2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 186

File Code: Agriculture Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 255
Sponsored By:
Delegates Glassman, James, Barkley, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Bronrott, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Donoghue, Elliott, Getty, Giannetti, Hecht, Hubers, Hutchins, Kach, Leopold, Malone, McKee, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Sher, Sophocleus, Stern, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled:
Agriculture - Land Preservation Matching Grants Act of 2000

Synopsis:

Requiring the State to provide matching grants up to $1,000,000 to counties with certified agricultural land preservation programs during fiscal 2002; limiting grant amounts to the amount of the increase in county funding for agricultural land preservation programs between fiscal 2000 and fiscal 2001; and allowing a county to establish an approved program during fiscal 2001 and qualify for a grant.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/20
First Reading Appropriations
1/26
Hearing 2/8 at 11:00 a.m.
3/24
Referred to interim study by Appropriations
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
EASEMENTS
FARMLAND
GRANTS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Agriculture
( 2-508.2 , 2-512 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered