HOUSE BILL 1452

File Code: Agriculture

Sponsored By:

Delegate Guns

Entitled:

Transfer of the Authority to Regulate the Land Application of Sewage Sludge from the Department of the Environment to the Department of Agriculture

Synopsis:

Repealing the authority of the Department of the Environment to adopt specified regulations relating to the land application of sewage sludge; authorizing the Department of Agriculture (Department) to adopt specified regulations; requiring that the Department make specified considerations before adopting regulations; requiring an applicant for a sewage sludge utilization permit to submit an application to the Department on a specified form; requiring an applicant to pay an application fee set by the Department; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

3/3

First Reading House Rules

3/7

Re-referred Environmental Matters

3/18

Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.

3/24

Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF

ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- POLLUTION

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

FORMS

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEARINGS

INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

NOTICES

PENALTIES

RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SEWAGE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Agriculture

( 14-101 , 14-101 , 14-102 , 14-102 , 14-103 , 14-103 , 14-104 , 14-104 , 14-105 , 14-105 , 14-106 , 14-106 , 14-107 , 14-107 , 14-108 , 14-108 , 14-109 , 14-109 , 14-110 , 14-110 , 14-111 , 14-111 , 14-112 , 14-112 , 14-113 , 14-113 , 14-114 , 14-114 , 14-115 , 14-115 , 14-116 , 14-116 , 14-117 , 14-117 , 14-118 , 14-118 , 14-119 , 14-119 , 14-120 , 14-120 , 14-121 , 14-121 , 14-122 , 14-122 )

Environment

( 9-230 , 9-231 , 9-232 , 9-233 , 9-234 , 9-234.1 , 9-235 , 9-236 , 9-237 , 9-238 , 9-239 , 9-240 , 9-241 , 9-242 , 9-243 , 9-244 , 9-245 , 9-246 , 9-247 , 9-248 , 9-249 , 9-269 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)