ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 40

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  HB 3

  Status as of April 6, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Curran, Taylor, Cummings, Hurson, Busch, Guns, Hixson, Rawlings, Vallario, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Review of License and Permit Applications - Timing of Review by the Department of the Environment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 4

  Status as of February 7, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Curran, Taylor, Cummings, Hurson, Busch, Guns, Hixson, Rawlings, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Secretary of the Environment - Adoption of Regulations - Relationship to Federal Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 5

  Status as of March 31, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, Taylor, Cummings, Hurson, Busch, Hixson, Rawlings, Vallario, Owings, Klausmeier, Stup, Weir, Fulton, D. Davis, Redmer, D. Hughes, Frush, Billings, McHale, Hammen, Ciliberti, Morhaim, Stull, Oaks, Mohorovic, Finifter, Frank, Howard, and Harrison

  Entitled

  Brownfields - Voluntary Cleanup and Revitalization Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 61

  Status as of March 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Arnick

  Entitled

  Lead Abatement - Definition and Exceptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 66

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 428

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Fry, Cadden, Ciliberti, Love, and Bonsack

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Enhanced Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 70

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 429

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weir and D. Hughes

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Phragmites - Cost Sharing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 85

  Status as of March 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Lead Functions - Transfer to Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 111

  Status as of March 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott and Schisler

  Entitled

  Lead Poisoning Prevention Reform - Disclosure of Condition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 188

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cadden and Love

  Entitled

  Enhanced Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Moratorium Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 237

  Status as of April 6, 1996: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, D. Davis, Guns, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and C. Mitchell

  Entitled

  Lead - Childhood Lead Screening - Work Practices and Accreditation Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 503

  Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 234

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Small Pond Exemptions - Height Measurement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 508

  Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Environmental Noise Control - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 535

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 624

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Getty

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements - Exclusions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 569

  Status as of March 6, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities - Regulatory Requirements - Limited Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 592

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Edwards, Snodgrass, Brinkley, Stull, Stocksdale, Ports, Klima, Hutchins, Schade, Rzepkowski, Greenip, Harkins, Eckardt, Beck, Mossburg, McKee, Stup, Getty, Holt, Redmer, Kelly, D. Murphy, Faulkner, Kittleman, La Vay, O'Donnell, Baldwin, Jacobs, Walkup, D. Hughes, and McClenahan

  Entitled

  Secretary of the Environment - Regulations - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 939

  Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Lead Poisoning Prevention - Lead Hazard Control Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 947

  Status as of March 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Perry, Cadden, Baldwin, Conroy, Proctor, Hammen, Kach, M. Burns, Rzepkowski, Love, Turner, Pitkin, Bissett, Clagett, Hubbard, Bobo, Frush, Leopold, Greenip, and Schade

  Entitled

  Rubble Landfills - Liners - Local Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 958

  Status as of March 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Poole, Donoghue, Stull, Brinkley, Stocksdale, Elliott, Edwards, Workman, Getty, McKee, Snodgrass, Stup, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Lead Poisoning Prevention Program - Risk Reduction in Housing - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 967

  Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Dembrow, Menes, Rosapepe, Hixson, and Franchot

  Entitled

  Environment - Sewage Sludge Facilities - Odor Zones

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1057

  Status as of February 14, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Guns, and Owings

  Entitled

  Environmental Audits - Voluntary Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1165

  Status as of April 3, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Billings

  Entitled

  Environment - Permits - Standing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1220

  Status as of February 14, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Guns

  Entitled

  Air Quality - Ozone Transport Region - Exclusions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1222

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 532

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, Owings, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Environment - Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund, Underground Storage Tank Upgrade and Replacement Fund, and Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1266

  Status as of April 3, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Frush, Oaks, Hammen, McHale, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosapepe, T. Murphy, Pitkin, Conroy, Crumlin, Rosenberg, Marriott, Proctor, R. Baker, Patterson, Clagett, Grosfeld, Bobo, Menes, Turner, Kagan, C. Mitchell, Franchot, Pendergrass, McIntosh, Poole, Dypski, Kelly, Kach, and Perry

  Entitled

  Environment - Permits - Standing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1343

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Owings

  Entitled

  Rubble Landfill Remediation Trust Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1344

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Owings

  Entitled

  Rubble Landfills - Environmental Inspectors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1345

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Owings

  Entitled

  Rubble Landfills - Recycling Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 65

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Phragmites - Cost Sharing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 162

  Status as of February 20, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jimeno, Colburn, Collins, Haines, Middlebrooks, Stone, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Enhanced Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Moratorium Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 174

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Baker, Jimeno, Bromwell, Della, Collins, Pica, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Haines, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Voluntary Dynamometer Testing - Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 205

  Status as of March 29, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Sfikas, Young, Stone, Van Hollen, Collins, Pinsky, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Kelley, Lawlah, Green, Roesser, Hollinger, Forehand, Currie, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Ruben, Madden, Dyson, and Astle

  Entitled

  Brownfields Revitalization and Voluntary Remediation Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 212

  Status as of February 27, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Lawlah, Forehand, and Collins

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Emissions Control Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 223

  Status as of April 8, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Sfikas, Collins, Teitelbaum, Hoffman, Green, McFadden, Forehand, Pinsky, Van Hollen, Frosh, and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Environment - Applications for Permits and Licenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 247

  Status as of April 8, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh and Roesser

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Appropriation or Use Permits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 418

  Status as of March 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas, McFadden, and Stone

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Incinerators - Authority to Prohibit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 488

  Status as of February 14, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Sfikas, Currie, Lawlah, Kelley, Dorman, Pinsky, Collins, Green, McFadden, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Department of the Environment - Permits - Standing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 536

  Status as of March 5, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Underground Oil Storage Tanks - Site Rehabilitation - Recovery of Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 549

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Derr, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, and Munson

  Entitled

  Lead Poisoning Prevention Program - Risk Reduction in Housing - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 682

  Status as of March 22, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Baker, and Haines

  Entitled

  Environmental Audits - Voluntary Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 698

  Status as of April 8, 1996: Bill is in the House - Favorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Environment - Newsprint Recycling

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters