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