Natural Resources - Generally
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Community Parks and Playgrounds Program - Charles County - Basketball Courts [SB-96]
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: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 1/25 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/14/2022
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Program Open Space - Local Plans and Programs - General Assembly Approval [SB-56]
Requiring approval through legislation enacted by the General Assembly before any local annual or revised program under Program Open Space takes effect or any grant agreement based on the annual or revised program is executed; and requiring approval through legislation enacted by the General Assembly before any revised local land preservation and recreation plan under Program Open Space takes effect.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 1/25 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/14/2022
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Charles County - Program Open Space - General Assembly Approval [SB-35]
Requiring approval through legislation enacted by the General Assembly before any Charles County annual or revised program under Program Open Space takes effect or any grant agreement based on the annual or revised program is executed; and requiring approval through legislation enacted by the General Assembly before any revised Charles County land preservation and recreation plan under Program Open Space takes effect.
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
Beach Erosion Control District - State- and City-Owned Structures [SB-64]
Exempting the repair, renovation, reconstruction, or expansion of certain existing structures owned by the State or the Mayor and City Council of Ocean City in the Beach Erosion Control District from a certain prohibition under certain circumstances if the project does not result in any significant permanent environmental damage to the Beach Erosion Control District; and repealing certain exemptions from a certain prohibition for the widening of the boardwalk in Ocean City and the construction of certain restroom facilities in the District.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 474 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources – Lease Agreements – Trail Access Provision [SB-86]
Requiring certain leases executed by the Department of Natural Resources to include a provision requiring a lessee to maintain unobstructed access to trail heads by trail users and first responders and ensure that trail heads remain free of obstructions at all times; and requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to submit an annual report of the leases executed by the Department of Natural Resources to the Department of General Services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 590 on 05/29/2022
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Invasive and Native Plants - Classification, Listing, and Use [HB-15]
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; requiring the Department to notify nurseries, landscapers, plant wholesalers, and plant retailers of the provisions of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 551 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Resources – Wildlife Trafficking Prevention [HB-52]
Prohibiting a person from purchasing, selling, offering for sale, or possessing with the intent to sell 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; providing increasing penalties for repeated violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 235 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of General Services – Energy–Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2022) [HB-43]
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish and periodically update standards for State buildings to conserve energy and minimize adverse impacts on birds; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to include the standards in any requirements that the Council establishes for participation in a higher-performance building program in the State; and defining "State building".
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2022
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Workgroup on Public Water Access [SB-925]
Establishing the Workgroup on Public Water Access; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters; requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report and a final report to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before certain dates; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2023 an appropriation of $60,000 to the Chesapeake Bay Trust to support the duties of the Workgroup; providing for the termination of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Boat Act – Removal of Vessels From Marinas – Calvert County Board of County Commissioners Facilities [HB-1174]
Defining the term "marina" as it relates to the authority to remove a vessel under the State Boat Act to include all docks, ramps, mooring locations, and pump stations owned and operated by the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/15/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Workgroup on Public Water Access [HB-1267]
Establishing the Workgroup on Public Water Access; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters; requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report and a final report to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before certain dates; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2023 an appropriation of $60,000 to the Chesapeake Bay Trust to support the duties of the Workgroup; providing for the termination of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing 2/26 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/10/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit for Venison Donation - Reporting Requirement and Testing for Chronic Wasting Disease [HB-1017]
Requiring certain venison donation programs to report the name and home address of each donor who intended to claim the income tax credit and the number of deer donated by each donor who intended to claim the income tax credit to the Comptroller by January 31 each year; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2021, on the testing of deer brought to deer processors for chronic wasting disease; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 297 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit for Venison Donation - Reporting Requirement and Testing for Chronic Wasting Disease [SB-769]
Requiring certain venison donation programs to report the name and home address of each donor who intended to claim the income tax credit and the number of deer donated by each donor who intended to claim the income tax credit to the Comptroller by January 31 each year; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2021, on testing of deer brought to deer processors for chronic wasting disease; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 298 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Pesticides – Carbofuran – Collection, Disposal, and Prohibition on Possession or Storage [HB-1025]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the Department of Natural Resources, to establish a certain program to address the illegal use of carbofuran and to eliminate stockpiles of carbofuran in the State; prohibiting a person from possessing or storing any quantity of carbofuran in the State on or after January 1, 2024; authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Natural Resources, or a Natural Resources police officer to seize any quantity of carbofuran for enforcement purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/20/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Tree Planting – Urban Trees Program and Commission for the Innovation and Advancement of Carbon Markets and Sustainable Tree Plantings [HB-1133]
Establishing the policy of the State to support and encourage certain tree-planting efforts, with a goal of planting and helping to maintain in the State 500,000 sustainable trees of species native to the State in underserved areas by the end of 2030; specifying that this goal is in addition to certain trees projected to be planted under certain programs and includes certain tree plantings accomplished through certain State programs and private efforts; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Bridges
Hearing 2/24 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/07/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Tree Solutions Now Act of 2021 [HB-991]
Establishing the use of qualified conservation in a forest mitigation bank of all or a part of certain existing forests as a standard for meeting certain afforestation or reforestation requirements; altering the defined term "forest mitigation banking" to include the qualified conservation of forests; requiring the Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, in consultation with certain entities, to conduct a certain technical study; establishing the Urban Trees Program to be administered by the Chesapeake Bay Trust; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Gilchrist
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 645 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Maryland Environmental Trust - Trustees [HB-992]
Altering the manner in which certain trustees are chosen to serve on the board of the Maryland Environmental Trust by requiring certain ex officio members of the Trust to appoint the remaining trustees; and repealing the number of trustees that constitute a quorum.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Gilchrist
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Maryland Environmental Trust - Appointment of Trustees [SB-743]
Altering the manner in which certain trustees are chosen to serve on the board of the Maryland Environmental Trust by requiring certain ex officio members of the Trust to appoint the remaining trustees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Charles County - Cemeteries - Sediment Control, Stormwater Management, and Forest Conservation [SB-663]
Exempting cemeteries located in Charles County from certain sediment control, stormwater management, and forest conservation requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Power Plant Research Program – Review of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity – Alterations [HB-777]
Altering the circumstances under which the Public Service Commission must notify the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of the Environment about an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity associated with power plant construction; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to complete an independent environmental and socioeconomic project assessment report within 6 months after the Commission determines the application to be complete; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/28/2021