MDE TESTIMONY, BRIEFINGS AND POSITION STATEMENTS

Maryland General Assembly

2009 Session Position Statements

House Bills 

Title

HB 14 Alternatives to Deca-BDE in Televisions and Computers and Residential Upholstered Furniture- MDE Letter
HB 14 Environment – Brominated Flame Retardants – Decabrominated Diphenyl Ether – Prohibition
HB 14 Environment - Brominated Flame Retardants Decabrominated Diphenyl Ether-Prohibition (Revision)
HB 34 Environment - Impervious Surface - Statewide Database
HB 59 State Board of Well Drillers - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
HB 90 Department of the Environment - Bay Restoration Fund and Bay Restoration Fee
HB 119 Children's Products Containing Lead - Modifications
HB 148 Letter of Concern - Calvert County - Reimbursement of Costs - Authority
HB 154 Environment - Green Building Council
HB 176 Bay Restoration Act of 2009
HB 221 Bay Restoration Fund - Disbursement of Funds
HB 236 Environment - Reducing Lead Risk in Housing - Lead Paint Dust Testing
HB 248 Task Force to Study Strategies to Reduce Solid Waste
HB 259 Environmental Health Monitoring and Testing - Reimbursement of Costs - Senate EHE Committee
HB 259 Environmental Health Monitoring and Testing - Reimbursement of Costs - House Environmental Matters Committee
HB 315 The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2009
HB 346 Bay Restoration Fund - Nitrogen-Removing Septic Systems
HB 357 Business Occupations and Professions - Plumbers - Lead - Free - Materials
HB 395 Environment – Ammonia Emissions from Animal Waste on Poultry Farms - Reporting
HB 420 Environment - Limitation of Actions - Political Subdivisions
HB 447 Landfills - Disposal ofMotor Vehicle Oil Filters
HB 489 Allegany County- Upper Potomac River Commission - Savage River Dam - Borrowing Authority
HB 529 Environment - Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit - Septage
HB 573 Environment- Floating - Vessel - Platforms
HB 595 State Government - Recycling Program - Aluminum, Glass, Paper, and Plastic
HB 655 Natural Resources - Expanded Use of Waterway Improvement Fund
HB 709 Children's Environmental Health Protection Act - MDE Letter
HB 655 Natural Resources - Expanded Use of Waterway Improvement Fund
HB 709 Children's Environmental Health Protection Act - MDE Letter
HB 763 Environment - Lead Wheel Weights - Prohibited
HB 771 Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009
HB 787 Emergency Responders - Death Benefits and Funeral Expenses
HB 876 Environment - Healthy Homes Initiative
HB 921 Construction Permits - Expiration Dates
HB 929 Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides – Release Reporting
HB 1054 Environment - Permitting Process- Environmental Justice Reviews
HB 1058 Environment - Sewage Sludge Utilization Permits - Local Notice
HB 1063 Environment - Noise Control Ordinances – Political Subdivisions
HB 1078 Environment - Permitting Process - Notice Requirements
HB 1083 Environment - On Site Sewage Disposal Systems Requirements
HB 1092 Environment - Recycling Receptacles - Events and Forests and Parks
HB 1105 Private Wastewater Treatment Act of 2009
HB 1106 Bay Restoration Fund - Septic Systems - Nitrogen Removal Projects
HB 1263 Mercury Switch Removal from Vehicles (Senate EHE Testimony)
HB 1263 Mercury Switch Removal from Vehicles (House ENV Testimony)
HB 1306 Recycling - Restaurants and Bars - Aluminum, Glass, and Plastic Bottles -  Letter of Support
HB 1362 Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses
HB 1363 County Boards of Education – Procurement of Green Product Cleaning Supplies- Senate EHE Committee
HB 1363 County Boards of Education – Procurement of Green Product Cleaning Supplies House W&M Committee
HB 1368 Environment - State and Private Wetlands - Improvements - House ENV Committee
HB 1368 Environment - State and Private Wetlands - Improvements - Senate EHE Committee
HB 1405 Public Safety Employees Killed in the Performance of Duties Department of the Environment Employees - Death Benefits 
HB 1407 Environmental Trust Fund – Environmental Surcharge – Sunset Extension 
HB 1416 Small Business Pollution Compliance Loan Fund - Repeal
HB 1417 Water Quality and Drinking Water Quality Revolving Loan Funds - Use of Funds
HB 1556 Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees (Senate EHE Committee)
HB 1556 Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees (House ECM & ENV Committees)



 

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