Coastal Bays
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Environmental Violations - Reporting Requirements [HB-703]
Requiring certain jurisdictions to report to the Department of the Environment on certain information relating to the number of cases alleging violations of sediment and erosion control laws and regulations and building and grading permits by January 1 each year; requiring the Department to provide technical assistance to certain jurisdictions to meet the reporting requirements of the Act; and requiring the Department to report the information collected to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before March 1 each year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 517 on 05/13/2019
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Natural Resources - Lands Formed by Excavation Materials - Transfer of Authority [HB-54]
Transferring the use, management, and, subject to Board of Public Works approval, ownership of certain lands created or formed by excavation materials in Sinepuxent, Isle of Wight, and Chincoteague bays from the Department of the Environment to the Department of Natural Resources; and repealing certain approval authority of the Board over the use and management of certain lands created or formed by excavation materials in Sinepuxent, Isle of Wight, and Chincoteague bays.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/25/2019
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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]
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 Stein
Hearing Canceled on 02/12/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund [HB-408]
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 Beitzel
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources – Special Charter Boat License – Alteration [HB-349]
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 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]
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 Barve
Gubernatorial Veto Override (legislative Date: 4/4/2019) - Chapter 17 on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Aquaculture - Leases in Water Column - Riparian Right of First Refusal [HB-1309]
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 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]
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
Sustainable Oyster Population and Fishery Act of 2016 [SB-937]
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 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
Natural Resources - Recreational License Donation Program - Establishment [SB-775]
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 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]
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 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
Natural Resources - Forest Lands and the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Miscellaneous Corrections and Clarifications [SB-61]
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 Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 43 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Hunting and Fishing Licenses - Disabled Active Military, Former Prisoners of War, Recipients of the Purple Heart Award, and Disabled Veterans [SB-225]
Exempting from the requirement to obtain specified licenses any person serving in the Armed Forces of the United States who has a service-connected disability, if, while angling, possesses valid military identification or any resident serving in the Armed Forces on leave in the State, if, while angling, possesses a copy of the resident's official leave order; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue specified complimentary hunting and fishing licenses to an out-of-state person under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Delegates Stein, Folden, And Gilchrist on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays - Membership From Ocean City [SB-132]
Authorizing the Mayor of Ocean City to appoint a designee of the Mayor as a member of the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays; and establishing that a member from the Atlantic Coastal Bays Watershed who is the Mayor of Ocean City or the designee of the Mayor is not subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 51 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Study on Harvesting Hard-Shell Clams in the Atlantic Coastal Bays and Aquaculture Areas in the Chincoteague Bay [HB-916]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to study and make specified recommendations regarding harvesting hard-shell clams in the Atlantic Coastal Bays; requiring the Department to identify areas in the Chincoteague Bay that are restricted from being used under an aquaculture lease; requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/07/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Operation and Maintenance Costs - Low-Income Homeowners [HB-90]
Authorizing specified fee revenue collected for the Bay Restoration Fund to be used for financial assistance for specified low-income homeowners for the cost, up to 50%, of an operation and maintenance contract of up to five years for on-site sewage disposal systems that utilize nitrogen removal technology; and requiring the Department or a local government to determine applicant eligibility and the amount of assistance to be provided; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 93 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fish and Fisheries [HB-766]
Clarifying the uses of the Fisheries Research and Development Fund; altering the standards, procedures, and requirements governing scientific collection permits for fisheries; clarifying the minimum publication frequency of public notices for specified regulations; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue specified annual complimentary fishing licenses to specified individuals; establishing that a maximum of 20 complimentary fishing licenses for each state other than Maryland may be outstanding at any time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 117 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - County Oyster Committees [HB-758]
Altering the structure, membership, and duties of county oyster committees in the State; repealing specified selection processes and establishing an election process for county oyster committees; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to report to each county oyster committee on or before February 28 of each year, the total amounts of the oyster surcharge and the oyster taxes collected, and the statewide revenues used for activities undertaken to restore and manage the oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/04/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fishing - Regulation and Use of Commercial Finfish Trotlines [HB-63]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with specified entities, to adopt regulations defining and governing the use of commercial finfish trotlines; establishing an exception to the prohibition against using more than two hooks or sets of hooks for each commercial rod or line by authorizing a tidal fish licensee to use a finfish trotline; and providing for the termination of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 86 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fishing and Hunting Licenses [HB-62]
Altering the application and issuance requirements and procedures for specified fishing and hunting licenses and registrations; repealing the reimbursement standards and procedures applicable to agents of the Department of Natural Resources who have unsold angler's or hunting licenses; repealing the prohibition against issuing a hunting license without specified written consent to an applicant under the age of 16 years; requiring a hunter of migratory game birds to be in possession of proof of purchase of the Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp;
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Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 85 on 04/12/2016