Public Works

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Carroll County - Contracts and Purchases [SB-995] [Budget and Spending ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Small Business ]
Increasing to $35,000 the cost of a public work or improvement or the purchase price of supplies or equipment for which the County Commissioners of Carroll County may enter into a contract; requiring that when the cost of a public work or improvement or the purchase price of supplies or equipment in Carroll County exceeds $35,000 under certain conditions, the Chief of the Bureau of Purchasing for the County Commissioners shall advertise for bids for a certain amount of time in a media accessible to the general public; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Referred Environment And Transportation on 03/15/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Racing and Community Development Act of 2020 [SB-987] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Recreation ] [Sports ]
Requiring the State Racing Commission to establish the Equine Health, Safety, and Welfare Advisory Committee; requiring the owner of Bowie Race Course Training Center to convey the property to the City of Bowie in a certain manner; authorizing, subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue up to $375,000,000 of bonds for the redevelopment of certain racing facilities; requiring the Authority, before issuing certain bonds, to ensure certain agreements are executed; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 590 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Environment - Climate Crisis and Education Act [SB-912] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Climate Change ] [Air Quality ] [Education ]
Establishing a Climate Crisis Initiative in the Department of the Environment for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of the Environment to administer certain schedules of greenhouse gas pollution fees; requiring the Secretary to delegate certain collection and benefit functions to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to carry out certain functions; requiring the collection of a certain greenhouse gas pollution fee on certain fuels for certain purposes; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/18/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Electricity - Considerations for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Overhead Transmission Lines [SB-578] [Energy ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Telecommunications ] [Construction ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to take final action on an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity only after due consideration certain factors including whether the applicant's design prioritizes the use or upgrading of existing infrastructure; prohibiting the construction of an overhead transmission line that is aligned with and within 1 mile of a conservation easement unless there is a certain showing of good cause; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Carroll County - Contracts and Purchases [HB-610] [Budget and Spending ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Increasing to $35,000 the cost of a public work or improvement or the purchase price of supplies or equipment for which the County Commissioners of Carroll County may enter into a contract; requiring that when the cost of a public work or improvement or the purchase price of supplies or equipment in Carroll County exceeds $35,000 under certain conditions, the Chief of the Bureau of Purchasing for the County Commissioners shall advertise for bids for a certain amount of time in a media accessible to the general public.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/15/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Carroll County - Public Facilities Bond [HB-645] [Finance ] [Water ] [Construction ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $38,250,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain 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. Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/07/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Carroll County - Public Facilities Bond [SB-461] [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 $38,250,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain 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: Sen. Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 285 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Procurement - Prevailing Wage - Applicability [HB-582] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ]
Repealing a certain limitation on the applicability of the Prevailing Wage Law to the construction of a public work and applying the Prevailing Wage Law to construction of a certain public work funded in whole or in part with State funds.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2020

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session

Relating To Procurement. [SB-2840] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ]
Authorizes the state procurement administrator to hire an innovative project delivery officer and funds this position. Authorizes a ten-year pilot program creating an innovative project delivery partnership between the state procurement office and the office of public works under the department of accounting and general services. Requires the office to provide services to agencies state-wide on construction and innovative projects. (SD1)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi Reported From Gvo (stand. Com. Rep. No. 2402) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Wam. on 02/07/2020

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session

Relating To Procurement. [SB-2840] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ]
Authorizes the state procurement administrator to hire an innovative project delivery officer and funds this position. Authorizes a ten-year pilot program creating an innovative project delivery partnership between the state procurement office and the office of public works under the department of accounting and general services. Requires the office to provide services to agencies state-wide on construction and innovative projects. (SD1)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi Reported From Gvo (stand. Com. Rep. No. 2402) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Wam. on 02/07/2020

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 31st Legislature

Approp: Capital; Supp; Other Approp. [SB-154] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and other appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/21/2020

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 31st Legislature

Approp: Capital; Supp; Other Approp. [HB-207] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and other appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/21/2020

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 31st Legislature

Approp: Supp; Cap; Disaster Relief [SB-38] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Unemployment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ] [Grants ]
An Act making supplemental appropriations for unemployment assistance, fire suppression activities, and restoration projects related to earthquake disaster relief; capitalizing funds; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Effective Date(s) Of Law 4/6/19 on 04/08/2019

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 31st Legislature

Energy Efficiency Of Public Buildings [SB-49] [Energy ] [Housing ] [Construction ] [Community Development ] [Education ] [Public Safety ]
An Act relating to the retrofitting of certain public facilities and community facilities; relating to the performance of energy audits on schools and community facilities; and relating to the duties of the Alaska Energy Authority and the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Begich Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/11/2019

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 31st Legislature

Approp: Supp; Cap; Disaster Relief [HB-53] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ] [Environmental ] [Construction ]
An Act making supplemental appropriations for fire suppression activities and restoration projects relating to earthquake disaster relief; capitalizing funds; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/20/2019

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 31st Legislature

Art In Public Buildings & Facilities [SB-97] [Arts and Culture ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ]
An Act repealing statutes that relate to art works in public buildings and facilities and that require a set percentage of construction costs to be spent on art.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Read The First Time - Referrals on 03/25/2019

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 31st Legislature

Energy Policy: Pub. Bldgs/clean Energy [SB-48] [Energy ] [Climate Change ]
An Act relating to the goal of obtaining 50 percent of the energy used by the state and state-funded facilities from clean energy sources by 2025.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Begich Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/11/2019

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

Public works; contracts; payment [SB-1133] [Construction ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Public works; contracts; payment

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Fann House Committee Of The Whole Action: Do Pass on 05/20/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Environment – Water Infrastructure Assets – Authorization of Emergency Actions [HB-177] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Water ] [Public Safety ] [Disaster Relief ]
Authorizing the Department of the Environment to take certain emergency actions to protect life, property, or the environment against risks arising from dams, reservoirs, and similar waterway constructions that are in imminent danger of failure; requiring the Department to remain in charge and control of a water infrastructure asset until the Department has determined that the water infrastructure asset has been rendered safe or the circumstances requiring the emergency actions have ceased; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 97 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Baltimore County - Remediation of Illegal Dumping - Report [HB-63] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Public Safety ] [Environmental ] [Community Development ]
Requiring the Baltimore County Department of Public Works to report annually to the members of the Baltimore County Delegation to the General Assembly on actions taken to remediate illegal dumping in each legislative district in Baltimore County in which more than ten citations for illegal dumping were issued during the previous year; and requiring the report to be made available on the Department's website.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/09/2020

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