ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 35

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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 75

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 639

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Environment - Mercury and Products that Contain Mercury

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 111

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hubbard, Boutin, Stull, Frush, Owings, Nathan-Pulliam, Billings, Oaks, D. Davis, Sher, Stern, Hammen, Mohorovic, Klausmeier, Cane, Zirkin, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Solid Waste Disposal - Cathode Ray Tubes - Computer Monitors and Television Screens

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 124

  Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Edwards, McKee, Stull, Shank, Elliott, Getty, Hecht, Donoghue, Taylor, Bartlett, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Amedori, Brinkley, K. Kelly, Guns, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Environment - Flood Damage Restoration Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 203

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Environmental Standing - Judicial Review - Title V Operating Permits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 256

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Redmer

  Entitled

  Administrative Procedure Act - Contested Cases - Department of the Environment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 270

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Environment - Office of People's Environmental Counsel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 276

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Cryor, Redmer, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Environment - Sanitary Sewer Overflows - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 320

  Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Cryor

  Entitled

  Water Discharge - Permits - Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 321

  Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Resources - Nitrogen Removal Technology Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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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 402

  Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosso, Cadden, Leopold, Sophocleus, and D'Amato

  Entitled

  Dredge Spoil - Redeposit - Cox Creek

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 425

  Status as of February 27, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Allegany County Delegation

  Entitled

  Allegany County - Roadside Trees - Cutting Without a Permit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 481

  Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 82

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch, V. Jones, Dypski, Harrison, C. Davis, Doory, Marriott, Oaks, Dobson, Hammen, Krysiak, Gladden, Phillips, Fulton, Montague, Hubers, Burns, and A. Jones

  Entitled

  Scrap Tires - Disposal - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 726

  Status as of March 13, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Transportation)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1066

  Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 97

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stull, Amedori, W. Baker, Bartlett, Bohanan, Brinkley, Clagett, Conway, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Hubbard, Klausmeier, McClenahan, McKee, Owings, Rudolph, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, and Weir

  Entitled

  Soil Conservation Districts - Sediment and Erosion Control - Inspection Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1163

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 707

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Rosenberg, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Environment - Lead Poisoning Prevention

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1188

  Status as of February 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Billings

  Entitled

  Department of the Environment - Permits - Standing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1254

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Walkup

  Entitled

  Redeposit of Dredge Spoil - Historical Natural Islands

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1415

  Status as of February 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Guns

  Entitled

  Environment - Air Quality - Permits or Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1427

  Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Guns

  Entitled

  Air Quality Control Permits - Public Participation - Judicial Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 16

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 572

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Drinking Water - Administrative Penalty Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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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 121

  Status as of March 30, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Transfer Stations - Solid Waste Plans - Permits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 157

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Environment - Flood Damage Restoration Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  

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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 376

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone and Collins

  Entitled

  Environment - Noise Inspectors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 418

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 602

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Currie, Green, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Environment - Sanitary Sewer Overflows - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 480

  Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jimeno

  Entitled

  Dredge Spoil - Redeposit - Cox Creek

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 689

  Status as of February 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Issuance and Renewal of Discharge Permits - Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 710

  Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus and Frosh

  Entitled

  Reclaimed Water

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 738

  Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Frosh, Hoffman, Mitchell, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Lead Paint Poisoning - Testing and Prevention

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 744

  Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Conway, Frosh, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Water Conservation Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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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