2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 135

File Code: Environment Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1529/08 - ENV
Sponsored By:
Cecil County Delegation
Entitled:
Environment - Sewage Sludge Utilization - Zoning and Land Use Requirements

Synopsis:

Authorizing the Department of the Environment to consider all county and municipal zoning and land use requirements before issuing a permit for the application of sewage sludge on land; requiring a county or municipality to send specified zoning and land use information to the Department within 45 days after receiving a specified application; requiring the Department to adopt regulations to establish a buffer from a site where sewage sludge will be applied on land adjacent to a boundary of a municipality; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/23
First Reading Environmental Matters
Hearing 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (137-1)
Senate Action
4/6
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Motion Rules Suspended Referred (Senator Klausmeier) Adopted
4/11
Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Environment, Department of
Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Rules and Regulations
Sewage
Zoning and Planning

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Environment
( 9-233 , 9-234.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 220210/01     Offered on: March 26, 2009   at: 10:41 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 24, 2009: Third Reading Passed (137-1)