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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 | *sb0168* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 168 | |
| 11 | 8 | M3 5lr1405 | |
| 12 | 9 | (PRE–FILED) | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Senator Simonaire | |
| 14 | 11 | Requested: October 27, 2024 | |
| 15 | 12 | Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025 | |
| 16 | 13 | Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment | |
| 17 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 18 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 19 | - | Read second time: February 22, 2025 | |
| 20 | 14 | ||
| 21 | - | ||
| 15 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 22 | 16 | ||
| 23 | 17 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 24 | 18 | ||
| 25 | 19 | Environmental Justice in Confined Aquatic Disposal Act 2 | |
| 26 | - | Confined Aquatic Disposal Cells – Construction – Moratorium 3 | |
| 27 | 20 | ||
| 28 | - | FOR the purpose of prohibiting the Department of the Environment from processing or 4 | |
| 29 | - | making any recommendation on a certain application submitted for the purpose of 5 | |
| 30 | - | constructing a confined aquatic disposal cell within a certain distance of a residential 6 | |
| 31 | - | overburdened community during a certain time period; prohibiting the Board of 7 | |
| 32 | - | Public Works from approving a certain application submitted for the purpose of 8 | |
| 33 | - | constructing a confined aquatic disposal cell within a certain distance of a residential 9 | |
| 34 | - | overburdened community during a certain time period; and generally relating to 10 | |
| 35 | - | confined aquatic disposal cells. 11 | |
| 21 | + | FOR the purpose of prohibiting the Department of the Environment from processing or 3 | |
| 22 | + | making any recommendation on a certain application submitted for the purpose of 4 | |
| 23 | + | constructing a confined aquatic disposal cell within a certain distance of a residential 5 | |
| 24 | + | overburdened community; prohibiting the Board of Public Works from approving a 6 | |
| 25 | + | certain application submitted for the purpose of constructing a confined aquatic 7 | |
| 26 | + | disposal cell within a certain distance of a residential overburdened community; and 8 | |
| 27 | + | generally relating to confined aquatic disposal cells. 9 | |
| 36 | 28 | ||
| 37 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, | |
| 38 | - | Article – Environment | |
| 39 | - | Section 1–701(a)(7) | |
| 40 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 41 | - | (2013 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) | |
| 29 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10 | |
| 30 | + | Article – Environment 11 | |
| 31 | + | Section 1–701(a)(7) 12 | |
| 32 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 13 | |
| 33 | + | (2013 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14 | |
| 42 | 34 | ||
| 43 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 17 | |
| 44 | - | Article – Environment 18 | |
| 45 | - | Section 5–1101(a) and 5–1102 19 | |
| 46 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 20 | |
| 47 | - | (2013 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 21 | |
| 35 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 15 | |
| 36 | + | Article – Environment 16 | |
| 37 | + | Section 5–1101(a) and 5–1102 17 | |
| 38 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 18 | |
| 39 | + | (2013 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19 | |
| 40 | + | ||
| 41 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20 | |
| 42 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21 | |
| 43 | + | ||
| 44 | + | Article – Environment 22 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | 1–701. 23 | |
| 48 | 47 | 2 SENATE BILL 168 | |
| 49 | 48 | ||
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 51 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1 | |
| 52 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2 | |
| 50 | + | (a) (7) “Overburdened community” means any census tract for which three or 1 | |
| 51 | + | more of the following environmental health indicators are above the 75th percentile 2 | |
| 52 | + | statewide: 3 | |
| 53 | 53 | ||
| 54 | - | ||
| 54 | + | (i) Particulate matter (PM) 2.5; 4 | |
| 55 | 55 | ||
| 56 | - | ||
| 56 | + | (ii) Ozone; 5 | |
| 57 | 57 | ||
| 58 | - | (a) (7) “Overburdened community” means any census tract for which three or 5 | |
| 59 | - | more of the following environmental health indicators are above the 75th percentile 6 | |
| 60 | - | statewide: 7 | |
| 58 | + | (iii) National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) diesel PM; 6 | |
| 61 | 59 | ||
| 62 | - | ( | |
| 60 | + | (iv) NATA cancer risk; 7 | |
| 63 | 61 | ||
| 64 | - | ( | |
| 62 | + | (v) NATA respiratory hazard index; 8 | |
| 65 | 63 | ||
| 66 | - | ( | |
| 64 | + | (vi) Traffic proximity; 9 | |
| 67 | 65 | ||
| 68 | - | ( | |
| 66 | + | (vii) Lead paint indicator; 10 | |
| 69 | 67 | ||
| 70 | - | ( | |
| 68 | + | (viii) National Priorities List Superfund site proximity; 11 | |
| 71 | 69 | ||
| 72 | - | ( | |
| 70 | + | (ix) Risk Management Plan facility proximity; 12 | |
| 73 | 71 | ||
| 74 | - | ( | |
| 72 | + | (x) Hazardous waste proximity; 13 | |
| 75 | 73 | ||
| 76 | - | ( | |
| 74 | + | (xi) Wastewater discharge indicator; 14 | |
| 77 | 75 | ||
| 78 | - | ( | |
| 76 | + | (xii) Proximity to a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO); 15 | |
| 79 | 77 | ||
| 80 | - | ( | |
| 78 | + | (xiii) Percent of the population lacking broadband coverage; 16 | |
| 81 | 79 | ||
| 82 | - | ( | |
| 80 | + | (xiv) Asthma emergency room discharges; 17 | |
| 83 | 81 | ||
| 84 | - | ( | |
| 82 | + | (xv) Myocardial infarction discharges; 18 | |
| 85 | 83 | ||
| 86 | - | ( | |
| 84 | + | (xvi) Low–birth–weight infants; 19 | |
| 87 | 85 | ||
| 88 | - | ( | |
| 86 | + | (xvii) Proximity to emitting power plants; 20 | |
| 89 | 87 | ||
| 90 | - | ( | |
| 88 | + | (xviii) Proximity to a Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facility; 21 | |
| 91 | 89 | ||
| 92 | - | ( | |
| 90 | + | (xix) Proximity to a brownfields site; 22 | |
| 93 | 91 | ||
| 94 | - | ( | |
| 92 | + | (xx) Proximity to mining operations; and 23 | |
| 95 | 93 | ||
| 96 | - | (xviii) Proximity to a Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facility; 25 | |
| 97 | - | SENATE BILL 168 3 | |
| 94 | + | (xxi) Proximity to a hazardous waste landfill. 24 | |
| 95 | + | ||
| 96 | + | 5–1101. 25 SENATE BILL 168 3 | |
| 98 | 97 | ||
| 99 | 98 | ||
| 100 | - | (xix) Proximity to a brownfields site; 1 | |
| 101 | 99 | ||
| 102 | - | ( | |
| 100 | + | (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 1 | |
| 103 | 101 | ||
| 104 | - | (xxi) Proximity to a hazardous waste landfill. 3 | |
| 102 | + | (1) “Baltimore County tributary dredged material” means earth, rock, soil, 2 | |
| 103 | + | waste matter, muck, or other materials excavated or dredged from an approved dredging 3 | |
| 104 | + | project in any of the Baltimore County tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. 4 | |
| 105 | 105 | ||
| 106 | - | 5–1101. 4 | |
| 106 | + | (2) “Baltimore Harbor” means the waterway which consists of the tidal 5 | |
| 107 | + | portions of Patapsco River and its tributaries lying westward of a line extending from Rock 6 | |
| 108 | + | Point in Anne Arundel County to North Point in Baltimore County. 7 | |
| 107 | 109 | ||
| 108 | - | (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 5 | |
| 110 | + | (3) “Beneficial use of dredged material” means any of the following uses of 8 | |
| 111 | + | dredged material from the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary waters placed into waters or 9 | |
| 112 | + | onto bottomland of the Chesapeake Bay or its tidal tributaries, including Baltimore Harbor: 10 | |
| 109 | 113 | ||
| 110 | - | (1) “Baltimore County tributary dredged material” means earth, rock, soil, 6 | |
| 111 | - | waste matter, muck, or other materials excavated or dredged from an approved dredging 7 | |
| 112 | - | project in any of the Baltimore County tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. 8 | |
| 114 | + | (i) The restoration of underwater grasses; 11 | |
| 113 | 115 | ||
| 114 | - | (2) “Baltimore Harbor” means the waterway which consists of the tidal 9 | |
| 115 | - | portions of Patapsco River and its tributaries lying westward of a line extending from Rock 10 | |
| 116 | - | Point in Anne Arundel County to North Point in Baltimore County. 11 | |
| 116 | + | (ii) The restoration of islands; 12 | |
| 117 | 117 | ||
| 118 | - | (3) “Beneficial use of dredged material” means any of the following uses of 12 | |
| 119 | - | dredged material from the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary waters placed into waters or 13 | |
| 120 | - | onto bottomland of the Chesapeake Bay or its tidal tributaries, including Baltimore Harbor: 14 | |
| 118 | + | (iii) The stabilization of eroding shorelines; 13 | |
| 121 | 119 | ||
| 122 | - | ( | |
| 120 | + | (iv) The creation or restoration of wetlands; and 14 | |
| 123 | 121 | ||
| 124 | - | (ii) The restoration of islands; 16 | |
| 122 | + | (v) The creation, restoration, or enhancement of fish or shellfish 15 | |
| 123 | + | habitats. 16 | |
| 125 | 124 | ||
| 126 | - | (iii) The stabilization of eroding shorelines; 17 | |
| 125 | + | (4) “CONFINED AQUATIC DISP OSAL CELL” MEANS AN UNDERWATER 17 | |
| 126 | + | CONTAINMENT STRUCTUR E THAT STORES CONTAM INATED SEDIMENTS IN A 18 | |
| 127 | + | DEPRESSION IN THE BO TTOM OF A BODY OF WA TER. 19 | |
| 127 | 128 | ||
| 128 | - | ( | |
| 129 | + | [(4)] (5) “Deep trough” means any region that: 20 | |
| 129 | 130 | ||
| 130 | - | ( | |
| 131 | - | ||
| 131 | + | (i) Is south of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and north of a line 21 | |
| 132 | + | extending westerly from Bloody Point; and 22 | |
| 132 | 133 | ||
| 133 | - | (4) “CONFINED AQUATIC DISP OSAL CELL” MEANS AN UNDERWATER 21 | |
| 134 | - | CONTAINMENT STRUCTUR E THAT STORES CONTAM INATED SEDIMENTS IN A 22 | |
| 135 | - | DEPRESSION IN THE BO TTOM OF A BODY OF WA TER A DREDGED MATERIAL 23 | |
| 136 | - | MANAGEMENT OPTION WH ERE A DEPRESSION OR CELL IS EXCAVATED INTO THE 24 | |
| 137 | - | BOTTOM OF A BODY OF WATER, ANY SAND EXCAVATED I S REUSED IN A BENEFI CIAL 25 | |
| 138 | - | MANNER, AND THE DEPRESSION O R CELL IS FILLED IN WITH DREDGED MATERIA LS, 26 | |
| 139 | - | INCLUDING DREDGED MA TERIALS FROM BALTIMORE HARBOR. 27 | |
| 134 | + | (ii) Has a depth that exceeds 60 feet. 23 | |
| 140 | 135 | ||
| 141 | - | [(4)] (5) “Deep trough” means any region that: 28 | |
| 136 | + | [(5)] (6) “Dredged material” means earth, sand, silt, sediment, shell, rock, 24 | |
| 137 | + | soil, waste matter, or other material excavated or dredged from the Chesapeake Bay and 25 | |
| 138 | + | its tributary waters. 26 | |
| 142 | 139 | ||
| 143 | - | (i) Is south of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and north of a line 29 | |
| 144 | - | extending westerly from Bloody Point; and 30 | |
| 140 | + | [(6)] (7) “Innovative reuse” includes the use of dredged material in the 27 | |
| 141 | + | development or manufacturing of commercial, industrial, horticultural, agricultural, or 28 | |
| 142 | + | other products. 29 | |
| 145 | 143 | 4 SENATE BILL 168 | |
| 146 | 144 | ||
| 147 | 145 | ||
| 148 | - | (ii) Has a depth that exceeds 60 feet. 1 | |
| 146 | + | (8) “OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT Y” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1 | |
| 147 | + | 1–701 OF THIS ARTICLE. 2 | |
| 149 | 148 | ||
| 150 | - | [(5)] (6) “Dredged material” means earth, sand, silt, sediment, shell, rock, 2 | |
| 151 | - | soil, waste matter, or other material excavated or dredged from the Chesapeake Bay and 3 | |
| 152 | - | its tributary waters. 4 | |
| 149 | + | [(7)] (9) “Redeposit” means to dump, scatter, pour, or otherwise deposit 3 | |
| 150 | + | dredged material. 4 | |
| 153 | 151 | ||
| 154 | - | [( | |
| 155 | - | ||
| 156 | - | ||
| 152 | + | [(8)] (10) (i) “Sewage sludge” means the accumul ated semiliquid 5 | |
| 153 | + | suspension of settled solids, or dried residue of these solids, that is deposited from sewage 6 | |
| 154 | + | in wastewater treatment plant tanks or basins. 7 | |
| 157 | 155 | ||
| 158 | - | ( | |
| 159 | - | ||
| 156 | + | (ii) “Sewage sludge” includes raw untreated sewage disposed from 8 | |
| 157 | + | the Back River Sewage Treatment Plant. 9 | |
| 160 | 158 | ||
| 161 | - | [(7)] (9) (8) “Redeposit” means to dump, scatter, pour, or otherwise deposit 10 | |
| 162 | - | dredged material. 11 | |
| 159 | + | 5–1102. 10 | |
| 163 | 160 | ||
| 164 | - | [(8)] (10) (9) (i) “Sewage sludge” means the accumulated semiliquid 12 | |
| 165 | - | suspension of settled solids, or dried residue of these solids, that is deposited from sewage 13 | |
| 166 | - | in wastewater treatment plant tanks or basins. 14 | |
| 161 | + | (a) (1) [A] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A person 11 | |
| 162 | + | may not redeposit in an unconfined manner dredged material from Baltimore Harbor into 12 | |
| 163 | + | or onto any portion of the water or bottomland of the Chesapeake Bay or of the tidewater 13 | |
| 164 | + | portions of any of the Chesapeake Bay’s tributaries outside of Baltimore Harbor. 14 | |
| 167 | 165 | ||
| 168 | - | ( | |
| 169 | - | the | |
| 166 | + | (2) [However, the] THE dredged material may be redeposited in contained 15 | |
| 167 | + | areas approved by the Department. 16 | |
| 170 | 168 | ||
| 171 | - | 5–1102. 17 | |
| 169 | + | (b) A person may not redeposit in an unconfined manner Baltimore County 17 | |
| 170 | + | tributary dredged material into or onto any portion of the water or bottomland of the 18 | |
| 171 | + | Chesapeake Bay or of the tidewater portions of any of the Chesapeake Bay’s tributaries 19 | |
| 172 | + | within 5 miles of the Hart–Miller–Pleasure Island chain in Baltimore County. 20 | |
| 172 | 173 | ||
| 173 | - | (a) (1) [A] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A person 18 | |
| 174 | - | may not redeposit in an unconfined manner dredged material from Baltimore Harbor into 19 | |
| 175 | - | or onto any portion of the water or bottomland of the Chesapeake Bay or of the tidewater 20 | |
| 176 | - | portions of any of the Chesapeake Bay’s tributaries outside of Baltimore Harbor. 21 | |
| 174 | + | (c) (1) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section AND SUBJECT TO 21 | |
| 175 | + | PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , a person may not redeposit in an unconfined 22 | |
| 176 | + | manner dredged material into or onto any portion of the water or bottomland of the 23 | |
| 177 | + | Chesapeake Bay or of the tidewater portion of any of the Chesapeake Bay’s tributaries 24 | |
| 178 | + | except when used for a beneficial use project undertaken in accordance with State and 25 | |
| 179 | + | federal laws. 26 | |
| 177 | 180 | ||
| 178 | - | (2) [However, the] THE dredged material may be redeposited in contained | |
| 179 | - | areas approved by the Department. | |
| 181 | + | (2) [However, the] THE dredged material may be redeposited in contained 27 | |
| 182 | + | areas approved by the Department. 28 | |
| 180 | 183 | ||
| 181 | - | (b) A person may not redeposit in an unconfined manner Baltimore County 24 | |
| 182 | - | tributary dredged material into or onto any portion of the water or bottomland of the 25 | |
| 183 | - | Chesapeake Bay or of the tidewater portions of any of the Chesapeake Bay’s tributaries 26 | |
| 184 | - | within 5 miles of the Hart–Miller–Pleasure Island chain in Baltimore County. 27 | |
| 184 | + | (d) (1) Beginning October 1, 2001, subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, 29 | |
| 185 | + | and in accordance with State and federal law, a person may redeposit up to 7.4 million cubic 30 | |
| 186 | + | yards of dredged material into or onto any portion of the water, bottomland, or the 31 | |
| 187 | + | tidewater portions of the Chesapeake Bay collectively known as Pooles Island, including 32 | |
| 188 | + | G–West and Site 92. 33 | |
| 185 | 189 | ||
| 186 | - | (c) (1) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section AND SUBJECT TO 28 | |
| 187 | - | PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , a person may not redeposit in an unconfined 29 | |
| 188 | - | manner dredged material into or onto any portion of the water or bottomland of the 30 | |
| 189 | - | Chesapeake Bay or of the tidewater portion of any of the Chesapeake Bay’s tributaries 31 | |
| 190 | - | except when used for a beneficial use project undertaken in accordance with State and 32 | |
| 191 | - | federal laws. 33 | |
| 192 | - | SENATE BILL 168 5 | |
| 193 | - | ||
| 194 | - | ||
| 195 | - | (2) [However, the] THE dredged material may be redeposited in contained 1 | |
| 196 | - | areas approved by the Department. 2 | |
| 197 | - | ||
| 198 | - | (d) (1) Beginning October 1, 2001, subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, 3 | |
| 199 | - | and in accordance with State and federal law, a person may redeposit up to 7.4 million cubic 4 | |
| 200 | - | yards of dredged material into or onto any portion of the water, bottomland, or the 5 | |
| 201 | - | tidewater portions of the Chesapeake Bay collectively known as Pooles Island, including 6 | |
| 202 | - | G–West and Site 92. 7 | |
| 203 | - | ||
| 204 | - | (2) The redeposit of dredged material authorized under this subsection 8 | |
| 205 | - | may not occur after the sooner of: 9 | |
| 206 | - | ||
| 207 | - | (i) December 31, 2010; or 10 | |
| 208 | - | ||
| 209 | - | (ii) The initiation of the placement of dredged material in any site or 11 | |
| 210 | - | sites approved pursuant to the process established in § 5–1104.2(d)(1) of this subtitle if the 12 | |
| 211 | - | total capacity of the approved site or sites, when combined with the approved capacity of 13 | |
| 212 | - | existing placement sites identified in the October 1, 2000 report to the Maryland General 14 | |
| 213 | - | Assembly regarding the Governor’s Strategic Plan for Dredged Material Management, 15 | |
| 214 | - | provide 20 years of placement capacity for dredged material. 16 | |
| 215 | - | ||
| 216 | - | (e) A person may not dump, deposit, scatter, or release sewage sludge by any 17 | |
| 217 | - | means, including discharge from a sewer or pipe, into or onto any portion of the water or 18 | |
| 218 | - | bottomland of the Chesapeake Bay or of the tidewater portions of any of the Chesapeake 19 | |
| 219 | - | Bay’s tributaries within 5 miles of the Hart–Miller–Pleasure Island chain in Baltimore 20 | |
| 220 | - | County. 21 | |
| 221 | - | ||
| 222 | - | (f) A person may not redeposit dredged material or other material excavated or 22 | |
| 223 | - | dredged from the Chesapeake Bay or its tidal tributaries into or onto the area of the 23 | |
| 224 | - | bottomlands or waters of the Chesapeake Bay known as the deep trough. 24 | |
| 225 | - | ||
| 226 | - | (G) (1) THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT PR OCESS OR MAKE ANY 25 | |
| 227 | - | RECOMMENDATION TO TH E BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS REGARDING AN 26 | |
| 228 | - | APPLICATION FOR THE ALTERATION OF ANY TI DAL WETLAND OR WAT ERS OF THE 27 | |
| 229 | - | STATE SUBMITTED FOR T HE PURPOSE OF CONSTR UCTING A CONFINED AQ UATIC 28 | |
| 230 | - | DISPOSAL CELL WITHIN 5 MILES OF A RESIDENTI AL OVERBURDENED COMM UNITY 29 | |
| 231 | - | FROM JUNE 1, 2025, THROUGH MAY 31, 2029, BOTH INCLUSIVE . 30 | |
| 232 | - | ||
| 233 | - | (2) THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MAY NOT APPROVE AN 31 | |
| 234 | - | APPLICATION FOR THE ALTERATION OF ANY TI DAL WETLAND OR WATER S OF THE 32 | |
| 235 | - | STATE SUBMITTED FOR T HE PURPOSE OF CONSTR UCTING A CONFINED AQ UATIC 33 | |
| 236 | - | DISPOSAL CELL WITHIN 5 MILES OF A RESIDENTI AL OVERBURDENED COMM UNITY 34 | |
| 237 | - | FROM JUNE 1, 2025, THROUGH MAY 31, 2029, BOTH INCLU SIVE. 35 | |
| 238 | - | ||
| 239 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 36 | |
| 240 | - | October June 1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 4 years and, at the end of May 37 6 SENATE BILL 168 | |
| 241 | - | ||
| 242 | - | ||
| 243 | - | 31, 2029, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 1 | |
| 244 | - | abrogated and of no further force and effect. 2 | |
| 190 | + | (2) The redeposit of dredged material authorized under this subsection 34 | |
| 191 | + | may not occur after the sooner of: 35 SENATE BILL 168 5 | |
| 245 | 192 | ||
| 246 | 193 | ||
| 247 | 194 | ||
| 195 | + | (i) December 31, 2010; or 1 | |
| 248 | 196 | ||
| 249 | - | Approved: | |
| 250 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 251 | - | Governor. | |
| 252 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 253 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 254 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 255 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 197 | + | (ii) The initiation of the placement of dredged material in any site or 2 | |
| 198 | + | sites approved pursuant to the process established in § 5–1104.2(d)(1) of this subtitle if the 3 | |
| 199 | + | total capacity of the approved site or sites, when combined with the approved capacity of 4 | |
| 200 | + | existing placement sites identified in the October 1, 2000 report to the Maryland General 5 | |
| 201 | + | Assembly regarding the Governor’s Strategic Plan for Dredged Material Management, 6 | |
| 202 | + | provide 20 years of placement capacity for dredged material. 7 | |
| 203 | + | ||
| 204 | + | (e) A person may not dump, deposit, scatter, or release sewage sludge by any 8 | |
| 205 | + | means, including discharge from a sewer or pipe, into or onto any portion of the water or 9 | |
| 206 | + | bottomland of the Chesapeake Bay or of the tidewater portions of any of the Chesapeake 10 | |
| 207 | + | Bay’s tributaries within 5 miles of the Hart–Miller–Pleasure Island chain in Baltimore 11 | |
| 208 | + | County. 12 | |
| 209 | + | ||
| 210 | + | (f) A person may not redeposit dredged material or other material excavated or 13 | |
| 211 | + | dredged from the Chesapeake Bay or its tidal tributaries into or onto the area of the 14 | |
| 212 | + | bottomlands or waters of the Chesapeake Bay known as the deep trough. 15 | |
| 213 | + | ||
| 214 | + | (G) (1) THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT PROCESS OR MAKE ANY 16 | |
| 215 | + | RECOMMENDATION TO TH E BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS REGARDING AN 17 | |
| 216 | + | APPLICATION FOR THE ALTERATION OF ANY TI DAL WETLAND OR WATERS OF THE 18 | |
| 217 | + | STATE SUBMITTED FOR T HE PURPOSE OF CONSTR UCTING A CONFINED AQUATIC 19 | |
| 218 | + | DISPOSAL CELL WITHIN 5 MILES OF A RESIDENTI AL OVERBURDENED COMMUNI TY. 20 | |
| 219 | + | ||
| 220 | + | (2) THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MAY NOT APPROVE AN 21 | |
| 221 | + | APPLICATION FOR THE ALTERATION OF ANY TI DAL WETLAND OR WATERS OF THE 22 | |
| 222 | + | STATE SUBMITTED FOR T HE PURPOSE OF CONSTR UCTING A CONFINED AQ UATIC 23 | |
| 223 | + | DISPOSAL CELL WITHIN 5 MILES OF A RESIDENTI AL OVERBURDENED COMM UNITY. 24 | |
| 224 | + | ||
| 225 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 25 | |
| 226 | + | October 1, 2025. 26 |