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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1432	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transit Administration to study the feasibility of using the navigable waters of the Chesapeake Bay as a water transportation network to link waterfront communities along the Chesapeake Bay; requiring the Department and the Administration to prepare an inventory of certain facilities on the Chesapeake Bay and to estimate the cost of implementing a certain network; requiring a certain report be made to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30, 2022; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Transportation - Generally Boats And Ships Chesapeake Bay Marinas Mass Transit Piers And Docks Ports Prices Reports Sunset
HB-1059	State (Maryland)	Altering the persons that the Department of Natural Resources is required to notify of applications for certain aquaculture leases to be issued in the Chesapeake Bay or the Atlantic Coastal Bays; requiring the Department to work with both a person that files a certain protest petition related to a proposed aquaculture lease and the applicant for the aquaculture lease to mitigate the concerns raised in the petition; and establishing conditions under which the Department is required to hold a certain public information meeting. Republican: 33% (1) Democrat: 66% (2) 33% Republican support 66% Democrat support	Hunting And Fishing Aquaculture Chesapeake Bay Coastal Bays Health Leases And Rent Natural Resources, Department Of Notices Petitions Public Information
HB-1128	State (Maryland)	Requiring a person seeking a certain water quality certification to submit a request to the Department of the Environment; requiring that a request for a water quality certification include certain information concerning the potential environmental impacts of certain projects; requiring the Department to begin reviewing a request immediately on receipt of the request; requiring the Department to issue a decision on a request in accordance with the timeline for environmental review provided under the federal Clean Water Act; etc. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Environment Certifications Chesapeake Bay Construction Counties Easements Electronic Communication Environment, Department Of The Environmental Matters Flood Control
SB-950	State (Maryland)	Altering the persons that the Department of Natural Resources is required to notify of applications for certain aquaculture leases to be issued in the Chesapeake Bay or the Atlantic Coastal Bays; requiring the Department to work with both a person that files a certain protest petition related to a proposed aquaculture lease and the applicant for the aquaculture lease to mitigate the concerns raised in the petition; and establishing conditions under which the Department is required to hold a certain public information meeting. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Hunting And Fishing Aquaculture Chesapeake Bay Coastal Bays Health Leases And Rent Natural Resources, Department Of Notices Petitions Public Information
HB-841	State (Maryland)	Extending the termination of certain provisions of law making sales and charges related to peer-to-peer car sharing subject to a certain sales and use tax rate; and requiring the Department of Legislative Services to report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2020, certain information that could assist the General Assembly in determining a fair and equitable State taxation on sales and charges made in connection with peer-to-peer car sharing. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Sales And Use Chesapeake Bay Comptroller Leases And Rent Motor Vehicles Revenue And Taxes Ridesharing Sales And Use Tax Sunset Transportation
SB-573	State (Maryland)	Extending the termination provisions of law making sales and charges related to peer-to-peer car sharing subject to a certain sales and use tax rate; requiring the Department of Legislative Services to report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2020, on comparisons of certain taxes and fees in the State and in other states as they relate to short-term vehicle rental companies and peer-to-peer car sharing and any other information which may assist the General Assembly in determining equitable State taxation on certain services; etc. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Sales And Use Chesapeake Bay Comptroller Leases And Rent Motor Vehicles Revenue And Taxes Ridesharing Sales And Use Tax Sunset Transportation
SJR-3	State (Maryland)	Opposing certain inspection rules promulgated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that have drastically impeded the harvest and sale of blue catfish and thus rendered the State unable to adequately use the commercial harvest as a form of control over the invasive blue catfish species; urging the U.S. Congress to amend 21 U.S.C. § 601(w) to exempt the wild catch of domestic catfish from certain inspection requirements; and requiring a copy of the Resolution to be forwarded to certain elected officials. Democrat: 54% (6) Republican: 45% (5) 54% Democrat support 45% Republican support	Hunting And Fishing Animals Aquaculture Chesapeake Bay Clams Commerce And Business Crabs Environmental Health Federal Government Fish And Fishing
HJR-3	State (Maryland)	Opposing certain inspection rules promulgated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture which have drastically impeded the harvest and sale of blue catfish and thus rendered the State unable to adequately use the commercial harvest as a form of control over the invasive blue catfish species; urging the U.S. Congress to amend 21 U.S.C. § 601(w) to exempt the wild catch of domestic catfish from certain inspection requirements; and requiring a copy of the Resolution be forwarded to certain elected officials. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Hunting And Fishing Animals Aquaculture Chesapeake Bay Clams Commerce And Business Crabs Environmental Health Federal Government Fish And Fishing
SB-456	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Maryland Transportation Institute at the University of Maryland to conduct a study on adding a third Chesapeake Bay crossing and its potential impacts on traffic, health, and the environment; requiring the Institute to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2022 a $5,000,000 appropriation for the study; etc. Democrat: 75% (3) Republican: 25% (1) 75% Democrat support 25% Republican support	Transportation - Highways Appropriations Bridges And Tunnels Budgets Chesapeake Bay Committees And Commissions Communications Construction Environmental Matters Examinations
SB-414	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Standard State Travel Regulations to prohibit the reimbursement for travel expenses to a certain state for which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified two or more pollution source sectors at a backstop actions level of oversight; prohibiting a public body from awarding a certain procurement contract to a business from a state for which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified two or more pollution source sectors at a backstop actions level of oversight under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	State Government - Procurement Environment Administrative Agencies Chesapeake Bay Contracts Environmental Matters Federal Government Interstate Affairs Pollution Procurement
HB-572	State (Maryland)	Requiring that, for any fiscal year that an appropriation is included in the State budget for a third bridge that crosses the Chesapeake Bay, the Governor include in the budget certain capital grants for each county in which the bridge originates or terminates; requiring that the capital grants equal 25% of the amount appropriated for certain purposes related to the bridge; requiring that a capital grant be used only for infrastructure improvements necessitated by or related to the construction of the bridge; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Transportation - Highways Appropriations Boundaries Bridges And Tunnels Budgets Chesapeake Bay Construction Counties Engineers Governor
SB-252	State (Maryland)	Requiring that, for any fiscal year that an appropriation is included in the State budget for a third bridge that crosses the Chesapeake Bay, the Governor include in the budget certain capital grants for each county in which the bridge originates or terminates; requiring that the capital grants equal 25% of the amount appropriated for certain purposes related to the bridge; requiring that a capital grant be used only for infrastructure improvements necessitated by or related to the construction of the bridge; etc. Democrat: 60% (3) Republican: 40% (2) 60% Democrat support 40% Republican support	Transportation - Highways Appropriations Boundaries Bridges And Tunnels Budgets Chesapeake Bay Construction Counties Engineers Governor
HB-95	State (Maryland)	Adding a haul seine to the list of methods a person may use to fish in certain waters of the Severn River under certain circumstances; repealing certain provisions of law that restrict the length of a haul seine that a person may use in certain waters of Anne Arundel County; and authorizing a person to use a haul seine to fish in the waters of Anne Arundel County except under certain circumstances. Republican: 30% (4) Democrat: 61% (8) Unaffiliated: 7% (1) 30% Republican support 61% Democrat support 7% Unaffiliated support	Hunting And Fishing Anne Arundel County Chesapeake Bay Fish And Fishing Gill Nets Rivers, Streams, And Lakes Time Water Natural Resources Weights And Measures
HB-78	State (Maryland)	Altering the criteria for determining the use of funds in the Bay Restoration Fund for certain purposes in certain fiscal years to include climate resiliency and flood control; and specifying that certain grants to certain local governments may be used for stormwater management measures that include stormwater measures relating to water quality, climate resiliency, or flood control. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Environment Appropriations Budgets Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay Restoration Counties Environmental Matters Flood Control Revenue And Taxes Water
SB-142	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a process for an individual purchasing certain licenses and stamps in a certain manner to make a voluntary monetary donation to the Healing Hunting and Fishing Fund; requiring the Department to collect donations and deposit them into the Fund; authorizing the Chesapeake Bay Trust to make grants to eligible sponsor organizations that provide opportunities to benefit veterans or members of the Armed Forces of the United States; etc. Republican: 66% (6) Democrat: 33% (3) 66% Republican support 33% Democrat support	Hunting And Fishing Agriculture Armed Forces Chesapeake Bay Commerce And Business Disabilities Electronic Commerce Fees Fish And Fishing Gifts
HB-56	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Reconstruction Advisory Group for the purpose of providing the Maryland Transportation Authority with an independent, citizen-informed perspective on the Authority's operations at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge; requiring the Advisory Group to assist the Authority in assessing potential concerns and educating the public about certain activity; prohibiting the State or a reporting agency from transferring ownership, operation or management of existing transportation facilities to a certain entity; etc. Republican: 75% (6) Democrat: 25% (2) 75% Republican support 25% Democrat support	Transportation - Generally Transportation - Highways Boundaries Bridges And Tunnels Chesapeake Bay Committees And Commissions Communications Construction Examinations Highways
SB-13	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Reconstruction Advisory Group for the purpose of providing the Maryland Transportation Authority with an independent, citizen-informed perspective on the Authority's operations at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge; requiring the Advisory Group to assist the Authority in assessing potential concerns and educating the public about activity related to the bridge; requiring any entity that conducts a study related to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to report its findings and recommendations to the Advisory Group; etc. Republican: 50% (2) Democrat: 50% (2) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Transportation - Generally Transportation - Highways Anne Arundel County Boundaries Bridges And Tunnels Chesapeake Bay Committees And Commissions Commuters Construction Emergency Bills
HB-5366	Federal	Chesapeake Bay Oyster Research Act This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide grants to certain entities, including the academic community and seafood industry, to conduct research on the conservation, restoration, or management of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay. Grant awards may not exceed 85% of the research project's total cost unless NOAA waives such requirement. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Aquatic Ecology Chesapeake Bay Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research Marine And Coastal Resources, Fisheries Research Administration And Funding Wildlife Conservation And Habitat Protection
HB-2427	Federal	Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2025 the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network and the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program. Democrat: 88% (15) Republican: 11% (2) 88% Democrat support 11% Republican support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Chesapeake Bay Historic Sites And Heritage Areas Historical And Cultural Resources Marine And Coastal Resources, Fisheries Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails Watersheds
S.1259	Federal	Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act This bill reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2025 the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network and the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Chesapeake Bay Historic Sites And Heritage Areas Historical And Cultural Resources Marine And Coastal Resources, Fisheries Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails Watersheds

Title: Chesapeake Bay Water Transportation Network

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1432

Subjects: Transportation - Generally, Boats And Ships, Chesapeake Bay, Marinas, Mass Transit, Piers And Docks, Ports, Prices, Reports, Sunset

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Aquaculture Lease Applications - Notice, Protests, and Meetings - Alterations

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1059

Subjects: Hunting And Fishing, Aquaculture, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Bays, Health, Leases And Rent, Natural Resources, Department Of, Notices, Petitions, Public Information

Republican: 33% (1) Democrat: 66% (2)

Title: Environment – Water Quality Certifications – Requests (Water Quality Certification Improvement Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1128

Subjects: Environment, Certifications, Chesapeake Bay, Construction, Counties, Easements, Electronic Communication, Environment, Department Of The, Environmental Matters, Flood Control

Democrat: 100% (6)

Title: Aquaculture Lease Applications - Notice, Protests, and Meetings - Alterations

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-950

Subjects: Hunting And Fishing, Aquaculture, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Bays, Health, Leases And Rent, Natural Resources, Department Of, Notices, Petitions, Public Information

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Peer–to–Peer Car Sharing – Sales Tax Sunset Extension and Study

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-841

Subjects: Taxes - Sales And Use, Chesapeake Bay, Comptroller, Leases And Rent, Motor Vehicles, Revenue And Taxes, Ridesharing, Sales And Use Tax, Sunset, Transportation

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Peer–to–Peer Car Sharing – Sales Tax Sunset Extension and Study

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-573

Subjects: Taxes - Sales And Use, Chesapeake Bay, Comptroller, Leases And Rent, Motor Vehicles, Revenue And Taxes, Ridesharing, Sales And Use Tax, Sunset, Transportation

Democrat: 100% (3)

Title: Natural Resources – Fishing – Wild–Caught Blue Catfish

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SJR-3

Subjects: Hunting And Fishing, Animals, Aquaculture, Chesapeake Bay, Clams, Commerce And Business, Crabs, Environmental Health, Federal Government, Fish And Fishing

Democrat: 54% (6) Republican: 45% (5)

Title: Natural Resources - Fishing - Wild-Caught Blue Catfish

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HJR-3

Subjects: Hunting And Fishing, Animals, Aquaculture, Chesapeake Bay, Clams, Commerce And Business, Crabs, Environmental Health, Federal Government, Fish And Fishing

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Transportation - Third Chesapeake Bay Crossing - Study

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-456

Subjects: Transportation - Highways, Appropriations, Bridges And Tunnels, Budgets, Chesapeake Bay, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Construction, Environmental Matters, Examinations

Democrat: 75% (3) Republican: 25% (1)

Title: State Finance and Procurement - Chesapeake Bay Watershed States - Expenses and Contracts (Quit Polluting My Bay Act of 2020)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-414

Subjects: State Government - Procurement, Environment, Administrative Agencies, Chesapeake Bay, Contracts, Environmental Matters, Federal Government, Interstate Affairs, Pollution, Procurement

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Chesapeake Bay Bridge Crossing - Affected Counties - Infrastructure Funding

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-572

Subjects: Transportation - Highways, Appropriations, Boundaries, Bridges And Tunnels, Budgets, Chesapeake Bay, Construction, Counties, Engineers, Governor

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Chesapeake Bay Bridge Crossing - Affected Counties - Infrastructure Funding

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-252

Subjects: Transportation - Highways, Appropriations, Boundaries, Bridges And Tunnels, Budgets, Chesapeake Bay, Construction, Counties, Engineers, Governor

Democrat: 60% (3) Republican: 40% (2)

Title: Anne Arundel County - Natural Resources - Fishing With a Haul Seine

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-95

Subjects: Hunting And Fishing, Anne Arundel County, Chesapeake Bay, Fish And Fishing, Gill Nets, Rivers, Streams, And Lakes, Time, Water, Natural Resources, Weights And Measures

Republican: 30% (4) Democrat: 61% (8) Unaffiliated: 7% (1)

Title: Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-78

Subjects: Environment, Appropriations, Budgets, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay Restoration, Counties, Environmental Matters, Flood Control, Revenue And Taxes, Water

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Natural Resources - Recreational License Donation Program and Healing Hunting and Fishing Fund - Revisions

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-142

Subjects: Hunting And Fishing, Agriculture, Armed Forces, Chesapeake Bay, Commerce And Business, Disabilities, Electronic Commerce, Fees, Fish And Fishing, Gifts

Republican: 66% (6) Democrat: 33% (3)

Title: Chesapeake Bay Bridge – Reconstruction Advisory Group and Transportation Facilities Projects

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-56

Subjects: Transportation - Generally, Transportation - Highways, Boundaries, Bridges And Tunnels, Chesapeake Bay, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Construction, Examinations, Highways

Republican: 75% (6) Democrat: 25% (2)

Title: Chesapeake Bay Bridge – Reconstruction Advisory Group

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-13

Subjects: Transportation - Generally, Transportation - Highways, Anne Arundel County, Boundaries, Bridges And Tunnels, Chesapeake Bay, Committees And Commissions, Commuters, Construction, Emergency Bills

Republican: 50% (2) Democrat: 50% (2)

Title: Chesapeake Bay Oyster Research Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5366

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Aquatic Ecology, Chesapeake Bay, Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research, Marine And Coastal Resources, Fisheries, Research Administration And Funding, Wildlife Conservation And Habitat Protection

Democrat: 100% (3)

Title: Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2427

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Chesapeake Bay, Historic Sites And Heritage Areas, Historical And Cultural Resources, Marine And Coastal Resources, Fisheries, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails, Watersheds

Democrat: 88% (15) Republican: 11% (2)

Title: Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.1259

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Chesapeake Bay, Historic Sites And Heritage Areas, Historical And Cultural Resources, Marine And Coastal Resources, Fisheries, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails, Watersheds

Democrat: 100% (6)

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