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SENATE BILL 73
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(PRE–FILED)
By: Senators Simonaire, Ferguson, and Jackson M. Jackson, Attar, Augustine,
Brooks, Carozza, Feldman, Gallion, Hester, Kagan, M. Washington, and
Watson Attar, Augustine, Bailey, Beidle, Benson, Brooks, Carozza, Charles,
Corderman, Ellis, Feldman, Folden, Gallion, Gile, Guzzone, Hayes, Henson,
Hershey, Hester, Hettleman, C. Jackson, James, Jennings, Kagan, King,
Kramer, Lam, Lewis Young, Mautz, McCray, McKay, Muse, Ready,
Rosapepe, Salling, Smith, Sydnor, Waldstreicher, A. Washington,
M. Washington, Watson, West, and Zucker
Requested: June 7, 2024
Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted with floor amendments
Read second time: February 9, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program – Renaming 2
FOR the purpose of renaming the Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program to be the 3
Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps Program; 4
and generally relating to renaming the Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program. 5
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
Article – Natural Resources 7
Section 3–302(a)(1) and 8–1913(a) 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
Article – Natural Resources 12
Section 3–302(d)(3); and 8–1913(f), 8–1914(a), 8–1917(a), and 8–1919(b) to be under 13
the amended part “Part II. Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. , Chesapeake 14
Conservation and Climate Corps Program” 15 2 SENATE BILL 73
Annotated Code of Maryland 1
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 2
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 3
Article – State Government 4
Section 21–206(a)(1) 5
Annotated Code of Maryland 6
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 7
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
Article – State Government 9
Section 21–206(f)(3)(iv) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
Preamble 13
WHEREAS, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., served in the House of Delegates from 1971 14
to 1975 and in the Senate from 1975 to 2020; and 15
WHEREAS, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., was the longest serving State Senate 16
President in America’s history, having served as Maryland Senate President from 1987 to 17
2020 during his 49 years of service in the General Assembly; and 18
WHEREAS, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., worked in a bipartisan manner to pass 19
meaningful legislation; and 20
WHEREAS, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., had a passion for the Chesapeake Bay and 21
for education, and was active with the Chesapeake Bay Trust family since 1985 when it 22
was established by the Maryland General Assembly to engage people in the protection and 23
restoration of natural resources; and 24
WHEREAS, Chapters 257 and 276 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2010, 25
sponsored by Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., established the Chesapeake Conservation Corps 26
Program and directed the Chesapeake Bay Trust to administer the Program; and 27
WHEREAS, To continue the memory and honor of Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., and 28
his positive influence on the Chesapeake Bay; now, therefore, 29
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 30
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 31
Article – Natural Resources 32
3–302. 33
(a) (1) There is an Environmental Trust Fund. 34 SENATE BILL 73 3
(d) (3) The Chesapeake Bay Trust shall receive $375,000 from the Fund each 1
fiscal year for the purpose of funding energy conservation projects through the THOMAS 2
V. MIKE MILLER, JR., Chesapeake Conservation AND CLIMATE Corps Program, as 3
provided under §§ 8–1913 through 8–1924 of this article. 4
Part II. THOMAS V. MIKE MILLER, JR., Chesapeake Conservation AND CLIMATE 5
Corps Program. 6
8–1913. 7
(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated. 8
(f) “Corps Program” means the THOMAS V. MIKE MILLER, JR., Chesapeake 9
Conservation AND CLIMATE Corps Program established under § 8–1914 of this part. 10
8–1914. 11
(a) There is a THOMAS V. MIKE MILLER, JR., Chesapeake Conservation AND 12
CLIMATE Corps Program administered by the Trust, in consultation with the Corps Board. 13
8–1917. 14
(a) (1) The Trust, in consultation with the Corps Board, shall make grants to 15
qualified organizations for the creation or expansion of full– and part–time THOMAS V. 16
MIKE MILLER, JR., Chesapeake Conservation AND CLIMATE Corps Programs, that 17
involve citizens of all ages throughout the State, to carry out this part. 18
(2) Corps programs shall engage and develop volunteers and stipend 19
volunteers in environmental and energy conservation projects. 20
(3) Eligible Corps Program expenses include personnel costs, stipends, 21
supplies, and other materials for projects undertaken by Corps Program volunteers. 22
8–1919. 23
(b) The Trust shall convene THOMAS V. MIKE MILLER, JR., Chesapeake 24
Conservation AND CLIMATE Corps Program participants on a regular basis in order to: 25
(1) Promote team building among the participants; 26
(2) Develop an understanding of the overall Corps Program purpose; 27
(3) Share information about best practices; 28
(4) Recognize excellence; and 29 4 SENATE BILL 73
(5) Provide training and other learning opportunities. 1
Article – State Government 2
21–206. 3
(a) (1) There is a Maryland Service Year Option Pathway in the Program. 4
(f) (3) Appropriations made under paragraph (1) of this subsection and other 5
funding received by the Department for the MSY Pathway under this section shall be used 6
to: 7
(iv) cover programmatic expenses to expand service opportunities 8
throughout the State, including expanding the THOMAS V. MIKE MILLER, JR., 9
Chesapeake Conservation AND CLIMATE Corps Program, as provided under §§ 8–1913 10
through 8–1924 of the Natural Resources Article. 11
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12
October 1, 2025. 13
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.