Water Pollution
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) [SB-541]
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.
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Gettr Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 [SB-528]
Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by altering statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, establishing of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, developing certain energy efficiency and emissions reduction requirements for certain buildings, requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings, establishing certain zero-emission vehicle requirements for the State fleet, and establishing an electric school bus pilot program; etc.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Environment - Discharge Permits - Inspections and Administrative Continuations [SB-492]
Establishing inspection and reporting requirements for certain permit holders; establishing administrative penalties for certain permit holders determined to be in significant noncompliance of certain State or federal water quality standards, effluent limitations, or other requirements; and requiring the Department of the Environment to clear a certain backlog of administratively continued permits on or before December 31, 2026.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Water Quality Management. [HB-2263]
Facilitates the jurisdiction transfer of water quality management, water pollution, wastewater treatment, instream flow standards, and applications for water quality from the Department of Health to the Commission on Water Resource Management.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Water Quality Management. [SB-2606]
Facilitates the jurisdiction transfer of water quality management, water pollution, wastewater treatment, instream flow standards, and applications for water quality from the Department of Health to the Commission on Water Resource Management.
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Tennessee 112th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, relative to discharges from floating cabins. [SB-1871]
As introduced, prohibits the department of environment and conservation from imposing requirements for discharges of greywater from floating cabins that are more stringent than the minimum requirements of federal law. - Amends TCA Title 69.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Conservation Finance Act [SB-348]
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.
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Washington 2021-2022 Regular Session
Concerning investments in critical water infrastructure projects. [SB-5632]
Concerning investments in critical water infrastructure projects.
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Washington 2021-2022 Regular Session
Adding a climate resilience element to water system plans. [SB-5626]
Adding a climate resilience element to water system plans.
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Washington 2021-2022 Regular Session
Setting domestic wastewater discharge fees. [SB-5585]
Setting domestic wastewater discharge fees.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Sunscreens. [HB-102]
Beginning January 1, 2023, bans the sale, offer of sale, or distribution in the State of any sunscreen that contains avobenzone or octocrylene, or both, without a prescription issued by a licensed healthcare provider to preserve marine ecosystems. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Sunscreens. [SB-366]
Beginning January 1, 2023, bans the sale, offer of sale, or distribution in the State of any sunscreen that contains avobenzone or octocrylene, or both, without a prescription issued by a licensed healthcare provider to preserve marine ecosystems.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Water Pollution. [SB-132]
Beginning January 1, 2023, bans the sale, offer for sale, or distribution in the State of any sunscreen that contains avobenzone or octocrylene, or both, without a prescription issued by a licensed healthcare provider. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Water Pollution. [SB-961]
Requires the department of health clean water branch to establish a working group and conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing pollution netting technology on the State's storm water drainage systems.
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Washington 2021-2022 Regular Session
Allowing persons to take immediate action to remedy water quality conditions to protect public health and welfare without the threat of penalty. [SB-5525]
Allowing persons to take immediate action to remedy water quality conditions to protect public health and welfare without the threat of penalty.
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Washington 2021-2022 Regular Session
Making it possible for more properties to have access to water, storm drains, and sanitary sewage systems. [HB-1627]
Making it possible for more properties to have access to water, storm drains, and sanitary sewage systems.
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Tennessee 112th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to water quality. [HB-1144]
As enacted, defines "system of incentives" to include regulatory flexibility recognizing increased environmental performance and enhanced water quality under specified permitted activities through permit conditions pursuant to duly promulgated rules. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.
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Tennessee 112th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to water quality. [SB-1043]
As introduced, prohibits the department of environment and conservation from requiring a permit, inspection, review, or approval of plans for the construction, installation, or modification of a land application system that the board of water quality, oil and gas is authorized to incentivize by rule as part of a system of incentives for alternatives to discharges to surface waters. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.
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Tennessee 112th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1, relative to water quality. [SB-1049]
As enacted, authorizes the department of environment and conservation to take certain actions to ensure that in-lieu fee sponsors secure mitigation for permanent impacts to waters. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1.
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Tennessee 112th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to water quality. [SB-790]
As enacted, defines "system of incentives" to include regulatory flexibility recognizing increased environmental performance and enhanced water quality under specified permitted activities through permit conditions pursuant to duly promulgated rules. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.