2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1169

File Code: Environment
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hubbard, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Holmes, Hurson, Kaiser, King, Kullen, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled:
Environment - Air Quality - Reducing Emissions of Four Pollutants from Power Plants

Synopsis:

Requiring a person who owns, leases, operates, or controls specified power plants to limit emissions of nitrogen and sulfur dioxide to specified levels after specified dates and to reduce emissions of mercury and carbon dioxide by specified rates after specified dates; permitting emissions of carbon dioxide in excess of a specified amount to be offset by carbon dioxide emission reductions at other power plants, by vegetative sequestration measures, or by reductions achieved outside the State; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Economic Matters
2/16
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES -see also- ASBESTOS; RADIATN.
INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
PENALTIES
POLLUTION -see also- SEDIMENT CONTROL
POWER PLANTS
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Environment
( 2-1001 , 2-1002 , 2-1003 , 2-1004 , 2-1005 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered