CHAPTER NUMBER: 117
File Code: Agriculture
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 567/02 - APP
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Edwards, Kelly, and Myers
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany and
Garrett Counties - Natural Gas Rights
Requiring that regulations and procedures adopted by the Maryland
Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation for the establishment and
monitoring of agricultural districts may not require, in Garrett
County or Allegany County, a natural gas rights owner or lessee to
subordinate its interest to the Foundation's interest if the
Foundation determines that exercise of the gas rights will not
interfere with an agricultural operation on district land; etc.
House Action
- 1/22
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- Hearing 2/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/10
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 2/11
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 2/14
- Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
- 4/22
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 117
Senate Action
- 2/18
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/10
- Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
- ALLEGANY COUNTY
- CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION
- EASEMENTS
- FARMLAND
- FUEL -see also- COAL
- GARRETT COUNTY
- NATURAL RESOURCES -see also- CONSERV; FOREST & PARK; WILDLDS
- REPORTS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Agriculture
- (
2-509 ,
2-509
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- February 14, 2003: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- Senate
- April 3, 2003: Third Reading Passed (47-0)