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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Paint Stewardship Program [HB-890]
Requiring certain producers or a representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program to the Department of the Environment on or before January 1, 2021, and in accordance with certain requirements; requiring the Department to review and approve certain plans, including a certain assessment, submitted in accordance with the Paint Stewardship Program; prohibiting the sale of certain architectural paint under certain circumstances on a certain date; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Third Reading Passed (98-35) on 03/17/2020
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Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program - Eligibility - Lead-Based Paint Affected Properties [SB-713]
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Altering the information required to be provided to the Department of Commerce in order to qualify for certain tax credit enhancements under the Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program to include, with respect to certain qualified opportunity zone business property, certain information on the performance of certain lead hazard reduction activities; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 255 on 05/08/2020
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Beverage Container Deposit Program - Establishment and Advisory Commission [HB-824]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to establish a beverage container deposit program on or before September 1, 2021; establishing the Advisory Commission to Develop a Beverage Container Deposit Program; requiring the Advisory Commission to develop a framework for a beverage container deposit program; requiring the Advisory Committee to report its framework and recommendations to certain members and committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/05/2020
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Maryland Green Purchasing Committee – Food and Beverage Procurement – Greenhouse Gas Emissions [HB-772]
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Requiring the Maryland Green Purchasing Committee in consultation with the Departments of the Environment, Agriculture, General Services, and other stakeholders, to develop, by January 1, 2022, a certain methodology for State agencies to estimate greenhouse gas emissions of food and beverages procured, establish a certain baseline measurement by January 1, 2023, and develop certain strategies and policy recommendations; establishing a goal to reduce certain greenhouse gas emissions by State units by 25% by fiscal year 2030; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/16/2020
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Bay Restoration Fund - Use of Funds - Municipal Wastewater Facilities [SB-495]
Expanding the authorized uses of the Bay Restoration Fund to include certain costs associated with the connection of a property using an on-site sewage disposal system to an existing municipal wastewater facility that has signed a funding agreement with the Department of the Environment and is under construction to achieve enhanced nutrient removal or biological nutrient removal level treatment; specifying that these costs may be provided only if certain conditions are met; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Referred Environment And Transportation on 02/21/2020
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Maryland Green Purchasing Committee - Food Procurement - Greenhouse Gas Emissions [SB-478]
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Requiring the Maryland Green Purchasing Committee to develop on or before January 1, 2022, a certain methodology, in consultation with the Department of the Environment and the Department of General Services, for a unit to estimate greenhouse gas emissions that occur through the life cycle of certain food; requiring each unit to report to the Committee on the unit's progress in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with food procured by the unit on or before August 1, 2024 and each August 1 thereafter; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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State Government - Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman - Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act) [HB-614]
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Establishing the Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to have the ability to analyze environmental and natural resource-related data and communicate effectively with State agencies and the public; providing for the appointment, qualifications, term, and salary of the Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to receive and process complaints involving suspected environmental and natural resources violations in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government – Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman – Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act) [SB-460]
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Establishing the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to have the ability to analyze environmental and natural resource-related data and communicate effectively with State agencies and the public; providing for the appointment, qualifications, and salary of the Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to receive and process complaints involving suspected environmental and natural resources violations in a certain manner; requiring the development and maintenance of a certain website; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Referred Environment And Transportation on 03/15/2020
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Environment – Use of Fire–Fighting Foam and PFAS Chemicals [SB-420]
Prohibiting, on or after October 1, 2021 the use of Class B fire- fighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals for certain testing or training purposes; providing that this Act does not restrict the manufacture, sale, or distribution of certain fire-fighting foam or the discharge or other use of certain fire-fighting foam in certain operations; requiring the use of nonfluorinated foam for fire-fighting training; establishing certain penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 277 on 05/08/2020
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Income Tax - Lead Remediation Credit [HB-563]
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Allowing an individual or a corporation to claim a credit against the State income tax for certain costs incurred for an approved lead hazard reduction project for qualifying property located in Baltimore City; providing for the calculation of the credit; providing for the submission of proposals for lead hazard reduction projects to the Department of Housing and Community Development for approval; limiting to $250,000 the total amount of credits that the Department may approve for any fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2020
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Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor [HB-531]
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Requiring the Secretary of the Environment to prepare a certain recommendation in connection with certain issues considered by the Public Service Commission; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to incorporate an evaluation of the impact of certain electric power plants on climate change into the Power Plant Research Program; requiring the Commission to consider the maintenance of fair and stable labor standards and the protection of the global climate in supervising and regulating certain public service companies; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/05/2020
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Public Safety - Fire Fighting Foam and PFAS Chemicals [HB-581]
Prohibiting the use of certain Class B fire fighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals for certain testing or training purposes; requiring the use of certain foam for fire fighting training; providing that the Act does not restrict the manufacture, sale, or distribution of certain fire fighting foam or the use of certain fire fighting foam in certain operations; requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain study; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program - Eligibility - Lead-Based Paint Affected Properties [HB-566]
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Altering the information required to be provided to the Department of Commerce in order to qualify for certain tax credit enhancements under the Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program to include, with respect to certain qualified opportunity zone business property, a detailed plan for the performance of certain lead hazard reduction activities; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 254 on 05/08/2020
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Environment - Drinking Water Outlets in School Buildings - Testing for Elevated Level of Lead [HB-457]
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Altering the definition of "elevated level of lead" for purposes of certain provisions of law relating to testing for the presence of lead in certain drinking water outlets in certain school buildings to be a lead concentration in drinking water that exceeds 5 parts per billion rather than a certain standard recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and requiring certain regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment to require that certain testing be conducted at least once every 18 months.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2020
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Environment - Drinking Water Outlets in School Buildings - Testing for Elevated Level of Lead [SB-371]
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Altering the definition of "elevated level of lead" for purposes of certain provisions of law relating to testing for the presence of lead in certain drinking water outlets in certain school buildings to be a lead concentration in drinking water that exceeds 5 parts per billion rather than a certain standard recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and requiring certain regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment to require that certain testing be conducted at least once every 18 months.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/03/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Environment – Supplemental Environmental Projects and Study on Discharge Permit Fees [SB-323]
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Requiring the Department of the Environment to consider and, as appropriate and to the extent consistent with State and federal law, use certain supplemental environmental projects as part of a settlement or enforcement action concerning an alleged violation of certain water pollution, sediment control, or water appropriation laws; requiring the Department to conduct a study to determine the level at which certain fees would need to be set and to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS) – Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions [SB-281]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to waive certain application fees for applicants intending to use certain contaminated properties for clean or renewable electrical generation sites under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations; requiring that the owner of a certain eligible property that wants to change the use of the eligible property be liable for certain fees waived under the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 544 on 05/08/2020
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Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS) – Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions [HB-336]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to waive certain application fees for applicants intending to use certain contaminated properties for clean or renewable electrical generation sites under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations; requiring that the owner of a certain eligible property that wants to change the use of the eligible property be liable for certain fees waived under the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Solid Waste Management - Personal Cleansing Products Provided at Lodging Establishments - Prohibition [HB-354]
Prohibiting an owner, an operator, or a manager of a lodging establishment from providing a certain personal cleansing product in a certain small plastic bottle under certain circumstances; authorizing an owner, an operator, or a manager of a lodging establishment to provide a certain personal cleansing product in a certain small plastic bottle under certain circumstances; providing for the enforcement of the Act; establishing certain penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 01/24/2020
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On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Inspection - Licensing [SB-254]
Prohibiting an individual from engaging in the business of inspecting an on-site sewage disposal system unless the person holds a certain inspection license issued by the Department of the Environment on or after July 1, 2021; requiring the Department to adopt regulations establishing eligibility criteria, training requirements, renewal procedures, and fees for such inspection licenses by January 1, 2021; providing a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for a violation of the Act to be paid to an account in the Bay Restoration Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2020