2002 Regular Session

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 12

JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER: 19 File Code: Hunting and Fishing Crossfiled with: SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 15
Sponsored By:
Delegates Weir and Hurson
Entitled:
Natural Resources - Mute Swans - Federal Agency Control Measures

Synopsis:

Urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to act with expedience to craft and conduct appropriate regulatory processes which will allow Maryland to establish a method of controlling the mute swan population and to mitigate the mute swan population's impact permanently and statewide; and urging the U.S. Department of the Interior to appeal the holding of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that declared the mute swan to be a migratory bird protected under international treaties.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/31
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/20
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/14
Third Reading Passed (126-1)
4/5
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (127-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/16
Signed by the President and the Speaker Joint Resolution 19
Senate Action
3/15
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
BIRDS
COURT OF APPEALS
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 230311/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 12, 2002   at: Noon     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 784339/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 2002   at: 1:17 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 14, 2002: Third Reading Passed (126-1)
April 5, 2002: Third Reading Passed (127-0)
Senate
April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)