Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB321 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.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 321
8	8	M3 2lr0336
9	9	HB 857/21 – ENT & ECM CF HB 131
10	10	By: Senator Kagan
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 20, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
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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	Environment – Synthetic Turf and Turf Infill – Chain of Custody 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring a producer of synthetic turf and turf infill sold or distributed 3
21	21	in the State to establish a system to track the chain of custody of the synthetic turf 4
22	22	and turf infill and report the chain of custody to the Department of the Environment; 5
23	23	requiring a certain owner of synthetic turf and turf infill to report certain 6
24	24	information to the Department; requiring the Department to develop and maintain 7
25	25	a website that displays certain chain of custody information; making a violation of 8
26	26	this Act a civil offense; and generally relating to synthetic turf and turf infill. 9
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28	28	BY adding to 10
29	29	Article – Environment 11
30	30	Section 9–2401 through 9–2404 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 24. Synthetic 12
31	31	Turf and Turf Infill” 13
32	32	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
33	33	(2014 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 15
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35	35	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
36	36	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
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38	38	Article – Environment 18
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40	40	SUBTITLE 24. SYNTHETIC TURF AND TURF INFILL. 19
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42	42	9–2401. 20
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44	44	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 21
45	45	INDICATED. 22
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47	47	(B) “PRODUCER” MEANS A PERSON THAT : 23 2 SENATE BILL 321
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51	51	(1) OWNS OR LICENSES A TRADEMARK OR BRAND U NDER WHICH 1
52	52	SYNTHETIC TURF AND T URF INFILL ARE SOLD , OFFERED FOR SALE , DISTRIBUTED, 2
53	53	OR OFFERED FOR PROMO TIONAL PURPOSES IN T HE STATE; OR 3
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55	55	(2) IMPORTS SYNTHETIC TUR F AND TURF INFILL IN TO THE STATE 4
56	56	FOR SALE OR DISTRIBU TION. 5
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58	58	(C) “SYNTHETIC TURF” MEANS PLASTIC TUFTED CARPET THAT: 6
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60	60	(1) IS INTENDED TO HAVE , OR INCIDENTALLY HAS , AN APPEARANCE 7
61	61	THAT MIMICS GRASS ; 8
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63	63	(2) FUNCTIONS AS A REPLAC EMENT FOR GRASS ; AND 9
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65	65	(3) IS AT LEAST 15,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE . 10
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67	67	(D) (1) “TURF INFILL” MEANS MATERIAL THAT : 11
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69	69	(I) IS POURED ON TOP OF S YNTHETIC TURF TO HOL D 12
70	70	SYNTHETIC TURF BLADE S IN PLACE; 13
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72	72	(II) WEIGHS DOWN THE SYNTH ETIC TURF SO IT DOES NOT 14
73	73	DEVELOP WRINKLES OR BUCKLE; AND 15
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75	75	(III) MIMICS THE IMPACT ABS ORPTION PROPERTIES O F SOIL 16
76	76	UNDER NATURAL GRASS. 17
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78	78	(2) “TURF INFILL” INCLUDES SHREDDED OR GRANULATED TIRE , 18
79	79	RUBBER, OR SILICA SAND. 19
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81	81	9–2402. 20
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83	83	(A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , ON OR 21
84	84	BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2023, EACH PRODUCER OF SYN THETIC TURF AND TURF INFILL 22
85	85	SOLD OR DISTRIBUTE D IN THE STATE SHALL: 23
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87	87	(1) ESTABLISH A SYSTEM TO TRACK THE CHAIN OF C USTODY OF THE 24
88	88	SYNTHETIC TURF AND T URF INFILL FROM THEI R MANUFACTURE TO THE IR 25
89	89	INSTALLATION, USE, REUSE, RECYCLING, AND FINAL DISPOSAL ; AND 26
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91	91	(2) REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT THE CHAIN OF CUSTODY OF THE 27
92	92	SYNTHETIC TURF AND T URF INFILL FROM THEI R MANUFACTURE TO , IF KNOWN, 28 SENATE BILL 321 3
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95	95	THEIR INSTALLATION , USE, REUSE, RECYCLING, OR FINAL DISPOSAL . 1
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97	97	(B) FOR SYNTHETIC TURF AN D TURF INFILL ALREAD Y INSTALLED IN THE 2
98	98	STATE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2023, THE OWNER OF THE S YNTHETIC TURF AND TU RF 3
99	99	INFILL SHALL REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT : 4
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101	101	(1) THE CURRENT GEOGRAPHI C LOCATION OF THE IN STALLED 5
102	102	SYNTHETIC TURF AND T URF INFILL; AND 6
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104	104	(2) FOR THE DURATION OF O WNERSHIP OF THE SYNT HETIC TURF AND 7
105	105	TURF INFILL, THE CHAIN OF CUSTODY OF THE SYNTHETIC TURF A ND TURF INFILL 8
106	106	FROM THEIR USE TO TH EIR REUSE, RECYCLING, OR FINAL DISPOSAL . 9
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108	108	(C) THE CHAIN OF CUSTODY INFORMATION SHALL : 10
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110	110	(1) BE REPORTED IN WRITIN G TO THE DEPARTMENT ; 11
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112	112	(2) BE IN A FORM REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT ; 12
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114	114	(3) INCLUDE TH E NAME AND CONTACT I NFORMATION OF : 13
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116	116	(I) THE PRODUCER OF THE S YNTHETIC TURF OR TUR F INFILL; 14
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118	118	(II) THE BUSINESS OR CONTR ACTOR THAT INSTALLS , OR HAS 15
119	119	INSTALLED, THE SYNTHETIC TURF O R TURF INFILL; 16
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121	121	(III) THE OWNER OF THE SYNT HETIC TURF OR TURF I NFILL; AND 17
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123	123	(IV) THE TRANSPORTER OF TH E SYNTHETIC TURF OR TURF 18
124	124	INFILL; AND 19
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126	126	(4) INCLUDE ANY OTHER INF ORMATION REQUIRED BY THE 20
127	127	DEPARTMENT . 21
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129	129	(D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PUBL ISH THE CHAIN OF CUS TODY ON THE 22
130	130	DEPARTMENT ’S WEBSITE. 23
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132	132	9–2403. 24
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134	134	(A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SERVE AS THE REPOSIT ORY FOR THE CHAIN 25
135	135	OF CUSTODY INFORMATI ON SUBMITTED UNDER T HIS SUBTITLE. 26
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137	137	(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP AND MAINTAIN A W EBSITE THAT 27 4 SENATE BILL 321
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140	140	INCLUDES: 1
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142	142	(1) A COPY OF ALL OF THE C HAIN OF CUSTODY INFO RMATION 2
143	143	SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT UNDER § 9–2402 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 3
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145	145	(2) THE NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF PRODU CERS, 4
146	146	OWNERS, OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT PROVIDE CHAIN O F CUSTODY 5
147	147	INFORMATION ; AND 6
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149	149	(3) A LIST OF THE BRANDS S PECIFIED IN THE CHAI N OF CUSTODY 7
150	150	INFORMATION . 8
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152	152	9–2404. 9
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154	154	A PERSON TH AT VIOLATES THIS SUB TITLE IS SUBJECT TO : 10
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156	156	(1) FOR A FIRST VIOLATION , A WRITTEN WARNING ; 11
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158	158	(2) FOR A SECOND VIOLATIO N, A CIVIL PENALTY OF U P TO $500; AND 12
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160	160	(3) FOR A THIRD OR SUBSEQ UENT VIOLATION , A CIVIL PENALTY OF 13
161	161	UP TO $1,000. 14
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163	163	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 15
164	164	October 1, 2022. 16
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