Natural Resources - Generally
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority - Purpose, Appointments, and Compensation [SB-509]
Altering the purpose of the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority; altering the appointment of the executive director and the general counsel for the Authority; requiring the Authority to recommend to the Governor compensation for the executive director and the general counsel; etc.
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Environment - Hydraulic Fracturing - Regulations [SB-409]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to provide for the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas in the State on or before October 1, 2016; prohibiting specified regulations adopted by the Department from becoming effective until October 1, 2017; prohibiting the Department from issuing a permit for the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas in the State until October 1, 2017; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Program Open Space - Baltimore City Grants - Increase and Inflation Adjustment [SB-357]
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; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to increase the grant each fiscal year by applying the growth in a specified consumer price index to the amount of grants received in the prior fiscal year; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Environment - Hydraulic Fracturing - Prohibitions [SB-29]
Prohibiting a person from storing, treating, discharging, or disposing of, in the State, specified wastewater resulting from hydraulic fracturing which includes fracking, hydrofracking, and hydrofracturing; and prohibiting a person from engaging in the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas in the State.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds [SB-28]
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.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Shoreline Risk Assessment, Preparation, and Adaptation Act [SB-256]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture on or before July 1, 2016 to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of climate change on agriculture in the State; requiring the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to establish specified sea level rise projections; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to update Maryland Environmental Policy Act guidelines; altering the State's Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy to include the consideration of climate change risks; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Department of General Services - Deep Creek Lake Buy Down Area Program - Extension [SB-254]
Authorizing the Department of General Services to establish the Deep Creek Lake Buy Down Area Program to offer the owners of properties adjoining Deep Creek Lake the right to purchase the land contiguous to their land at an amount equal to the State's cost of acquiring the land plus reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the State from the sale; providing that revenue from the sale of specified property be distributed to the Deep Creek Lake Recreation Maintenance and Management Fund for specified land purchases; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Program Open Space - Baltimore City - Purchase Talbot Road Property [SB-171]
Requiring the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to use a portion of specified Program Open Space funding for grants to acquire property in the Windsor Hills area of Baltimore City that will protect and enhance Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park and associated conservation trails; providing that Baltimore City may not use specified grant funds for any other purpose until the specified property is acquired; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to determine when a specified requirement is met; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Open Space Incentive Program - Payments to Counties [SB-134]
Prohibiting a county from receiving specified revenues derived from a State forest or 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, 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 the county beginning in fiscal year 2017; establishing the manner in which land is considered in determining the amount of the payment; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Trust - Investment Options - Expansion [SB-106]
Authorizing the Chesapeake Bay Trust to invest any money of the Trust in marketable equity securities, marketable equity-related mutual funds, or debt-related mutual funds; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area - Lot Coverage - Calculation for Swimming Pools [HB-963]
Requiring, under the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Program, the lot coverage for specified swimming pools be calculated in a specified manner; and providing for the application of the Act.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area - Lot Coverage - Exclusion for Driveways Constructed of Decking Material [HB-962]
Altering the definition of "lot coverage" for purposes of specified provisions of law relating to the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area to exclude driveways constructed of decking material with gaps to allow water to pass freely from specified requirements.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Shoreline Risk Assessment, Preparation, and Adaptation Act [HB-881]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture, on or before July 1, 2016, to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of climate change on agriculture in the State; requiring the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to establish specified sea level rise projections; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to update Maryland Environmental Policy Act guidelines; altering the State's Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy to include the consideration of climate change risks; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Aquatic Invasive Species - Decontamination of Vessels (State Lakes Invasive Species Act of 2015) [HB-860]
Prohibiting an owner of a vessel from placing the vessel or having the vessel placed in a lake at a public launch ramp or public dock after April 1, 2017, unless the owner has taken specified actions; establishing penalties for violation of the Act; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to convene a specified workgroup to evaluate actions that reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species from vessels placed in lakes that are owned or managed by the State; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Licensed Tree Experts - Insurance and Fees [HB-832]
Requiring an insurer that provides proof of liability or property damage coverage to a licensed tree expert to immediately notify the Department of Natural Resources electronically of any termination of either type of insurance coverage; repealing restrictions on the amounts of the application or renewal fees for tree expert licenses; and authorizing the Department to permanently revoke or suspend the license of any tree expert who fails to maintain specified liability or property damage insurance.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit - Oyster Shell Recycling - Credit Amount [HB-815]
Increasing from $1 to $2 the amount of a specified credit against the State income tax for each bushel of oyster shells recycled during the taxable year; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority - Executive Director and General Counsel - Appointment and Compensation [HB-796]
Providing that the Governor rather than the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority appoint the executive director and the general counsel for the Authority; and requiring the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority to recommend to the Governor compensation for the executive director and the general counsel.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Program Open Space - Baltimore City Grants - Increase and Inflation Adjustment [HB-631]
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; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to increase the grant each fiscal year by applying the growth in a specified consumer price index to the amount of grants received in the prior fiscal year; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Forest Harvesting - Public Notice of Process and Licensees [HB-513]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to timely maintain and make available to the public on its Web site in a prominent manner a specified list of and contact information for all licensed foresters and licensed forest product operators in the State and the forest harvest application process and appropriate contact information for each county in the State.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Environment - Hydraulic Fracturing - Regulations [HB-449]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, on or before October 1, 2016, to adopt regulations to provide for the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas in the State; prohibiting specified regulations adopted by the Department from becoming effective until October 1, 2017; prohibiting the Department from issuing a permit to authorize the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas in the State until October 1, 2017; etc.