City of Baltimore - File #: 17-0034R

• File #: 17-0034R
• Version: 0
• Name: Request for State Action - Set a Strong Nitrogen Oxides Limit for the Wheelabrator Baltimore Incinerator
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 7/17/2017
• In control: Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
• Final action: 10/16/2017
• Title: Request for State Action - Set a Strong Nitrogen Oxides Limit for the Wheelabrator Baltimore Incinerator For the purpose of urging the Maryland Department of the Environment to set a nitrogen oxides pollution limit for the Wheelabrator Baltimore incinerator that is no higher than the 150 ppm standard on a 24-hour average that has been adopted by Connecticut and New Jersey and proposed in Massachusetts, or, if at all possible, significantly lower than 150 ppm in order to provide maximum air quality benefits to residents of Baltimore.
• Sponsors: Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, Bill Henry, Leon F. Pinkett, III, Brandon M. Scott, Eric T. Costello, President Young, Zeke Cohen, Sharon Green Middleton, Robert Stokes, Sr., Ryan Dorsey, Kristerfer Burnett, Shannon Sneed, John T. Bullock
• Indexes: Baltimore City, Incinerator, Limitations, Nitrogen Oxides, Request for State Action, Wheelabrator

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/16/2017	0	City Council	Adopted
10/16/2017	0	Housing and Urban Affairs Committee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
9/28/2017	0	Housing and Urban Affairs Committee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
8/14/2017	0	Housing and Urban Affairs Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
7/20/2017	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Public Works
7/20/2017	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
7/20/2017	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
7/20/2017	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
7/17/2017	0	City Council	Assigned
7/17/2017	0	City Council	Introduced

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmembers Reisinger and Clarke


A Resolution Entitled

A Council Resolution concerning
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Request for State Action - Set a Strong Nitrogen Oxides Limit for the Wheelabrator Baltimore Incinerator
For the purpose of urging the Maryland Department of the Environment to set a nitrogen oxides pollution limit for the Wheelabrator Baltimore incinerator that is no higher than the 150 ppm standard on a 24-hour average that has been adopted by Connecticut and New Jersey and proposed in Massachusetts, or, if at all possible, significantly lower than 150 ppm in order to provide maximum air quality benefits to residents of Baltimore.
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Recitals

Emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) contribute to the formation of three pollutants in the ambient (outdoor) air: ground-level ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and fine particulate matter. Each of these pollutants can have adverse effects on human health, including worsening symptoms of asthma in people who already have the condition. Baltimore City has substantially higher rates of asthma hospitalizations and emergency room visits due to asthma than the rest of the State of Maryland.

The Baltimore area, which includes Baltimore City and five additional counties, is designated as a nonattainment area for ground-level ozone by the U.S. EPA, meaning that the area does not meet federal air quality standards for ozone. NOx is the primary pollutant that contributes to the formation of ground-l...