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Legislation


1997 Regular Session

Environment (M3)

Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 62
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 8

    Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Taylor, Guns, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, and Vallario
    Entitled
    Environment - Permits - Standing
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 9

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 639

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Taylor, Guns, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, and Vallario
    Entitled
    Review of License and Permit Applications - Timing of Review by the Department of the Environment
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 21

    Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Arnick, Minnick, Mohorovic, DeCarlo, Holt, and Weir
    Entitled
    Hart-Miller Island Dredged Material Containment Facility - Modification Requires Approval by the General Assembly
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 107

    Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates W. Baker, Guns, and Walkup
    Entitled
    Sewage Sludge Storage Facilities - Permit to Install, Alter, or Extend - Requirements for Issuance
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Governor Veto

    HB 229

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Brinkley, Hecht, Elliott, Stull, Snodgrass, Stup, and Stocksdale
    Entitled
    Lead Paint - Insurance - Definition of Affected Property
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 242

    Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Environment)
    Entitled
    Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 245

    Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 223

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Environment)
    Entitled
    Land Reclamation Committee
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 246

    Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 224

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Environment)
    Entitled
    Landfills - Standards - Requirements for Security
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 306

    Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Hubbard
    Entitled
    Maryland Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund and Maryland Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund - Conformance with Federal Safe Drinking Water Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Appropriations
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 369

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 663

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Hammen, Krysiak, Dypski, Mohorovic, Minnick, and Arnick
    Entitled
    Incinerators - Authority to Prohibit
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 396

    Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Walkup
    Entitled
    Kent County - Decisions of the Sanitary Commission - County Commissioners or Designee May Hear Appeals
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 409

    Status as of February 25, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 2

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Guns and Taylor and the Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Weir, Billings, D. Hughes, Mohorovic, D. Davis, Ciliberti, Redmer, Hammen, McHale, Stup, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Frush, Morhaim, Klausmeier, and Watson and the Committee on Ways and Means
    Entitled
    Brownfields - Voluntary Cleanup and Revitalization Programs
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 472

    Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Frush
    Entitled
    Environment - Air Quality Permits and Registrations - Revocation
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 537

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 574

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Minnick (Baltimore County Administration) and Delegates Arnick, DeCarlo, Dypski, Hammen, Holt, Krysiak, Mohorovic, and Weir
    Entitled
    Environment - Dredge Spoil - Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Governor Veto

    HB 540

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Schisler, Elliott, Redmer, Stull, and Stocksdale
    Entitled
    Scrap Tire Disposal - Use of Fund - Fee Termination
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 551

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 673

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Environment) and Delegate Hubbard
    Entitled
    Maryland Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund and Maryland Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Appropriations
    Senate: Budget and Taxation
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 649

    Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Benson
    Entitled
    Litter Control - Enforcement - County Powers
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 712

    Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Workman, Taylor, and Edwards
    Entitled
    Lead Paint Hazards - Rent Escrow Law - Authority to Abate
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 715

    Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Wood, McClenahan, and Weir (Chesapeake Bay Commission) and Delegate W. Baker
    Entitled
    Natural Resources - Noncommercial Crabbing License
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 773

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 695

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Harkins and Fry
    Entitled
    Deep Water Wells - Effect on Aquifers Supplying Homeowner Wells - Department of Natural Resources to Study and Report
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 870

    Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Stocksdale, Donoghue, Elliott, Hurson, and Getty
    Entitled
    Tire Recycling Fee - Disposition
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 958

    Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 501

    Sponsored By
    Montgomery County Delegation
    Entitled
    Montgomery County - Sediment Control Plans MC 729-97
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1035

    Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Guns
    Entitled
    Ozone Transport Assessment Group - Recommendations Requirements
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1055

    Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Elliott
    Entitled
    Department of Transportation - Study of Sites for Open Water Placement of Dredged Material - Inclusion of a Portion of the Deep Trough
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1068

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 714

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Guns, Walkup, Eckardt, D. Hughes, W. Baker, Conway, Edwards, Donoghue, Elliott, Getty, Hecht, McKee, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Taylor, and Workman
    Entitled
    Lead Paint - Rent Escrow Law
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1123

    Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 276

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Weir
    Entitled
    Migratory Waterfowl Stamp - Migratory Waterfowl Advisory Committee
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1138

    Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 521

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Hubbard, Morhaim, Owings, Frush, Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, C. Mitchell, Kirk, Boston, Fulton, Bobo, Muse, Benson, Crumlin, R. Baker, Opara, Marriott, and Branch
    Entitled
    Childhood Lead Screening Program
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1228

    Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Walkup and W. Baker
    Entitled
    Redeposit of Spoil - Construction of an Artificial Island Prohibited
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Governor Veto

    HB 1231

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Guns
    Entitled
    Lead Poisoning Prevention Program - Alteration of Deadlines and Other Dates
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1254

    Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 285

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Guns
    Entitled
    Natural Resources - New Fishery Management Plans for Certain Varieties of Fish
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1283

    Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Perry, Cadden, Walkup, Clagett, Pitkin, Conroy, Love, Rzepkowski, Proctor, Leopold, Bissett, Schade, M. Burns, Hubbard, Frush, Turner, Greenip, and Bobo
    Entitled
    Rubble Landfills
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Governor Veto

    HB 1288

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor

    Sponsored By
    Delegate McHale
    Entitled
    Environment - Newsprint Recycling
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1350

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 741

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Hubbard, Oaks, Billings, Frush, Watson, D. Davis, Hammen, McHale, Nathan-Pulliam, D. Hughes, Exum, C. Mitchell, Opara, Pitkin, R. Baker, Valderrama, Patterson, Crumlin, Proctor, Muse, Perry, Benson, B. Hughes, Turner, and Bobo
    Entitled
    Advisory Council on Environmental Justice
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1381

    Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Stup
    Entitled
    State Assumption of Waste Facilities
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1408

    Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 303

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Guns
    Entitled
    Natural Resources - Fisheries Management - Black Bass
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1409

    Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Guns, W. Baker, and Walkup
    Entitled
    Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Queen Anne's County
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1410

    Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Guns, Morhaim, Hammen, Finifter, and Frank
    Entitled
    Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Enhanced Testing
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1423

    Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Wood and Stup
    Entitled
    Mining Operations - Nuisance Actions
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1451

    Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Guns
    Entitled
    Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Minimum Repair Expenditure
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1461

    Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Hubbard
    Entitled
    Childhood Lead Screening - Exemption for Religious Beliefs and Practices
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HJ 2

    Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Billings, Hubbard, Bobo, Cadden, Grosfeld, Heller, Howard, Mandel, Menes, Muse, Pitkin, Rosapepe, Valderrama, Frush, and Marriott
    Entitled
    Constitutional Amendment for Environmental Rights
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HJ 13

    Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 5

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Guns
    Entitled
    Ozone Transport Assessment Group - Requiring Membership of State Elected Officials
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HJ 18

    Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Guns
    Entitled
    Particulate Matter - National Ambient Air Quality Standards
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 9

    Status as of February 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Stone
    Entitled
    Hart-Miller Island Dredged Material Containment Facility - Maximum Height of Dredged Material
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 17

    Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 124

    Sponsored By
    Senator Munson
    Entitled
    Lead Paint - Insurance - Definition of Affected Property
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 147

    Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Senator Trotter
    Entitled
    Litter Control - Enforcement - County Powers
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 290

    Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Senators Frosh and Roesser
    Entitled
    Environment - Water Appropriation or Use Permits
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 307

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 573

    Sponsored By
    Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senators Sfikas and Stone
    Entitled
    Environment - Dredge Spoil - Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 324

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 579

    Sponsored By
    Senators Frosh, Conway, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, Pinsky, Dyson, Hollinger, Collins, and Van Hollen
    Entitled
    Department of the Environment - Annual Enforcement Reports
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 340

    Status as of February 25, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 1

    Sponsored By
    Senators Frosh, Blount, the President (Administration) , and Senators Collins, Conway, Craig, Dyson, Hollinger, McCabe, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Stoltzfus
    Entitled
    Brownfields - Voluntary Cleanup and Revitalization Programs
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 380

    Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Senator Neall
    Entitled
    Rubble Landfills - Liners - Local Authority
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 457

    Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Sfikas and Stone
    Entitled
    Incinerators - Authority to Prohibit
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 495

    Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Senator Currie
    Entitled
    Recycling Facility - Definition
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 572

    Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Senators Kelley, Hollinger, Green, Pinsky, Forehand, Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Collins, and Sfikas
    Entitled
    Environment - Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities - Permits
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 623

    Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Della
    Entitled
    Environment - Special Medical Waste Incinerators - Fees
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 624

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 605

    Sponsored By
    Senator Della
    Entitled
    Incinerators - Special Medical Waste - Inspection
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 629

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 606

    Sponsored By
    Senator Frosh
    Entitled
    Environment - Newsprint Recycling
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 653

    Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Senator Pinsky
    Entitled
    Water Resources - Projects and Activities - Notification and Review
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 669

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 616

    Sponsored By
    Senator Baker
    Entitled
    Lead Poisoning Prevention Program - Alteration of Deadlines and Other Dates
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 686

    Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

    Sponsored By
    Senators Della, Collins, Madden, Trotter, Stone, Van Hollen, Conway, Dorman, Frosh, Sfikas, Currie, Kelley, Pinsky, Jimeno, and Lawlah
    Entitled
    Toxics Safety Information Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 734

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 627

    Sponsored By
    Senator Craig
    Entitled
    Scrap Tire Disposal - Use of Fund - Fee Termination
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Governor Veto

    SB 772

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor

    Sponsored By
    Senators Baker, Ferguson, Haines, Colburn, Derr, Munson, Collins, Middleton, Roesser, Boozer, McCabe, Dyson, Hogan, Hafer, Astle, and Bromwell
    Entitled
    Lead Paint - Rent Escrow Law
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Environmental Matters
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