WATER

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 40

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  HB 2

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 289

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates McIntosh, Conway, Hixson, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Bohanan, Bobo, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, D. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Glassman, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hogan, Howard, Hubbard, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Leopold, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McKee, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Agricultural Stewardship Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 91

  Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 77

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Cost Sharing for Water Pollution Control

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 140

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pugh, Anderson, C. Davis, Goodwin, Harrison, Kirk, Marriott, McIntosh, and Paige

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Personal Flotation Devices - Mandatory Use

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 151

  Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates C. Davis, Anderson, Carter, Doory, Goodwin, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Paige, Pugh, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Herring Run Watershed Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 167

  Status as of February 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Pound Nets and Haul Seines

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 222

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 165

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sossi, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Smigiel, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Commercial Fertilizer - Required Signage at Retail Outlets

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 235

  Status as of February 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Donoghue, Glassman, and James

  Entitled

  Bay Restoration Program - On-Site Sewage Disposal Fee - County Option

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 276

  Status as of February 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Edwards, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Bozman, Cluster, Cryor, Dwyer, Elliott, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Proctor, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull

  Entitled

  Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 558

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 462

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman, Kohl, Mayer, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Bay Restoration Fund - Failing Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems - Eligibility for Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 711

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Aumann, V. Clagett, Frank, Frush, Glassman, Impallaria, Jennings, and McDonough

  Entitled

  Oil Discharge - Groundwater Contamination - Reimbursement for Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 836

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, Myers, Boschert, Costa, Haddaway, Lawton, Love, McConkey, and Shank

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Bottled Water

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 854

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Quinter, Bobo, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Water Pollution - Administrative Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1104

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stull, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Bozman, G. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kohl, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, Malone, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Moe, Montgomery, Myers, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Fire Companies - Limited Access to Private Water Sources

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1141

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 381

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Glassman, Holmes, Lawton, Montgomery, Pugh, Stern, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Land Use - Local Government Planning

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1207

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 609

  Sponsored By

  Harford County Delegation and Baltimore County Delegation

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Hunting Wild Waterfowl - Harford and Baltimore Counties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1232

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 611

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Municipal Corporations PG/MC 106-06

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1239

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, V. Clagett, Bozman, Levy, Bobo, Jameson, Mayer, McConkey, McMillan, Pugh, Sossi, Stull, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Annexation Planning and Procedures Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1241

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cardin

  Entitled

  Environment - Sewage Sludge - Use as Alternative Energy Source

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1326

  Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  Environment - Groundwater Contamination - Notification and Reimbursement of Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1351

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup and Smigiel

  Entitled

  State Highway Administration - Bridges - Installation of Throwable Flotation Devices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1588

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen and Bohanan

  Entitled

  Environment - Patuxent River Watershed

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1640

  Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bozman, Healey, Barkley, Conroy, Conway, D. Davis, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Gaines, Gordon, Haddaway, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, King, Lawton, McComas, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Sossi, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Growth Management Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1698

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission - Fee Restructuring

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HJ 7

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Joint Resolution 5

  Sponsored By

  Delegate V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Bay - Cleanup and Restoration - Federal Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 5

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Hollinger, Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Klausmeier, Garagiola, Brochin, and Munson

  Entitled

  Agricultural Stewardship Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

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  SB 174

  Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 241

  Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Herring Run Watershed Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 257

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Grosfeld, Klausmeier, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  Critical Areas Program - Resource Conservation Areas - Little Blackwater River

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 379

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 524

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Middleton, Miller, Hollinger, and Brochin

  Entitled

  Environment - Patuxent River Watershed

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 400

  Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 75

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Senators

  Entitled

  Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 416

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Dyson, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Environment - Groundwater Contamination - Notification and Reimbursement of Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 536

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Pipkin, Astle, Conway, Dyson, Harris, Middleton, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Land Use - Local Government Planning

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 562

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 53

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Fire Companies - Limited Access to Private Water Sources

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 625

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Environment - Stormwater Management - Inspections and Water Quality Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 749

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brinkley

  Entitled

  Smart Growth - Priority Funding Areas - Rural Counties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 783

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  State Agencies - Energy Performance Contracting - Water and Wastewater Conservation Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 966

  Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson (By Request)

  Entitled

  Calvert County - Dissolution of a Nonprofit Organization and Creation of a Sanitary District

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 1013

  Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Colburn, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Green, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Maryland Growth Management Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 1036

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 149

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Environment - Sewerage Service - Unpaid Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 1039

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 150

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Dorchester County - Water and Sewerage Systems - Benefit Assessments and Connection Charges

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters