Noise
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Washington County - Off-Road Vehicle Trails - Prohibition of Establishment on Sideling Hill [SB-471]
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from establishing an off-road vehicle trail on State-owned property located in Sideling Hill in Washington County, including the Sideling Hill Wildlife Management Area and specified other areas; requiring the Department to review and evaluate, regarding its suitability for preservation, the Sideling Hill Wildlife Management Area and State-owned property in the areas of Sideling Hill; etc.
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Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - License Renewal [SB-331]
Requiring the Baltimore City Board of Liquor License Commissioners to consider specified factors in determining whether to grant an application for a license renewal when a protest against the renewal is filed; requiring the Board to deny an application for renewal if the Board makes a specified finding; and requiring the Board to make its findings in writing and available to the public.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - License Renewal [HB-237]
Requiring the Baltimore City Board of Liquor License Commissioners to consider specified factors in determining whether to grant an application for a license renewal when a protest against the renewal is filed; requiring the Board to deny an application for renewal if the Board makes a specified finding; and requiring the Board to make its findings in writing and available to the public.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Howard County - Noise Control - Outdoor Concert Venues Ho. Co. 9-13 [HB-1514]
Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from adopting a noise control ordinance, rule, or regulation regarding an outdoor concert venue with a capacity over 15,000 individuals in Howard County, as specified; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Education - Public School Construction Funding and Children's Indoor [HB-867]
Authorizing a specified alternative financing method for construction of a public school or a capital improvement; authorizing a county board of education to establish an independent nonprofit entity or enter into contracts with nonprofit entities for specified construction or capital improvement; requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt regulations concerning the health and safety of the occupants of a public school building during construction or capital improvement; altering definitions; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Environment - Noise Control [HB-190]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to revise specified noise standards and sound level limits under specified circumstances; repealing requirements that the Department develop a specified plan, coordinate specified programs, and keep specified records; repealing requirements for the adoption and enforcement of noise standards, sound level limits, or noise control regulations by the Department or other units; authorizing a political subdivision to enforce specified sound level limits and noise control regulations; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Environment - Exemption from Noise Restrictions - Marinas and Boatyards [SB-863]
Adding an exemption to the list of exemptions from the authority of the Department of the Environment to adopt specified noise restrictions for the noise from equipment used to store and maintain marine vessels during the hours between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. at a marina or boatyard.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Real Property - Retaliatory Actions - Landlords and Mobile Home Park Owners [SB-620]
Altering the actions that a landlord or mobile home park owner is prohibited from taking against a tenant or resident, respectively, for specified reasons; altering the reference to a specified prohibited action of a landlord or park owner to be a "retaliatory action"; authorizing a tenant or resident to raise the retaliatory action of a landlord or park owner, respectively, in defense to an action for possession or as an affirmative claim for specified damages; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Reorganization of State Government - Consolidating the Department of the [SB-153]
Restructuring State government by the consolidation of the Department of the Environment into the Department of Natural Resources; abolishing the Department of the Environment by June 30, 2012; abolishing the positions of Secretary of the Environment and Deputy Secretary of the Environment by July 1, 2012; transferring all of the functions, powers, duties, equipment, assets, and liabilities of the Department of the Environment to the Department of Natural Resources; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee [SB-12]
Establishing the Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee; providing for the membership, duties, and staffing of the Advisory Committee; prohibiting a member of the Advisory Committee from receiving compensation or reimbursement for expenses; requiring the Advisory Committee to report by June 30, 2013, on findings and recommendations regarding the minimum sound level and sound characteristics to be required for all new vehicles sold and registered in the State; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Task Force - Reconstitution [HB-1223]
Establishing the Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee; providing for the membership, duties, and staffing of the Advisory Committee; prohibiting a member of the Advisory Committee from receiving compensation or reimbursement for expenses; requiring the Task Force to report by June 30, 2013, on findings and recommendations regarding the minimum sound level and sound characteristics to be required for all new vehicles sold and registered in the State; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Environment - Exemption from Noise Restrictions - Marinas and Boatyards [HB-1215]
Adding an exemption to the list of exemptions from the authority of the Department of the Environment to adopt specified noise restrictions for the noise from equipment used to store and maintain marine vessels during the hours between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. at a marina or boatyard.
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Maine 125th Legislature
An Act To Enhance Local Control of Noise Ordinances [HB-1359]
An Act To Enhance Local Control of Noise Ordinances
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Calvert County - Noise Control Ordinance [SB-958]
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Calvert County to enact an ordinance adopting environmental noise standards, sound level limits, and specified noise controls under specified circumstances; authorizing the Calvert County Sheriff's Office to enforce the ordinance; and providing that a violation of the ordinance is a civil offense subject to a specified fine.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Public Schools - New Construction or Renovation - Children's Environmental [SB-814]
Requiring each county board of education to adopt an environmental health plan for school construction or renovation projects that includes specified standards; requiring a plan adopted under the Act to include specified additional provisions for school construction or renovation that will be conducted while the public school is occupied; requiring specified hazardous substance removal standards adopted under the Act to include specified provisions; etc.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Vessel Noise - Limitation [SB-70]
Altering the maximum allowable noise level from 90dB(a) to 88dB(a) for a vessel on the waters of the State with an engine manufactured on or after a specified date; prohibiting a person from owning or operating a vessel in State waters unless the vessel meets specified requirements and regulations for noise suppression; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to issue a warning for a first violation of provisions of the Act.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Harford County - Sheriff's Office - Power to Enforce Noise Control Laws [SB-152]
Authorizing the Secretary of the Environment to delegate enforcement of specified noise control provisions in Harford County to the Sheriff of Harford County, except for lawful hunting and specified trapshooting, skeetshooting, or other target shooting between specified hours.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Public Schools - New Construction or Renovation - Children's Environmental [HB-932]
Requiring each county board of education to adopt an environmental health plan for school construction or renovation projects that includes specified standards; requiring a plan adopted under the Act to include specified additional provisions for school construction or renovation that will be conducted while the public school is occupied; requiring specified hazardous substance removal standards adopted under the Act to include specified provisions; etc.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Calvert County - Noise Control Ordinance [HB-1201]
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Calvert County to enact an ordinance adopting environmental noise standards, sound level limits, and specified noise controls under specified circumstances; authorizing the Calvert County Sheriff's Office to enforce the ordinance; and providing that a violation of the ordinance is a civil offense subject to a specified fine.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Department of the Environment, Department of Transportation, and State Highway Administration - Permits With Impact Studies - Hearings [HB-1212]
Prohibiting the Department of the Environment, the Department of Transportation, and the State Highway Administration from holding a certain public hearing on a certain permit or issuing a certain permit unless a certain public hearing is held; requiring the public hearing to be located within 10 miles of the site for which a permit is being sought; and requiring certain State agencies and local jurisdictions to attend the public hearing and be available to answer certain questions.