Water

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 58

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  HB 28

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates B. Robinson, Conaway, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Roland Water Tower Stabilization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 33

  Status as of February 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Clagett

  Entitled

  Environment - Watershed Implementation Plans - Implementation Deadlines

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 47

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Cluster, Haddaway-Riccio, Hough, McComas, McDermott, Parrott, Schulz, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Environment - County Plans - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 99

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 648

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kipke

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Semipermanent Food Service Facilities - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 121

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Dedicated Funds - Prohibition of Transfer - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Bay Restoration Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 247

  Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Myers, Afzali, Barkley, Bates, Beitzel, Cluster, Feldman, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Impallaria, Jacobs, K. Kelly, Love, W. Miller, Minnick, Norman, Olszewski, Otto, Parrott, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Stifler, Vaughn, Vitale, Wood, and Jameson

  Entitled

  State Plumbing Code - Adoption of International Code Council Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 445

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Bobo, Carr, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Hucker, Lafferty, McIntosh, Niemann, S. Robinson, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 446

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 150

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Beidle, Bobo, Clippinger, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Hucker, McIntosh, Mitchell, Niemann, S. Robinson, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Fees and Uses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 464

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Total Maximum Daily Load - Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 486

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jacobs, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Frank, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, W. Miller, Norman, Otto, Schuh, Schulz, Smigiel, Stocksdale, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Environment - Watershed Implementation Plan - Ranking Best Management Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 487

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jacobs, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Frank, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, Norman, Otto, Ready, Schulz, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Szeliga, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Environment - Watershed Implementation Plan - County Implementation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 512

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 378

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Environment - Garrett County Sanitary District - Imposition of Late Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 549

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hogan

  Entitled

  Stormwater Management - Residential Stormwater Practices - Inspection and Maintenance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 626

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kipke

  Entitled

  Environment - Discharge of Pollutants - Permit Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 671

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates S. Robinson, Barkley, A. Kelly, A. Miller, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Stormwater Management - Dredging - Testing for Toxic Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 884

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 684

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Summers, Bobo, Braveboy, Gaines, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Jacobs, Jones, Kaiser, Lafferty, McDonough, Niemann, B. Robinson, Stocksdale, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Electric, Gas, Sewer, and Water Service - Default Notice to Condominium Unit Owners and Residents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance

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  HB 888

  Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Residential Rental Property - Delinquency - Receiver PG/MC 105-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 890

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 140

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Pipeline Construction - Contracts PG/MC 104-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 894

  Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary District - Unpaid Water and Sewer Charges - Collection and Liens PG/MC 106-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 896

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 685

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  The Washington Suburban Sanitary District Transparency and Rate Relief Act of 2012 PG/MC 107-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 905

  Status as of March 16, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Water and Sewer Construction Charges by Developers in the Washington Suburban Sanitary District

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 932

  Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Clagett

  Entitled

  Department of Planning - State Development Plan - Denial of Projects, Permits, Approvals, or State Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1034

  Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Bobo, Carr, and Frush

  Entitled

  Environment - Oil and Gas Leases - Risk Disclosures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1123

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 703

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mizeur

  Entitled

  Environment - Presumptive Impact Areas -Contamination Caused by Gas Wells in Deep Shale Deposits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1124

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 704

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission - Revisions and Corrections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1163

  Status as of February 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jacobs, Fisher, Hershey, and Norman

  Entitled

  Environment - Penalty for Sewage Overflow - Establishment and Distribution

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1170

  Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Bobo, and Frush

  Entitled

  Fracking Records Transparency Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1201

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 708

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan, Cane, Clagett, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Holmes, Jacobs, James, McMillan, Minnick, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Rudolph, Vitale, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Department of Planning - State Development Plan - Use and Conflicts of Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1268

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 143

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barnes, Davis, Feldman, Hershey, Impallaria, and W. Miller

  Entitled

  Business Occupations and Professions - Plumbers - Lead-Free Materials

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1303

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 428

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Cost Sharing for Water Pollution Control

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1306

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 717

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Aquaculture Leasing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1411

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 722

  Sponsored By

  Delegates George, Frush, and Lafferty

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Management Administration - Wetlands and Waterways Program Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 37

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 12

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Dorchester County - Water and Sewer Service - Late Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 65

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Dedicated Funds - Prohibition of Transfer - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Bay Restoration Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 115

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 23

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Environment - Waterworks and Wastewater Works Certified Operators

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 117

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 24

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Appropriation Permits - Construction Dewatering Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 118

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 25

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient and Sediment Credit Certification Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 154

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Roland Water Tower Stabilization

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 236

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 149

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 240

  Status as of January 25, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 330

  Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Jacobs, Jennings, Kittleman, Montgomery, and Shank

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Total Maximum Daily Load - Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 345

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 61

  Sponsored By

  Senator Glassman

  Entitled

  Harford County - Water and Sewer Authorities - Number of Directors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 428

  Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Garagiola, Jennings, Klausmeier, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Commission to Study Expanding the Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient Credit Certification Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 475

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Garagiola, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Stormwater Management - Dredging - Testing for Toxic Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 532

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kittleman, Mathias, Peters, Pipkin, Reilly, Robey, Shank, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Department of Planning - State Development Plan - Use and Conflicts of Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 635

  Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Appropriation or Use Permit Fees - Workgroup

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 636

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Environment - Presumptive Impact Areas - Contamination Caused by Gas Wells in Deep Shale Deposits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 637

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Nuclear Power Transparency Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 692

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, and Shank

  Entitled

  Environment - County Plans - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 695

  Status as of March 16, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Colburn, Glassman, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Environment - Watershed Implementation Plan - Conowingo Dam Environmental Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 705

  Status as of February 14, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Colburn

  Entitled

  Public Utilities - Hydroelectric Generating Station - Nutrient Filtration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 821

  Status as of March 16, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Colburn, Glassman, Jacobs, and Shank

  Entitled

  Environment - Watershed Implementation Plan - Cap on Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 822

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Colburn, Glassman, Jacobs, and Shank

  Entitled

  Environment - Watershed Implementation Plan - County Implementation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 823

  Status as of March 16, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Glassman, Jacobs, and Shank

  Entitled

  Environment - Watershed Implementation Plan - Ranking Best Management Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 827

  Status as of March 16, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Environment - Sewage Disposal Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 877

  Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Pollution Control - Reporting and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 1070

  Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Lockhouse 44, Lock 44, and Western Maryland Railroad Lift Bridge

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1097

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Reilly

  Entitled

  Water Pollution Control and Abatement - Coal Combustion By-Products and Water Pollutants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs