2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 301

CHAPTER NUMBER: 433 File Code: Natural Resources - Generally Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 247
Sponsored By:
Delegates Morhaim and Weir, The Speaker (Administration), and Delegates Hurson, Billings, Oaks, D. Davis, Stern, Sher, Hammen, Owings, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Frush, and Klausmeier
Entitled:
Atlantic Coastal Bays Protection Act

Synopsis:

Preserving, protecting, and improving the water quality and natural habitats of the Atlantic Coastal Bays and specified tributaries and streams by designating specified lands and waters as critical areas that require especially sensitive consideration with regard to development; renaming the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Commission to be the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays; requiring specified local programs to classify specified areas as intensely developed areas; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/23
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/7
Hearing 2/20 at 1:15 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
4/4
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order later today (Delegate Owings) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order later today (Delegate McClenahan) Adopted
4/5
Floor Amendment (Delegate Bozman)
Special Order later today (Delegate Owings) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Bozman) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment (Delegate Bozman) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed (137-3)
4/8
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (137-3)
Passed Enrolled
5/16
Signed by the Governor Chapter 433
Senate Action
4/6
First Reading Senate Rules
Motion Rules Suspended Referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs (The President) Adopted
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (The President) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-1)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Administration
Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
APPROPRIATIONS
CHESAPEAKE BAY
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
FAIRS
FLOOD CONTROL
HEARINGS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
MARINAS -see also- PIERS AND DOCKS
NATURAL RESOURCES -see also- CONSERV; FOREST & PARK; WILDLDS
NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
OCEAN CITY
PIERS AND DOCKS -see also- MARINAS
RACING
REPORTS
RIVERS AND STREAMS
TREES
WATER
WETLANDS
WORCESTER COUNTY
ZONING AND PLANNING
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Natural Resources
( 8-1801 , 8-1802 , 8-1803 , 8-1804 , 8-1806 , 8-1807 , 8-1808 , 8-1808.1 , 8-1808.2 , 8-1808.3 , 8-1808.8 , 8-1808.9 , 8-1809 , 8-1810 , 8-1811 , 8-1812 , 8-1813 , 8-1813.1 , 8-1815.1 , 8-1817 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 113321/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2002   at: 4:48 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 113321/2 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2002   at: 4:49 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 220819/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2002   at: 1:00 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
April 6, 2002: Third Reading Passed (137-3)
April 8, 2002: Third Reading Passed (137-3)
Senate
April 7, 2002: Third Reading Passed (45-1)