2001 Regular Session

ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 35

HB 8
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 621
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosenberg, Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Bobo, Bohanan, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Campbell, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Cryor, D'Amato, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dypski, Finifter, Frush, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Greenip, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, McKee, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Ports, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Swain, Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled
Income Tax Credit for Green Buildings
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 28
Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Delegates Leopold, Cadden, and Rosso
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 75
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 639
Sponsored By
Delegate Hubbard
Entitled
Environment - Mercury and Products that Contain Mercury
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 111
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim, Hubbard, Boutin, Stull, Frush, Owings, Nathan-Pulliam, Billings, Oaks, D. Davis, Sher, Stern, Hammen, Mohorovic, Klausmeier, Cane, Zirkin, and Rosenberg
Entitled
Solid Waste Disposal - Cathode Ray Tubes - Computer Monitors and Television Screens
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 124
Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Edwards, McKee, Stull, Shank, Elliott, Getty, Hecht, Donoghue, Taylor, Bartlett, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Amedori, Brinkley, K. Kelly, Guns, and Rudolph
Entitled
Environment - Flood Damage Restoration Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 203
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Environment)
Entitled
Environmental Standing - Judicial Review - Title V Operating Permits
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 256
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim and Redmer
Entitled
Administrative Procedure Act - Contested Cases - Department of the Environment
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 270
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim and Hubbard
Entitled
Environment - Office of People's Environmental Counsel
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 276
Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim, Cryor, Redmer, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled
Environment - Sanitary Sewer Overflows - Reporting
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 320
Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim and Cryor
Entitled
Water Discharge - Permits - Process
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 321
Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Morhaim
Entitled
Environment - Water Resources - Nitrogen Removal Technology Required
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 356
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 655
Sponsored By
Delegate Sher
Entitled
On-Site Generated Electricity - Approval Process
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 402
Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosso, Cadden, Leopold, Sophocleus, and D'Amato
Entitled
Dredge Spoil - Redeposit - Cox Creek
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 425
Status as of February 27, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Allegany County Delegation
Entitled
Allegany County - Roadside Trees - Cutting Without a Permit
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 481
Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 82
Sponsored By
Delegates Branch, V. Jones, Dypski, Harrison, C. Davis, Doory, Marriott, Oaks, Dobson, Hammen, Krysiak, Gladden, Phillips, Fulton, Montague, Hubers, Burns, and A. Jones
Entitled
Scrap Tires - Disposal - Penalties
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 726
Status as of March 13, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Fees
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1066
Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 97
Sponsored By
Delegates Stull, Amedori, W. Baker, Bartlett, Bohanan, Brinkley, Clagett, Conway, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Hubbard, Klausmeier, McClenahan, McKee, Owings, Rudolph, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, and Weir
Entitled
Soil Conservation Districts - Sediment and Erosion Control - Inspection Fees
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 1163
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 707
Sponsored By
Delegates Oaks, Rosenberg, and Hubbard
Entitled
Environment - Lead Poisoning Prevention
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1188
Status as of February 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard and Billings
Entitled
Department of the Environment - Permits - Standing
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1254
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Walkup
Entitled
Redeposit of Dredge Spoil - Historical Natural Islands
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1415
Status as of February 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegate Guns
Entitled
Environment - Air Quality - Permits or Registration
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1427
Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegate Guns
Entitled
Air Quality Control Permits - Public Participation - Judicial Review
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 16
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 572
Sponsored By
Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Environment)
Entitled
Drinking Water - Administrative Penalty Authority
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 50
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 347
Sponsored By
Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 121
Status as of March 30, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Senator Green
Entitled
Transfer Stations - Solid Waste Plans - Permits
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 157
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Hafer
Entitled
Environment - Flood Damage Restoration Fund
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
SB 294
Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled
On-Site Generated Electricity - Approval Process
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 376
Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By
Senators Stone and Collins
Entitled
Environment - Noise Inspectors
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 418
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 602
Sponsored By
Senators Frosh, Currie, Green, and Pinsky
Entitled
Environment - Sanitary Sewer Overflows - Reporting
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 480
Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Jimeno
Entitled
Dredge Spoil - Redeposit - Cox Creek
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 689
Status as of February 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Frosh
Entitled
Issuance and Renewal of Discharge Permits - Procedures
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 710
Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Stoltzfus and Frosh
Entitled
Reclaimed Water
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 738
Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators McFadden, Frosh, Hoffman, Mitchell, and Pinsky
Entitled
Lead Paint Poisoning - Testing and Prevention
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 744
Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Van Hollen, Conway, Frosh, and Middleton
Entitled
Maryland Water Conservation Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 745
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 620
Sponsored By
Senators Van Hollen, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, and Stone
Entitled
Income Tax Credit for Green Buildings
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters