Natural Resources - Generally
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Zone Advisory Commission and Captive Wildlife Advisory Committee - Repeal [SB-89]
Repealing the Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Zone Advisory Commission and the Captive Wildlife Advisory Committee; and repealing provisions of law that require the Committee to review certain regulations, give recommendations and comments to the Director of the Forest, Park and Wildlife Service, and advise the Director on other matters relating to captive wildlife.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 60 on 04/10/2018
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Constitutional Amendment - Right to Healthy Environment and Communities [SB-873]
Amending the Maryland Constitution to establish that every person has the right to certain environmental and community standards; authorizing an agency, a political subdivision, or any person that meets certain standing requirements to enforce a certain right; establishing that every person has the right to intervene in an action brought by the State to protect a certain right; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 03/06/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Beach Erosion Control District - Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum [SB-849]
Exempting the construction of additions and alterations to the existing Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum building from a prohibition on the construction or placement of permanent structures within the Beach Erosion Control District under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Task Force on the Forest Conservation Act Offset Policy [SB-610]
Establishing the Task Force on the Forest Conservation Act Offset Policy to study and review certain issues related to certain changes to forested lands in the State due to certain circumstances; requiring the Task Force to develop findings and recommendations regarding forest conservation in Maryland and to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2018; authorizing the Task Force to consult with the Chesapeake Bay Program, the U.S. Forest Service, and certain governmental entities and academic institutions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Third Reading Passed With Amendments (103-36) on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles - Excise Titling Tax - Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Trail Fund [SB-606]
Establishing the Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Trail Fund to be used to maintain and construct trails for off-highway recreational vehicles on certain land; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to administer the Fund; requiring the Comptroller to distribute 25% in fiscal year 2019, and 50% in fiscal year 2020 and each year thereafter, of the revenue from the excise tax imposed on certain certificates of title issued for certain off-highway recreational vehicles to the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 700 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Carroll County – Scenic River Advisory Board – Composition [SB-601]
Altering the composition of a scenic river advisory board in Carroll County if the scenic or wild river for which the board was created flows through Carroll County and one or more other counties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 270 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund – Purpose, Use, and Funding – Alterations [SB-501]
Altering the purpose and use of the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund to include State-managed lakes; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Fund; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 21, 2021 on the status of the Fund, money expended, costs incurred in administration, and recommendations for the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 698 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Natural Resources – State Boat Act – Carbon Monoxide Safety [SB-46]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to require that a boating safety education course include information relating to carbon monoxide poisoning; requiring the Department to develop an informational brochure on the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning while boating and while in an enclosed occupancy compartment; requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2018, on the prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning relating to motorboat operation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 03/20/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Program Open Space - Local Funds - Acquisition and Development of Land for Educational Purposes [SB-229]
Authorizing Baltimore County to use certain local Program Open Space funds to acquire and develop land for educational purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 02/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Electronic Licensing - Voluntary Donations [SB-149]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a process through which an individual who purchases a license, permit, or registration through the electronic licensing system may make a voluntary monetary donation to the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund at the time the license, permit, or registration is purchased; requiring the Department to collect the donations made electronically under the Act and distribute the proceeds in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 434 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Controlled Water Ski Areas in Maynadier Creek - Operation of Vessel - Hours of Operation [SB-141]
Authorizing a person to operate or give permission to operate a vessel for the purpose of towing a water skier in a ski slalom course located in a controlled water ski area during certain times on certain days and State holidays; prohibiting a person from operating or giving permission to operate a vessel for the purpose of towing a water skier in a ski slalom course located in a controlled water ski area on certain days; applying the Act; and making the Act an emergency measure.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Waterway Improvement Fund - Ocean City Inlet Dredging Study [SB-1260]
Providing that the first $300,000 received by the Waterway Improvement Fund, during fiscal year 2019, may be used only for the State portion of funding for the dredging study of the Ocean City Inlet by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and providing for the termination of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 719 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Program Open Space - Definition of Local Governing Body - Alteration [SB-1253]
Altering the definition of "local governing body" as it relates to Program Open Space to include the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission only in Montgomery County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Program Open Space – Local Funds – Acquisition and Development of Land for Education Purposes [SB-119]
Authorizing a local governing body to use certain local Program Open Space funds to acquire and develop land for education purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Hearing 1/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Deep Creek Lake Policy and Review Board – Membership and Duties [SB-115]
Altering the membership of the Deep Creek Lake Policy and Review Board to include the Secretary of Natural Resources, or the Secretary's designee, and the Secretary of the Environment, or the Secretary's designee, as nonvoting ex officio members; and requiring the Board to review and advise the Secretary of the Environment on matters that relate to Deep Creek Lake and are within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Environment.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 161 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Wetlands and Waterways Program – State–Owned Lakes – Structural Shoreline Stabilization [SB-1070]
Specifying that the application fee for a structural shoreline stabilization project that impacts a wetland or waterway of a State-owned lake may not exceed $250; and requiring the Department of the Environment, in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources, to identify up to three types of structural stabilization practices that may be implemented on a wetland or waterway of a State-owned lake.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Frederick County - Scenic River Advisory Board - Composition [SB-1032]
Altering the composition of a scenic river advisory board in Frederick County if the scenic or wild river for which the board was created flows through Frederick County and one or more other counties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 274 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Off–Highway Recreational Vehicle Fund – Establishment [SB-1030]
Establishing the Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Fund in the Department of Natural Resources; providing that the Fund consists of certain money and certain revenue; requiring the Fund to be used for the acquisition, construction, and maintenance of trails for use by off-highway recreational vehicles; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to remit to the Comptroller one-half of the revenues collected for the off-highway recreational vehicle titling fee for deposit into the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Sea Level Rise Inundation and Coastal Flooding - Construction, Adaptation, and Mitigation [SB-1006]
Altering the definition of the construction practice term "Coast Smart" to include highway facilities; requiring the Coast Smart Council, in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Transportation, to establish Coast Smart siting and design criteria to address sea level rise inundation and coastal flood impacts on State and local projects; requiring a local jurisdiction that experiences nuisance flooding to develop a plan to address the flooding by July 1, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 629 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Opposition to Proposed National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program [HJR-13]
Expressing the strong and unequivocal opposition of the General Assembly of Maryland to the draft proposed 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 U.S. Secretary of the Interior to remove Maryland from the proposed program; and requiring certain committees of the General Assembly to make recommendations on protecting Maryland if the State is not removed from the program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/21/2018