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*hb0716*
HOUSE BILL 716
M3 2lr2040
CF SB 367
By: Delegates Lehman, Pena–Melnyk, Atterbeary, Bagnall, B. Barnes, Bhandari,
Brooks, Charkoudian, Feldmark, Forbes, Fraser –Hidalgo, Healey, Hill,
Holmes, R. Jones, Love, Moon, Ruth, Shetty, Solomon, Terrasa, Watson, and
Williams Williams, Boyce, Clark, Foley, Gilchrist, Jalisi, Lierman, Stein,
Stewart, and Wells
Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2022
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 2, 2022
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Patuxent River Commission – Membership 2
FOR the purpose of adding the Patuxent Riverkeeper as a voting member altering the 3
membership of the Patuxent River Commission; and generally relating to the 4
Patuxent River Commission. 5
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
Article – State Finance and Procurement 7
Section 5–812 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2021 Replacement Volume) 10
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
Article – State Finance and Procurement 12
Section 5–814 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2021 Replacement Volume) 15
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
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Article – State Finance and Procurement 1
5–812. 2
There is a Patuxent River Commission in the Department. 3
5–814. 4
(a) The Commission consists of the following [34] 35 voting members [appointed 5
by the Governor]: 6
(1) 7 individuals, 1 from each of the following 7 counties, APPOINTED BY 7
THE GOVERNOR on the recommendation of the governing body of that county: 8
(i) Anne Arundel County; 9
(ii) Calvert County; 10
(iii) Charles County; 11
(iv) Howard County; 12
(v) Montgomery County; 13
(vi) Prince George’s County; and 14
(vii) St. Mary’s County; 15
(2) 1 individual representing the Washington Suburban Sanitary 16
Commission, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR; 17
(3) 1 individual from each of the following regional planning agencies, 18
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR: 19
(i) the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 20
Montgomery County; 21
(ii) the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 22
Prince George’s County; and 23
(iii) the Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland; 24
(4) 1 individual, representing a municipality in the watershed, 25
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR on the recommendation of the corresponding governing 26
body of that municipality; 27
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(5) 1 individual representing a large federal facility in the watershed, 1
APPOINTED BY TH E GOVERNOR; 2
(6) as far as possible, the following individuals appointed by the Governor 3
with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall be selected to represent broad geographic, 4
economic, and social interests within the watershed: 5
(i) 2 individuals representing farming interests; 6
(ii) 1 individual representing business interests; 7
(iii) 4 individuals representing environmental and citizen interests; 8
(iv) 2 individuals representing developer interests; 9
(v) 2 individuals 1 INDIVIDUAL representing academic interests; 10
(vi) 2 individuals, 1 each, representing 2 soil conservation districts; 11
(vii) 1 individual representing the University of Maryland 12
Cooperative Extension Service; and 13
(viii) 1 individual representing watermen interests; [and] 14
(7) THE PATUXENT RIVERKEEPER; AND 15
(8) as ex officio members: 16
(i) the Secretary of Agriculture or a designee; 17
(ii) the Secretary of the Environment or a designee; 18
(iii) the Secretary of Natural Resources or a designee; 19
(iv) the Secretary of Planning or a designee; 20
(v) the Secretary of Transportation or a designee; and 21
(vi) the Chief of the Planning Division, U.S. Army Corps of 22
Engineers, Baltimore District or a designee; AND 23
(VII) THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 24
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OR A DESIGNEE . 25
(b) (1) The term of a member appointed under subsection (a)(1) through (6) of 26
this section is 4 years. 27 4 HOUSE BILL 716
(2) At the end of a term, a member appointed under subsection (a)(1) 1
through (6) of this section continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies. 2
(3) A member who is appointed under subsection (a)(1) through (6) of this 3
section after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is 4
appointed and qualifies. 5
(4) The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms 6
provided for members of the Commission on October 1, 1995. 7
(c) (1) The Commission may establish and abolish nonvoting memberships. 8
(2) A nonvoting member shall be appointed by the Commission for a term 9
set by the Commission. 10
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Patuxent Riverkeeper 11
shall become a full voting member of the Patuxent River Commission on June 1, 2022. 12
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 13
1, 2022. 14
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.