Public Works
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prevailing Wage - Payroll Records - Submission by Contractors [HB-687]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring contractors on a public work contract to submit payroll records within 30 days after the end of each payroll period.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan W Krebs
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/29/2016
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Baltimore City - Remediation of Illegal Dumping - Report [HB-670]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Baltimore City Department of Public Works to report annually to the members of the Baltimore City delegation to the General Assembly on actions taken to remediate illegal dumping in each legislative district during the previous year; and requiring the report to be made available on the Department's Web site.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 274 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Gas Companies - Rate Regulation - Environmental Remediation Costs [HB-571]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
Authorizing the Public Service Commission, when determining specified expenses while setting a just and reasonable rate for a gas company, to include all costs reasonably incurred by the gas company for performing environmental remediation of real property in response to a State or federal law, regulation, or order under specified conditions; authorizing that specified environmental remediation costs be included in a gas company's specified expenses regardless of specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles E Barkley
Recommitted To Finance (senator Middleton) on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Electric and Gas Companies - Rate Regulation - Infrastructure Investments [HB-546]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Increasing to a maximum amount of $4, up from $2, a specified monthly natural gas surcharge for specified retail natural gas customers; authorizing an electric company to recover specified costs associated with specified electric system infrastructure investments through a specified electric system infrastructure investment surcharge on customer bills; requiring electric system infrastructure investment cost calculations to include specified elements; specifying when costs shall be collectible; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Harford County - Department of Public Works - Smart Water Meters [HB-527]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the Harford County Department of Public Works to provide each affected customer with written notice of the intention of the Department to install smart water meters; establishing a process by which a specified customer will be deemed to have given permission to the Department to install a smart water meter on the customer's premises; requiring the Department to pay to a customer $500 if the Department installs a smart water meter on the customer's premises without permission; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 02/16/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Emergency Management Assistance Compact - City of Annapolis [HB-383]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the City of Annapolis to participate in the Maryland Emergency Management Assistance Compact, the purpose of which is to provide for mutual assistance between the jurisdictions in managing an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Herbert H. McMillan
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 674 on 05/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public Service Commission Reform Act [HB-327]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
Providing that not more than three commissioners of the Public Service Commission may be of the same political party; providing that not more than two commissioners may be from a single county; providing that the appointment of a commissioner is subject to specified restrictions on appearing before the Commission or receiving specified benefits for 1 year before the appointment; requiring the Commission to conduct at least two customer service meetings each year in different regions of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Alan Korman
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/16/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Electricity - Explanation of Bill Charges [HB-295]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an electric company to provide an explanation of specified charges on a customer's electric bill.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol L. Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/09/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds [HB-205]
[Finance ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $31,000,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of specified public facilities in Carroll County, including water and sewer projects, to finance loans for fire or emergency-related equipment, buildings, and other facilities of volunteer fire departments in the County, and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carroll County Delegation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 254 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Service Rates PG/MC 119-16 [HB-1575]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to establish specified customer classes for specified service rates and charges; requiring that service rates for each customer class shall be chargeable against specified properties and shall be uniform for a given class throughout the Washington Suburban Sanitary District; requiring that the minimum or ready to serve charge include a specified component; and altering the methods by which specified service rates may be based.
Sponsored by: Rep. Montgomery County Delegation
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prevailing Wage - Career and Technology Centers or STEM and STEAM Classrooms (Student Preparedness Act of 2016) [HB-1459]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
Providing that the provisions of the prevailing wage law do not apply to a public work contract or part of a public work contract for the construction or renovation of a career and technology center or for school classroom space to be used for science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) or science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics (STEAM) education; and providing for the termination of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie S. Ciliberti
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public Service Companies and Utility Companies - Entering on Property - Notice to Owner [HB-1351]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
Requiring a public service company or other utility company to provide written notice to a property owner 30 days before entering onto the property for a specified purpose; and providing that a public service company or other utility company is not required to give notice under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Calvert County - Bonding Authority [HB-1155]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Calvert County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $9,410,000 to finance the construction, improvement, or development of specified public facilities in Calvert County and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Calvert County Delegation
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Offshore Wind - Application for Proposed Project - Evaluation and Approval [SB-899]
[Energy ]
[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to evaluate the extent to which an applicant's plan for a specified proposed offshore wind project directly or indirectly encroaches on existing private, State, federal, or military infrastructure, resources, facilities, ranges, or operating environments; and prohibiting the Commission from approving an applicant's proposed offshore wind project unless the proposed offshore wind project will not impact specified restricted areas and a specified warning area in a specified manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/26/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Prevailing Wage - Payment for Apprenticeship Programs [SB-777]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Education ]
Requiring contractors and subcontractors under public work contracts subject to the prevailing wage rate law to pay the full cost of specified apprenticeship programs unless the contractor or subcontractor participates in an apprenticeship training program for each classification of workers listed in the prevailing wage determination applicable to the public work contract; requiring specified contractors to keep a list of each apprentice and the apprenticeship program in which the apprentice takes part; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel J McFadden
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/26/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds [SB-663]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $17,000,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of specified public facilities in Carroll County, and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carroll County Senators
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
African American Heritage Preservation Program - Reestablishment and Revisions [SB-601]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Reestablishing the African American Heritage Preservation Program in the Maryland Historical Trust to identify and preserve buildings, communities, and sites of historical and cultural importance to the African American experience in the State; requiring the Trust to develop and administer the Program in partnership with the Commission on African American History and Culture; requiring the Governor, for each fiscal year, to include $1,000,000 for the Program in the annual operating or capital budget; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 371 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Calvert County - Public Facilities Bonds [SB-362]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Calvert County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $51,925,000 to finance the construction, improvement, or development of specified public facilities in Calvert County, and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Calvert County Senators
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 27 on 04/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Calvert County - Improvements to County Roads and Related Infrastructure - "Quick-Take" Condemnation [SB-333]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Property Tax ]
Proposing an addition to the Maryland Constitution to authorize the General Assembly to provide that specified property located in Calvert County may be taken by the County Commissioners of Calvert County for public use immediately on payment of a specified amount to the owner of the property, under specified circumstances and subject to specified conditions; establishing a specified "quick-take" procedure for the acquisition of property by the County Commissioners of Calvert County for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Economic Development - Rural Economic Development Program and One Maryland Tax Credit [SB-196]
[Economic Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Property Tax ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Rural Economic Development Program to encourage businesses to locate and expand in the rural counties of the State; providing that for 10 taxable years after a business is designated as a qualified business under the Program, the business is eligible for a specified property tax exemption, income tax subtraction modification, and sales and use tax exemption; establishing the Rural Economic Development Program Infrastructure Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to be used to make grants to specified counties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2015