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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Coast Smart Council - Duties and Authority [SB-299]
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[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
Altering the duties of the Coast Smart Council to include the development of eligibility criteria, standards, and procedures for categorical exemptions from the application of the Coast Smart requirements for proposed capital projects that have been designed to include adaptation and resiliency features to prevent or mitigate damage to the maximum extent practicable; and authorizing the Council to recommend certain regulations for adoption by the Secretary of Natural Resources.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 111 on 04/09/2024
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Department of Natural Resources - Maryland Geological Survey Fund - Establishment [HB-117]
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[Science ]
[Water ]
Establishing the Maryland Geological Survey Fund to finance certain direct and indirect costs, including long-term budgeting and planning for survey projects, procurements, and equipment purchases; establishing the Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Department of Natural Resources; and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 85 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Pay-For-Success Contracts - Procurement Exemption [HB-235]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Exempting pay-for-success contracts negotiated or entered into by the Department of Natural Resources from certain provisions of the General Procurement Law.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 87 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Environmental Justice Evaluation of Environmental Permit Applications [HB-24]
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[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Water ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to perform a certain environmental justice evaluation of certain environmental permit applications under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department to take certain actions on certain environmental permit applications based on certain findings to address environmental concerns; requiring the Department to maintain a publicly accessible website, part of a website, or application that identifies pending permit applications with specific census tracts; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Third Reading Passed (103-36) on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Maryland State Parks - Funds and Plan Alterations [SB-259]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Recreation ]
Extending the date by which the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund must be expended to July 1, 2029; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to expend up to $400,000 from the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund for a project that addresses critical maintenance concerns without prior approval of the Department of General Services; authorizing the Park System Capital Improvements and Acquisition Fund to be used for State projects on lands managed by the Department of Natural Resources for public purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Favorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Pay-For-Success Contracts - Procurement Exemption [SB-253]
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[Grants ]
Exempting pay-for-success contracts negotiated or entered into by the Department of Natural Resources from certain provisions of the General Procurement Law.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 88 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - State Boat Act - Alterations [SB-304]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
[Water ]
Altering and repealing certain definitions for purposes of the State Boat Act; repealing certain advertising and public hearing requirements for proposed regulations implementing provisions of the State Boat Act; altering the fees for manufacturer and dealer licenses, certificates of number, Maryland use stickers, and the issuance of certificates of title, transfers of title, or duplicate or corrected certificates of title; requiring that certain vessels equipped with a sail be numbered for identification; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/31 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/11/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Maryland Geological Survey Fund - Establishment [SB-305]
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[Science ]
[Water ]
Establishing the Maryland Geological Survey Fund to finance certain direct and indirect costs, including long-term budgeting and planning for survey projects, procurements, and equipment purchases; establishing the Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Department of Natural Resources; and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 86 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - State Boat Act - Alterations [HB-239]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
[Water ]
Altering and repealing certain definitions for purposes of the State Boat Act; repealing certain advertising and public hearing requirements for proposed regulations implementing provisions of the State Boat Act; altering the fees for manufacturer and dealer licenses, certificates of number, Maryland use stickers, and the issuance of certificates of title, transfers of title, or duplicate or corrected certificates of title; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Alteration or Removal Requirements [SB-281]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Water ]
Authorizing certain persons to alter certain submerged aquatic vegetation in a certain manner and in accordance with certain requirements; authorizing a public utility company or telecommunications carrier to alter certain submerged aquatic vegetation in a certain manner and in accordance with certain requirements; and altering certain requirements related to the alteration or removal of certain submerged aquatic vegetation.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 84 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Removal of Trees or Shrubs - Notice and Objection [HB-219]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing a utility or local government to remove a tree or shrub on certain private property under certain circumstances, including requiring the utility or local government to provide certain notice to the owner of the property on which the tree or shrub is located; establishing a process for a private property owner who receives certain notice to file an objection with the Department of Natural Resources in accordance with certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Northern Snakehead - Common Name [HB-19]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing the common name of the northern snakehead as the "Chesapeake Channa".
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 572 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Aquaculture - Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission, Oyster Advisory Commission, and Leases [HB-1262]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
Altering the composition of the Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission and the Oyster Advisory Commission; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in coordination with the Aquaculture Coordinating Council, the Department of the Environment, the Wetlands Administrator for the Board of Public Works, and the Department of General Services, to identify State-owned land that is adjacent to certain waterways; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Greenspace Equity Program - Establishment [SB-923]
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[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Water ]
Establishing the Greenspace Equity Program in the Department of Natural Resources to provide grants to eligible applicants for enhancing the public health and livability of overburdened communities and underserved communities by implementing projects to preserve, create, and enhance community greenspace; requiring the Department to submit certain grant applications to the Maryland State Clearinghouse for Intergovernmental Assistance; establishing the Greenspace Equity Advisory Board in the Department; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Third Reading Passed (40-7) on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Exemptions [SB-911]
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[Recreation ]
[Nonprofit ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue an annual fishing license and stamp exemption to governmental entities and nonprofit organizations to provide fishing clinics and instructional opportunities to certain individuals; and altering certain reporting requirements for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations that are issued certain fishing license and stamp exemptions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 497 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Documents - Digital or Electronic Issuance [HB-1238]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Expanding the requirement that the Department of Natural Resources make available and issue certain licenses and stamps in a digital or electronic format; and providing that, if the Department cannot issue certain licenses, stamps, permits, registrations, or certificates in a digital or electronic format because of federal restrictions, it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department issue certain licenses, stamps, permits, registrations, or certificates in a digital or electronic format whenever the federal restrictions are eliminated.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Middle Shore Counties - Sunday Hunting - Repeal of Time Restrictions [HB-1118]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Sports ]
Repealing the time restrictions that apply to Sunday hunting in Caroline County, Dorchester County, Talbot County, and Wicomico County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Ghrist
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Wicomico County - Sunday Hunting and Archery Hunting Safety Zones [HB-1087]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt game birds and mammals on each Sunday of the game bird and game mammal seasons from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. in Wicomico County; authorizing the Department to allow Sunday hunting in Wicomico County on public land, subject to certain time restrictions; and adding Wicomico County to the list of counties in which the safety zone for archery hunters extends 50 yards from certain structures occupied by human beings.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 611 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Hunting, Wildlife Conservation, and Outdoor Recreation - Funding, Promotion, Management, Licenses, Permits, and Stamps [HB-983]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Sports ]
[Funding ]
Altering the purpose of the Heritage Conservation Fund to include acquiring interests in land that can be used by the general public for hunting; establishing the Wildlife Conservation, Education, and Outreach Program to provide outreach and foster an interest in outdoor recreation and stewardship, hunting, and wildlife conservation; establishing a stamp for hunting sika deer; authorizing a nonresident attending a college or university in the State to purchase a resident hunting license; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 544 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Antlerless Deer Hunting Programs - Authorization [HB-934]
[Animals ]
Authorizing an individual to sell, offer for sale, barter, or exchange an antlerless deer acquired as the result of participation in a raffle program in the State held during the month of January that has the objective of harvesting an antlerless deer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carl Anderton
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/10/2023