Maryland House Bill 654 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-31 - First Reading Environment and Transportation
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring an independent third party to oversee all water quality testing conducted at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant; requiring the Department of the Environment to select the independent third party; specifying the duties of the independent third party; and establishing certain notification requirements for sewage overflows and breaks in certain sewage pipelines at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Back River and Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plants - Water Quality Testing and Overflow and Pipeline Breakage Notification (Environmental Accountability Act of 2022)

Del. Bob Long [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-31	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation

HB654 (Carry Over) 2022-01-31 - First Reading Environment and Transportation

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Environment	9	255.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Environment	9	331.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0654?ys=2022RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0654f.pdf