Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB732 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	sb0732
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7	7	SENATE BILL 732
8	8	M3 5lr2468
9	9	CF HB 909
10	10	By: Senator Love
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2025
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	Sewage Sludge Utilization Permits – Per– and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances – 2
19	19	Concentration Limits 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring certain sewage sludge utilization permits issued or renewed 4
22	22	by the Department of the Environment to limit the concentration of certain per– and 5
23	23	polyfluoroalkyl substances to certain levels; establishing requirements for the 6
24	24	demonstration of compliance with the limits established under this Act; authorizing 7
25	25	the Department to establish certain additional limits by regulations; and generally 8
26	26	relating to sewage sludge utilization permits. 9
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28	28	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
29	29	Article – Environment 11
30	30	Section 9–201(a), (k), (l), (n), and (t) and 9–231 12
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
32	32	(2014 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
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34	34	BY adding to 15
35	35	Article – Environment 16
36	36	Section 9–231.1 17
37	37	Annotated Code of Maryland 18
38	38	(2014 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19
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40	40	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENER AL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
41	41	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21
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43	43	Article – Environment 22
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45	45	9–201. 23
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47	47	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 24
48	48	2 SENATE BILL 732
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51	51	(k) “Sewage” means: 1
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53	53	(1) Any human or animal excretion or water–carried domestic waste; or 2
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55	55	(2) A mixture of industrial waste and any of the things in item (1) of this 3
56	56	subsection. 4
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58	58	(l) “Sewage sludge” means any thickened liquid, suspension, settled solid, or 5
59	59	dried residue that a sewage treatment plant extracts from sewage. 6
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61	61	(n) “Sewage sludge utilization permit” means a permit, issued by the Department, 7
62	62	to utilize sewage sludge. 8
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64	64	(t) “Utilize sewage sludge” means to collect, handle, burn, store, treat, or 9
65	65	transport sewage sludge to or from a sewage sludge generator or utilizer in this State, to 10
66	66	apply it to land, or to dispose of it. 11
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68	68	9–231. 12
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70	70	(a) A person shall have a sewage sludge utilization permit before the person 13
71	71	utilizes sewage sludge in this State. 14
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73	73	(b) A person shall have a separate sewage sludge utilization permit for each site 15
74	74	where the person utilizes sewage sludge. 16
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76	76	9–231.1. 17
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78	78	(A) A SEWAGE SLUDGE UTILIZ ATION PERMIT ISSUED OR RENEWED BY THE 18
79	79	DEPARTMENT FOR THE AP PLICATION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE TO AGR ICULTURAL LAND 19
80	80	SHALL LIMIT THE TOTAL CONCENTRATION OF PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACID 20
81	81	(PFOS) OR PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA) TO THE LESSER OF : 21
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83	83	(1) 1 MICROGRAM PER KILOGR AM; 22
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85	85	(2) THE LEVEL ESTABLISHED IN HEALTH –BASED STANDARDS 23
86	86	ADOPTED BY THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; OR 24
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88	88	(3) THE LEVEL ESTABLISHED IN REGULA TIONS ADOPTED BY THE 25
89	89	DEPARTMENT UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION. 26
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91	91	(B) (1) COMPLIANCE WITH THE LIMITS ESTABLISHED U NDER 27
92	92	SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEMONSTRATED BY AN ANALYSIS OF A 28
93	93	SAMPLE OF THE ENTIRE QUANTITY OF SEWAGE SLUDGE TO BE LAND APPLIED , 29
94	94	PERFORMED : 30
95	95	SENATE BILL 732 3
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98	98	(I) BY AN INDEPENDENT LAB ORATORY OR OTHER 1
99	99	LABORATORY ACCEPTABL E TO THE DEPARTMENT ; 2
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101	101	(II) USING STANDARDS , PROCEDURES , AND METHODS THAT 3
102	102	ARE ACCEPTABLE TO TH E DEPARTMENT ; AND 4
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104	104	(III) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS 5
105	105	SUBSECTION, NOT MORE THAN 14 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE LAND 6
106	106	APPLICATION. 7
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108	108	(2) A SAMPLE MAY BE ANALYZ ED MORE THAN 14 DAYS BEFORE THE 8
109	109	DATE OF LAND APPLICA TION IF THE SEWAGE S LUDGE IS: 9
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111	111	(I) HAULED DIRECTLY FROM THE SEWAGE SLUDGE 10
112	112	GENERATOR TO THE FIE LD; AND 11
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114	114	(II) NOT STORED OFF –SITE OR MIXED WITH A NY OTHER 12
115	115	MATERIAL PRIOR TO LA ND APPLICATION . 13
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117	117	(C) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO ESTAB LISH: 14
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119	119	(1) FOR PFOS AND PFOA, CONCENTRATION LIMITS THAT ARE MORE 15
120	120	STRINGENT THAN THE LIMITS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (A)(1) AND (2) OF THIS 16
121	121	SECTION; AND 17
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123	123	(2) CONCENTRATION LIMITS FOR PER– AND POLYFLUOROALKYL 18
124	124	SUBSTANCES OR OTHER SUBSTANCES THAT ARE NOT LISTED IN SUBSEC TION (A) OF 19
125	125	THIS SECTION. 20
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127	127	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 21
128	128	October 1, 2025. 22