House Bills

• HB 0011 - Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses
• HB 0011 - Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses - Senate Hearing
• HB 0012 - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses - Local Entities
• HB 0050 - Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Repeal - Combined Statement
• HB 0097 - Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Repeal - Combined Statement
• HB 0118 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Progress Report - Ocean Acidification
• HB 0121 - Chesapeake Bay Trust - Powers and Duties - Member Terms
• HB 0172 - Economic Development - Baltimore Region - Baltimore
• HB 0180 - Dorchester County Sanitary Commission - Enforcement of Liens - Tax Sale Authorization
• HB 0180 - Dorchester County Sanitary Commission - Enforcement of Liens - Tax Sale Authorization - Senate Hearing
• HB 0189 - Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act - Chemical Information List - Submission to Department of the Environment - Repeal
• HB 0189 - Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act - Chemical Information List - Submission to Department of the Environment - Repeal - Senate Hearing
• HB 0207 - State Capital Projects - High Performance Buildings
• HB 0207 - State Capital Projects - High Performance Buildings - Maryland Green Building Council - Senate Hearing
• HB 0284 - Department of Agriculture - Phosphorus Assessment and Management - Study and Economic Impact Analysis
• HB 0405 - Environment - Sales of Nonbiodegradable Cigarettes - Prohibited
• HB 0431 - Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Lead Hazard Reduction Projects
• HB 0517 - Board of Public Works - State Wetlands Licenses - Best Interest of the State
• HB 0567 - Procurement - State Vehicle Fleet - Biodiesel or Biofuel Requirements
• HB 0576 - Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012 - Diminution in Value of Real Property - Compensation
• HB 0615 - Climate Risk Reduction Act
• HB 0615 - Coast Smart Council - Senate Hearing
• HB 0629 - Environmentally Preferable Procurement - Maryland Green Purchasing Committee
• HB 0629 - Environmentally Preferable Procurement - Maryland Green Purchasing Committee - Senate Hearing
• HB 0677 - Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Request for Exhaust Emissions Test After Failing On-Board Diagnostics Test
• HB 0718 - Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2014
• HB 0834 - Environment - Water Pollution Control - Penalty
• HB 0878 - State Highway Administration - Compost and Compost-Based Products - Specification - Senate Hearing
• HB 0888 - Environment - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Applicability and Registration Requirements
• HB 0895 - Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Repeal - Combined Statement
• HB 0910 - Water Quality Certification - Conowingo Dam - Required Studies
• HB 0931 - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Thermal Energy
• HB 0937 - Wastewater Treatment Facilities - Distribution of Financial Assistance
• HB 0937 - Wastewater Treatment Facilities - Distribution of Financial Assistance - Senate Hearing
• HB 0945 - Sewage Sludge - Permit Applications and Public Hearings - Notification Requirements
• HB 1073 - Environment - Statute of Limitations - Administrative Penalties
• HB 1073 - Environment - Statute of Limitations - Administrative Penalties - Senate Hearing
• HB 1076 - Agriculture - Poultry Litter - Energy-Generating Cooperative Program
• HB 1081 - Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Facilities - Yard Waste and Food Residuals
• HB 1086 - State Aid - Business Transparency and Financial Disclosure Act
• HB 1086 - State Aid - Business Transparency and Financial Disclosure Act - Senate Hearing
• HB 1087 - Motor Vehicles - Maximum Period of Idling - Repeal
• HB 1139 - Environment - Stormwater Remediation Fees - Reduction of Fees
• HB 1210 - Environment - Permit Determinations - Cumulative Impact Assessments
• HB 1254 - Environment - Dental Amalgam - Reduction in Use
• HB 1345 - Electric Vehicles and Recharging Equipment - Rebates and Tax Credits
• HB 1345 - Electric Vehicles and Recharging Equipment - Rebates and Tax Credits - Senate Hearing
• HB 1373 - Environment - Permits to Construct or Materially Alter an Incinerator - Limitations on Issuance
• HB 1502 - Civil Actions - Statute of Limitations for Certain Specialties
• HJ 0006 - Conowingo Dam - Sediment - Dredging

Senate Bills

• SB 0001 - Bay Restoration Fee - Exemption - On-Site Sewage Disposal System Using Best Available Technology
• SB 0005 - Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Repeal
• SB 0056 - Environment - Solid Waste Management Practices - Maryland Recycling and Landfill Diversion Task Force
• SB 0062 - Chesapeake Bay Trust - Powers and Duties - Member Terms
• SB 0062 - Chesapeake Bay Trust - Powers and Duties - Member Terms - House Hearing
• SB 0076 - Dorchester County Sanitary Commission - Enforcement of Liens - Tax Sale Authorization
• SB 0076 - Dorchester County Sanitary Commission - Enforcement of Liens - Tax Sale Authorization - House Hearing
• SB 0093 - Natural Resources - Recreational Incentives Pilot Program
• SB 0093 - Natural Resources - Recreational Incentives Pilot Program - House Hearing
• SB 0101 - Environment - Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund - Use of Funds
• SB 0101 - Environment - Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund - Use of Funds - House Hearing
• SB 0135 - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Enforcement by Department of the Environment - Moratorium
• SB 0277 - Frederick County - Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Exemption
• SB 0315 - Environment - Stormwater Remediation Fee - County Tax Limitations
• SB 0316 - Anne Arundel County - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Exemption (Anne Arundel County Rain Tax Exemption Act of 2014)
• SB 0359 - Watershed Protection and Restoration Programs - Impervious Surface - Definition
• SB 0360 - Natural Gas - Hydraulic Fracturing - Prohibition
• SB 0394 - Statewide Container Recycling Refund Program
• SB 0464 - Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Repeal
• SB 0466 - Oyster Dredging - Waters North of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Kent Narrows Bridge
• SB 0521 - Agriculture - Poultry Litter - Energy-Generating Cooperative Program
• SB 0530 - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Thermal Energy
• SB 0535 - Natural Gas Severance Tax and Impact Account
• SB 0547 - Economic Development - Baltimore Region - Baltimore Metropolitan Council and Advisory Board and Baltimore
• SB 0564 - Environment - Water Pollution Control - Penalty
• SB 0564 - Environment - Water Pollution Control - Penalty - House Hearing
• SB 0609 - Environment - Bay Restoration Fee - Mobile Home Park
• SB 0631 - Environment - Retail Service Stations - Setback Certification
• SB 0678 - Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund and Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup
• SB 0678 - Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund and Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup - House Hearing
• SB 0706 - Environment - Permit Determinations - Cumulative Impact Assessments
• SB 0706 - Environment - Permit Determinations - Cumulative Impact Assessments - House Hearing
• SB 0707 - Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2014
• SB 0711 - Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act - Chemical Information List - Submission to Department of the Environment - Repeal
• SB 0734 - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass
• SB 0745 - Shale Gas Drilling Safety Review Act of 2014
• SB 0781 - Environment - Recycling - Public and Commercial Buildings, Special Events, and Single-Family Residences
• SB 0781 - Environment - Recycling - Public and Commercial Buildings, Special Events, and Single-Family Residences - House Hearing
• SB 0814 - State Highway Administration - Compost and Compost-Based Products - Specification
• SB 0903 - Tax Sales - Stormwater Remediation Fees - Temporary
• SB 0908 - Electric Vehicles and Recharging Equipment - Rebates and Tax Credits
• SB 0908 - Electric Vehicles and Recharging Equipment - Rebates and Tax Credits - House Hearing
• SB 1020 - Solar Farms - Construction Requirements - Exemptions
• SJ 0004 - Conowingo Dam - Sediment – Dredging

1. Stormwater Remediation Fees and Local Implementation Briefing - by former MDE Secretary Robert Summers - Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - January 14, 2014
2. Accounting for Growth - by former MDE Secretary Robert Summers - Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - January 14, 2014
3. 2014 Legislative Agenda Updates on Marcellus Shale & Accounting for Growth - by former MDE Secretary Robert Summers - Environmental Matters Committee - January 14, 2014
4. The 2006 Healthy Air Act New Clean Air Act Power Plant Requirements Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Act of 2009 - by Tad Aburn, - Economic Matters Committee - January 29, 2014
5. The 2006 Healthy Air Act New Clean Air Act Power Plant Requirements Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Act of 2009 - by former MDE Secretary Robert Summers and Tad Aburn, - Senate Finance Committee - April 1, 2014

1. Marcellus Shale Briefing - by former MDE Secretary Robert Summers - House Environmental Matters Committee - January 17, 2013
2. Bay Restoration Fund Update - by Jag Khuman - Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee - January 15, 2013

1. Bay Restoration Fund (SB 240/HB 446), Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012 (SB 236/HB 445)
2. Phase II WIP: Background & Development Process - by former MDE Secretary Robert Summers - House Appropriations Transportation & Environment Subcommittee - January 18, 2012

• 2011 Senate Bills  
• 2011 House Bills  

1. The Marcellus Shale in Maryland - by former MDE Acting Secretary Robert Summers and DNR Secretary John Griffin - House Environmental Matters Committee - February 9, 2011
2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009 Update - By former MDE Acting Secretary Robert Summers - Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee - January 26, 2011
3. Overview of the Maryland Department of the Environment - By former MDE Acting Secretary Robert Summers - House Environmental Matters Committee - February 2, 2011
4. Chesapeake Bay TMDL and Watershed Implementation Plan - By former MDE Acting Secretary Robert Summers - Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs - January 26, 2011
5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009 Update - By former MDE Acting Secretary Robert Summers - Senate Finance Committee - February 1, 2011
6. Overview of the Maryland Department of the Environment - By former MDE Acting Secretary Robert Summers - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee - January 18, 2011
7. MDE Enforcement Programs - By former MDE Acting Secretary Robert Summers - Appropriations Transportation and the Environment Subcommittee - January 19, 2011

• 2010 House Bills
• 2010 Senate Bills  

1. Briefing on the Stormwater Management Act of 2007 - By former MDE Dep. Secretary Robert Summers - Environmental Matters Committee - January 26, 2010
2. Briefing on the Bay Restoration Fund - By former MDE Dep. Secretary Robert Summers - Environmental Matters Committee - January 19, 2010
3. Bay Restoration Fund: Septic System Upgrades in the Critical Area - By former MDE Dep. Secretary Robert Summers - Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area - December 8, 2009

• 2009 House Bills
• 2009 Senate Bills

1. Bay Restoration Fund – By former MDE Dep. Secretary Robert Summers – House of Delegates Environmental Matters Committee – January 22, 2009
2. Water for Maryland's Future: What We Must Do Today- Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee- January 15, 2009
3. Sources of Water Quality Impairments and the TMDL Process - Anne Arundel County Delegation - January 23, 2009