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Maryland House Bill HB261

Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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1- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 202
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3-– 1 –
4-Chapter 202
5-(House Bill 261)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments.
9+ *hb0261*
810
9-Public Eligible Projects – Global Warming Potential of Materials Procurement
10-of Construction Materials
11-(Buy Clean Maryland Act)
11+HOUSE BILL 261
12+P2 (3lr1277)
13+ENROLLED BILL
14+— Health and Government Operations/Budget and Taxation —
15+Introduced by Delegates Kerr and Fair, Fair, Bagnall, Bhandari, Cullison, Guzzone,
16+Hill, S. Johnson, Kaiser, R. Lewis, Lopez, Martinez, Pena –Melnyk,
17+Rosenberg, Taveras, White, and Woods
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13-FOR the purpose of requiring producers of eligible materials to submit certain declarations
14-to the Department of General Services by a certain date; requiring the Department
15-to assess and to establish a maximum acceptable global warming potential for
16-certain categories of eligible materials used in certain eligible projects; requiring the
17-Department to review the maximum acceptable global warming potential for each
18-category of eligible materials and authorizing the Department to make certain
19-adjustments according to a certain schedule; prohibiting the Department from
20-increasing the maximum acceptable global warming potential for a category of
21-eligible materials; requiring a unit of State government to specify the eligible
22-materials that will be used in an eligible project in the solicitation for an eligible
23-project; requiring a successful bidder or offeror of an eligible project to submit certain
24-information about each eligible material proposed to be used in an eligible project;
25-prohibiting a contractor from installing any eligible materials on an eligible project
26-until the contractor submits the required information for the eligible material;
27-authorizing the Department to waive certain requirements concerning the use of
28-eligible materials on eligible projects under certain circumstances; providing that the
29-Department shall strive to achieve a continuous reduction of greenhouse gas
30-emissions over time; establishing an Environmental Product Declaration Assistance
31-Fund for a certain purpose; and generally relating to the global warming potential
32-of materials in public eligible projects.
19+Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
3320
34-BY adding to
35- Article – State Finance and Procurement
36-Section 4–901 through 4–905 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Buy Clean
37-Maryland Act”
38- Annotated Code of Maryland
39- (2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement)
21+_______________________________________________
22+Proofreader.
23+_______________________________________________
24+Proofreader.
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41- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
42-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
26+Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
4327
44-Article – State Finance and Procurement
28+_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
4529
46-SUBTITLE 9. BUY CLEAN MARYLAND ACT.
30+______________________________________________
31+Speaker.
4732
48-4–901. Ch. 202 2023 LAWS OF MARYLAND
33+CHAPTER ______
4934
50-– 2 –
35+AN ACT concerning 1
5136
52- (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWI NG WORDS HAVE THE ME ANINGS
53-INDICATED.
37+Public Eligible Projects – Global Warming Potential of Materials Procurement 2
38+of Construction Materials 3
39+(Buy Clean Maryland Act) 4
5440
55- (B) “ELIGIBLE MATERIAL ” MEANS ANY CEMENT OR CONCRETE MIXTURE
56-USED IN THE CONSTRUC TION OF A PUBLIC AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT.
41+FOR the purpose of requiring producers of eligible materials to submit certain declarations 5
42+to the Department of General Services by a certain date; requiring the Department 6
43+to assess and to establish a maximum acceptable global warming potential for 7
44+certain categories of eligible materials used in certain eligible projects; requiring the 8
45+Department to review the maximum acceptable global warming potential for each 9
46+category of eligible materials and authorizing the Department to make certain 10
47+adjustments according to a certain schedule; prohibiting the Department from 11
48+increasing the maximum acceptable global warming potential for a category of 12
49+eligible materials; requiring a unit of State government to specify the eligible 13 2 HOUSE BILL 261
5750
58- (C) (1) “ELIGIBLE PROJECT ” MEANS A PUBLIC PROJE CT AS DEFINED
59-INCLUDES MEANS A CAPITAL PROJECT DE SCRIBED IN § 3–602 3–602.1(C) OF THIS
60-ARTICLE.
6151
62- (2) “ELIGIBLE PROJECT ” DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY MAINTENANCE
63-PROGRAM FOR THE UPKE EP OF A PUBLIC AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT.
52+materials that will be used in an eligible project in the solicitation for an eligible 1
53+project; requiring a successful bidder or offeror of an eligible project to submit certain 2
54+information about each eligible material proposed to be used in an eligible project; 3
55+prohibiting a contractor from installing any eligible materials on an eligible project 4
56+until the contractor submits the required information for the eligible material; 5
57+authorizing the Department to waive certain requirements concerning the use of 6
58+eligible materials on eligible projects under certain circumstances; providing that the 7
59+Department shall strive to achieve a continuous reduction of greenhouse gas 8
60+emissions over time; establishing an Environmental Product Declaration Assistance 9
61+Fund for a certain purpose; and generally relating to the global warming potential 10
62+of materials in public eligible projects. 11
6463
65- (D) “GLOBAL WARMING POTENT IAL” MEANS THE DEGREE THA T A GIVEN
66-MASS OF A CHEMICAL CONTRIBUTES TO GLOBAL WARMING OV ER A GIVEN TIME
67-PERIOD WHEN COMPARED TO THE SAME MASS OF CARBON DIOXIDE .
64+BY adding to 12
65+ Article – State Finance and Procurement 13
66+Section 4–901 through 4–905 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Buy Clean 14
67+Maryland Act” 15
68+ Annotated Code of Maryland 16
69+ (2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 17
6870
69- (E) “GREENHOUSE GAS ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 2–1202 OF THE
70-ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE.
71+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY TH E GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
72+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
7173
72-4–902.
74+Article – State Finance and Procurement 20
7375
74- IN ADMINISTERING THIS SUBTITLE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL STRIVE TO
75-ACHIEVE A CONTINUOUS REDUCTION OF GREENHO USE GAS EMISSIONS OV ER TIME.
76+SUBTITLE 9. BUY CLEAN MARYLAND ACT. 21
7677
77-4–903.
78+4–901. 22
7879
79- (A) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2024, PRODUCERS OF ELIGIBL E
80-MATERIALS SHALL SUBM IT ENVIRONMENTAL PRO DUCT DECLARATIONS TO THE
81-DEPARTMENT .
80+ (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 23
81+INDICATED. 24
8282
83- (2) THE DEPARTME NT SHALL ANALYZE ENV IRONMENTAL PRODUCT
84-DECLARATIONS AND ASS ESS GLOBAL WARMING P OTENTIAL FOR ELIGIBL E
85-MATERIALS USED IN AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
83+ (B) “ELIGIBLE MATERIAL ” MEANS ANY CEMENT OR CONCRETE MIXTURE 25
84+USED IN THE CONSTRUC TION OF A PUBLIC AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT. 26
8685
87- (B) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2025 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL , IN
88-CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION , ESTABLISH A
89-MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE G LOBAL WARMING POTENT IAL FOR EACH CATEGOR Y OF
90-ELIGIBLE MATERIALS U SED IN AN ELIGIBLE P ROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
91-SECTION.
86+ (C) (1) “ELIGIBLE PROJECT ” MEANS A PUBLIC PROJE CT AS DEFINED 27
87+INCLUDES MEANS A CAPITAL PROJECT DE SCRIBED IN § 3–602 3–602.1(C) OF THIS 28
88+ARTICLE. 29
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93- (B) (C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL :
94- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 202
90+ (2) “ELIGIBLE PROJECT ” DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY MAINTENANCE 30
91+PROGRAM FOR THE UPKE EP OF A PUBLIC AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT. 31
9592
96-– 3 –
97- (1) BASE THE MAXIMUM ACC EPTABLE GLOBAL WARMING POT ENTIAL
98-ON THE INDUSTRY AVER AGE OF GLOBAL WARMIN G POTENTIAL EMISSION S FOR THAT
99-MATERIAL;
93+ (D) “GLOBAL WARMING POTENT IAL” MEANS THE DEGREE THA T A GIVEN 32
94+MASS OF A CHEMICAL C ONTRIBUTES TO GLOBAL WARMING OVER A GIVEN TIME 33
95+PERIOD WHEN COMPARED TO THE SAME MASS OF CARBON DIOXIDE . 34
96+ HOUSE BILL 261 3
10097
101- (2) DETERMINE THE INDUST RY AVERAGE OF GLOBAL WARMING
102-POTENTIAL EMISSIONS , WHICH MAY INCLUDE TR ANSPORTATION –RELATED
103-EMISSIONS, BY CONSULTING NATI ONALLY OR INTERNATIO NALLY RECOGNIZED
104-DATABASES OF ENVIRON MENTAL PRODUCT DECLA RATIONS; AND
10598
106- (3) EXPRESS THE MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE GLOBAL WA RMING
107-POTENTIAL AS A NUMBE R THAT STATES THE MA XIMUM ACCEPTABLE GLO BAL
108-WARMING POTENTIAL FO R EACH CATEGORY OF E LIGIBLE MATERIALS, CONSISTENT
109-WITH CRITERIA IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUC T DECLARATION .
99+ (E) “GREENHOUSE GAS ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 2–1202 OF THE 1
100+ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 2
110101
111- (C) (D) THE DEPARTMENT MAY :
102+4–902. 3
112103
113- (1) ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL SUBCATEGORIES WITHIN EACH
114-CATEGORY OF ELIGIBLE MATERIAL WITH DISTIN CT MAXIMUM ACCEPTABL E GLOBAL
115-WARMING POTENTIAL LI MITS;
104+ IN ADMINISTERING THIS SUBTITLE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL STRI VE TO 4
105+ACHIEVE A CONTINUOUS REDUCTION OF GREENH OUSE GAS EMISSIONS O VER TIME. 5
116106
117- (2) ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE GLOBAL WA RMING
118-POTENTIAL FOR EACH M ATERIAL CATEGORY IN THE AGGREGATE ; AND
107+4–903. 6
119108
120- (3) CONSULT WITH ANY OTH ER RELEVANT UNIT OF STATE
121-GOVERNMENT WHEN ESTA BLISHING A MAXIMUM A CCEPTABLE GLOBAL WAR MING
122-POTENTIAL FOR EACH CATEGORY OF ELIGIBLE MATERIALS USED IN AN ELIGIBLE
123-PROJECT.
109+ (A) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2024, PRODUCERS OF ELIGIBL E 7
110+MATERIALS SHALL SUBM IT ENVIRONMENTAL PRO DUCT DECLARATIONS TO THE 8
111+DEPARTMENT . 9
124112
125- (D) (E) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , BY
126-JANUARY 1, 2028 2029, AND EVERY 3 YEARS THEREAFTER , THE DEPARTMENT
127-SHALL REVIEW THE MAX IMUM ACCEPTABLE GLOB AL WARMING POTENTIAL FOR
128-EACH CATEGORY OF ELIGI BLE MATERIALS AND MA Y ADJUST THE POTENTI AL FOR
129-ANY CATEGORY TO REFL ECT INDUSTRY CONDITI ONS.
113+ (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ANAL YZE ENVIRONMENTAL PR ODUCT 10
114+DECLARATIONS AND ASSESS GLOBAL WARMIN G POTENTIAL FOR ELIG IBLE 11
115+MATERIALS USED IN AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 12
130116
131- (2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT AD JUST THE GLOBAL WARM ING
132-POTENTIAL UPWARD FOR ANY CATEGORY OF ELIG IBLE MATERIAL.
117+ (B) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2025 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL , IN 13
118+CONSULTATION WITH TH E DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION , ESTABLISH A 14
119+MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE GLOBAL WA RMING POTENTIAL FOR EACH CATEGORY OF 15
120+ELIGIBLE MATERIALS U SED IN AN ELIGIBLE P ROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS 16
121+SECTION. 17
133122
134- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER E NACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read
135-as follows:
123+ (B) (C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 18
136124
137-Article – State Finance and Procurement
125+ (1) BASE THE MAXIMUM ACC EPTABLE GLOBAL WARMI NG POTENTIAL 19
126+ON THE INDUSTRY AVER AGE OF GLOBAL WARMIN G POTENTIAL EMISSION S FOR THAT 20
127+MATERIAL; 21
138128
139-4–904.
140- Ch. 202 2023 LAWS OF MARYLAND
129+ (2) DETERMINE THE INDUST RY AVERAGE OF GLOBAL WARMING 22
130+POTENTIAL EMISSIONS , WHICH MAY INCLUDE TR ANSPORTATION –RELATED 23
131+EMISSIONS, BY CONSULTING NATION ALLY OR INTERNATIONA LLY RECOGNIZED 24
132+DATABASES OF ENVIRON MENTAL PRODUCT DECLA RATIONS; AND 25
141133
142-– 4 –
143- (A) (1) FOR ANY SOLICITATION FOR A CONTRACT FOR A N ELIGIBLE
144-PROJECT, A UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT SHAL L SPECIFY THE ELIGIB LE
145-MATERIALS THAT WILL BE USED IN THE PROJECT AND THE REASONABLE MINIMUM
146-USAGE THRESHOLDS BEL OW WHICH THE REQUIRE MENTS OF THIS SECTIO N DO NOT
147-APPLY.
134+ (3) EXPRESS THE MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE GLOBAL WA RMING 26
135+POTENTIAL AS A NUMBE R THAT STATES THE MA XIMUM ACCEPTABLE GLO BAL 27
136+WARMING POTENTIAL FO R EACH CATEGORY OF ELI GIBLE MATERIALS , CONSISTENT 28
137+WITH CRITERIA IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUC T DECLARATION . 29
148138
149- (2) A UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT MAY INCLUDE IN A SOLICIT ATION
150-FOR AN ELIGIBLE PROJ ECT A GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL FOR ANY EL IGIBLE
151-MATERIAL THAT IS LOWER THAN T HE MAXIMUM ACCEPTABL E GLOBAL WARMING
152-POTENTIAL FOR THAT M ATERIAL AS DETERMINE D UNDER § 4–903 OF THIS
153-SUBTITLE.
139+ (C) (D) THE DEPARTMENT MAY : 30
140+ 4 HOUSE BILL 261
154141
155- (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQU IRE A SUCCESSFUL BID DER OR
156-OFFEROR OF AN ELIGIB LE PROJECT TO SUBMIT , FOR EACH ELIGIBLE MA TERIAL
157-PROPOSED TO BE USED IN THE ELIGIBLE PROJ ECT:
158142
159- (1) A CURRENT ENVIRONMEN TAL PRODUCT DECLARAT ION, TYPE III,
160-AS DEFINED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION
161-STANDARD 14025; OR
143+ (1) ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL SUBCATEGORIES WITHIN EACH 1
144+CATEGORY OF ELIGIBLE MATERIAL WITH DISTIN CT MAXIMUM ACCEPTABL E GLOBAL 2
145+WARMING POTENTIAL LI MITS; 3
162146
163- (2) A SIMILARLY ROBUST L IFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT METHOD THAT
164-INCLUDES UNIFORM STANDA RDS IN DATA COLLECTI ON.
147+ (2) ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE GLOBAL WA RMING 4
148+POTENTIAL FOR EACH M ATERIAL CATEGORY IN THE AGGREGATE ; AND 5
165149
166- (C) A CONTRACTOR MAY NOT I NSTALL ANY ELIGIBLE MATERIALS ON THE
167-ELIGIBLE PROJECT UNT IL THE CONTRACTOR SU BMITS A FACILITY –SPECIFIC
168-ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUC T DECLARATION FOR TH AT ELIGIBLE MATERIAL AS
169-REQUIRED UNDER SU BSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION.
150+ (3) CONSULT WITH ANY OTH ER RELEVANT UNIT OF STATE 6
151+GOVERNMENT WHEN ESTA BLISHING A MAXIMUM A CCEPTABLE GLOBAL WAR MING 7
152+POTENTIAL FOR EACH C ATEGORY OF ELIGIBLE MATERIALS USED IN AN ELIGIBLE 8
153+PROJECT. 9
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171- (D) IF AN ENVIRONMENTAL P RODUCT DECLARATION I S NOT AVAILABLE FOR
172-AN ELIGIBLE MATERIAL , THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE UNIT AND USE AN
173-ALTERNATIVE ELIGIBLE MATERIAL WITH AN ENV IRONMENTAL PRODUCT
174-DECLARATION .
155+ (D) (E) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , BY 10
156+JANUARY 1, 2028 2029, AND EVERY 3 YEARS THEREAFTER , THE DEPARTMENT 11
157+SHALL REVIEW THE MAX IMUM ACCEPTABLE GLOB AL WARMING POTENTIAL FOR 12
158+EACH CATEGORY OF ELI GIBLE MATERIALS AND MAY ADJUST THE POTEN TIAL FOR 13
159+ANY CATEGORY TO REFL ECT INDUSTRY CONDITI ONS. 14
175160
176- (E) THE DEPARTMENT MAY WAIVE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION
177-IF IT DETERMINES THA T REQUIRING THE RELE VANT ELIGIBLE MATERI ALS WOULD:
161+ (2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT AD JUST THE GLOBAL WARM ING 15
162+POTENTIAL UPWARD FOR ANY CATEGORY OF ELIG IBLE MATERIAL. 16
178163
179- (1) BE TECHNICALLY INFEA SIBLE;
164+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 17
165+as follows: 18
180166
181- (2) RESULT IN A SIGNIFIC ANT INCREASE IN PROJ ECT COST;
167+Article – State Finance and Procurement 19
182168
183- (3) RESULT IN A SIGNIFIC ANT DELAY IN PROJECT COMPLETION ; OR
184- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 202
169+4–904. 20
185170
186-– 5 –
187- (4) RESULT IN ONLY ONE S OURCE OR MANUFACTURE R BEING ABLE
188-TO PROVIDE THE NECES SARY MATERIALS .
171+ (A) (1) FOR ANY SOLICITATION FOR A CONTRACT FOR A N ELIGIBLE 21
172+PROJECT, A UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT SHAL L SPECIFY THE ELIGIB LE 22
173+MATERIALS THAT WILL BE USED IN THE PROJECT AND THE REASONABLE MINIMUM 23
174+USAGE THRESHOLDS BEL OW WHICH THE REQUIRE MENTS OF THIS SECTIO N DO NOT 24
175+APPLY. 25
189176
190-4–905.
177+ (2) A UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT MAY INCLUDE IN A SOLICIT ATION 26
178+FOR AN ELIGIBLE PROJ ECT A GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL FOR ANY ELIGIBLE 27
179+MATERIAL THAT IS LOW ER THAN THE MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE GLOBAL WA RMING 28
180+POTENTIAL FOR THAT M ATERIAL AS DETERMINE D UNDER § 4–903 OF THIS 29
181+SUBTITLE. 30
191182
192- (A) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2025, AND EACH YEAR THEREA FTER, THE
193-DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBM IT AN ANNUAL REPORT , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257
194-OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT
195-INCLUDES:
183+ (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQU IRE A SUCCESSFUL BID DER OR 31
184+OFFEROR OF AN ELIGIB LE PROJECT TO SUBMIT , FOR EACH ELIGIBLE MATERI AL 32
185+PROPOSED TO BE USED IN THE ELIGIBLE PROJ ECT: 33
186+ HOUSE BILL 261 5
196187
197- (1) WHAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS LEARNE D ABOUT HOW TO IDENT IFY
198-AND QUANTIFY EMBODIE D CARBON IN BUILDING MATERIALS, INCLUDING LIFE
199-CYCLE COSTS; AND
200188
201- (2) ANY OBSTACLES THE DEPARTMENT, BIDDERS, OR OFFERORS
202-HAVE ENCOUNTERED IN IDENTIFYING AND QUAN TIFYING EMBODIED CAR BON IN
203-BUILDING MATERIALS .
189+ (1) A CURRENT ENVIRONMEN TAL PRODUCT DECLARAT ION, TYPE III, 1
190+AS DEFINED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION 2
191+STANDARD 14025; OR 3
204192
205- (B) THE REPORT SUBMITTED ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2025, SHALL
206-INCLUDE A DESCRIPTIO N OF THE METHOD THAT THE DEPARTMENT USED TO
207-DEVELOP THE M AXIMUM ACCEPTABLE GL OBAL WARMING POTENTI AL FOR EACH
208-CATEGORY OF ELIGIBLE MATERIALS.
193+ (2) A SIMILARLY ROBUST L IFE CYCLE ASSE SSMENT METHOD THAT 4
194+INCLUDES UNIFORM STA NDARDS IN DATA COLLE CTION. 5
209195
210- SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:
196+ (C) A CONTRACTOR MAY NOT I NSTALL ANY ELIGIBLE MATERIALS ON THE 6
197+ELIGIBLE PROJECT UNT IL THE CONTRACTOR SU BMITS A FACILITY –SPECIFIC 7
198+ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUC T DECLARATION FOR TH AT ELIGIBLE MATERIA L AS 8
199+REQUIRED UNDER SUBSE CTION (B) OF THIS SECTION. 9
211200
212- (a) (1) There is an Environmental Product Declaration Assistance Fund.
201+ (D) IF AN ENVIRONMENTAL P RODUCT DECLARATION I S NOT AVAILABLE FOR 10
202+AN ELIGIBLE MATERIAL , THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE UNIT AND USE AN 11
203+ALTERNATIVE ELIGIBLE MATERIAL WITH AN ENV IRONMENTAL PRODUCT 12
204+DECLARATION. 13
213205
214- (2) The purpose of the Fund is to award grants to producers of eligible
215-materials to support the development, standardization, and transparency of environmental
216-product declarations for construction materials and products.
206+ (E) THE DEPARTMENT MAY WAIVE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION 14
207+IF IT DETERMINES THA T REQUIRING THE RELE VANT ELIGIBLE MATERI ALS WOULD: 15
217208
218- (b) The Department of Commerce shall administer the Fund.
209+ (1) BE TECHNICALLY INFEA SIBLE; 16
219210
220- (c) The Fund shall consist of money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund.
211+ (2) RESULT IN A SIGNIFIC ANT INCREASE IN PROJ ECT COST; 17
221212
222- SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:
213+ (3) RESULT IN A SIGN IFICANT DELAY IN PRO JECT COMPLETION ; OR 18
223214
224- (a) The Maryland Green Building Council shall examine:
215+ (4) RESULT IN ONLY ONE S OURCE OR MANUFACTURE R BEING ABLE 19
216+TO PROVIDE THE NECES SARY MATERIALS . 20
225217
226- (1) the use of environmental product declarations to measure the climate
227-impact of construction materials produced by the State, including glass, steel, and wood;
218+4–905. 21
228219
229- (2) the use of performance incentives to encourage adoption of low–carbon
230-materials and methods by manufacturers that provide construction materials for
231-State–funded projects; Ch. 202 2023 LAWS OF MARYLAND
220+ (A) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2025, AND EACH YEAR THEREA FTER, THE 22
221+DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBM IT AN ANNUAL REPORT , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 23
222+OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT 24
223+INCLUDES: 25
232224
233-– 6 –
225+ (1) WHAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS LEARNE D ABOUT HOW TO IDENT IFY 26
226+AND QUANTIFY EMBODIE D CARBON IN BUILDING MATERIALS, INCLUDING LIFE 27
227+CYCLE COSTS; AND 28
234228
235- (3) the establishment of an expedited product evaluation, testing, and
236-approval protocol for low–carbon products;
229+ (2) ANY OBSTACLES THE DEPARTMENT , BIDDERS, OR OFFERORS 29
230+HAVE ENCOUNTERED IN IDENTIFYING AND QUAN TIFYING EMBODIED CAR BON IN 30
231+BUILDING MATERIALS . 31
232+ 6 HOUSE BILL 261
237233
238- (4) the implementation of performance–based specification standards for
239-construction materials, including requirements that a structural material achieve specified
240-performance–based outcomes from the use of structural material, including outcomes
241-related to strength, durability, permeability, or other attributes related to the function of
242-building material for applied uses; and
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244- (5) the use of methods of compliance, including specifications based on
245-maximum potential for global warming.
235+ (B) THE REPORT SUBMITTED ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2025, SHALL 1
236+INCLUDE A DESCRIPTIO N OF THE METHOD THAT THE DEPARTMENT USED TO 2
237+DEVELOP THE MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE GLOBAL WA RMING POTENTIAL FOR EACH 3
238+CATEGORY OF ELIGIBLE MATERIALS. 4
246239
247- (b) In examining the items under subsection (a) of this section, the Maryland
248-Green Building Council shall consult with:
240+ SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 5
249241
250- (1) any relevant associations that set industry standards for the
251-procurement of low–carbon construction products; and
242+ (a) (1) There is an Environmental Product Declaration Assistance Fund. 6
252243
253- (2) affected contractors and subcontractors to consider both environmental
254-and health and safety impacts.
244+ (2) The purpose of the Fund is to award grants to producers of eligible 7
245+materials to support the development, standardization, and transparency of environmental 8
246+product declarations for construction materials and products. 9
255247
256- (c) On or before September 1, 2024, the Maryland Green Building Council shall
257-report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257
258-of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.
248+ (b) The Department of Commerce shall administer the Fund. 10
259249
260- SECTION 3. 5. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall
261-take effect July 1, 2025 2026.
250+ (c) The Fund shall consist of money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund. 11
262251
263- SECTION 6. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 3 of this Act shall
264-take effect July 1, 2023. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and 6 months and,
265-at the end of December 31, 2024, Section 3 of this Act shall be abrogated and of no further
266-force and effect.
252+ SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 12
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268- SECTION 4. 7. 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as provided in
269-Section 3 Sections 5 and 6 4 and 5 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
254+ (a) The Maryland Green Building Council shall examine: 13
270255
271-Approved by the Governor, April 24, 2023.
256+ (1) the use of environmental product declarations to measure the climate 14
257+impact of construction materials produced by the State, including glass, steel, and wood; 15
258+
259+ (2) the use of performance incentives to encourage adoption of low–carbon 16
260+materials and methods by manufacturers that provide construction materials for 17
261+State–funded projects; 18
262+
263+ (3) the establishment of an expedited product evaluation, testing, and 19
264+approval protocol for low–carbon products; 20
265+
266+ (4) the implementation of performance–based specification standards for 21
267+construction materials, including requirements that a structural material achieve specified 22
268+performance–based outcomes from the use of structural material, including outcomes 23
269+related to strength, durability, permeability, or other attributes related to the function of 24
270+building material for applied uses; and 25
271+
272+ (5) the use of methods of compliance, including specifications based on 26
273+maximum potential for global warming. 27
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275+ (b) In examining the items under subsection (a) of this section, the Maryland 28
276+Green Building Council shall consult with: 29
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278+ (1) any relevant associations that set industry standards for the 30
279+procurement of low–carbon construction products; and 31
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283+ (2) affected contractors and subcontractors to consider both environmental 1
284+and health and safety impacts. 2
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286+ (c) On or before September 1, 2024, the Maryland Green Building Council shall 3
287+report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 4
288+of the State Government Article, the General Assembly. 5
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290+ SECTION 3. 5. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall 6
291+take effect July 1, 2025 2026. 7
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293+ SECTION 6. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 3 of this Act shall 8
294+take effect July 1, 2023. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and 6 months and, 9
295+at the end of December 31, 2024, Section 3 of this Act shall be abrogated and of no further 10
296+force and effect. 11
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298+ SECTION 4. 7. 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as provided in 12
299+Section 3 Sections 5 and 6 4 and 5 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 13
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305+Approved:
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307+ Governor.
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309+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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311+ President of the Senate.