2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 331

File Code: Environment
Sponsored By:
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Dept. Business & Economic Dev.)
Entitled:
Environment - Brownfields Revitalization Incentive and Voluntary Cleanup Programs

Synopsis:

Altering the requirement that for a brownfields site to be eligible for specified financial incentives the site must be located in a jurisdiction that has elected to participate in the Brownfields Revitalization Incentive Program; authorizing the Department of Business and Economic Development to provide low-interest loans or grants to persons for conducting environmental site assessments of potential brownfields sites that are required for participation in the Voluntary Cleanup Program; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/31
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/2
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2/22
Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
2/23
Favorable Report Adopted
Special Order 2/25 (Delegate Grosfeld) Adopted
2/25
Special Order 2/29 (Delegate Guns) Adopted
2/29
Floor Amendment (Delegate Billings) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/2
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
3/31
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Owings, Klausmeier, and Elliott
4/4
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/5
Passed Enrolled
5/19
Governor vetoed - Duplicative
Senate Action
3/3
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/8
Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
4/4
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Frosh, Pinsky, and Sfikas
4/5
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (44-2)
Sponsored by:
Chairman, Environmental Matters Comm.
Departmental
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ASSESSMENTS
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
GRANTS
LOANS -see also- MORTGAGES
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC
POLLUTION -see also- SEDIMENT CONTROL
PROPERTY TAX
REAL PROPERTY
RECLAMATION
REPORTS
TAX CREDITS -see also- CIRCUIT BREAKER
TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MALP; WRONGFUL DEATH
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 83A Department of Business and Economic Development
( 3-901 , 3-902 , 3-905 , 5-1401 , 5-1408 )
Tax - Property
( 9-229 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 483422/2 (PDF)     Offered on: February 29, 2000   at: 11:07 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 574333/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 29, 2000   at: 11:59 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 313226/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2000   at: 5:50 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 863426/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2000   at: 5:50 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 2, 2000: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
April 4, 2000: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
March 30, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
April 5, 2000: Third Reading Passed (44-2)