CHAPTER NUMBER: 653
File Code: Agriculture
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Glassman
and James
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Contract
Purchasers
Allowing a landowner, on behalf of a contract purchaser of land, to
file a petition with the county governing body requesting the
establishment of an agricultural district; allowing a contract
purchaser, by written application and with the written approval of the
landowner, to offer to sell an easement to the Maryland Agricultural
Land Preservation Foundation on the entire contiguous acreage of the
agricultural land owned by the landowner; etc.
House Action
- 2/11
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/18
- Re-assigned Appropriations
- 2/24
- Hearing 3/5 at 11:30 a.m.
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/25
- Third Reading Passed (134-1)
- 4/4
- Return Passed
- 5/27
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 653
Senate Action
- 3/26
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 3/29
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/6
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
- CONSERVATION -see also- RECYCLING; SOIL CONSERVATION
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- EASEMENTS
- FARMLAND
- PETITIONS
- SUNSET
- ZONING AND PLANNING
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Agriculture
- (
2-509 ,
2-510
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 454158/2 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 1999 at:
10:20 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 25, 1999: Third Reading Passed (134-1)
- Senate
- April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed (45-0)