Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB854 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 854
8	8	M3 2lr1185
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10	10	By: Senator Eckardt
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 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	Graywater Systems – Public and Private Buildings – Authorization 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of authorizing the use of a certain graywater system to serve a public or 3
21	21	private building in certain locations under certain circumstances; requiring the 4
22	22	owner or operator of a building using a graywater system to safely dispose of 5
23	23	graywater in a certain manner; and generally relating to graywater systems. 6
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25	25	BY adding to 7
26	26	Article – Environment 8
27	27	Section 9–1112.1 9
28	28	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
29	29	(2014 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11
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31	31	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
32	32	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
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34	34	Article – Environment 14
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36	36	9–1112.1. 15
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38	38	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 16
39	39	INDICATED. 17
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41	41	(2) (I) “GRAYWATER” MEANS UNTREATED WATE R GENERATED BY 18
42	42	THE USE OF AND COLLE CTED FROM A HANDWASH ING SINK. 19
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44	44	(II) “GRAYWATER” DOES NOT INCLUDE WAT ER FROM: 20
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46	46	1. A SHOWER; 21
47	47	2 SENATE BILL 854
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50	50	2. A TOILET; 1
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52	52	3. A BATHTUB; 2
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54	54	4. A LAVATORY SINK ; 3
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56	56	5. A KITCHEN SINK; OR 4
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58	58	6. A DISHWASHING MACHINE . 5
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60	60	(3) “GRAYWATER SYSTEM ” MEANS: 6
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62	62	(I) A HOLDING TANK CONNECT ED TO A HANDWASHING SINK 7
63	63	AND A THREE –COMPARTMENT SANITATI ON SINK USED TO COLLECT AND STORE 8
64	64	GRAYWATER ; AND 9
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66	66	(II) A HOLDING TANK USED TO COLLECT AND STORE PO TABLE 10
67	67	WATER. 11
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69	69	(4) “HANDWASHING SINK ” MEANS A SINK USED FO R HANDWASHING 12
70	70	ONLY. 13
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72	72	(B) A GRAYWATER SYSTEM MAY BE USED TO SERVE A P UBLIC OR PRIVATE 14
73	73	BUILDING THAT : 15
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75	75	(1) IS LOCATED ON A FORME R DREDGE SITE; OR 16
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77	77	(2) (I) IS LOCATED IN A REMOT E AREA WITH MINIMAL PUBLIC 17
78	78	ACCESS; AND 18
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80	80	(II) OPERATES ON A SEASONA L BASIS. 19
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82	82	(C) THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A BUILDING AUTHOR IZED TO USE A 20
83	83	GRAYWATER SYSTEM UND ER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION SHAL L SAFELY 21
84	84	DISPOSE OF THE GR AYWATER IN ACCORDANC E WITH ANY GUIDELINE S OR 22
85	85	REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT , THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF 23
86	86	HEALTH, OR A FEDERAL AGENCY . 24
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88	88	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 25
89	89	October 1, 2022. 26
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