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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Environment - Mold Inspections - Standards, Reporting, and Penalties [HB-129]
[Environmental ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Air Quality ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Department of General Services, to adopt certain regulations on or before June 1, 2023, establishing uniform standards for mold assessment and remediation in certain rental swelling units; requiring the Department of the Environment to maintain a certain registry and to develop and make available certain resource materials; requiring a certain annual indoor air quality report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing 1/20 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Electric Facilities - Study and Procedures [SB-90]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to set a date by which the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of the Environment must submit certain materials with regard to a certain proceeding for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; requiring the departments to submit the materials before the date set by the Commission unless waived by the Commission; authorizing the office of planning and zoning for certain counties or municipal corporations to submit a certain report to the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 1/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Inspection - Licensing [HB-407]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting an individual from engaging in the business of inspecting an on-site sewage disposal system unless the person holds a valid on-site wastewater property transfer inspection license issued by the Department of the Environment on or after July 1, 2022; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations by January 1, 2022; providing an administrative penalty of up to $10,000 for a violation of the Act; providing that each inspection knowingly conducted without a valid license constitutes a separate violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 1/27 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Climate Crisis and Education Act [SB-76]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Education ]
Establishing a Climate Crisis Initiative in the Department of the Environment for certain purposes; establishing a greenhouse gas reduction target of 60% from 2006 levels by 2030 and net-zero by 2045; establishing a Climate Crisis Council to develop a plan to reach the reduction targets and submit it to the General Assembly by December 31, 2022; requiring the Council to have the plan verified in a certain manner; requiring a greenhouse gas pollution fee on all fossil fuels brought into the State for combustion in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 01/18/2021
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Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals [HB-264]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Food ]
[Environmental ]
Requiring a certain person that generates food residuals to separate the food residuals from other solid waste and ensure that the food residuals are diverted from final disposal in a refuse disposal system in a certain manner; applying the requirements of the Act to certain persons that generate certain amounts of food residuals; authorizing a person experiencing undue hardship because of the costs of diverting food residuals to apply for a certain waiver; requiring the Department of the Environment to issue a certain warning; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 1/27 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Environment – Packaging, Containers, and Paper Products – Producer Responsibility [HB-36]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, by October 1, 2022, a producer of certain packaging, containers, and paper products to individually or as part of a stewardship organization submit a covered materials and products stewardship plan to the Department of the Environment for approval; prohibiting, on or after a October 1, 2024, a producer of covered materials and products from selling or distributing covered materials and products unless the producer individually or as part of a stewardship organization has an approved stewardship plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 2/09 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/26/2021
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Department of the Environment - Office of Recycling - Recycling Market Development [SB-116]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Requiring the Office of Recycling in the Department of the Environment to promote the development of markets for recycled materials and recycled products in the State; requiring the Office to evaluate the availability of certain markets and identify businesses in the State that use recycled materials; requiring that the annual Maryland solid waste management and diversion report be submitted to the General Assembly by September 1, 2022, and each year thereafter, and include certain activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 1/21 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/29/2021
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Environment - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions and Requirements [HB-22]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
Prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2022, a person from using, manufacturing, or knowingly selling or distributing Class B fire-fighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals in the State; prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2022, a person from manufacturing, selling, or distributing a certain rug or carpet in the State; prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2022, a manufacturer or distributor from manufacturing, selling, or distributing certain food packaging in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Hearing Canceled on 01/22/2021
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Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Application Determinations - Use of Criminal History [SB-974]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting certain departments or local licensing authorities that issue occupational licenses or certificates from denying an application for a license or certificate based on the applicant's criminal history if a period of 5 years has passed since the applicant's conviction for a nonviolent crime unless the department or local licensing authority makes a certain determination; requiring a licensing authority to include in applications a list of specific convictions that would disqualify an applicant; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/08/2019
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Natural Resources - Shellfish Nursery Operations - Wetlands License Requirements [SB-939]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Safety ]
Exempting under certain circumstances certain activities and the use of certain equipment that is associated with a shellfish nursery operation from the requirement to obtain certain licenses or permits from the Department of the Environment or the Board of Public Works; providing that the installation of a pump, pipe, or other equipment that is attached to a pier for the cultivation of shellfish seed under a certain permit is a lawful use on private wetlands under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 237 on 04/30/2019
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Aquaculture - Leases in Water Column - Riparian Right of First Refusal [SB-876]
[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
[Real Estate ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing that a riparian property owner or lessee shall have the right of first refusal to apply for and, if approved, obtain a water column lease, or an aquaculture lease for use in the water column in an Aquaculture Enterprise Zone, in an area that fronts the riparian property, subject to certain standards and requirements; establishing that the requirement for active use of a lease does not apply to a riparian leaseholder who obtains a water column lease through a right of first refusal; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Hearing Canceled on 03/07/2019
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Transportation Climate Accountability Act of 2019 [SB-788]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, in conjunction with a reporting agency, to conduct a comprehensive study regarding the environmental impact of certain public-private partnership projects under certain circumstances; prohibiting a reporting agency for certain proposed public-private partnerships from submitting a certain presolicitation report before the submission of the comprehensive study; requiring that the study to inventory and estimate certain environmental impacts at certain intervals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Protecting Natural Resources and Preserving Productive Farms - Commission on the Development of a Blueprint for Solar Energy in Maryland [SB-744]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
Establishing the Commission on the Development of a Blueprint for Solar Energy in Maryland to develop a comprehensive siting blueprint to guide units of State and local government in evaluating proposed solar energy projects, consistent with the Commission's findings and recommendations; requiring the Commission to take certain actions in carrying out its work; requiring the Commission to submit a certain report and blueprint to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2019
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Technical Study on Changes in Forest Cover and Tree Canopy in Maryland [SB-729]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
Requiring the Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, in consultation with the Departments of Natural Resources, the Environment, Planning, and Agriculture and the Chesapeake Bay Program to conduct a technical study to review changes in forest cover and tree canopy in the State; providing for the scope of the study; and requiring the Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology to submit a report of the findings of the technical study to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 405 on 05/13/2019
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Healthy Climate Initiative [SB-702]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
Establishing a Healthy Climate Initiative in the Department of the Environment for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of the Environment to administer certain schedules of greenhouse gas pollution charges; requiring the Secretary to delegate certain collection and rebate functions to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to carry out certain functions; requiring the collection of a certain greenhouse gas pollution charge on certain fuels and certain greenhouse gas-emitting priorities for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/11/2019
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Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Monitoring and Enforcement [SB-546]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Requiring that a summary of each nutrient management plan be filed and updated with the Department of Agriculture at certain times; authorizing the Department to require an updated summary to take the form of an annual implementation report; requiring a manure broker to provide certain information to a certain person; requiring a person who holds a certain certificate or license to comply with certain reporting requirements and deadlines related to implementation of the Phosphorus Management Tool; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 760 on 05/25/2019
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Community Healthy Air Act [SB-542]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Committee on Air Quality; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Committee; prohibiting a member of the Committee from receiving certain compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; requiring the Committee to create a certain air quality sampling and monitoring protocol on or before a certain date; requiring the protocol to establish the methodology for the Department of the Environment to use to quantify and assess certain data; terminating the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Surface Mining – Zone of Dewatering Influence – Remedies [SB-54]
[Mining ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
Requiring a certain surface mining permittee, on discovery of a sudden subsidence of the surface of the land, to immediately implement appropriate safety measures to protect public health and safety; requiring a certain permittee to permanently replace a water supply within a zone of dewatering influence within 45 days of the date on which the permittee knew of the water supply failure; authorizing a certain surface mining permittee to seek reimbursement for certain water supply replacement costs under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 137 on 04/18/2019
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Environmental Violations - Reporting Requirements [SB-505]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring certain jurisdictions to report to the Department of the Environment information relating to the number of cases alleging violations of sediment and erosion control laws and regulations and building and grading permits by January 1 each year; requiring the Department to provide technical assistance to certain jurisdictions to help meet certain reporting requirements; requiring the Department to post certain information and an interactive map on its website; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 518 on 05/13/2019
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Environment - Drinking Water Outlets in School Buildings - Elevated Level of Lead and Grant Program [SB-481]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definition of "elevated level of lead" to mean a lead concentration in drinking water exceeding 5 parts per billion for certain provisions of law relating to testing for the presence of lead in certain drinking water outlets in certain school buildings; requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to establish and administer a certain grant program to assist local school systems with certain costs associated with implementing certain remedial measures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/08/2019