Natural Resources - Generally
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Forestry - Mel Noland Fellowship Program - Establishment [SB-467]
Establishing the Mel Noland Fellowship Program in the Department of Natural Resources to support students seeking careers in fields related to natural resources; requiring the Department and its managing organization each year to select one fellow in the field of natural resources management and one in the field of urban and community forestry; requiring that each fellow receive a $20,000 stipend; renaming a certain fund to be the Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 223 on 04/30/2019
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Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving and Bird-Safe Building Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2019) [SB-314]
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish certain standards for State buildings to conserve energy and minimize the risk of bird collisions; requiring each building constructed, acquired, or substantially altered by the Department to meet certain standards related to the types of glass used and the transparency of passageways and corners to the extent practicable; requiring the Department to reduce the lighting of existing public buildings using automatic control technologies to the extent practicable; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Favorable With Amendments Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Task Force on Prohibiting Debris From Entering Storm Drains or Stormwater Inlets [SB-267]
Establishing the Task Force on Prohibiting Debris From Entering Storm Drains or Stormwater Inlets; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving certain compensation; requiring the Task Force, by November 1, 2019, to report its findings and to make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding the preventing plastic bottles and other debris from entering storm drains and stormwater inlets; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - State and Local Forest Conservation Funds [SB-234]
Requiring a person that is subject to the Forest Conservation Act to demonstrate that appropriate credits generated by a forest mitigation bank in the same county or watershed are not available before the person may pay money to a State or local forest conservation fund to meet certain requirements; prohibiting a local authority from collecting money into its forest conservation fund unless it has submitted to the Department of Natural Resources the mitigation plan and accounting procedures; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 602 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources – State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund – Mandatory Funding and Termination Date [SB-213]
Increasing the amount of the appropriation, beginning in fiscal year 2021, 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; and altering the termination date for certain provisions of law relating to the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/29/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - No Net Loss of Forest - Definition [SB-203]
Altering the standard for achieving a no net loss of forest policy by altering the definition of "no net loss of forest" to mean that 40% of all land in Maryland is covered by forest as determined by data used in the most current Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model; and providing that the Act may not be interpreted to expand, limit, or otherwise disrupt any program conducted in accordance with the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load, a municipal separate storm sewer system permit, urban tree canopy goals, or any other local program.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing Canceled on 03/21/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Oysters - Public Fishery Pilot Program [SB-1051]
Establishing the Public Fishery Pilot Program; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in coordination with the Oyster Advisory Commission, to develop and operate the Program; providing that the purpose of the Program is to increase oyster abundance and to enhance oyster seed and substrate in certain fisheries; requiring, on approval by the Commission, the operation of the Program in certain protected oyster sanctuaries; requiring a report on the Program to the Governor and General Assembly by October 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/03/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - State Boat Act - Carbon Monoxide Safety (Matthew's Law) [SB-1001]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to require that a course of instruction in boating safety education include certain information relating to carbon monoxide poisoning; requiring the Department to adopt regulations requiring certain warning labels to be affixed to certain used vessels sold within the State; prohibiting a dealer from selling a certain used vessel in the State unless the dealer ensures that a certain warning label has been affixed to the vessel in accordance with certain regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Commission to Rename Negro Mountain [HJR-10]
Establishing a commission to rename Negro Mountain; providing for the membership of the commission; requiring the commission to provide certain information to the Governor, the General Assembly, the Maryland State Archives, the Maryland Geological Survey, and the Department of Natural Resources on or before December 31, 2019; and providing that Negro Mountain is said to be named in honor of an African American man named Nemesis and if the history is verified the name of the mountain should be changed to Nemesis Mountain.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 3/22 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Monitoring and Enforcement [HB-904]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Third Reading Passed (96-43) on 03/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Technical Study on Changes in Forest Cover and Tree Canopy in Maryland [HB-735]
Requiring the Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, in consultation with the Departments of Natural Resources, 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Parks and Forests - Hunting - Use of Off-Road Vehicles [HB-728]
Authorizing, on or after July 1, 2020, an individual who possesses a valid hunting license to use an off-road vehicle for the purpose of retrieving certain white tailed deer and black bear during a hunting season on roads or trails in any State park or forest where hunting is allowed; providing that a certain authorization does not apply to a State wildland; and requiring a certain off-road vehicle to be registered and operated in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department of Natural Resources.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Land Use Documents - Certification MC/PG 106-19 [HB-621]
Requiring certain land use regulations applicable in Montgomery County to require that certain persons sign a certain certification under penalty of perjury for certain documents submitted to certain planning boards; and establishing the content of the certification.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/28/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Lands Formed by Excavation Materials - Transfer of Authority [HB-54]
Transferring the use, management, and, subject to Board of Public Works approval, ownership of certain lands created or formed by excavation materials in Sinepuxent, Isle of Wight, and Chincoteague bays from the Department of the Environment to the Department of Natural Resources; and repealing certain approval authority of the Board over the use and management of certain lands created or formed by excavation materials in Sinepuxent, Isle of Wight, and Chincoteague bays.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Land Trust Grant Fund - Grant Awards and Funding [HB-494]
Authorizing the Maryland Environmental Trust to require, as a condition of a certain land trust grant, that the dedication of a certain easement or interest be in favor of the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation or the Department of Natural Resources; and requiring a $5,000,000 appropriation from Program Open Space funds to the Land Trust Grant Fund in fiscal year 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Forestry - Mel Noland Fellowship Program - Establishment [HB-488]
Establishing the Mel Noland Fellowship Program in the Department of Natural Resources to support students seeking careers in natural resources fields as they matriculate and graduate from institutions of higher education; requiring the Department and its managing organization to select one fellow in the field of natural resources management and one in urban and community forestry yearly; requiring that each fellow receive a $20,000 stipend; renaming a certain Fund to be the Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights [HB-472]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish that every person has the right to a certain clean and healthy environment; authorizing the State, a political subdivision, and any person to enforce certain rights; establishing that every person has the right to intervene in an action brought by the State or a political subdivision of the State to protect certain rights; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection, etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Task Force on Prohibiting Debris From Entering Storm Drains or Stormwater Inlets [HB-410]
Establishing the Task Force on Prohibiting Debris From Entering Storm Drains or Stormwater Inlets; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving certain compensation; requiring the Task Force, by November 1, 2019, to report its findings and to make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding the preventing plastic bottles and other debris from entering storm drains and stormwater inlets; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Impallaria
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/29/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund [HB-408]
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; and expanding the use of the Fund to include certain projects to improve and protect the health of the waters of the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Mandatory Funding and Repeal of Termination Date [HB-405]
Increasing the amount of the appropriation, beginning in fiscal year 2021, 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; and repealing the termination date for certain provisions of law relating to the Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2019