Wetlands
Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Water. [HB-1929]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Defines "isolated wetlands" and "wetlands". Clarifies the definition of "state waters" to include wetlands and isolated wetlands. Requires the Director of Health to determine all wetlands in the State, including whether a wetland is an isolated wetland or is included in the waters of the United States. Prohibit persons from discharging any water pollutant into or at any location that enters state waters.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Ichiyama
The Committee(s) On Wal Recommend(s) That The Measure Be Deferred. on 02/08/2024
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Gettr Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Wetland Preservation. [SB-507]
[Environmental ]
[Housing ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
Adds definitions for "floodway", "natural stormwater infrastructure", and "wetlands" to section 343-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Requires a proposed housing project of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation that is exempt from all statutes, ordinances, charter provisions, and rules of any government agency relating to planning, zoning, and construction standards to ensure that the proposed housing project does not have a significant adverse impact on wetlands or natural stormwater infrastructure. Requires an environmental assessment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Maile Shimabukuro Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Duck Nest Boxes - Wetlands License Requirements [SB-339]
[Environmental ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
Exempting the installation and maintenance of certain duck nest boxes from certain wetlands license requirements; defining a "duck nest box" as a nesting structure located on or over water that is provided for the purpose of sheltering domesticated ducks; establishing that a duck nest box is not a nonwater-dependent project for the purpose of certain wetlands license requirements; and establishing that installing and maintaining duck nest boxes is a lawful use of private wetlands.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Professional wetland delineator; certification requirements. [HB-1182]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists; professional wetland delineator certification requirements. Replaces the requirement that an applicant with a bachelor's degree in a relevant field have four years of relevant experience to be certified as a professional wetland delineator with three years of such experience. For applicants seeking certification through experience, the bill reduces to three years the required experience that the applicant must have
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Sponsored by: Rep. Baxter Ennis
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0545) on 04/05/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Local wetlands boards; permit application approval. [SB-267]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
Local wetlands boards; permit application approval. Changes the standard for approval of a wetlands permit application from three members of a five-member wetlands board or four members of a seven-member wetlands board to a simple majority of those board members present and voting. The bill also changes the standard for approval of a coastal primary sand dune permit application from three members of a five-member wetlands board or four members of a seven-member wetlands board to a simple majority of a quorum of such board. The bill requires certain
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Stricken At Request Of Patron In Agriculture, Conservation And Natural Resources (13-y 0-n) on 01/30/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Tidal and nontidal wetlands; DEQ to establish work group to develop strategies to protect, report. [HB-357]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
Department of Environmental Quality; protection of existing tidal and nontidal wetlands; wetland restoration and creation; work group; report. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a work group to develop (i) strategies for protecting the existing tidal and nontidal wetlands of the Commonwealth and (ii) plans for wetland restoration and creation to address losses and adverse impacts from human activities and climate change. The bill specifies that such work group shall include certain relevant stakeholders and will focus on
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Bulova
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Maryland State Parks - Funds and Plan Alterations [HB-228]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Recreation ]
Extending the date by which the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund must be expended to before July 1, 2029; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to expend up to $400,000 from the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund under certain circumstances; authorizing the Park System Capital Improvements and Acquisition Fund to be used for State projects on lands managed by the Department for public purposes; authorizing the Great Maryland Outdoors Fund to be used for promoting outdoor environmental education in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 402 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program – Climate, Equity, and Administrative Provisions [HB-233]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Water ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the Critical Area Commission to adopt regulations governing the transfer of development rights, fee in lieu payments, the assessment of and adaption of the critical area for climate resiliency, enhancing resilience in the critical area, and environmental justice and equity initiatives; establishing certain considerations of climate change, climate resiliency, and equity as general principles and minimum elements of local programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 424 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Maryland State Parks - Funds and Plan Alterations [SB-259]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Recreation ]
Extending the date by which the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund must be expended to July 1, 2029; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to expend up to $400,000 from the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund for a project that addresses critical maintenance concerns without prior approval of the Department of General Services; authorizing the Park System Capital Improvements and Acquisition Fund to be used for State projects on lands managed by the Department of Natural Resources for public purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Favorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Climate, Equity, and Administrative Provisions [SB-306]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Water ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Rights ]
Authorizing the Critical Area Commission to adopt regulations governing the transfer of development rights, fee in lieu payments, the assessment of and adaption to climate change relevant to the critical area, enhancing resilience in the critical area, and environmental justice and equity initiatives; establishing certain considerations of climate change, resiliency, and equity as general principles and minimum elements of local programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/31 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/11/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation [HB-245]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the Department of the Environment to charge a fee for processing and issuing on-site sewage disposal permits and individual well construction permits under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department to establish by regulation a fee for the Responsible Personnel Training Program Certification; requiring a holder of a license to transfer oil into the State to pay a certain fee when oil owned by the licensee is first transferred into the State; establishing the Private Dam Repair Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 [SB-686]
[Economic Development ]
Regulatory Reform Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. Joyce Krawiec
Passed 1st Reading on 04/10/2023
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
North Carolina Farm Act of 2023 [SB-582]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
North Carolina Farm Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Newton
Ch. Sl 2023-63 on 06/27/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Tidal Wetlands - Pier Platforms [HB-1299]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
Prohibiting the total area of fixed pier platforms and floating pier platforms from exceeding 400 square feet per pier; prohibiting the Department of the Environment from requiring a person to obtain a license or permit for the construction or installation of a floating pier platform under certain circumstances; prohibiting a floating pier platform from exceeding 200 square feet or being located in a certain area; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Aquaculture - Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission, Oyster Advisory Commission, and Leases [HB-1262]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
Altering the composition of the Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission and the Oyster Advisory Commission; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in coordination with the Aquaculture Coordinating Council, the Department of the Environment, the Wetlands Administrator for the Board of Public Works, and the Department of General Services, to identify State-owned land that is adjacent to certain waterways; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Wetlands and Waterways Program - Authorizations for Stream Restoration Projects [HB-942]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to revise certain criteria, standards, and requirements for wetlands and waterways authorizations for certain stream restoration projects on or before October 1, 2024; and requiring the Department to provide public notice and hold a certain public information meeting before issuing a wetlands and waterways authorization for a stream restoration project under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Private Wetlands - Structural Shoreline Stabilization Measures - Authorization [SB-775]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the installation of a structural shoreline stabilization measure on private wetlands in conjunction with the installation of a nonstructural shoreline stabilization measure if the structural shoreline stabilization measure constitutes not more than 10% of the total linear footage that will be stabilized by the nonstructural shoreline stabilization measure.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Sediment Control Plans, Discharge Permits for Stormwater Associated With Construction Activity, and Notice and Comment Requirements [SB-471]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to review and update specifications for sediment control plans in a certain manner on or before December 1, 2025, and every 5 years thereafter; prohibiting the Department from authorizing the discharge of stormwater associated with construction activity under a general discharge permit unless certain requirements are satisfied; and requiring the Department to take certain public notice and comment actions if a person makes a written request within the public notification period of the permit.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 547 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - State Wetlands - Shoreline Restoration [HB-602]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the requirements for making certain improvements to protect a person's property against erosion; requiring the Department of the Environment, in coordination with the Department of Natural Resources, to designate priority shoreline restoration zones where conditions exist that degrade the resilience of the land and the habitat connectivity between the land and water; establishing in a certain Fund a coastal resilience and living shoreline restoration account to provide grants for certain shoreline stabilization projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Sediment Control Plans, Discharge Permits for Stormwater Associated With Construction Activity, and Notice and Comment Requirements [HB-607]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to review and update specifications for sediment control plans in a certain manner on or before December 1, 2025, and every 5 years thereafter; prohibiting the Department from authorizing the discharge of stormwater associated with construction activity under a general discharge permit unless certain requirements are satisfied; and requiring the Department to take certain public notice and comment actions if a person makes a written request within the public notification period of the permit.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Third Reading Passed (133-5) on 04/03/2023