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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Development Plan - Restriction on Use [SB-701]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
Providing that the State Development Plan may be used in the determination of State funding decisions but may not be used to create or establish a new cause for the denial of a project, a permit, or an approval by the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Shank
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 03/15/2012
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Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - City of Seat Pleasant [SB-54]
[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 Common Council of the City of Seat Pleasant for the renovation and reconstruction 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 Benson
Hearing 3/10 At 3:00 P.m. on 02/29/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Procurement - Maryland Buy American Steel and Manufactured Goods Act [SB-432]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the Maryland Buy American Steel Act to include American manufactured goods; requiring a public body to require contractors and subcontractors use or supply only American manufactured goods for procurements, as specified; defining a term; requiring a public body to give a specified notice; requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt specified regulations regarding the granting of a preference for the use of American manufactured goods; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Procurement - Prevailing Wage - Applicability [SB-368]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the limitation on the applicability of the Prevailing Wage Law to the construction of a public work by revising the definition of "public body".
Sponsored by: Sen. Norman Stone
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public-Private Partnerships [SB-358]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing the policy of the State on public-private partnerships; altering provisions of law relating to public-private partnerships; authorizing a reporting agency to establish a public-private partnership and execute a partnership 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 Middleton
Re-referred Environmental Matters & Appropriations on 04/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Frederick County - Public Facilities Bonds [SB-300]
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[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Frederick County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $100,000,000 in order to finance the cost of specified public facilities in Frederick 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. Ronald Young
Approved By The Governor on 04/10/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Procurement - Public Work Contracts - Project Labor Agreements [SB-219]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring public bodies to include project labor agreements in public work contracts over $500,000; providing for the content of a project labor agreement; requiring a public body to disclose the findings that justify the inclusion of project labor agreements in a public work contract; requiring a public body to develop a written project labor agreement, subject to specified conditions; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Hearing 3/8 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations [SB-1037]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Construction ]
Amending prior authorizations of State Debt to alter the requirement that specified grantees provide specified matching funds; extending the deadline for specified grantees to present evidence that a matching fund will be presented; providing that specified grants may not terminate before specified dates; changing the locations of specified capital projects; repealing a requirement that a specified grantee grant a historical easement; altering the purpose of specified grants; changing the names of specified grantees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James DeGrange
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Development Plan - Repeal [HB-654]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
Repealing a requirement that the Department of Planning prepare and revise specified plans for the development of the State for specified purposes and based on specified studies; repealing a requirement that the Department seek comments from and consult with specified local governments and seek the cooperation and advice of specified persons when preparing and revising a specified Plan; repealing a provision stating that the Plan shall embody specified policy recommendations of the Department; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Afzali
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/12/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public-Private Partnerships [HB-576]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the policy of the State on public-private partnerships; altering provisions of law relating to public-private partnerships; establishing that the Court of Special Appeals has jurisdiction over specified immediate appeals related to specified public-private partnerships; authorizing a reporting agency to establish a public- private partnership and execute an agreement in connection with any public infrastructure asset; requiring a reporting agency to adopt regulations and establish processes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 4/4 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - City of Seat Pleasant [HB-482]
[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 Common Council of the City of Seat Pleasant for the renovation and reconstruction 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: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Sustainable Communities - Financing and Designation [HB-1467]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing specified counties and municipal corporations to finance the costs of public improvements located in a sustainable community and owned by the Maryland Economic Development Corporation, the State, or specified other governmental units; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. (environmental Matters) on 03/20/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Plumbing and Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration [HB-1445]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Prohibiting a person from employing an individual to provide or assist in providing plumbing or heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services on a specified public work contract unless the person is licensed by the State Board of Plumbing, the Baltimore County Plumbing Board, or the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission; and prohibiting a person from classifying a specified employee under a specified public work contract at a specified work classification higher than the employee's license type.
Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Stifler
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations [HB-1384]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
Amending prior authorizations of State Debt to alter the requirement that specified grantees provide specified matching funds; extending the deadline for specified grantees to present evidence that a matching fund will be presented; providing that specified grants may not terminate before specified dates; changing the locations of specified capital projects; repealing a requirement that a specified grantee grant a historical easement; altering the purpose of specified grants; changing the names of specified grantees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/29/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Land Use [HB-1290]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Adding a new article to the Annotated Code of Maryland, to be designated and known as the "Land Use Article", to revise, restate, and recodify the laws of the State relating to zoning, planning, subdivision, and other land use mechanisms, including comprehensive plans, historic preservation, and related matters; revising, restating, and recodifying the laws of the State relating to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, including the Regional District and the Metropolitan District; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Frederick County - Public Facilities Bonds [HB-124]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Frederick County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $100,000,000 in order to finance the cost of specified public facilities in Frederick County and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Land Use - Rail Station Overlay Districts [HB-1195]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing a local jurisdiction to establish a rail station overlay district adjacent to a railroad station, metro station, or light rail station in the local jurisdiction under specified standards and guidelines; requiring the Department of Planning, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, to establish standards and guidelines under which a local jurisdiction may establish a rail station overlay district in specified areas and a model ordinance for establishing the overlay district; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/24/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Prevailing Wage Rate - Contract Threshold Amount [HB-1092]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Altering the contract threshold amount for the application of the State prevailing wage rate law; and requiring contractors to pay the prevailing wage rate to employees under public works contracts that exceed a specified amount.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/22/2012
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Louisiana 2012 Regular Legislative Session
Authorizes DOTD to transfer property destined to be demolished for public works [HB-1200]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizes DOTD to transfer property destined to be demolished for public works
Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Brown
Signed By The Governor. Becomes Act No. 443. on 05/31/2012
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Louisiana 2012 Regular Legislative Session
Authorizes DOTD to transfer property destined to be demolished for public works [HB-1108]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizes DOTD to transfer property destined to be demolished for public works
Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Brown
Becomes Hb No. 1200. on 04/18/2012