Public Works
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
State Capital Projects - High Performance Buildings - Maryland Green Building Council [HB-207]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of a "high performance building" as it applies to specified provisions of law relating to State capital projects; and requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to establish a process for receiving public input.
Sponsored by: Rep. Appropriations
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 589 on 05/15/2014
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Task Force to Study Expanding Metrorail Service in Southern Prince George's County [HB-1427]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Expanding Metrorail Service in Southern Prince George's County; providing for the membership, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to consider specified transportation-related issues and make recommendations relating to expanding Metrorail service in specified areas of southern Prince George's County; requiring the Task Force to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2014; terminating the Act at the end of May 31, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/06/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Public-Private Partnerships - Disclosure of Involvement in Deportations - Requirement [HB-1326]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
Prohibiting, under specified circumstances, a private entity from being qualified as a bidder for a public-private partnership; requiring an entity to certify to the reporting agency whether the entity had direct involvement in the deportation of specified victims; requiring an entity, under specified circumstances, to certify and disclose to the reporting agency specified information regarding the entity's direct involvement in the deportation of specified victims; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Hearing 3/10 At 2:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 03/10/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Calvert County - Public Facilities Bonds [HB-1184]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Calvert County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $12,650,000 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 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Capitol Heights Public Works Facility [HB-1113]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $100,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Capitol Heights for specified development or improvement purposes related to the Capitol Heights Public Works Facility, located in Prince George's County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael L Vaughn
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Capital Projects - Submission of Information to the General Assembly [HB-103]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Department of Budget and Management, rather than a specified unit of State government or a specified State officer, to submit specified information regarding specified capital projects to the General Assembly under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Appropriations
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 02/10/2014
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Alabama Regular Session 2014
Public works, Fair and Open Competition in Governmental Construction Act, public agencies prohibited from entering contracts and making certain awards based on collective bargaining agreements, certain terms prohibited in certain documents, exemptions [SB-161]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Public works, Fair and Open Competition in Governmental Construction Act, public agencies prohibited from entering contracts and making certain awards based on collective bargaining agreements, certain terms prohibited in certain documents, exemptions
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Cameron Ward
Indefinitely Postponed on 04/01/2014
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Alabama Regular Session 2014
Public works, Fair and Open Competition in Governmental Construction Act, public agencies prohibited from entering contracts and making certain awards based on collective bargaining agreements, certain terms prohibited in certain documents, exemptions [HB-195]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Public works, Fair and Open Competition in Governmental Construction Act, public agencies prohibited from entering contracts and making certain awards based on collective bargaining agreements, certain terms prohibited in certain documents, exemptions
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim McClendon
Forwarded To Executive Department On February 26, 2014 on 02/26/2014
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - City of Seat Pleasant Public Works Facility [SB-953]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $500,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Seat Pleasant for the planning, design, construction, renovation, and capital equipping of the City of Seat Pleasant Public Works Facility, located in Seat Pleasant; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 3/09 At 3:00 P.m. on 03/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Transportation - Life Cycle Cost Analysis [SB-906]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to adopt regulations to establish a methodology for applying life cycle cost analysis to the evaluation of specified capital projects; requiring that the methodology address specified matters; requiring the Department to submit a report of the results of the life cycle cost analysis for specified projects to the Board of Public Works; defining a term; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James E DeGrange
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/11/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Maryland Public Art Initiative Program - Selection of Art for Capital Projects [SB-702]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Providing that artwork funded by the Maryland Public Art Initiative Program is the property of the Maryland Commission on Public Art; providing that the Commission is responsible for the inventory, maintenance, and preservation of specified artwork; requiring the State to include public art in all construction projects and major renovation projects under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 529 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate Law - Repeal [SB-664]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Repealing provisions of law regarding prevailing wage rates for public work contracts; repealing provisions limiting the application of prevailing wage rates to a public work contract of $500,000 or more or a part of a public work contract that is required to comply with federal prevailing wage rates; repealing the requirement that the Commissioner of Labor and Industry adopt straight time and overtime prevailing wage rates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Ross Brinkley
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds [SB-588]
[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 $40,000,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of specified public facilities in Carroll County, and to effect such borrowing by issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carroll County Senators
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 63 on 04/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Construction Safety and Health Training - Public Work Contracts [SB-555]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring specified individuals performing work on public work projects to complete construction safety training; requiring contractors, before beginning work on a public work contract, to provide a certification to a public body indicating that each individual working on the site has completed the construction safety training course within the past 5 years; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/18/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Public-Private Partnerships [SB-538]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the policy of the State on public-private partnerships; authorizing a reporting agency to establish a public-private partnership and execute an agreement in connection with specified functions, services, or assets; requiring a reporting agency to adopt regulations and establish processes for the development, solicitation, evaluation, award, and delivery of public-private partnerships; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 2/20 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/20/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Washington County - Public Facilities Bonds [SB-508]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County to borrow not more than $60,000,000 in order to finance the cost of the construction, improvement, or development of specified public facilities in Washington County and to effect that borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald N Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 60 on 04/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Procurement - Purchase of American Manufactured Goods [SB-47]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the State procurement law to grant a preference for American manufactured goods in State contracting; requiring a public body to require that specified contractors and subcontractors use or supply American manufactured goods under specified procurements; requiring a public body to give a specified notice; requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt regulations regarding the granting of a preference for the use of American manufactured goods; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 437 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Calvert County - Public Facilities Bonds [SB-458]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Calvert County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $33,810,000 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 56 on 04/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Jurisdiction over Eminent Domain Cases - Circuit Court [SB-398]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Property Tax ]
Establishing that a circuit court has exclusive, original jurisdiction over all proceedings for the acquisition of private property for public use by condemnation; and providing that specified provisions of the Act establishing jurisdiction apply to property acquired for public use by a private company by the exercise of specified authority granted under federal law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert A Zirkin
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/05/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax - Motor Fuel - Local Transportation Tax [SB-362]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
Authorizing the governing body of a county or a municipal corporation to impose a sales and use tax on motor fuel for the purpose of financing local road and transit capital projects; defining the county or municipal corporation sales and use tax on motor fuel authorized by the Act as a "local transportation tax"; providing that the local transportation tax rate may not exceed 2%; providing that State laws and regulations applicable to the State sales and use tax apply to a local transportation tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald N Young
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2013