Community Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)
March 11th, 2009 Posted in March 2009The Maryland Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee is having a meeting to discuss the Community Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) of 2009 [Senate Bill 824]. Citizen feedback is needed!
Date: March 18, 2009
Date: March 31, 2009 (Rescheduled)
Start Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Miller Senate Office Building, 2nd Floor, 11 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
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Description: Support the Community Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) of 2009. This bill is being spearheaded by Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler. It will give Maryland’s citizens fair access to our justice system when our environmental laws are being violated. Currently, Maryland is among five states that do NOT grant these rights to its citizens. Expanded access to the justice system for citizens and groups to enforce their rights under environmental laws is essential to our ability to bring our rivers and the Chesapeake Bay back from the tipping point.
Attend the hearing and contact your legislators to let them know you support CEPA! You can find out who your elected representatives are here: http://mdelect.net/electedofficials/ .
See also:
House bill 1053: http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/hb1053.htm
Senate bill 824: http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/sb0824.htm