Maryland League of Conservation Voters

2013 Environmental Scorecard

How did your legislators score? Did they fight to protect Marylands air, land, water, and people?

Keeping Score for the Environment Since 1979

Named by Center Maryland readers as a Top Influencer, the Maryland League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is one of the most effective groups in Annapolis. For over 30 years, the non-partisan Maryland LCV has served as the political voice for the environment. We advocate for sound conservation policies, promote environmentally responsible candidates, and hold individual elected officials accountable through our scorecards and reports.

June 2013 Board of Directors

Anthony Caligiuri, Chair Chuck Porcari, Political Chair Marcia Verploegen Lewis, Secretary Jennifer Bevan-Dangel George Chmael Jay Falstad Bob Gallagher Peter Hamm Denise Ryan
Staff

Karla Raettig, Executive Director Jen Brock-Cancellieri, Deputy Director Karen Doory, Development Director Brent Bolin, Choose Clean Water Maryland Director Dannielle Lipinski, Field Coordinator Rev. Meredith Moise, Clean Energy Organizer Alicia Luckhardt, Administrative Assistant Anthony Gray, Legislative Intern Michael Busby, Legislative Intern

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Dear Marylander,
Do your state legislators represent your environmental values? Do they vote to protect air, land, water, and people? We compiled the 2013 Maryland League of Conservation Voters Environmental Scorecard to answer those questions and to allow you to determine for yourself whether your voice is being heard in Annapolis. During the 2013 session, environmental issues were again at the forefront of legislative debate, and we secured critical laws to move Maryland forward. Working with you and the support of 72% of polled voters, Maryland LCV played a pivotal role in passing the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Bill (HB 226, OMalley), which will advance sustainable energy opportunities in Maryland and will move our states economy into the future. We also celebrated passage of the transportation funding package (HB 1515, OMalley, Miller, and Busch) that will help fix Marylands aging infrastructure, provide funding to improve water quality, create mass transit alternatives, and reduce global warming pollution. We commend Governor OMalley, President Miller, and Speaker Busch for their leadership on these bills and thank all of the legislators who voted for them. As youll read inside, the session was not without its downside, as several of our priorities were weakened, rolled back, or killed. Legislators voted to: Weaken the pesticide reporting bill (SB 675, Manno/HB 775, Lafferty) that would have created a reporting database so that public health officials could either refute or confirm claims of adverse impacts related to pesticides. Grant participating agricultural operations a 10-year exemption from new

state and local rules to protect water quality (SB 1029, Middleton) despite unified opposition from 23 state and national environmental organizations. Allow dirty polluting energy sources, such as the burning of paper waste, or black liquor, to continue to qualify for renewable energy credits (SB 684, Garagiola/HB 1102, Olszewski; failed to pass). (See our Bill Dead Zone on page 14 for more). We have accomplished much this session but there is clearly still much to do, and we need your active support. As we approach the 2014 elections, we urge you to: Tell your legislators how you feel about their scores and hold them accountable for their votes. Recruit your friends and neighbors to join you in voting for those who fight to protect our air, land, water, and people. Provide generous financial support to Maryland LCV so we can continue our work to elect pro-environment candidates and continue our year-round work fighting for Marylands environment.

Maryland has over 3,000 miles of shoreline that we depend on in many ways. The health of our great state depends on the work that Maryland LCV does every day. We need your help to continue our work so that our children and grandchildren will be able to cherish the beauty of the Chesapeake the same way we do today. We thank those who helped this year, including our designer, Julie Burris, our interns and our volunteers. Sincerely,

Tony Caligiuri, Chair, Board of Directors

Karla Raettig, Executive Director

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Highest Scores for 2013

(100%) Senate: Brochin, Frosh, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe House: Arora, Barnes, Bobo, Cardin, Carr, Cullison, Donoghue, Dumais, Frick, Gutierrez, Howard, Hucker, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lee, A. Miller, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, S. Robinson, Simmons, Swain, Average Scores over Time Waldstreicher, Walker, M. Washington

Lowest Scores for 2013

(0%) Senate: Brinkley, Colburn, Getty, Jacobs, Pipkin, Shank House: Bates, Boteler, Dwyer, Fisher, Glass, Miller, Parrott, Schultz, Smigiel

2013 2012 2011 2010 12% 70% 64% 26% 81% 8% 81% 69% 21% 92% 34% 70% 68% 42% 78%

Senate Republicans Democrats House Republicans Democrats

55% 63% 61% 56% 25% 68% 78% 46% 89%

Please visit MDLCV.org, where youll find an interactive map. See how your part of the state stacks up, and find links to your legislators. Contact them and tell them what you think of their scores.
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Senate Committee Votes

Budget and Taxation Committee
HB 1515 Transportation Funding

(Governor OMalley, Senate President Miller, House Speaker Busch) Raises transportation funds that will support increased transit in every part of the state

and provide over $400 million in pollution reductions from transportation projects, as required in the Watershed Implementation Plan. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.

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District 12 4 37 25 32 1 44 39 18 19 45 23 13 HB 1515 + + + + + + + + + Total 1/1 0/1 0/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1

Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee

SB 601 Fracking Moratorium

(Senator Zirkin) The correct vote is no on the motion to kill the bill proposing a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing until several criteria have been met, including thorough analyses on the impacts of fracking; an 18-month period to review the analyses; and adoption of regulations that take
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those analyses into account. The bill died in committee.

HB 1148 Shark Fins

(Senator Frosh and Delegate Luedtke) Prohibits possession, sale, trading, or distribution of certain shark fins. The correct vote is yes. The bill was signed by the Governor.
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District 43 24 29 46 7 14 22 33 21 31 3 SB 601 + + + + + HB 1148 + + + + + + + + + + + Total 1/2 1/2 1/2 2/2 1/2 2/2 2/2 1/2 2/2 1/2 2/2
+ Proenvironment vote Antienvironment vote

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Finance Committee
HB 226 Offshore Wind Energy

(Governor OMalley) Creates a market-driven process to incentivize

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the construction of approximately 40 oceanbased wind turbines. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.
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District 28 30 15 35 10 9 8 38 36 40 47 HB 226 + + + + + + + Total 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 1/1 1/1
+ Proenvironment vote Antienvironment vote

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Senate Floor Votes

SB 675 Pesticides Reporting

(Senator Manno) Forms a workgroup to evaluate the latest scientific research, identify pesticide data gaps in Maryland, and to make legislative recommendations by December 2013. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.
SB 684 Black Liquor (Senator Garagiola) Phases out old facilities that burn paper waste or black liquor for energy from the states Renewable Portfolio Standard and qualifies new efficient biomass. The correct vote is yes. The bill died in the House Economic Matters Committee. SB 1029 Agricultural Certainty

10-year exemption from new state and local rules to protect water quality. The correct vote is no. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.
HB 508 Stormwater Amendment

(Senator Kasemeyer) Delays enactment of 2012 stormwater utility fee bill by two years. The correct vote is no. While the Senate passed the amended bill, the bill died when the House ran out of time to vote on the amended bill.
HB 226 Offshore Wind Energy

(Senator Middleton) Grants participating agricultural operations a

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(Governor OMalley) Creates a market-driven process to incentivize the construction of approximately 40 oceanbased wind turbines. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.

1 George C. Edwards, R 2 Christopher B. Shank, R 3 Ronald N. Young, D 4 David R. Brinkley, R 5 Joseph M. Getty, R 6 Norman R. Stone Jr., D 7 J.B. Jennings, R. 8 Katherine Klausmeier, D 9 Allan H. Kittleman, R 10 Delores G. Kelley, D 11 Bobby A. Zirkin, D 12 Edward J. Kasemeyer, D 13 James N. Robey, D 14 Karen S. Montgomery, D 15 Rob Garagiola, D 16 Brian E. Frosh, D 17 Jennie M. Forehand, D 18 Richard S. Madaleno Jr., D 19 Roger P. Manno, D 20 Jamie Raskin, D 21 Jim Rosapepe, D 22 Paul G. Pinksy, D 23 Douglas J. J. Peters, D 24 Joanne C. Benson, D 25 Ulysses Currie, D 26 C. Anthony Muse, D 27 Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. D

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continued
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Dist rict Nam ar e, P ty Life t Sc ime ore ore ind or e Sc des inty ter re e t o t c i i Liqu Certa rmwa hore W S c i m k 3 t c s s Sto Pe Ag 201 Bla Com Off 67% 1/1 + + + 29% 1/2 + 67% 1/1 + + + 29% 1/2 + 33% 0/1 + + 29% 1/2 + 0% 17% 0/1 + 0% 0/1 0% 0/1 50% 1/1 + + 100% 1/1 + + + + + 67% 1/1 + + + 40% + + 100% + + + + + 57% 1/2 + + + 67% 1/1 + + + 67% 1/1 + + + 86% 2/2 + + + + 83% 1/1 + + + +

28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

Thomas M. Middleton, D Roy P. Dyson, D John C. Astle, D Bryan W. Simonaire, R James E. DeGrange Sr., D Edward R. Reilly, R Nancy Jacobs, R Barry Glassman, R E. J. Pipkin, R Richard F. Colburn, R James N. Mathias Jr., D Nancy J. King, D Catherine E. Pugh, D Lisa A. Gladden, D James Brochin, D Joan Carter Conway, D Verna L. JonesRodwell, D Nathaniel J. McFadden, D Bill Ferguson, D Victor R. Ramirez, D

65% 51% 64% 33% 52% 17% 8% 45% 24% 14% 73% 83% 77% 88% 88% 92% 85% 75% 90% 94%

+ Proenvironment vote

Antienvironment vote

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House Committee Votes

Economic Matters Committee
HB 226 Offshore Wind Energy

(Governor OMalley) Creates a market-driven process to incentivize the construction of approximately 40 ocean-based wind turbines. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.
HB 1086 Community Cleanup

(Delegates Summers and Washington) The correct vote is no on the motion to kill the bill granting counties the authority to establish a five-cent fee for plastic and paper carryout bags to encourage use of reusable bags. The bill died in the House Economic Matters Committee.
HB 1102 Black Liquor

(Delegate Olszewski) Phases out old facilities that burn paper waste or black liquor for energy from the states Renewable Portfolio Standard and qualifies new efficient biomass. The correct vote is yes. The bill died in committee.
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District 25 39 21 25 10 3A 15 37B 36 20 7 28 19 32 46 9A 6 6 34B 31 4A 35A 24 HB 226 e + + + + + + + + + + + + + e + HB 1086 + + + + + + + + + HB 1102 e + e + + + + + + + + e + + e

Total

1/1 2/3 3/3 1/3 1/2 2/3 3/3 1/3 1/3 3/3 1/3 2/3 3/3 2/3 2/3 0/3 0/2

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Environmental Matters Committee

HB 106 Septics and Growth Repeal (Delegate McDermott).

Repeals 2012 bill that limits the expansion of major developments served by on-site sewage disposal (or septic) systems. The correct vote is no. The bill died in committee.
HB 1086 Community Cleanup

plastic and paper carryout bags to encourage use of reusable bags. The correct vote is yes. The bill died in the House Economic Matters Committee.
HB 1148 Shark Fins (Senator Frosh and Delegate Luedtke)

(Delegates Summers and Washington) Grants counties the authority to establish a five-cent fee for
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Prohibits possession, sale, trading, or distribution of certain shark fins. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.

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43 32 12B 37A 18 21 17 45 22 3A 23B 36 42 12A 30 47 35A 29C 38A 39 11 33A 6 28 e + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

HB 1086 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e + + e + e HB 1148 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e + + e e

3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 Total 2/2
+ Proenvironment vote Antienvironment vote e Excused absence

2/3 3/3 0/3 3/3 3/3

1/3 3/3 0/3 0/1 0/3 3/3 3/3 1/1 2/3 1/1

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Ways and Means Committee
HB 1515 Transportation Funding

(Governor OMalley, Senate President Miller, House Speaker Busch) Raises transportation funds that will support

increased transit in every part of the state and provide over $400 million in pollution reductions from transportation projects, as required in the Watershed Implementation Plan. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.
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20 4A 17 8 45 11 31 27B 16 30 45 24 47 14 14 15 1C 2 44 47 13 26 22 1/1 0/1 1/1 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/0 1/1 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Antienvironment vote a Not voting (disadvantage for the environment) e Excused absence

HB 1515 + + e + + a e + + + + + + + + + + + +

+ Proenvironment vote

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House Floor Votes

SB 1029 Agricultural Certainty HB 508 Stormwater (Delegate Carr)

(Senator Middleton) Grants participating agricultural operations a 10-year exemption from new state and local rules to protect water quality. The correct vote is no. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.
HB 226 Offshore Wind Energy

Strengthens watershed protection and restoration programs by requiring non-permitted State properties to pay stormwater utility fees. The correct vote is yes. After passing the House, on the last day of session, the Senate passed the bill with a weakening amendment. The bill died when the House ran out of time to vote on the amended bill.
HB 775 Pesticide Reporting (Delegate Lafferty).

(Governor OMalley) Creates a market-driven process to incentivize the construction of approximately 40 ocean-based wind turbines. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.
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Forms a workgroup to evaluate the latest scientific research, identify pesticide data gaps in Maryland, and to make legislative recommendations by December 2013. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.
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1A Wendell R. Beitzel, R 1B Kevin Kelly, D 1C LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., R 2A Andrew A. Serafini, R 2B Neil Parrott, R 2C John P. Donoghue, D 3A Galen R. Clagett, D 3A Patrick N. Hogan, R 3B Michael J. Hough, R 4A Kathy Afzali, R 4A Kelly Schulz, R 4B Donald B. Elliott, R 5A Justin Ready, R 5A Nancy R. Stocksdale, R 5B Wade Kach, R 6 Joseph J. Minnick, D 6 John A. Olszewski, Jr., D 6 Michael H. Weir, Jr., D 7 Rick Impallaria, R 7 Pat McDonough, R 7 Kathy Szeliga, R 8 Joseph C. Boteler III, R 8 Eric M. Bromwell, D 8 John W. E. Cluster, Jr., R 9A Gail H. Bates, R 9A Warren E. Miller, R 9B Susan W. Krebs, R 10 Emmett C. Burns, Jr., D 10 Adrienne A. Jones, D 10 Shirley NathanPulliam, D 11 Jon S. Cardin, D 11 Dan K. Morhaim, D 11 Dana Stein, D 12A Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., D 12A James E. Malone, Jr., D 12B Elizabeth Bobo, D

42% 39% 24% 21% 15% 55% 88% 37% 15% 31% 20% 27% 27% 22% 59% 50% 88% 64% 18% 28% 15% 18% 75% 21% 9% 9% 34% 75% 93% 91% 97% 96% 91% 84% 77% 98%

50% 50% 50% 20% 0% 100% 71% 43% 25% 20% 0% 50% 25% 25% 50% 33% 71% 71% 17% 33% 25% 0% 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% 67% 75% 100% 100% 100% 86% 75% 86% 100%

0/1 0/1 2/3 2/3 0/1 0/3 0/2 2/3 2/3 1/3 0/0 0/3 1/2 1/1 3/3 3/3 3/3

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D 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 A 23 A 23 B 24 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 26 27 A 27 A 27 B 28 28 28 29 A 29 B 29 C 30 30 30 ct istri N Guy Guzzone, D Shane E. Pendergrass, D Frank S. Turner, D Anne R. Kaiser, D Eric G. Luedtke, D Craig J. Zucker, D Kathleen M. Dumais, D Brian J. Feldman, D Aruna Miller, D C. William Frick, D Ariana B. Kelly, D Susan C. Lee, D Kumar P. Barve, D Jim Gilchrist, D Luiz R. S. Simmons, D Alfred C. Carr, Jr., D Ana Sol Gutierrez, D Jeff Waldstreicher, D Sam Arora, D Bonnie Cullison, D Benjamin F. Kramer, D Sheila E. Hixson, D Tom Hucker, D Heather R. Mizeur, D Ben Barnes, D Barbara Frush, D Joseline A. PenaMelnyk, D Tawanna P. Gaines, D Anne Healey, D Alonzo T. Washington, D James W. Hubbard, D Geraldine ValentinoSmith, D Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., D Carolyn J. B. Howard, D Darren M. Swain, D Michael L. Vaughn, D Aisha N. Braveboy, D Dereck E. Davis, D Melony G. Griffith, D Veronica Turner, D Kriselda Valderrama, D Jay Walker, D James E. Proctor, Jr., D Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., D Mark N. Fisher, R Sally Jameson, D Peter Murphy, D C. T. Wilson, D John F. Wood, Jr., D John L. Bohanan, Jr., D Anthony J. ODonnell, R Michael E. Busch, D Ron George, R Herb McMillan, R ,P ame arty re d Sco ainty ore ter Win s ore tee e Sc t rt c i S e ore ormwa sticide m i m C h t 3 s e 1 m f g f f A Pe St 20 Li O Co

93% 93% 94% 91% 88% 92% 91% 83% 88% 95% 100% 94% 85% 90% 95% 93% 98% 95% 100% 100% 88% 88% 99% 98% 92% 90% 93% 92% 90% 80% 96% 92% 89% 90% 100% 83% 75% 81% 92% 92% 86% 83% 83% 63% 14% 64% 91% 82% 36% 65% 20% 81% 44% 41%

75% 75% 80% 80% 80% 75% 100% 86% 100% 100% 100% 100% 80% 86% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 80% 100% 100% 100% 86% 100% 75% 86% 80% 75% 75% 86% 100% 100% 57% 57% 80% 75% 75% 75% 100% 67% 75% 0% 71% 100% 75% 50% 75% 20% 75% 40% 43%

1/1 1/1 1/1 3/3 1/1 1/1 1/1 3/3 3/3 3/3 1/1 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 1/1 3/3 1/1 1/3 1/3 1/1 1/1 0/0 2/3 1/1 0/1 0/1 1/3

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31 Don H. Dwyer, Jr., R 31 Nicholaus R. Kipke, R 31 Steven R. Schuh, R 32 Pamela Beidle, D 32 Mary Ann E. Love, D 32 Theodore Sophocleus, D 33 A Tony McConkey, R 33 A Cathy Vitale, R 33 B Robert A. Costa, R 34 A Glen Glass, R 34 A MaryDulany James, D 34 B David D. Rudolph, D 35 A Wayne Norman, R 35 A Donna Stifler, R 35 B Susan K. McComas, R 36 Stephen S. Hershey, Jr., R 36 Jay A. Jacobs, R 36 Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., R 37 A Rudolph C. Cane, D 37 B Adelaide C. Eckardt, R 37 B Jeannie Haddaway Riccio, R 38 A Charles J. Otto, R 38 B Norman H. Conway, D 38 B Michael A. McDermott, R 39 Charles Barkley, D 39 Kirill Reznik, D 39 Shane Robinson, D 40 Frank M. Conaway, Jr., D 40 Barbara Robinson, D 40 Shawn Z. Tarrant, D 41 Jill P. Carter, D 41 Nathaniel T. Oaks, D 41 Samuel I. Rosenberg, D 42 Susan L. M. Aumann, R 42 William J. Frank, R 42 Stephen W. Lafferty, D 43 Curt Anderson, D 43 Maggie McIntosh, D 43 Mary L. Washington, D 44 Keith E. Haynes, D 44 Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., D 44 Melvin L. Stukes, D 45 Talmadge Branch, D 45 Cheryl D. Glenn, D 45 Nina R. Harper, D 46 Luke Clippinger, D 46 Peter A. Hammen, D 46 Brian K. McHale, D 47 Jolene Ivey, D 47 Doyle L. Niemann, D 47 Michael G. Summers, D
+ Proenvironment vote Antienvironment vote

19% 0% 0/1 e e 52% 50% + + 73% 43% 1/3 + + 87% 86% 3/3 + + + 76% 71% 2/3 + + + 82% 75% + + + 30% 25% + 38% 60% 1/1 + + 63% 50% + + 13% 0% 78% 50% + + 70% 71% 2/3 + + + 28% 14% 0/3 + 31% 33% 0/1 e e + 31% 25% + 20% 29% 1/3 + 15% 14% 0/3 + 41% 0% e 81% 71% 3/3 a + + 37% 25% + 43% 29% 1/3 + 15% 14% 0/3 + 65% 75% + + + 23% 25% + 89% 86% 2/3 + + + + 95% 100% + + + + 96% 100% 3/3 + + + + 79% 50% + + 92% 75% + + + 89% 75% + + + 81% 50% a + + 82% 75% + + + 86% 75% + + + 44% 25% + 39% 50% + + 93% 86% 3/3 + + + 85% 75% + + + 86% 83% 2/2 + + + 100% 100% + + + + 92% 75% + + + 92% 75% + + + 88% 80% 1/1 + + + 81% 80% 1/1 + + + 86% 86% 3/3 + + + 80% 80% 1/1 + + + 92% 75% + + + 83% 75% + + + 76% 71% 2/3 + + + 89% 80% 1/1 + + + 93% 100% 3/3 + + + + 88% 80% 1/1 + + +

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Bill Dead Zone

This scorecard tells a large part of the environmental story of the session, but it does not tell the whole story. Committees kill dozens of pro-environment bills before most legislators ever have a chance to vote on them. Read about the bills below and ask your legislators to rescue them from the dead zone in 2014. Hydraulic Fracking

(Senator Zirkin and Delegate Mizeur, Senator Montgomery and Delegate S. Robinson) Legislators introduced three bills to address their varying levels of concerns with the process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, this session. While the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee voted to kill both a legislative moratorium (SB 601/ HB 1274) and a ban on fracking in Maryland (SB 514/HB337), a ban on the treatment and storage of fracking wastewater in Maryland (SB 513/HB 341) was withdrawn before either chambers committees were able to cast a vote.

Pesticide Reporting

Stormwater Management

(Senator Manno, Delegate Lafferty) Advocates obviously would have preferred to see HB775/SB675 passed as it was crafted, and we are disappointed it didnt receive a vote as introduced. However, we supported the bill as amended to create a workgroup to determine how to address the data gaps around pesticide use in Maryland. It is likely that our 2014 legislative agenda will include the workgroups preliminary recommendations, due by the end of December 2013.
Recycle for Real

(Senator Frosh, Delegate McInstosh) SB 641/HB 1085 would have provided an incentive for consumers to increase the number of beverage containers returned and recycled by establishing a self-funded 100% returnable deposit program for these bottles. This bill was withdrawn by the House Sponsor and we hope will be explored over the interim as part of Marylands zero waste strategy.
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(Delegate Carr) In the final days of session, HB508, a priority environmental bill to strengthen watershed protection and restoration programs by requiring State properties to pay stormwater utility fees was rolled back and almost turned into a two-year delay of the strong stormwater program enacted last year. While the Senate passed the amended bill, the bill died when the House Committee did not vote on the amended version. We will continue to work with the local counties as they enact their stormwater programs to raise revenues needed to upgrade their infrastructure, reduce flooding, create jobs, and protect their waterways and the Bay. We also will work in 2014 to defeat any additional rollbacks.
Zero Energy Home Construction

(Senator Young, Delegate Mizeur) SB 935/HB1489 would have established a fund to incentivize the construction of energy-efficient homes. The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee failed to take a vote on the bill.

Thanks to our photographers: Kai Hagen (cover, page 2 top, and page 13); Valerie Williams (page 2 bottom); Julie Burris (page 3); Christine Hill (page 4 top); Julie Lawson (page 4 middle and bottom); Robin Summerfield (page 5); Merle Rockwell (page 6); Maggie Stogner (page 7); Jennifer Carr (page 8 top, page 15); Jennifer Redd (page 8 bottom); Larry Brock (page 9); Emily Dunlap (page 10); Chris Trumbauer (page 11); John Newlin (page 12 top and bottom); Katy Scott (page 14 top and bottom); Dannielle Lipinski (page 16 top); Allison Rich (page 16 bottom left); and Larissa Johnson (page 16 bottom right). Scorecard design: Julie Burris

Your voice matters. The Offshore Wind Energy and Transportation Funding bills, two historic bills passed during the 2013 General Assembly, would not have happened without your voice and personal story. Hundreds of you came to rallies, lobby days, and met with your legislators. Thousands of you called and emailed your Senators and Delegates. While we hope you join us in thanking legislators for their bold vision to invest in a clean energy economy and a clean transportation system that works for all Marylanders, we also hope you will express your disappointment for their failure to protect our families from pesticides, reward truly renewable energy, treat all polluters fairly, and clean up the trash in our communities. With your support, the Maryland League of Conservation Voters will continue to advocate for these critical issues in the coming months and during the 2014 elections and legislative session. Its not enough to just know their score. You have a responsibility to let your legislators know if you approve or disapprove of the job they are doing. If they are doing a good job, thank them for representing you and fighting for a better Maryland. If you are disappointed in their votes, let them know that as well. Its easy. Visit MDLCV.org/scorecards and send your legislators an email telling them what you think.

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