Legislation

Title: Environment – Climate Crisis Plan – Requirement (Better Together to Save Our Weather Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring each county to prepare a climate crisis plan to address the effects of climate change in the county; requiring each county to submit its plan to the Department of the Environment for review and feedback on or before June 1, 2023; requiring the Department to provide feedback to each county on or before November 1, 2023; requiring each county to finalize its plan on or before January 1, 2024; and requiring each county to review and update its plan once every 3 years.

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Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0552

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2022

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/31/2022 Legislative Date 1/31/2022 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Environment – Climate Crisis Plan – Requirement (Better Together to Save Our Weather Act of 2022) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2022 Legislative Date 2/04/2022 Action Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	1/31/2022	1/31/2022	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Environment – Climate Crisis Plan – Requirement (Better Together to Save Our Weather Act of 2022)
House	2/04/2022	2/04/2022	Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m.

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