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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. | |
| 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. | |
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| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 392 | |
| 11 | 8 | M3 3lr1367 | |
| 12 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 10 | By: Senator McCray | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: February 1, 2023 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 17 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: March 21, 2023 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Wastewater Facility Supplemental Operations and Maintenance Grant Program 2 | |
| 25 | 19 | – Establishment 3 | |
| 26 | 20 | ||
| 27 | 21 | FOR the purpose of establishing the Wastewater Facility Supplemental Operations and 4 | |
| 28 | 22 | Maintenance Grant Program for the purpose of providing competitive grants for 5 | |
| 29 | 23 | publicly owned wastewater facilities facing operations and maintenance challenges 6 | |
| 30 | 24 | that threaten the proper functioning of a facility’s enhanced nutrient removal 7 | |
| 31 | - | technology ability of the facility to discharge clean water and meet certain laws; 8 | |
| 32 | - | requiring the Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing Administration in the 9 | |
| 33 | - | Department of the Environment to administer the Program; and generally relating 10 | |
| 34 | - | to the establishment of the Wastewater Facility Supplemental Operations and 11 | |
| 35 | - | Maintenance Grant Program. 12 | |
| 25 | + | technology; requiring the Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing Administration 8 | |
| 26 | + | in the Department of the Environment to administer the Program; and generally 9 | |
| 27 | + | relating to the establishment of the Wastewater Facility Supplemental Operations 10 | |
| 28 | + | and Maintenance Grant Program. 11 | |
| 36 | 29 | ||
| 37 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, | |
| 38 | - | Article – Environment | |
| 39 | - | Section 9–1601(a), (b), (o), (r), (v) through (x), (kk), and (ll) | |
| 40 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 41 | - | (2014 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) | |
| 30 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 12 | |
| 31 | + | Article – Environment 13 | |
| 32 | + | Section 9–1601(a), (b), (o), (r), (v) through (x), (kk), and (ll) 14 | |
| 33 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 15 | |
| 34 | + | (2014 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 16 | |
| 42 | 35 | ||
| 43 | - | BY adding to 18 | |
| 44 | - | Article – Environment 19 | |
| 45 | - | Section 9–1605.5 20 | |
| 46 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 21 | |
| 47 | - | (2014 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 22 | |
| 36 | + | BY adding to 17 | |
| 37 | + | Article – Environment 18 | |
| 38 | + | Section 9–1605.5 19 | |
| 39 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 20 | |
| 40 | + | (2014 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 21 | |
| 41 | + | ||
| 42 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 22 | |
| 43 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 23 | |
| 44 | + | ||
| 45 | + | Article – Environment 24 | |
| 46 | + | ||
| 47 | + | 9–1601. 25 | |
| 48 | 48 | 2 SENATE BILL 392 | |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | - | | |
| 52 | - | ||
| 51 | + | (a) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, in this subtitle the following 1 | |
| 52 | + | words have the meanings indicated. 2 | |
| 53 | 53 | ||
| 54 | - | Article – Environment 3 | |
| 54 | + | (b) “Administration” means the Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing 3 | |
| 55 | + | Administration. 4 | |
| 55 | 56 | ||
| 56 | - | ||
| 57 | + | (o) “Enhanced nutrient removal” means: 5 | |
| 57 | 58 | ||
| 58 | - | (a) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, in this subtitle the following 5 | |
| 59 | - | words have the meanings indicated. 6 | |
| 59 | + | (1) An enhanced nutrient removal technology that is capable of reducing 6 | |
| 60 | + | the nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in wastewater effluent to concentrations of not 7 | |
| 61 | + | more than 3 milligrams per liter total nitrogen and not more than 0.3 milligrams per liter 8 | |
| 62 | + | total phosphorus, as calculated on an annually averaged basis; or 9 | |
| 60 | 63 | ||
| 61 | - | (b) “Administration” means the Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing 7 | |
| 62 | - | Administration. 8 | |
| 64 | + | (2) If the Department has determined that the concentrations under item 10 | |
| 65 | + | (1) of this subsection are not practicable for a wastewater facility, the lowest average annual 11 | |
| 66 | + | wastewater effluent nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations that the Department 12 | |
| 67 | + | determines are practicable for that facility. 13 | |
| 63 | 68 | ||
| 64 | - | (o) “Enhanced nutrient removal” means: 9 | |
| 69 | + | (r) “Facility” means a wastewater facility or all or a portion of a water supply 14 | |
| 70 | + | system as defined in § 9–201(u) of this title. 15 | |
| 65 | 71 | ||
| 66 | - | (1) An enhanced nutrient removal technology that is capable of reducing 10 | |
| 67 | - | the nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in wastewater effluent to concentrations of not 11 | |
| 68 | - | more than 3 milligrams per liter total nitrogen and not more than 0.3 milligrams per liter 12 | |
| 69 | - | total phosphorus, as calculated on an annually averaged basis; or 13 | |
| 72 | + | (v) “Grant” means a grant from the Administration to a grantee. 16 | |
| 70 | 73 | ||
| 71 | - | (2) If the Department has determined that the concentrations under item 14 | |
| 72 | - | (1) of this subsection are not practicable for a wastewater facility, the lowest average annual 15 | |
| 73 | - | wastewater effluent nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations that the Department 16 | |
| 74 | - | determines are practicable for that facility. 17 | |
| 74 | + | (w) “Grant agreement” means a written agreement between the Administration 17 | |
| 75 | + | and a grantee with respect to a grant. 18 | |
| 75 | 76 | ||
| 76 | - | (r) “Facility” means a wastewater facility or all or a portion of a water supply 18 | |
| 77 | - | system as defined in § 9–201(u) of this title. 19 | |
| 77 | + | (x) “Grantee” means the grant recipient. 19 | |
| 78 | 78 | ||
| 79 | - | ( | |
| 79 | + | (kk) (1) “User” means any person discharging wastewater to: 20 | |
| 80 | 80 | ||
| 81 | - | ( | |
| 82 | - | ||
| 81 | + | (i) A wastewater facility that has a State discharge permit or 21 | |
| 82 | + | national pollutant discharge elimination system discharge permit; 22 | |
| 83 | 83 | ||
| 84 | - | ( | |
| 84 | + | (ii) An on–site sewage disposal system; or 23 | |
| 85 | 85 | ||
| 86 | - | ( | |
| 86 | + | (iii) A sewage holding tank. 24 | |
| 87 | 87 | ||
| 88 | - | ( | |
| 89 | - | ||
| 88 | + | (2) “User” does not include a person whose sole discharge is stormwater 25 | |
| 89 | + | under a stormwater permit. 26 | |
| 90 | 90 | ||
| 91 | - | (ii) An on–site sewage disposal system; or 27 | |
| 91 | + | (ll) (1) “Wastewater facility” means any equipment, plant, treatment works, 27 | |
| 92 | + | structure, machinery, apparatus, interest in land, or any combination of these, which is 28 | |
| 93 | + | acquired, used, constructed, or operated: 29 | |
| 92 | 94 | ||
| 93 | - | (iii) A sewage holding tank. 28 | |
| 94 | - | ||
| 95 | - | (2) “User” does not include a person whose sole discharge is stormwater 29 | |
| 96 | - | under a stormwater permit. 30 | |
| 95 | + | (i) For the storage, c ollection, treatment, neutralization, 30 | |
| 96 | + | stabilization, reduction, recycling, reclamation, separation, or disposal of wastewater; 31 | |
| 97 | 97 | SENATE BILL 392 3 | |
| 98 | 98 | ||
| 99 | 99 | ||
| 100 | - | (ll) (1) “Wastewater facility” means any equipment, plant, treatment works, 1 | |
| 101 | - | structure, machinery, apparatus, interest in land, or any combination of these, which is 2 | |
| 102 | - | acquired, used, constructed, or operated: 3 | |
| 100 | + | (ii) To improve water conservation, reduce energy consumption, or 1 | |
| 101 | + | increase security; or 2 | |
| 103 | 102 | ||
| 104 | - | ( | |
| 105 | - | ||
| 103 | + | (iii) For the final disposal of residues resulting from the treatment of 3 | |
| 104 | + | wastewater. 4 | |
| 106 | 105 | ||
| 107 | - | (ii) To improve water conservation, reduce energy consumption, or 6 | |
| 108 | - | increase security; or 7 | |
| 106 | + | (2) “Wastewater facility” includes: 5 | |
| 109 | 107 | ||
| 110 | - | (iii) For the final disposal of residues resulting from the treatment of 8 | |
| 111 | - | wastewater. 9 | |
| 108 | + | (i) Treatment or disposal plants; outfall sewers, interceptor sewers, 6 | |
| 109 | + | and collector sewers; pumping and ventilating stations, facilities, and works; and other real 7 | |
| 110 | + | or personal property and appurtenances incident to their development, use, or operation; 8 | |
| 112 | 111 | ||
| 113 | - | (2) “Wastewater facility” includes: 10 | |
| 112 | + | (ii) Any programs and projects for managing, reducing, treating, 9 | |
| 113 | + | recapturing, abating, or controlling nonpoint sources of water pollution, including 10 | |
| 114 | + | stormwater or subsurface drainage water; and 11 | |
| 114 | 115 | ||
| 115 | - | (i) Treatment or disposal plants; outfall sewers, interceptor sewers, 11 | |
| 116 | - | and collector sewers; pumping and ventilating stations, facilities, and works; and other real 12 | |
| 117 | - | or personal property and appurtenances incident to their development, use, or operation; 13 | |
| 116 | + | (iii) Any programs and projects for improving estuarine conservation 12 | |
| 117 | + | and management. 13 | |
| 118 | 118 | ||
| 119 | - | (ii) Any programs and projects for managing, reducing, treating, 14 | |
| 120 | - | recapturing, abating, or controlling nonpoint sources of water pollution, including 15 | |
| 121 | - | stormwater or subsurface drainage water; and 16 | |
| 119 | + | 9–1605.5. 14 | |
| 122 | 120 | ||
| 123 | - | ( | |
| 124 | - | ||
| 121 | + | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 15 | |
| 122 | + | INDICATED. 16 | |
| 125 | 123 | ||
| 126 | - | 9–1605.5. 19 | |
| 124 | + | (2) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE WASTEWATER FACILITY 17 | |
| 125 | + | SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE GRANT PROGRAM. 18 | |
| 127 | 126 | ||
| 128 | - | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 20 | |
| 129 | - | INDICATED. 21 | |
| 127 | + | (3) “PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEW ATER FACILITY ” MEANS A 19 | |
| 128 | + | WASTEWATER FACILITY THAT IS OWNED BY THE STATE, A POLITICAL SUBDIVIS ION, 20 | |
| 129 | + | A MUNICIPAL CORPORATIO N, OR ANOTHER PUBLIC ENTITY . 21 | |
| 130 | 130 | ||
| 131 | - | ( | |
| 132 | - | ||
| 131 | + | (B) THERE IS A WASTEWATER FACILITY SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATIONS AND 22 | |
| 132 | + | MAINTENANCE GRANT PROGRAM. 23 | |
| 133 | 133 | ||
| 134 | - | (3) “PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEW ATER FACILITY ” MEANS A 24 | |
| 135 | - | WASTEWATER FACILITY THAT IS OWNED BY THE STATE, A POLITICAL SUBDIVIS ION, 25 | |
| 136 | - | A MUNICIPAL CORPORAT ION, OR ANOTHER PUBLIC EN TITY. 26 | |
| 134 | + | (C) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT THE STATE’S WATER 24 | |
| 135 | + | QUALITY GOALS BY PRO VIDING COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR PUBLICLY OWNED 25 | |
| 136 | + | WASTEWATER FACILITIE S FACING STAFFING SHOR TAGES, MAINTENANCE 26 | |
| 137 | + | BACKLOGS, AND OTHER OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE CHAL LENGES THAT 27 | |
| 138 | + | THREATEN THE PROPER FUNCTIONING O F A FACILITY’S ENHANCED NUTRIENT 28 | |
| 139 | + | REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY . 29 | |
| 137 | 140 | ||
| 138 | - | (B) THERE IS A WASTEWATER FACILITY SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATIONS AND 27 | |
| 139 | - | MAINTENANCE GRANT PROGRAM. 28 | |
| 141 | + | (D) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. 30 | |
| 140 | 142 | ||
| 141 | - | (C) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT THE STATE’S WATER 29 | |
| 142 | - | QUALITY GOALS BY PRO VIDING COMPETITIVE G RANTS FOR PUBLICLY O WNED 30 | |
| 143 | - | WASTEWATER FACILITIE S FACING STAFFING SH ORTAGES, MAINTENANCE 31 | |
| 144 | - | BACKLOGS, AND OR OTHER OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE CHALLENG ES THAT 32 | |
| 145 | - | THREATEN THE PROPER FUNCTIONING O F A FACILITY’S ENHANCED NUTRIENT 33 4 SENATE BILL 392 | |
| 143 | + | (E) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL: 31 | |
| 144 | + | 4 SENATE BILL 392 | |
| 146 | 145 | ||
| 147 | 146 | ||
| 148 | - | REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY ABILITY OF THE FACIL ITY TO DISCHARGE CLE AN WATER 1 | |
| 149 | - | AND MEET ALL APPLICA BLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS . 2 | |
| 147 | + | (1) USE A COMPETITIVE PRO CESS TO INVITE GRANT PROPOSALS 1 | |
| 148 | + | FROM THE OPERATORS O F PUBLIC WASTEWATER FACILITIE S THAT HAVE BEEN 2 | |
| 149 | + | UPGRADED TO ACHIEVE ENHANCED NUTRIENT RE MOVAL; AND 3 | |
| 150 | 150 | ||
| 151 | - | (D) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. 3 | |
| 151 | + | (2) DEVELOP AND ANNOUNCE THE CRITERIA THAT WILL BE USED TO 4 | |
| 152 | + | EVALUATE GRANT PROPOSALS. 5 | |
| 152 | 153 | ||
| 153 | - | ( | |
| 154 | + | (F) A GRANT PROPOSAL SUBMI TTED UNDER THIS SECT ION SHALL INCLUDE : 6 | |
| 154 | 155 | ||
| 155 | - | (1) USE A COMPETITIVE PRO CESS TO INVITE INVITE GRANT 5 | |
| 156 | - | PROPOSALS FROM THE O PERATORS OF PUBLIC W ASTEWATER FACILITIES THAT 6 | |
| 157 | - | HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO ACHIEVE ENHANCED NUTRIENT RE MOVAL; AND 7 | |
| 156 | + | (1) A DESCRIPTION OF THE O PERATIONS AND MAINTE NANCE 7 | |
| 157 | + | CHALLENGES FACING TH E WASTEWATER FACILITY ; 8 | |
| 158 | 158 | ||
| 159 | - | (2) DEVELOP AND ANNOUNCE THE CRITERIA THAT WILL BE USED TO 8 | |
| 160 | - | EVALUATE GRANT PROPO SALS. 9 | |
| 159 | + | (2) AN EXPLANATION OF THE MEASURES THE WASTEWA TER FACILITY 9 | |
| 160 | + | INTENDS TO IMPLEMENT TO ADDRESS OPERATION S AND MAINTENANCE 10 | |
| 161 | + | CHALLENGES ; 11 | |
| 161 | 162 | ||
| 162 | - | ( | |
| 163 | + | (3) A COST ESTIMATE FOR EA CH PROPOSED MEASURE ; 12 | |
| 163 | 164 | ||
| 164 | - | ( | |
| 165 | - | ||
| 165 | + | (4) PROPOSED METRICS FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 13 | |
| 166 | + | EACH PROPOSED MEAS URE; 14 | |
| 166 | 167 | ||
| 167 | - | (2) AN EXPLANATION OF THE MEASURES THE WA STEWATER FACILITY 13 | |
| 168 | - | INTENDS TO IMPLEMENT TO ADDRESS OPERATION S AND MAINTENANCE 14 | |
| 169 | - | CHALLENGES ; 15 | |
| 168 | + | (5) DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATI ON REGARDING THE USE RS SERVED 15 | |
| 169 | + | BY THE WASTEWATER FA CILITY; AND 16 | |
| 170 | 170 | ||
| 171 | - | ( | |
| 171 | + | (6) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE ADMINISTRATION REQUIRES. 17 | |
| 172 | 172 | ||
| 173 | - | (4) PROPOSED METRICS FOR EVALUATING THE EFFEC TIVENESS OF 17 | |
| 174 | - | EACH PROPOSED MEASUR E; 18 | |
| 173 | + | (G) WHEN EVALUATING GRANT PROPOSALS UNDER THIS SECTION, THE 18 | |
| 174 | + | ADMINISTRATION SHALL PRIORITIZE FUNDING FOR WASTEWATER FACIL ITIES 19 | |
| 175 | + | WITH: 20 | |
| 175 | 176 | ||
| 176 | - | ( | |
| 177 | - | ||
| 177 | + | (1) AN OVERALL STAFF VACANC Y RATE OR A MAINTENANCE DIVISION 21 | |
| 178 | + | STAFF VACANCY RATE OF 10% OR MORE; 22 | |
| 178 | 179 | ||
| 179 | - | ( | |
| 180 | + | (2) A DESIGN FLOW OF 1,000,000 GALLONS PER DAY OR M ORE; AND 23 | |
| 180 | 181 | ||
| 181 | - | (G) WHEN EVALUATING GRANT PROPOSALS UNDER THIS SECTION, THE 22 | |
| 182 | - | ADMINISTRATION SHALL PRIORITIZE FUNDING F OR WASTEWATER FACILI TIES 23 | |
| 183 | - | WITH: 24 | |
| 182 | + | (3) A HIGH PROPORTION OF L OW–INCOME USERS . 24 | |
| 184 | 183 | ||
| 185 | - | (1) AN OVERALL STAFF VACA NCY RATE OR A MAINTE NANCE DIVISION 25 | |
| 186 | - | STAFF VACANCY RATE O F 10% OR MORE BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 2020, AND OCTOBER 26 | |
| 187 | - | 1, 2023; 27 | |
| 188 | - | ||
| 189 | - | (2) A DESIGN FLOW OF 1,000,000 GALLONS PER DAY OR M ORE; AND 28 | |
| 184 | + | (H) SUBJECT TO THE GRANT AGREEMENT , A GRANT AWARDED UNDE R THIS 25 | |
| 185 | + | SECTION MAY BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE RELATED TO T HE OPERATIONS AND 26 | |
| 186 | + | MAINTENANCE OF THE W ASTEWATER FACILITY , INCLUDING MEASURES RELATED 27 | |
| 187 | + | TO: 28 | |
| 190 | 188 | SENATE BILL 392 5 | |
| 191 | 189 | ||
| 192 | 190 | ||
| 193 | - | (3) A HIGH PROPORTION OF LOW–INCOME USERS WHO LIVE IN 1 | |
| 194 | - | OVERBURDENED OR UNDE RSERVED COMMUNITIES AS DEFINED IN § 1–701 OF THIS 2 | |
| 195 | - | ARTICLE. 3 | |
| 191 | + | (1) THE RECRUITMENT AND RETE NTION OF QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES, 1 | |
| 192 | + | SUCH AS PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFOR TS, APPRENTICESHIPS , CONTINUING 2 | |
| 193 | + | EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS , RECRUITMENT BONUSES , AND SALARY 3 | |
| 194 | + | ADJUSTMENTS ; AND 4 | |
| 196 | 195 | ||
| 197 | - | ( | |
| 198 | - | ||
| 199 | - | MAINTENANCE | |
| 200 | - | ||
| 196 | + | (2) THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ENHANCED NUTRIENT 5 | |
| 197 | + | REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY , SUCH AS THE IMPLEMENTATION O F PREVENTIVE 6 | |
| 198 | + | MAINTENANCE PRACTICES, PREDICTIVE MAINTENAN CE PRACTICES, AND ASSET 7 | |
| 199 | + | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM S. 8 | |
| 201 | 200 | ||
| 202 | - | (1) THE THE RECRUITMENT AND RETE NTION OF QUALIFIED 8 | |
| 203 | - | EMPLOYEES OPERATIONS AND MAINT ENANCE STAFF , SUCH AS PUBLIC OUTRE ACH 9 | |
| 204 | - | EFFORTS, APPRENTICESHIPS , CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM S, 10 | |
| 205 | - | RECRUITMENT BONUSES , AND SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ; AND 11 | |
| 201 | + | (I) A GRANT AWARDED UNDER THIS S ECTION SHALL BE IN AN AMOUNT 9 | |
| 202 | + | THAT IS: 10 | |
| 206 | 203 | ||
| 207 | - | (2) THE OPERATION AND MAI NTENANCE OF ENHANCED NUTRIENT 12 | |
| 208 | - | REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY , SUCH AS THE IMPLEMEN TATION OF PREVENTIVE 13 | |
| 209 | - | MAINTENANCE PRACTICE S, PREDICTIVE MAINTENAN CE PRACTICES , AND ASSET 14 | |
| 210 | - | MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS . 15 | |
| 204 | + | (1) DETERMINED BY THE ADMINISTRATION , BASED ON THE 11 | |
| 205 | + | DEMONSTRATED NEED OF THE GRANT APPLICANT ; AND 12 | |
| 211 | 206 | ||
| 212 | - | (I) (1) A GRANT AWARDED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE IN AN 16 | |
| 213 | - | AMOUNT THAT IS : 17 | |
| 207 | + | (2) NOT MORE THAN $3,000,000. 13 | |
| 214 | 208 | ||
| 215 | - | (1) (I) DETERMINED BY THE ADMINISTRATION , BASED ON THE 18 | |
| 216 | - | DEMONSTRATED NEED OF THE GRANT APPLICANT ; AND 19 | |
| 209 | + | (J) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL INCLUDE IN EACH GRAN T AGREEMENT 14 | |
| 210 | + | ENTERED INTO UNDER T HIS SECTION CONDITIO NS AND REQUIREMENTS SUFFICIENT 15 | |
| 211 | + | TO: 16 | |
| 217 | 212 | ||
| 218 | - | (2) (II) NOT MORE THAN $3,000,000 PER WASTEWATER FACIL ITY. 20 | |
| 213 | + | (1) ENSURE THAT GRANT FUN DS ARE USED FOR THE PURPOSES 17 | |
| 214 | + | SPECIFIED IN THE GRA NT AGREEMENT; AND 18 | |
| 219 | 215 | ||
| 220 | - | (2) | |
| 221 | - | ||
| 216 | + | (2) EVALUATE THE EFFECTIV ENESS OF THE MEASURE S 19 | |
| 217 | + | IMPLEMENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH T HE GRANT AGREEMENT . 20 | |
| 222 | 218 | ||
| 223 | - | ( | |
| 224 | - | ||
| 225 | - | ||
| 219 | + | (K) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 21 | |
| 220 | + | GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIATION OF 22 | |
| 221 | + | $10,000,000 FOR THE PROGRAM. 23 | |
| 226 | 222 | ||
| 227 | - | (1) ENSURE THAT GRANT FUN DS ARE USED FOR THE PURPOSE S 26 | |
| 228 | - | SPECIFIED IN THE GRA NT AGREEMENT ; AND 27 | |
| 223 | + | (L) GRANTS PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION ARE SUP PLEMENTAL TO AND 24 | |
| 224 | + | NOT INTENDED TO TAKE THE PLACE OF OPERATI ONS AND MAINTENANCE GRANTS 25 | |
| 225 | + | PROVIDED UNDER THE BAY RESTORATION FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 26 | |
| 226 | + | 9–1605.2(I)(2)(III) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 27 | |
| 229 | 227 | ||
| 230 | - | (2) EVALUATE THE EFFECTIV ENESS OF THE MEASURE S 28 | |
| 231 | - | IMPLEMENTED IN ACCOR DANCE WITH THE GRANT AGREEMENT . 29 | |
| 232 | - | ||
| 233 | - | (K) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 30 | |
| 234 | - | GOVERNOR SHALL MAY INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BI LL AN APPROPRIATION 31 | |
| 235 | - | OF $10,000,000 FOR THE PROGRAM. 32 | |
| 236 | - | 6 SENATE BILL 392 | |
| 237 | - | ||
| 238 | - | ||
| 239 | - | (L) GRANTS PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION ARE SUP PLEMENTAL TO AND 1 | |
| 240 | - | NOT INTENDED TO TAKE THE PLACE OF OPERATI ONS AND MAINTENANCE GRANTS 2 | |
| 241 | - | PROVIDED UNDER THE BAY RESTORATION FUND IN ACCORD ANCE WITH § 3 | |
| 242 | - | 9–1605.2(I)(2)(III) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 4 | |
| 243 | - | ||
| 244 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 5 | |
| 245 | - | October 1, 2023. 6 | |
| 246 | - | ||
| 247 | - | ||
| 248 | - | ||
| 249 | - | ||
| 250 | - | Approved: | |
| 251 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 252 | - | Governor. | |
| 253 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 254 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 255 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 256 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 228 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 28 | |
| 229 | + | October 1, 2023. 29 |