Public Buildings And Facilities
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
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Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland – Property Management – Southern Maryland Regional Agricultural Center [HB-639]
[Agriculture ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland to act as a property manager of the Southern Maryland Regional Agricultural Center owned by and located within St. Mary's County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Davis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 275 on 05/18/2021
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Public Utilities - Net Energy Metering [SB-508]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from prohibiting the construction or operation of multiple net metered solar generating facilities located on separate contiguous lots that are owned by a local government solely because the capacity of the combined net metering systems exceeds the 2 megawatt limit under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 625 on 05/30/2021
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Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 [HB-583]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 60% from 2006 levels by 2030; requiring the State to achieve net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2045; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt regulations establishing certain energy conservation requirements for certain buildings by July 1, 2022; establishing a goal of planting and helping to maintain in the State 5,000,000 sustainable trees of species native to the State by the end of 2030; terminating certain provisions of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 2/11 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/28/2021
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Public Utilities – Net Energy Metering [HB-584]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from prohibiting the construction or operation of multiple net metered solar generating facilities located on contiguous lots that are owned by a local government solely because the capacity of the combined net metering systems exceeds the 2 megawatt limit under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Lorenzo Watson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 624 on 05/30/2021
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Power Plant Research Program - Review of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Alterations [SB-417]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Science ]
[Construction ]
Altering the circumstances under which the Public Service Commission must notify the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of the Environment about an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity associated with power plant construction; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to complete an independent environmental and socioeconomic project assessment report within 6 months after the Commission determines the application to be complete; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul G Pinsky
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/28/2021
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Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 [SB-414]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 60% from 2006 levels by 2030; requiring the State to achieve net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2045; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt regulations establishing certain energy conservation requirements for certain buildings by July 1, 2022; establishing a goal of planting and helping to maintain in the State 5,000,000 sustainable trees of species native to the State by the end of 2030; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments on 04/12/2021
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State Buildings – Geothermal Energy Systems – Requirement [HB-520]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State to install a geothermal energy system in certain State buildings constructed by the State if the payback period for the system is less than or equal to 20 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/30/2021
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St. Mary’s County – Public and Nonpublic Schools – Prohibition on Possession of Tobacco Products by Minors [HB-526]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a minor from possessing a tobacco product in a school building or on school grounds of a public, charter, or nonpublic school in St. Mary's County; establishing as penalties for violating this prohibition attendance at a tobacco cessation program for a first offense, a civil penalty of up to $50 for a second offense, and a civil penalty of up to $100 for each violation for a third or subsequent violation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. St. Mary's County Delegation
Hearing 2/05 At 1:30 P.m. (ways And Means) on 01/23/2021
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Vehicle Laws – Plug–In Electric Drive Vehicles – Reserved Parking Spaces [HB-480]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle that is not a plug-in electric drive vehicle plugged into charging equipment in a parking space that is designated for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles; establishing certain standards for signage designating reserved parking for certain plug-in electric drive vehicles; requiring that a parking space that is for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles be counted as part of the overall number of parking spaces for purposes of complying with certain laws; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/12/2021
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Prince George's County Planning Board - Nontraditional Recreational Opportunities - Establishment and Fund MC/PG 104-21 [HB-444]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Prince George's County planning board to include nontraditional recreational opportunities in its program of recreation; establishing the Nontraditional Recreation Fund; requiring the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to record certain revenues in the Fund to be used for certain capital improvement projects, to provide patrons of the Commission with access to equipment for nontraditional recreational opportunities, and for supplies and direct program costs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Montgomery County Delegation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 228 on 05/18/2021
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Zoning - Environmental Justice Considerations [HB-51]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring a local governing body, on application by a property owner for a special exception to construct or operate a landfill in an area zoned for residential use, to require an environmental justice analysis, paid for by the property owner, describing any potentially adverse environmental, health, and economic impacts to the area; requiring the Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities to recommend strategies for State oversight of local zoning decisions that present environmental justice concerns; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Veronica Turner
Hearing 1/20 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Property Management - Southern Maryland Regional Agricultural Center [SB-51]
[Agriculture ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
Authorizing the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland to act as a property manager of the Southern Maryland Regional Agricultural Center.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 276 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland Energy Administration Study on Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems and Geothermal Energy Workgroup [HB-40]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to conduct a comprehensive technical study on geothermal heating and cooling systems; requiring the Administration to submit the results to the Geothermal Energy Workgroup by October 1, 2021; establishing the Workgroup to study the impact of an increase in the use of geothermal energy, examine ways to expand geothermal energy in the State, and study the impact of the industry on jobs; requiring the Administration to develop recommendations for an incentive structure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/25/2021
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Public Buildings - Changing Facilities - Requirements [HB-321]
[Construction ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring, except under certain circumstances, that changing facilities suitable for changing the diaper of a child and providing personal care for an adult be installed in certain public restrooms in certain public buildings by October 1, 2022; requiring certain entities to report to 2-1-1 Maryland, Inc., the location of changing facilities when changing facilities are installed; requiring 2-1-1 to maintain a list of changing facilities on its website; requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt certain standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Hearing 1/14 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Capital Projects - High Performance and Green Buildings - Alterations (Green Building Restoration Act) [SB-228]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Climate Change ]
[Grants ]
Altering the definition of "high performance building" to include certain schools and public safety buildings; altering the application of certain high performance building requirements to apply to capital projects for which more than 25% of the funding for the acquisition, construction, or renovation of the project is from State funds; repealing a requirement that the Maryland Green Building Council develop guidelines for new public school buildings to achieve a certain rating without requiring a certain certification; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 1/21 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/29/2021
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Maryland Transit Administration – Conversion to Zero–Emission Buses (Zero–Emission Bus Transition Act) [SB-137]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Climate Change ]
Prohibiting, beginning in fiscal year 2023, the Maryland Transit Administration from purchasing buses for the Administration's State transit bus fleet that are not zero-emission buses, subject to a certain exception; authorizing the Administration to purchase alternative-fuel buses under certain circumstances; requiring the Administration, on or before January 1, 2022, and each January 1 thereafter, to submit a report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the implementation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 693 on 05/30/2021
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Capital Projects - High Performance and Green Buildings - Alterations (Green Building Restoration Act) [HB-86]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the definition of "high performance building" to include certain schools and public safety buildings; altering the application of certain high performance building requirements to apply to capital projects for which more than 25% of the funding for the acquisition, construction, or renovation of the project is from State funds; repealing a requirement that the Maryland Green Building Council develop guidelines for new public school buildings to achieve a certain rating without requiring a certain certification; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Catherine M. Forbes
First Reading Appropriations on 01/13/2021
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Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Inclusion, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Act of 2021) [HB-32]
[Cannabis ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing a civil offense for use or possession of a certain amount of cannabis for a person of at least a certain age; establishing a civil offense for cultivating cannabis plants in a certain manner; providing for the licensing of cannabis establishments; establishing certain duties of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission regarding the licensing of cannabis establishments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 2/16 At 1:30 P.m. (judiciary) on 01/18/2021
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Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2021) [HB-236]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish and update, every five years, certain standards for State buildings to conserve energy and minimize adverse impacts on birds; requiring the Department to consider the physical health and mental health of building occupants when developing or updating certain standards; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to include certain standards in any requirements that the Council establishes for participation in a higher performance building program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 12/23/2021
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St. Mary's County - Public and Nonpublic Schools - Prohibition on Possession of Tobacco Products by Minors [SB-239]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting a minor from possessing a tobacco product in a school building or on school grounds of a public, charter, and nonpublic school in St. Mary's County; and establishing penalties for violating this prohibition for a first offense, attendance at a tobacco cessation program, for a second offense, a civil penalty of up to $50 and for a third and subsequent violations, a civil penalty of up to $100 for each violation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Hearing 1/20 At 2:00 P.m. on 12/29/2021