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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Hunter Safety Education - Issuance of Identification Number [SB-128]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Animals ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to print an assigned permanent identification number in a certain manner for a person who completes the course of instruction in conservation and in competency and safety in the handling of firearms.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Natural Resources - Commercial Crab Harvest - Start Time [SB-53]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations authorizing a tidal fish licensee who is authorized to catch crabs to begin catching crabs at least 4 hours before sunrise from July 1 through September 30, inclusive.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Boating Accidents - Reporting Requirement - Property Damage [SB-103]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Specifying that property damage that results from an accident that involves any vessel subject to the State Boat Act while on the waters of the State includes damage to navigational aid markers, lights, or identifiers for purposes of a certain reporting requirement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 534 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Gwynns Falls State Park - Focus Group, Advisory Committee, and Report [SB-1183]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Recreation ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and Baltimore City to convene focus group meetings on the establishment of the Gwynns Falls State Park with community members and stakeholders that reside or operate in the vicinity of the proposed State park; requiring the Department and Baltimore City to establish a stakeholder advisory committee; and requiring the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, on properties suitable for inclusion in the State park and certain funding requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Forest Conservation Act – Modifications [HB-1511]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the definition of "qualified conservation" for purposes of provisions of law related to forest mitigation banks; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to update a certain model local government ordinance by July 1, 2025, and adopt certain regulations relating to forest conservation on or before July 1, 2026; providing that a solar voltaic facilities granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity before July 1, 2023, may not be subject to certain afforestation requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 457 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Boat Act – Abandoned or Sunken Recreational Vessels – Identification and Removal [SB-1168]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Recreation ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to remove abandoned or sunken recreational vessels secured to certain apparatuses or left anchored and unattended for more than 60 days under certain circumstances; and requiring the Department to consider and document certain factors when determining whether a recreational vessel is abandoned or sunken under certain provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Electricity - Offshore Wind Projects - Alterations [SB-1161]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission on June 1, 2024 to open a revised Round 2 proceeding to evaluate certain offshore wind projects; authorizing certain offshore wind projects to submit certain revised plans for project schedules, sizes, or pricing, including offshore wind renewable energy credit pricing and, under certain circumstances, to seek approval from the Commission to increase the maximum amount of offshore wind renewable energy credits sold under a certain order, subject to certain limitations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Rereferred To Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Dorchester County - Sunday Hunting - Repeal of Time Restrictions [HB-1500]
[Animals ]
[Recreation ]
Repealing the time restrictions that apply to Sunday hunting in Dorchester County.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Hunting - Lead and Lead-Based Ammunition - Phase-Out [HB-1473]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a certain process to phase out on or before December 31, 2026, the use of lead or lead-based ammunition for hunting; and requiring the Department to establish a process to certify ammunition as nonlead ammunition.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Surveys [SB-1140]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Altering the definition of "aerial survey" for purposes of surveying submerged aquatic vegetation to include other surveys that encompass certain geographic areas and use certain methodologies; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to study and report on the implications and feasibility of using alternative methods other than an aerial survey to delineate SAV protection zones on or before December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products [SB-1122]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to submit certain reports and plans to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program in the Department of Natural Resources on or before certain dates; requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to conduct a drinking water survey by September 30, 2025, and submit a report of the survey to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program by December 31, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Frederick and Washington Counties - Bow Hunting - Openly Carrying Handguns [HB-1480]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from prohibiting certain licensed bow hunters from openly carrying a handgun under certain circumstances in Frederick County and Washington County during deer hunting season.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Abandoned or Sunken Vessels and Waterway Improvement Fund Grants [HB-1461]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the owner of a vessel that is required to be numbered to include certain contact information for each owner of the vessel with the application for a certificate of number; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, before and after seizing, removing, or taking an abandoned or sunken vessel into custody, to attempt to contact certain individuals in a certain manner; requiring the Department to distribute at least $250,000 from the Waterway Improvement Fund each fiscal year to certain organizations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fish and Fisheries - Reporting Requirements [SB-1118]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Requiring certain persons licensed or regulated with respect to fish and fisheries by the Department of Natural Resources to submit reports in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 520 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Gwynns Falls State Park - Focus Group, Advisory Committee, and Report [HB-1358]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Recreation ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and Baltimore City to convene focus group meetings on the establishment of the Gwynns Falls State Park with community members and stakeholders that reside or operate in the vicinity of the proposed State park; requiring the Department and Baltimore City to establish a stakeholder advisory committee; and requiring the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, on properties suitable for inclusion in the State park and certain funding requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 965 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Solar Energy and Energy Storage - Development and State Procurement [HB-1328]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing a county to enact a local law creating a conservation and restoration fund for a certain purpose; establishing the Utility-Scale Solar Design and Siting Commission in the Power Plant Research Program to provide recommendations related to solar energy development and land conservation and preservation; requiring the owner or operator of a certain solar energy generating station to plant and maintain a certain cover crop on certain land and submit a certain vegetation management plan to a certain entity; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
First Reading Economic Matters And Appropriations on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Electricity - Offshore Wind Projects - Alterations [HB-1296]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to open a revised Round 2 proceeding on June 1, 2024, to evaluate certain offshore wind projects; prohibiting the Commission from approving an application for an offshore wind project unless the application includes commitments for in-State expenditures and investments; requiring the Commission to develop a certain plan to include a schedule of offshore wind energy procurements and proposed amounts of offshore wind energy for procurement through 2031; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 431 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Tidal Fish Licenses - Oyster Authorizations - Reinstatement [HB-1223]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Authorizing a person whose authorization to catch oysters is revoked under certain provisions of law to apply for reinstatement of the authorization after 5 years; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish an Oyster Harvester Education Program; and requiring an applicant for reinstatement of an oyster authorization to successfully complete the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jacobs
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fisheries - Oyster Management [HB-1231]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Agriculture ]
Repealing a provision of law prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from taking any action to reduce or alter the boundaries of certain oyster sanctuaries until the Department has developed a certain updated fishery management plan for oysters; requiring the fishery management plan to end the overfishing of oysters in all areas and regions of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries where overfishing has occurred; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 543 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Fisheries - Striped Bass or Rockfish - Juvenile Survey [HB-1232]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Expanding the scope of the annual young-of-the-year juvenile survey of striped bass or rockfish by requiring the Department of Natural Resources to conduct the survey at sampling sites in the central region of the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay in addition to sampling sites in the northern and southern regions of the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay; and establishing certain requirements for the central region sampling sites.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024