The 2005 Legislative Session will end on April 11, 2005. We will be working feverously until then.

House Bills:

HB355, Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems - MTBE - Testing HB373, Environment - MTBE - Clean Gasoline Alternatives - Report HB374, Oil Discharge - Groundwater Contamination - Notification ALL passed out of the House of Delegates and are coming to my committee, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs, for a vote. All of three these bills will be heard in my committee on March 29, 2005.

Senate Bills: (I am a cosponsor of both of these bill.)

SB 351, Public Health - Children - Notice of Drinking Water Contamination, passed through the Senate on March 24 unanimously. It now goes to the House for a hearing a vote. SB814, Environment - Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund and Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund also passed unanimously in the Senate on March 24. It is headed for the House.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. We will continue to update you on these bills.

Senator Andrew P. Harris, M.D.

District 7