2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 852

File Code: Environment Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 634
Sponsored By:
Delegates Mizeur, Holmes, Beidle, Bobo, Carr, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Healey, Hubbard, Lafferty, Luedtke, McHale, A. Miller, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Stein, and Wilson
Entitled:
The Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Act of 2011

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of the Environment and the Department of Natural Resources jointly to convene an Advisory Commission to make recommendations to the Departments on conditions that should be included in permits for hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale, and on appropriate changes, if any, to state law and regulations governing hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale; requiring the Departments to jointly publish a report on findings, conclusions, and recommendations on or before August 1, 2013; 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
2/11
First Reading Environmental Matters
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order until 3/22 (Delegate Beitzel) Adopted
3/20
Floor Amendment (Delegate Beitzel)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Beitzel) Rejected (46-89)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Beitzel) Rejected (48-88)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Beitzel) Rejected (44-89)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Beitzel) Rejected (43-93)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Beitzel) Rejected (45-91)
Motion Special Order until 3/23 (Delegate Beitzel) Rejected
Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (98-40)
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Sponsored by:

Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Eric G. Luedtke, District 14
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
Delegate Aruna Miller, District 15
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Shane Robinson, District 39
Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Delegate C. T. Wilson, District 28

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Allegany County
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Emergencies
Environment, Department of
Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
Forests and Parks -see also- Program Open Space; Trees
Fuel -see also- Coal
Garrett County
Highways
Insurance -see also- Health Ins; MAIF; Motor Vehicle Ins
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses
Mining
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Natural Resources -see also- Conserv; Forest & Park; Wildlds
Natural Resources, Department of
Notices
Pollution -see also- Sediment Control
Procurement
Public Information
Real Property
Refuse Disposal -see also- Recycling
Reports
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees & Taxes; specific tax.
Sand, Gravel, Stone
Trucks
Water
Wells
Wetlands

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Environment
( 14-102 , 14-104 , 14-107.1 , 14-107.2 , 14-122 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 180718/01     Offered on: March 22, 2011   at: 12:14 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 243423/01     Offered on: March 22, 2011   at: 11:47 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 253228/01     Offered on: March 22, 2011   at: 11:59 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 463225/01     Offered on: March 22, 2011   at: 11:21 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 493126/02     Offered on: March 22, 2011   at: 12:04 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 503825/01     Offered on: March 22, 2011   at: 11:53 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 680112/01     Offered on: March 18, 2011   at: 11:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Environmental Matters
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2011: Floor Amendment (Beitzel) Rejected (46-89)
March 20, 2011: Floor Amendment (Beitzel) {243423/1 Rejected (48-88)
March 20, 2011: Floor Amendment (Beitzel) {503825/1 Rejected (44-89)
March 20, 2011: Floor Amendment (Beitzel) {253228/1 Rejected (43-93)
March 20, 2011: Floor Amendment (Beitzel) {493126/2 Rejected (45-91)
March 21, 2011: Third Reading Passed (98-40)