Rivers, Streams, And Lakes
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Purpose, Use, and Funding - Sunset Extension [HB-631]
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Extending the termination date applicable to certain provisions relating to the purpose, use, and funding of the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund from June 30, 2022, to June 30, 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Hearing 2/10 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/26/2021
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State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Purpose, Use, and Funding - Sunset Extension [SB-450]
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Extending the termination date applicable to certain provisions relating to the purpose, use, and funding of the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund from June 30, 2022, to June 30, 2027.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Referred Environment And Transportation on 03/10/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Purpose and Authorized Use of Funds [SB-958]
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[Budget and Spending ]
Renaming the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be the Chesapeake Bay and State Waters Trust Fund; modifying the purpose of the Fund to include the restoration and protection of the health of the waters of the State; expanding the use of the Fund to include certain projects to improve and protect the health of the waters of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Carroll County – Scenic River Advisory Board – Composition [SB-601]
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[Community Development ]
Altering the composition of a scenic river advisory board in Carroll County if the scenic or wild river for which the board was created flows through Carroll County and one or more other counties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 270 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund – Purpose, Use, and Funding – Alterations [SB-501]
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Altering the purpose and use of the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund to include State-managed lakes; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Fund; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 21, 2021 on the status of the Fund, money expended, costs incurred in administration, and recommendations for the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 698 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Culler Lake Revitalization [SB-370]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Frederick for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of projects at Culler Lake, located in Frederick County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 3/10 At 10:00 A.m. on 03/10/2018
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Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park [SB-264]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $125,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Annapolis Maritime Museum, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Back Creek Campus of the Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park, located in Anne Arundel County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Hearing 3/10 At 11:00 A.m. on 03/10/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Deep Creek Lake Policy and Review Board – Membership and Duties [SB-115]
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[Water ]
Altering the membership of the Deep Creek Lake Policy and Review Board to include the Secretary of Natural Resources, or the Secretary's designee, and the Secretary of the Environment, or the Secretary's designee, as nonvoting ex officio members; and requiring the Board to review and advise the Secretary of the Environment on matters that relate to Deep Creek Lake and are within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Environment.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 161 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Wetlands and Waterways Program – State–Owned Lakes – Structural Shoreline Stabilization [SB-1070]
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[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Specifying that the application fee for a structural shoreline stabilization project that impacts a wetland or waterway of a State-owned lake may not exceed $250; and requiring the Department of the Environment, in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources, to identify up to three types of structural stabilization practices that may be implemented on a wetland or waterway of a State-owned lake.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2018
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Frederick County - Scenic River Advisory Board - Composition [SB-1032]
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Altering the composition of a scenic river advisory board in Frederick County if the scenic or wild river for which the board was created flows through Frederick County and one or more other counties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 274 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Purpose and Authorized Use of Funds [HB-947]
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[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Renaming the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be the Chesapeake Bay and State Waters Trust Fund; modifying the purpose of the Fund to include the restoration and protection of the health of the waters of the State; expanding the use of the Fund to include certain projects to improve and protect the health of the waters of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Frederick County - Scenic River Advisory Board - Composition [HB-917]
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[Water ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the composition of a scenic river advisory board in Frederick County if the scenic or wild river for which the board was created flows through Frederick County and one or more other counties.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 275 on 04/24/2018
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State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Purpose, Use, and Funding - Alterations [HB-801]
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Altering the purpose and use of the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Fund; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2021, on the status of the Fund and any recommendations for the fund; and providing for the termination of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Third Reading Passed (138-0) on 04/09/2018
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Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Culler Lake Revitalization [HB-738]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Frederick for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of projects at Culler Lake, located in Frederick County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Best Available Technology for Nitrogen Removal - Requirement [HB-719]
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[Water ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
Expanding certain prohibitions on the installation and replacement of certain on-site sewage disposal systems unless the on-site sewage disposal system utilizes certain nitrogen removal technology to apply to certain property on which an on-site sewage disposal system is located or planned within 1,000 feet of a blue-line stream located in the watershed of a nitrogen-impaired body of water; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/17/2018
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Carroll County - Scenic River Advisory Board - Composition [HB-696]
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[Water ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the composition of a scenic river advisory board in Carroll County if the scenic or wild river for which the board was created flows through Carroll County and one or more other counties.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 271 on 04/24/2018
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Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park [HB-654]
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[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $125,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Annapolis Maritime Museum, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Back Creek Campus of the Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park, located in Anne Arundel County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Busch
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Deep Creek Lake Policy and Review Board - Membership and Duties [HB-219]
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[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the membership of the Deep Creek Lake Policy and Review Board to include the Secretary of Natural Resources, or the Secretary's designee, and the Secretary of the Environment, or the Secretary's designee, as nonvoting ex officio members; and requiring the Board to review and advise the Secretary of the Environment on matters that relate to Deep Creek Lake and are within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Environment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 162 on 04/24/2018
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Environment - Stormwater Management - Nontidal Floodwater [HB-1420]
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[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Authorizing a county or municipality to use money in a local watershed protection and restoration fund on projects for managing extreme volumes of nontidal floodwater that are located in a qualified historic district and do not negatively impact water quality.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Favorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/05/2018
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Land Use - Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements - Enhanced Public Benefits [HB-1390]
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[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
Requiring a development rights and responsibilities agreement to include a description of a certain enhanced public benefit; and defining "enhanced public benefit" as an improvement that benefits the public and exceeds the improvements a person would be required to provide under local planning, zoning, and environmental laws.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/27/2018