File Code: Environment
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request -
Departmental - Environment)
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Environment - Water Appropriation Permits - Penalties
 
Altering permit requirements related to appropriation and use of State
groundwater; defining a term; creating an exemption; authorizing the
Department of the Environment to seek specified penalties; providing
for the issuance of specified orders or notices; providing for
specified hearings; increasing penalties; eliminating the cap on
specified penalties; and altering the uses of the Maryland Clean Water
Fund.
House Action
- 2/4
 - First Reading Environmental Matters
 -      Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/14
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
 - 3/15
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/17
 - Third Reading Passed (135-0)
 
Senate Action
- 3/18
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/23
 - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/7
 - Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 4/5
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Conway)
 -      Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs (Senator Conway)
 
Sponsored by:
- Environmental Matters Comm., Chairman
 - Departmental
 - Environment, Department of the
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
 - ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
 - ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
 - EVIDENCE
 - HEARINGS
 - LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
 - NOTICES
 - PENALTIES
 - POLLUTION -see also- SEDIMENT CONTROL
 - RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
 - REPORTS
 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
 - SUBPOENAS
 - WATER
 - WITNESSES
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Environment
 - (
 5-101 ,
 5-502 ,
 5-514 ,
 5-515 ,
 5-516 ,
 9-320 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 House 
- Number: 530518/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2005      at:
10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
Senate
- Number: 963422/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2005       at:
11:39 a.m.     Status: Incomplete
 
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
 House 
- March 17, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (135-0)