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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Forest Preservation Act of 2013 [HB-706]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 384 on 05/02/2013
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Environment - Sediment Control - Agricultural Land Management Practices [HB-623]
Defining "agricultural land management practices" to clarify the application of a specified exemption from specified sediment control requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Afzali
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Electric Companies - Service Quality and Reliability Standards - Vegetation Management [HB-587]
Prohibiting a county or municipal corporation from taking specified actions that interfere with, or materially increase costs of, compliance with specified vegetation management standards.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 122 on 04/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Tree Expert License - Qualifications [HB-572]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Frush
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 620 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass [HB-1102]
Limiting the eligibility of qualifying biomass as a Tier 1 renewable source for the purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard to qualifying biomass used at a generation unit that started commercial operation on or after a specified date and that achieves a total system efficiency of 65% or more; providing that qualifying biomass used at a generation unit that started commercial operation on or before a specified date or that achieves not more than 65% of total system efficiency is eligible as a Tier 2 renewable source; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/01/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Thermal Energy - Task Force and Regulations [HB-1084]
Establishing the Maryland Thermal Renewable Energy Credit Task Force; requiring the Task Force to analyze how to restructure the renewable energy portfolio standard to incorporate specified thermal energy sources; requiring the Task Force to make specified determinations and consider the impact of specified changes; requiring the Task Force to report findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 323 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Neighbor-Space of Baltimore [SB-854]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the County Executive and County Council of Baltimore County for the acquisition, planning, and capital equipping of the Neighbor-Space Project of Baltimore County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/10 At 11:00 A.m. on 02/29/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Forest Conservation and Management [HB-975]
Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for up to $500 of specified expenses incurred by individuals in connection with land preservation under the Forest Conservation and Management Program within the Department of Natural Resources, if the individual's application is approved by the Department; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Boteler
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Forest Conservation Act - Exception for Local Stormwater Management Activity [HB-854]
Creating an exception to the requirements of the Forest Conservation Act for stormwater management activity performed by a local jurisdiction.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Gilchrist
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/12/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Neighbor-Space of Baltimore [HB-738]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the County Executive and County Council of Baltimore County for the acquisition, planning, and capital equipping of the Neighbor-Space Project of Baltimore County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program [HB-594]
Declaring the intent of the General Assembly; establishing the Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program in the Department of Natural Resources for a specified purpose; providing for the administration of the Program; authorizing the Department to adopt specified regulations; providing for the funding of the Program; and authorizing the Department to seek, accept, and expend specified funds under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Approved By The Governor on 04/10/2012
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Tree Expert License - Application and Renewal [SB-80]
Repealing specified fees for obtaining and renewing tree expert licenses; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to set specified tree expert application and license renewal fees by regulation; authorizing the Department to establish a specified timetable and procedure for tree expert license renewal by regulation; and terminating the Act at the end of September 30, 2016.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Estate Tax - Qualified Agricultural Property - Forest Banking Operations [SB-783]
Altering the definition of "qualified agricultural property" under an alternative payment schedule allowed under the Maryland estate tax for qualified agricultural property to include specified property operated by a forest banking operation, as defined; requiring the Comptroller to adopt regulations; applying the Act to decedents dying after December 31, 2010; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Woodland Incentives Fund - Renaming [HB-313]
Renaming the Woodland Incentives Fund to be the "Mel Noland Woodland Incentives Fund"; making conforming changes; and clarifying specified provisions of law relating to the contents of and reports about the Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Forest Conservation Act - Alterations to Exceptions [HB-1224]
Increasing the threshold area of forest cut, cleared, or graded above which specified activities no longer qualify as exceptions to the provisions of the Forest Conservation Act; and applying a specified exception to the provisions of the Forest Conservation Act to specified activities required for constructing a dwelling intended for the use of a grandchild of the owner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Otto
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2011
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Forest Conservation Fund - Contribution Rates - Priority Funding Areas [SB-914]
Altering the rates for contributions required to be made to the Forest Conservation Fund and a local forest conservation fund on the basis of whether a project is inside or outside a priority funding area under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environmental Matters on 04/12/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Woodland Incentives Program - Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds - Repeal [SB-69]
Repealing the prohibition on the use of federal funds administered by the Woodland Incentives Program for long-range timber growing in conjunction with State funds; prohibiting an owner from receiving a total of State and federal cost share assistance in an amount that exceeds 100% of the actual cost of the approved practice; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits - Validity in Select Eastern Shore [SB-509]
Including Dorchester, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties as counties in which an exceptional hauling permit issued by the State Highway Administration is valid for a combination of vehicles that transports specified forestry products, subject to specified axle configuration requirements, increased maximum load limits, weight tolerances, inspection requirements, operation restrictions and requirements, penalties, record keeping and reporting requirements, and fees; codifying specified provisions of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J. Lowell Stoltzfus
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Local Forest Conservation Funds - Use of Money [SB-361]
Repealing the requirement that, at the end of 2 years or 3 growing seasons, unused money in a local forest conservation fund be returned to the person who provided the money for specified tree planting purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Washington County - Local Forest Conservation Fund - Fee-in-Lieu Rates [HB-967]
Providing that the standard fee-in-lieu rate that a person is required to pay into a local forest conservation fund under specified circumstances does not apply in Washington County; requiring Washington County, in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources and the Washington County Soil Conservation District, to establish fee-in-lieu rates to be paid into the Washington County Forest Conservation Fund under specified circumstances based on specified criteria; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2010