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§ 2-1305. Assistance of State agencies

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: June 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 2. Ambient Air Quality Control (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 13. Maryland Commission on Climate Change (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 1, 2022
MD Code, Environment, § 2-1305
§ 2-1305. Assistance of State agencies
Agency programs review
(a)(1) Each State agency shall review its planning, regulatory, and fiscal programs to identify and recommend actions to more fully integrate the consideration of Maryland's greenhouse gas reduction goal and the impacts of climate change.
(2) The review shall include the consideration of:
(i) Sea level rise;
(ii) Storm surges and flooding;
(iii) Increased precipitation and temperature; and
(iv) Extreme weather events.
Existing programs changes
(b) Each State agency shall identify and recommend specific policy, planning, regulatory, and fiscal changes to existing programs that do not currently support the State's greenhouse gas reduction efforts or address climate change.
Reporting
(c)(1) The following State agencies shall report annually on the status of programs that support the State's greenhouse gas reduction efforts or address climate change, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the Commission and the Governor:
(i) The Department;
(ii) The Department of Agriculture;
(iii) The Department of General Services;
(iv) The Department of Housing and Community Development;
(v) The Department of Natural Resources;
(vi) The Department of Planning;
(vii) The Department of Transportation;
(viii) The Maryland Energy Administration;
(ix) The Maryland Insurance Administration;
(x) The Public Service Commission; and
(xi) The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
(2) The report required in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include:
(i) Program descriptions and objectives;
(ii) Implementation milestones, whether or not they have been met;
(iii) Enhancement opportunities;
(iv) Funding;
(v) Challenges;
(vi) Estimated greenhouse gas emissions reductions, by program, for the prior calendar year; and
(vii) Any other information that the agency considers relevant.
Considerations for agencies’ planning, policies, and regulations
(d) Each State agency, when conducting long-term planning, developing policy, and drafting regulations, shall take into consideration:
(1) The likely climate impact of the agency's decisions relative to Maryland's greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals; and
(2) The likely impact of the agency's decisions on disproportionately affected communities identified according to the methodology adopted by the Department under § 1-702 of this article.

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Added by Acts 2015, c. 429, § 1, eff. June 1, 2015. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 38, § 4, eff. June 1, 2022.
MD Code, Environment, § 2-1305, MD ENVIR § 2-1305
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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