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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Aquaculture - Shellfish Nursery Permits [HB-306]
Prohibiting a person from engaging in the commercial rearing of shellfish seed outside specified leased areas without first obtaining a shellfish nursery permit from the Department of Natural Resources; placing limitations on the issuance and scope of a permit for land-based and in-water shellfish nursery operations; exempting shellfish nursery products from specified water quality classifications and restrictions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/16/2013
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Gettr Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit - Oyster Shell Recycling [HB-184]
Allowing an individual or corporation a $1 credit against the State income tax for each bushel of oyster shells recycled during the taxable year; providing that the credit may not exceed $750 during a taxable year; requiring the Department of Natural Resources and the Comptroller jointly to adopt regulations to authorize businesses, landfills, and nonprofit organizations to verify the amount of oyster shells recycled by each individual or corporation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 279 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Oysters - Power Dredging - Time Period [HB-1505]
Increasing from 2 to 3 the maximum number of days per week that the Department of Natural Resources may authorize a specified dredge boat to operate under the power of an auxiliary yawl boat while dredging for oysters in the Chesapeake Bay.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 689 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Oyster Sanctuaries - Oyster Bar Cleaning and Removal of Diseased Oysters [HB-1485]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to catch oysters in an oyster sanctuary using specified equipment under specified circumstances for the purpose of cleaning an oyster bar or removing diseased oysters; authorizing the Department to establish a schedule for the cleaning of oyster bars and the removal of diseased oysters on oyster sanctuaries or portions of oyster sanctuaries; and authorizing the Department to adopt regulations establishing standards and procedures to implement the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Oyster Dredging - Waters North of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Kent Narrows Bridge [HB-1244]
Adding the waters of Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Cecil County, Harford County, Kent County, and Queen Anne's County that lie north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Kent Narrows Bridge to the areas of State waters in the Chesapeake Bay where a person may catch oysters by dredge.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/23/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Environment - Water Pollution Control - Penalties [HB-1243]
Altering the maximum civil and administrative penalties for water pollution control violations; and requiring the Department of the Environment to distribute specified proceeds from the penalties to the Fisheries Research and Development Fund for specified use.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/19/2013
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Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the appropriation of amounts deposited into the oyster sales account and the abolishment of the oyster advisory committee. [SB-964]
Relating to the appropriation of amounts deposited into the oyster sales account and the abolishment of the oyster advisory committee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Larry Taylor
Referred To S/c On Fiscal Matters By Chair on 03/18/2013
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Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the allocation of amounts deposited into the oyster sales account and the abolishment of the oyster advisory committee. [HB-1903]
Relating to the allocation of amounts deposited into the oyster sales account and the abolishment of the oyster advisory committee.
Sponsored by: Rep. Craig Eiland
Effective On 9/1/13 on 06/14/2013
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Alabama Regular Session 2013
Oyster aquaculture, leasing of coastal waters by Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Shellfish Aquaculture Review Board created [HB-361]
Oyster aquaculture, leasing of coastal waters by Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Shellfish Aquaculture Review Board created
Sponsored by: Rep. Harry Shiver
Third Reading Passed on 05/20/2013
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Public Shellfish Fishery Area - Standards [SB-443]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish areas in the Chesapeake Bay as part of the public shellfish fishery area if the density of oysters is at least one oyster that measures 1 inch or more from hinge to bill per acre.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Colburn
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 03/12/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Public Shellfish Fishery Area - Standards [HB-593]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish areas in the Chesapeake Bay as part of the public shellfish fishery area if the density of oysters is at least one oyster that measures 1 inch or more from hinge to bill per acre.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/12/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Aquaculture Leasing [HB-1306]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Aquaculture Coordinating Council, to charge an application fee, rent, and an aquaculture development surcharge for water column leases; reducing the length of time that the Department is required to advertise an aquaculture lease application in a local newspaper; prohibiting a leaseholder from placing specified oysters on a lease; repealing provisions of law that authorize and govern the dredging of oysters on leased ground in specified areas of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Recreational and Commercial Fisheries - Funding and Use of [HB-1173]
Requiring that specified appropriations for fishery management purposes be allocated equitably between the recreational and commercial fisheries, except for any appropriation made for aquaculture; repealing specified annual surcharges for tidal fish license authorizations for oysters and striped bass; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with specified entities, to adopt regulations establishing annual surcharges on clam, crab, oyster, and striped bass license authorizations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/23/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Environment - Penalty for Sewage Overflow - Establishment and Distribution [HB-1163]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to impose a civil penalty on specified persons for any sewage overflow or bypass that results in the discharge of raw or diluted sewage into the waters of the State; establishing a formula to determine the amount of the civil penalty; requiring the Department to distribute specified proceeds from the civil penalties to the Fisheries Research and Development Fund for oyster restoration purposes; and requiring the Department to adopt regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Hearing 3/7 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2012
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Aquaculture [SB-847]
Making the Department of Natural Resources responsible for the employment of the State's Aquaculture Coordinator; transferring specified seafood-related programs, funds, and organizations from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Natural Resources; altering the membership of the Aquaculture Review Board; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue water column leases under specified circumstances; altering provisions relating to the issuance of submerged land leases; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Oyster Sanctuaries - Designation [SB-538]
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from designating more than 25% of the quality oyster habitat in the waters of the State as oyster sanctuaries, except under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. E. J. Pipkin
Hearing 4/6 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Oyster Poaching - Hearing [SB-159]
Providing that a person who is cited for unlawfully catching oysters may have a specified license revoked under specified circumstances; establishing grounds for license revocation; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to hold a hearing under specified circumstances in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act; requiring the Department to revoke a person's license to catch oysters under specified circumstances; and prohibiting a person from engaging or working in a specified fishery under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Restricted Waters for Shellfish Harvesting - Testing [HB-966]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, in determining whether to restrict or lift any restrictions on an area for the catching or storing of shellfish, to use the most reliable available tests to determine whether a shellfish production area poses a risk to consumer health and to rule out contaminants that do not pose a risk to consumer health, including bacteria from vegetation; and requiring the Department on or before December 31, 2011, to reconsider the designation of restricted waters.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Bohanan
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Oyster Poaching - Hearing [HB-273]
Providing that a person who is cited for unlawfully catching oysters may have a specified license revoked under specified circumstances; establishing grounds for license revocation; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to hold a hearing under specified circumstances in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act; requiring the Department to revoke a person's license to catch oysters under specified circumstances; and prohibiting a person from engaging or working in a specified fishery under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Aquaculture - Shellfish Leasing Areas - Expansion [HB-208]
Altering the areas within which the Secretary of Natural Resources may establish aquaculture limits; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to resurvey specified areas for a specified purpose; requiring the Department to amend natural oyster bar charts or coordinates by regulation under specified circumstances; altering and establishing restrictions for Aquaculture Enterprise Zones and leases; providing that the Department may only issue a shellfish lease to a corporation under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011