Natural Resources - Generally
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2020) [HB-192]
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish and periodically update certain standards for State buildings to conserve energy and minimize adverse impacts on birds; requiring the Department to reduce the lighting of existing State buildings in a certain manner; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to include certain standards in any requirements that the Council establishes for participation in a higher performance building program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/12/2020
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State Boat Act - Abandoned or Sunken Vessels - Removal [HB-143]
Altering the definition of an "abandoned or sunken vessel", to mean one that has remained at a location for more than 60 instead of 90 days without the consent of the property owner; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to take an abandoned vessel into custody without providing a notice if it determines that the vessel poses certain hazards; requiring, within 15 days after taking custody of an abandoned vessel, the Department to send a certain notice to the last known owner and each known secured party of the vessel; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 75 on 05/08/2020
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Agriculture - Management-Intensive Farming and Grazing [SB-19]
Requiring the University of Maryland Extension 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 2022; authorizing the Department of Agriculture to use its allocation from the Bay Restoration Fund to fund management-intensive grazing activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 01/27/2020
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Vessels - Certificate of Title - Transfer-on-Death Beneficiary Designation [HB-55]
Authorizing a sole owner of a vessel to designate a beneficiary to take ownership of the vessel on the death of the owner; providing that a beneficiary may be indicated on a certificate of title for a vessel by the words "transfer-on-death" or "TOD" after the name of the registered owner; providing that designating a beneficiary does not affect ownership of a vessel until the death of the owner; authorizing the owner of a vessel to cancel or change the designation of a beneficiary without the consent of the beneficiary; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/24/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Restoration - Federal Budget Blueprint Funding Reductions - Rescission Request [SJR-8]
Expressing the opposition of the General Assembly to the drastic cuts to the funding of the Chesapeake Bay Program and specified other programs proposed by the President of the United States in the federal budget blueprint for fiscal year 2018; urging the Governor to publicly oppose the cuts proposed by the President to the funding of specified programs; and requiring specified committees of the General Assembly to monitor and make recommendations regarding federal budget proposals and actions affecting the Chesapeake Bay.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Signed By The President And The Speaker - Joint Resolution 4 on 05/25/2017
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Anne Arundel County - Controlled Water Ski Areas in Maynadier Creek - Operation of Vessel - Hours of Operation [SB-1193]
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 located in Maynadier Creek on specified days between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.; and prohibiting a person from operating or giving permission to operate a vessel for specified purposes in a ski slalom course located in a controlled water ski area located in Maynadier Creek on specified days and State holidays.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/05/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Solar Generation Facilities - Pollinator-Friendly Designation [SB-1158]
Requiring the power plant research program of the Department of Natural Resources to include in its research an evaluation of the pollinator benefits that would occur under a pollinator-friendly vegetation management standard or pollinator habitat plan implemented on the land on which a proposed or an existing ground-mounted solar generation facility is located; requiring the Department to adopt a specified Solar Site Pollinator Habitat Planning and Assessment scorecard; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 372 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Boat Act - Vessel Operation - Prohibition When Individual on the Bow, Gunwale, or Transom [SB-1147]
Prohibiting an individual from operating a vessel on the waters of the State while another individual is riding on or suspended from the vessel's bow, gunwale, or transom in a dangerous manner; establishing a maximum penalty of $300 for a violation of the Act; and authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to adopt specified regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 03/23/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Boat Act - Vessel Operation - Prohibition When Individual on the Bow, Gunwale, or Transom [HB-1609]
Prohibiting an individual from operating a vessel on the waters of the State while another individual is riding on or suspended from the vessel's bow, gunwale, or transom in a dangerous manner; establishing a maximum penalty of $300 for a violation of the Act; and authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to adopt specified regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Rereferred To Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Local Jurisdictions - Zoning Authority - Generating Stations [HB-1592]
Authorizing a local jurisdiction to adopt specified zoning regulations for the siting of generating stations; requiring a local jurisdiction that adopts zoning regulations in accordance with the Act to make a specified determination regarding the types of energy generating technologies that the zoning regulations will include; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Jameson
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Boat Act - Privilege to Operate a Vessel - Suspension Authority [SB-1080]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources, in addition to specified other applicable penalties, to suspend for up to a period of 1 year the privilege to operate a vessel on the waters of the State of a person who is convicted of operating a vessel on waters of the State while under the influence of alcohol; making the Act contingent upon the State of Maryland entering into the Interstate Boating Violator Compact on or before October 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 04/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Program Open Space - Use of Local Funds [HB-1438]
Repealing a requirement that specified local governing bodies use at least a specified amount of the local governing body's annual apportionment for acquisition projects under Program Open Space; authorizing a local governing body to use all of the local governing body's annual apportionment for acquisition projects; altering the required contents of a local land preservation and recreation plan; repealing a requirement that the Department of Planning prepare specified guidelines; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 03/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Boat Act - Removal of Abandoned or Sunken Vessels [HB-1253]
Altering the definition of "abandoned vessel" to include a sunken vessel but exclude specified historic property or submerged archaeological historic property; clarifying that specified provisions of law relating to the removal and disposal of abandoned vessels apply to sunken vessels; extending liability protections for damage that may occur during removal, storage, or custody of an abandoned or sunken vessel to a person that removes, preserves, or stores the abandoned or sunken vessel on behalf of the Department of Natural Resources; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 408 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Forests and Parks - Public Recreation on Private and State-Owned Land - Hunting [HB-1246]
Expanding a specified liability exemption for a landowner who agrees to the use of a defined part of the landowner's property for cross-country skiing or off-highway vehicle use to apply to hunting.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Jameson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 746 on 05/25/2017
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Oil and Natural Gas - Hydraulic Fracturing - Prohibition [HB-1325]
Prohibiting a person from engaging in the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of oil or natural gas in the State; repealing a provision of law that requires the Department of the Environment to adopt specified regulations; and repealing a provision of law that prohibits the Department from issuing a specified permit until October 1, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 13 on 04/04/2017
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Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Preservation and Protection [HB-1118]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow under a permit for roadside tree care the maintenance or removal of a tree to eliminate a hazard, to enable necessary roadway improvements, and for locally zoned development and land use requirements; prohibiting the Department from authorizing under a permit the maintenance or removal of a roadside tree for specified purposes; requiring an applicant for a permit to remove a roadside tree to demonstrate that a reasonable effort has been made to protect and to preserve the tree; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Hearing 4/06 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Program Open Space - Baltimore City Grants - Use of Grant Funds [HB-1154]
Removing James Mosher Park and adding athletic field renovations at Gwynns Falls Park and improvements at Frederic B. Leidig Recreation Center to the capital projects for which a specified statutory minimum grant to Baltimore City, payable from the State's share of the proceeds of Program Open Space, may be used.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 407 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland State Parks - Foster Family Pass - Establishment [HB-936]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a Foster Family Pass; providing that any individual who provides foster care or kinship care to a minor child in the State is eligible to receive the pass; specifying the period of time for which the pass is valid; providing that there is no fee for the pass; requiring an individual to apply for the pass in a specified manner; providing that the pass exempts specified individuals from specified State parks admissions fees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Meagan Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Program Open Space - Use of Local Funds [SB-896]
Repealing a requirement that specified local governing bodies use at least a specified amount of the local governing body's annual apportionment for acquisition projects under Program Open Space; authorizing a local governing body to use all of the local governing body's annual apportionment for acquisition projects; altering the required contents of a local land preservation and recreation plan; repealing a requirement that the Department of Planning prepare specified guidelines; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Consistency With Comprehensive Plan [SB-931]
Requiring the Public Service Commission, rather than the Department of Planning, to provide a copy of application materials for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to each appropriate unit of local government in which the construction of a generating station is proposed and to specified public officials; requiring the Commission to take final action on the application only after due consideration of the consistency of the application with the jurisdiction's comprehensive plan and of efforts to resolve specified issues; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2017