Natural Resources - Generally
Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Tree Experts - Prohibition [SB-211]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Environmental ]
Prohibiting a licensed tree expert from supervising more than one company that provides tree expert services.
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Natural Resources Police Force - Number of Officers [SB-208]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
Stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Natural Resources Police Force employ at least 435 Natural Resources police officers by fiscal year 2023; authorizing under specified circumstances, beginning in fiscal year 2015 and continuing each subsequent year, the Natural Resources Police Force to increase the number of cadets and recruits enrolling in the Maryland Natural Resources Police Academy until a specified goal is met; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Resources - State Boat Act - Expiration of Temporary Certificate of Boat Number [SB-11]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
Altering the expiration date for a temporary certificate of boat number.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Public Waters - Public Right to Use and Enjoy [HB-993]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to protect and enhance the public's right to use recreationally and enjoy the Chesapeake Bay and other public waters.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Property and Casualty Insurance - Vessel Liability Coverage - Required [HB-954]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing vessel liability insurance in the State; providing for the types of basic and additional coverage under a policy of vessel liability insurance; requiring specified minimum security for specified vessels that are principally operated in the waters of the State; providing for the required form and benefits under the security; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to accept specified forms of security; providing that a violation of specified provisions of the Act is a misdemeanor; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Maryland Botanical Heritage Workgroup [HB-936]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Maryland Botanical Heritage Workgroup; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to define challenges to, explore opportunities for improving, and make recommendations regarding the preservation of plant species native to the State and region; requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2013; and terminating the Act at the end of May 31, 2014.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Licensed Tree Expert - License Renewal - Continuing Education Requirement [HB-927]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
Requiring a licensed tree expert to complete specified continuing education requirements to qualify for license renewal; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to maintain specified records for each licensed tree expert; requiring the Department to update specified records when a document of completion is approved; requiring the Department to mail a renewal application form to a licensed tree expert under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Project Open Space - Use of Funds - Artificial Turf Surfaces [HB-896]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Sports ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
Prohibiting the use of specified funds under Program Open Space to build new or to replace specified athletic fields with artificial or synthetic turf surfaces; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Wetlands and Riparian Rights - Licenses and Permits for Nonwater-Dependent Projects on State or Private Wetlands [HB-800]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
Altering the requirements for the issuance of a specified license, a specified permit, and a specified building permit for specified nonwater-dependent projects located on State wetlands or private wetlands; specifically authorizing the issuance of a specified license, a specified permit, and a specified building permit for specified renewable energy systems under specified circumstances; requiring the Board of Public Works to establish a specified annual compensation rate; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Tree Experts - Prohibition [HB-728]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Environmental ]
Prohibiting a licensed tree expert from supervising more than one company that provides tree expert services.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Nuisance Organisms - Penalties [HB-708]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Creating a separate criminal offense for each nuisance organism imported or possessed in violation of specified provisions of law or regulation; and establishing a total maximum fine of $25 for offenses arising out of the same enforcement action.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Forest Preservation Act of 2013 [HB-706]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Taxes ]
[Water ]
[Agriculture ]
Expanding the purpose and authorized uses of the Reforestation Fund to include tree planting on private land and financing the prevention of and response to forest health emergencies; defining the term "no net loss of forest"; altering the range of acres of land that a person is required to own or lease to be eligible for a specified income tax subtraction modification; exempting specified stream restoration projects from the requirements of the Forest Conservation Act; declaring the intent of the General Assembly; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Tree Expert License - Qualifications [HB-572]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Reducing the apprenticeship period that may qualify an individual for a tree expert license from 5 years to 3 years; requiring a licensed tree expert to complete a specified professional development curriculum to qualify for license renewal; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Vessel Excise Tax - Maximum Tax [HB-548]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Limiting the amount of the vessel excise tax that may be imposed to $10,000 for each vessel; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Wildlife Cooperator Permits - Disposition of Wildlife - Beavers [HB-510]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to authorize a person who takes into possession a live beaver under authority of a wildlife cooperator permit to transport and release the beaver on a wildlife management area or in another area, under specified circumstances.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vessel Excise Tax - Exemption for Commercial Enterprises Paying the Admissions and Amusement Tax [HB-412]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Providing an exemption from the vessel excise tax for the purchase of a vessel by a commercial enterprise if the use of the vessel will require the payment of at least 50% of the value of the exemption in admissions and amusement tax; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations; requiring the Department to report to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31 each year; providing that the Act applies to vessels purchased after June 30, 2013; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Agriculture - Management-Intensive Farming and Grazing [HB-400]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Food ]
Requiring the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service to provide a dedicated extension agent to assist individuals with the adoption of management-intensive farming and grazing practices; requiring the Governor to provide at least $500,000 each year to support the Department of Agriculture's activities related to management-intensive farming and grazing, beginning in fiscal year 2015; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Funding Extension [HB-385]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Repealing the limitations on the requirement to provide specified funding in specified fiscal years to the Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program for specified purposes from the Environmental Trust Fund; requiring specified funding for the Corps Program each fiscal year; and extending to fiscal year 2020 the termination date of a surcharge on electrical energy distributed to retail electric customers in the State.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Gas - Hydraulic Fracturing - Prohibition [HB-337]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Mining ]
Prohibiting a person from engaging in the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Resources Police Force - Number of Officers [HB-215]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Governor include funding in the State budget on a phased-in basis to employ additional Natural Resources police officers to achieve specified staffing levels.