Chesapeake Bay
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Protecting Natural Resources and Preserving Productive Farms – Commission on the Development of a Blueprint for Solar Energy in Maryland [HB-532]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Commission on the Development of a Blueprint for Solar Energy in Maryland; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; requiring the Commission to develop a certain blueprint to guide units of State and local government in evaluating proposed solar energy projects; requiring the Commission submit a certain report and blueprint to Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing Canceled on 02/12/2019
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Natural Resources - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund [HB-408]
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[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be the Chesapeake Bay and State Waters Trust Fund; modifying the purpose of the Fund to include the restoration and protection of the health of the waters of the State; and expanding the use of the Fund to include certain projects to improve and protect the health of the waters of the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell R Beitzel
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Dredging on Man-O-War Shoals - Prohibition [HB-40]
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[Water ]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from dredging buried oyster shells on Man-O-War Shoals as part of carrying out certain duties calculated to increase the productivity or utility of oyster resources in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/29/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Protection Zones - Revisions [HB-377]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
Altering the definition of "SAV protection zone"; altering the requirements for the areas that must be included in updated designations of SAV protection zones; altering the circumstances under which a previously designated SAV protection zone may be opened to the use of a hydraulic clam dredge, traditional bottom dredge, or shinnecock rake; repealing the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to make certain revisions to the delineations of SAV protection zones; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/16/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources – Special Charter Boat License – Alteration [HB-349]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Recreation ]
Specifying that a special charter boat license issued by the Department of Natural Resources is valid for all individuals on a single vessel operated by a certain licensed fishing guide and for certain individuals on a vessel under the guidance of a certain licensed fishing guide in tidal waters of the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 259 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Oysters - Tributary-Scale Sanctuaries - Protection and Restoration [HB-298]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a network of oyster sanctuaries in the five tributaries identified by the Department of Natural Resources for large-scale restoration pursuant to the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement; codifying the boundaries of certain oyster sanctuaries; prohibiting a person from catching oysters in or removing oysters from a certain oyster sanctuary, subject to a certain exception; requiring the Department to provide reports on certain restoration plans to certain committees of the General Assembly by certain dates; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Gubernatorial Veto Override (legislative Date: 4/4/2019) - Chapter 17 on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Toll Roads, Highways, and Bridges and Chesapeake Bay Crossing - Consent Requirement [HB-212]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Expanding to Anne Arundel County a prohibition on State agencies constructing a toll road, toll highway, or toll bridge within the county without the consent of a majority of the affected counties; prohibiting a State agency, without the express consent of Anne Arundel County, from constructing a crossing of the Chesapeake Bay that affects Anne Arundel County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael E. Malone
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/15/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Aquaculture - Leases in Water Column - Riparian Right of First Refusal [HB-1309]
[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
[Real Estate ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing that a riparian property owner or lessee shall have the right of first refusal to apply for and, if approved, obtain a water column lease, or an aquaculture lease for use in the water column in an Aquaculture Enterprise Zone, in an area that fronts the riparian property, subject to certain standards and requirements; establishing that the requirement for active use of a lease does not apply to a riparian leaseholder who obtains a water column lease through a right of first refusal; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian M. Crosby
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/29/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area - Buffer Establishment and Buffer Management Plan - Exemption [HB-1196]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays to adopt regulations to exempt from certain buffer establishment and buffer management plan requirements a lot or parcel for which an applicant applies for a certain subdivision approval if the lot or parcel has a dwelling unit that was in existence on or before July 1, 2010.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/14/2019
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Oysters - County Oyster Committees [SB-964]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Repealing specified provisions of law relating to county oyster committees and a statewide committee of oystermen; requiring the active licensed oyster harvesters of each tidewater county to elect a county oyster committee; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources, on request of a county oyster committee, to take specified oyster harvesting actions by public notice; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/18/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Sustainable Oyster Population and Fishery Act of 2016 [SB-937]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to conduct a specified study related to the public oyster fishery; requiring the Department to identify oyster management strategies to promote a sustainable oyster population and fishery; requiring the Department to submit specified reports on the study and specified oyster management strategies to the Governor, the Oyster Advisory Commission, and the General Assembly on or before specified dates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John C Astle
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 703 on 05/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Program Open Space Trust Fund Act of 2016 [SB-927]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Program Open Space Trust Fund; requiring specified appropriations from the General Fund to the Fund to repay specified appropriations or transfers from the Fund to the General Fund; providing that the Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund not subject to specified provisions of law; providing for the uses, purposes, sources of funding, and investment of money of the Fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Recreational License Donation Program - Establishment [SB-775]
[Animals ]
[Veterans ]
[Recreation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Authorizing a person to purchase and donate recreational hunting or fishing licenses and any corresponding stamps for specified purposes; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue a donated license or stamp only for use by a Gold Star recipient, a disabled veteran, a disabled member of the armed services, or a permanently disabled person who requires the use of a wheelchair; establishing a Recreational License Donation Fund to provide recreational hunting and fishing opportunities for specified persons; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 424 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Allocation of Funds [SB-645]
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[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requiring money in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund, beginning in fiscal year 2017, to be allocated in accordance with specified provisions of law; requiring a minimum of $5,000,000 in the Trust Fund be allocated to the Department of Agriculture annually for distribution to soil conservation districts to assist farmers and counties with nonpoint source pollution control projects; establishing the intent of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 03/01/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Commemorative Weeks - Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week [SB-620]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Governor to proclaim annually the second week in June as Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and environmental organizations, including the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, the Choose Clean Water Coalition, and the Chesapeake Bay Commercial Fishermen's Association, to properly observe Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week with specified events, activities, and programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 415 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Forest Lands and the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Miscellaneous Corrections and Clarifications [SB-61]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Repealing references to the "Chesapeake 2000 Agreement" in specified provisions of law relating to forest lands and the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and substituting references to the "2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement"; requiring that the Trust Fund be utilized to support State and local watershed implementation plans by targeting limited financial resources on the most effective nonpoint source pollution control projects and to improve the health of Atlantic Coastal Bays and tributaries; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 43 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Transportation - Chesapeake Bay Bridge Crossing - Environmental Impact Study - Cost Estimate and Payment [SB-56]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Stating the power of the Maryland Transportation Authority to conduct or coordinate a study of the environmental impact of proposed transportation facilities; requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority, in collaboration with specified other agencies, to develop a cost estimate for an environmental impact study for a third crossing of the Chesapeake Bay; requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to set aside the greater of $1,000,000 or 5% of the cost estimate each year for the environmental impact study, as specified; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Poultry Litter Management Act [SB-496]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Food ]
Requiring a specified integrator to place poultry only at a contract operation that maintains a specified nutrient management plan; requiring an integrator to be responsible for the removal and delivery of all excess manure in accordance with specified requirements; requiring integrators, or manure brokers or manure transporters working under contract with an integrator, to deliver excess manure only to specified facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds [SB-45]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish a Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used only for nonpoint source pollution control projects except under specified circumstances; 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 specified circumstances; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Hearing 1/19 At 2:30 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 01/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Birth and Death Certificates - Fee Reduction [SB-389]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Decreasing from $24 to $12 fees for certified copies of specified certificates; and decreasing from $20 to $10 the portion of each fee collected by local health departments required to be transferred to the General Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 4/09 At 9:30 A.m. on 04/09/2016