File Code: Environment
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 615
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Van Hollen, Frosh, Roesser, Sfikas, Hogan, Forehand,
McCabe, and Pinsky
- Entitled:
-
Potomac River Protection Act
Requiring the Secretary of the Environment to establish a study of the
nontidal portion of the Potomac River Basin to examine issues relating
to the protection of the river; requiring the Secretary to make
certain assessments and recommendations; prohibiting the Secretary
from issuing a waterway construction permit to construct a water
intake pipe in the Potomac River for a certain period of time unless
certain circumstances exist; establishing reporting deadlines for the
study; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 2/17
- Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/26
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- 4/10
- Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Senators Frosh, Sfikas, and Conway
- Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- 4/11
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House Action
- 3/26
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 4/2
- Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 4/7
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/8
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)
- 4/10
- House Refuses to Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Delegates Billings, Schisler, and Guns
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
- Senator Christopher J. McCabe, District 14
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHEMICAL TESTS -see also- BLOOD TESTS
- CONSTRUCTION
- ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
- ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- NAT. RESOURCES; POLLUTION
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- LICENSES -see also- ALC. BEVERAGES LIC; DRIVERS' LIC
- MARYLAND REGISTER
- POLLUTION -see also- SEDIMENT CONTROL
- REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
- RIVERS AND STREAMS
- SUNSET
- WATER -see also- CHESAPEAKE BAY
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Environment
- (
5-12A-01 ,
5-12A-02 ,
5-12A-03 ,
5-12A-04
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 584325/4 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 1999 at:
11:30 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 159891/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 1999 at:
3:48 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Conference Committee Documents:
- Report Number: 753316/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 12, 1999 at:
11:30 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Amendment Number: 693913/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 12, 1999 at:
11:30 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 26, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- April 11, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- House
- April 8, 1999: Third Reading Passed (137-0)