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Maryland House Bill HB61 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		-	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		hb0061
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 61
11	8		F1, F5, M5 5lr1104
12	9		(PRE–FILED)
13	10		By: Delegate Charkoudian
14	11		Requested: October 3, 2024
15	12		Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
16	13		Assigned to: Appropriations
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18		-	House action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: February 27, 2025
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21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
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25	19		Public School Construction and Renovation – Solar Canopies for School 2
26	20		Parking Lots – Underground Infrastructure 3
27		-	School Buildings – Solar Technologies – Parking Lot Solar Canopies 4
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29		-	FOR the purpose of requiring that certain construction projects or major renovation 5
30		-	projects of public school buildings be designed, engineered, and constructed in a 6
31		-	manner so that school parking lots are equipped with the appropriate underground 7
32		-	infrastructure necessary to support solar canopy installation; and generally relating 8
33		-	to public school construction and renovations including parking lot solar canopies in 9
34		-	the evaluation of the use of solar technologies required for the construction or major 10
35		-	renovation of school buildings; and generally relating to school buildings and solar 11
36		-	technology. 12
	22	+	FOR the purpose of requiring that certain construction projects or major renovation 4
	23	+	projects of public school buildings be designed, engineered, and constructed in a 5
	24	+	manner so that school parking lots are equipped with the appropriate underground 6
	25	+	infrastructure necessary to support solar canopy installation; and generally relating 7
	26	+	to public school construction and renovations. 8
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38		-	BY adding to 13
39		-	Article – Education 14
40		-	Section 5–331 15
41		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
42		-	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
	28	+	BY adding to 9
	29	+	Article – Education 10
	30	+	Section 5–331 11
	31	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
	32	+	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
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44		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 18
45		-	Article – Education 19
46		-	Section 5–319 20
47		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 21
48		-	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 22 2 HOUSE BILL 61
	34	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
	35	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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	37	+	Article – Education 16
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	39	+	5–331. 17
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	41	+	FOR EACH CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OR MAJOR REN OVATION PROJECT OF A 18
	42	+	PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING PROP OSED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2025, THAT INCLUDES 19
	43	+	THE CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION OF A SCHOOL PARKING LOT , THE STATE 20
	44	+	SHALL REQUIRE THAT T HE PROJECT BE DESIGNED , ENGINEERED , AND 21
	45	+	CONSTRUCTED IN A MANNER SO THAT THE PARKING LOT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 22
	46	+	APPROPRIATE UNDERGRO UND INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT SOLAR 23
	47	+	CANOPY INSTALLATION . 24 2 HOUSE BILL 61
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52		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
53		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
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55		-	Article – Education 3
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57		-	5–331. 4
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59		-	FOR EACH CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OR MAJOR REN OVATION PROJECT OF A 5
60		-	PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDI NG PROPOSED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2025, THAT INCLUDES 6
61		-	THE CONSTRUCTION OR RENO VATION OF A SCHOOL P ARKING LOT, THE STATE 7
62		-	SHALL REQUIRE THAT T HE PROJECT BE DESIGN ED, ENGINEERED , AND 8
63		-	CONSTRUCTED IN A MAN NER SO THAT THE PARK ING LOT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 9
64		-	APPROPRIATE UNDERGRO UND INFRASTRUCTURE N ECESSARY TO SUPPORT SOLAR 10
65		-	CANOPY INSTALLATION . 11
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67		-	5–319. 12
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69		-	(a) The Interagency Commission shall adopt regulations that require the design 13
70		-	development documents for the construction or major renovation of school buildings 14
71		-	submitted by a county board to the Interagency Commission to include: 15
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73		-	(1) An evaluation of the use of solar technologies, including photovoltaic or 16
74		-	solar water heating AND PARKING LOT SOLA R CANOPIES, based on life cycle costs; and 17
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76		-	(2) If an evaluation determines that solar technologies are not appropriate 18
77		-	for a construction or major renovation project, a report that explains why the use of the 19
78		-	technology is not appropriate. 20
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80		-	(b) On or before December 31 of each year, the Interagency Commission shall 21
81		-	submit a report on the number of public school construction and major renovation projects 22
82		-	in each jurisdiction that use solar technologies to the Governor and, in accordance with § 23
83		-	2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly. 24
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85		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 25
86		-	1, 2025. 26
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	51	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
	52	+	1, 2025. 2