Bill > H2230

This bill aims to improve outdoor and indoor air quality in communities burdened by transportation pollution. The key provisions include: 1. Defining key terms like "black carbon," "environmental justice population," "HEPA filtration," and "particulate matter." 2. Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to install and operate air monitors in at least eight air pollution hotspots to establish baseline air quality and set annual targets to decrease air quality target pollutants like black carbon and ultrafine particulate matter between 2023 and 2035. 3. Mandating boards of health to require the installation of MERV 16 or equivalent air filtration in eligible buildings like schools, residential housing, and commercial buildings located within 200 meters of major transportation infrastructure. 4. Requiring the Department of Early Education and Care to only issue new licenses for child care facilities after the applicant has mitigated indoor air pollution to at least 80% below outdoor levels or installed a MERV 16 filter. 5. Prohibiting permit granting authorities from approving new construction of residential, health, and educational facilities unless they mitigate indoor air pollution or install MERV 16 filters. 6. Amending regulations to require mold remediation in residential and school buildings to eliminate moisture and airborne mold spores. 7. Requiring the Board of Building Regulations and Standards to adopt mandatory building standards for MERV 16 air filtration and prohibiting the installation of gas stoves in new residential construction.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2230