ENERGY MATTERS -see also- FUEL; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 21

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  HB 8

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 621

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Bobo, Bohanan, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Campbell, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Cryor, D'Amato, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dypski, Finifter, Frush, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Greenip, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, McKee, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Ports, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Swain, Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit for Green Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 28

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, Cadden, and Rosso

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 98

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Doory

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Exemptions - Energy for Residential Condominiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 356

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 655

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Sher

  Entitled

  On-Site Generated Electricity - Approval Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 454

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 662

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Electric Industry Restructuring - Small Rural Electric Cooperatives - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 668

  Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, McHale, and Cole

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit for Electricity Produced from Qualified Energy Resources - Waste-to-Energy Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1069

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, W. Baker, Bohanan, Bozman, Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Hutchins, Linton, McClenahan, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Owings, Rudolph, Schisler, Walkup, and Wood

  Entitled

  Electric Cooperatives - Services and Governance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1322

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale, Cane, Rosso, Cadden, Petzold, Bobo, Hurson, Bronrott, Goldwater, Hammen, Sher, Owings, Hecht, Kagan, Carlson, Oaks, Dembrow, DeCarlo, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Kopp, Montague, Frush, Barkley, Cole, Bartlett, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Energy-Saving Investment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1354

  Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, D. Davis, Nathan-Pulliam, and Owings

  Entitled

  Electric Industry Restructuring - Weatherization - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1406

  Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Bozman, Taylor, W. Baker, Billings, Bohanan, Conway, D. Davis, Eckardt, Guns, Hurson, McClenahan, Menes, Morhaim, Oaks, Owings, Rawlings, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Tax Credits for Electricity Purchased from Poultry Litter Electricity Generating Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HJ 14

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 12

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kopp, Barkley, Bronrott, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, D'Amato, Dypski, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harrison, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hurson, Love, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, and Shriver

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Lighting Efficiency and Light Pollution in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 14

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 571

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Exemptions - Energy for Residential Condominiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 50

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 347

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Public Service Commission)

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 77

  Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Retail Electric and Gas Industries - Aggregators - Counties and Municipal Corporations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 294

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  On-Site Generated Electricity - Approval Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 466

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Electric Industry Restructuring - Small Rural Electric Cooperatives - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 524

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 604

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Electric Cooperatives - Services and Governance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 650

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Roesser

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - Energy-Efficient Homes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 688

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Conway, Dorman, Dyson, Forehand, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, Madden, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, and Stone

  Entitled

  Energy-Saving Investment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 745

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 620

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, and Stone

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit for Green Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 767

  Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman, Conway, Dyson, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, McFadden, Mitchell, Munson, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Electricity Regulation - Clean Energy Portfolio Standard

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance