HOUSE BILL 270

Sponsored By:

Delegates Morhaim and Hubbard

Entitled:

Environment - Office of People's Environmental Counsel

Synopsis:

Creating an Office of People's Environmental Counsel; requiring the Governor to appoint the People's Environmental Counsel; requiring the People's Environmental Counsel to meet certain requirements; authorizing the Office of People's Environmental Counsel to investigate specified citizen complaints; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/25

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/28

Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.

3/19

Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS

ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT

GOVERNOR

HEARINGS

INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.

OMBUDSMEN

PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Environment

( 1-701 , 1-702 , 1-703 , 1-704 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered