HOUSE BILL 314

Sponsored By:

Delegate Beitzel

Entitled:

Garrett County - County Commissioners - Agricultural Districts

Synopsis:

Requiring the Board of Garrett County Commissioners to adopt specified rules, regulations, and procedures in accordance with specified requirements for the establishment of agricultural districts in Garrett County; prohibiting specified rules, regulations, and procedures from requiring a natural gas rights owner or lessee to subordinate its interest to the Commissioners' interest under specified circumstances; prohibiting the purchase of specified easements in Garrett County under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

1/24

First Reading Environmental Matters

1/25

Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.

3/3

Favorable Report by Environmental Matters

3/4

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/6

Third Reading Passed (138-0)

4/4

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/7

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

4/3

Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

4/2

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/3

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Action after passage in House and Senate

5/22

Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agriculture -see also- Farmland

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees

County Commissioners

Easements

Farmland

Fuel -see also- Coal

Garrett County

Hearings

Natural Resources -see also- Conserv; Forest & Park; Wildlds

Petitions

Rules and Regulations

Zoning and Planning

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - 25 County Commissioners

( 237 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 6, 2008: Third Reading Passed (138-0)

Senate

April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed (46-0)