Public Works
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public Service Commission Reform Act [HB-327]
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 Korman
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/16/2016
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Electricity - Explanation of Bill Charges [HB-295]
Requiring an electric company to provide an explanation of specified charges on a customer's electric bill.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/09/2016
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Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds [HB-205]
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.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 254 on 04/26/2016
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Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Service Rates PG/MC 119-16 [HB-1575]
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.
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2016
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Prevailing Wage - Career and Technology Centers or STEM and STEAM Classrooms (Student Preparedness Act of 2016) [HB-1459]
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 Ciliberti
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/19/2016
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Public Service Companies and Utility Companies - Entering on Property - Notice to Owner [HB-1351]
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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Calvert County - Bonding Authority [HB-1155]
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.
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]
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 Middleton
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/26/2015
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Prevailing Wage - Payment for Apprenticeship Programs [SB-777]
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 McFadden
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/26/2015
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Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds [SB-663]
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.
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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African American Heritage Preservation Program - Reestablishment and Revisions [SB-601]
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 Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 371 on 05/12/2015
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Calvert County - Public Facilities Bonds [SB-362]
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.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 27 on 04/14/2015
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Calvert County - Improvements to County Roads and Related Infrastructure - "Quick-Take" Condemnation [SB-333]
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 Miller
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2015
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Economic Development - Rural Economic Development Program and One Maryland Tax Credit [SB-196]
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 Middleton
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2015
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Calvert County - Public Facilities Bonds [HB-902]
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: Rep.
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Charles County - Eminent Domain - "Quick Take" Authority [HB-711]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to authorize the governing body of Charles County to provide for the immediate taking of private property situated in the County for right of way for County roads, streets, water, sewer, stormwater management, or drainage under specified circumstances; prohibiting the immediate taking of private property situated in the County if the property includes a building or buildings; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/20/2015
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Prince George's County - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Performance Audit MC/PG 104-15 [HB-675]
Requiring the Office of Legislative Audits to conduct a performance audit evaluating specified Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission project management practices in Prince George's County; requiring the Office of Legislative Audits, before initiating the audit, to coordinate with the Commission to develop the scope of the audit and submit the scope of the audit to the Joint Audit Committee for approval; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 448 on 05/12/2015
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Yard Waste and Food Residuals Diversion and Infrastructure Task Force [HB-603]
Establishing the Yard Waste and Food Residuals Diversion and Infrastructure Task Force; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to identify, evaluate, study, and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Task Force to report its final findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2015
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Prevailing Wage - Payment for Apprenticeship Programs [HB-370]
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. Craig Zucker
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/18/2015
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Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds [HB-296]
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: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 84 on 04/14/2015