ENSP 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, Environmental Policy, Cooperative Federalism
8 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
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Levels&of&governance&&-International,&national,®ional,&state,&local&-
county/district/city&
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Pros&of&top-down&approach&to&environmental&policy&-uniform,&efficiency,&
transboundary&pollution,&fairness,&to&protect&against&the&race&to&the&bottom&
Pros&of&a&bottom&-up&approach&-can&adapt&to&local&realities/be& flexible
Can&act&quickly&
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More&innovative&(especially&when&the&federal&government&is&unwilling&or&
unable&to&take&action)&
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Public&support
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Cooperative&federalism&-federal&standards&and&oversight&with&state&
implementation&and&enforcement&
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A&hybrid&of&bottom&up&and&top&down
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Policy&areas&with&large&state&or&local&role&-Maryland&
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Waste&management&
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Land&use&-Critical&area&law,&agriculture,&smart&growth&
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Transportation&
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Energy&
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Regional&Greenhouse&Has&Initiative&(RGGI)
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Renewable&Portfolio&Standards&
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Ban&on&hydraulic&fracturing&
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State/local&policy&action&dependent&on&
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Partisan&alignment,&strength&of&state&economy,&public&support,&influence&
of&interest&groups,&election&concerns&
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Critical&Area&Law&(1984)&-state/local&law&concerning&land&use&
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Takes&a&strip&of&land&that’s&1000ft&from&the&waters&edge&
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100&foot&buffer
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IDA&-Intensely&developed&area&
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LDA&-limited&developed&areas
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RCA&-Resource&conservation&areas
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The&lower&down&you&go&the&least&developed&it&can&be&
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State&law&implemented&by&the&bay&counties&and&cities&
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"Loopholes&big&enough&to&drive&development&tractors&through"&-
Governor&Glendening&
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"Grandfathered"&lots&
§Vague&language&
-Sullivans&Cove&-concerning&clearing&trees&
-Maryland&General&Assembly&
○Sessions&run&January&-April&of&each&year&for&90&days
○House&of&delegates&and&senate&
○Update"&Maryland&League&of&Conservation&Voters&
-Pollinators&Protection&Act&of&2016&-Maryland&leads&the&way&
○Became&effective&this&year,&neonicotinoid&pesticides&for&sale&only&in&
certified&applicators,¬&to&general&consumers&
-Hydraulic&Fracturing&Ban&2017&
-US&Climate&Alliance&Membership&-has&17&states&and&represents&40%&of&US
-Complete&Streets&Program&-Provides&state&money&to&local&governments&to&
make&bike&roads&
-Distance&Requirements&for&Offshore&Wind&-DIDN’T&PASS&
-Sea&Level&Rise&and&Coastal&Flooding&Adaptation&-provide&structure&for&citing&
and&designing&construction&and&addressing&flood&impacts&during&construction&
-Offshore&Drilling&Liability&Act&-strict&liability&for&any&spill&off&coasts&
-DID&NOT&PASS&Clean&Energy&Jobs&Act&of&2018&-would&increase&renewable&
portfolio&standards
-DID&NOT&PASS&-a&ban&on&chlorophylos
-DID&NOT&PASS&-ban&on&Styrofoam&packaging&
-Maryland&Environmental&Policy&
○Fills¤t&federal&environmental&policy&gap&
○Current&administration&supports&states&rights&but¬&entirely&if&the&states&
support&the&environment&
○State&level&action&will&continue&to&be&a&major&area&of&focus&for&interest&
groups&
○Even&in&progressive&states&there&will&still&be&resistance&to&change&
Maryland(Environmental(Policy(
Tuesday,& May&8,&2018
9:30&AM
Document Summary
Levels of governance - international, national, regional, state, local - county/district/city. Pros of top-down approach to environmental policy - uniform, efficiency, transboundary pollution, fairness, to protect against the race to the bottom. Pros of a bottom - up approach - can adapt to local realities/be flexible. More innovative (especially when the federal government is unwilling or unable to take action) Cooperative federalism - federal standards and oversight with state implementation and enforcement. A hybrid of bottom up and top down. Policy areas with large state or local role - maryland. Land use - critical area law, agriculture, smart growth. Partisan alignment, strength of state economy, public support, influence of interest groups, election concerns. Critical area law (1984) - state/local law concerning land use. Takes a strip of land that"s 1000ft from the waters edge. The lower down you go the least developed it can be. State law implemented by the bay counties and cities.
