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*hb0061*
HOUSE BILL 61
F1, F5, M5 5lr1104
(PRE–FILED)
By: Delegate Charkoudian
Requested: October 3, 2024
Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
Assigned to: Appropriations
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: February 27, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Public School Construction and Renovation – Solar Canopies for School 2
Parking Lots – Underground Infrastructure 3
School Buildings – Solar Technologies – Parking Lot Solar Canopies 4
FOR the purpose of requiring that certain construction projects or major renovation 5
projects of public school buildings be designed, engineered, and constructed in a 6
manner so that school parking lots are equipped with the appropriate underground 7
infrastructure necessary to support solar canopy installation; and generally relating 8
to public school construction and renovations including parking lot solar canopies in 9
the evaluation of the use of solar technologies required for the construction or major 10
renovation of school buildings; and generally relating to school buildings and solar 11
technology. 12
BY adding to 13
Article – Education 14
Section 5–331 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 18
Article – Education 19
Section 5–319 20
Annotated Code of Maryland 21
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 22 2 HOUSE BILL 61
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
Article – Education 3
5–331. 4
FOR EACH CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OR MAJOR REN OVATION PROJECT OF A 5
PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDI NG PROPOSED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2025, THAT INCLUDES 6
THE CONSTRUCTION OR RENO VATION OF A SCHOOL P ARKING LOT, THE STATE 7
SHALL REQUIRE THAT T HE PROJECT BE DESIGN ED, ENGINEERED , AND 8
CONSTRUCTED IN A MAN NER SO THAT THE PARK ING LOT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 9
APPROPRIATE UNDERGRO UND INFRASTRUCTURE N ECESSARY TO SUPPORT SOLAR 10
CANOPY INSTALLATION . 11
5–319. 12
(a) The Interagency Commission shall adopt regulations that require the design 13
development documents for the construction or major renovation of school buildings 14
submitted by a county board to the Interagency Commission to include: 15
(1) An evaluation of the use of solar technologies, including photovoltaic or 16
solar water heating AND PARKING LOT SOLA R CANOPIES, based on life cycle costs; and 17
(2) If an evaluation determines that solar technologies are not appropriate 18
for a construction or major renovation project, a report that explains why the use of the 19
technology is not appropriate. 20
(b) On or before December 31 of each year, the Interagency Commission shall 21
submit a report on the number of public school construction and major renovation projects 22
in each jurisdiction that use solar technologies to the Governor and, in accordance with § 23
2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly. 24
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 25
1, 2025. 26