Natural Resources - Generally
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Vessel Excise Tax Cap - Amount and Repeal of Termination [SB-58]
Making permanent a $15,000 limit on the amount of the vessel excise tax that may be imposed on any vessel; and requiring that the maximum amount of the excise tax imposed for any vessel be increased by $100 on July 1, 2016 and July 1 of each subsequent year.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 656 on 05/28/2016
Spread the world
Gettr Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds [SB-45]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish a Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used only for nonpoint source pollution control projects except under specified circumstances; prohibiting the transfer of funds in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to the General Fund or a special fund of the State except under specified circumstances; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 1/19 At 2:30 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 01/19/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Environmental Service - Collective Bargaining [SB-447]
Requiring the Maryland Environmental Service, consistent with specified provisions of law, to recognize and deal with specified employee organizations, collectively bargain, and enter into specified types of agreements applicable to specified State employees; and providing for an exception to an exemption from specified provisions of State personnel law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Maryland Environmental Trust - Trustees [SB-4]
Increasing the number of trustees of the Maryland Environmental Trust from 15 to 19 members; increasing to 16 the number of trustees elected to the Trust beginning on June 1, 2017; requiring that four of the trustees be elected each year for a term of four years at a specified meeting by a majority vote of the trustees present; requiring that four trustees be elected in October 2016; specifying that recommendations for elected trustees reflect a range of professions, and geographies, diversity, and specified experience; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 148 on 04/26/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Transfer Tax - Distribution of Revenue [SB-383]
Reducing specified transfers from a specified special fund to the General Fund of the State for fiscal years 2017 and 2018; requiring in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 the distribution of specified amounts from a specified special fund for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Redeemable Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Act [SB-367]
Establishing the Maryland Redeemable Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program; requiring the Maryland Environmental Service to develop, implement, and administer the Program; requiring that every redeemable beverage container sold in the State indicate a 5-cent refund value in a specified manner on and after July 1, 2017; requiring that a specified refund value be added to the retail price of a specified container at the time of purchase on and after a specified date; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/18/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources Police - Conditions of Sentencing, Probation, Parole, or Mandatory Release Supervision - Database [SB-327]
Requiring the Maryland Judiciary to notify the Department of Natural Resources of any person who is subject to a condition of sentencing or probation that specifically prohibits the person from engaging in any identified activity on the waters of the State or any recreational or commercial hunting or fishing activity; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to notify the Department of Natural Resources of any person who is subject to specified terms of parole or mandatory release supervision; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 02/24/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Complimentary Hunting and Fishing Licenses [SB-284]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to submit an annual report to the General Assembly and the Department of Veterans Affairs on specified licenses issued by the Department of Natural Resources; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources annually to issue a complimentary Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Sport Fishing License to specified individuals; requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources, to make available to veterans in the State specified information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/06/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Payment in Lieu of Taxes - State Forests, State Parks, and Wildlife Management Areas [SB-263]
Prohibiting a county from receiving specified revenues derived from a State forest or State park reserve and concession operations within a county if the county receives specified payments in a fiscal year; requiring specified payments to counties for State forests, State parks, and wildlife management areas that are exempt from the property tax; providing for a payment of $250,000 for each open space unit in specified counties beginning in fiscal year 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Senators Edwards, Manno, And King on 04/11/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays - Membership From Ocean City [SB-132]
Authorizing the Mayor of Ocean City to appoint a designee of the Mayor as a member of the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays; and establishing that a member from the Atlantic Coastal Bays Watershed who is the Mayor of Ocean City or the designee of the Mayor is not subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 51 on 04/12/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Interstate Boating Violator Compact [SB-123]
Authorizing the Governor to enter into the Interstate Boating Violator Compact; providing the purposes of the Compact are to provide a means for party states to participate in a specified reciprocal program and to provide for the fair and impartial treatment of boating violators operating within party states; providing for a Board of Boating Compact Administrators for specified purposes; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/05/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Marinas Infested With Midges - Funding for Larvicide [SB-1163]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, to provide financial assistance for the purchase of larvicide to an owner of a public or private marina in Baltimore County that is located on waters of the State and is infested with midges; and limiting financial assistance under the Act to no more than 50% of the cost of the purchase of larvicide.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/31/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority - Name and Authority [SB-105]
Changing the name of the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority to be the Maryland Regional Resource Management Authority; authorizing the Authority to acquire, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, improve, maintain, equip, lease, repair, and operate a resource recovery park; requiring the Authority to utilize a specified zero waste hierarchy, to the extent practicable, under specified circumstances; declaring the intent of the General Assembly; defining specified terms; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Black Fly Management and Control - Washington County [HB-870]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, to establish a program to control the spread of black flies in the State under specified circumstances; requiring that the program be implemented initially in Washington County on State-owned property, property owned by a local government, and private property with the owner's consent; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture to accept, use or expend specified funding to implement the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 585 on 05/19/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Redeemable Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Act [HB-862]
Establishing the Maryland Redeemable Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program; requiring the Maryland Environmental Service to develop, implement, and administer the Program; requiring that every redeemable beverage container sold in the State indicate a 5-cent refund value in a specified manner on and after July 1, 2017; requiring that a specified refund value be added to the retail price of a specified container at the time of purchase on and after a specified date; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/28/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Environmental Service - Collective Bargaining [HB-795]
Requiring the Maryland Environmental Service, consistent with specified provisions of law, to recognize and deal with specified employee organizations, to collectively bargain, and to enter into specified types of agreements applicable to specified State employees; and providing for an exception to an exemption from specified provisions of State personnel law.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 04/11/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Tree Expert License - Application and Renewal - Repeal of Sunset Provision [HB-65]
Repealing the termination provision of specified provisions of law relating to the application for and renewal of a tree expert license; requiring a licensed tree expert to complete the professional development curriculum established by the Department of Natural Resources after September 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 87 on 04/12/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Program Open Space - Transfer Tax Repayment - Use of Funds [HB-462]
Increasing the statutory minimum grant to Baltimore City, payable from the State's share of the proceeds of Program Open Space, for projects that meet park purposes and are related to Program Open Space; requiring the Governor to include in the budget bill for fiscal year 2018 a general fund appropriation in the amount of $5,000,000 to the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation; reducing transfers from a specified special fund to the General Fund of the State for fiscal years 2017 and 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 10 on 04/04/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Intrafamily Transfers [HB-389]
Altering the definition of "immediate family" as it relates to intrafamily transfers of specified property authorized in a local jurisdiction's Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area protection program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 103 on 04/12/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Program Open Space - Baltimore City Grants - Increase [HB-376]
Increasing, from $1,500,000 to $6,000,000, a specified statutory minimum grant to Baltimore City, payable from the State's share of the proceeds of Program Open Space, for specified purposes related to Program Open Space.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016