Pollution -see also- Sediment Control

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 42

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  HB 44

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo, Barve, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Beidle, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, Malone, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 72

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh and Glassman

  Entitled

  Environment - Groundwater Contamination - Notification and Reimbursement of Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 131

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 112

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bobo and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Haynes, Heller, Lawton, Lee, Malone, McIntosh, Niemann, Taylor, F. Turner, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Davis, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Levi, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 164

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 223

  Sponsored By

  Delegates N. King, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Gilchrist, Hixson, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Kramer, Lawton, Love, Montgomery, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Waldstreicher, Walker, Bartlett, Cardin, George, Howard, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, Stukes, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Education - Relocatable Classrooms - Indoor Air Quality Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 185

  Status as of February 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa, Beidle, V. Clagett, Frush, George, Hubbard, J. King, Kipke, Love, McConkey, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Environment - Grading or Building Permit - Patuxent River Watershed

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 346

  Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Environment - Unlined Rubble Landfills - Bond Release and Access for Groundwater Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 376

  Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Beitzel, Bartlett, Bates, Costa, Eckardt, Elmore, Kach, Kelly, McKee, Myers, O'Donnell, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Users

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 417

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates N. King, Ali, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Healey, Lawton, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Environment - Golf Course Redevelopment - Environmental Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 418

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Beitzel, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, Dumais, Frush, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Kaiser, N. King, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McConkey, Mizeur, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Ross, Schuler, Stein, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Mercury Switch Removal from Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 476

  Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Task Force on a Statewide Stormwater Management and Sediment Control Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 504

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale (By Request) and Delegates Hammen and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Exemptions - Individuals with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 549

  Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Anne Arundel County Delegation

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Chesapeake Bay Critical Area - Violations of Local Law - Statute of Limitations - Disclosure in Real Estate Sales

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 551

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 413

  Sponsored By

  Anne Arundel County Delegation

  Entitled

  Housing and Community Development - Radium Pilot Grant Program - Sunset Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 559

  Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman and Lawton

  Entitled

  Environment - Monitoring for Drinking Water Contaminants - Public Schools

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 703

  Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, Davis, Frush, George, Glassman, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, N. King, Kipke, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, Mathias, McConkey, McIntosh, Mizeur, Niemann, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Sophocleus, Stein, Vaughn, Braveboy, Burns, Haddaway, Jameson, J. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Manno, McHale, Stifler, Taylor, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Maryland Commission on Climate Change and Clean Energy Alternatives

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 737

  Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Carbon Allowances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 786

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 122

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lawton, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Frush, Guzzone, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Lafferty, Lee, McIntosh, Montgomery, Niemann, Stein, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, Glenn, Glassman, and Weir

  Entitled

  Stormwater Management Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 870

  Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn 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 890

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, N. King, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, Manno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Rice, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 893

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 257

  Sponsored By

  Delegate James

  Entitled

  Bay Restoration Fund - Wastewater Treatment Facilities Upgrades - Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 977

  Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Task Force on a Statewide Stormwater Management and Sediment Control Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1028

  Status as of March 15, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Task Force on Improving Local Stormwater Management Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1034

  Status as of April 3, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Glenn, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Maryland Healthy Places Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1218

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Clean Air Fund - Permit Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1220

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, Malone, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Rosenberg, Waldstreicher, Ali, Glenn, Hucker, Manno, and Stein

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1267

  Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Vehicles Subject to Testing and Inspection

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1268

  Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott and Stull

  Entitled

  Bay Restoration Fund - Disbursement of Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1350

  Status as of March 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kullen

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Pollution Control - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 51

  Status as of January 17, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 103

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 111

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 147

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Anne Arundel County Senators

  Entitled

  Housing and Community Development - Radium Pilot Grant Program - Sunset Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 254

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 538

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  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 352

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Britt, Kasemeyer, Lenett, Muse, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Environment - Golf Course Redevelopment - Report on Need for Environmental Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 366

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Conway, Frosh, Gladden, and Lenett

  Entitled

  Mercury Switch Removal from Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 408

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 550

  Sponsored By

  Anne Arundel County Senators

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Chesapeake Bay Critical Area - Violations of Local Law - Statute of Limitations - Disclosure in Real Estate Sales Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 409

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 552

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Hogan, Lenett, McFadden, Raskin, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Jones, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Education - Relocatable Classrooms - Indoor Air Quality Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 784

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 121

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe, Britt, Pinsky, Conway, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Stormwater Management Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 901

  Status as of March 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Frosh, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Bay Green Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 940

  Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hooper, Colburn, Garagiola, Harris, Jacobs, and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Registration - Show Class Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 970

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 365

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Appropriation Permits - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 975

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 367

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Oil Pollution and Tank Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters