Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB405 Compare Versions

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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	5	sb0405
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7	7	SENATE BILL 405
8	8	M3, E4, M5 4lr1011
9	9	CF HB 305
10	10	By: Senator Smith
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 18, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
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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	Outdoor Lighting – Standards and Use of State Funds 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of the Environment, on or before a certain 3
21	21	date, to develop outdoor lighting standards that consider certain impacts of outdoor 4
22	22	lighting; requiring the Department of the Environment to consult with the Maryland 5
23	23	Department of Health, the Maryland Energy Administration, and the State Highway 6
24	24	Administration in developing the standards; prohibiting State funds from being used 7
25	25	to install or replace a certain permanent outdoor luminaire for lighting on the 8
26	26	grounds of any State park, trail, or highway unless certain requirements are met; 9
27	27	altering the requirements for the use of State funds for the installation or 10
28	28	replacement of certain permanent outdoor luminaires to include certain correlated 11
29	29	color temperature requirements; and generally relating to outdoor lighting 12
30	30	standards. 13
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32	32	BY adding to 14
33	33	Article – Public Safety 15
34	34	Section 12–1301 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 13. Outdoor Lighting 16
35	35	Standards” 17
36	36	Annotated Code of Maryland 18
37	37	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 19
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39	39	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 20
40	40	Article – State Finance and Procurement 21
41	41	Section 14–412 22
42	42	Annotated Code of Maryland 23
43	43	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 24
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45	45	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 25
46	46	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 26
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48	48	Article – Public Safety 27 2 SENATE BILL 405
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52	52	SUBTITLE 13. OUTDOOR LIGHTING STANDARDS. 1
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54	54	12–1301. 2
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56	56	(A) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2025, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 3
57	57	ENVIRONMENT SHALL DEV ELOP OUTDOOR LIGHTIN G STANDARDS THAT CON SIDER 4
58	58	THE IMPACT OF OUTDOO R LIGHTING ON: 5
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60	60	(1) ENERGY CONSUMPTION ; 6
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62	62	(2) THE ENVIRONMENT ; 7
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64	64	(3) PUBLIC HEALTH ; AND 8
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66	66	(4) PUBLIC SAFETY. 9
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68	68	(B) IN DEVELOPING THE STA NDARDS REQUIRED UNDE R SUBSECTION (A) OF 10
69	69	THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT : 11
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71	71	(1) SHALL CONSULT WITH : 12
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73	73	(I) THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; 13
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75	75	(II) THE MARYLAND ENERGY ADMINISTRATION ; AND 14
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77	77	(III) THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION ; AND 15
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79	79	(2) MAY CONSULT WITH : 16
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81	81	(I) LIGHTING INDUSTRY EX PERTS; 17
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83	83	(II) COMMUNITY AND ADVOCA CY ORGANIZATIONS ; AND 18
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85	85	(III) ANY OTHER INTERESTED STAKEHOLDER . 19
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87	87	Article – State Finance and Procurement 20
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89	89	14–412. 21
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91	91	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 22
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93	93	(2) “Lamp” means the component of a luminaire that produces the light. 23
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97	97	(3) “Lumen” means a unit of measurement of luminous flux. 1
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99	99	(4) “Luminaire” means the complete lighting unit, including the lamp or 2
100	100	other component that produces light and the assembly that holds the lamp, including an 3
101	101	assembly housing, a mounting bracket or pole socket, a lamp holder, a ballast, a reflector 4
102	102	or mirror, and a refractor or lens. 5
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104	104	(5) “Restricted uplight luminaire” means a luminaire that: 6
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106	106	(i) except for a 0.5% maximum incidental uplight from reflection off 7
107	107	mounting hardware, allows no direct light emission above a horizontal plane through the 8
108	108	luminaire’s lowest light–emitting part; and 9
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110	110	(ii) emits no more than 10% of the total direct light emission at or 10
111	111	above a vertical angle of 80 degrees. 11
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113	113	(6) “State building” means a building owned or leased by the State or a unit 12
114	114	of the State. 13
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116	116	(b) This section does not apply to a luminaire: 14
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118	118	(1) located on the grounds of a correctional facility; 15
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120	120	(2) required by federal regulation; 16
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122	122	(3) required for TEMPORARY storm operation activities performed by the 17
123	123	Department of Transportation; 18
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125	125	(4) required to illuminate the State flag or the flag of the United States; 19
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127	127	(5) used for sign illumination; or 20
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129	129	(6) in a lighting plan where less than 25% of the luminaires are to be 21
130	130	replaced. 22
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132	132	(c) State funds may not be used to install or replace a permanent outdoor 23
133	133	luminaire for lighting on the grounds of any State building [or], facility, PARK, TRAIL, OR 24
134	134	HIGHWAY unless: 25
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136	136	(1) the luminaire is designed to maximize energy conservation and to 26
137	137	minimize light pollution, glare, and light trespass; 27
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139	139	(2) THE LUMINAIRE HAS A CORRELATED LIGHT TEM PERATURE THAT 28
140	140	IS LESS THAN OR EQUA L TO 3,000 KELVIN; 29
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144	144	(3) the illumination produced by the luminaire is the minimum 1
145	145	illumination necessary for the intended purpose of the lighting; and 2
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147	147	[(3)](4) for a luminaire with an output of more than 1,800 lumens, the 3
148	148	luminaire is a restricted uplight luminaire. 4
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150	150	(d) (1) The Board of Public Works or the Board’s designee may waive the 5
151	151	requirement of subsection [(c)(3)] (C)(4) of this section if, after a request for a waiver has 6
152	152	been made, the Board of Public Works or the Board’s designee determines that the waiver 7
153	153	is necessary for the lighting application. 8
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155	155	(2) The Board of Public Works shall establish the requirements for a waiver 9
156	156	request under paragraph (1) of this subsection, including: 10
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158	158	(i) a description of the lighting plan; 11
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160	160	(ii) a description of the efforts made to comply with the requirements 12
161	161	of this section; and 13
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163	163	(iii) the reason a waiver is necessary. 14
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165	165	(3) In reviewing a waiver request, the Board of Public Works or the Board’s 15
166	166	designee shall consider design safety, costs, and any other factors the Board or the Board’s 16
167	167	designee determines are appropriate. 17
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169	169	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 18
170	170	October 1, 2024. 19
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