2006 Regular Session

WATER

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 40

HB 2
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 289
Sponsored By
The Speaker and Delegates McIntosh, Conway, Hixson, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Bohanan, Bobo, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, D. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Glassman, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hogan, Howard, Hubbard, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Leopold, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McKee, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled
Agricultural Stewardship Act of 2006
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
HB 91
Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 77
Sponsored By
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled
Department of Agriculture - Cost Sharing for Water Pollution Control
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 140
Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Pugh, Anderson, C. Davis, Goodwin, Harrison, Kirk, Marriott, McIntosh, and Paige
Entitled
Public Safety - Personal Flotation Devices - Mandatory Use
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 151
Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates C. Davis, Anderson, Carter, Doory, Goodwin, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Paige, Pugh, and Rosenberg
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Herring Run Watershed Center
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 167
Status as of February 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Haddaway and Eckardt
Entitled
Natural Resources - Pound Nets and Haul Seines
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 222
Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 165
Sponsored By
Delegates Sossi, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Smigiel, and Walkup
Entitled
Agriculture - Commercial Fertilizer - Required Signage at Retail Outlets
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 235
Status as of February 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Rudolph, Donoghue, Glassman, and James
Entitled
Bay Restoration Program - On-Site Sewage Disposal Fee - County Option
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 276
Status as of February 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Edwards, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Bozman, Cluster, Cryor, Dwyer, Elliott, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Proctor, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull
Entitled
Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Exemption
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 558
Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 462
Sponsored By
Delegates Glassman, Kohl, Mayer, and Sossi
Entitled
Bay Restoration Fund - Failing Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems - Eligibility for Funds
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 711
Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Delegates Kach, Aumann, V. Clagett, Frank, Frush, Glassman, Impallaria, Jennings, and McDonough
Entitled
Oil Discharge - Groundwater Contamination - Reimbursement for Costs
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 836
Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates V. Clagett, Myers, Boschert, Costa, Haddaway, Lawton, Love, McConkey, and Shank
Entitled
Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Bottled Water
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 854
Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Quinter, Bobo, and Hubbard
Entitled
Water Pollution - Administrative Penalties
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1104
Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Delegates Stull, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Bozman, G. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kohl, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, Malone, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Moe, Montgomery, Myers, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled
Public Safety - Fire Companies - Limited Access to Private Water Sources
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1141
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 381
Sponsored By
Delegates McIntosh, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Glassman, Holmes, Lawton, Montgomery, Pugh, Stern, and Sossi
Entitled
Land Use - Local Government Planning
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1207
Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 609
Sponsored By
Harford County Delegation and Baltimore County Delegation
Entitled
Natural Resources - Hunting Wild Waterfowl - Harford and Baltimore Counties
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1232
Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 611
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Municipal Corporations PG/MC 106-06
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1239
Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Cane, V. Clagett, Bozman, Levy, Bobo, Jameson, Mayer, McConkey, McMillan, Pugh, Sossi, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled
Annexation Planning and Procedures Act of 2006
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1241
Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Cardin
Entitled
Environment - Sewage Sludge - Use as Alternative Energy Source
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1326
Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Frush
Entitled
Environment - Groundwater Contamination - Notification and Reimbursement of Costs
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1351
Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Walkup and Smigiel
Entitled
State Highway Administration - Bridges - Installation of Throwable Flotation Devices
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1588
Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Delegates Kullen and Bohanan
Entitled
Environment - Patuxent River Watershed
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1640
Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Bozman, Healey, Barkley, Conroy, Conway, D. Davis, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Gaines, Gordon, Haddaway, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, King, Lawton, McComas, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Sossi, and Weldon
Entitled
Maryland Growth Management Act of 2006
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1698
Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By
St. Mary's County Delegation
Entitled
St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission - Fee Restructuring
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HJ 7
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Joint Resolution 5
Sponsored By
Delegate V. Clagett
Entitled
Chesapeake Bay - Cleanup and Restoration - Federal Funding
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 5
Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Senators Miller, Hollinger, Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Klausmeier, Garagiola, Brochin, and Munson
Entitled
Agricultural Stewardship Act of 2006
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations
SB 174
Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Stoltzfus, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, and Pipkin
Entitled
Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Exemption
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 241
Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator McFadden
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Herring Run Watershed Center
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 257
Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By
Senators Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Grosfeld, Klausmeier, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled
Critical Areas Program - Resource Conservation Areas - Little Blackwater River
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 379
Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 524
Sponsored By
Senators Dyson, Middleton, Miller, Hollinger, and Brochin
Entitled
Environment - Patuxent River Watershed
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 400
Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 75
Sponsored By
Carroll County Senators
Entitled
Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 416
Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Conway, Dyson, and Pinsky
Entitled
Environment - Groundwater Contamination - Notification and Reimbursement of Costs
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 536
Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger, Pipkin, Astle, Conway, Dyson, Harris, Middleton, and Colburn
Entitled
Land Use - Local Government Planning
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 562
Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 53
Sponsored By
Senator Haines
Entitled
Public Safety - Fire Companies - Limited Access to Private Water Sources
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
SB 625
Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Green
Entitled
Environment - Stormwater Management - Inspections and Water Quality Standards
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 749
Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Brinkley
Entitled
Smart Growth - Priority Funding Areas - Rural Counties
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 783
Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Klausmeier
Entitled
State Agencies - Energy Performance Contracting - Water and Wastewater Conservation Projects
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 966
Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Dyson (By Request)
Entitled
Calvert County - Dissolution of a Nonprofit Organization and Creation of a Sanitary District
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 1013
Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky, Britt, Colburn, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Green, and Jacobs
Entitled
Maryland Growth Management Act of 2006
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 1036
Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 149
Sponsored By
Senator Colburn
Entitled
Environment - Sewerage Service - Unpaid Services
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 1039
Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 150
Sponsored By
Senator Colburn
Entitled
Dorchester County - Water and Sewerage Systems - Benefit Assessments and Connection Charges
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters