2002 Regular Session

UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 68

HB 12
Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Stern
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Proceedings - Scope and Time Limitations
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 13
Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Stern
Entitled
Wireless Telecommunications Service - Definitions and Consumer Protection
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 61
Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Stern
Entitled
Interexchange Telecommunications Carriers - Customer Rights
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 63
Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Stern
Entitled
Telecommunication Services - Basic Local Exchange Service Quality
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 109
Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Stern
Entitled
Public Utilities - Telephone Companies - Alternative Form of Regulation
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 110
Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Stern
Entitled
Telecommunications Carriers - Prohibited Actions - Penalties and Reporting Requirements
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 135
Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 494
Sponsored By
Delegates Stern, Franchot, and Hecht
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Orders - Public Utility Regulation Fund and Filing Fees
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 153
Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
The Speaker (Department of Legislative Services)
Entitled
Electric Cooperatives
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 161
Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegate Menes (Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse) and Delegates Vallario, Hutchins, Montague, Barkley, Petzold, Eckardt, Boschert, Pitkin, Burns, Bronrott, Cole, Conroy, and Rawlings
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Jude House/Thunderbird Wastewater Treatment Plant
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 198
Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 43
Sponsored By
Chairman, Judiciary Committee and Delegate Grosfeld
Entitled
Criminal Law - Political Subdivisions - Powers and Prohibitions
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 233
Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Hubbard
Entitled
Public Service Companies - Cooperation with Municipal Corporations - Proposed Capital Projects
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 268
Status as of April 5, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Delegates Branch and Owings
Entitled
Public Utilities - Natural Gas Universal Service Program Task Force
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 345
Status as of February 13, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Billings, Hubbard, Oaks, Morhaim, Bobo, and Pendergrass
Entitled
Electric Industry - Aggregation - Counties and Municipal Corporations
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 553
Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 377
Sponsored By
Delegate Edwards
Entitled
Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Utilities Used to Produce Snow for Commercial Purposes
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 555
Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Healey, Benson, Valderrama, Paige, Sophocleus, Moe, and Bobo
Entitled
Public Service Companies - Systems Repairs
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 567
Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By
Delegate Edwards
Entitled
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany and Garrett Counties - Natural Gas Rights
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 659
Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 534
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim , Redmer, Zirkin, Carlson, Boutin, and Stern
Entitled
Environment - Water Security and Sewerage Systems Advisory Council - Committee on Wastewater Treatment Systems
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 680
Status as of February 13, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Klausmeier
Entitled
Electric Companies - Separation of Regulated and Nonregulated Businesses
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 693
Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 537
Sponsored By
Delegates Frush, Shriver, R. Baker, Bobo, Bronrott, Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, D. Davis, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubers, V. Jones, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Sher, and Valderrama
Entitled
Maryland Water Conservation Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 718
Status as of April 4, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegate Weir
Entitled
Water and Sewer - Lots Created by Intrafamily Transfers and Preexisting Lots - Sewer Connections
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 766
Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Service Charge - Limitation of Owner's Liability PG/MC 117-02
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 767
Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 87
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Pretreatment Program - Citations and Complaints PG/MC 105-02
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 788
Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Klausmeier and Redmer
Entitled
Environment - Well Drilling Permits - Exemptions
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 916
Status as of March 19, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate McIntosh
Entitled
State Government - Public Information Act - Records Related to Public Safety
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 947
Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled
Prince George's County - Public Service Companies - Systems Repairs PG 432-02
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1034
Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates La Vay, Amedori, R. Baker, Baldwin, Bartlett, Barve, Boschert, Boutin, Branch, Brinkley, Busch, Dewberry, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Franchot, Fulton, Giannetti, Greenip, Hecht, Hill, Hutchins, Kagan, Kelly, Klima, Leopold, Marriott, McKee, Mitchell, Murphy, O'Donnell, Owings, Patterson, Petzold, Pielke, Pitkin, Ports, Redmer, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Valderrama, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled
Public-Private Transportation Act of 2002
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1051
Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Conway, Taylor, Amedori, W. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Bronrott, Cane, Crouse, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Hecht, Hubbard, Hutchins, James, Kelly, Linton, McClenahan, McKee, Mitchell, Moe, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Riley, Rudolph, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled
Environment - Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement - Study
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1054
Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Hecht, Snodgrass, Billings, Bobo, Bozman, Brinkley, Clagett, Crouse, Donoghue, Hubbard, and Rosso
Entitled
Public Utility Companies - Electric Generating Stations - Zoning
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1056
Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Zirkin
Entitled
Environment - Wastewater Treatment - Use of Chlorine and Ultraviolet Light
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1057
Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Zirkin
Entitled
Environment - Use of Chlorine in Wastewater Treatment Plants - Report
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1064
Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Franchot
Entitled
Energy-Saving Investment Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1089
Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Boutin, Giannetti, Barkley, Bartlett, Billings, Cane, Carlson, D'Amato, D. Davis, Elliott, Frush, Gordon, Hammen, Hubbard, Hubers, Klausmeier, La Vay, Leopold, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Pitkin, Redmer, Sher, Snodgrass, Stull, and Weir
Entitled
Task Force to Study Moving Overhead Utility Lines Underground
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1130
Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 263
Sponsored By
Delegate D. Davis
Entitled
Universal Service Program Fund - Retention
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1148
Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 267
Sponsored By
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Enforcement - Cease and Desist Orders
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1164
Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 560
Sponsored By
Delegates Stern and D. Davis
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Standards and Procedures
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1183
Status as of February 8, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Bozman, Conway, McClenahan, Weir, Cane, Boutin, Owings, Wood, Taylor, Mitchell, Hixson, Schisler, Stull, Sher, Hammen, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Mohorovic, Oaks, Billings, Klausmeier, Frush, Stern, Busch, Elliott, Doory, and D. Davis
Entitled
Coastal Bays Protection Program - Establishment - Worcester County
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1215
Status as of February 15, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Shriver, Franchot, and Sher
Entitled
Electricity Regulation - Clean Energy Portfolio Standard and Credit Trading
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1280
Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Klausmeier
Entitled
Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Use of Trade Names and Trademarks
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1301
Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Rudolph, Hecht, and James
Entitled
Environment - Maryland Public Water and Wastewater Construction - Interagency Committee
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1307
Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Franchot
Entitled
Public Utility Companies - Net Energy Metering - Definitions
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1332
Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Franchot
Entitled
Energy-Saving Investment Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1338
Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Carlson
Entitled
Task Force to Study Water System Chlorination
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1375
Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Krysiak, C. Davis, Hammen, Dypski, Branch, Cole, Dobson, Doory, Fulton, Gladden, Harrison, Phillips, Kirk, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Montague, Oaks, Paige, Rawlings, and Rosenberg
Entitled
Public Utilities - Unclaimed Funds - Energy Assistance
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1392
Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Walkup and Rzepkowski
Entitled
Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Wind Electric Generating Facilities
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1440
Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Hurson and Hecht
Entitled
Joint Oversight Committee on Electric Customer Choice and Competition
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
SB 2
Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Senator Green
Entitled
Retail Electric and Gas Industries - Aggregators - Counties and Municipal Corporations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 129
Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By
The President (Department of Legislative Services)
Entitled
Electric Cooperatives
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 173
Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Pinsky
Entitled
Prince George's County - Public Service Companies - Systems Repairs
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 194
Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Senator Bromwell
Entitled
Underground Facilities - Marking Fees
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 283
Status as of January 23, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By
Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Enforcement - Cease and Desist Orders
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Senate Rules
SB 285
Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 144
Sponsored By
Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Generation and Emissions Studies
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 323
Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 440
Sponsored By
The President (Administration)
Entitled
The Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2002
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 509
Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Collins
Entitled
Electric Companies - Separation of Regulated and Nonregulated Businesses
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 541
Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Frosh, Conway, Currie, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stone, and Van Hollen
Entitled
Energy-Saving Investment Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 549
Status as of April 8, 2002: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Van Hollen, Conway, and Frosh
Entitled
Maryland Water Conservation Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 620
Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Senator Bromwell
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Public Utility Regulation Fund and Filing Fees
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Appropriations and Environmental Matters
SB 643
Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 178
Sponsored By
Senators Baker and Middleton
Entitled
Environment - Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement - Study
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations
SB 650
Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Bromwell
Entitled
Environment - Well Drilling Permits - Exemptions
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 653
Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 179
Sponsored By
Senators Roesser, Forehand, Frosh, Ruben, Colburn, Dorman, Dyson, Green, Kelley, Middleton, Pinsky, Van Hollen, Astle, DeGrange, Exum, Hafer, Hooper, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Task Force to Study Moving Overhead Utility Lines Underground
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 681
Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Sfikas
Entitled
Public Utilities - Unclaimed Funds - Energy Assistance
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 720
Status as of March 14, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Collins
Entitled
State Government - Public Information Act - Records Related to Public Safety
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 740
Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Currie, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Hafer, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Neall, Ruben, and Stoltzfus
Entitled
Public-Private Transportation Act of 2002
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 783
Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Senator Bromwell
Entitled
Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Use of Trade Names and Trademarks
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 814
Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Mooney
Entitled
Public Utility Companies - Electric Generating Stations - Zoning
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 832
Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senator Bromwell
Entitled
Universal Service Program Fund - Retention of Funds
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 874
Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Miller
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Jude House/Thunderbird Wastewater Treatment Plant
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 894
Status as of April 7, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Requests Recede
Sponsored By
Senator Bromwell
Entitled
Joint Oversight Committee on Electric Customer Choice and Competition
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 901
Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By
Senator Mooney
Entitled
Electric Utility Generating Station Construction - Moratorium
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Senate Rules