Senate amends Critical Area law to create buffer
Associated Press
Saturday, April 5, 2008 - The Capital
Brian Frosh
For State Senate
Environment
A key environmentalist in the General Assembly for nearly 20 years, Senator Frosh has championed policies protecting the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, preserving open space, and cleaning up air pollution in Maryland. Chairman of the Senate's Environmental Subcommittee from 1995 to 2003, he continues to serve on the Joint Committee on Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas and on the Chesapeake Bay Commission, which he chaired in 2001. Among the many law of which is was the author are measures banning oil drilling in the Chesapeake, establishing statewide recycling programs, promoting cleanup of contaminated industrial sites, and he recently authored a constitutional amendment requiring that the legislature approve the sale of any state land. The amendment overwhelmingtly passed during the 2006 election. In recognition of his environmental work, Senator Frosh has been named "Public Official of the Year" by the Audubon Naturalist Society and "Conservationist of the Year" by the Sierra Club, and has been awarded the prestigious "John V. Kabler Memorial Award" by the Maryland League of Conservation Voters.
Some Environmental Legislation Sponsored or Cosponsored by Senator Frosh:
Some Environmental Legislation Sponsored or Cosponsored by Senator Frosh:
SENATE BILL 1065 (2009 session): Environmental Protection Proceedings and Judicial Review
SENATE BILL 766 (2007 session): Phosphorus in Dishwashing Detergent
SENATE BILL 51 (2007 session): Maryland Clean Cars Act SENATE BILL 154 (2006 session): Healthy Air Act SENATE BILL 405 (2005 session) : Introduction of Nonnative Oysters SENATE BILL 102 (2005 session): Disposition of Park Lands SENATE BILL 326 (2002 session): Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Protection Program SENATE BILL 729 (2000 session): Potomac River Protection Act SENATE BILL 513 (2000 session): Brownfields Revitalization Incentive and Voluntary Cleanup Programs
SENATE BILL 340 (1997 session): Brownfields - Voluntary Cleanup and Revitalization Programs
SENATE BILL 629 (1997 session): Newsprint Recycling
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