Chesapeake Bay
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Black Bass Conservation Fund - Establishment [SB-422]
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Establishing the Black Bass Conservation Fund in the Department of Natural Resources as a special, nonlapsing fund to further black bass management; requiring the Department to administer the Fund; requiring the Department to establish a process through which an individual who purchases a certain license online may make a voluntary donation to the Fund; and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 557 on 05/08/2023
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Certified Local Farm and Fish Program - Establishment [SB-386]
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Altering the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program to be the Certified Local Farm and Fish Program; expanding the purpose of the Program to include food from certified Chesapeake invasive species providers in the overall percentage goal for certain procurement contracts; altering the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund to be the Certified Local Farm and Fish Food Aggregation Grant Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 575 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Recreational Crabbing Gear - Individuals Under the Age of 16 Years [HB-465]
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Authorizing an individual under the age of 16 years to use a collapsible trap, net ring, handline, or dip net when catching or attempting to catch crabs in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries without a recreational crabbing license.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay A. Jacobs
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 537 on 05/08/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; changes contingency for effective date. [SB-1129]
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; effective date. Changes the contingency for the effective date of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan to allow consideration of a combination of point or nonpoint source pollution reduction commitments other than agricultural best management conservation practices when determining whether the Commonwealth's commitments in the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan have been satisfied. The bill advances from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2028, the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett W. Hanger
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0736) on 03/27/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Certified Local Farm and Fish Program - Establishment [HB-63]
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Altering the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program to be the Certified Local Farm and Fish Program; expanding the purpose of the Program to include food from certified Chesapeake invasive species providers in the overall percentage goal of 20% of the unit's total dollar value for certain procurement contracts; and altering the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund to be the Certified Local Farm and Fish Food Aggregation Grant Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 576 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Recreational Crabbing Gear - Individuals Under the Age of 16 Years [SB-102]
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Authorizing an individual under the age of 16 years to use a collapsible trap, net ring, handline, or dip net, as described by the Department of Natural Resources in regulations, when catching or attempting to catch crabs in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries without a recreational crabbing license.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 538 on 05/08/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay; nutrient credit calculations outside the watershed. [SB-959]
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Nutrient credit calculations outside the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Establishes that nutrient credits generated through stream restoration projects that are certified or recertified by the Department of Environmental Quality and located in tributaries outside of the Chesapeake Bay watershed may be calculated using a delivery factor deemed by the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality to be based on the best available scientific and technical information appropriate for the tributaries outside of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Nutrient
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Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett W. Hanger
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0723) on 03/27/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; changes contingency for effective date. [HB-1485]
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; effective date. Changes the contingency for the effective date of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan to allow consideration of a combination of point or nonpoint source pollution reduction commitments other than agricultural best management conservation practices when determining whether the Commonwealth's commitments in the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan have been satisfied. The bill advances from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2028, the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Hyland F. Fowler
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0735) on 03/27/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Finance and Procurement - Chesapeake Bay Watershed States - Expenses and Contracts (Quit Polluting My Bay Act of 2022) [HB-1470]
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Requiring the Standard State Travel Regulations adopted under certain provisions of law to prohibit the reimbursement for travel expenses related to travel 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; and prohibiting a certain public body from awarding a certain procurement contract for goods or services to a certain business from a certain state under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Rereferred To Environment And Transportation on 03/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Oysters – Tributary–Scale Sanctuaries [HB-1133]
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Repealing provisions of law that include the Manokin River Oyster Sanctuary in the network of tributary-scale oyster sanctuaries in the Chesapeake Bay and including the Severn River Oyster Sanctuary in the network.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy J Szeliga
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Natural Resources - Fishing With a Haul Seine [HB-1218]
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Altering certain provisions of law that restrict the setting and use of haul seines in certain waters of Anne Arundel County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth A. Howard
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Resources – Oysters – Spat, Shells, and Substrate [HB-1228]
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Establishing various programs, goals, research requirements, planning requirements, and funding requirements related to oyster spat, oyster shells, and oyster substrate; requiring the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation to provide loans up to $250,000 to finance the eligible costs of certain eligible seafood processing projects; replacing the oyster shell recycling tax credit with an annual grant program administered by the Department of Natural Resources; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 30 on 04/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Water Pollution - Oyster Repletion Supplemental Environmental Projects [HB-1201]
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Requiring the Department of the Environment to include oyster repletion projects in a certain database; and requiring the Department to prioritize a supplemental environmental project involving certain oyster repletion projects for a party who is in violation of a certain effluent limitation or unpermitted discharge.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 412 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Hunting and Fishing - Recreational License Fees - Moratorium [HB-875]
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Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to waive certain annual hunting license fees for State residents for the 2022-2023 license year; requiring the Department to waive a certain portion of the annual fee for certain recreational fishing licenses that are effective during the period between August 1, 2022, and July 31, 2023, inclusive; and requiring the Department to rebate certain overpayments of annual recreational fishing license fees to the license holders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Cox
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Resources – Oysters – Spat, Shells, and Substrate [SB-830]
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Establishing various programs, goals, research requirements, planning requirements, and funding requirements related to oyster spat, oyster shells, and oyster substrate; requiring the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation to provide loans up to $250,000 to finance the eligible costs of certain eligible seafood processing projects; replacing the oyster shell recycling tax credit with an annual grant program administered by the Department of Natural Resources; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 574 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Water Pollution - Oyster Repletion Supplemental Environmental Projects [SB-876]
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Requiring the Department of the Environment to include oyster repletion projects in a certain database; and requiring the Department to prioritize a supplemental environmental project involving certain oyster repletion projects for a party who is in violation of a certain effluent limitation or unpermitted discharge.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 411 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds (Chesapeake Bay Lockbox Protection Act of 2022) [HB-921]
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Establishing a Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to provide financial resources for certain nonpoint source pollution control projects in the State; and prohibiting the transfer of funds in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to the General Fund or a special fund of the State except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Health Plan - Chesapeake Bay Commission - Retirees [SB-801]
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Including employment with the Chesapeake Bay Commission as eligible service with the State for participation as a retiree in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; authorizing the State to charge the Commission for the participation in the Program; and providing that the subsidy for employees and retirees of the Commission shall be the same subsidy provided for active and retired State employees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 360 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Conservation Finance Act [HB-653]
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Providing that the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Environmental Trust must allow participants in certain cost-sharing programs to participate in and receive compensation from greenhouse gas markets, carbon credits, or soil carbon programs under certain circumstances; authorizing certain units to enter into pay-for-success contracts with certain aggregators to procure certain environmental outcomes projects or already certified environmental outcomes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 237 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Sport Fishing License and Recreational Fishing - Pilot Program and Task Force [HB-601]
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Establishing the Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Sport Fishing License Pilot Program to collect certain recreational fishing information and improve compliance with a certain registration requirement; requiring a certain annual report on the program by December 1, 2023; establishing the Task Force on Recreational Fishing Data Collection and Licensing to study and develop multiyear plans for improving the collection and quality of certain recreational fishing data; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings by December 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 410 on 05/16/2022