Rivers And Streams
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Watershed Protection and Restoration Programs - Revisions [SB-863]
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[Water ]
[Community Development ]
Repealing the requirement that a specified county or municipality adopt and implement local laws or ordinances necessary to establish a watershed protection and restoration program; exempting a specified county from specified provisions of the Act; authorizing a specified county or municipality to adopt and implement local laws or ordinances necessary to establish a watershed protection and restoration program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 124 on 05/12/2015
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Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Cushwa Basin Area [SB-746]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $300,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Cushwa Basin Area project, located in Washington County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Repeal [SB-588]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Repealing the requirement that, on or before July 1, 2013, a county or municipality subject to a specified municipal stormwater permit adopt and implement laws or ordinances to establish a watershed protection and restoration program; repealing the requirement that a county or municipality maintain or administer a local watershed protection and restoration fund; repealing the requirement that a county or municipality establish and annually collect a stormwater remediation fee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Repeal [SB-42]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Repealing the requirement that, on or before July 1, 2013, a county or municipality subject to a specified municipal stormwater permit adopt and implement laws or ordinances to establish a watershed protection and restoration program; repealing the requirement that a county or municipality maintain or administer a local watershed protection and restoration fund; repealing the requirement that a county or municipality establish and annually collect a stormwater remediation fee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Repeal [SB-36]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Repealing the requirement that, on or before July 1, 2013, a county or municipality subject to a specified municipal stormwater permit adopt and implement laws or ordinances to establish a watershed protection and restoration program; repealing the requirement that a county or municipality maintain or administer a local watershed protection and restoration fund; repealing the requirement that a county or municipality establish and annually collect a stormwater remediation fee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Greenbelt Lake Dam Repair [SB-352]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $285,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Greenbelt for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Greenbelt Lake Dam, 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; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Hearing 3/14 At 9:00 A.m. on 03/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds [SB-28]
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[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish a Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used only for nonpoint source pollution control projects except under specified circumstances; prohibiting the transfer of funds in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to the General Fund or a special fund of the State except under specified circumstances; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/25/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Department of General Services - Deep Creek Lake Buy Down Area Program - Extension [SB-254]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing the Department of General Services to establish the Deep Creek Lake Buy Down Area Program to offer the owners of properties adjoining Deep Creek Lake the right to purchase the land contiguous to their land at an amount equal to the State's cost of acquiring the land plus reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the State from the sale; providing that revenue from the sale of specified property be distributed to the Deep Creek Lake Recreation Maintenance and Management Fund for specified land purchases; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Repeal [HB-874]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Repealing the requirement that, on or before July 1, 2013, a county or municipality subject to a specified municipal stormwater permit adopt and implement laws or ordinances to establish a watershed protection and restoration program; repealing the requirement that a county or municipality maintain or administer a local watershed protection and restoration fund; repealing the requirement that a county or municipality establish and annually collect a stormwater remediation fee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Aquatic Invasive Species - Decontamination of Vessels (State Lakes Invasive Species Act of 2015) [HB-860]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
Prohibiting an owner of a vessel from placing the vessel or having the vessel placed in a lake at a public launch ramp or public dock after April 1, 2017, unless the owner has taken specified actions; establishing penalties for violation of the Act; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to convene a specified workgroup to evaluate actions that reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species from vessels placed in lakes that are owned or managed by the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 461 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Exemption [HB-773]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Exempting Baltimore County from the requirement to establish a watershed protection and restoration program on or before July 1, 2013.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick McDonough
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Performance Audit MC/PG 104-15 [HB-675]
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[Community Development ]
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[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
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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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Use of Funds - Compliance With Watershed Implementation Plans [HB-633]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Allowing the Cigarette Restitution fund to be used to provide financial assistance to farmers for specified purposes; establishing the Watershed Implementation Plan Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide financial assistance to farmers for implementation of State or local watershed implementation plans associated with the Chesapeake Bay total maximum daily load; requiring the Department of Agriculture to administer the Fund; requiring the State Treasurer to hold the Fund and the Comptroller to account for the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/23/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Repeal [HB-481]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Repealing the requirement that, on or before July 1, 2013, a county or municipality subject to a specified municipal stormwater permit adopt and implement laws or ordinances to establish a watershed protection and restoration program; repealing the requirement that a county or municipality maintain or administer a local watershed protection and restoration fund; repealing the requirement that a county or municipality establish and annually collect a stormwater remediation fee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Department of General Services - Deep Creek Lake Buy Down Area Program - Extension [HB-356]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish the Deep Creek Lake Buy Down Area Program to offer the owners of properties adjoining Deep Creek Lake the right to purchase the land contiguous to their land at an amount equal to the State's cost of acquiring the land plus reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the State from the Sale; providing that revenue from the sale of specified property be distributed to the Deep Creek Lake Recreation Maintenance and Management Fund for specified land purchases; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 243 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Environment - Monocacy River Watershed - Water Resources Plan [HB-326]
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[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to engage with the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin on the development and implementation of a water resources plan for the portion of the Monocacy River watershed located in Maryland; requiring the Department to submit a specified report to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31 of each year; and terminating the Act after September 30, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/20/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds [HB-302]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Air Quality ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish a Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used only for the implementation of nonpoint source pollution control projects except under specified circumstances; prohibiting the transfer of funds in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to the General Fund or a special fund of the State except under specified circumstances; submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Meagan Simonaire
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Greenbelt Lake Dam Repair [HB-265]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $285,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Greenbelt for acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Greenbelt Lake Dam, 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; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Environment - Implementation of Watershed Implementation Plan - Limitation [HB-1268]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
Prohibiting a person from engaging in an activity or a strategy to implement a State Watershed Implementation Plan until the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency completes and publishes the 2017 Chesapeake Bay midpoint assessment and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science completes the 2-year study begun in 2015 to quantify and analyze the sediment and associated nutrients in major entry points to the Lower Susquehanna River Reservoir System and the upper Chesapeake Bay and other specified assessments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jacobs
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Cushwa Basin Area [HB-1194]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $300,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Cushwa Basin Area project, located in Washington County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/13/2015