Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds (Chesapeake Bay Lockbox Protection Act of 2022) [HB-921]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing a Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to provide financial resources for certain nonpoint source pollution control projects in the State; and 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 certain circumstances.
HB-921: Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds (Chesapeake Bay Lockbox Protection Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
Natural Resources - State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Funding and Sunset - Alterations [SB-674]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Increasing the amount of the appropriation, beginning in fiscal year 2024, that the Governor is required to include in the annual budget bill for the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000; and repealing the termination of certain provisions of law relating to the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund.
SB-674: Natural Resources - State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Funding and Sunset - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2022
Patuxent River Commission - Membership [HB-716]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the membership of the Patuxent River Commission by increasing the voting membership from 34 to 36 members and including 1 individual representing an organization or unit of local government engaged in watershed management and restoration, the Patuxent Riverkeeper, and the President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science or a designee.
HB-716: Patuxent River Commission - Membership
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 615 on 05/29/2022
Conservation Finance Act [HB-653]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Providing that the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Environmental Trust must allow participants in certain cost-sharing programs to participate in and receive compensation from greenhouse gas markets, carbon credits, or soil carbon programs under certain circumstances; authorizing certain units to enter into pay-for-success contracts with certain aggregators to procure certain environmental outcomes projects or already certified environmental outcomes; etc.
HB-653: Conservation Finance Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 237 on 04/21/2022
Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) [SB-541]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
Addressing infrastructure, capacity, and accessibility needs within the Maryland Park Service and State parks, including establishing systems and processes for surveying infrastructure and critical maintenance needs, increasing the number of Maryland Park Service full-time employees, requiring the Department of Budget and Management to conduct certain staff reviews, and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a certain capital improvement plan and a comprehensive long-range strategic plan; etc.
SB-541: Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 39 on 04/09/2022
Conservation Finance Act [SB-348]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Providing that the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Environmental Trust must allow participants in certain cost sharing programs to participate in and receive compensation from greenhouse gas markets, carbon credits, or soil carbon programs under certain circumstances; authorizing certain units to enter into pay-for-success contracts with certain aggregators to procure certain environmental outcomes projects or already certified environmental outcomes; etc.
SB-348: Conservation Finance Act
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 238 on 04/21/2022
Patuxent River Commission - Membership [SB-367]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
Increasing the membership of the Patuxent River Commission to 36 voting members, one of which must represent an organization or unit of local government engaged in watershed management and restoration, and adding the Patuxent Riverkeeper and the President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science or a designee.
SB-367: Patuxent River Commission - Membership
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Referred Environment And Transportation on 03/11/2022
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds (Chesapeake Bay Lockbox Protection Act of 2022) [SB-366]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing a Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to provide financial resources for certain nonpoint source pollution control projects in the State; and 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 certain circumstances.
SB-366: Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds (Chesapeake Bay Lockbox Protection Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/09/2022
Environment – PFAS Chemicals – Prohibitions and Requirements (George “Walter” Taylor Act) [SB-273]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Food ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2024, a person from using, manufacturing, or knowingly selling or distributing Class B fire-fighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals in the State; prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2024, a person from manufacturing or knowingly selling or distributing a certain rug or carpet; prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2024, certain persons from manufacturing or knowingly selling or distributing certain food packaging designed for direct food contact in the State; etc.
SB-273: Environment – PFAS Chemicals – Prohibitions and Requirements (George “Walter” Taylor Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 139 on 04/21/2022
Environment – PFAS Chemicals – Prohibitions and Requirements (George “Walter” Taylor Act) [HB-275]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Food ]
Prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2024, a person from using, manufacturing, or knowingly selling or distributing Class B fire-fighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals in the State; prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2024, a person from manufacturing, selling, or distributing a certain rug or carpet in the State; prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2024, a manufacturer or distributor from manufacturing, selling, or distributing certain food packaging intended for direct food contact in the State; etc.
HB-275: Environment – PFAS Chemicals – Prohibitions and Requirements (George “Walter” Taylor Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 138 on 04/21/2022
Wetlands and Waterways – Riparian Rights – Voluntary Registry and Notice [HB-149]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to establish and maintain a voluntary registry on the Department's website for property owners who have registered a claim of riparian rights with the Department; requiring the Governor to appropriate funds to the Department to cover the cost of establishing and maintaining the registry; requiring the holder of a covenant for riparian rights to be provided notice of a proposed project in the immediate area at the beginning of the State or local permitting process or other approval process; etc.
HB-149: Wetlands and Waterways – Riparian Rights – Voluntary Registry and Notice
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/12/2022
Cecil County - Fishing - Restrictions [SB-799]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that a certain riparian right of first refusal to set commercial fishing nets in certain waters of the Chesapeake Bay and a certain process through which another person may set commercial fishing nets in front of the property of the riparian property owner do not apply in Cecil County; and repealing certain fishing restrictions that apply in Cecil County.
SB-799: Cecil County - Fishing - Restrictions
Sponsored by: Sen. Jason Gallion
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2021
Comprehensive Conservation Finance Act [SB-737]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Providing that Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Environmental Trust must allow participants in certain programs to participate in and receive compensation from certain markets, credits, or programs under certain circumstances; authorizing certain units to enter into pay-for-success contracts with certain aggregators to procure certain environmental outcomes projects or already certified environmental outcomes; etc.
SB-737: Comprehensive Conservation Finance Act
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 4/01 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) And Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 03/24/2021
Natural Resources - Waterfowl Hunting - Susquehanna Flats [HB-911]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Establishing that a person may hunt wild waterfowl in the waters of the Susquehanna Flats while standing in water on the natural bottom only in areas designated by the Department of Natural Resources; and prohibiting a person from hunting wild waterfowl in the Susquehanna Flats from a boat that is drifting, being sculled, or anchored in areas designated for hunting wild waterfowl while standing in water on the natural bottom.
Anne Arundel County - Natural Resources - Fishing With a Haul Seine [HB-843]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Repealing certain provisions of law that restrict the length of a haul seine that a person may use in certain waters of Anne Arundel County; repealing a certain penalty for a violation of certain provisions of law that restrict the length of a haul seine that a person may use in certain waters of Anne Arundel County; and authorizing a person to use a haul seine to fish in the waters of Anne Arundel County except under certain circumstances.
HB-843: Anne Arundel County - Natural Resources - Fishing With a Haul Seine
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Hearing 3/03 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/17/2021
Natural Resources - State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Mandatory Funding [SB-618]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Increasing the amount of the appropriation, beginning in fiscal year 2023, that the Governor is required to include in the annual budget bill for the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000.
SB-618: Natural Resources - State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Mandatory Funding
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing Canceled on 02/19/2021
Natural Resources - State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Mandatory Funding [HB-833]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Increasing the amount of the appropriation, beginning in fiscal year 2023, that the Governor is required to include in the annual budget bill for the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000.
HB-833: Natural Resources - State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Mandatory Funding
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 3/03 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/15/2021
Cecil County - Fishing - Restrictions [HB-693]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a certain riparian right of first refusal to set commercial fishing nets in certain waters of the Chesapeake Bay and a certain process through which another person may set commercial fishing nets in front of the property of the riparian property owner do not apply in Cecil County; prohibiting a person from placing nets or establishing a haul seine fishery to catch fish for commercial use in the waters of the Susquehanna River in Cecil County; and repealing certain fishing restrictions that apply in Cecil County.
HB-693: Cecil County - Fishing - Restrictions
Sponsored by: Rep.
Third Reading Passed (132-1) on 03/22/2021