Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB798 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 798
8	8	M3, M4, J1 2lr2993
9	9	HB 1642/20 – HRU
10	10	By: Delegate Jalisi
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 3, 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	Community Healthy Air Act 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of establishing the Committee on Air Quality to create, on or before a 3
21	21	certain date, a certain air quality sampling and monitoring protocol for the collection 4
22	22	of air quality and public health data associated with certain large–animal feed 5
23	23	operations; and generally relating to air pollutant monitoring and the Committee on 6
24	24	Air Quality. 7
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26	26	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8
27	27	That: 9
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29	29	(a) (1) There is a Committee on Air Quality. 10
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31	31	(2) The Committee consists of the following members: 11
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33	33	(i) one expert in regulatory compliance, selected by the Office of the 12
34	34	Attorney General; and 13
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36	36	(ii) the following members, selected jointly by the Dean of the 14
37	37	University of Maryland School of Public Health and the Dean of the Johns Hopkins 15
38	38	Bloomberg School of Public Health: 16
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40	40	1. one expert in air pollution sampling and monitoring; 17
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42	42	2. one expert in spatial statistics and monitoring; 18
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44	44	3. one expert in exposure science; 19
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46	46	4. one expert in environmental epidemiology; 20
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48	48	5. one expert in toxicology; 21 2 HOUSE BILL 798
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52	52	6. one expert in human health risk assessment; and 1
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54	54	7. one preventive medicine physician. 2
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56	56	(3) The members of the Committee shall designate the chair of the 3
57	57	Committee from among the members of the Committee. 4
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59	59	(4) The Department of the Environment shall provide staff for the 5
60	60	Committee. 6
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62	62	(5) A member of the Committee: 7
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64	64	(i) may not receive compensation as a member of the Committee; 8
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67	67	(ii) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard 10
68	68	State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 11
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70	70	(6) (i) On or before January 1, 2023, the Committee shall create an air 12
71	71	quality sampling and monitoring protocol for the collection of air quality and public health 13
72	72	data associated with large animal–feeding operations as defined by the Department of the 14
73	73	Environment in regulation. 15
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75	75	(ii) The protocol shall establish the methodology for the Department 16
76	76	of the Environment to use to: 17
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78	78	1. quantify the amount of the air pollutants that are emitted 18
79	79	from large animal–feeding operations, including emissions of: 19
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81	81	A. ammonia; 20
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83	83	B. fine particulate matter; 21
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85	85	C. coarse particulate matter; 22
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87	87	D. volatile organic compounds; and 23
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89	89	E. other air pollutants subject to State or federal laws and 24
90	90	regulations related to air pollutant emissions from large animal–feeding operations; and 25
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92	92	2. assess the public health risks associated with air 26
93	93	pollutants emitted from large animal–feeding operations in the State. 27
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95	95	(iii) In preparing the protocol, the Committee shall: 28
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97	97	1. identify all air pollutants emitted from lar ge 29 HOUSE BILL 798 3
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100	100	animal–feeding operations in the State; and 1
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102	102	2. identify potential public health risks associated with air 2
103	103	pollutants emitted from large animal–feeding operations in the State. 3
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105	105	(7) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Committee 4
106	106	shall submit the completed protocol for: 5
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108	108	1. public comment; and 6
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110	110	2. peer review by a panel composed of experts in the following 7
111	111	fields, as selected by the Department of the Environment in consultation with the 8
112	112	Committee: 9
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114	114	A. air pollution monitoring; 10
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116	116	B. spatial statistics and modeling; 11
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118	118	C. exposure science; 12
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120	120	D. environmental epidemiology; 13
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122	122	E. toxicology; 14
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124	124	F. human health risk assessment; and 15
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126	126	G. preventive medicine. 16
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128	128	(ii) The experts selected for the peer review panel under item 2 of 17
129	129	subparagraph (i) of this paragraph may not be a member of the Committee or an employee 18
130	130	of the Department of the Environment. 19
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132	132	(8) On or before April 1, 2023: 20
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134	134	(i) the Committee shall: 21
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136	136	1. review the comments received under paragraph (7) of this 22
137	137	section; and 23
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139	139	2. incorporate into the protocol any comments determined by 24
140	140	the Committee to be appropriate for inclusion; and 25
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142	142	(ii) the Department of the Environment shall publish the final 26
143	143	protocol on its website. 27
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145	145	(b) (1) On or before October 1, 2023, the Department of the Environment shall: 28
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149	149	(i) use the protocol created under subsection (a)(6) of this section to 1
150	150	assess air pollutants and public health risks associated with all large animal–feeding 2
151	151	operations in the State; and 3
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153	153	(ii) use the assessments conducted under item (i) of this paragraph 4
154	154	to evaluate compliance of all large animal–feeding operations in the State with State and 5
155	155	federal laws and regulations related to air pollutant emissions that apply to large 6
156	156	animal–feeding operations in the State. 7
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158	158	(2) On or before December 15, 2023, the Department of the Environment 8
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161	161	(i) report its findings from the assessments and evaluations 10
162	162	conducted under paragraph (1) of this subsection to the Governor and, in accordance with 11
163	163	§ 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly; and 12
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165	165	(ii) post the report on its website. 13
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167	167	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 14
168	168	1, 2022. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and, at the end of June 30, 2024, 15
169	169	this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 16
170	170	of no further force and effect. 17
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