2013 Environmental Scorecard

How did your legislators score? Did they fight to protect Maryland’s air, land, water, and people?

2013 Environmental ScorecardMaryland League of Conservation Voters

Keeping Score for the Environment Since 1979

Named by Center Maryland readers as a “Top Influencer,” the Maryland League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is one of the most effective groups in Annapolis. For over 30 years, the non-partisan Maryland LCV has served as the political voice for the environment. We advocate for sound conservation policies, promote environmentally responsible candidates, and hold individual elected officials accountable through our scorecards and reports.

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June 2013

Board of Directors

Anthony Caligiuri, ChairChuck Porcari, Political ChairMarcia Verploegen Lewis, SecretaryJennifer Bevan-DangelGeorge ChmaelJay Falstad Bob GallagherPeter HammDenise Ryan

Staff

Karla Raettig, Executive DirectorJen Brock-Cancellieri, Deputy DirectorKaren Doory, Development DirectorBrent Bolin, Choose Clean Water Maryland DirectorDannielle Lipinski, Field CoordinatorRev. Meredith Moise, Clean Energy OrganizerAlicia Luckhardt, Administrative AssistantAnthony Gray, Legislative InternMichael Busby, Legislative Intern

Do your state legislators represent your environmental values? Do they vote to protect air, land, water, and people? We compiled the 2013 Maryland League of Conservation Voters’ Environmental Scorecard to answer those questions and to allow you to determine for yourself whether your voice is being heard in Annapolis. During the 2013 session, environ-mental issues were again at the forefront of legislative debate, and we secured critical laws to move Maryland forward. Working with you and the support of 72% of polled voters, Maryland LCV played a pivotal role in passing the Mary-land Offshore Wind Energy Bill (HB 226, O’Malley), which will advance sus-tainable energy opportunities in Mary-land and will move our state’s economy into the future. We also celebrated passage of the transportation funding package (HB 1515, O’Malley, Miller, and Busch) that will help fix Maryland’s aging infra-structure, provide funding to improve water quality, create mass transit al-ternatives, and reduce global warming pollution. We commend Governor O’Malley, President Miller, and Speaker Busch for their leadership on these bills and thank all of the legislators who voted for them. As you’ll read inside, the session was not without its downside, as several of our priorities were weakened, rolled back, or killed. Legislators voted to:

• Weaken the pesticide reporting bill (SB 675, Manno/HB 775, Lafferty) that would have created a reporting database so that public health officials could either refute or confirm claims of

adverse impacts related to pesticides.

• Grant participating agricultural opera-tions a 10-year exemption from new

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state and local rules to protect water quality (SB 1029, Middleton) despite unified opposition from 23 state and national environmental organizations.

• Allow dirty polluting energy sources, such as the burning of paper waste, or “black liquor,” to continue to qualify for renewable energy credits (SB 684, Garagiola/HB 1102, Olszewski; failed to pass).

(See our Bill Dead Zone on page 14 for more). We have accomplished much this session but there is clearly still much to do, and we need your active support. As we approach the 2014 elections, we urge you to:

• Tell your legislators how you feel about their scores and hold them

accountable for their votes.

• Recruit your friends and neighbors to join you in voting for those who fight to protect our air, land, water, and people.

• Provide generous financial support to Maryland LCV so we can continue our work to elect pro-environment candi-dates and continue our year-round work fighting for Maryland’s environment.

Dear Marylander,

Tony Caligiuri,Chair, Board of Directors

Maryland has over 3,000 miles of shoreline that we depend on in many ways. The health of our great state depends on the work that Maryland LCV does every day. We need your help to continue our work so that our children and grandchildren will be able to cherish the beauty of the Chesapeake the same way we do today. We thank those who helped this year, including our designer, Julie Burris, our interns and our volunteers.

Sincerely,

Karla Raettig, Executive Director

Average Scores over Time 2013 2012 2011 2010

Senate 55% 63% 61% 56%

Republicans 12% 8% 34% 25%

Democrats 70% 81% 70% 68%

House 64% 69% 68% 78%

Republicans 26% 21% 42% 46%

Democrats 81% 92% 78% 89%

Highest Scores for 2013(100%)

Senate: Brochin, Frosh, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe

House: Arora, Barnes, Bobo, Cardin, Carr, Cullison, Donoghue, Dumais, Frick, Gutierrez, Howard, Hucker, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lee, A. Miller, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, S. Robinson, Simmons, Swain, Waldstreicher, Walker, M. Washington

Lowest Scores for 2013(0%)

Senate: Brinkley, Colburn, Getty, Jacobs, Pipkin, Shank

House: Bates, Boteler, Dwyer, Fisher, Glass, Miller, Parrott, Schultz, Smigiel

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Please visit MDLCV.org, where you’ll find an

interactive map. See how your part of the state stacks

up, and find links to your legislators.

Contact them and tell them what you think

of their scores.

+ Pro–environment vote

SimonaireYoung

District 43 24 29 46 7 14 22 33 21 31 3SB 601 – – – + – + + – + – +HB 1148 + + + + + + + + + + +Total 1/2 1/2 1/2 2/2 1/2 2/2 2/2 1/2 2/2 1/2 2/2

Conway,

ChairBenson

DysonFerguson

JenningsMontgomery

PinskyReilly Rosapepe

SB 601 Fracking Moratorium

(Senator Zirkin) The correct vote is no on the motion to kill the bill proposing a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing until several criteria have been met, including thorough analyses on the impacts of fracking; an 18-month period to review the analyses; and adoption of regulations that take

those analyses into account. The bill died in committee.

HB 1148 Shark Fins

(Senator Frosh and Delegate Luedtke)Prohibits possession, sale, trading, or distri-bution of certain shark fins. The correct vote is yes. The bill was signed by the Governor.

Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee

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– Anti–environment vote

Budget and Taxation Committee

Senate Committee Votes

PetersRobeyKasemeyer,

ChairBrinkley

ColburnDeGrange

EdwardsJones-Rodwell

King MannoMcFadden

District 12 4 37 25 32 1 44 39 18 19 45 23 13HB 1515 + – – + – – + + + + + + +Total 1/1 0/1 0/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1

Currie Madaleno

HB 1515 Transportation Funding

(Governor O’Malley, Senate President Miller, House Speaker Busch)Raises transportation funds that will supportincreased transit in every part of the state

and provide over $400 million in pollution reductions from transportation projects, as required in the Watershed Implementa-tion Plan. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.

Senate Committee Votes, continued

Finance Committee

HB 226 Offshore Wind Energy

(Governor O’Malley)Creates a market-driven process to incentivize

the construction of approximately 40 ocean-based wind turbines. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.

+ Pro–environment vote

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District 28 30 15 35 10 9 8 38 36 40 47HB 226 + + + – – – + + – + +Total 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 1/1 1/1

Middleton,

ChairAstle Garagiola

GlassmanKelley

Kittleman

Klausmeier

PughRamirez

MathiasPipkin

– Anti–environment vote

+ Pro–environment vote– Anti–environment vote

a Not voting (disadvantage for the environment)e Excused absence

SB 675 Pesticides Reporting

(Senator Manno)Forms a workgroup to evaluate the latest scientific research, identify pesticide data gaps in Maryland, and to make legislative recommendations by December 2013. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.

SB 684 Black Liquor (Senator Garagiola)Phases out old facilities that burn paper waste or “black liquor” for energy from the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard and qualifies new efficient biomass. The correct vote is yes. The bill died in the House Economic Matters Committee.

SB 1029 Agricultural Certainty

(Senator Middleton)Grants participating agricultural operations a

Senate Floor Votes10-year exemption from new state and local rules to protect water quality. The correct vote is no. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.

HB 508 Stormwater Amendment

(Senator Kasemeyer)Delays enactment of 2012 stormwater utility fee bill by two years. The correct vote is no. While the Senate passed the amended bill, the bill died when the House ran out of time to vote on the amended bill.

HB 226 Offshore Wind Energy

(Governor O’Malley)Creates a market-driven process to incentivize the construction of approximately 40 ocean-based wind turbines. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.

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Ramirez

1 George C. Edwards, R 30% 17% 0/1 + – – – – 2 Christopher B. Shank, R 15% 0% — – – – – – 3 Ronald N. Young, D 81% 71% 2/2 + + – + a 4 David R. Brinkley, R 18% 0% 0/1 – – – – – 5 Joseph M. Getty, R 14% 0% — – – – – – 6 Norman R. Stone Jr., D 66% 40% — + – – – + 7 J.B. Jennings, R. 17% 14% 1/2 – – – – – 8 Katherine Klausmeier, D 60% 50% 1/1 + – – – + 9 Allan H. Kittleman, R 14% 33% 0/1 + + – – – 10 Delores G. Kelley, D 81% 40% 0/1 + + – – e 11 Bobby A. Zirkin, D 83% 60% — + + – – + 12 Edward J. Kasemeyer, D 64% 50% 1/1 + – – – + 13 James N. Robey, D 70% 67% 1/1 + + – – + 14 Karen S. Montgomery, D 95% 100% 2/2 + + + + + 15 Rob Garagiola, D 80% 67% 1/1 + + – – + 16 Brian E. Frosh, D 99% 100% — + + + + + 17 Jennie M. Forehand, D 81% 80% — + + – + + 18 Richard S. Madaleno Jr., D 92% 100% 1/1 + + + + + 19 Roger P. Manno, D 100% 100% 1/1 + + + + + 20 Jamie Raskin, D 98% 100% — + + + + + 21 Jim Rosapepe, D 97% 100% 2/2 + + + + + 22 Paul G. Pinksy, D 99% 100% 2/2 + + + + + 23 Douglas J. J. Peters, D 83% 60% 1/1 + e – – + 24 Joanne C. Benson, D 84% 71% 1/2 + + – + + 25 Ulysses Currie, D 77% 67% 1/1 + + – – + 26 C. Anthony Muse, D 65% 60% — + + – – + 27 Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. D 70% 60% — + + – – +

District

Name, Party

Lifetime Score

2013 Score

Committee Score

PesticidesBlack Liquor

Ag Certainty

Stormwater

Offshore Wind

28 Thomas M. Middleton, D 65% 67% 1/1 + + – – + 29 Roy P. Dyson, D 51% 29% 1/2 + – – – – 30 John C. Astle, D 64% 67% 1/1 + + – – + 31 Bryan W. Simonaire, R 33% 29% 1/2 – + – – – 32 James E. DeGrange Sr., D 52% 33% 0/1 + + – – – 33 Edward R. Reilly, R 17% 29% 1/2 + – – – – 34 Nancy Jacobs, R 8% 0% — – – – – – 35 Barry Glassman, R 45% 17% 0/1 – + – – – 36 E. J. Pipkin, R 24% 0% 0/1 – – – – – 37 Richard F. Colburn, R 14% 0% 0/1 – – – – – 38 James N. Mathias Jr., D 73% 50% 1/1 – + – – + 39 Nancy J. King, D 83% 100% 1/1 + + + + + 40 Catherine E. Pugh, D 77% 67% 1/1 + + – – + 41 Lisa A. Gladden, D 88% 40% — + + – – – 42 James Brochin, D 88% 100% — + + + + + 43 Joan Carter Conway, D 92% 57% 1/2 + + – – + 44 Verna L. Jones–Rodwell, D 85% 67% 1/1 + + – – + 45 Nathaniel J. McFadden, D 75% 67% 1/1 + + – – + 46 Bill Ferguson, D 90% 86% 2/2 + + + – + 47 Victor R. Ramirez, D 94% 83% 1/1 + + – + +

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Senate Floor Votes, continued

+ Pro–environment vote – Anti–environment vote

District

Name, Party

Lifetime Score

2013 Score

Committee Score

PesticidesBlack Liquor

Ag Certainty

Stormwater

Offshore Wind

ClagettDavis, C

hair

BarnesBraveboy

BurnsFeldman

Haddaway-Riccio

HersheyImpallaria

JamesonKramer

LoveOlszewski

RudolphMcHale

Miller, W.

MinnickStifler

VaughnBarkley

SchuhSchulz

Hucker

District 25 39 21 25 10 3A 15 37B 36 20 7 28 19 32 46 9A 6 6 34B 31 4A 35A 24

HB 226 e + + + + + + – – + – + + + + – – + + – – e +

HB 1086 + + + – – + + – – + – – + – + – – – + – – – –

HB 1102 e – + – e – + + + + + + + + – – e + – + – e –

Total 1/1 2/3 3/3 1/3 1/2 2/3 3/3 1/3 1/3 3/3 1/3 2/3 3/3 2/3 2/3 0/3 0/2 2/3 2/3 1/3 0/3 0/1 1/3

Environmental Matters Committee

HB 106 Septics and Growth Repeal (Delegate McDermott). Repeals 2012 bill that limits the expansion of major developments served by on-site sewage disposal (or septic) systems. The correct vote is no. The bill died in committee.

HB 1086 Community Cleanup

(Delegates Summers and Washington) Grants counties the authority to establish a five-cent fee for

plastic and paper carryout bags to encourage use of reusable bags. The correct vote is yes. The bill died in the House Economic Matters Committee.

HB 1148 Shark Fins (Senator Frosh and Delegate Luedtke)Prohibits possession, sale, trading, or distribution of certain shark fins. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.

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House Committee Votes

Economic Matters Committee

HB 226 Offshore Wind Energy

(Governor O’Malley)Creates a market-driven process to incentivize the con-struction of approximately 40 ocean-based wind turbines. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.

HB 1086 Community Cleanup

(Delegates Summers and Washington)The correct vote is no on the motion to kill the bill granting counties the authority to establish a five-cent fee for plastic and paper carryout bags to encourage use of reusable bags. The bill died in the House Economic Matters Committee.

HB 1102 Black Liquor

(Delegate Olszewski)Phases out old facilities that burn paper waste or “black liquor” for energy from the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard and qualifies new efficient biomass. The correct vote is yes. The bill died in committee.

McIntosh, Chair

BeidleBobo

CaneCarr Gilchrist

GlennHealey

HoganJacobs

LaffertyNiemann

NormanO’Donnell

Otto Robinson, S.

VitaleStein WilsonWeirFrush Holmes

MaloneMcMillan

+ Pro–environment vote

– Anti–environment vote

e Excused absence

Offshore Wind

District 43 32 12B 37A 18 21 17 45 22 3A 23B 36 42 12A 30 47 35A 29C 38A 39 11 33A 6 28

HB 106 e + + + + + + + + – + – + + + + – – – + + + + +

HB 1086 + + + + + + + + + + + – + + – + – e – + + e + e

HB 1148 + + + + + + + + + + + – + + – + – e – + + e – e

Total 2/2 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 2/3 3/3 0/3 3/3 3/3 1/3 3/3 0/3 0/1 0/3 3/3 3/3 1/1 2/3 1/1

District 20 4A 17 8 45 11 31 27B 16 30 45 24 47 14 14 15 1C 2 44 47 13 26 22

HB 1515 + – + e + + a e + – + + + + + + – – + + + + +

Total 1/1 0/1 1/1 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/0 1/1 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1

Hixson, Chair

BotelerAfzali

BarveBranch

CardinDwyer

FisherFrick

GeorgeHarper

HowardIvey Luedtke

Miller, A.Myers

SerafiniStukes

SummersWalker

Washington, A.

Turner, F.Kaiser

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House Committee Votes, continued

Ways and Means CommitteeHB 1515 Transportation Funding

(Governor O’Malley, Senate President Miller, House Speaker Busch)Raises transportation funds that will support

increased transit in every part of the state and provide over $400 million in pollution reductions from transportation projects, as required in the Watershed Implementation Plan. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.

+ Pro–environment vote e Excused absence– Anti–environment vote a Not voting (disadvantage for the environment)

House Floor VotesSB 1029 Agricultural Certainty

(Senator Middleton)Grants participating agricultural operations a 10-year exemption from new state and local rules to protect water quality. The correct vote is no. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.

HB 226 Offshore Wind Energy

(Governor O’Malley)Creates a market-driven process to incentivize the con-struction of approximately 40 ocean-based wind turbines. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.

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HB 508 Stormwater (Delegate Carr)Strengthens watershed protection and restoration programs by requiring non-permitted State properties to pay stormwater utility fees. The correct vote is yes. After passing the House, on the last day of session, the Senate passed the bill with a weakening amendment. The bill died when the House ran out of time to vote on the amended bill.

HB 775 Pesticide Reporting (Delegate Lafferty).Forms a workgroup to evaluate the latest scientific research, identify pesticide data gaps in Maryland, and to make legislative recommendations by December 2013. The correct vote is yes. The bill passed and was signed by the Governor.

1A Wendell R. Beitzel, R 42% 50% — – – + + 1B Kevin Kelly, D 39% 50% — – – + + 1C LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., R 24% 50% 0/1 e – + + 2A Andrew A. Serafini, R 21% 20% 0/1 – – + – 2B Neil Parrott, R 15% 0% — – – – – 2C John P. Donoghue, D 55% 100% — e e + + 3A Galen R. Clagett, D 88% 71% 2/3 – + + + 3A Patrick N. Hogan, R 37% 43% 2/3 – – + – 3B Michael J. Hough, R 15% 25% — – – + – 4A Kathy Afzali, R 31% 20% 0/1 – – + – 4A Kelly Schulz, R 20% 0% 0/3 – – – – 4B Donald B. Elliott, R 27% 50% — – – + + 5A Justin Ready, R 27% 25% — – – + – 5A Nancy R. Stocksdale, R 22% 25% — – – + – 5B Wade Kach, R 59% 50% — – – + + 6 Joseph J. Minnick, D 50% 33% 0/2 – – + + 6 John A. Olszewski, Jr., D 88% 71% 2/3 – + + + 6 Michael H. Weir, Jr., D 64% 71% 2/3 – + + + 7 Rick Impallaria, R 18% 17% 1/3 e – – – 7 Pat McDonough, R 28% 33% — e – + – 7 Kathy Szeliga, R 15% 25% — – – + – 8 Joseph C. Boteler III, R 18% 0% 0/0 – – – – 8 Eric M. Bromwell, D 75% 50% — – – + + 8 John W. E. Cluster, Jr., R 21% 25% — – – + – 9A Gail H. Bates, R 9% 0% — e – – – 9A Warren E. Miller, R 9% 0% 0/3 – – – – 9B Susan W. Krebs, R 34% 25% — – – + – 10 Emmett C. Burns, Jr., D 75% 67% 1/2 – + + + 10 Adrienne A. Jones, D 93% 75% — – + + + 10 Shirley Nathan–Pulliam, D 91% 100% — + + + + 11 Jon S. Cardin, D 97% 100% 1/1 + + + + 11 Dan K. Morhaim, D 96% 100% — + + + + 11 Dana Stein, D 91% 86% 3/3 – + + + 12A Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., D 84% 75% — – + + + 12A James E. Malone, Jr., D 77% 86% 3/3 – + + + 12B Elizabeth Bobo, D 98% 100% 3/3 + + + +

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District

Name, Party

Lifetime Score

2013 Score

Committee Score

Ag Certainty

Pesticides

Stormwater

Offshore Wind

+ Pro–environment vote– Anti–environment votee Excused absence

e Excused absence

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House Floor Votes, continued

13 Guy Guzzone, D 93% 75% — – + + + 13 Shane E. Pendergrass, D 93% 75% — – + + + 13 Frank S. Turner, D 94% 80% 1/1 – + + + 14 Anne R. Kaiser, D 91% 80% 1/1 – + + + 14 Eric G. Luedtke, D 88% 80% 1/1 – + + + 14 Craig J. Zucker, D 92% 75% — – + + + 15 Kathleen M. Dumais, D 91% 100% — e + + + 15 Brian J. Feldman, D 83% 86% 3/3 – + + + 15 Aruna Miller, D 88% 100% 1/1 + + + + 16 C. William Frick, D 95% 100% 1/1 + + + + 16 Ariana B. Kelly, D 100% 100% — + + + + 16 Susan C. Lee, D 94% 100% — + + + + 17 Kumar P. Barve, D 85% 80% 1/1 – + + + 17 Jim Gilchrist, D 90% 86% 3/3 – + + + 17 Luiz R. S. Simmons, D 95% 100% — + + + + 18 Alfred C. Carr, Jr., D 93% 100% 3/3 + + + + 18 Ana Sol Gutierrez, D 98% 100% — + + + + 18 Jeff Waldstreicher, D 95% 100% — + + + + 19 Sam Arora, D 100% 100% — + + + + 19 Bonnie Cullison, D 100% 100% — + + + + 19 Benjamin F. Kramer, D 88% 100% 3/3 + + + +20 Sheila E. Hixson, D 88% 80% 1/1 – + + +20 Tom Hucker, D 99% 100% 3/3 + + + +20 Heather R. Mizeur, D 98% 100% — + + + +21 Ben Barnes, D 92% 100% 3/3 + + + +21 Barbara Frush, D 90% 86% 3/3 – + + +21 Joseline A. Pena–Melnyk, D 93% 100% — + e + +22 Tawanna P. Gaines, D 92% 75% — – + + +22 Anne Healey, D 90% 86% 3/3 – + + +22 Alonzo T. Washington, D 80% 80% 1/1 – + + +23 A James W. Hubbard, D 96% 75% — – + + +23 A Geraldine Valentino–Smith, D 92% 75% — – + + +23 B Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., D 89% 86% 3/3 – + + +24 Carolyn J. B. Howard, D 90% 100% 1/1 + + + +24 Darren M. Swain, D 100% 100% — + + + +24 Michael L. Vaughn, D 83% 57% 1/3 – + + +25 Aisha N. Braveboy, D 75% 57% 1/3 – + + +25 Dereck E. Davis, D 81% 80% 1/1 – + + +25 Melony G. Griffith, D 92% 75% — – + + +26 Veronica Turner, D 92% 75% — – + + +26 Kriselda Valderrama, D 86% 75% — – + + +26 Jay Walker, D 83% 100% 1/1 e + + +27 A James E. Proctor, Jr., D 83% 67% — – + e +27 A Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., D 63% 75% — – + + +27 B Mark N. Fisher, R 14% 0% 0/0 – – – –28 Sally Jameson, D 64% 71% 2/3 – + + +28 Peter Murphy, D 91% 100% — + + + +28 C. T. Wilson, D 82% 75% 1/1 – + e +29 A John F. Wood, Jr., D 36% 50% — – – + +29 B John L. Bohanan, Jr., D 65% 75% — – + + +29 C Anthony J. O’Donnell, R 20% 20% 0/1 – – + –30 Michael E. Busch, D 81% 75% — – + + +30 Ron George, R 44% 40% 0/1 – – + +30 Herb McMillan, R 41% 43% 1/3 – – + +

District

Name, Party

Lifetime Score

2013 Score

Committee Score

Ag Certainty

PesticidesStormwater

Offshore Wind

31 Don H. Dwyer, Jr., R 19% 0% 0/1 e – – e31 Nicholaus R. Kipke, R 52% 50% — – – + +31 Steven R. Schuh, R 73% 43% 1/3 – – + +32 Pamela Beidle, D 87% 86% 3/3 – + + +32 Mary Ann E. Love, D 76% 71% 2/3 – + + +32 Theodore Sophocleus, D 82% 75% — – + + +33 A Tony McConkey, R 30% 25% — – – + –33 A Cathy Vitale, R 38% 60% 1/1 – – + +33 B Robert A. Costa, R 63% 50% — – – + +34 A Glen Glass, R 13% 0% — – – – –34 A Mary–Dulany James, D 78% 50% — – – + +34 B David D. Rudolph, D 70% 71% 2/3 – + + +35 A Wayne Norman, R 28% 14% 0/3 – – + –35 A Donna Stifler, R 31% 33% 0/1 e e + –35 B Susan K. McComas, R 31% 25% — – – + –36 Stephen S. Hershey, Jr., R 20% 29% 1/3 – – + –36 Jay A. Jacobs, R 15% 14% 0/3 – – + –36 Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., R 41% 0% — – – e –37 A Rudolph C. Cane, D 81% 71% 3/3 – a + +37 B Adelaide C. Eckardt, R 37% 25% — – – + –37 B Jeannie Haddaway– Riccio, R 43% 29% 1/3 – – + –38 A Charles J. Otto, R 15% 14% 0/3 – – + –38 B Norman H. Conway, D 65% 75% — – + + +38 B Michael A. McDermott, R 23% 25% — – – + –39 Charles Barkley, D 89% 86% 2/3 + + + +39 Kirill Reznik, D 95% 100% — + + + +39 Shane Robinson, D 96% 100% 3/3 + + + +40 Frank M. Conaway, Jr., D 79% 50% — – – + +40 Barbara Robinson, D 92% 75% — – + + +40 Shawn Z. Tarrant, D 89% 75% — – + + +41 Jill P. Carter, D 81% 50% — – a + +41 Nathaniel T. Oaks, D 82% 75% — – + + +41 Samuel I. Rosenberg, D 86% 75% — – + + +42 Susan L. M. Aumann, R 44% 25% — – – – +42 William J. Frank, R 39% 50% — – – + +42 Stephen W. Lafferty, D 93% 86% 3/3 – + + +43 Curt Anderson, D 85% 75% — – + + +43 Maggie McIntosh, D 86% 83% 2/2 – + + +43 Mary L. Washington, D 100% 100% — + + + +44 Keith E. Haynes, D 92% 75% — – + + +44 Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., D 92% 75% — – + + +44 Melvin L. Stukes, D 88% 80% 1/1 – + + +45 Talmadge Branch, D 81% 80% 1/1 – + + +45 Cheryl D. Glenn, D 86% 86% 3/3 – + + +45 Nina R. Harper, D 80% 80% 1/1 – + + +46 Luke Clippinger, D 92% 75% — – + + +46 Peter A. Hammen, D 83% 75% — – + + +46 Brian K. McHale, D 76% 71% 2/3 – + + +47 Jolene Ivey, D 89% 80% 1/1 – + + +47 Doyle L. Niemann, D 93% 100% 3/3 + + + +47 Michael G. Summers, D 88% 80% 1/1 – + + +

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House Floor Votes, continued

+ Pro–environment vote– Anti–environment vote

a Not voting (disadvantage for the environment)e Excused absence

District

Name, Party

Lifetime Score

2013 Score

Committee Score

Ag Certainty

Pesticides

Stormwater

Offshore Wind

Pesticides

Bill Dead ZoneThis scorecard tells a large part

of the environmental story of the

session, but it does not tell the whole

story. Committees kill dozens of

pro-environment bills before most

legislators ever have a chance to vote

on them. Read about the bills below

and ask your legislators to rescue

them from the dead zone in 2014.

Hydraulic Fracking

(Senator Zirkin and Delegate Mizeur, Senator Montgomery and Delegate S. Robinson) Legislators introduced three bills to address their varying levels of concerns with the process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, this session. While theSenate Education, Health, and Environ-mental Affairs Committee voted to kill both a legislative moratorium (SB 601/HB 1274) and a ban on fracking in Maryland (SB 514/HB337), a ban on the treatment and storage of fracking wastewater in Maryland (SB 513/HB 341) was withdrawn before either chamber’s committees were able to cast a vote.

Pesticide Reporting

(Senator Manno, Delegate Lafferty) Advocates obviously would have preferred to see HB775/SB675 passed as it was crafted, and we are disappointed it didn’t receive a vote as introduced. However, we supported the bill as amended to create a workgroup to determine how to address the data gaps around pesticide use in Maryland. It is likely that our 2014 legislative agenda will include the workgroup’s preliminary recommendations, due by the end of December 2013.

Recycle for Real

(Senator Frosh, Delegate McInstosh) SB 641/HB 1085 would have provided an incentive for consumers to increase the number of beverage containers returned and recycled by establishing a self-funded 100% returnable deposit program for these bottles. This bill was withdrawn by the House Sponsor and we hope will be explored over the interim as part of Maryland’s zero waste strategy.

Stormwater Management

(Delegate Carr) In the final days of session, HB508, a priority environmental bill to strengthen watershed protection and restoration pro-grams by requiring State properties to pay stormwater utility fees was rolled back and almost turned into a two-year delay of the strong stormwater program enacted last year. While the Senate passed the amend-ed bill, the bill died when the House Committee did not vote on the amended version. We will continue to work with the local counties as they enact their storm-water programs to raise revenues needed to upgrade their infrastructure, reduce flooding, create jobs, and protect their wa-terways and the Bay. We also will work in 2014 to defeat any additional rollbacks.

Zero Energy Home Construction

(Senator Young, Delegate Mizeur)SB 935/HB1489 would have established a fund to incentivize the construction of energy-efficient homes. The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee failed to take a vote on the bill.

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Your voice matters.

The Offshore Wind Energy and Transportation Funding bills, two historic bills passed during the 2013 General Assembly, would not have happened without your voice and personal story. Hundreds of you came to rallies, lobby days, and met with your legislators. Thousands of you called and emailed your Senators and Delegates. While we hope you join us in thanking legislators for their bold vision to invest in a clean energy economy and a clean transportation system that works for all Marylanders, we also hope you will express your disappointment for their failure to protect our families from pesticides, reward truly renewable energy, treat all polluters fairly, and clean up the trash in our communities. With your support, the Maryland League of Conservation Voters will continue to advocate for these critical issues in the coming months and during the 2014 elections and legislative session.

It’s not enough to just know their score.

You have a responsibility to let your legislators know if you approve or disapprove of the job they are doing. If they are doing a good job, thank them for representing you and fighting for a better Maryland. If you are disappointed in their votes, let them know that as well.

It’s easy.

Visit MDLCV.org/scorecards and send your legislators an email telling them what you think.

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Are your elected officials representing your environmental values? The scores are in. Find out how your legislators are measuring up.

Did your legislators vote to:

O Finish the job of restoring the Chesapeake Bay and our waterways?

O Invest in a clean energy economy and create new jobs?

O Curb pollution from all sources with fairness and transparency?

O Clean up our communities to ensure healthier families?

2011 Environmental ScorecardHow did your legislators score?Did they fight to protect Maryland’s air, land, water, and people?

Make Your Voice Heard!Your elected officials are accountable to YOU! Are they representing your values? Did they vote responsibly to preserve Maryland’s air, land, water, and people?

It’s not enough just to know your legislators’ scores. YOU have a responsibility to let your legislators know if you approve or disapprove of the job they are doing. If they are doing a good job, thank them for representing you and working for a better Maryland. If you are disappointed in their votes, let them know.

It’s easy. Visit MDLCV.org/scorecards and send your legislators an email telling them what you think.

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