awarding of grants from the Bay Restoration Fund; requiring the Department to report on or provide certain information regarding funding for privately owned wastewater facilities to the General Assembly and the Department of Budget and Management; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 342 on 05/12/2022
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Sewage Treatment Plants - Effluent Discharges - Monitoring, Evaluation, and Inspection [HB-621]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to monitor effluent discharged from sewage treatment plants, evaluate whether the effluent and any nutrients in the effluent impacts midge populations in the surrounding land and water areas, and hire an inspector for certain sewage treatment plants; requiring the Department, beginning in 2023, to report to the General Assembly by October 1 each year on the actions it has undertaken pursuant to the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/02/2022
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Department of the Environment - Supplemental Environmental Projects Database [HB-595]
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[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to create and maintain a database of supplemental environmental projects that the Department may consider for implementation as part of a settlement of an enforcement action; and requiring the Department to prioritize the selection of a supplemental environmental project located in the same geographic area as the alleged violation and to ensure that the scope and cost of a chosen project are sufficient to allow the Department and the alleged violator to reach a settlement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione
Third Reading Passed (135-0) on 04/11/2022
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Environment - Discharge Permits - Inspections and Administrative Continuations [HB-649]
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[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing inspection and reporting requirements for certain permit holders; requiring the Department of the Environment maintain on its website a list of certain noncompliant permit holders and provide certain Senators and Delegates with a link to the list by monthly e-mail; establishing administrative penalties for certain permit holders determined to be in significant noncompliance of certain State or federal water quality standards, effluent limitations, or other requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 22 on 04/09/2022
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Environment - Climate Crisis Plan - Requirement (Better Together to Save Our Weather Act of 2022) [SB-552]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring each county to prepare a climate crisis plan to address the effects of climate change in the county; requiring each county to submit its plan to the Department of the Environment for review and feedback on or before June 1, 2023; requiring the Department to provide feedback to each county on or before November 1, 2023; requiring each county to finalize its plan on or before January 1, 2024; and requiring each county to review and update its plan once every 3 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Conservation Finance Act [HB-653]
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[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 237 on 04/21/2022
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Department of Natural Resources - Oyster Shell Dredging - Permit Application [HB-593]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to apply, on or before July 1, 2022, to the Department of the Environment and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for permits to dredge buried oyster shells on certain oyster bars; and requiring that any shell removed from the oyster bars be relocated to public oyster bottom identified by the county oyster committees and the Oyster Recovery Partnership's Board of Directors.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/02/2022
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Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 [SB-528]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
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 Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 38 on 04/09/2022
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Environment - On-Site Wastewater Services - Regulation [SB-479]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the State Board of On-Site Wastewater Professionals in the Department of the Environment to regulate individuals who provide on-site wastewater services in the State and to establish minimum standards for certain on-site wastewater systems; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Board, to set certain fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses and other Board-provided services; establishing the On-Site Wastewater Professionals Fund; requiring the Board to establish a certain code of ethics; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/09/2022
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Environment - Discharge Permits - Inspections and Administrative Continuations [SB-492]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing inspection and reporting requirements for certain permit holders; establishing administrative penalties for certain permit holders determined to be in significant noncompliance of certain State or federal water quality standards, effluent limitations, or other requirements; and requiring the Department of the Environment to clear a certain backlog of administratively continued permits on or before December 31, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 03/18/2022