MARYLAND HOUSE OF DELEGATES

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS COMMITTEE

In 1969, the Environmental Matters Committee was established. The House of Delegates, however, had formed earlier standing committees concerned with the environment. The Committee on Chesapeake Bay and its Tributaries, for example, had functioned from 1872 to 1968. Created in 1947, the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee also had continued until 1968, when the Natural Resources Committee briefly was established. In the following year, the Environmental Matters Committee assumed responsibilities of that committee.

The Environmental Matters Committee is assigned legislation relating to agriculture; Chesapeake Bay matters; energy; environmental matters, including vehicle emissions; health policy and planning, including related occupations and professions; health care facilities; land use planning and zoning; natural resources; and utility regulation. This committee is composed of twenty-two delegates.

In 1995, the Environmental Matters Committee created two subcommittees: Environmental and Natural Resources; and Health and Public Utilities.

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