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Maryland House Bill HB842

Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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1010 By: Delegates Taveras, Holmes, and Kaufman
1111 Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2024
1212 Assigned to: Appropriations and Environment and Transportation
1313
1414 A BILL ENTITLED
1515
1616 AN ACT concerning 1
1717
1818 Environmental Justice – Investment in Infrastructure Construction Projects 2
1919
2020 FOR the purpose of requiring a State agency, in administering certain federal funds, to 3
2121 allocate a certain percentage of those funds to certain infrastructure construction 4
2222 projects in overburdened communities, underserved communities, communities of 5
2323 color, and communities with a high percentage of low– to moderate–income 6
2424 households in the State; requiring a State agency, in coordination with the Justice40 7
2525 Committee established under this Act, to identify overburdened communities, 8
2626 underserved communities, communities of color, and communities with a high 9
2727 percentage of low– to moderate–income households in the State and conduct 10
2828 listening sessions in certain areas of the State for certain purposes; restricting, under 11
2929 certain conditions, the allocation or use of certain federal funds for an infrastructure 12
3030 construction project that will cost in excess of a certain amount; and generally 13
3131 relating to the investment in infrastructure construction projects in overburdened 14
3232 communities, underserved communities, communities of color, and communities 15
3333 with a high percentage of low– to moderate–income households. 16
3434
3535 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 17
3636 Article – Environment 18
3737 Section 1–701(a)(1), (4), (5), (7), and (8) 19
3838 Annotated Code of Maryland 20
3939 (2013 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 21
4040
4141 BY adding to 22
4242 Article – Environment 23
4343 Section 1–703 24
4444 Annotated Code of Maryland 25
4545 (2013 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 26
4646
4747 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 27
4848 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 28 2 HOUSE BILL 842
4949
5050
5151
5252 Article – Environment 1
5353
5454 1–701. 2
5555
5656 (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 3
5757
5858 (4) “Community listening session” means a public convening to gather 4
5959 information and input from community members. 5
6060
6161 (5) “Environmental justice” means equal protection from environmental 6
6262 and public health hazards for all people regardless of race, income, culture, and social 7
6363 status. 8
6464
6565 (7) “Overburdened community” means any census tract for which three or 9
6666 more of the following environmental health indicators are above the 75th percentile 10
6767 statewide: 11
6868
6969 (i) Particulate matter (PM) 2.5; 12
7070
7171 (ii) Ozone; 13
7272
7373 (iii) National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) diesel PM; 14
7474
7575 (iv) NATA cancer risk; 15
7676
7777 (v) NATA respiratory hazard index; 16
7878
7979 (vi) Traffic proximity; 17
8080
8181 (vii) Lead paint indicator; 18
8282
8383 (viii) National Priorities List Superfund site proximity; 19
8484
8585 (ix) Risk Management Plan facility proximity; 20
8686
8787 (x) Hazardous waste proximity; 21
8888
8989 (xi) Wastewater discharge indicator; 22
9090
9191 (xii) Proximity to a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO); 23
9292
9393 (xiii) Percent of the population lacking broadband coverage; 24
9494
9595 (xiv) Asthma emergency room discharges; 25
9696
9797 (xv) Myocardial infarction discharges; 26 HOUSE BILL 842 3
9898
9999
100100
101101 (xvi) Low–birth–weight infants; 1
102102
103103 (xvii) Proximity to emitting power plants; 2
104104
105105 (xviii) Proximity to a Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facility; 3
106106
107107 (xix) Proximity to a brownfields site; 4
108108
109109 (xx) Proximity to mining operations; and 5
110110
111111 (xxi) Proximity to a hazardous waste landfill. 6
112112
113113 (8) “Underserved community” means any census tract in which, according 7
114114 to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau Survey: 8
115115
116116 (i) At least 25% of the residents qualify as low–income; 9
117117
118118 (ii) At least 50% of the residents identify as nonwhite; or 10
119119
120120 (iii) At least 15% of the residents have limited English proficiency. 11
121121
122122 1–703. 12
123123
124124 (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 13
125125 INDICATED. 14
126126
127127 (2) “COMMITTEE” MEANS THE JUSTICE40 COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED 15
128128 UNDER SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION. 16
129129
130130 (3) “COMMUNITY LISTENING S ESSION” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN 17
131131 § 1–701 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 18
132132
133133 (4) “COVERED PROGRAM ” MEANS A FEDERAL PROGRAM, AS 19
134134 OUTLINED IN THE INTERIM IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE FOR THE JUSTICE40 20
135135 INITIATIVE RELEASED BY THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, 21
136136 THAT MAKES INVESTMEN TS IN ONE OR MORE OF TH E FOLLOWING AREAS : 22
137137
138138 (I) AFFORDABLE AND SUSTAI NABLE HOUSING ; 23
139139
140140 (II) CLIMATE CHANGE ; 24
141141
142142 (III) CLEAN ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENC Y; 25
143143
144144 (IV) CLEAN TRANSPORTATION ; 26 4 HOUSE BILL 842
145145
146146
147147
148148 (V) CLEAN WATER AND WASTE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ; 1
149149
150150 (VI) REMEDIATION AND REDUC TION OF LEGACY POLLUTION; OR 2
151151
152152 (VII) TRAINING AND WORKFORC E DEVELOPMENT RELATE D TO: 3
153153
154154 1. AFFORDABLE AND SUSTAI NABLE HOUSING ; 4
155155
156156 2. CLEAN ENERGY ; 5
157157
158158 3. CLEAN TRANSPORTATION ; 6
159159
160160 4. CLEAN WATER AND WASTE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ; 7
161161
162162 5. CLIMATE CHANGE ; 8
163163
164164 6. THE ENVIRONMENT ; 9
165165
166166 7. NATURAL DISASTERS ; OR 10
167167
168168 8. REMEDIATION AND REDUC TION OF LEGACY 11
169169 POLLUTION. 12
170170
171171 (5) “ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 13
172172 1–701 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 14
173173
174174 (6) “FEDERAL ACT” MEANS THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT 15
175175 AND JOBS ACT OF 2021. 16
176176
177177 (7) “FEDERAL FUNDS” MEANS: 17
178178
179179 (I) MONEY RECEIVED BY A STATE AGENCY UNDER THE 18
180180 FEDERAL ACT FOR ANY PROGRAM ; AND 19
181181
182182 (II) ANY OTHER FEDERAL MONEY RECEIVED BY A STATE 20
183183 AGENCY FOR A COVERED PROGRAM . 21
184184
185185 (8) “INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ” MEANS THE 22
186186 CONSTRUCTION , RECONSTRUCTION , REHABILITATION , MODERNIZATION , 23
187187 ALTERATION, REPAIR, OR IMPROVEMENT OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES , OR 24
188188 PROPERTY WITHIN THE FOLLOWING SECTOR S SPECIFIED IN THE FEDERAL ACT: 25
189189 HOUSE BILL 842 5
190190
191191
192192 (I) TRANSPORTATION ; 1
193193
194194 (II) WATER; 2
195195
196196 (III) ENERGY; 3
197197
198198 (IV) BROADBAND; AND 4
199199
200200 (V) NATURAL RESOURCES . 5
201201
202202 (9) “LOW– TO MODERATE –INCOME HOUSEHOLD ” MEANS A 6
203203 HOUSEHOLD LOCATED IN A CENSUS TRACT WITH AN AVERAGE MEDIAN IN COME AT 7
204204 OR BELOW 80% OF THE AVERAGE MEDIA N INCOME FOR THE STATE. 8
205205
206206 (10) “OVERBURDENED COMMUNITY ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9
207207 1–701 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 10
208208
209209 (11) “PROJECT LABOR AGREEME NT” MEANS PRE–HIRE COLLECTIVE 11
210210 BARGAINING AGREEMENT S NEGOTIATED BETWEEN CONSTRUCTION UNIONS AND 12
211211 CONSTRUCTION CONTRAC TORS THAT ESTABLISH THE TERMS AND CONDIT IONS OF 13
212212 EMPLOYMENT FOR CONST RUCTION PROJECTS . 14
213213
214214 (12) “STATE AGENCY ” MEANS ANY AGENCY , BOARD, COMMISSION, 15
215215 DEPARTMENT , OR POLITICAL SUBDIVI SION OF THE STATE. 16
216216
217217 (13) “UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 17
218218 1–701 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 18
219219
220220 (B) IT IS THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT EACH STATE 19
221221 AGENCY RECEIVING FED ERAL FUNDS SHALL , TO THE EXTENT PRACTI CABLE AND 20
222222 NOT IN CONFLICT WITH FEDERAL LAW OR FUNDI NG GUIDELINES , ENSURE THAT ANY 21
223223 FEDERAL FUNDS ADMINI STERED BY THAT STATE AGENCY AVOID SU BSTANTIAL 22
224224 BURDENS T O OVERBURDENED COMMU NITIES, UNDERSERVED COMMUNIT IES, 23
225225 COMMUNITIES OF COLOR , AND COMMUNITIES WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF 24
226226 LOW– TO MODERATE –INCOME HOUSEHOLDS , INCLUDING: 25
227227
228228 (1) PHYSICAL OR ECONOMIC DISPLACEMENT OF HOUS EHOLDS AND 26
229229 SMALL BUSINESSES ; 27
230230
231231 (2) INCREASED EXPOSURE TO TOXI NS; AND 28
232232
233233 (3) OTHER SUBSTANTIAL ECO NOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL , OR PUBLIC 29
234234 HEALTH BURDENS . 30 6 HOUSE BILL 842
235235
236236
237237
238238 (C) IN ADMINISTERING FEDERAL FUNDS, EACH STATE AGENCY SHALL , TO 1
239239 THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE AND NOT IN CONFLICT WITH FEDERAL LAW AND 2
240240 FUNDING GUIDELINES , ALLOCATE A MINIMUM O F: 3
241241
242242 (1) 40% OF THOSE FUNDS TO INFRASTRUCTURE CONST RUCTION 4
243243 PROJECTS IN OVERBURDENED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE; 5
244244 AND 6
245245
246246 (2) AN ADDITIONAL 40% OF THOSE FUNDS TO INFRASTRUCTURE 7
247247 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT S IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND COMMUNITIES WITH A 8
248248 HIGH PERCENTAGE OF LOW– TO MODERATE –INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE STATE. 9
249249
250250 (D) (1) TO ACHIEVE THE INVEST MENT REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION, 10
251251 A STATE AGENCY SHALL, IN COORDINATION WITH THE COMMITTEE: 11
252252
253253 (I) IDENTIFY OVERBURDENED COMMUNI TIES, UNDERSERVED 12
254254 COMMUNITIES , COMMUNITIES OF COLOR , AND COMMUNITIES WITH A HIGH 13
255255 PERCENTAGE OF LOW – TO MODERATE –INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE STATE; AND 14
256256
257257 (II) CONDUCT COMMUNITY LIS TENING SESSIONS IN D IFFERENT 15
258258 AREAS OF THE STATE, INCLUDING URBAN AND RURAL AREAS , TO SOLICIT INPUT 16
259259 FROM OVERBURDENED COMMUNI TIES, UNDERSERVED COMMUNIT IES, 17
260260 COMMUNITIES OF COLOR , AND COMMUNITIES WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF 18
261261 LOW– TO MODERATE –INCOME HOUSEHOLDS . 19
262262
263263 (2) AFTER THE COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS UNDER 20
264264 PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION ARE COMPLETED , A STATE AGENCY SHALL 21
265265 WORK WITH THE COMMITTEE TO IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO 22
266266 INFRASTRUCTURE CONST RUCTION PROJECTS IN OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES , 23
267267 UNDERSERVED COMMUNIT IES, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR , AND COMMUNITIES WITH 24
268268 A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF LOW– TO MODERATE –INCOME HOUSEHOLDS . 25
269269
270270 (3) INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTR UCTION PROJECTS IDENTIFIED 26
271271 UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL BE PRIORITIZED BASED ON 27
272272 WHETHER THE INFRASTR UCTURE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: 28
273273
274274 (I) ADVANCES ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTIC E; 29
275275
276276 (II) INCORPORATES LABOR AN D WORKFORCE STANDARD S, 30
277277 INCLUDING: 31
278278
279279 1. PROJECT LABOR AGREEME NTS; 32 HOUSE BILL 842 7
280280
281281
282282
283283 2. TARGETED HIRE PROVISI ONS FOR WORKERS 1
284284 RESIDING IN OVERBURD ENED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ; OR 2
285285
286286 3. WAGE STANDARDS ; 3
287287
288288 (III) PROMOTES APPRENTICESH IP PROGRAMS; 4
289289
290290 (IV) PROMOTES THE ADAPTATI ON OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO 5
291291 CLIMATE CHANGE ; OR 6
292292
293293 (V) REDUCES GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS . 7
294294
295295 (4) TO THE EXTENT AUTHORIZED BY FEDERAL LAW , FEDERAL FUNDS 8
296296 MAY BE ALLOCATED OR USED TO SUPPORT A N INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION 9
297297 PROJECT THAT WILL CO ST IN EXCESS OF $5,000,000 ONLY IF THE CONSTRUC TION 10
298298 WORK WILL BE PERFORM ED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PROJECT LABOR AGRE EMENT 11
299299 THAT INCLUDES PROVIS IONS TO ENCOURAGE AP PRENTICESHIP TRAININ G AND THE 12
300300 HIRING OF WORKERS WH O RESIDE IN OVERBURD ENED AND UNDERSERVED 13
301301 COMMUNITIES . 14
302302
303303 (E) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2024, AND EACH DECEMBER 1 15
304304 THEREAFTE R, EACH STATE AGENCY ADMINISTERING FEDERAL FUNDS SHALL 16
305305 SUBMIT A REPORT TO T HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF 17
306306 THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, ON: 18
307307
308308 (I) HOW, IN COORDINATION WITH THE COMMITTEE, A STATE 19
309309 AGENCY IDENTIFIED OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES , UNDERSERVED 20
310310 COMMUNITIES , COMMUNITIES OF COLOR , AND COMMUNITIES WITH A HIGH 21
311311 PERCENTAGE OF LOW – TO MODERATE –INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE STATE; 22
312312
313313 (II) HOW, IN COORDINATION WITH THE COMMITTEE, A STATE 23
314314 AGENCY IDENTIFIED AND PROVI DED ASSISTANCE TO INFRASTRUCTURE 24
315315 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT S IN OVERBURDENED CO MMUNITIES, UNDERSERVED 25
316316 COMMUNITIES , COMMUNITIES OF COLOR , AND COMMUNITIES WITH A HIGH 26
317317 PERCENTAGE OF LOW – TO MODERATE –INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE STATE; 27
318318
319319 (III) THE ENTITIES OR INFRA STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTI ON 28
320320 PROJECTS THAT RECEIV ED ASSISTANCE; AND 29
321321
322322 (IV) THE SPENDING OF FUNDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE 30
323323 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT S THAT BENEFITED OVERBURDENED COMMUNI TIES, 31
324324 UNDERSERVED COMMUNIT IES, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR , AND COMMUNITIES WITH 32 8 HOUSE BILL 842
325325
326326
327327 A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF LOW– TO MODERATE–INCOME HOUSEHOLDS TO ACHIEVE 1
328328 THE INVESTMENT REQUI RED UNDER THIS SECTI ON DURING THE PRIOR FIS CAL 2
329329 YEAR. 3
330330
331331 (2) EACH STATE AGENCY REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A REPORT UNDER 4
332332 PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL MAKE THE REPORT AVAILABLE ON ITS 5
333333 WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUBMISSION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 6
334334
335335 (F) (1) THERE IS A JUSTICE40 COMMITTEE. 7
336336
337337 (2) THE COMMITTEE SHALL: 8
338338
339339 (I) IDENTIFY INFRASTRUCTU RE DEFICIENCIES IN 9
340340 OVERBURDENED COMMUNI TIES, UNDERSERVED COMMUNIT IES, COMMUNITIES OF 10
341341 COLOR, AND COMMUNITIES WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF LOW– TO 11
342342 MODERATE–INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE STATE; 12
343343
344344 (II) RECOMMEND INFRASTRUCTURE CONST RUCTION 13
345345 PROJECTS UNDER ANY C OVERED PROGRAM FOR F EDERAL FUNDING ; AND 14
346346
347347 (III) RECOMMEND GUIDELINES FOR HOW A STATE AGENC Y CAN 15
348348 USE FEDERAL FUNDS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE F OR INFRASTRUCTURE 16
349349 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT S IN OVERBURDENED COMM UNITIES, UNDERSERVED 17
350350 COMMUNITIES , COMMUNITIES OF COLOR , AND COMMUNITIES WITH A HIGH 18
351351 PERCENTAGE OF LOW – TO MODERATE –INCOME HOUSEHOLDS TO ACHIEVE BETTER 19
352352 CLIMATE, LABOR, AND EQUITY OUTCOMES . 20
353353
354354 (3) THE COMMITTEE CONSIST S OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBER S: 21
355355
356356 (I) THE SECRETARY O F THE ENVIRONMENT , OR THE 22
357357 SECRETARY’S DESIGNEE; AND 23
358358
359359 (II) THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE 24
360360 SECRETARY: 25
361361
362362 1. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM AN ORGANIZATION THAT 26
363363 WORKS ON ENVIRONMENT AL ISSUES AFFECTING OVERBURDENED COMMUNI TIES, 27
364364 UNDERSERVED COMMUNIT IES, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR , AND COMMUNITIES WITH 28
365365 A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF LOW– TO MODERATE –INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE STATE; 29
366366
367367 2. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM AN ORGANIZATION THAT 30
368368 WORKS ON TRANSPORTAT ION EQUITY IN THE STATE; 31
369369 HOUSE BILL 842 9
370370
371371
372372 3. A REPRESENTATIVE OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTIC E 1
373373 ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE; 2
374374
375375 4. A REPRESENTATIVE OF AN EQUITY OR RACIAL 3
376376 JUSTICE ORGANIZATION THAT WO RKS WITH OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES , 4
377377 UNDERSERVED COMMUNIT IES, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR , AND COMMUNITIES WITH 5
378378 A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF LOW– TO MODERATE –INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE STATE; 6
379379
380380 5. A REPRESENTATIVE OF A PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR 7
381381 UNION IN THE STATE; AND 8
382382
383383 6. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM A LABOR UNION THAT 9
384384 REPRESENTS BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRA DES IN THE STATE. 10
385385
386386 (4) THE SECRETARY SHALL DESIGNATE THE CHAIR OF THE 11
387387 COMMITTEE. 12
388388
389389 (5) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE STAFF FOR THE COMMITTEE. 13
390390
391391 (6) A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE: 14
392392
393393 (I) MAY NOT RECEIVE COMPE NSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE 15
394394 COMMITTEE; BUT 16
395395
396396 (II) IS ENTITLED TO REIMBU RSEMENT FOR EXPENSES UNDER 17
397397 THE STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE 18
398398 BUDGET. 19
399399
400400 (7) A STATE AGENCY ADMINIST ERING FEDERAL FUNDS SHALL 20
401401 COORDINATE WITH THE COMMITTEE TO ASSIST COMMUNITIE S IN APPLYING FOR , 21
402402 AND ACCESSING , FEDERAL FUNDS FOR IN FRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION 22
403403 PROJECTS. 23
404404
405405 (8) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2024, AND EACH DECEMBER 31 24
406406 THEREAFTER , THE COMMITTEE SHALL SUBMIT A REPOR T TO THE GENERAL 25
407407 ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, 26
408408 THAT: 27
409409
410410 (I) LISTS ANY RECOMMENDATION S THE COMMITTEE HAS 28
411411 DEVELOPED IN IDENTIFYING AND P ROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO INFRASTRUCTURE 29
412412 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT S IN OVERBURDENED COMMUNI TIES, UNDERSERVED 30
413413 COMMUNITIES , COMMUNITIES OF COLOR , AND COMMUNITIES WITH A HIGH 31
414414 PERCENTAGE OF LOW – TO MODERATE –INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE STATE; 32 10 HOUSE BILL 842
415415
416416
417417
418418 (II) EVALUATES THE SPENDING OF FUND S FOR 1
419419 INFRASTRUCTURE CONST RUCTION PROJECTS THA T BENEFITED OVERBURDENE D 2
420420 COMMUNITIES , UNDERSERVED COMMUNIT IES, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR , AND 3
421421 COMMUNITIES WITH A H IGH PERCENTAGE OF LO W– TO MODERATE –INCOME 4
422422 HOUSEHOLDS DURING TH E PRIOR FISCAL YEAR ; AND 5
423423
424424 (III) EVALUATES THE SUCCESS OF STATE AGENCIES IN MEETING 6
425425 THE INVESTMENT REQUI RED UNDER THIS SECTI ON DURING THE PRIOR FISCAL 7
426426 YEAR. 8
427427
428428 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 9
429429 1, 2024. 10