MD HB885 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-3)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-04-10 - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring the Department of the Environment, in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources, to designate areas in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary waters where a vessel may discharge sewage; and requiring a specified vessel operator and lessee to ensure that the discharge of sewage from specified vessels takes place in specified areas.

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Title

Environment - Chesapeake Bay - Vessel Sewage Discharge Areas

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-04-10HouseUnfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
2017-02-24HouseHearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-06HouseFirst Reading Environment and Transportation

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