Alternative Energy Sources

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 47

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  HB 390

  Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Garrett County - County Commissioners - Commercial Grade Wind Turbines

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 464

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 493

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Frick, Doory, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, Elmore, Haddaway, Hecht, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, Niemann, Reznik, Ross, Shewell, and Stein

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 468

  Status as of February 3, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Manno, Elmore, Hecht, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Levy, Love, Morhaim, Niemann, Reznik, Shewell, and Stein

  Entitled

  Off-Shore Wind Generation - Qualified Submerged Renewable Energy Lines

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 471

  Status as of February 3, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hecht, Manno, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, DeBoy, Doory, Love, Morhaim, Niemann, Reznik, Ross, Shewell, and Stein

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 701

  Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Doory, Feldman, Frick, George, Glenn, Holmes, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, and Riley

  Entitled

  Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Payment for Accrued Generation Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 791

  Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Beitzel, Bates, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Feldman, Frank, Frush, Jenkins, Kaiser, Kelly, McComas, McConkey, Miller, Myers, Norman, Riley, Serafini, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stukes, Stull, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Wind Turbines - Performance Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 801

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 437

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale, Hecht, Bartlett, Hammen, Krysiak, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Doory, Feldman, Frick, George, Glenn, Holmes, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Stull, Burns, Braveboy, Davis, Haddaway, Harrison, Impallaria, Jameson, King, Minnick, Rudolph, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Credits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 821

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 574

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barkley, King, McHale, Taylor, Vaughn, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Hecht, Impallaria, Jameson, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, Miller, Minnick, Rudolph, Stifler, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Net Energy Metering - Fuel Cell

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 827

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Eckardt, Frush, Hecht, Hucker, Jameson, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Love, Morhaim, Niemann, O'Donnell, Ross, Schuh, Sossi, Stein, Taylor, and Wood

  Entitled

  Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 852

  Status as of March 30, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates George, Barkley, Elmore, Haddaway, Hecht, Impallaria, King, Love, Mathias, McHale, Minnick, Shewell, Jameson, Manno, Rudolph, Taylor, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering Credit Transfers - Municipalities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 902

  Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates George, Elmore, Haddaway, Hecht, Impallaria, King, Love, McHale, Minnick, and Shewell

  Entitled

  Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Credit Transfers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 908

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 713

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Hecht, Rice, Stein, and Bronrott

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Energy Center - Miscellaneous Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 922

  Status as of March 15, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hecht

  Entitled

  The Renewables First Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 943

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 276

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, DeBoy, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kullen, Lafferty, McHale, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, and Weir

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1013

  Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities - Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge, Bond, or Other Security, and Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1014

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Waldstreicher, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Rice, and Stull

  Entitled

  Clean Energy Loan Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1085

  Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur and Hecht

  Entitled

  Clean Energy Loan Programs - Renewable Energy Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1112

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 722

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Delegation

  Entitled

  Carroll County - Green Building Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1169

  Status as of March 30, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bartlett, Cane, Elmore, Frick, Hecht, Kipke, Krebs, McHale, Sossi, Stull, Barkley, Feldman, Haddaway, Impallaria, Manno, Mathias, Miller, Rudolph, Stifler, Taylor, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Agricultural and Net Energy Metering Production Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1224

  Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Bobo, Bronrott, Frush, Hecht, Hubbard, Lafferty, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Long-Term Power Purchasing Agreements - Renewable Energy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1510

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bartlett and Haddaway

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1534

  Status as of April 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hecht

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for Solar Energy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1537

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hecht

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Solar Water Heating Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HJ 6

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Comprehensive Federal Clean Energy Jobs and Climate Legislation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HJ 7

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates George, Barnes, Beidle, V. Clagett, Dwyer, Frush, King, Kipke, Love, McConkey, Pena-Melnyk, Schuh, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Wind Power Project at Greenbury Point

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 23

  Status as of February 15, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Mooney

  Entitled

  Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Credit Transfers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 50

  Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Mooney

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 200

  Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities - Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge, Bond, or Other Security, and Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 277

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 494

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, Harrington, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 282

  Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Finance

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Klausmeier, Forehand, Harrington, King, Madaleno, McFadden, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Off-Shore Wind Generation - Qualified Submerged Renewable Energy Lines

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 287

  Status as of April 7, 2010: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators King, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Forehand, Garagiola, Harrington, Klausmeier, Lenett, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters

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  SB 301

  Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - County Commissioners - Commercial Grade Wind Turbines

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 311

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 275

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Klausmeier, Astle, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Robey

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 355

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 438

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Della, Frosh, Harrington, Pipkin, Raskin, Rosapepe, Middleton, Garagiola, Exum, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Credits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 515

  Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  The Renewables First Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 529

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 573

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Exum, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Net Energy Metering - Fuel Cell

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 537

  Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Mooney

  Entitled

  Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Credit Transfers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 558

  Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Harrington, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Long-Term Power Purchasing Agreements - Renewable Energy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 569

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Colburn, DeGrange, Garagiola, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 720

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Clean Energy Loan Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 791

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 495

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Procurement - Multi-Year Contracts for Renewable Energy - Termination Clauses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 804

  Status as of March 30, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Ratepayer Relief Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 893

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Energy Center - Miscellaneous Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters and Appropriations

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  SB 925

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Senators

  Entitled

  Carroll County - Green Building Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 1067

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 649

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe, Currie, Exum, Harrington, Miller, Muse, Peters, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Task Force on Solar Hot Water Systems in Prince George's County

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 1107

  Status as of April 7, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Solar Water Heating Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 1108

  Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for Solar Energy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules