File Code: Natural Resources - Generally
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 513
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Holmes, Barkley, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Costa,
DeBoy, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Guzzone, Healey, Hucker, Kelly, Kullen,
Lafferty, Malone, Niemann, Rosenberg, and Stein
- Entitled:
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Natural Resources - Vessels - No-Discharge Designation for Maryland Waters
Clarifying provisions relating to the duties of operators of vessels
with respect to the overboard discharge of treated and untreated
sewage into the waters of the State; increasing the maximum amount of
the penalty for violations of specified provisions to $10,000;
authorizing specified officers to enforce specified provisions of law
and to inspect specified vessels; and requiring the State to initiate
a process with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to designate
Maryland waters as a no-discharge zone.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/18
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/24
- Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
- Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
- Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
- Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17
- Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
- Delegate Guy Guzzone, District 13
- Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
- Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
- Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
- Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
- Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Boats and Ships
- Citations
- Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
- Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
- Federal Government
- Inspections -see also- Motor Vehicle Inspection
- Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
- Natural Resources, Department of
- Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
- Pollution -see also- Sediment Control
- Rules and Regulations
- Sewage
- Toilets
- Water
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Natural Resources
- (
8-741 ,
8-741 ,
8-741
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
