Natural Resources - Generally
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Natural Resources - State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Mandatory Funding [SB-618]
Increasing the amount of the appropriation, beginning in fiscal year 2023, that the Governor is required to include in the annual budget bill for the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing Canceled on 02/19/2021
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Natural Resources - State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Mandatory Funding [HB-833]
Increasing the amount of the appropriation, beginning in fiscal year 2023, that the Governor is required to include in the annual budget bill for the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 3/03 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/15/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Coast Smart Siting and Design Criteria - Private Construction or Reconstruction Projects and Enforcement [SB-528]
Applying Coast Smart siting and design criteria to certain private construction or reconstruction projects beginning on July 1, 2022; exempting certain private construction or reconstruction projects from the application of the Act; establishing that the Department of Natural Resources has sole responsibility for enforcement of the Act, subject to a certain delegation of enforcement authority; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to delegate certain enforcement authority to a certain county or municipality; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Purpose, Use, and Funding - Sunset Extension [HB-631]
Extending the termination date applicable to certain provisions relating to the purpose, use, and funding of the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund from June 30, 2022, to June 30, 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Hearing 2/10 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/26/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Purpose, Use, and Funding - Sunset Extension [SB-450]
Extending the termination date applicable to certain provisions relating to the purpose, use, and funding of the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund from June 30, 2022, to June 30, 2027.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Referred Environment And Transportation on 03/10/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Power Plant Research Program - Review of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Alterations [SB-417]
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. Paul Pinsky
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Licenses and Stamps - Revisions [HB-545]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to make available and, on request, issue certain licenses and stamps in a digital or electronic format; establishing that an individual may satisfy certain requirements to possess or display a license or stamp by possessing or displaying the document in a digital or electronic format as provided by the Department, subject to a certain exception; requiring an annual special Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license to be permanently affixed to a boat; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 286 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Program Open Space - Local Projects - Visitor Behavior Policies [HB-458]
Requiring an applicant to make a certain certification on an application for a certain local projects grant under Program Open Space; requiring each local governing body to submit to the Department of Natural Resources a policy of best practices of ethical behavior for visitors to parks and natural areas and a plan for sharing the policy with the public; requiring the policy to include certain information; and authorizing certain information to be submitted as part of a certain local land preservation and recreation plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Hearing 2/03 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/19/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Coast Smart Siting and Design Criteria - Private Construction or Reconstruction Projects and Enforcement [HB-512]
Applying Coast Smart siting and design criteria to certain private construction or reconstruction projects beginning on July 1, 2022; exempting certain private construction or reconstruction projects from the application of the Act; establishing that the Department of Natural Resources has sole responsibility for enforcement of the Act, subject to a certain delegation of enforcement authority; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to delegate certain enforcement authority to a certain county or municipality; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Lehman
Hearing 2/03 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/19/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County – Operation of Vessels in Controlled Water Ski Area in Maynadier Creek – Sunset Repeal [SB-321]
Repealing the termination provision of certain provisions of law relating to the operation of a vessel for certain purposes in a slalom ski course located in a controlled water ski area in Maynadier Creek during certain times on certain days and State holidays.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources – Complaints, Inspections, and Enforcement – Information Maintenance and Reporting [SB-324]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to receive and process complaints involving alleged violations of certain air and water quality requirements in a certain manner; requiring the Department of the Environment to keep an electronic record of certain complaints for 10 years; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to report, on or before September 30 each year, to the Governor and the General Assembly certain information relating to the enforcement of natural resources and conservation laws; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Hearing 1/21 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/29/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources - Complaints, Inspections, and Enforcement - Information Maintenance and Reporting [HB-204]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to receive and process complaints involving alleged violations of certain air and water quality requirements in a certain manner; requiring the Department to keep an electronic record of certain complaints for 10 years; requiring the Department Natural Resources to report, on or before September 30 each year, to the Governor and the General Assembly certain information relating to the enforcement of natural resources and conservation laws; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Hearing 1/27 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Public Notices and Hearings [SB-346]
Repealing the requirements that the Department of Natural Resources provide public notice of certain administrative actions through publication in certain newspapers; authorizing the Department when closing an area of State waters to fishing to provide the public notice on the Department's website and through certain other media so an affected person has the opportunity to be informed; repealing certain requirements that the Department hold certain hearings or provide public notice before certain regulations take effect; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/14 At 3:00 P.m. on 12/29/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Environment – Oil and Natural Gas Produced by Hydraulic Fracturing – Prohibition on Exportation [HB-196]
Prohibiting a person from exporting from the State oil or natural gas produced by hydraulic fracturing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julian Ivey
Hearing 1/27 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2021) [HB-236]
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish and update, every five years, certain standards for State buildings to conserve energy and minimize adverse impacts on birds; requiring the Department to consider the physical health and mental health of building occupants when developing or updating certain standards; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to include certain standards in any requirements that the Council establishes for participation in a higher performance building program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Electric Facilities - Study and Procedures [HB-103]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to set a date by which the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of the Environment must submit certain materials with regard to a certain proceeding for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; requiring those departments to submit the materials before the date set by the Commission unless waived by the Commission; authorizing the office of planning and zoning for certain counties or municipal corporations to submit a certain report to the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/25/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Electric Facilities - Study and Procedures [SB-90]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to set a date by which the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of the Environment must submit certain materials with regard to a certain proceeding for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; requiring the departments to submit the materials before the date set by the Commission unless waived by the Commission; authorizing the office of planning and zoning for certain counties or municipal corporations to submit a certain report to the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 1/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Aquaculture - Leases [SB-350]
Repealing the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to establish Aquaculture Enterprise Zones and issue leases within those zones for shellfish aquaculture; authorizing the Department to issue enterprise leases under certain circumstances for the cultivation of native or naturalized species of aquatic plants; prohibiting the Department from issuing an enterprise lease for the cultivation of nonnative species; requiring an applicant for a lease to pay an application fee; establishing a maximum lease term of 5 years; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/14 At 3:00 P.m. on 12/29/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Coastal Area - Protection From Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling [SJR-11]
Expressing the strong and unequivocal opposition of the General Assembly of Maryland to the draft proposed National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2019-2024, and the implementation of any offshore oil or gas leasing, exploration, development, or production in the Atlantic Ocean; urging the Secretary of the Interior of the United States to remove Maryland from the proposed leasing program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/30 At 11:30 A.m. on 03/30/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Purpose and Authorized Use of Funds [SB-958]
Renaming the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be the Chesapeake Bay and State Waters Trust Fund; modifying the purpose of the Fund to include the restoration and protection of the health of the waters of the State; expanding the use of the Fund to include certain projects to improve and protect the health of the waters of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/12/2018