2007 Regular Session
Environment (M3)
Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 62
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McIntosh and Glassman
- Entitled
- Environment - Groundwater Contamination - Notification and Reimbursement of Costs
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Krebs, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, George, Haddaway, Holmes, Kach, Kaiser, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Olszewski, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Weldon, Bartlett, Burns, Doory, Feldman, Hecht, Impallaria, Jameson, J. King, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Miller, Rudolph, Stifler, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Solar and Geothermal Energy Grant Program - Grant Awards
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bobo and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Haynes, Heller, Lawton, Lee, Malone, McIntosh, Niemann, Taylor, F. Turner, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Davis, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Levi, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Walker
- Entitled
- Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Costa, Beidle, V. Clagett, Frush, George, Hubbard, J. King, Kipke, Love, McConkey, and Sophocleus
- Entitled
- Environment - Grading or Building Permit - Patuxent River Watershed
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates N. King, Ali, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Feldman, Hixson, Ivey, Kramer, Krebs, Lawton, Montgomery, Murphy, Rice, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Solar Energy Grant Program
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Sossi, Bartlett, Cane, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Mathias, McConkey, Shewell, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Environment - Bonding Requirement - Local Authority
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Doory and Feldman
- Entitled
- Solar Energy Grant Fund
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Costa
- Entitled
- Environment - Unlined Rubble Landfills - Bond Release and Access for Groundwater Testing
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
HB 363
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Queen Anne's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Environment - Landfills - Termination Date
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Beitzel, Bartlett, Bates, Costa, Eckardt, Elmore, Kach, Kelly, McKee, Myers, O'Donnell, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Users
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates N. King, Ali, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Healey, Lawton, and Montgomery
- Entitled
- Environment - Golf Course Redevelopment - Environmental Assessment
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hucker, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Beitzel, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, Dumais, Frush, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Kaiser, N. King, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McConkey, Mizeur, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Ross, Schuler, Stein, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Mercury Switch Removal from Vehicles
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Weir, Aumann, Boteler, McConkey, and Stull
- Entitled
- Lead Risk Reduction - Acquisition of Property - Compliance Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 476
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Costa
- Entitled
- Task Force on a Statewide Stormwater Management and Sediment Control Initiative
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Bobo, and Montgomery
- Entitled
- Environment - Statewide Electronics Recycling Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 559
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Glassman and Lawton
- Entitled
- Environment - Monitoring for Drinking Water Contaminants - Public Schools
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Morhaim, and Schuler
- Entitled
- Environment - Energy-Efficient Replacement Tires
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
HB 703
Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates V. Clagett, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, Davis, Frush, George, Glassman, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, N. King, Kipke, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, Mathias, McConkey, McIntosh, Mizeur, Niemann, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Sophocleus, Stein, Vaughn, Braveboy, Burns, Haddaway, Jameson, J. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Manno, McHale, Stifler, Taylor, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Maryland Commission on Climate Change and Clean Energy Alternatives
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Bromwell, Morhaim, and Schuler
- Entitled
- Task Force on Renewable Energy
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hubbard
- Entitled
- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Carbon Allowances
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Lawton, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Frush, Guzzone, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Lafferty, Lee, McIntosh, Montgomery, Niemann, Stein, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, Glenn, Glassman, and Weir
- Entitled
- Stormwater Management Act of 2007
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Beitzel, Kelly, McKee, Myers, Shewell, Stocksdale, and Stull
- Entitled
- Environment - Outdoor Wood Burning Furnaces - Requirements
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hammen, Ali, Barnes, Barve, Bromwell, Conaway, Guzzone, Hucker, Kaiser, Lafferty, Mizeur, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Rice, Rosenberg, Schuler, and Walker
- Entitled
- Environment - Recycling - Bottle Deposits, Returns, and Refunds
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Barve, Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, N. King, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, Manno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Rice, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate James
- Entitled
- Bay Restoration Fund - Wastewater Treatment Facilities Upgrades - Reporting Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bronrott, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Burns, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act of 2007
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Senate Rules
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bartlett, Feldman, Haddaway, Hecht, Impallaria, Manno, Miller, Stifler, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Solar and Geothermal Energy Grant Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Costa
- Entitled
- Task Force on a Statewide Stormwater Management and Sediment Control Initiative
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Oaks, Glenn, Hubbard, Morhaim, and Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2007
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rudolph
- Entitled
- Task Force on Improving Local Stormwater Management Practices
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard and Frush
- Entitled
- Environment - Phosphorus - Dishwashing Detergent
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Community Right-to-Know Fund - Reports
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Clean Air Fund - Permit Fees
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Elliott and Stull
- Entitled
- Bay Restoration Fund - Disbursement of Funds
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Solid Waste Regulation - Criminal Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Haddaway, Eckardt, Cane, Conway, Elmore, Mathias, Smigiel, Sossi, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Bay Restoration Fund - Eastern Shore Demonstration Projects
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1350
Status as of March 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kullen
- Entitled
- Environment - Water Pollution Control - Funding
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 38
Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pipkin
- Entitled
- Environment - Dredged Material Management - Duties of Executive Committee
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Environment - Mining - Security
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Dyson, Forehand, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
- Entitled
- Solar Energy Grant Fund
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Forehand, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
- Entitled
- Solar Energy Grant Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway
- Entitled
- Environment - Groundwater Contamination - Notification and Reimbursement of Costs
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Frosh, Forehand, Conway, Dyson, Britt, Colburn, Lenett, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Commission on Maryland's Energy Future
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Britt, Kasemeyer, Lenett, Muse, and Pinsky
- Entitled
- Environment - Golf Course Redevelopment - Report on Need for Environmental Assessment
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Dyson, Conway, Frosh, Gladden, and Lenett
- Entitled
- Mercury Switch Removal from Vehicles
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 409
Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 499
Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brinkley, Haines, and Munson
- Entitled
- Environment - Water Appropriation Permits - Groundwater Recharge Area
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin, Miller, Britt, and Brochin
- Entitled
- Environment - Landfills - Termination Date
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 555
Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin, Britt, Hooper, and Miller
- Entitled
- Environment - Bonding Requirement - Local Authority
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 637
Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Raskin
- Entitled
- Environment - Marinas - Pump-out and Waste Reception Facilities
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Britt, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Pugh, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act of 2007
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 694
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Edwards, Munson, and Stoltzfus
- Entitled
- Environment - Outdoor Wood Burning Furnaces - Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Lead Risk Reduction - Acquisition of Property - Compliance Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Frosh
- Entitled
- Environment - Phosphorus - Dishwashing Detergent
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Rosapepe, Britt, Pinsky, Conway, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Stormwater Management Act of 2007
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 811
Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Colburn and Pipkin
- Entitled
- Bay Restoration Fund - Statewide Demonstration Projects
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 812
Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Colburn and Pipkin
- Entitled
- Bay Restoration Fund - Eastern Shore Demonstration Projects
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Environment - Water Appropriation Permits - Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Environment - Permissible Methods of Service
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Oil Pollution and Tank Management
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 1031
Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Britt, Currie, Exum, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Environment - Landfills - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
