Natural Resources - Generally
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Forest Mitigation Banks and the Forest Conservation Fund - Alterations [SB-651]
Altering the definition of "qualified conservation" for purposes of provisions of law related to forest mitigation banks; and extending the deadline for the Department of Natural Resources to accomplish the reforestation or afforestation for which certain money is deposited to the Forest Conservation Fund from 2 years or 3 growing seasons to 5 years or 6 growing seasons.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2022
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State and Local Parks - Child Safe Zone Program - Establishment (Equitable Access to Safe Parks Act) [HB-788]
Establishing the Child Safe Zone Program in the Department of Natural Resources to improve public safety at State and local parks, install signage in prominent areas of each State park identifying the parks as Child Safe Zones, and facilitate coordination with local jurisdictions to designate local parks as Child Safe Zones; and establishing the Child Safe Zone Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide funding for capital and operating expenses associated with enhancing public safety in State and local parks.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2022
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Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) [HB-727]
Addressing infrastructure, capacity, and accessibility needs within the Maryland Park Service and State parks, including establishing systems and processes for surveying infrastructure and critical maintenance needs, increasing the number of Maryland Park Service full-time employees, requiring the Department of Budget and Management to conduct certain staff reviews, and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a certain capital improvement plan and a comprehensive long-range strategic plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/04/2022
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Natural Resources - Maryland Park Explorers Grant Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-749]
Establishing the Maryland Park Explorers Grant Pilot Program in the Department of Natural Resources to provide Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County with funds to establish local Park Explorers Pilot Programs; requiring the Pilot Programs to target youth populations with minimal access to green spaces, promote the positive aspects of being outdoors, and provide conservation concepts and local history and culture in its messaging; requiring the Governor to appropriate $100,000 for the Program in fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 470 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Community Parks and Playgrounds Program - Charles County - Basketball Courts [HB-732]
Expanding the Community Parks and Playgrounds Program to make grants available to Charles County for the construction and maintenance of basketball courts at county parks with baseball fields; and requiring the governing body of Charles County to apply for grants under the Act and use the grant funding for the construction and maintenance of basketball courts at county parks with baseball fields.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Irreplaceable Natural Areas Program - Establishment [HB-784]
Establishing the Irreplaceable Natural Areas Program in the Department of Natural Resources to preserve Maryland's native biodiversity on State-owned land managed by the Department; requiring the Department, by July 1, 2023, to adopt regulations designating irreplaceable natural areas on State-owned land managed by the Department and establishing management objectives for irreplaceable natural areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 420 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Recreation on Private Land - Hunting [SB-582]
Providing that if a landowner invites or permits on a limited entry basis, with or without charge, an individual to use the landowner's real property for hunting, the invited or permitted individual impliedly consents to adhere to every law, observe every safety precaution and practice, observe all property boundaries, take every precaution against fire, and assume all responsibility and liability for the individual's safety and property while hunting on the landowner's real property; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 523 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Fair Hill Improvement Fund - Special Event Area and Operations [HB-658]
Requiring that certain funds credited to the Fair Hill Improvement Fund be used exclusively for the grounds and facilities within the special event area at Fair Hill; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,800,000 to the Fund; and authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to use certain funds for certain grants to certain entities for certain purposes.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/31/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Handgun Permit Holders – Authority to Carry Handguns in State Parks and Forests [HB-590]
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from prohibiting an individual to whom a handgun permit has been issued from wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun in a State park or forest.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights [HB-596]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Maryland to establish that every person has the fundamental and inalienable right to a healthful and sustainable environment; and requiring the State to serve as the trustee of the State's natural resources, including the air, land, water, wildlife, and ecosystems of the State, and to conserve, protect, and enhance the State's natural resources for the benefit of every person, including present and future generations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Resources Police Force - Hiring and Promotion Plan - Requirement [HB-605]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Natural Resources Police Force, to develop, implement, and adhere to a hiring and promotion plan to transition the composition of the Natural Resources Police Force to reflect the demographics of the State; prohibiting the Department from initiating or continuing any promotion process for the Natural Resources Police Force before the plan is published; requiring the plan be completed and published by October 1, 2023; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) [SB-541]
Addressing infrastructure, capacity, and accessibility needs within the Maryland Park Service and State parks, including establishing systems and processes for surveying infrastructure and critical maintenance needs, increasing the number of Maryland Park Service full-time employees, requiring the Department of Budget and Management to conduct certain staff reviews, and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a certain capital improvement plan and a comprehensive long-range strategic plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 39 on 04/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State and Local Parks – Child Safe Zone Program – Establishment (Equitable Access to Safe Parks Act) [SB-522]
Establishing the Child Safe Zone Program in the Department of Natural Resources to improve public safety at State and local parks, install signage in prominent areas of each State park identifying the parks as Child Safe Zones, and facilitate coordination with local jurisdictions to designate local parks as Child Safe Zones; and establishing the Child Safe Zone Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide funding for capital and operating expenses associated with enhancing public safety in State and local parks.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Emergency Medical Services Board - Park Services Associates - Certification as Emergency Medical Responders [SB-515]
Requiring the State Emergency Medical Services Board to credit certain training and education completed by a certain park services associate toward certification as an emergency medical responder; prohibiting the EMS Board from charging certain fees to any individual who is a certain park services associate; and providing for the issuance of temporary certification as an emergency medical responder to certain park services associates and a process for issuing permanent certification to certain park services associates.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Land Use Documents - Certification PG/MC 107-22 [HB-505]
Requiring certain land use regulations applicable in Montgomery County to require that an applicant sign a certification for a forest conservation plan exemption application, a natural resources inventory/forest stand delineation, a forest mitigation bank application, and a certain concept plan or other local development plan.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Wildlife Trafficking Prevention [SB-381]
Prohibiting a person from purchasing, selling, offering for sale, or possessing with the intent to sell certain parts or products of certain animal species under certain circumstances, subject to certain exceptions; requiring that fines and restitution imposed under the Act be credited to the Department of Natural Resources for the benefit of the State Wildlife Management and Protection Fund to be used for the preservation of threatened or endangered species; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 236 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds (Chesapeake Bay Lockbox Protection Act of 2022) [SB-366]
Establishing a Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to provide financial resources for certain nonpoint source pollution control projects in the State; and prohibiting the transfer of funds in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to the General Fund or a special fund of the State except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Program Open Space - Local Projects - Federal Funds [SB-178]
Altering a requirement for an applicant to make a certain certification relating to the availability of federal funds for a certain project on an application for a certain local projects grant under Program Open Space.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 87 on 04/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Charles County - Program Open Space - Waldorf Core Zone [SB-128]
Requiring that all proposed acquisition and development projects and any revisions submitted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners under Program Open Space for certain fiscal years be planned to take place in the Waldorf Core Zone; and defining the term "Waldorf Core Zone" as the area in Charles County located south of Mattawoman Creek, west of Maryland Route 5, north of Billingsley Road, and east of Bensville Road.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 1/25 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Invasive and Native Plants - Classification, Listing, and Use [SB-7]
Requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to classify certain plants as a tier 1 or tier 2 invasive plant; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to create, maintain, and publish on its website a list of plant species native to the State; requiring that each entity that receives State funding and each State agency prioritize the use of plants native to the State for every planting project; and requiring the Department to notify nurseries, landscapes, plant wholesalers, and plant retailers of the Act's requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 552 on 05/29/2022