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Committee unanimously backs expedited bill dropping photo requirement for leaf‑blower enforcement
Summary
Chair Glass’s Transportation and Environment Committee voted unanimously on Nov. 3 to approve Expedited Bill 30‑25, which removes the photographic‑evidence requirement for enforcing Montgomery County’s gas‑powered leaf‑blower ban.
Chair Glass’s Transportation and Environment Committee voted unanimously on Nov. 3 to approve Expedited Bill 30‑25, which removes the photographic‑evidence requirement for enforcing Montgomery County’s gas‑powered leaf‑blower ban.
The measure replaces the prior requirement that complainants submit a photograph to initiate enforcement with a single sworn attestation submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). "This bill removes the photographic evidence requirement," Chair Glass said in opening remarks, adding that the change follows practices in…
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