Senate Amendment 11
H 5100 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Budget

S E N A T E A M E N D M E N T

   AMENDMENT NO. _____

GODWIN/CHANDLER

CREATEDATE \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" \* MERGEFORMAT April 23, 2024

Clerk of the Senate

   ADOPTION NO. _____

BILL NO: H.5100  (Reference is to Printer's Date 04/23/24-H.)

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 Senator HARPOOTLIAN proposes the following amendment (5100R008.JG.RAH.DOCX):

 Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 55, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, page 429, after line 7, by adding an appropriately numbered new proviso to read:

/ 55. (DES: Environmental Pollution Complaint) The Department shall use funds appropriated in this act to provide reports to County legislative delegations regarding all environmental complaints received from individuals or organizations relating to environmental pollution within the County or pertaining to activities within the County. The Department must provide a report to a County Legislative Delegation within twenty-four hours of receiving a complaint. The report must identify the location and legislative district that is the subject of the complaint, must include a summary of the complaint, and must include the Department's response or planned response to the complaint. For purpose of this provision, "complaint" means: (1) a complaint, inquiry, or notice regarding actual or potential environmental pollution; (2) a complaint, inquiry, or notice regarding an actual or potential violation of an environmental permit; (3) a complaint, inquiry, or notice regarding offensive or obnoxious odors; (4) any investigation related to illegal pollution or permit violations, regardless of how the investigation was initiated; or (5) any other action or activity that may lead to enforcement actions. /

 Amend sections, totals and title to conform.