Renewable Energy Sources
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public School Construction and State Buildings - Use of Geothermal Energy [HB-665]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Climate Change ]
Prohibiting the Interagency Commission on School Construction from approving the construction of a public school unless a geothermal energy system will be installed in the school building; requiring the State to install a geothermal energy system in each State building constructed by the State; and altering certain requirements for certain standards established by the Department of General Services in cooperation with the Maryland Energy Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2020
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Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces [SB-474]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle that is not a plug-in electric drive vehicle in a parking space that is designated for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles have certain pavement markings; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles be counted as part of the overall number of parking spaces for certain purposes; establishing a civil penalty of $50 for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing 3/11 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland Green Purchasing Committee - Food Procurement - Greenhouse Gas Emissions [SB-478]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Food ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Green Purchasing Committee to develop on or before January 1, 2022, a certain methodology, in consultation with the Department of the Environment and the Department of General Services, for a unit to estimate greenhouse gas emissions that occur through the life cycle of certain food; requiring each unit to report to the Committee on the unit's progress in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with food procured by the unit on or before August 1, 2024 and each August 1 thereafter; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Transit Administration - Conversion to Electric Buses (Electric Bus Transition Act) [SB-423]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Air Quality ]
Prohibiting, beginning in fiscal year 2022, the Maryland Transit Administration from entering into a contract to purchase buses for the Administration's transit bus fleet that are not electric buses; requiring the Administration, on or before January 1, 2021, and each January 1 thereafter, to submit a report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the implementation of the Act; providing for the contents of the annual report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Electric Industry - Community Choice Energy - Pilot Program [HB-561]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Applying certain laws regarding net energy metering and community solar generating systems to customers served by a community choice aggregator; altering the circumstances under which counties and municipal corporations may act as an aggregator; establishing a certain Community Choice Aggregator Pilot Program; establishing a process by which, beginning on October 1, 2022, a certain county may form a community choice aggregator; requiring a certain county to develop a plan and give notice of a certain aggregation plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Referred Finance on 03/15/2020
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Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy - Municipal Electric Utilities [HB-494]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Altering the percentage, to 2.5% in 2020 and later, of a municipal electric utility's renewable energy portfolio standard that must be derived from solar energy.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2020
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Frederick County - Solar Energy - Municipal Electric Utilities [HB-418]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Altering to 2.5% the percentage of the renewable energy portfolio standard that must be derived from solar energy for a municipal electric utility in Frederick County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frederick County Delegation
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources [HB-438]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the eligibility of certain sources of energy for the creation of credits under the renewable energy portfolio standard; removing certain sources from the definition of a "Tier 1 renewable source"; providing that existing obligations or contract rights may not be impaired by the Act; and applying the Act to all renewable energy portfolio standard compliance years beginning after December 31, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2020
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Maryland Transit Administration – Conversion to Zero–Emission Buses (Zero–Emission Bus Transition Act) [HB-432]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Prohibiting, beginning in fiscal year 2022, the Maryland Transit Administration from purchasing buses for the Administration's State transit bus fleet that are not zero-emission buses; requiring the Administration, on or before January 1, 2021, and each January 1 thereafter, to submit a report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the implementation of the Act; requiring the report to include a schedule for converting to zero-emission buses and a plan for transitioning any adversely affected State employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs Budget And Taxation on 03/16/2020
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Energy Efficiency - Net-Zero Homes - Contract Preferences [HB-398]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to give preference to applications for certain loans that will use the services of certain small, minority, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses, particularly those businesses that provide employment for individuals trained through workforce development programs, for loans for certain net-zero homes under the Energy-Efficient Homes Construction Loan Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
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Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2020) [SB-299]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish and periodically update certain standards for State buildings to conserve energy and minimize adverse impacts on birds; requiring each State building constructed, acquired, or substantially altered by the State to meet the standards to the extent practicable and within budgetary constraints; requiring the Department to reduce the lighting of existing State buildings in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Electric Industry - Community Choice Energy [SB-315]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
Applying certain laws regarding net energy metering and community solar generating systems to customers served by a community choice aggregator; repealing a provision that prohibits a county or municipal corporation from acting as an aggregator under certain circumstances; establishing a process by which, beginning October 1, 2021, a county or municipal corporation or group of counties or municipal corporations may form or join a community choice aggregator; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2020
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Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Use of Proceeds for Maryland Healthy Soils Program [HB-395]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
Specifying that funds in a certain renewable and clean energy programs account be used for the Maryland Healthy Soils Program; and requiring that $500,000 of the renewable and clean energy programs account be allocated to the Maryland Healthy Soils Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Third Reading Passed (133-0) on 03/17/2020
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State Board of Dental Examiners – Sunset Extension and Report [SB-306]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Continuing the State Board of Dental Examiners in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending until July 1, 2031, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Board; and requiring the Board to submit a report by December 1, 2020 to certain committees of the General Assembly on the status of staff vacancies, the strategy used to fill the vacancies, and the Board's complaint and enforcement process for the past 5 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 548 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES) [HB-363]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the "renewable energy portfolio standard" to be the "clean and renewable energy standard"; altering the eligibility of certain sources of energy for the creation of credits under the clean and renewable energy standard; removing certain sources from the definition of a Tier 1 renewable source; altering provisions relating to the intent of the General Assembly; altering and extending the minimum required percentage of energy that must be derived from certain energy sources in certain years; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES) [SB-265]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the "renewable energy portfolio standard" to be the "clean and renewable energy standard"; altering the eligibility of certain sources of energy for the creation of credits under the clean and renewable energy standard; removing certain sources from the definition of a Tier 1 renewable source; altering provisions relating to the intent of the General Assembly; altering and extending the minimum required percentage of energy that must be derived from certain energy sources in certain years; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS) – Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions [SB-281]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Taxes ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to waive certain application fees for applicants intending to use certain contaminated properties for clean or renewable electrical generation sites under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations; requiring that the owner of a certain eligible property that wants to change the use of the eligible property be liable for certain fees waived under the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 544 on 05/08/2020
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Clean Cars Act of 2020 – Extension, Funding, and Reporting [HB-359]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
Extending and altering, for certain fiscal years, the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program and vehicle excise tax credit for the purchase of certain electric vehicles; repealing the limitation on the maximum total purchase price of certain vehicles; requiring the Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council to issue certain reports on or before certain dates; altering the amount required to be transferred each year from the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund to the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS) – Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions [HB-336]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Taxes ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to waive certain application fees for applicants intending to use certain contaminated properties for clean or renewable electrical generation sites under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations; requiring that the owner of a certain eligible property that wants to change the use of the eligible property be liable for certain fees waived under the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Clean Cars Act of 2020 - Extension, Funding, and Reporting [SB-277]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
Extending and altering, for certain fiscal years, the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program and vehicle excise tax credit for the purchase of certain electric vehicles; repealing the limitation on the maximum total purchase price of certain vehicles; requiring the Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council to issue certain reports on or before certain dates; altering the amount required to be transferred each year from the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund to the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2020