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MD HB1642

MD HB1642
Community Healthy Air Act


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Introduced
02/24/2020
In Committee
02/24/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/18/2020

Introduced Session

2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Establishing the Committee on Air Quality to create, on or before January 1, 2021, an air quality sampling and monitoring protocol for the collection of air quality and public health data associated with certain large animal-feeding operations; requiring that the protocol establish the methodology for the Department of the Environment to use to quantify and assess certain data; requiring the Department to report its findings from certain assessments and evaluations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 15, 2021; etc.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Committee on Air Quality to create an air quality sampling and monitoring protocol for the collection of air quality and public health data associated with large animal-feeding operations. The protocol will establish the methodology for the Department of the Environment to quantify air pollutant emissions and assess the public health risks associated with these emissions. The Department is required to use the protocol to assess air pollutants and public health risks from all large animal-feeding operations in the state and evaluate their compliance with state and federal regulations. The Department must report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly by December 15, 2021. The bill will remain in effect for two years, until June 30, 2022.

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Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (on 02/24/2020)

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