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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Clean Water Commerce Account - Contracts for the Purchase of Environmental Outcomes [HB-1266]
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[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, in entering into a certain contract under the Clean Water Commerce Account for the purchase of an environmental outcome, to allow for nonuniform payment schedules for certain purposes; and authorizing the Department to require a certain payment or certain financial protections for contracts of a certain size to ensure certain outcomes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 502 on 05/09/2024
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Environment - Wood Vaults - Authorization and Permit Requirements [HB-1250]
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[Agriculture ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a landowner whose land is subject to an agricultural land preservation easement to use the land for the construction and use of a certain wood vault under certain circumstances; requiring a person to have a permit issued by the Secretary of the Environment before the person installs, materially alters, or materially extends a certain wood vault; applying certain provisions of law relating to permit requirements for certain facilities, including landfills, to a certain wood vault; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/11/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Cap-and-Invest Program - Establishment [HB-1272]
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[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, in collaboration with the Maryland Commission on Climate Change, to develop a cap-and-invest program that reduces climate-altering emissions in the State on or before December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Electricity – Tariffs, Distributed Energy Resources, and Electric Distribution System Support Services (Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act) [HB-1256]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a certain electric company to file certain time-of-use tariffs with the Public Service Commission by July 1, 2025; requiring a certain electric company to attempt to achieve a certain enrollment target for certain tariffs by January 1, 2028; authorizing the Commission to require the automatic enrollment of certain customers in a time-of-use tariff on an opt-out basis; requiring the Commission to certain adopt regulations on or before May 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 476 on 05/09/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to property fees and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-479]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Public Safety ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 75 to define "premises"; allow a fire protection district or subdistrict, or a volunteer fire department district, to assess a fee against a premises for the costs of maintaining necessary fire protection measures; establish billing and appeals process; set reporting requirements; create a new section of KRS Chapter 75A to define "premises"; allow a consolidated emergency services district board to assess a fee against a premises for the costs of maintaining necessary fire protection measures; establish billing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Rawlings
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024) [HB-1101]
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[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Providing certain persons standing in environmental and natural resources protection proceedings; authorizing persons that meet standing requirements to bring certain civil actions under certain circumstances; requiring a plaintiff, under certain circumstances, to give certain notice and provide certain documentation to the Department of the Environment and the Attorney General and to file a certain affidavit; authorizing a court to grant certain relief, award certain costs, and impose certain civil penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 535 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Wood Vaults - Authorization and Permit Requirements [SB-936]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a landowner whose land is subject to an agricultural land preservation easement to use the land for the construction and use of a certain wood vault under certain circumstances; requiring a person to have a permit issued by the Secretary of the Environment before the person installs, materially alters, or materially extends a certain wood vault; applying certain provisions of law relating to permit requirements for certain facilities, including landfills, to a certain wood vault; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jason C. Gallion
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Environmental Justice Districts - Designation and Requirements [SB-1086]
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[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a resident of a local jurisdiction or an overburdened and underserved community in the State to submit an application to the Department of the Environment to request the designation of a certain area as an environmental justice district in a certain manner; requiring the Department to publish the application process and criteria used for evaluating an application on or before December 1, 2024; requiring the Department to hold a certain hearing on a certain permit application under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Electricity - Tariffs, Distributed Energy Resources, and Electric Distribution System Support Services (Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act) [SB-959]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring an investor-owned electric company to file certain time-of-use tariffs with the Public Service Commission by July 1, 2025; requiring an investor-owned electric company to attempt to achieve a reasonable enrollment target for the tariffs by January 1, 2028; authorizing the Commission to require the automatic enrollment of certain customers in a time-of-use tariff on an opt-out basis; requiring the Commission to adopt certain regulations by May 1, 2025, regarding the interconnection of certain systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 475 on 05/09/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to school district property and declaring an emergency. [HB-464]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
Repeal and reenact KRS 162.060 to establish that local boards of education submit all plans for new public school buildings or additions or alterations of old buildings to the chief state school officer; prohibit the Kentucky Department of Education from requiring prior approval of the district's plans; prohibit a project for new school buildings from spending more than 10 percent of the project on the acquisition and improvement of land; provide a waiver process; amend KRS 156.160 to require the administrative regulation promulgated by the Kentucky
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Sponsored by: Rep. Killian Timoney
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Utilities - High-Energy-Use Facilities - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions [SB-861]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring a person that owns, operates, or controls a high energy use facility to ensure greenhouse gas emissions associated with the electricity used by the facility are reduced by certain amounts by certain years; prohibiting a person from using certain methods to meet the emissions reduction targets established under the Act; and requiring the Public Service Commission to review and verify a certain report submitted by each person that owns, operates, or controls a high energy use facility and make a certain determination.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024) [SB-653]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing certain persons standing in certain environmental and natural resources protection proceedings; authorizing persons that meet certain standing requirements to bring certain civil actions under certain circumstances; requiring a plaintiff, under certain circumstances, to give certain notice and provide certain documentation to the Department of the Environment and the Attorney General in a certain manner and to file a certain affidavit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 536 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council - Membership and Reporting [SB-553]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Altering the composition of the Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council to include a light-duty plug-in electric drive vehicle manufacturer, a heavy-duty plug-in electric drive vehicle manufacturer, the automotive dismantling and recycling industry, and the Secretary of General Services; and altering the dates by which certain reports shall be submitted by the Council to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Corderman
Third Reading Passed (136-0) on 04/08/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Health. [HB-2796]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requires waste combustion facility owners to implement continuous monitoring and sampling technologies for the purposes of collecting data regarding emissions. Establishes a publicly available website hosted by the Department of Health that will track and display data collected on emissions. Requires the DOH to adjust permit limits for air contaminants based on emissions data collected. Requires reports to the legislature. Declares that the general fund expenditure is exceeded. Makes an appropriation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott K. Saiki
Referred To Eep, Cpc, Fin, Referral Sheet 3 on 01/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council - Membership [HB-437]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Climate Change ]
Codifying provisions relating to the Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council; altering and clarifying the composition of the Council to include certain public and private sector members; requiring the Council to submit interim reports of its work to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024, and December 1, 2025; and requiring the Council to submit a final report of its work and recommendations by June 30, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. William J. Wivell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 447 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Residential Property Sales - Contract Disclosures - Superfund Sites [HB-486]
[Environmental ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the seller of residential real property located within 1 mile of a National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund site to provide the buyer with an addendum to the contract for the sale of the property that contains the identification of the Superfund site, the definition of an NPL Superfund site, web addresses for certain websites, and a notice that the buyer may void the contract of sale within 5 days after signing and dating the contract of sale.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 351 on 04/25/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Air Pollution. [HB-2305]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Beginning 1/1/2028, prohibits the operation of leaf blowers or string trimmers that are powered using two-stroke engines. Establishes penalties to be enforced by the Department of Health.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott K. Saiki
Referred To Jha, Referral Sheet 3 on 01/26/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Air Pollution. [HB-2123]
[Air Quality ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Requires the owner or operator of each waste combustion facility or municipal solid waste landfill to develop a plan to implement continuous monitoring and sampling technologies for the purposes of collecting data regarding emissions. Requires a publicly available website hosted by the Department of Health to track and display data collected on emissions. Requires the Department of Health to adjust permit limits for air contaminants based on emissions data collected. Requires reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. Della au Belatti
The Committee(s) On Cpc Recommend(s) That The Measure Be Deferred. on 02/14/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Air Pollution. [SB-2554]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Beginning 1/1/2028, prohibits the operation of leaf blowers or string trimmers that are powered using two-stroke engines. Establishes penalties to be enforced by the Department of Health.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
Referred To Hhs/aen, Jdc. on 01/24/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Energy. [SB-2372]
[Energy ]
Redefines power-generating facility to include those that rely on the combustion of any fuel source which exceeds 5.0 megawatts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Gabbard
Referred To Eet, Cpn. on 01/22/2024