Maryland House Bill 51 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-22 - Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m.
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring a local governing body, on application by a property owner for a special exception to construct or operate a landfill in an area zoned for residential use, to require an environmental justice analysis, paid for by the property owner, describing any potentially adverse environmental, health, and economic impacts to the area; requiring the Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities to recommend strategies for State oversight of local zoning decisions that present environmental justice concerns; etc.

Zoning - Environmental Justice Considerations

Del. Veronica Turner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-22	House	Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-13	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation
2020-10-31	House	Pre-filed

SB121 (Crossfiled) 2021-03-24 - Hearing 4/01 at 1:30 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Land Use	1	401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Land Use	10	103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Land Use	4	215	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0051?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0051f.pdf