Public Buildings And Facilities
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Building Standards and Emissions Reductions – High Performance, State, and Local Government Buildings, State Operations, and Eligible Projects [HB-806]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
Altering the definition of "high performance building" to include certain schools and public safety buildings and require that the building meet certain building standards; requiring the Department of General Services to establish a maximum acceptable global warming potential for certain categories of eligible materials used in certain eligible projects; requiring a unit of State government to specify the eligible materials that will be used in an eligible project in the solicitation for an eligible project; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) [HB-727]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
Addressing infrastructure, capacity, and accessibility needs within the Maryland Park Service and State parks, including establishing systems and processes for surveying infrastructure and critical maintenance needs, increasing the number of Maryland Park Service full-time employees, requiring the Department of Budget and Management to conduct certain staff reviews, and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a certain capital improvement plan and a comprehensive long-range strategic plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/04/2022
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Capital Projects - High Performance and Green Buildings [SB-588]
[Construction ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the definition of "high performance building" to include certain schools and public safety buildings; altering the definition of "major renovation" to mean a renovation of a certain size or value or resulting in a change in occupancy or replacement of certain utility installations; altering the type of capital projects to which certain high performance building standards apply; repealing a requirement that the Maryland Green Building Council develop certain guidelines for new public school buildings; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Comprehensive Climate Solutions [HB-708]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions through the use of various measures, including the alteration of statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, the establishment of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, requiring gas companies and electric companies to provide certain programs and services, and requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings through certain programs and services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2022
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Bay Restoration Fund - Intended Use Plans and Privately Owned Wastewater Facilities [HB-714]
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[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to provide a certain intended use plan to the General Assembly within 5 days after a plan's publication for public comment; altering the definition of "privately owned wastewater facility" as it relates to the awarding of grants from the Bay Restoration Fund; requiring the Department to report on or provide certain information regarding funding for privately owned wastewater facilities to the General Assembly and the Department of Budget and Management; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 342 on 05/12/2022
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Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage [HB-572]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring that single-occupancy public restrooms be marked with gender-inclusive signage that does not indicate a specific gender, contains certain descriptive language and contains a picture or icon that does not indicate a specific gender, in certain places of public accommodation and certain public buildings; providing that a county is responsible for enforcing the signage requirement in places of public accommodation; and authorizing a county to set certain fines for second and subsequent violations after a certain period of time.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Scott Solomon
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/11/2022
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Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) [SB-541]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
Addressing infrastructure, capacity, and accessibility needs within the Maryland Park Service and State parks, including establishing systems and processes for surveying infrastructure and critical maintenance needs, increasing the number of Maryland Park Service full-time employees, requiring the Department of Budget and Management to conduct certain staff reviews, and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a certain capital improvement plan and a comprehensive long-range strategic plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 39 on 04/09/2022
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Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 [SB-528]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by altering statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, establishing of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, developing certain energy efficiency and emissions reduction requirements for certain buildings, requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings, establishing certain zero-emission vehicle requirements for the State fleet, and establishing an electric school bus pilot program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 38 on 04/09/2022
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Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage [SB-486]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring that single-occupancy public restrooms be marked with gender-inclusive signage in certain places of public accommodation and certain public buildings; providing that a county is responsible for enforcing the signage requirement in places of public accommodation; and authorizing a county to set certain fines for second and subsequent violations after a certain period of time.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 01/31/2022
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Environment - Discharge Permits - Inspections and Administrative Continuations [SB-492]
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[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing inspection and reporting requirements for certain permit holders; establishing administrative penalties for certain permit holders determined to be in significant noncompliance of certain State or federal water quality standards, effluent limitations, or other requirements; and requiring the Department of the Environment to clear a certain backlog of administratively continued permits on or before December 31, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 03/18/2022
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Underground Facilities Damage Prevention - Enforcement [SB-464]
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[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority to impose, instead of or in addition to assessing a civil penalty, enforcement measures on persons that perform excavation or demolition without providing required notice.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 114 on 04/12/2022
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Underground Facilities Damage Prevention - Enforcement [HB-350]
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[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority to impose, instead of or in addition to assessing a civil penalty, enforcement measures on persons that perform excavation or demolition without providing required notice.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 113 on 04/12/2022
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Prince George's County - Nonschool Use of Public School Facilities PG 505-22 [HB-354]
[Community Development ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing, in Prince George's County, the nonschool use of public school facilities for public and community purposes, and the manner by which certain costs are apportioned, to be regulated by local law consistent with certain use criteria and not inconsistent with other provisions of law; authorizing a local law to provide for an interagency coordinating board; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/28/2022
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Bay Restoration Fund - Intended Use Plans and Privately Owned Wastewater Facilities [SB-354]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to provide a certain intended use plan to the General Assembly within 5 days of the plan's publication for public comment; altering the definition of "privately owned wastewater facility" as it relates to the awarding of grants from the Bay Restoration Fund; requiring the Department to report on or provide certain information regarding funding for privately owned wastewater facilities to the General Assembly and the Department of Budget and Management; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul G Pinsky
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 341 on 05/12/2022
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Legionnaires' Disease Prevention Act [SB-302]
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[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations requiring an owner or operator of a public building to establish and implement a water management program to prevent the growth and spread of Legionella pneumophila in a building water system to reduce the risk for Legionnaires' disease; requiring the regulations to be consistent with the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 188 (Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems); etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 01/20/2022
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Baltimore City Public School Buildings - Notice of Demolition - Repeal [SB-276]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring notice to be provided to the Baltimore City Council or the President of the Baltimore City Council regarding a demolition or partial demolition of a school building under the Baltimore City Public Schools' 10-Year Plan.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Hearing 2/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/20/2022
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Environment - Packaging Materials - Producer Responsibility [SB-292]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a statewide recycling needs assessment every 10 years; requiring, by April 1, 2024, producers of certain packaging materials to individually or as part of a producer responsibility organization submit a producer responsibility plan to the Department for approval; prohibiting, on or after October 1, 2024, a producer of certain packaging materials from selling or distributing the packaging materials unless the producer has an approved producer responsibility plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2022
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Environment - Packaging Materials - Producer Responsibility [HB-307]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Department of Environment to conduct a statewide recycling needs assessment every 10 years; requiring, by April 1, 2024, producers of certain packaging materials to individually or as part of a producer responsibility organization submit a producer responsibility plan to the Department for approval; prohibiting, on or after October 1, 2024, a producer of certain packaging materials from selling or distributing the packaging materials unless the producer has an approved producer responsibility plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Elizabeth Lierman
First Reading Environment And Transportation And Economic Matters on 01/19/2022
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Legionnaires' Disease Prevention Act [HB-248]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, by October 1, 2022, to adopt regulations requiring an owner or operator of a public building to establish and implement a water management program to prevent the growth and spread of Legionella pneumophila in a building water system to reduce the risk for Legionnaires' disease.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/19/2022
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St. Mary's County - Public Facilities Bond [SB-861]
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[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of St. Mary's County to borrow not more than $30,000,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public facilities in St. Mary's County, and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds in like par amount; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 731 on 05/30/2021