ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 39

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  HB 41

  Status as of March 16, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Environment - Motor Vehicle Fuel - Sulfur Content

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 232

  Status as of February 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson (By Request)

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Air Fund - Reimbursement for Legal Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 283

  Status as of February 2, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration)

  Entitled

  Water Resources Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 292

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Billings, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Environment - Permits - Land Application of Animal Processing Sludge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 293

  Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hecht, R. Baker, Grosfeld, Turner, Rosso, Sophocleus, Shriver, Clagett, Mohorovic, and Hurson

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Interim Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 307

  Status as of March 8, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch, C. Davis, Kirk, Harrison, Valderrama, Patterson, Cole, V. Jones, Marriott, Oaks, A. Jones, McHale, and Phillips

  Entitled

  Scrap Tires - Disposal - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 395

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Boutin, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Conroy, Dembrow, Dypski, Frush, Glassman, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Heller, Howard, Kach, Leopold, Petzold, Rosso, Riley, Sher, Stern, Stocksdale, Walkup, Kopp, Phillips, La Vay, Shriver, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Potomac River Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 457

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 604

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Env-Md Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund and Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 620

  Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Elliott

  Entitled

  Septic Systems - Departmental Review of County Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 660

  Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Lead Functions - Transfer to Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 711

  Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver, Hurson, Nathan-Pulliam, Baldwin, Dobson, and Phillips

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Resources - Car Wash Conservation Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 771

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Calvert County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 799

  Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Owings and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  State Used Tire Cleanup and Recycling Fund - Mosquito Control

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 842

  Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Cane, Conroy, Hubbard, Hurson, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Rosenberg, and Rosso

  Entitled

  Toxic Paint and Chemicals - Public Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 882

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 425

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cadden and Owings

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Noise Control - Sports Shooting Clubs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 985

  Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Taylor

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit for Green Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 995

  Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Hecht, Hubbard, C. Davis, Marriott, Phillips, Oaks, V. Jones, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Lead-Safe Housing - Income Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1052

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 453

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Rosenberg, V. Jones, Oaks, Boutin, Hammen, Krysiak, Dypski, Hubbard, Sher, Schisler, Guns, Cane, D. Davis, Nathan-Pulliam, Mohorovic, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Lead Poisoning Prevention - Property Inspection - Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1061

  Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, W. Baker, Clagett, D'Amato, McClenahan, Rosso, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - Dredge Material Research and Use

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1077

  Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Cane, McHale, Cole, Dypski, Gladden, Fulton, D. Davis, Klausmeier, and Phillips

  Entitled

  State Used Tire Cleanup and Recycling Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1221

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 677

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Rosenberg, Hammen, Hubbard, Klausmeier, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Education - Lead Poisoning Tests - Administering and Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1305

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 473

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard , Schisler, Weir, Redmer, Morhaim, Mohorovic, Cane, Klausmeier, Boutin, Baldwin, Frush, Owings, Hammen, Hurson, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Ballast Water Management - Reporting and Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HJ 6

  Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosso, Leopold, Montague, Cadden, Dobson, Cole, McHale, Clagett, Conroy, Brown, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Promoting Environmental Justice in Zip Code 21226

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 62

  Status as of April 7, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Air Quality - Administrative Civil Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 136

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 235

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  State Used Tire Cleanup and Recycling Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 210

  Status as of February 3, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Frosh, Hollinger, Pinsky, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Water Resources Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 244

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 357

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Middleton, Forehand, Currie, Frosh, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Dorman, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Commuter Benefits Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 248

  Status as of March 30, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Pinsky, Hollinger, Conway, Sfikas, and Dyson

  Entitled

  Environment - Registry of Voluntary Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 342

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jimeno

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Noise Control - Sports Shooting Clubs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 356

  Status as of February 3, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Queen Anne's County - Shooting Ranges - Sound Level Limits and Noise Control Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 513

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 306

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Conway, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Environment - Brownfields Revitalization Incentive and Voluntary Cleanup Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 550

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 538

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Coal Mining Operations - Bureau of Mines - Recognition of Certification of Other States

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 562

  Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Hollinger, DeGrange, Jacobs, Stoltzfus, and Collins

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Resources - Car Wash Conservation Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 663

  Status as of March 16, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  State Used Tire Cleanup and Recycling Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 709

  Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky and Exum

  Entitled

  Mosquito-Borne Diseases - Pesticides - Public Health

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 712

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Education - Lead Poisoning Tests - Administering and Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 720

  Status as of February 22, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Lead Poisoning Prevention - Property Registration - Display

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 729

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 557

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Hogan, Roesser, Frosh, Pinsky, Forehand, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Potomac River Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SJ 6

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 4

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Environment - Solid Waste Management - Voluntary Statewide Diversion Goal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters