Legislation

Title: Natural Resources - Forest Conservation Act - Forest Conservation Thresholds and Afforestation and Reforestation Requirements
Sponsored by: Delegates Healey, B. Barnes, Carr, Fraser-Hidalgo, Frush, Gilchrist, Lafferty, and Robinson
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 795
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Clarifying that units of local government with planning and zoning authority may adopt specified forest conservation thresholds and afforestation and reforestation requirements as part of its local forest conservation program that are more stringent than specified forest conservation thresholds and reforestation requirements in State law.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0029

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/30/2017 Legislative Date 1/30/2017 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Natural Resources - Forest Conservation Act - Forest Conservation Thresholds and Reforestation Requirements Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/01/2017 Legislative Date 2/01/2017 Action Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2017 Legislative Date 3/13/2017 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2017 Legislative Date 3/11/2017 Action Favorable with Amendments {330914/1 Adopted Proceedings 45
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2017 Legislative Date 3/11/2017 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 45
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Natural Resources - Forest Conservation Act - Forest Conservation Thresholds and Afforestation and Reforestation Requirements Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2017 Legislative Date 3/12/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (132-4) Proceedings 46A
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2017 Legislative Date 3/16/2017 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 45
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2017 Legislative Date 4/03/2017 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2017 Legislative Date 3/29/2017 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 58
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2017 Legislative Date 3/29/2017 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 58
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2017 Legislative Date 3/30/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 59
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2017 Legislative Date 3/30/2017 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 64
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/27/2017 Legislative Date 5/27/2017 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 795 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Natural Resources - Forest Conservation Act - Forest Conservation Thresholds and Afforestation and Reforestation Requirements Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/30/2017	1/30/2017	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Natural Resources - Forest Conservation Act - Forest Conservation Thresholds and Reforestation Requirements
House	2/01/2017	2/01/2017	Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation
House	3/13/2017	3/13/2017	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/14/2017	3/11/2017	Favorable with Amendments {330914/1 Adopted	45
House	3/14/2017	3/11/2017	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	45
			Text - Third - Natural Resources - Forest Conservation Act - Forest Conservation Thresholds and Afforestation and Reforestation Requirements
House	3/15/2017	3/12/2017	Third Reading Passed (132-4)	46A
Senate	3/16/2017	3/16/2017	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	45
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/03/2017	4/03/2017	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/04/2017	3/29/2017	Favorable Adopted	58
Senate	4/04/2017	3/29/2017	Second Reading Passed	58
Senate	4/05/2017	3/30/2017	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	59
House	4/06/2017	3/30/2017	Returned Passed	64
Post Passage	5/27/2017	5/27/2017	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 795
			Text - Chapter - Natural Resources - Forest Conservation Act - Forest Conservation Thresholds and Afforestation and Reforestation Requirements

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