Section 2-1108 - Maryland Clean Car and Energy Policy Task Force. [Section subject to abrogation]. - Maryland Statutes

§ 2-1108. Maryland Clean Car and Energy Policy Task Force. [Section subject to abrogation].
 

(a)  Established.- There is a Maryland Clean Car and Energy Policy Task Force. 

(b)  Composition.- The Task Force shall be composed of: 

(1) One member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate to serve as a cochair; 

(2) One member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House to serve as a cochair; 

(3) The Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, or a designee of the Secretary; 

(4) The Secretary of the Department of the Environment, or a designee of the Secretary; 

(5) The Secretary of the Department of Transportation, or a designee of the Secretary; 

(6) The Secretary of the Department of Business and Economic Development, or a designee of the Secretary; 

(7) A representative of the Maryland Energy Resource Center; and 

(8) A representative of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute. 

(c)  Compensation; reimbursement for expenses.- A member of the Task Force may not receive compensation as a member of the Task Force but is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations as provided in the State budget. 

(d)  Meetings.- The Task Force shall meet at the times and places that the cochairs determine. 

(e)  Duties.- The Task Force shall: 

(1) Study: 

(i) The activities of neighboring states, relating to vehicle emission standards; 

(ii) Regulatory actions by the state of California and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency related to vehicle emission standards; and 

(iii) Emerging energy technologies; 

(2) Review State energy policies and consider proposals and strategies to develop alternative vehicle fuels and efficiency measures that would improve the State's air quality; 

(3) Make legislative recommendations; and 

(4) Prepare a report summarizing the findings and recommendations of the Task Force. 

(f)  Reporting.- The Task Force shall submit the findings and recommendations of the Task Force to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on or before December 31 of each year. 

(g)  Staffing.- The Department of the Environment shall provide staff to the Task Force. 
 

[2007, ch. 111, § 2; ch. 112, § 2.]