ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 46

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  HB 2

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 289

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates McIntosh, Conway, Hixson, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Bohanan, Bobo, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, D. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Glassman, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hogan, Howard, Hubbard, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Leopold, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McKee, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Agricultural Stewardship Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 20

  Status as of January 18, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Environment - Air Quality - New Source Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 27

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Department of the Environment - Rubble Landfills - Location

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 38

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Procurement - Diesel-Powered Nonroad Vehicles - Fuel and Technology Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 91

  Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 77

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Cost Sharing for Water Pollution Control

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 189

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 301

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Healthy Air Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 190

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 162

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Electric Generating Stations - Approval Process for Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance

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  HB 360

  Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sossi, Boschert, Boteler, G. Clagett, Elmore, Haddaway, Kach, Krebs, Kullen, Lawton, Mayer, Montgomery, Parrott, Rudolph, Smigiel, Stull, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Environment - Gasoline Containing Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 518

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Department of the Environment - Ombudsman Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 522

  Status as of February 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, Bobo, Boteler, G. Clagett, Costa, Glassman, Hubbard, James, Lawton, Love, Montgomery, Myers, Parrott, Shewell, Sophocleus, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Environment - Gasoline Additive - Oxygenate Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 558

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 462

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman, Kohl, Mayer, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Bay Restoration Fund - Failing Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems - Eligibility for Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 566

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hogan

  Entitled

  Lead-Safe Housing - Income Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 678

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates C. Davis, Anderson, Branch, Brown, Burns, Cane, Carter, D. Davis, Gaines, Goodwin, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kelley, Kirk, Marriott, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Pugh, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Department of the Environment - Rubble Landfills - Location

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 812

  Status as of February 9, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph and McComas

  Entitled

  Environment - Methamphetamine Laboratories - Standards for Cleanup

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 854

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Quinter, Bobo, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Water Pollution - Administrative Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 856

  Status as of March 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Ross

  Entitled

  Clean Power Grant Fund - Maryland-Mined Coal Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 952

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McKee, Cluster, Hogan, Sossi, Weir, Jennings, and Stull

  Entitled

  Lead Poisoning - Risk Reduction Standards - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1041

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Conroy, Franchot, Frush, Holmes, Lawton, Moe, Montgomery, Parker, Ross, Vaughn, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Mercury-Added Products - Prohibition of Sale of Thermostats and Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1141

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 381

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Glassman, Holmes, Lawton, Montgomery, Pugh, Stern, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Land Use - Local Government Planning

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1220

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Kaiser, King, Morhaim, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Environment - Sewage Sludge - Evaluate Potential as Alternative Energy Source

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1241

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cardin

  Entitled

  Environment - Sewage Sludge - Use as Alternative Energy Source

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1326

  Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  Environment - Groundwater Contamination - Notification and Reimbursement of Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1429

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Bobo, and V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Environment - Judicial Review of Permits - Standing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1449

  Status as of March 29, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Brown, Hogan, Bartlett, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boschert, Bromwell, Cane, Carter, V. Clagett, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gilleland, Goodwin, Holmes, Hubbard, Jameson, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, McConkey, McHale, Moe, Niemann, Pendergrass, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Trueschler, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Lead-Safe Housing - Income Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1450

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 398

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Bobo, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Goodwin, Holmes, Hubbard, Jameson, Kullen, McHale, Niemann, Pendergrass, Pugh, Quinter, Rosenberg, and Ross

  Entitled

  Environment - Reducing Lead Risk in Housing - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1451

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 399

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Environment - Gas and Oil - Coalbed Methane Production

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1527

  Status as of April 2, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weir

  Entitled

  Lead Risk Reduction - Acquisition of Property - Compliance Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1588

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen and Bohanan

  Entitled

  Environment - Patuxent River Watershed

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1597

  Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Franchot and Hixson

  Entitled

  Mercury Switch Removal from Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1608

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Environment - Transfer of the Maryland Geological Survey

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1708

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 504

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Conroy

  Entitled

  Environment - Oil and Other Unctuous Substances - Zoning and Land Use Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 5

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Hollinger, Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Klausmeier, Garagiola, Brochin, and Munson

  Entitled

  Agricultural Stewardship Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

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  SB 51

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 228

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Department of the Environment - Rubble Landfills - Location

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 125

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 116

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Falsifying and Altering Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Criminal Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 154

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 23

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Healthy Air Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 266

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Clean Power Grant Fund - Maryland-Mined Coal Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 416

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Dyson, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Environment - Groundwater Contamination - Notification and Reimbursement of Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 536

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Pipkin, Astle, Conway, Dyson, Harris, Middleton, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Land Use - Local Government Planning

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 553

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Environment - Diversion of Construction and Demolition Materials

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 586

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 528

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Lead Poisoning - Risk Reduction Standards - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 589

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Concur -

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Green, Grosfeld, Pinsky, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Environment - Judicial Review of Permits - Standing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 625

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Environment - Stormwater Management - Inspections and Water Quality Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 772

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 56

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Mercury-Added Products - Prohibition of Sale of Thermostats and Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 881

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Environment - Gas and Oil - Coalbed Methane Production

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 966

  Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson (By Request)

  Entitled

  Calvert County - Dissolution of a Nonprofit Organization and Creation of a Sanitary District

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 1006

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ruben

  Entitled

  Mercury Switch Removal from Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters