Power Plants

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 23

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  HB 314

  Status as of April 7, 2009: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph and the Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Maryland Environmental Service - Energy Generation Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 604

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Garrett County - County Commissioners - Commercial Grade Wind Turbines - Authority to Set Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 605

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 720

  Status as of March 20, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough and Shewell

  Entitled

  Nuclear Generating Facility - Sale of Electricity at Lowest Best Price and Disclosure of Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 743

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hucker

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Purchase or Use of Mountaintop Coal - Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 749

  Status as of March 20, 2009: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities - Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge, Bond or Other Security, and Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 753

  Status as of March 20, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Electric Generating Facility Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge or Bond or Other Security - Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 842

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Ali, Nathan-Pulliam, Rice, Riley, Stukes, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Required Approval - Acquisition of Generation Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1312

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel and Taylor

  Entitled

  Maryland Electricity Reregulation and Energy Independence Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1530

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher and Hecht

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - New Electric Generation Facilities - Rate Regulation and Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  SB 14

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 183

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pugh, Colburn, and Harris

  Entitled

  Maryland Environmental Service - Energy Generation Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 529

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harrington

  Entitled

  Environment - Environmental Justice Review - Public Service Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
  

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  SB 583

  Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 584

  Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - County Commissioners - Commercial Grade Wind Turbines - Authority to Set Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 585

  Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Wind Generating Stations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 678

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Alternative Energy Generation in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 771

  Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities and Solar Generating Systems - Performance Standards and Decommissioning and Restoration Studies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 772

  Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Electric Generating Facility Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge or Bond or Other Security - Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 773

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities - Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge, Bond or Other Security, and Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 794

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Required Approval - Acquisition of Generation Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 795

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Electricity Reregulation and Energy Independence Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 844

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, McFadden, Pipkin, Rosapepe, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Haines, Harrington, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - New Electric Generation Facilities - Rate Regulation and Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 867

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  The Renewables First Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance