Natural Resources - Generally
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Purpose and Authorized Use of Funds [HB-947]
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.
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Frederick County - Scenic River Advisory Board - Composition [HB-917]
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.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Renewable Energy - Electric and Gas Bills (100% Clean Renewable Energy Equity Act of 2018) [HB-878]
Making permanent the Community Solar Energy Generating System Program; altering the definition of "qualified energy resources" as it relates to the clean energy production income tax credit; establishing the Maryland Megawatt Block Program in the Public Service Commission; establishing the Office of Offshore Wind Procurement in the Department of Natural Resources; repealing various provisions of law regarding the renewable energy portfolio standard; establishing a new renewable energy portfolio standard; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Purpose, Use, and Funding - Alterations [HB-801]
Altering the purpose and use of the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund; 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; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2021, on the status of the Fund and any recommendations for the fund; and providing for the termination of the Act.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Natural Resources – State Boat Act – Carbon Monoxide Safety [HB-795]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to require that a boating safety education course include information relating to carbon monoxide poisoning; prohibiting a person from operating a motorboat with an enclosed accommodation compartment on the waters of the State that is not equipped with a certain marine carbon monoxide detection system; prohibiting a person from selling or offering for sale a certain new motorboat within the State that is not equipped with a certain marine carbon monoxide detection system; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Forest Conservation – Technical Study and Programmatic Review [HB-766]
Requiring the Department of Legislative Services, in consultation with certain entities, to undertake a technical study to review changes in forest cover and tree canopy in the State; requiring the study to include surveys and mapping and certain analyses related to forest conservation; requiring the Department to submit the study and a certain programmatic review to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 15, 2018; requiring the Department to convene a work session by November 30, 2018, to consider certain findings; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Carroll County - Scenic River Advisory Board - Composition [HB-696]
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.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Controlled Water Ski Areas in Maynadier Creek - Operation of Vessel - Hours of Operation [HB-299]
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.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Deep Creek Lake Policy and Review Board - Membership and Duties [HB-219]
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.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Program Open Space - Definition of Local Governing Body - Alteration [HB-1821]
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.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
State Boat Act - Solar Reflective Lights on Buoys - Requirement [HB-1398]
Requiring that, beginning July 1, 2018, all buoys in the navigable waters of the State be equipped with solar reflective lights.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Sea Level Rise Inundation and Coastal Flooding - Construction, Adaptation, and Mitigation [HB-1350]
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.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Fund - Establishment [HB-1091]
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 Comptroller to transfer one-third of the revenue from the excise tax imposed for each certificate of title issued for an off-highway recreational vehicle to the Fund; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Wetlands and Waterways Program – State–Owned Lakes – Structural Shoreline Stabilization [HB-1077]
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 $750; and requiring the Department of the Environment, in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources, to identify up to three structural stabilization practices that may be implemented on a wetland or waterway of a State-owned lake.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Electronic Licensing - Voluntary Donations [HB-104]
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 in accordance with certain requirements; requiring the Department to collect the donations made under the Act and distribute the proceeds; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Controlled Water Ski Area in Maynadier Creek - Operation of Vessel - Hours of Operation [SB-93]
Authorizing a person to operate or give permission to operate 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; prohibiting a person from operating or giving permission to operate a vessel for certain purposes in a slalom ski course located in a controlled water ski area in Maynadier Creek on Saturdays or State holidays; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to report on the Act's implementation by December 1, 2022; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Waterway Improvement Fund - Public Boating Construction Projects - Financing Limits [SB-877]
Increasing from $100,000 to $250,000 the maximum cost of a certain construction project that may be wholly financed with funds from the Waterway Improvement Fund.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Whistleblower Program - Establishment [SB-760]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a Natural Resources Whistleblower Program; establishing the purpose of the Program; requiring the Program to provide rewards of financial compensation under certain circumstances to individuals or nonprofit organizations that report violations of natural resources or conservation laws; establishing the Natural Resources Whistleblower Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; requiring the Department to administer the Fund; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Technical Study on Changes in Forest Cover and Tree Canopy in Maryland [SB-729]
Requiring the Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, in consultation with the Departments of Natural Resources, the Environment, Planning, and Agriculture and the Chesapeake Bay Program to conduct a technical study to review changes in forest cover and tree canopy in the State; providing for the scope of the study; and requiring the Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology to submit a report of the findings of the technical study to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2019.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Monitoring and Enforcement [SB-546]
Requiring that a summary of each nutrient management plan be filed and updated with the Department of Agriculture at certain times; authorizing the Department to require an updated summary to take the form of an annual implementation report; requiring a manure broker to provide certain information to a certain person; requiring a person who holds a certain certificate or license to comply with certain reporting requirements and deadlines related to implementation of the Phosphorus Management Tool; etc.