Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB248 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0248
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 248
8	8	M3, J1 2lr0977
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10	10	By: Delegate Stewart
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 13, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Legionnaires’ Disease Prevention Act 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations 3
21	21	requiring an owner or operator of a public building to establish and implement a 4
22	22	water management program to prevent the growth and spread of Legionella 5
23	23	pneumophila in a building water system to reduce the risk for Legionnaires’ disease; 6
24	24	and generally relating to preventing the growth and spread of Legionella 7
25	25	pneumophila to reduce the risk of Legionnaires’ disease. 8
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27	27	BY adding to 9
28	28	Article – Environment 10
29	29	Section 9–405.1 11
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
31	31	(2014 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13
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33	33	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
34	34	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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36	36	Article – Environment 16
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38	38	9–405.1. 17
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40	40	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 18
41	41	INDICATED. 19
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43	43	(2) “BUILDING WATER SYSTEM ” INCLUDES A POTABLE OR 20
44	44	NONPOTABLE WATER SYS TEM IN A BUILDING. 21
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46	46	(3) “LEGIONELLA CULTURE ” MEANS QUANTIFICATION OF 22
47	47	CULTURABLE LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHIL A BACTERIA IN A WATE R SAMPLE. 23 2 HOUSE BILL 248
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51	51	(4) “LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE” MEANS A PULMONARY DISEASE 1
52	52	CAUSED BY THE LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHIL A BACTERIUM. 2
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54	54	(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS REQUIRING AN OWNER 3
55	55	OR OPERATOR OF A PUBLIC BUILDING TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A WATER 4
56	56	MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO PREVENT THE GROWTH AN D SPREAD OF LEGIONELLA 5
57	57	PNEUMOPHILA IN A BUILDING WATER SYSTEM TO REDUCE THE RISK OF 6
58	58	LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE. 7
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60	60	(C) THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION 8
61	61	SHALL: 9
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63	63	(1) BE CONSISTENT WITH THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING, 10
64	64	REFRIGERATING , AND AIR–CONDITIONING ENGINEERS (ASHRAE) STANDARD 11
65	65	188 (LEGIONELLOSIS : RISK MANAGEMENT FOR BUILDING WATER SYSTEMS); 12
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67	67	(2) REQUIRE VALIDATION TESTING O F WATER TO MINIMIZE THE 13
68	68	GROWTH AND TRANSMISS ION OF LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA IN A BUILDING WATER 14
69	69	SYSTEM; 15
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71	71	(3) REQUIRE AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A PUBLIC BUILDING TO: 16
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73	73	(I) RETAIN A COPY OF ANY SAMPLING AND MANAGEM ENT PLAN 17
74	74	AND SAMPLING RESULTS FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS; 18
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76	76	(II) ON REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT , PROVIDE A COPY OF 19
77	77	ANY SAMPLING AND MAN AGEMENT PLAN AND SAM PLING RESULTS THAT THE OWNER 20
78	78	OR OPERATOR HAS RETA INED; AND 21
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80	80	(III) ON REQUEST OF ANY DEP ARTMENT OR AGENCY WI TH 22
81	81	LICENSING OR INSPECT ION AUTHORITY OVER T HE PUBLIC BUILDING, MAKE 23
82	82	AVAILABLE FOR INSPEC TION THE WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 24
83	83	ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION; AND 25
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85	85	(4) IN ADDITION TO ANY SAMPLING REQUIRE D UNDER ITEMS (1) AND 26
86	86	(2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , REQUIRE AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A PUBLIC BUILDING 27
87	87	TO CONDUCT LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA CULTURE SAMPLING AND ANALYSI S OF 28
88	88	THE BUILDING WATER SYSTEM : 29
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90	90	(I) AT A FREQUENCY TO BE DETERMINED BY THE 30
91	91	DEPARTMENT ; OR 31
92	92	HOUSE BILL 248 3
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95	95	(II) ON A DETERMINATION BY THE DEPARTMENT : 1
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97	97	1. THAT ONE OR MORE CASE S OF LEGIONNAIRES’ 2
98	98	DISEASE ARE, OR MAY BE, ASSOCIATED WITH THE PUBLIC BUILDING ; OR 3
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100	100	2. THAT SAMPLING AND ANALYSI S IS REQUIRED TO 4
101	101	SATISFY OTHER CONDITION S SPECIFIED IN REGULATIONS. 5
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103	103	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6
104	104	October 1, 2022. 7