Environmental Trust
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit - Preservation and Conservation Easements [HB-789]
Altering provisions of law concerning a credit against the State income tax for specified easements to allow an individual or a corporation that receives a specified tax credit certificate to claim the credit for an easement conveyed to the Maryland Environmental Trust, the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, the Department of Natural Resources, or a specified land trust under specified circumstances; requiring the Department to issue a tax credit certificate under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/25/2014
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Gettr Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Funding Extension [SB-27]
Repealing the limitations on the requirement to provide specified funding in specified fiscal years to the Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program for specified purposes from the Environmental Trust Fund; requiring specified funding for the Corps Program each fiscal year; extending the termination date of a specified surcharge on electrical energy distributed to retail electric customers in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 434 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Funding Extension [HB-385]
Repealing the limitations on the requirement to provide specified funding in specified fiscal years to the Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program for specified purposes from the Environmental Trust Fund; requiring specified funding for the Corps Program each fiscal year; and extending to fiscal year 2020 the termination date of a surcharge on electrical energy distributed to retail electric customers in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 435 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Maryland Environmental Trust - Conservation Easements - Land Draining into [HB-468]
Requiring the trustees of the Maryland Environmental Trust to consider an offer to donate a conservation easement on land that drains into a reservoir in the State without regard to the size of the property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/05/2012
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Environmental Trust - Easements - Local Approval [SB-442]
Prohibiting the Maryland Environmental Trust from acquiring a perpetual conservation easement on property planned or zoned for development unless the appropriate governing body approves the transaction.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 03/03/2011
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program [SB-311]
Establishing the Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program; providing for the purposes of the Corps Program; establishing a Corps Board, with specified membership, officers, duties, staff, and terms; providing for the purpose of the Corps Board; requiring the Chesapeake Bay Trust, in consultation with the Corps Board, to make grants to qualified organizations for the creation or expansion of full- and part-time Corps Programs that involve State citizens of all ages in environmental and energy conservation projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program [HB-943]
Establishing the Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program; providing for the purposes of the Corps Program; establishing a Corps Board, with specified membership, officers, duties, staff, and terms; providing for the purpose of the Corps Board; requiring the Chesapeake Bay Trust, in consultation with the Corps Board, to make grants to qualified organizations for the creation or expansion of full- and part-time Corps Programs that involve State citizens of all ages in environmental and energy conservation projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Illegal Dumping and Litter Control - Criminal Penalties and Fund [HB-899]
Establishing minimum fines for certain violations under the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law; decreasing the maximum term of imprisonment for certain violations under the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law; specifying that 50% of the fines be disbursed into the Clean Up and Green Up Maryland Fund; providing the purpose of the Fund is to provide grants to certain groups and organizations to assist with the costs associated with neighborhood cleanliness and beautification activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government – Office of Legislative Audits – Costs of Audits [SB-301]
Repealing the requirement that the cost of the fiscal portion of
postaudit examinations of the Environmental Trust Fund be an operating cost of the Environmental Trust Fund; repealing the requirement that the cost of the fiscal portion of the audits of the 9-1-1 Trust Fund be paid from the 9-1-1 Trust Fund as an administrative cost; repealing the requirement that the cost of the fiscal portion of the postaudit examinations of the Universal Service Trust Fund be paid from the Universal Service Trust Fund as an administrative costs; etc.
Sponsored by: Jnt.
Third Reading Passed (134-0) on 03/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government - Office of Legislative Audits - Costs and Frequency of Audits [HB-324]
Repealing the requirement that the cost of the fiscal portion of
postaudit examinations of the Environmental Trust Fund be an operating cost of the Environmental Trust Fund; repealing the requirement that the cost of the fiscal portion of the audits of the 9-1-1 Trust Fund be paid from the 9-1-1 Trust Fund as an administrative cost; repealing the requirement that the cost of the fiscal portion of the postaudit examinations of the Universal Service Trust Fund be paid from the Universal Service Trust Fund as an administrative cost; etc.
Sponsored by: Jnt.
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Board of Public Works - Land Acquisition - Requirements [SB-148]
Prohibiting the Board of Public Works from approving the acquisition of certain real property with an appraised value of at least $500,000 unless the Board has provided the Legislative Policy Committee with certain information; prohibiting the Board from approving the acquisition of real property with an appraised value of at least $500,000 from the federal government until the Board provides a certain notice and, on a certain request, a study assessing the ongoing fiscal impact the acquisition would have on the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Agricultural and Conservation Property Interests - Solar Facilities (Right to Solar Farm) [HB-863]
Exempting a specified facility that generates electricity by utilizing solar energy from specified development restrictions under an agricultural land preservation easement; altering the limitation on the percentage of the land subject to an agricultural land preservation easement that may be used for the generation of electricity from solar energy; and authorizing the Maryland Environmental Trust to lease properties for the generation of electricity under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/27/2017