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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. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb0841* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 841 | |
| 11 | 8 | M3 4lr2053 | |
| 12 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 10 | By: Delegates Ruth, Allen, Charkoudian, Fair, Guyton, Healey, Kaiser, Lehman, | |
| 14 | - | J. Long, Stewart, and Terrasa | |
| 11 | + | J. Long, Stewart, and Terrasa | |
| 15 | 12 | Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2024 | |
| 16 | 13 | Assigned to: Environment and Transportation | |
| 17 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 18 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 19 | - | Read second time: February 26, 2024 | |
| 20 | 14 | ||
| 21 | - | ||
| 15 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 22 | 16 | ||
| 23 | 17 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 24 | 18 | ||
| 25 | 19 | Environment – Plastic Bottle Waste Reduction – Water Bottle Filling Stations 2 | |
| 26 | 20 | and Reporting 3 | |
| 27 | 21 | ||
| 28 | 22 | FOR the purpose of requiring that a water bottle filling station be installed in certain new 4 | |
| 29 | 23 | construction beginning on a certain date; requiring the Department of the 5 | |
| 30 | 24 | Environment to conduct a certain survey, gather certain data, and identify certain 6 | |
| 31 | 25 | methods on or before a certain date; and generally relating to plastic bottle waste 7 | |
| 32 | 26 | reduction. 8 | |
| 33 | 27 | ||
| 34 | 28 | BY adding to 9 | |
| 35 | 29 | Article – Environment 10 | |
| 36 | 30 | Section 9–2601 through 9–2603 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 26. Plastic 11 | |
| 37 | 31 | Bottle Waste Reduction” 12 | |
| 38 | 32 | Annotated Code of Maryland 13 | |
| 39 | 33 | (2014 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 14 | |
| 40 | 34 | ||
| 41 | 35 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15 | |
| 42 | 36 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16 | |
| 43 | 37 | ||
| 44 | 38 | Article – Environment 17 | |
| 45 | 39 | ||
| 46 | 40 | SUBTITLE 26. PLASTIC BOTTLE WASTE REDUCTION. 18 | |
| 47 | 41 | ||
| 48 | - | 9–2601. 19 2 HOUSE BILL 841 | |
| 42 | + | 9–2601. 19 | |
| 43 | + | ||
| 44 | + | (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 20 | |
| 45 | + | INDICATED. 21 | |
| 46 | + | 2 HOUSE BILL 841 | |
| 49 | 47 | ||
| 50 | 48 | ||
| 49 | + | (B) “PLASTIC BOTTLE ” MEANS A PLASTIC CONT AINER INTENDED FOR 1 | |
| 50 | + | SINGLE USE THAT : 2 | |
| 51 | 51 | ||
| 52 | - | (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE : THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 1 | |
| 53 | - | INDICATED. 2 | |
| 52 | + | (1) HAS A NECK THAT IS SM ALLER THAN THE CONTA INER; 3 | |
| 54 | 53 | ||
| 55 | - | ( | |
| 56 | - | ||
| 54 | + | (2) ACCEPTS A SCREW –TYPE, SNAP CAP, OR OTHER SIMILAR 4 | |
| 55 | + | CLOSURE; AND 5 | |
| 57 | 56 | ||
| 58 | - | ( | |
| 57 | + | (3) HAS A CAPACITY OF 1 LITER OR LESS. 6 | |
| 59 | 58 | ||
| 60 | - | (2) ACCEPTS A SCREW –TYPE, SNAP CAP, OR OTHER SIMILAR 6 | |
| 61 | - | CLOSURE; AND 7 | |
| 59 | + | (C) (1) “WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION” MEANS A PLUMBING FIXTURE 7 | |
| 60 | + | CONNECTED TO THE POT ABLE WATER DISTRIBUT ION SYSTEM AND SANIT ARY 8 | |
| 61 | + | DRAINAGE SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED AND INTE NDED FOR FILLING PER SONAL USE 9 | |
| 62 | + | WATER BOTTLES OR CON TAINERS AT LEAST 10 INCHES IN HEIGHT. 10 | |
| 62 | 63 | ||
| 63 | - | ( | |
| 64 | + | (2) “WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION” INCLUDES: 11 | |
| 64 | 65 | ||
| 65 | - | (C) (1) “WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION” MEANS A PLUMBING FIX TURE 9 | |
| 66 | - | CONNECTED TO THE POT ABLE WATER DISTRIBUT ION SYSTEM AND SANIT ARY 10 | |
| 67 | - | DRAINAGE SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED AND INTE NDED FOR FILLING PER SONAL USE 11 | |
| 68 | - | WATER BOTTLES OR CON TAINERS AT LEAST 10 INCHES IN HEIGHT .; AND 12 | |
| 66 | + | (I) A STATION THAT IS SEPARATE FROM OR INTEGRAL TO A 12 | |
| 67 | + | DRINKING FOUNTAIN ; AND 13 | |
| 69 | 68 | ||
| 70 | - | (2) “WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION” INCLUDES: 13 | |
| 69 | + | (II) A STATION THAT I NCORPORATE S A WATER FILTER AND 14 | |
| 70 | + | COOLING SYSTEM FOR C HILLING THE WATER . 15 | |
| 71 | 71 | ||
| 72 | - | (I) A STATION THAT IS SEPA RATE FROM OR INTEGRA L TO A 14 | |
| 73 | - | DRINKING FOUNTAI N; AND 15 | |
| 72 | + | 9–2602. 16 | |
| 74 | 73 | ||
| 75 | - | (II) A STATION THAT INCORPO RATES A WATER FILTER AND 16 | |
| 76 | - | COOLING SYSTEM FOR C HILLING THE WATER . 17 | |
| 74 | + | BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2024, A WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATI ON OR A 17 | |
| 75 | + | COMBINED WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATI ON AND DRINKING FOUN TAIN SHALL BE 18 | |
| 76 | + | INSTALLED IN ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR WHICH A DRINKING FOUNTAIN IS 19 | |
| 77 | + | REQUIRED UNDER THE C URRENT VERSION OF TH E INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING 20 | |
| 78 | + | CODE OR STATE OR LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION . 21 | |
| 77 | 79 | ||
| 78 | - | 9– | |
| 80 | + | 9–2603. 22 | |
| 79 | 81 | ||
| 80 | - | BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2024, A WATER BOTTLE FILLI NG STATION OR A 19 | |
| 81 | - | COMBINED WATER BOTTL E FILLING STATION AN D DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL BE 20 | |
| 82 | - | INSTALLED IN ALL NEW CONSTRUCTI ON FOR WHICH A DRINK ING FOUNTAIN IS 21 | |
| 83 | - | REQUIRED UNDER THE C URRENT VERSION OF TH E INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING 22 | |
| 84 | - | CODE OR STATE OR LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION . 23 | |
| 82 | + | THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS TO CAR RY OUT THE 23 | |
| 83 | + | PROVISIONS OF THIS S UBTITLE. 24 | |
| 85 | 84 | ||
| 86 | - | ||
| 85 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 25 | |
| 87 | 86 | ||
| 88 | - | THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SHALL ADOPT REGULATI ONS TO 25 | |
| 89 | - | CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS S UBTITLE. 26 | |
| 87 | + | (a) On or before October 1, 2025, the Department of the Environment shall: 26 | |
| 90 | 88 | ||
| 91 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 27 | |
| 92 | - | ||
| 93 | - | (a) In this section, “plastic bottle” means a plastic container intended for single 28 | |
| 94 | - | use that: 29 | |
| 89 | + | (1) survey and gather data from each unit of State government and 27 | |
| 90 | + | institution of higher education on the quantity and volume of plastic bottles purchased 28 | |
| 91 | + | during the 2024 calendar year; and 29 | |
| 95 | 92 | HOUSE BILL 841 3 | |
| 96 | 93 | ||
| 97 | 94 | ||
| 98 | - | (1) has a neck that is smaller than the container; 1 | |
| 95 | + | (2) identify potential alternative methods for providing drinking water, 1 | |
| 96 | + | including the installation and use of water bottle filling stations. 2 | |
| 99 | 97 | ||
| 100 | - | ( | |
| 98 | + | (b) On or before December 1, 2025, the Department of the Environment shall: 3 | |
| 101 | 99 | ||
| 102 | - | (3) has a capacity of 1 liter or less. 3 | |
| 100 | + | (1) post the survey conducted under subsection (a) of this section on the 4 | |
| 101 | + | Department’s website; and 5 | |
| 103 | 102 | ||
| 104 | - | (a) (b) On or before October 1, 2025, the Department of the Environment shall: 4 | |
| 103 | + | (2) submit the survey and alternative methods identified under subsection 6 | |
| 104 | + | (a) of this section to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 7 | |
| 105 | + | Article, the General Assembly. 8 | |
| 105 | 106 | ||
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| 108 | - | ||
| 107 | + | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed to 9 | |
| 108 | + | apply only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or 10 | |
| 109 | + | application to any new construction under contract before the effective date of this Act. 11 | |
| 109 | 110 | ||
| 110 | - | (2) identify potential alternative methods for providing drinking water, 8 | |
| 111 | - | including the installation and use of water bottle filling stations. 9 | |
| 112 | - | ||
| 113 | - | (b) (c) On or before December 1, 2025, the Department of the Environment shall: 10 | |
| 114 | - | ||
| 115 | - | (1) post the survey conducted under subsection (a) (b) of this section on the 11 | |
| 116 | - | Department’s website; and 12 | |
| 117 | - | ||
| 118 | - | (2) submit the survey and alternative methods identified under subsection 13 | |
| 119 | - | (a) (b) of this section to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 14 | |
| 120 | - | Government Article, the General Assembly. 15 | |
| 121 | - | ||
| 122 | - | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED , That this Act shall be construed to 16 | |
| 123 | - | apply only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or 17 | |
| 124 | - | application to any new construction under contract before the effective date of this Act. 18 | |
| 125 | - | ||
| 126 | - | SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 19 | |
| 127 | - | 1, 2024. 20 | |
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| 132 | - | Approved: | |
| 133 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 134 | - | Governor. | |
| 135 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 136 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 137 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 138 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 111 | + | SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, Th at this Act shall take effect July 12 | |
| 112 | + | 1, 2024. 13 |