Coastal Bays
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Intrafamily Transfers [HB-389]
Altering the definition of "immediate family" as it relates to intrafamily transfers of specified property authorized in a local jurisdiction's Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area protection program.
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Sustainable Oyster Population and Fishery Act of 2016 [HB-1603]
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 specified oyster management strategies in a specified manner; requiring the Department to submit its final report to the Governor, the Oyster Advisory Commission, and the General Assembly by December 1, 2018; providing that the Act does not limit the Department's ability to manage the oyster fishery; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Complimentary Hunting and Fishing Licenses - Former Prisoners of War, Recipients of the Purple Heart Award, and Disabled Veterans [HB-1531]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue specified complimentary hunting and fishing licenses to a Maryland resident who certifies that the resident is a recipient of the Purple Heart award; authorizing the Department to issue specified complimentary hunting and fishing licenses to an out-of-state person who certifies that the person is a former prisoner of war, a recipient of the Purple Heart award, or a 100% service connected disabled American veteran, under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Environment - Water Appropriation Permit - Aquaculture Exemption [HB-1527]
Creating an exemption from the requirement to obtain a water appropriation permit under specified circumstances for specified use of tidal waters for oyster aquaculture purposes.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Fishing Under a Boat License - Repeal of Registration Requirement (Fishing Freedom Act of 2016) [HB-1435]
Repealing the requirement that a person register with the Department of Natural Resources before lawfully fishing without a fishing license in the tidal waters of the State from a boat to which a specified license applies.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Commercial Northern Snakehead Bowfishing License - Establishment [HB-1387]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations governing the use of bowfishing gear; establishing a commercial northern snakehead bowfishing license; authorizing a licensee to catch for sale northern snakeheads in the tidal waters of the State using a bow and arrow attached to a retrieval line; prohibiting a licensee from fishing under the license under specified circumstances; establishing a specified application process for the license; establishing an annual fee of $15 for the license; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Hunting and Fishing - Complimentary Licenses - Military and Veterans [HB-1374]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue a complimentary angler's license, Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license, or hunting license to a Maryland resident who is a member of the armed services or a veteran; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Hunting and Fishing - Complimentary Licenses - Purple Heart Recipients [HB-1249]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue a complimentary angler's license, Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license, or hunting license and any associated State-issued stamps or permits to a person who is a recipient of the Purple Heart award.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays - Membership From Ocean City [HB-122]
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.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Allocation of Funds [HB-1110]
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 to 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.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Board of Tree Experts - Establishment [SB-903]
Establishing the State Board of Tree Experts in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; providing for the composition of the Board and the qualifications, appointments, removal, terms, and expenses of the Board members; requiring the Board to adopt a code of ethics for practicing as a tree expert; prohibiting a person from practicing as a tree expert in the State without a license issued by the Board, subject to specified exceptions; establishing specified qualifications for a license; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Watershed Protection and Restoration Programs - Revisions [SB-863]
Repealing the requirement that a specified county or municipality adopt and implement local laws or ordinances necessary to establish a watershed protection and restoration program; exempting a specified county from specified provisions of the Act; authorizing a specified county or municipality to adopt and implement local laws or ordinances necessary to establish a watershed protection and restoration program; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Aquaculture Leases - Consideration of User Conflicts [SB-709]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to consider potential user conflicts, including navigation, recreation, and commercial fishing, in determining the location of submerged land aquaculture leases in the Chesapeake Bay and water column aquaculture leases in the waters of the State; requiring the Department to mitigate and minimize the effects of the proposed location of specified aquaculture leasing areas on other users if the Department determines that conflicts exist; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area - Lot Coverage - Calculation for Swimming Pools [HB-963]
Requiring, under the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Program, the lot coverage for specified swimming pools be calculated in a specified manner; and providing for the application of the Act.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area - Lot Coverage - Exclusion for Driveways Constructed of Decking Material [HB-962]
Altering the definition of "lot coverage" for purposes of specified provisions of law relating to the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area to exclude driveways constructed of decking material with gaps to allow water to pass freely from specified requirements.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Aquaculture Leases - Consideration of User Conflicts [HB-419]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to consider potential user conflicts, including navigation, recreation, and commercial fishing, in determining the location of submerged land aquaculture leases in the Chesapeake Bay and water column aquaculture leases in the waters of the State; requiring the Department to mitigate and minimize the effects of the proposed location of specified aquaculture leasing areas on other users if the Department determines that conflicts exist; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Board of Tree Experts - Establishment [HB-1145]
Establishing the State Board of Tree Experts in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; providing for the composition of the Board and the qualifications, appointments, removal, terms, and expenses of the Board members; requiring the Board to adopt a code of ethics for practicing as a tree expert; prohibiting a person from practicing as a tree expert in the State without a license issued by the Board, subject to specified exceptions; establishing specified qualifications for a license; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Environment - On-Site Sewage Disposal System - Nitrogen Removal Technology - Exemption [HB-1043]
Authorizing a person to install, replace, or have installed or replaced, a specified on-site sewage disposal system that does not utilize specified nitrogen removal technology on specified property located outside the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area; etc.
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Talbot County - Chesapeake Bay Critical Area - Prosecution or Civil Suit for Certain Violations [SB-73]
Requiring a criminal prosecution or a suit for a civil penalty for a violation of specified local laws relating to environmental protection or natural resource conservation occurring in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area in Talbot County to be brought within 3 years after the local authorities in fact knew or reasonably should have known of the violation; and applying the Act prospectively.
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2014 [SB-172]
Authorizing specified funds to be used for specified purposes; creating a Maryland Amusement Game Advisory Committee; authorizing charter counties to impose a hotel rental tax under specified circumstances; repealing the authorization for the State Lottery Commission to pay specified incentives; altering the allocation of specified local impact grants; providing a specified calculation of local wealth for education aid purposes for specified fiscal years; etc.