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
Wetland and stream mitigation banks; location of site. [SB-654]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Wetland and stream mitigation banks; location of site. Allows a permit applicant to purchase wetland and stream mitigation credits from the locality in which the site is located if no credits are available to purchase in the primary service area or no credits are available at a price below 200 percent of the current price of credits.
SB-654: Wetland and stream mitigation banks; location of site.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Continued To 2023 In Agriculture, Conservation And Natural Resources (13-y 0-n) on 02/08/2022
Wetland and stream mitigation credits; dam removal credits. [HB-479]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
Wetland and stream mitigation credits; dam removal credits. Provides the Department of Environmental Quality the authority to allow applicants for permits with stream mitigation requirements to satisfy all or part of the requirements through dam removal credits generated in the same or adjacent stream or watershed basin. A dam removal credit is defined in the bill as a credit generated through the removal of a significant obstruction, which is also defined in the bill. The bill includes certain requirements with which the applicant must comply in
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HB-479: Wetland and stream mitigation credits; dam removal credits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kenneth Plum
Left In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources on 02/15/2022
Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act [SB-135]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring the State to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through various measures, including altering statewide greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements so that after 2040 statewide greenhouse gas emissions are net negative; requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt a plan for the reduction of statewide greenhouse gas emissions by December 31, 2022; establishing a Climate Crisis Council to develop a plan to meet the reduction targets set out in the Act; and establishing a greenhouse gas pollution fee on certain fuels.
SB-135: Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 01/31/2022
Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act [HB-171]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring the State to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through various measures, including altering statewide greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements so that after 2040 statewide greenhouse gas emissions are net negative; requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt a plan for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by December 31, 2022; establishing a Climate Crisis Council to develop a plan to meet the reduction targets set out in the Act; establishing a greenhouse gas pollution fee on certain fuels; etc.
HB-171: Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/10/2022
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
You have voted HB-5376: Build Back Better Act Birth Through Five Child Care and Early Learning Entitlement Act Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization Act of 2021.
S.2633: A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain entities for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 08/05/2021
You have voted S.2633: A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain entities for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities, and for other purposes..
Insular Area Climate Change Act [S.2613]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in the United States Territories and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.
S.2613: Insular Area Climate Change Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 08/04/2021
Living Shorelines Act [HB-4235]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain entities for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities, and for other purposes.
HB-4235: Living Shorelines Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Oceans, And Wildlife. on 07/24/2021
Resilient Schools Act of 2021 [S.2259]
[Climate Change ]
[Education ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Education to establish a Climate Change Resilience Program, and for other purposes.
S.2259: Resilient Schools Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/24/2021
Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2021 [S.2194]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal areas that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes.
S.2194: Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Hearings Held. on 06/15/2022
Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2021 [HB-4092]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal areas that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes.
HB-4092: Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 01/20/2022
Blue Carbon Protection Act [HB-3906]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
To establish a Blue Carbon program to conserve and restore marine and coastal blue carbon ecosystems, and other purposes.
HB-3906: Blue Carbon Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee Hearings Held. on 06/22/2021
Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2021 [S.1995]
[Sports ]
[Recreation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to amend the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act with respect to sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety, and for other purposes.
S.1995: Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Cantwell Without Amendment. Without Written Report. on 12/17/2021
Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2022 [HB-3764]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide for ocean-based climate solutions to reduce carbon emissions and global warming; to make coastal communities more resilient; and to provide for the conservation and restoration of ocean and coastal habitats, biodiversity, and marine mammal and fish populations; and for other purposes.
HB-3764: Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-695, Part I. on 12/30/2022