Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB961 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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5	5	sb0961
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7	7	SENATE BILL 961
8	8	P2 2lr3222
9	9	CF 2lr1724
10	10	By: Senator Elfreth
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 14, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Rules
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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	Public Projects – Global Warming Potential of Materials 2
19	19	(Buy Clean Maryland Act) 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of General Services to establish a maximum 4
22	22	acceptable global warming potential for certain categories of eligible materials used 5
23	23	in certain eligible projects; requiring the Department to review the maximum 6
24	24	acceptable global warming potential for each category of eligible materials and 7
25	25	authorizing the Department to make certain adjustments according to a certain 8
26	26	schedule; prohibiting the Department from increasing the maximum acceptable 9
27	27	global warming potential for a category of eligible materials; requiring a unit of State 10
28	28	government to specify the eligible materials that will be used in an eligible project 11
29	29	in the solicitation for an eligible project; requiring a successful bidder or offeror of an 12
30	30	eligible project to submit certain information about each eligible material proposed 13
31	31	to be used in an eligible project; prohibiting a contractor from installing any eligible 14
32	32	materials on an eligible project until the contractor submits the required information 15
33	33	for the eligible material; authorizing the Department to waive certain requirements 16
34	34	concerning the use of eligible materials on eligible projects under certain 17
35	35	circumstances; providing that the Department shall strive to achieve a continuous 18
36	36	reduction of greenhouse gas emissions over time; and generally relating to the global 19
37	37	warming potential of materials in public projects. 20
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39	39	BY adding to 21
40	40	Article – State Finance and Procurement 22
41	41	Section 4–901 through 4–905 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Buy Clean 23
42	42	Maryland Act” 24
43	43	Annotated Code of Maryland 25
44	44	(2021 Replacement Volume) 26
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46	46	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 27
47	47	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 28
48	48	2 SENATE BILL 961
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51	51	Article – State Finance and Procurement 1
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53	53	SUBTITLE 9. BUY CLEAN MARYLAND ACT. 2
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55	55	4–901. 3
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57	57	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 4
58	58	INDICATED. 5
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60	60	(B) “ELIGIBLE MATERIAL ” MEANS ANY OF THE FOL LOWING MATERIALS 6
61	61	USED IN THE CONSTRUC TION OF A PUBLIC PROJECT : 7
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63	63	(1) CEMENT AND CONCRETE MIXTURES; 8
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65	65	(2) GLASS; 9
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67	67	(3) POSTTENSION STEEL ; 10
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69	69	(4) REINFORCING STEEL ; 11
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71	71	(5) STRUCTURAL STEEL ; AND 12
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73	73	(6) WOOD STRUCTURAL ELEM ENTS. 13
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75	75	(C) (1) “ELIGIBLE PROJECT ” MEANS A PUBLIC PROJE CT AS DEFINED IN § 14
76	76	3–602 OF THIS ARTICLE. 15
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78	78	(2) “ELIGIBLE PROJECT ” DOES NOT INCLUDE : 16
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80	80	(I) ANY MAINTENANCE PROG RAM FOR THE UPKEEP O F A 17
81	81	PUBLIC PROJECT ; 18
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83	83	(II) ANY ROAD OR HIGHWAY PROJECT; OR 19
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85	85	(III) A PUBLIC PROJECT AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL , AS DEFINED IN § 20
86	86	1–101 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE. 21
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88	88	(D) “GLOBAL WARMING POTENT IAL” MEANS THE DEGREE THA T A GIVEN 22
89	89	MASS OF A CHEMICAL C ONTRIBUTES TO GLOBAL WARMING OVER A GIVEN TIME 23
90	90	PERIOD WHEN COMPARED TO THE SAME MASS OF CARBON DIOXIDE . 24
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92	92	(E) “GREENHOUSE GAS ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 2–1202 OF THE 25
93	93	ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 26 SENATE BILL 961 3
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97	97	4–902. 1
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99	99	IN ADMINISTERING THIS SUBTITLE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL STRI VE TO 2
100	100	ACHIEVE A CONTINUOUS REDUCTION OF GREENHO USE GAS EMISSIONS OV ER TIME. 3
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102	102	4–903. 4
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104	104	(A) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2024, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH 5
105	105	A MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE GLOBA L WARMING POTENTIAL FOR EACH CATEGORY OF 6
106	106	ELIGIBLE MATERIALS U SED IN AN ELIGIBLE P ROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS 7
107	107	SECTION. 8
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109	109	(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 9
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111	111	(1) BASE THE MAXIMUM ACC EPTABLE GLOBAL WARMI NG POTENTIAL 10
112	112	ON THE INDUSTRY AVER AGE OF GLOBAL WARMIN G POTENTIAL EMISSION S FOR THAT 11
113	113	MATERIAL; 12
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115	115	(2) DETERMINE THE INDUST RY AVERAGE OF GLOBAL WARMING 13
116	116	POTENTIAL EMISSIONS , WHICH MAY INCLUDE TR ANSPORTATION –RELATED 14
117	117	EMISSIONS, BY CONSULTING NATION ALLY OR INTERNATIONA LLY RECOGNIZED 15
118	118	DATABASES OF ENVIRON MENTAL PRODUCT DECLA RATIONS; AND 16
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120	120	(3) EXPRESS THE MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE GLOBAL WA RMING 17
121	121	POTENTIAL AS A NUMBE R THAT STATES THE MA XIMUM ACCEPTABLE GLO BAL 18
122	122	WARMING POTENTIAL FO R EACH CATEGORY OF ELI GIBLE MATERIALS , CONSISTENT 19
123	123	WITH CRITERIA IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUC T DECLARATION . 20
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125	125	(C) THE DEPARTMENT MAY : 21
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127	127	(1) ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL SUBCATEGORIES WITHIN EACH 22
128	128	CATEGORY OF ELIGIBLE MATERIAL WITH DISTIN CT MAXIMUM ACCEPTABL E GLOBAL 23
129	129	WARMING POTENTIAL LIMIT S; 24
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131	131	(2) ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE GLOBAL WA RMING 25
132	132	POTENTIAL FOR EACH M ATERIAL CATEGORY IN THE AGGREGATE ; AND 26
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134	134	(3) CONSULT WITH ANY OTH ER RELEVANT UNIT OF STATE 27
135	135	GOVERNMENT WHEN ESTA BLISHING A MAXIMUM A CCEPTABLE GLOBAL WAR MING 28
136	136	POTENTIAL FOR EACH CAT EGORY OF ELIGIBLE MA TERIALS USED IN AN E LIGIBLE 29
137	137	PROJECT. 30
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141	141	(D) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , BY JANUARY 1
142	142	1, 2027, AND EVERY 3 YEARS THEREAFTER , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVI EW THE 2
143	143	MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE G LOBAL WARMING POTENT IAL FOR EACH CATEGORY OF 3
144	144	ELIGIBLE MATERIALS A ND MAY ADJUST THE PO TENTIAL FOR ANY CATE GORY TO 4
145	145	REFLECT INDUSTRY CON DITIONS. 5
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147	147	(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT AD JUST THE GLOBAL WARM ING 6
148	148	POTENTIAL UPWARD FOR ANY CATEGORY OF ELIG IBLE MATERIAL. 7
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150	150	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 8
151	151	as follows: 9
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153	153	Article – State Finance and Procurement 10
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155	155	4–904. 11
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157	157	(A) (1) FOR ANY SOLICITATION FOR A CONTRACT FOR A N ELIGIBLE 12
158	158	PROJECT, A UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT SHAL L SPECIFY THE ELIGIB LE 13
159	159	MATERIALS THAT WILL BE USED IN THE PROJECT AND THE REASONABLE M INIMUM 14
160	160	USAGE THRESHOLDS BEL OW WHICH THE REQUIRE MENTS OF THIS SECTIO N DO NOT 15
161	161	APPLY. 16
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163	163	(2) A UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT MAY INCLUDE IN A SOLICIT ATION 17
164	164	FOR AN ELIGIBLE PROJ ECT A GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL FOR ANY EL IGIBLE 18
165	165	MATERIAL THAT IS LOW ER THAN THE MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE GLOBAL WA RMING 19
166	166	POTENTIAL FOR THAT M ATERIAL AS DETERMINE D UNDER § 4–903 OF THIS 20
167	167	SUBTITLE. 21
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169	169	(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQU IRE A SUCCESSFUL BID DER OR 22
170	170	OFFEROR OF AN ELIGIB LE PROJECT TO SUBMIT , FOR EACH ELIGIBLE MA TERIAL 23
171	171	PROPOSED TO BE USED IN THE ELIGIBLE PROJ ECT: 24
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173	173	(1) A CURRENT ENVIRONMEN TAL PRODUCT DECLARAT ION, TYPE III, 25
174	174	AS DEFINED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION 26
175	175	STANDARD 14025; OR 27
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177	177	(2) A SIMILARLY ROBUST L IFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT METHOD THAT 28
178	178	INCLUDES UNIFORM STA NDARDS IN DATA COLLE CTION. 29
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180	180	(C) A CONTRACTOR MAY NOT I NSTALL ANY ELIGIBLE MATERIALS ON THE 30
181	181	ELIGIBLE PROJ ECT UNTIL THE CONTRA CTOR SUBMITS A FACIL ITY–SPECIFIC 31
182	182	ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUC T DECLARATION FOR TH AT ELIGIBLE MATERIAL AS 32
183	183	REQUIRED UNDER SUBSE CTION (B) OF THIS SECTION. 33
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187	187	(D) IF AN ENVIRONMENTAL P RODUCT DECLARATION I S NOT AVAILABLE FOR 1
188	188	AN ELIGIBLE MATERIAL , THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT IFY THE UNIT AND USE AN 2
189	189	ALTERNATIVE ELIGIBLE MATERIAL WITH AN ENV IRONMENTAL PRODUCT 3
190	190	DECLARATION . 4
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192	192	(E) THE DEPARTMENT MAY WAIVE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION 5
193	193	IF IT DETERMINES THA T REQUIRING THE RELE VANT ELIGIBLE MATERI ALS WOULD: 6
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195	195	(1) BE TECHNICALLY INFEA SIBLE; 7
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197	197	(2) RESULT IN A SIGNIFIC ANT INCREASE IN PROJ ECT COST; 8
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199	199	(3) RESULT IN A SIGNIFIC ANT DELAY IN PROJECT COMPLETION ; OR 9
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201	201	(4) RESULT IN ONLY ONE S OURCE OR MANUFACTURE R BEING ABLE 10
202	202	TO PROVIDE THE NECES SARY MATERIALS . 11
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204	204	4–905. 12
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206	206	(A) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2024, AND EACH YEAR THEREA FTER, THE 13
207	207	DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBM IT AN ANNUAL REPORT , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 14
208	208	OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT 15
209	209	INCLUDES: 16
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211	211	(1) WHAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS LEARNE D ABOUT HOW TO IDENTIFY 17
212	212	AND QUANTIFY EMBODIE D CARBON IN BUILDING MATERIALS, INCLUDING LIFE 18
213	213	CYCLE COSTS; AND 19
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215	215	(2) ANY OBSTACLES THE DEPARTMENT , BIDDERS, OR OFFERORS 20
216	216	HAVE ENCOUNTERED IN IDENTIFYING AND QUAN TIFYING EMBODIED CAR BON IN 21
217	217	BUILDING MATERIALS . 22
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219	219	(B) THE REPORT SUBMITTED ON O R BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2024, SHALL 23
220	220	INCLUDE A DESCRIPTIO N OF THE METHOD THAT THE DEPARTMENT USED TO 24
221	221	DEVELOP THE MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE GLOBAL WA RMING POTENTIAL FOR EACH 25
222	222	CATEGORY OF ELIGIBLE MATERIALS. 26
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224	224	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, Th at, on or before December 1, 27
225	225	2022, the Maryland Green Building Council shall: 28
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227	227	(1) seek input from community and industry stakeholders on 29
228	228	recommendations to implement the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of this Act, including: 30
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230	230	(i) architects; 31 6 SENATE BILL 961
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234	234	(ii) civil engineers; 1
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236	236	(iii) environmental scientists; 2
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238	238	(iv) institutions of higher education in the State; 3
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240	240	(v) materials manufacturers; and 4
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242	242	(vi) State contractors; and 5
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244	244	(2) report the recommendations to the General Assembly, in accordance 6
245	245	with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article. 7
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247	247	SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall take 8
248	248	effect July 1, 2024. 9
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250	250	SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as provided in Section 10
251	251	4 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 11
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