Coal Combustion By-Product Materials - Grant Program and Procurement Preference
Hearing (House)
Summary
The bill establishes the Coal Combustion By‑Product Materials Grant Program in the Department of the Environment to award grants to manufacturers that incorporate Maryland‑sourced fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, pozzolan or other coal‑combustion residues into cement, concrete or other construction materials. It also requires each state agency to give bid preference to projects that use those by‑products and can show a measurable reduction in embodied greenhouse‑gas emissions. The measure aims to promote recycling of coal waste, create jobs in impacted communities, and lower emissions.
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- Environment and Transportation — Bill HearingEnvironment and Transportation · Mar 4, 2026
History
- Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
- First Reading Environment and Transportation
Sponsors
- Lehman · sponsor
- J. Long
- Kaufman
- Odom
- Ruth
- Taveras
- Terrasa
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