Wells
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Private Well Safety Act of 2022 [HB-250]
Establishing the Private Well Safety Program in the Department of the Environment to address and manage the contamination of certain private and domestic water supply wells in the State; establishing the Private Well Safety Fund to award grants to certain counties and households for costs associated with water quality testing and remediation; requiring the Department to utilize an online portal to receive and upload water quality testing results and certain information and to provide public access to the information; etc.
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Arizona Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)
Well drilling; groundwater basins [SB-1023]
Well drilling; groundwater basins
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Environmental Impact Statements. [SB-1292]
Exempts the proposed drilling, construction, or use of a well on lands leased from the department of agriculture from the requirements of the environmental impact statements law, provided that the land is being used to support agriculture and food production. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
Modifications to 2021 Appointments Bill [HB-978]
Modifications to 2021 Appointments Bill
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
2021 Appointments Bill [SB-733]
2021 Appointments Bill
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
Establish PFAS Task Force/Add'l Measures [SB-460]
Establish PFAS Task Force/Add'l Measures
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
Electrical Lic./Bldg. Code/Dev. Reform 2022 [SB-372]
Electrical Lic./Bldg. Code/Dev. Reform 2022
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
2021 Appropriations Act [SB-105]
2021 Appropriations Act
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Water Supply - Private Well Safety Program [HB-1069]
Requiring an owner of residential rental property that is served by a private water supply well to provide water quality testing every 3 years and to disclose to a tenant certain results; requiring the owner of a residential rental property that is served by a private water supply well to notify the Department of the Environment and the local health department about well contamination, provide an on-going potable water supply and resolve the contamination within 60 days; providing a civil penalty of up to $1,000; etc.
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Hawaii 2021 Regular Session
Relating To Environmental Impact Statements. [SB-1292]
Exempts the proposed drilling, construction, or use of a well on lands leased from the department of agriculture from the requirements of the environmental impact statements law, provided that the land is being used to support agriculture and food production. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Environment – Oil and Natural Gas Produced by Hydraulic Fracturing – Prohibition on Exportation [HB-196]
Prohibiting a person from exporting from the State oil or natural gas produced by hydraulic fracturing.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Coastal Area - Protection From Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling [SJR-11]
Expressing the strong and unequivocal opposition of the General Assembly of Maryland to the draft proposed National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2019-2024, and the implementation of any offshore oil or gas leasing, exploration, development, or production in the Atlantic Ocean; urging the Secretary of the Interior of the United States to remove Maryland from the proposed leasing program; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Offshore Drilling Liability Act [SB-1128]
Expanding the definition of "offshore drilling activity" to mean the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas in, on, or under the outer continental shelf and the transportation of oil or gas from the outer continental shelf; establishing that an offshore drilling activity is an ultrahazardous and abnormally dangerous activity; establishing that a person that causes a spill of oil or gas while engaged in an offshore drilling activity is strictly liable for certain damages; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Oil and Gas Drilling and Production - Restrictions [SB-1029]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to impose certain restrictions on the drilling or production of oil or gas in the State and to prohibit the General Assembly, on or after November 15, 2018, from authorizing any drilling for oil or gas except by an act passed in a certain manner and if approved through a certain referendum; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Opposition to Proposed National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program [HJR-13]
Expressing the strong and unequivocal opposition of the General Assembly of Maryland to the draft proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2019-2024 and the implementation of any offshore oil or gas leasing, exploration, development, or production in the Atlantic Ocean; urging the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to remove Maryland from the proposed program; and requiring certain committees of the General Assembly to make recommendations on protecting Maryland if the State is not removed from the program.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Offshore Drilling Liability Act [HB-1456]
Expanding the definition of "offshore drilling activity" to mean the exploration, development, production or transportation of oil or gas on or under the outer continental shelf; establishing that an offshore drilling activity is an ultrahazardous and abnormally dangerous activity; establishing that a person that causes a spill of oil or gas while engaged in an offshore drilling activity is strictly liable for certain damages; providing that provisions concerning a certain bond do not apply to a judgment in a certain civil action; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Board of Well Drillers - Fee Setting, Sunset Extension, and Program Evaluation [SB-671]
Requiring the State Board of Well Drillers to set certain fees in a manner that will produce funds sufficient to cover the actual direct and indirect costs of regulating the well drilling industry; continuing the Board in accordance with the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2031, the termination provisions relating to statutory and regulatory authority of the Board; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Government - Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability and Maryland Program Evaluation Act [SB-640]
Establishing the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability in the Department of Legislative Services; requiring the Office to conduct certain performance evaluations of certain units of State government; renaming the Joint Audit Committee as the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee with an expanded role in reviewing evaluations conducted by the Office; requiring the Office to conduct certain investigations under certain circumstances; altering the manner in which certain governmental units are evaluated; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Environment - Water Quality Certifications (Pipeline and Water Protection Act of 2019) [SB-387]
Requiring a person seeking to construct a natural gas pipeline to apply for a certain water quality certification and pay a nonrefundable fee; requiring the Department of the Environment to establish a certain fee for the submission and review of a water quality certification application; specifying how the Department will determine the amount of the fee; requiring that the fee be deposited, credited, and appropriated in a certain manner; providing certain criteria for the Department's review of certain applications; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Environment - Water Quality Certifications (Pipeline and Water Protection Act of 2019) [HB-669]
Requiring a person seeking to construct a natural gas pipeline to apply for a certain water quality certification and pay a nonrefundable fee; requiring the Department of the Environment to establish a certain fee for the submission and review of a water quality certification application; specifying how the Department will determine the amount of the fee; requiring that the fee be deposited, credited, and appropriated in a certain manner; providing certain criteria for the Department's review of certain applications; etc.